,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #fje ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #i1 #bjag,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 the ,secretary shall not be required to engage in consultation under this subsection or any other provision of law 7including section #g of ,public ,law #ic-bje 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 ,public ,law #ic-bje 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 if a land management plan has been adopted by the ,secretary as of the date of listing or 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 any project to implement a land management plan1 including a project carried out1 or proposed to be carried out1 in an area designated as critical habitat pursuant to ,public ,law #ic-bje 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 or 7ii7 with respect to the development of a modification to a land management plan that would result in a significant change 7within the meaning of subsection 7f77#d77 in the 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 the ,secretary shall not be required to engage in consultation under this subsection or any other provision of law 7including section #g of ,public ,law #ic-bje 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 ,public ,law #ic-bje 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 7i7 ,definition of significant change ,in this subparagraph1 the term significant change means a significant change within the meaning of section #bai4ac7;b77#c7 of title #cf1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this subparagraph71 except that-- 7,i7 any reference contained in that section to a land management plan shall be deemed to be a reference to a land use plan2 7,,ii7 any reference contained in that section to the ,forest ,service shall be deemed to be a reference to the ,bureau of ,land ,management2 and 7,,iii7 any reference contained in that section to the ,national ,forest ,management ,act of #aigf 7,public ,law #id-ehh2 #ij ,stat4 #bidi7 shall be deemed to be a reference to this ,act4 7ii7 ,effect ,nothing in this paragraph affects any applicable requirement of the ,secretary to consult with the head of any other ,federal department or agency-- 7,i7 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 ,public ,law #ic-bje 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 or 7,,ii7 with respect to the development of a new land use plan or the revision of or other significant change to an existing land use plan4 4