,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #c1 #bjag 
,mr4 ,roberts introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,cooperative ,forestry    
,assistance ,act of #aigh to provide for
 good neighbor agreements to conduct    
authorized restoration services on      
,national ,forest ,system land4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,forest ,good ,neighbor   
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,good neighbor      
authority  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,cooperative ,forestry ,assistance ,act 
of #aigh is amended--  7#a7 by          
redesignating section #ai 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #baac7 as section #ah2 and  7#b7 by    
inserting after section #ah 7as so      
redesignated7 the following3  #ai4 ,good
 neighbor authority  7a7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,authorized      
restoration services ,the term          

authorized restoration services means   
similar and complementary forest1       
rangeland1 and watershed restoration    
services carried out--  7,a7 on         
,national ,forest ,system land1 except--
 7i7 a component of the ,national       
,wilderness ,preservation ,system2  7ii7
 ,federal land on which the removal of  
vegetation is prohibited or restricted  
by a law of ,congress or a ,presidential
 proclamation 7including the applicable 
implementation plan72 or  7iii7 a       
wilderness study area2 and  7,b7 by the 
,secretary or a ,governor pursuant to a 
good neighbor agreement4  7#b7 ,forest1 
rangeland1 and watershed restoration    
services  7,a7 ,in general ,the term    
forest1 rangeland1 and watershed        
restoration services means-- 7i7 an     
activity to treat insect- or            
disease-infected trees2  7ii7 an        
activity to reduce hazardous fuels2 and 
7iii7 any other activity to restore or  
improve forest1 rangeland1 and watershed
 health1 including fish and wildlife    

habitat4  7,b7 ,exclusions ,the term    
forest1 rangeland1 and watershed        
restoration services does not include-- 
7i7 the construction1 reconstruction1   
repair1 or restoration of a paved or    
permanent road or parking area2 or  7ii7
 the construction1 alteration1 repair1  
or replacement of a public building or  
work4  7#c7 ,good neighbor agreement    
,the term good neighbor agreement means 
a cooperative agreement or contract     
7including a sole source contract7      
entered into between the ,secretary and 
a ,governor to carry out authorized     
restoration services under this section4
  7#d7 ,governor ,the term ,governor    
means the ,governor or any other        
appropriate executive official of a     
,state4  7#e7 ,road ,the term road has  
the meaning given the term in section   
#bab4a of title #cf1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of the ,national ,forest   
,good ,neighbor ,act of #bjag74  7#f7   
,state ,the term ,state means-- 7,a7 a  

,state2 and  7,b7 the ,commonwealth of  
,puerto ,rico4  7b7 ,good neighbor      
agreements  7#a7 ,authority  7,a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary may enter into a
 good neighbor agreement with a         
,governor to carry out authorized       
restoration services in accordance with 
this section4  7,b7 ,public availability
 ,the ,secretary shall make each good   
neighbor agreement available to the     
public4  7#b7 ,timber sales  7,a7 ,in   
general ,subsections 7d7 and 7g7 of     
section #ad of the ,national ,forest    
,management ,act of #aigf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #dgb;a7 shall not apply to authorized  
restoration services4  7,b7 ,approval of
 silviculture prescriptions and marking 
guides ,the ,secretary shall provide or 
approve all silviculture prescriptions  
and marking guides to be applied on     
,national ,forest ,system land described
 in subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 in any      
timber sale project conducted under this
 section4  7#c7 ,retention of           
responsibilities ,any decision required 

to be made by the ,secretary under the  
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47    
with respect to any authorized          
restoration services shall not be       
delegated to a ,governor4  4  7b7       
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,section   
#b;,a7c77#a7 of the ,cooperative        
,forestry ,assistance ,act of #aigh 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #baja;a7c77#a77 is amended by
 striking section #ai7;b7 and inserting 
section #ah7;b74  7#b7 ,section #g7;e7  
of the ,cooperative ,forestry           
,assistance ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #bajc;c7e77 is amended in the first    
sentence by striking section #ai7;b7 and
 inserting section #ah7;b74  7#c7       
,section #ac;,a7b7 of the ,cooperative  
,forestry ,assistance ,act of #aigh 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #baji;a7b77 is amended by    
striking section #ai7;a7 and inserting  
section #ah7;a74