,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cecc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #h1  
#bjaf ,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,tester7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable      
,resources ,planning ,act of #aigd and  
the ,federal ,land ,policy and          
,management ,act of #aigf to discourage 
litigation against the ,forest ,service 
and the ,bureau of ,land ,management    
relating to land management projects4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,litigation ,relief for    
,forest ,management ,projects ,act4  #b4
 ,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable      
,resources ,planning ,act of #aigd  7a7 
,consultation regarding land management 
plans ,section #f7;d7 of the ,forest and
 ,rangeland ,renewable ,resources       
,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#afjd7;d77 is amended--  7#a7 by        

striking 7d7 ,the ,secretary and        
inserting the following3  7d7 ,public   
participation and consultation  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary  2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#b7 
,no additional consultation required    
after approval of land management plans 
7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 no additional   
consultation shall be required under    
this subsection or any other provision  
of law 7including section #g of the     
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aecf7 and section #djb4af of 
title #ej1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation77 with respect to--  7i7 the 
listing of a species as threatened or   
endangered1 or a designation of critical
 habitat pursuant to the ,endangered    
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeca et seq471 if a land management    
plan has been adopted by the ,secretary 
as of the date of designation2 or  7ii7 
any provision of a land management plan 

adopted as described in clause 7i74     
7,b7 ,effect of paragraph ,nothing in   
this paragraph affects any applicable   
requirement of the ,secretary to consult
 with the head of any other ,federal    
department or agency--  7i7 regarding a 
project carried out1 or proposed to be  
carried out1 in an area designated as   
critical habitat pursuant to the        
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 or  7ii7 with 
respect to the development of a new land
 management plan or the revision of an  
existing land management plan4  4  7b7  
,definition of ,secretary2 conforming   
amendments  7#a7 ,definition of         
,secretary ,section #c7;a7 of the       
,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable       
,resources ,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #afja7;a77 is amended1 in the 
first sentence of the matter preceding  
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7referred  
to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 after
 ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#b7      
,conforming amendments  ,the ,forest and

 ,rangeland ,renewable ,resources       
,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#afjj et seq47 is amended1 in sections  
#d through #i1 #ab1 #ac1 and #ae1 by    
striking ,secretary of ,agriculture each
 place it appears and inserting         
,secretary4  #c4 ,federal ,land ,policy 
and ,management ,act of #aigf  ,section 
#bjb7;f7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy  
and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #agab7;f77 is amended--  7#a7 
by striking 7f7 ,the ,secretary and     
inserting the following3  7f7 ,public   
involvement  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#b7 ,no additional
 consultation required after approval of
 land use plans  7,a7 ,in general       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no additional consultation shall be
 required under this subsection or any  
other provision of law 7including       
section #g of the ,endangered ,species  
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf7 and 
section #djb4af of title #ej1 ,code of  

,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation771 with respect to--  7i7 the
 listing of a species as threatened or  
endangered1 or a designation of critical
 habitat1 pursuant to the ,endangered   
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeca et seq471 if a land use plan has  
been adopted by the ,secretary as of the
 date of listing or designation2 or     
7ii7 any provision of a land use plan   
adopted as described in clause 7i74     
7,b7 ,effect of paragraph ,nothing in   
this paragraph affects any applicable   
requirement of the ,secretary to consult
 with the head of any other ,federal    
department or agency--  7i7 regarding a 
project carried out1 or proposed to be  
carried out1 with respect to a species  
listed as threatened or endangered1 or  
in an area designated as critical       
habitat1 pursuant to the ,endangered    
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeca et seq472 or  7ii7 with respect to
 the development of a new land use plan 
or the revision of an existing land use 

plan4  4