; and (ii) as soon as practicable after the obligation is incurred. (E) Limitations Cost-sharing payments made by the Secretary under this paragraph to a person or legal entity may not exceed $500,000 per easement or contract. (F) Participation in other programs The Secretary shall not prohibit owners of eligible land enrolled in a forest reserve easement from being eligible for any other Department of Agriculture or other Federal program with respect to activities, practices, and measures not funded by payments under this paragraph. (d) Technical assistance (1) In general The Secretary shall provide to owners of eligible land technical assistance to assist the owners in complying with the terms and conditions of a forest reserve easement. (2) Contracts or agreements The Secretary may enter into 1 or more contracts with private entities or agreements with a State, nongovernmental organization, or Indian Tribe to provide technical assistance with the implementation of this section, including the enrollment, restoration, enhancement, or maintenance of a forest reserve easement, if the Secretary determines that the contract or agreement will advance the purposes of the program. (e) Protections and measures (1) Protections In the case of a landowner that enrolls eligible land in a forest reserve easement, and whose conservation activities result in a net conservation benefit for a species described in subsection (b)(2)(B), the Secretary shall make available to the landowner safe harbor or similar assurances and protection under— (A) section 7(b)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(4) )