,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #ag1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,baucus1
 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,udall of        
,colorado7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,healthy ,forests         
,restoration ,act of #bjjc to provide   
for the designation of treatment areas1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,forest ,insect and ,disease  
,treatment ,act of #bjac4  #b4          
,designation of treatment areas ,title  
,,vi of the ,healthy ,forests           
,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feia et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #fjb4 
,designation of ,treatment ,areas  7a7  
,designation of treatment areas  7#a7   
,initial areas ,not later than #fj days 
after the date of enactment of the      

,national ,forest ,insect and ,disease  
,treatment ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary
 shall1 in consultation with the        
,governor of the ,state1 designate as   
part of an insect and disease treatment 
program #a or more subwatersheds        
7sixth-level hydrologic units1 according
 to the ,system of ,hydrologic ,unit    
,codes of the ,united ,states           
,geological ,survey7 in at least #a     
national forest in each ,state that is  
experiencing an insect or disease       
epidemic4  7#b7 ,additional areas ,after
 the end of the #fj-;day period         
described in paragraph 7#a71 the        
,secretary may designate additional     
subwatersheds under this section as     
needed to address insect and disease    
threats4  7b7 ,requirements ,a          
subwatershed designated under subsection
 7a7 shall be--  7#a7 experiencing      
substantially increased tree mortality  
due to insect or disease infestation1   
based on annual forest health surveys   
conducted by the ,secretary2  7#b7 at   

risk of experiencing substantially      
increased tree mortality over the next  
#ae years due to insect or disease      
infestation1 based on the most recent   
,national ,insect and ,disease ,risk    
,map published by the ,forest ,service2 
or  7#c7 in an area in which the risk of
 hazard trees poses an imminent risk to 
public infrastructure1 health1 or       
safety4  7c7 ,treatment of areas  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary may carry   
out priority projects on ,federal land  
in the subwatersheds designated under   
subsection 7a7 to reduce the risk or    
extent of1 or increase the resilience   
to1 insect or disease infestation in the
 subwatersheds4  7#b7 ,authority ,any   
project under paragraph 7#a7 for which a
 public notice to initiate scoping is   
issued on or before ,september #cj1     
#bjah1 may be carried out in accordance 
with subsections 7b71 7c71 7d71 and 7g7 
7other than paragraph 7#d77 of section  
#ajb1 and sections #ajd1 #aje1 and #ajf4
  7#c7 ,effect ,projects carried out    

under this subsection shall be          
considered authorized hazardous fuel    
reduction projects for purposes of the  
authorities described in paragraph 7#b74
  7#d7 ,report ,not later than          
,september #cj1 #bjah1 the ,secretary   
shall issue a report that includes--    
7,a7 an evaluation of the progress      
towards project goals2 and  7,b7        
recommendations for modifications to the
 projects and management treatments4    
7d7 ,tree retention ,the ,secretary     
shall carry out projects under          
subsection 7b7 in a manner that         
maximizes the retention of old-growth   
and large trees1 as appropriate for the 
forest type1 to the extent that the     
trees promote stands that are resilient 
to insects and disease4  7e7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #bjj1jjj1jjj for 
each of fiscal years #bjad through      
#bjah4  4