,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,enzi1   
,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson (  
,s\? ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,?une1 & ,mr4 ,udall 
( ,colorado7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,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& locat$  
we/ ( ! #ajj? m]idian4  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/oration &     
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/oration & protection s]vices  
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 include !    
conduct (--  7#a7 activities to treat   
insect-infect$ trees2  7#b7 activities  
to r$uce haz>d\s fuels2 &  7#c7 any o!r 
activities to re/ore or improve =e/1    
rangel&1 & wat]%$ heal?1 includ+ fi% &  
wildlife habitat4  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/oration &      
protection s]vices au?oriz$ "u          
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,subcontracts ,9   
accordance ) applicable contract        
proc$ures = ! eligible ,/ate1 a ,/ate   
=e/] may ent] into subcontracts to      
provide ! re/oration & protection       
s]vices au?oriz$ "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/oration & 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/oration &     
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