,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ag1 #bjac ,mr4 
,cotton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture & ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,int]ior to ent] into coop]ative     
agreem5ts ) ,/ate =e/]s au?oriz+ ,/ate  
=e/]s to provide c]ta9 =e/1 rangel&1 &  
wat]%$ re/oration & protection s]vices4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,good ,neighbor ,=e/ry ,act4  #b4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,eligible
 /ate ,! t]m eligible ,/ate means a     
,/ate t conta9s ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&
 or ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t l&4  7#b7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means--  7,a7
 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ) respect  
to ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&2 or  7,b7 ! 

,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ) respect to    
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t l&4  7#c7 ,/ate
 =e/] ,! t]m ,/ate =e/] means ! head ( a
 ,/ate ag5cy ) jurisdiction ov] ,/ate   
=e/ry programs 9 an eligible ,/ate4  #c4
 ,coop]ative agreem5ts & contracts  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may ent] into a   
coop]ative agreem5t or contract 7includ+
 a sole s\rce contract7 ) a ,/ate =e/]  
to au?orize ! ,/ate =e/] to provide !   
=e/1 rangel&1 & wat]%$ re/oration1      
managem5t1 & protection s]vices describ$
 9 subsection 7b7 on ,national ,=e/     
,sy/em l& or ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t   
l&1 z applicable1 9 ! eligible ,/ate4   
7b7 ,au?oriz$ s]vices ,! =e/1 rangel&1 &
 wat]%$ re/oration1 managem5t1 &        
protection s]vices ref]r$ to 9 ?is      
section include ! conduct (--  7#a7     
activities to treat insect-infect$ =e/s2
  7#b7 activities to r$uce haz>d\s      
fuels2  7#c7 activities involv+         
comm]cial h>ve/+ or o!r me*anical       
vegetation treatm5ts2 or  7#d7 any o!r  
activities to re/ore or improve =e/1    

rangel&1 & wat]%$ heal?1 includ+ fi% &  
wildlife habitat  7c7 ,/ate z ag5t      
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7f71 a   
coop]ative agreem5t or contract ent]$   
into "u subsection 7a7 may au?orize !   
,/ate =e/] to s]ve z ! ag5t = !         
,secret>y 9 provid+ ! re/oration1       
managem5t1 & protection s]vices au?oriz$
 "u subsection 7a74  7d7 ,subcontracts  
,9 accordance ) applicable contract     
proc$ures = ! eligible ,/ate1 a ,/ate   
=e/] may ent] into subcontracts to      
provide ! re/oration1 managem5t1 &      
protection s]vices au?oriz$ "u a        
coop]ative agreem5t or contract ent]$   
into "u subsection 7a74  7e7 ,timb]     
sales ,subsections 7d7 & 7g7 ( section  
#ad ( ! ,national ,=e/ ,managem5t ,act (
 #aigf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgb;a7 %all n    
apply to s]vices p]=m$ "u a coop]ative  
agreem5t or contract ent]$ into "u      
subsection 7a74  7f7 ,ret5tion ( ,,nepa 
responsibilities ,any decision requir$  
to be made "u ! ,national ,environm5tal 
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     

#dcba et seq47 ) respect to any         
re/oration1 managem5t1 & protection     
s]vices to be provid$ "u ?is ,act by a  
,/ate =e/] on ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&  
or ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t l&1 z       
applicable1 %all n be delegat$ to a     
,/ate =e/] or any o!r (fic] or employee 
( ! eligible ,/ate4  7g7 ,applicable law
 ,! re/oration1 managem5t1 & protection 
s]vices to be provid$ "u ?is ,act %all  
be c>ri$ out on a project-to-project    
basis "u exi/+ au?orities ( ! ,=e/      
,s]vice or ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 z  
applicable4