### Question
What does priority land mean?


### Answer
**Priority land** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 1601*:

> National Forest System land that, due to an unplanned event—


(I) does not meet the conditions for appropriate forest cover described in paragraph (1)

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1601*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 36-FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES PLANNING > SUBCHAPTER I-PLANNING**

