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Subtitle D—Forestry
SEC. 23001. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM RESTORATION AND FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031—
(1) $1,800,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System land within the wildland-urban interface;
(2) $200,000,000 for vegetation management projects on National Forest System land carried out in accordance with a plan developed under section 303(d)(1) or 304(a)(3) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542(d)(1) or 6543(a)(3));
(3) $100,000,000 to provide for environmental reviews by the Chief of the Forest Service in satisfying the obligations of the Chief of the Forest Service under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 through 4370m– 12); and
(4) $50,000,000 for the protection of old-growth forests on National Forest System land and to complete an inventory of old-growth forests and mature forests within the National Forest System.
(b) RESTRICTIONS.—None of the funds made available by paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) may be used for any activity—
(1) conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area;
(2) that includes the construction of a permanent road or motorized trail;
Deadline.
Requirement.
Contracts. (3) that includes the construction of a temporary road, except in the case of a temporary road that is decommissioned by the Secretary not later than 3 years after the earlier of—
(A) the date on which the temporary road is no longer needed; and
(B) the date on which the project for which the temporary road was constructed is completed;
(4) inconsistent with the applicable land management plan;
(5) inconsistent with the prohibitions of the rule of the Forest Service entitled ‘‘Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation’’ (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), as modified by subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations; or
(6) carried out on any land that is not National Forest System land, including other forested land on Federal, State, Tribal, or private land.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for activities under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized or currently expended for such purposes.
(d) COST-SHARING WAIVER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal cost-share requirement of a project described in paragraph (2) may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary.
(2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project referred to in paragraph (1) is a project that—
(A) is carried out using funds made available under this section;
(B) requires a partnership agreement, including a cooperative agreement or mutual interest agreement; and (C) is subject to a non-Federal cost-share requirement. (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(2) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommission’’ means, with respect to a road—
(A) reestablishing native vegetation on the road;
(B) restoring any natural drainage, watershed function, or other ecological processes that were disrupted or adversely impacted by the road by removing or hydrologically disconnecting the road prism and reestablishing stable slope contours; and
(C) effectively blocking the road to vehicular traffic, where feasible.
(3) ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY.—The term ‘‘ecological integrity’’ has the meaning given the term in section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
(3) HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘hazardous fuels reduction project’’ means an activity, including the use of prescribed fire, to protect structures and communities from wildfire that is carried out on National Forest System land.
(4) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ has the meaning given the term in section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this
Act).
(5) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROJECT.—The term ‘‘vegetation management project’’ means an activity carried out on National Forest System land to enhance the ecological integrity and achieve the restoration of a forest ecosystem through the removal of vegetation, the use of prescribed fire, the restoration of aquatic habitat, or the decommissioning of an unauthorized, temporary, or system road.
(6) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term ‘‘wildland- urban interface’’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511).
SEC. 23002. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR NON-FEDERAL FOREST LANDOWNERS.
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031—
(1) $150,000,000 for the competitive grant program under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) for providing through that program a cost share to carry out climate mitigation or forest resilience practices in the case of underserved forest landowners, subject to the condition that subsection (h) of that section shall not apply;
(2) $150,000,000 for the competitive grant program under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) for providing through that program grants to support the participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience, subject to the condition that subsection (h) of that section shall not apply;
(3) $100,000,000 for the competitive grant program under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) for providing through that program grants to support the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience, subject to the condition that subsection (h) of that section shall not apply;
(4) $50,000,000 for the competitive grant program under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) to provide grants to states and other eligible entities to provide payments to owners of private forest land for implementation of forestry practices on private forest land, that are determined by the Secretary, based on the best available science, to provide measurable increases in carbon sequestration and storage beyond customary practices on comparable land, subject to the conditions that—
(A) those payments shall not preclude landowners from participation in other public and private sector financial incentive programs; and
(B) subsection (h) of that section shall not apply; and
(5) $100,000,000 to provide grants under the wood innovation grant program under section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d), including for the construction of new facilities that advance the purposes of the program and for the hauling of material removed to reduce hazardous fuels to locations where that material can be utilized, subject to the conditions that—
(A) the amount of such a grant shall be not more than $5,000,000; and
(B) notwithstanding subsection (d) of that section, a recipient of such a grant shall provide funds equal to not less than 50 percent of the amount received under the grant, to be derived from non-Federal sources.
Waiver.
Contracts.
Time periods. (b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—Any partnership agreements, including cooperative agreements and mutual interest agreements, using funds made available under this section shall be subject to a non-Federal cost-share requirement of not less than 20 percent of the project cost, which may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for activities under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized or currently expended for such purposes.
SEC. 23003. STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031—
(1) $700,000,000 to provide competitive grants to States through the Forest Legacy Program established under section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) for projects for the acquisition of land and interests in land; and
(2) $1,500,000,000 to provide multiyear, programmatic, competitive grants to a State agency, a local governmental entity, an agency or governmental entity of the District of Columbia, an agency or governmental entity of an insular area (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), an Indian Tribe, or a nonprofit organization through the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance program established under section 9(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(c)) for tree planting and related activities.
(b) WAIVER.—Any non-Federal cost-share requirement otherwise applicable to projects carried out under this section may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary.
SEC. 23004. LIMITATION.
The funds made available under this subtitle are subject to the condition that the Secretary shall not—
(1) enter into any agreement—
(A) that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031; or
(B) under which any payment could be outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 2031; or
(2) use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy obligations initially made under this subtitle.
SEC. 23005. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2031, for administrative costs of the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture for costs related to implementing this subtitle.