,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjag,mrs4 
,mc,morris ,rodgers introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to restore employment and   
educational opportunities in1 and       
improve the economic stability of1      
counties containing ,national ,forest   
,system land1 while also reducing       
,forest ,service management costs1 by   
ensuring that such counties have a      
dependable source of revenue from timber
 sales conducted on ,national ,forest   
,system land1 to reduce payments under  
the ,secure ,rural ,schools and         
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 
#bjjj to reflect such counties' receipt 

of timber sale revenues1 to strengthen  
stewardship end result contracting1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2  
table of contents  7a7 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,fostering ,opportunities for ,resources
 and ,education ,spending through       
,timber ,sales ,act of #bjag or the     
,,forests ,act of #bjag4  7b7 ,table of 
contents ,the table of contents of this 
,act is as follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short   
title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4     
,purposes4 ,title ,i--,forest ,active   
,management ,areas ,sec4 #aja4          
,definitions4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,establishment
 of ,forest ,active ,management ,areas  
and annual volume requirements4 ,sec4   
#ajc4 ,management of ,forest ,active    
,management ,areas4 ,sec4 #ajd4         
,environmental analysis process for     
covered active management projects4     
,sec4 #aje4 ,expedited compliance with  
,endangered ,species ,act4 ,sec4 #ajf4  
,administrative review4 ,sec4 #ajg4 ,use
 of arbitration instead of litigation to

 address challenge to covered active    
management project developed through    
collaborative process4 ,sec4 #ajh4      
,distribution of forest active          
management revenues4 ,sec4 #aji4 ,annual
 report4 ,title ,,ii--,transition of    
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj and  
#be-percent payments ,sec4 #bja4        
,extension of ,secure ,rural ,schools   
and ,community ,self-,determination ,act
 of #bjjj payments through fiscal year  
#bjah4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,effect of receipt of
 forest active management revenues or   
stewardship project payments4 ,sec4     
#bjc4 ,restoring original calculation   
method for #be-percent payments4 ,sec4  
#bjd4 ,prohibition on ,state retention  
of portion of #be-percent payments made 
on behalf of beneficiary counties4      
,title ,,iii--,stewardship end result   
contracting authority ,sec4 #cja4       
,maximum authorized duration of         
stewardship end result contracts4 ,sec4 
#cjb4 ,cancellation ceiling authority   

and requirements4 ,sec4 #cjc4 ,payment  
of portion of stewardship project       
revenues to county in which stewardship 
project occurs4 ,sec4 #cjd4 ,use of     
contractors to perform environmental    
analysis in connection with stewardship 
end result contracting projects4 ,title 
,,iv--,other ,matters ,sec4 #dja4       
,treatment as supplemental funding4     
,sec4 #djb4 ,definition of fire         
suppression to include certain related  
activities4 ,sec4 #djc4 ,prohibition on 
certain actions regarding ,forest       
,service roads and trails4  #b4         
,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are
 as follows3 7#a7 ,to restore employment
 and educational opportunities in1 and  
improve the economic stability of1      
counties containing ,national ,forest   
,system land4  7#b7 ,to ensure that such
 counties have a dependable source of   
revenue from ,national ,forest ,system  
land4  7#c7 ,to reduce ,forest ,service 
management costs while also ensuring the
 protection of ,united ,states forest   

resources4  7#d7 ,to reduce the         
frequency and severity of catastrophic  
wildfires on ,federal lands and to      
lessen the need for the ,forest ,service
 to borrow resources from other         
important forest management accounts to 
combat fires4  ,i ,forest ,active       
,management ,areas  #aja4 ,definitions  
,in this title3 7#a7 ,annual volume     
requirement  7,a7 ,in general ,the term 
annual volume requirement1 with respect 
to a ,forest ,active ,management ,area1 
means a volume of national forest       
materials that1 subject to adjustment   
pursuant to section #ajb7;e77#b71 is    
equal to not less than #ej percent of   
the sustained yield of the ,forest      
,active ,management ,area4  7,b7        
,exclusions ,in determining the volume  
of national forest materials or the     
sustained yield of a ,forest ,active    
,management ,area1 the ,secretary may   
not include non-commercial post and pole
 sales and personal use firewood4  7#b7 
,beneficiary county ,the term           

beneficiary county means a political    
subdivision of a ,state that1 on account
 of containing ,national ,forest ,system
 land1 was eligible to receive payments 
for any of the fiscal years #bjja       
through #bjae through the ,state under  
title ,i of the ,secure ,rural ,schools 
and ,community ,self-,determination ,act
 of #bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gaaa et seq474
  7#c7 ,collaborative process ,the term 
collaborative process refers to a       
planning1 decisionmaking1 and management
 process that1 as determined by the     
forest manager of the unit of the       
,national ,forest ,system for which the 
process will occur and as confirmed by  
the ,regional ,forester--  7,a7 includes
 multiple interested persons            
representing diverse interests2 and     
7,b7 is transparent and nonexclusive or 
meets the requirements for a resource   
advisory committee under subsections 7c7
 through 7f7 of section #bje of the     
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 

,u4,s4,c4 #gabe74  7#d7 ,covered active 
management project ,the terms covered   
active management project and covered   
project mean a project involving the    
management or sale of national forest   
materials within a ,forest ,active      
,management ,area to generate forest    
active management revenues and achieve  
the annual volume requirement for the   
,forest ,active ,management ,area4  7#e7
 ,forest ,active ,management area  7,a7 
,in general ,the term ,forest ,active   
,management ,area means ,national       
,forest ,system land in a unit of the   
,national ,forest ,system designated for
 sustainable forest management for the  
production of national forest materials 
and forest active management revenues4  
7,b7 ,inclusions ,subject to            
subparagraph 7,c7 and any adjustment    
made pursuant to section #ajb7;f77#c71  
but otherwise notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 including ,executive  
orders and regulations1 the ,secretary  
shall include in ,forest ,active        

,management ,areas not less than #ej    
percent of the ,national ,forest ,system
 lands identified as commercial forest  
land capable of producing twenty cubic  
feet of timber per acre4  7,c7          
,exclusions ,a ,forest ,active          
,management ,area may not include       
,national ,forest ,system land-- 7i7    
that is a component of the ,national    
,wilderness ,preservation ,system2  7ii7
 on which the removal of vegetation is  
specifically prohibited by ,federal     
statute2 or  7iii7 that is included     
within a ,national ,monument as of the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7#f7 ,forest active management revenues 
,the term forest active management      
revenues means revenues derived from the
 sale of national forest materials in a 
,forest ,active ,management ,area4  7#g7
 ,national forest materials ,the term   
national forest materials has the       
meaning given that term in section      
#ad7;e77#a7 of the ,national ,forest    
,management ,act of #aigf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4

 #dgb;a7e77#a774  7#h7 ,national forest 
system ,the term ,national ,forest      
,system has the meaning given that term 
in section #aa7;a7 of the ,forest and   
,rangeland ,renewable ,resources        
,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#afji7;a771 except that the term does   
not include the ,national ,grasslands   
and land utilization projects designated
 as ,national ,grasslands administered  
pursuant to the ,act of ,july #bb1 #aicg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaj-ajab74  7#i7       
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#aj7  
,sustained yield ,the term sustained    
yield means the maximum annual growth   
potential of a forest calculated on the 
basis of the culmination of mean annual 
increment using cubic measurement4      
7#aa7 ,state ,the term ,state includes  
the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4     
7#ab7 #be-percent payment ,the term     
#be-percent payment means the payment to
 ,states required by the sixth paragraph
 under the heading of ,,forest ,,service

 in the ,act of ,may #bc1 #aijh 7#ce    
,stat4 #bfj2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #ejj71 and   
section #ac of the ,act of ,march #a1   
#aiaa 7#cf ,stat4 #ifc2 #af ,u4,s4,c4   
#ejj74  #ajb4 ,establishment of ,forest 
,active ,management ,areas and annual   
volume requirements  7a7 ,establishment 
of ,forest ,active ,management ,areas   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary shall establish one 
or more ,forest ,active ,management     
,areas within each unit of the ,national
 ,forest ,system4  7b7 ,deadline for    
establishment ,to the maximum extent    
practicable1 the ,secretary shall       
complete the establishment of ,forest   
,active ,management ,areas not later    
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,purpose   
,the purpose of a ,forest ,active       
,management ,area is to provide a       
dependable source of #be-percent        
payments and economic activity through  
sustainable forest management for each  
beneficiary county containing ,national 

,forest ,system land included within    
that ,forest ,active ,management ,area4 
7d7 ,fiduciary responsibility ,the      
,secretary shall have a fiduciary       
responsibility to beneficiary counties  
to manage a ,forest ,active ,management 
,area to satisfy the annual volume      
requirement established for that ,forest
 ,active ,management ,area4  7e7 ,annual
 volume requirement  7#a7 ,deadline for 
establishment ,not later than #cj days  
after the date of the establishment of a
 ,forest ,active ,management ,area or as
 soon thereafter as practicable1 the    
,secretary shall establish the annual   
volume requirement for that ,forest     
,active ,management ,area4  7#b7        
,collaborative adjustment authority ,the
 ,secretary may establish the annual    
volume requirement for a ,forest ,active
 ,management ,area at a level below #ej 
percent of the sustained yield of that  
,forest ,active ,management ,area if the
 lower level is developed and agreed    
upon through a collaborative process4   

7f7 ,size of forest ,active ,management 
area  7#a7 ,minimum size ,except as     
provided in paragraph 7#c71 the ,forest 
,active ,management ,areas established  
within a unit of the ,national ,forest  
,system shall include not less than #ej 
percent of the ,national ,forest ,system
 lands in that unit identified as       
commercial forest land capable of       
producing twenty cubic feet of timber   
per acre4  7#b7 ,reduction prohibited   
,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71  
once a ,forest ,active ,management ,area
 is established1 the ,secretary may not 
reduce the number of acres of ,national 
,forest ,system land included in that   
,forest ,active ,management ,area4  7#c7
 ,collaborative adjustment authority    
,the ,secretary may reduce the number of
 acres of ,national ,forest ,system land
 included in a ,forest ,active          
,management ,area1 including an acreage 
reduction resulting in the inclusion of 
a quantity of commercial forest land    
below the percentage required by        

paragraph 7#a7 and section #aja7e77;,b71
 if the reduction is developed and      
agreed upon through a collaborative     
process4  7g7 ,map ,the ,secretary shall
 submit a map of all ,forest ,active    
,management ,areas established under    
subsection 7a7 and a map of any ,forest 
,active ,management ,area whose acreage 
is adjusted made pursuant to subsection 
7f77#c7--  7#a7 to the ,committee on    
,agriculture and the ,committee on      
,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7#b7 to the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry and the ,committee on     
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate4  7h7 ,recognition of ,valid and
 ,existing ,rights ,neither the         
establishment of ,forest ,active        
,management ,areas under subsection 7a7 
nor any other provision of this title   
shall be construed to limit or          
restrict--  7#a7 access to ,national    
,forest ,system land for hunting1       
fishing1 recreation1 and other related  

purposes2 or  7#b7 valid and existing   
rights regarding ,national ,forest      
,system land1 including rights of any   
federally recognized ,indian tribe4     
#ajc4 ,management of ,forest ,active    
,management ,areas  7a7 ,requirement ,to
 achieve annual volume requirement      
,immediately upon the establishment of a
 ,forest ,active ,management ,area1 the 
,secretary shall manage the ,forest     
,active ,management ,area in the manner 
necessary to achieve the annual volume  
requirement for the ,forest ,active     
,management ,area4 ,the ,secretary is   
authorized and encouraged to commence   
covered active management projects as   
soon as practicable after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act to begin     
generating forest active management     
revenues4  7b7 ,standards for projects  
within forest ,active ,management areas 
,the ,secretary shall conduct covered   
active management projects within       
,forest ,active ,management ,areas in   
accordance with this section and        

sections #ajd and #aje1 which shall     
serve as the sole means by which the    
,secretary will comply with the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcca et seq47 and
 other laws applicable to the covered   
projects4  7c7 ,use of collaborative    
process ,the ,secretary is authorized   
and encouraged to develop covered active
 management projects for a ,forest      
,active ,management ,area through a     
collaborative process4 ,the decision    
notice for a covered active management  
project shall describe the collaborative
 process by which the project was       
developed1 including a description of-- 
7#a7 participation by or consultation   
with ,state1 local1 and tribal          
governments2 and  7#b7 any established  
record of successful collaborative      
planning and implementation of forest   
management projects by the              
collaborators4  7d7 ,use of contractors 
,to perform environmental analysis  7#a7
 ,in general ,as part of a covered      

active management project1 or as a      
separate agreement or contract in       
connection with one or more covered     
active management projects1 the         
,secretary may procure the services of  
persons who are not ,federal employees  
to perform activities necessary to      
ensure project for compliance with the  
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcca et seq47 and
 the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474  7#b7    
,approval requirement ,services         
performed under this subsection are     
subject to approval by the ,chief of the
 ,forest ,service or other responsible  
official of the ,forest ,service4  7#c7 
,funding source ,as provided in section 
#ajh7;c77#b71 the ,secretary shall use  
forest active management revenues to    
cover the cost of services procured     
under this subsection4  7e7 ,application
 of land and resource management plan   
7#a7 ,modification authority ,the       
,secretary may modify the standards and 

guidelines contained in the land and    
resource management plan for the unit of
 the ,national ,forest ,system in which 
the covered active management project   
will be carried out as necessary to     
achieve the requirements of this ,act4  
7#b7 ,harvesting system ,section        
#f7;g77#c77;,e77iv7 of the ,forest and  
,rangeland ,renewable ,resources        
,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#afjd7;g77#c77;,e77iv77 shall not apply 
to a covered active management project4 
7f7 ,use of all-,terrain vehicles for   
management activities ,the ,secretary   
may allow the use of all-terrain        
vehicles within the ,forest ,active     
,management ,areas for the purpose of   
activities associated with the sale of  
national forest materials in a ,forest  
,active ,management ,area4  #ajd4       
,environmental analysis process for     
covered active management projects  7a7 
,environmental ,assessment ,except in   
the case of a covered active management 
project for which a categorical         

exclusion is available under subsection 
7e7 or a ,forest ,active ,management    
,area for which a programmatic          
environmental impact statement is in    
effect under subsection 7f71 the        
,secretary shall--  7#a7 publish advance
 notice of each covered active          
management project proposed to be       
conducted within a ,forest ,active      
,management ,area2 and  7#b7 complete an
 environmental assessment pursuant to   
section #ajb7b7 of the ,national        
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77 for the        
proposed covered active management      
project4  7b7 ,no alternative version   
,the ,secretary is not required to      
study1 develop1 or describe any         
alternative to the proposed agency      
action4  7c7 ,cumulative effects ,the   
,secretary shall consider cumulative    
effects solely by evaluating the impacts
 of a proposed covered active management
 project combined with the impacts of   
any other projects that were approved   

with a ,decision ,notice or ,record of  
,decision before the date on which the  
,secretary published notice of the      
proposed covered project4 ,the          
cumulative effects of past projects may 
be considered in the environmental      
assessment by using a description of the
 current environmental conditions4  7d7 
,treatment of decision notice ,the      
decision notice for a covered active    
management project shall be considered a
 final agency action and no additional  
analysis under the ,national            
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcca et seq47 shall be  
required to implement any portion of the
 covered project4  7e7 ,categorical     
exclusion  7#a7 ,application of         
categorical exclusion ,a covered active 
management project described in         
paragraph 7#b7 is categorically excluded
 from the requirements of the ,national 
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcca et seq474  7#b7    
,description of covered active          

management projects ,the categorical    
exclusion granted by paragraph 7#a7     
applies with respect to a covered active
 management project that--  7,a7 is     
prepared using a collaborative process2 
and  7,b7 covers an area of #aj1jjj     
acres or less4  7f7 ,programmatic       
environmental impact statement          
alternative ,in lieu of preparing an    
environmental assessment on a covered   
project-by-covered project basis under  
this section1 the ,secretary may prepare
 a draft and final programmatic         
environmental impact statement          
applicable to all or a portion of a     
,forest ,active ,management ,area4 ,the 
programmatic environmental impact       
statement shall be prepared utilizing a 
collaborative process4  #aje4 ,expedited
 compliance with ,endangered ,species   
,act  7a7 ,non-,jeopardy assessment ,if 
the ,secretary makes a determination    
that a proposed covered active          
management project is not likely to     
jeopardize the continued existence of   

any species listed as endangered or     
threatened under section #d of the      
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aecc71 the ,secretary shall--
  7#a7 prepare an explanation of the    
basis for the determination2 and  7#b7  
submit the determination and explanation
 to the ,secretary of the ,interior or  
the ,secretary of ,commerce1 as         
appropriate4  7b7 ,review and response  
7#a7 ,in general ,within #cj days after 
receiving a determination made by the   
,secretary under subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary of the ,interior or the      
,secretary of ,commerce1 as appropriate1
 shall provide a written response to the
 ,secretary concurring in or rejecting  
the ,secretary's determination4  7#b7   
,effect of rejection ,if the ,secretary 
of the ,interior or the ,secretary of   
,commerce rejects the determination made
 by the ,secretary under subsection 7a71
 the written response of the ,secretary 
of the ,interior or the ,secretary of   
,commerce under paragraph 7#a7 shall    

include recommendations for measures    
that--  7,a7 will avoid the likelihood  
of jeopardy to an endangered or         
threatened species2  7,b7 can be        
implemented in a manner consistent with 
the intended purpose of the covered     
active management project2  7,c7 can be 
implemented consistent with the scope of
 the ,secretary's legal authority and   
jurisdiction2 and  7,d7 are economically
 and technologically feasible4  7c7     
,formal consultation ,in addition to    
recommendations made under subsection   
7b77#b7 when the ,secretary of the      
,interior or the ,secretary of ,commerce
 rejects a determination issued by the  
,secretary under subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary of the ,interior or the      
,secretary of ,commerce1 as the case may
 be1 shall engage in formal consultation
 with the ,secretary pursuant to section
 #g of the ,endangered ,species ,act of 
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf74 ,the       
,secretaries shall complete such        
consultation within #ij days after the  

submission of the written response under
 subsection 7b74  #ajf4 ,administrative 
review ,administrative review of a      
covered active management project shall 
occur only in accordance with the       
special administrative review process   
and requirements established under      
section #aje of the ,healthy ,forests   
,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feae71 including the         
project-level predecisional             
administrative review process           
established in part #bah of title #cf1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations4  #ajg4  
,use of arbitration instead of          
litigation to address challenge to      
covered active management project       
developed through collaborative process 
7a7 ,arbitration process  7#a7 ,in      
general ,in the case of a covered active
 management project that was developed  
through a collaborative process1 any    
challenge to the covered project made   
after the special administrative review 
process required by section #ajf shall  

be addressed using arbitration          
consistent with this section instead of 
through judicial review4  7#b7 ,who may 
seek ,any person who sought             
administrative review for the covered   
project described in paragraph 7#a7 and 
who is not satisfied with the decision  
made under the administrative review    
process may file a demand for           
arbitration regarding the covered       
project in accordance with chapter #a of
 title #i1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,requirements for demand ,the demand for
 arbitration under subsection 7a77#b7   
shall-- 7#a7 be filed not more than #cj 
days after the date on which the        
administrative review decision was      
issued2 and  7#b7 include a proposal    
describing the modifications sought to  
the covered project4  7c7 ,intervening  
parties  7#a7 ,requirements ,any person 
that submitted a public comment on the  
covered active management project       
subject to arbitration may intervene in 
the arbitration--  7,a7 by endorsing the

 covered project or the modification    
proposal submitted under subsection     
7b77#b72 or  7,b7 by submitting a       
proposal to further modify the covered  
project4  7#b7 ,deadline for submission 
,a request to intervene in an           
arbitration must be submitted not later 
than the date that is #cj days after the
 date on which the demand for           
arbitration was filed4  7#c7 ,multiple  
parties ,multiple objectors or          
intervening parties may submit a joint  
proposal so long as each objector or    
intervening party meets the eligibility 
requirements of subsection 7a77#b7 or   
paragraph 7#a71 whichever applies4  7d7 
,appointment of arbitrator ,the ,united 
,states ,district ,court in the district
 in which the covered active management 
project is located shall appoint the    
arbitrator to conduct the arbitration   
proceedings in accordance with this     
section and chapter #a of title #i1     
,united ,states ,code4  7e7 ,selection  
of proposals  7#a7 ,in general ,the     

arbitrator appointed under subsection   
7d7-- 7,a7 may not modify any of the    
proposals submitted with the demand for 
arbitration or a request to intervene2  
and  7,b7 shall select to be conducted--
 7i7 a proposal submitted by an objector
 or an intervening party2 or  7ii7 the  
covered active management project1 as   
approved by the ,secretary4  7#b7       
,selection criteria ,an arbitrator shall
 select the proposal that best meets the
 purpose and needs described in the     
environmental analysis conducted for the
 covered project4  7f7 ,effect of       
decision ,the decision of an arbitrator 
with respect to the covered active      
management project-- 7#a7 shall not be  
considered a major ,federal action2     
7#b7 shall be binding2 and  7#c7 shall  
not be subject to judicial review4  7g7 
,deadline for completion ,not later than
 #ij days after the date on which the   
demand for arbitration is filed with    
respect to the covered active management
 project1 the arbitration process shall 

be completed4  #ajh4 ,distribution of   
forest active management revenues  7a7  
,use ,to make #be-,percent ,payments    
,the ,secretary shall use forest active 
management revenues generated by covered
 active management projects to make     
#be-percent payments to ,states for     
payment to beneficiary counties4  7b7   
,relation to payments under ,secure     
,rural ,schools and ,community          
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj      
,subject to the offset required by      
subsection 7f7 of section #ajb of the   
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaab71 as added by section   
#bjb7;a7 of this ,act1 a beneficiary    
county may receive both--  7#a7 a share 
of the #be-percent payments made to a   
,state under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 a
 share of the payment for the ,state    
7known as the ,state payment7 calculated
 under section #aja7;a7 of the ,secure  
,rural ,schools and ,community          
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 

,u4,s4,c4 #gaaa7;a77 for which the      
beneficiary county made an election 7or 
was deemed to make an election7 under   
section #ajb7;b77#a7 of such ,act 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #gaab7;b77#a774  7c7 ,other   
uses of revenues ,after compliance with 
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall use
 forest active management revenues--    
7#a7 to make deposits into the fund     
established under section #c of the ,act
 of ,june #i1 #aicj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4      
#egf;b2 commonly known as the           
,knutson-,vandenberg ,fund71 and the    
fund established under section #ad7;h7  
of the ,national ,forest ,management    
,act of #aigf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgb;a7h72 
commonly known as the salvage sale fund7
 in contributions equal to the monies   
otherwise collected under those ,acts   
for projects conducted on ,national     
,forest ,system land2 and  7#b7 to cover
 the cost of project services procured  
under section #ajc7;d74  7d7 ,deposit in
 general fund of the ,treasury ,after   
compliance with subsections 7a7 and 7c71

 the ,secretary shall deposit remaining 
forest active management revenues into  
the general fund of the ,treasury4      
#aji4 ,annual report  7a7 ,report       
required ,not later than #fj days after 
the end of each fiscal year1 the        
,secretary shall submit to ,congress an 
annual report specifying the following3 
7#a7 ,the annual volume requirement in  
effect for that fiscal year for each    
,forest ,active ,management ,area4  7#b7
 ,the volume of board feet actually     
harvested for each ,forest ,active      
,management ,area during that fiscal    
year4  7#c7 ,the average cost of        
preparation for timber sales for each   
,forest ,active ,management ,area during
 that fiscal year4  7#d7 ,the forest    
active management revenues generated    
from such sales4  7#e7 ,the total amount
 of #be-percent payments made to ,states
 under section #ajh7;a7 during that     
fiscal year for the benefit of          
beneficiary counties and the amount of  
forest active management revenues       

distributed to each beneficiary county4 
7b7 ,form of report ,the information    
required by subsection 7a7 to be        
provided with respect to a ,forest      
,active ,management ,area shall be      
presented on a single page4  7c7 ,public
 availability ,the ,secretary shall make
 each annual report available on the    
website of the ,forest ,service4  ,,ii  
,transition of ,secure ,rural ,schools  
and ,community ,self-,determination ,act
 of #bjjj and #be-percent payments      
#bja4 ,extension of ,secure ,rural      
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj      
payments through fiscal year #bjah  7a7 
,extension of payment authority and     
related provisions ,the ,secure ,rural  
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in sections #aja and #ajc7;d77#b71 
by striking #bjae both places it appears
 and inserting #bjah2  7#b7 in section  
#ajb7;b77#b77;,b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        

#gaab7;b77#b77;,b771 by striking #bjae  
the second place it appears and         
inserting #bjah2  7#c7 in section #bjh  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gabh7-- 7,a7 in         
subsection 7a71 by striking #bjag and   
inserting #bjbj2 and  7,b7 in subsection
 7b71 by striking #bjah and inserting   
#bjba2 and  7#d7 in section #cjd 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #gadd7--  7,a7 in subsection  
7a71 by striking #bjag and inserting    
#bjbj2 and  7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by  
striking #bjah and inserting #bjba4  7b7
 ,reset of full funding amount to #bjaj 
level ,section #c7aa7 of the ,secure    
,rural ,schools and ,community          
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7aa77 is amended--  7#a7 
by striking and at the end of           
subparagraph 7,b72  7#b7 in subparagraph
 7,c7--  7,a7 by striking year #bjab and
 each fiscal year thereafter and        
inserting years #bjab through #bjae2 and
  7,b7 by striking the period at the end
 and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by      
adding at the end the following new     

subparagraph3  7,d7 #dje1jjj1jjj for    
each fiscal years #bjaf through #bjah4  
4  #bjb4 ,effect of receipt of forest   
active management revenues or           
stewardship project payments ,section   
#ajb of the ,secure ,rural ,schools and 
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gaab7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7f7 ,effect of receipt of  
forest active management revenues or    
stewardship project payments ,an        
eligible county that receives for a     
fiscal year revenues derived from the   
sale of national forest materials in a  
,forest ,active ,management ,area in the
 form of a share of the #be-percent     
payment made to a ,state under section  
#ajh of the ,fostering ,opportunities   
for ,resources and ,education ,spending 
through ,timber ,sales ,act of #bjag or 
a stewardship project payment made to   
the county for a stewardship project    
involving ,national ,forest ,system land
 under section #fjd of the ,healthy     

,forests ,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7 may still receive   
the share of the ,state payment of the  
eligible county for that fiscal year1   
except that--  7#a7 the amount of the   
share of the ,state payment received by 
the eligible county for that fiscal year
 shall be reduced by the amount of the  
forest active management revenues and   
stewardship project payments involving  
,national ,forest ,system land received 
by the eligible county for that fiscal  
year2 and  7#b7 the total amount        
received by the eligible ,state under   
subsection 7a77#a7 for that fiscal year 
shall be reduced by the sum of the      
amounts of forest active management     
revenues and stewardship project        
payments involving ,national ,forest    
,system land received by eligible       
counties in that ,state for that fiscal 
year4  4  #bjc4 ,restoring original     
calculation method for #be-percent      
payments  7a7 ,amendment of ,act of may 
#bc1 #aijh ,the sixth paragraph under   

the heading ,,forest ,,service in the   
,act of ,may #bc1 #aijh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#ejj71 is amended in the first          
sentence-- 7#a7 by striking the annual  
average of #be percent of all amounts   
received for the applicable fiscal year 
and each of the preceding #f fiscal     
years and inserting #be percent of all  
amounts received for the applicable     
fiscal year2  7#b7 by striking said     
reserve both places it appears and      
inserting the national forest2 and  7#c7
 by striking forest reserve both places 
it appears and inserting national       
forest4  7b7 ,conforming amendment to   
weeks law ,section #ac of the ,act of   
,march #a1 #aiaa 7commonly known as the 
,weeks ,law2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #ejj71 is    
amended in the first sentence by        
striking the annual average of #be      
percent of all amounts received for the 
applicable fiscal year and each of the  
preceding #f fiscal years and inserting 
#be percent of all amounts received for 
the applicable fiscal year4  #bjd4      

,prohibition on ,state retention of     
portion of #be-percent payments made on 
behalf of beneficiary counties  7a7     
,amendment of ,act of may #bc1 #aijh    
,the sixth paragraph under the heading  
,,forest ,,service in the ,act of ,may  
#bc1 #aijh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ejj71 as     
amended by section #bjc7;a71 is further 
amended in the first sentence by        
striking situated3 ,provided1 ,that when
 and inserting the following3 situated4 
,beginning ,october #a1 #bjae1 the      
,state or ,territorial legislature may  
not withhold any of the amount paid     
under this paragraph from distribution  
to the county or counties in which the  
national forest is situated4 ,when4  7b7
 ,conforming amendment to weeks law     
,section #ac of the ,act of ,march #a1  
#aiaa 7commonly known as the ,weeks     
,law2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #ejj71 as amended by
 section #bjc7;b71 is further amended in
 the first sentence by striking         
situated3 ,provided1 ,that when and     
inserting the following3 situated4      

,beginning ,october #a1 #bjae1 the      
,state legislature may not withhold any 
of the amount paid under this section   
from distribution to the county or      
counties in which such national forest  
is situated4 ,when4  ,,iii ,stewardship 
end result contracting authority  #cja4 
,maximum authorized duration of         
stewardship end result contracts        
,section #fjd7;d77#c77;,b7 of the       
,healthy ,forests ,restoration ,act of  
#bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4                    
#feia;c7d77#c77;,b77 is amended by      
striking #aj years and inserting #bj    
years4  #cjb4 ,cancellation ceiling     
authority and requirements  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #fjd7;g7 of the        
,healthy ,forests ,restoration ,act of  
#bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4                    
#feia;c7d77#c77;,b77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,cancellation ceiling  
7,a7 ,authority ,the ,chief and the     
,director may obligate funds to cover   
any potential cancellation or           

termination costs for an agreement or   
contract under subsection 7b7 in stages 
that are economically or                
programmatically viable4  7,b7 ,notice  
to congress ,not later than #cj days    
before entering into a multiyear        
agreement or contract under subsection  
7b7 that includes a cancellation ceiling
 in excess of #be1jjj1jjj1 but does not 
include proposed funding for the costs  
of canceling the agreement or contract  
up to the cancellation ceiling          
established in the agreement or         
contract1 the ,chief or the ,director1  
as the case may be1 shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a  
written notice that includes--  7i7 the 
cancellation ceiling amounts proposed   
for each program year in the agreement  
or contract and the reasons for such    
cancellation ceiling amounts2  7ii7 the 
extent to which the costs of contract   
cancellation are not included in the    
budget for the agreement or contract2   
and  7iii7 an assessment of the         

financial risk of not including         
budgeting for the costs of agreement or 
contract cancellation4  7,c7 ,notice to 
,,omb ,at least #ad days before the date
 on which the ,chief or ,director enters
 into an agreement or contract under    
subsection 7b71 the ,chief or ,director 
shall transmit to the ,director of the  
,office of ,management and ,budget a    
copy of any written notice submitted    
under subparagraph 7,b7 with regard to  
such agreement or contract4  4  7b7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,section #fjd of the ,healthy   
,forests ,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by redesignating
 paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as paragraphs 
7#b7 and 7#c71 respectively2 and  7,b7  
by inserting before paragraph 7#b71 as  
so redesignated1 the following new      
paragraph 7#a73  7#a7 ,appropriate      
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          

,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
and the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources of the ,senate2 and 
7,b7 the ,committee on ,agriculture and 
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  2 and 
7#b7 in subsection 7i71 by striking the 
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate and the    
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and inserting the  
appropriate congressional committees4   
#cjc4 ,payment of portion of stewardship
 project revenues to county in which    
stewardship project occurs ,section     
#fjd7;e7 of the ,healthy ,forests       
,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7e77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#d7 ,payment of portion of 
stewardship project revenues to counties
 ,of the monies retained under paragraph
 7#b7 from an agreement or contract     
under subsection 7b71 the ,chief or the 
,director1 as the case may be1 shall pay

 #be percent of the retained monies to  
the county or counties in which the     
project site is situated4  4  #cjd4 ,use
 of contractors to perform environmental
 analysis in connection with stewardship
 end result contracting projects        
,section #fjd7;b7 of the ,healthy       
,forests ,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7b77 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking ,the ,chief and inserting  
the following3  7#a7 ,project authority 
,the ,chief  2 and  7#b7 by adding at   
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#b7 ,related project preparation       
authority  7,a7 ,in general ,as part of 
an agreement or contract under paragraph
 7#a7 for a stewardship contracting     
project1 or as a separate agreement or  
contract in connection with one or more 
stewardship contracting projects1 the   
,chief or ,director may procure the     
services of persons who are not ,federal
 employees to perform activities        
necessary to ensure project for         
compliance with the ,national           

,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcca et seq47 and the   
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474  7,b7         
,approval requirement ,services         
performed under this paragraph are      
subject to approval by the ,chief1      
,director1 or other responsible official
 of the ,forest ,service or ,bureau of  
,land ,management4  7,c7 ,funding       
sources ,the offset authority provided  
by subsection 7d77#d77;,a7 and receipts 
available for expenditure under         
subsection 7e77#b77;,b7 may be used to  
cover the cost of services procured     
under this paragraph4  4  ,,iv ,other   
,matters  #dja4 ,treatment as           
supplemental funding ,none of the funds 
made available to a beneficiary county  
7as defined in section #aja7b7 of this  
,act7 or other political subdivision of 
a ,state under this ,act shall be used  
in lieu of or to otherwise offset ,state
 funding sources for local schools1     
facilities1 or educational purposes4    

#djb4 ,definition of fire suppression to
 include certain related activities ,for
 purposes of utilizing amounts made     
available to the ,secretary of          
,agriculture or the ,secretary of the   
,interior for fire suppression          
activities1 including funds made        
available from the ,,flame ,fund1 the   
term fire suppression includes          
reforestation1 site rehabilitation1     
salvage operations1 and replanting      
occurring following fire damage on lands
 under the jurisdiction of the          
,secretary concerned or following fire  
suppression efforts on such lands by the
 ,secretary concerned4  #djc4           
,prohibition on certain actions         
regarding ,forest ,service roads and    
trails ,the ,forest ,service shall not  
remove or otherwise eliminate or        
obliterate any legally created road or  
trail unless there has been a specific  
decision1 which included adequate and   
appropriate public involvement1 to      
decommission the specific road or trail 

in question4 ,the fact that any road or 
trail is not a ,forest ,system road or  
trail1 or does not appear on a ,motor   
,vehicle ,use ,map1 shall not constitute
 a decision4