,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ag1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,cotton introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,agriculture1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of ,agriculture
 and the ,secretary of the ,interior to 
enter into cooperative agreements with  
,state foresters authorizing ,state     
foresters to provide certain forest1    
rangeland1 and watershed restoration and
 protection services4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,good    
,neighbor ,forestry ,act4  #b4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,eligible state ,the term eligible      
,state means a ,state that contains     
,national ,forest ,system land or       

,bureau of ,land ,management land4  7#b7
 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means--
  7,a7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1  
with respect to ,national ,forest       
,system land2 or  7,b7 the ,secretary of
 the ,interior1 with respect to ,bureau 
of ,land ,management land4  7#c7 ,state 
forester ,the term ,state forester means
 the head of a ,state agency with       
jurisdiction over ,state forestry       
programs in an eligible ,state4  #c4    
,cooperative agreements and contracts   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may     
enter into a cooperative agreement or   
contract 7including a sole source       
contract7 with a ,state forester to     
authorize the ,state forester to provide
 the forest1 rangeland1 and watershed   
restoration1 management1 and protection 
services described in subsection 7b7 on 
,national ,forest ,system land or       
,bureau of ,land ,management land1 as   
applicable1 in the eligible ,state4  7b7
 ,authorized services ,the forest1      
rangeland1 and watershed restoration1   

management1 and protection services     
referred to in this section include the 
conduct of--  7#a7 activities to treat  
insect-infected forests2  7#b7          
activities to reduce hazardous fuels2   
7#c7 activities involving commercial    
harvesting or other mechanical          
vegetation treatments2 or  7#d7 any     
other activities to restore or improve  
forest1 rangeland1 and watershed health1
 including fish and wildlife habitat    
7c7 ,state as agent ,except as provided 
in subsection 7f71 a cooperative        
agreement or contract entered into under
 subsection 7a7 may authorize the ,state
 forester to serve as the agent for the 
,secretary in providing the restoration1
 management1 and protection services    
authorized under subsection 7a74  7d7   
,subcontracts ,in accordance with       
applicable contract procedures for the  
eligible ,state1 a ,state forester may  
enter into subcontracts to provide the  
restoration1 management1 and protection 
services authorized under a cooperative 

agreement or contract entered into under
 subsection 7a74  7e7 ,timber sales     
,subsections 7d7 and 7g7 of section #ad 
of the ,national ,forest ,management    
,act of #aigf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgb;a7    
shall not apply to services performed   
under a cooperative agreement or        
contract entered into under subsection  
7a74  7f7 ,retention of ,,nepa          
responsibilities ,any decision required 
to be made under the ,national          
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 with      
respect to any restoration1 management1 
and protection services to be provided  
under this ,act by a ,state forester on 
,national ,forest ,system land or       
,bureau of ,land ,management land1 as   
applicable1 shall not be delegated to a 
,state forester or any other officer or 
employee of the eligible ,state4  7g7   
,applicable law ,the restoration1       
management1 and protection services to  
be provided under this ,act shall be    
carried out on a project-to-project     

basis under existing authorities of the 
,forest ,service or ,bureau of ,land    
,management1 as applicable4