,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hfe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #c1 #bjag,mr4 ,mc,clintock 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,mc,carthy1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,denham1 and ,mr4 ,knight7 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 make a categorical exclusion available to the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,secretary of the ,interior to develop and carry out a forest management activity on ,national ,forest system lands derived from the public domain or public lands to address insect or disease infestation declared as an emergency in a ,state by the ,governor of such ,state1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,emergency ,forest ,restoration ,act4 #b4 ,categorical exclusion to address a declared emergency 7a7 ,authority ,to conduct forest management activity ,the ,secretary concerned may develop and carry out a forest management activity on ,national ,forest ,system lands or public lands in a ,state when the primary purpose of the forest management activity is to address a declared emergency4 7b7 ,availability of categorical exclusion ,except as provided in section #d1 a categorical exclusion is available to the ,secretary concerned to develop and carry out a forest management activity described in subsection 7a74 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,for purposes of this section1 there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary concerned #cjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbe4 #c4 ,use of timber sale revenues to offset funds appropriated to address a declared emergency 7a7 ,timber sales required 7#a7 ,identification of amounts appropriated ,for fiscal year #bjai and each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall identify the amount of funds1 if any1 appropriated in the prior fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section #b7;c74 7#b7 ,sales ,not later than #e years after the end of the fiscal year in which an identification is made under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall sell 7in the manner provided for under section #ad of the ,national ,forest ,management ,act of #aigf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgb;a77 an amount of timber the sale of which is sufficient to recoup the amount identified under paragraph 7#a7 and any costs associated with such sale4 7#c7 ,proceeds ,proceeds from the sale of timber described under paragraph 7#b7 shall be deposited as follows3 7,a7 ,an amount equal to the appropriated amount identified under paragraph 7#a7 shall be deposited in the general fund of the ,treasury of the ,united ,states as miscellaneous receipts4 7,b7 ,an amount equal to the costs associated with the sale shall be deposited in a designated fund from which sums are to be used1 to cover the cost to the ,united ,states for design1 engineering1 and supervision of the construction of needed roads and the cost for ,forest ,service sale preparation and supervision of the harvesting of such timber4 7,c7 ,any amounts not described under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 shall be deposited in the general fund of the ,treasury of the ,united ,states as miscellaneous receipts4 7b7 ,categorical exclusion ,except as provided in section #d1 a categorical exclusion is available to the ,secretary of ,agriculture for timber sales conducted pursuant to subsection 7a74 #d4 ,limitation of categorical exclusion ,a categorical exclusion under this ,act may not be used on ,national ,forest ,system lands or public lands-- 7#a7 that are included in the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system2 7#b7 that are located within an inventoried roadless area unless the reforestation activity is consistent with the forest plan applicable to the area2 or 7#c7 on which timber harvesting for any purpose is prohibited by statute4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,categorical exclusion ,the term categorical exclusion means an exception to the requirements of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcca et seq47 for a project or activity relating to the management of ,national ,forest ,system lands or public lands that would otherwise be considered a major ,federal action4 7#b7 ,declared emergency ,the term declared emergency means an insect or disease infestation in a ,state that has been declared an emergency by the ,governor of such ,state4 7#c7 ,national ,forest ,system lands ,the term ,national ,forest ,system lands means ,federal lands derived from the public domain that are included in the ,national ,forest ,system 7as such term is defined in section #aa7;a7 of the ,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable ,resources ,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a7771 including such lands within the boundaries of a national monument managed by the ,forest ,service4 7#d7 ,secretary concerned ,the term ,secretary concerned means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 with respect to ,national ,forest ,system lands2 or 7,b7 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 with respect to public lands4 7#e7 ,state ,the term ,state means any of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and any other territory or possession of the ,united ,states4