### Question
How is the "priority project" defined?


### Answer
The term **priority project** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 1722* as follows -

> an appropriate conservation project conducted on eligible service lands to further 1 or more of the purposes of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) and other conservation and restoration initiatives, as follows:


(A) To reduce wildfire risk to a community, municipal water supply, or other at-risk Federal land

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1722*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 37-YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS CORPS > SUBCHAPTER II-PUBLIC LANDS CORPS**

