,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gde  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ag1 #bjac ,mr4 
,b5net 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,baucus1 ,mr4   
,wyd51 & ,mr4 ,udall ( ,colorado7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,heal?y ,=e/s        
,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc to provide = ! 
designation ( treatm5t areas1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,national ,=e/ ,insect &   
,disease ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjac4  #b4   
,designation ( treatm5t areas ,title    
,,vi ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act 
( #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia et seq47 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #fjb4
 ,designation ( ,treatm5t ,areas  7a7   
,designation ( treatm5t areas  7#a7     
,initial areas ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,national ,=e/   
,insect & ,disease ,treatm5t ,act (     
#bjac1 ! ,secret>y %all1 9 consultation 
) ! ,gov]nor ( ! ,/ate1 designate z "p (

 an insect & disease treatm5t program #a
 or m subwat]%$s 7six?-level hydrologic 
units1 accord+ to ! ,sy/em ( ,hydrologic
 ,unit ,codes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,geological ,survey7 9 at lea/ #a       
national =e/ 9 ea* ,/ate t is exp]i5c+  
an insect or disease epidemic4  7#b7    
,additional areas ,aft] ! end ( !       
#fj-;day p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71
 ! ,secret>y may designate additional   
subwat]%$s "u ?is section z ne$$ to     
address insect & disease ?reats4  7b7   
,requirem5ts ,a subwat]%$ designat$ "u  
subsection 7a7 %all be--  7#a7 exp]i5c+ 
sub/antially increas$ tree mortality due
 to insect or disease infe/ation1 bas$  
on annual =e/ heal? surveys conduct$ by 
! ,secret>y2  7#b7 at risk ( exp]i5c+   
sub/antially increas$ tree mortality ov]
 ! next #ae ye>s due to insect or       
disease infe/ation1 bas$ on ! mo/ rec5t 
,national ,insect & ,disease ,risk ,map 
publi%$ by ! ,=e/ ,s]vice2 or  7#c7 9 an
 area 9 :i* ! risk ( haz>d trees poses  
an imm95t risk to public infra/ructure1 

heal?1 or safety4  7c7 ,treatm5t ( areas
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may c>ry   
out priority projects on ,f$]al l& 9 !  
subwat]%$s designat$ "u subsection 7a7  
to r$uce ! risk or ext5t (1 or increase 
! resili5ce to1 insect or disease       
infe/ation 9 ! subwat]%$s4  7#b7        
,au?ority ,any project "u p>agraph 7#a7 
= :i* a public notice to initiate scop+ 
is issu$ on or be=e ,septemb] #cj1      
#bjah1 may be c>ri$ out 9 accordance )  
subsections 7b71 7c71 7d71 & 7g7 7o!r   
?an p>agraph 7#d77 ( section #ajb1 &    
sections #ajd1 #aje1 & #ajf4  7#c7      
,effect ,projects c>ri$ out "u ?is      
subsection %all be consid]$ au?oriz$    
haz>d\s fuel r$uction projects =        
purposes ( ! au?orities describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 ,septemb] #cj1 #bjah1 ! ,secret>y %all 
issue a report t includes--  7,a7 an    
evaluation ( ! progress t[>ds project   
goals2 &  7,b7 recomm5dations =         
modifications to ! projects & managem5t 
treatm5ts4  7d7 ,tree ret5tion ,!       

,secret>y %all c>ry out projects "u     
subsection 7b7 9 a mann] t maximizes !  
ret5tion ( old-gr[? & l>ge trees1 z     
appropriate = ! =e/ type1 to ! ext5t t !
 trees promote /&s t are resili5t to    
insects & disease4  7e7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#bjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad  
?r\gh #bjah4  4