,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dceg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ag1 #bjai,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler 7for herself and ,mr4 ,schrader7 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 require the ,secretary of ,agriculture to carry out a program to charge and collect not less than the fair market value for forest botanical products harvested on ,national ,forest ,system lands1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,special ,forest ,products ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,charges and fees for harvest of forest botanical products 7a7 ,recovery of fair market value for products 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish and carry out a program to charge and collect fees under subsection 7b7 for forest botanical products harvested on ,national ,forest ,system lands4 7#b7 ,appraisal methods2 bidding procedures ,the ,secretary shall establish appraisal methods and bidding procedures to ensure that the amounts collected for forest botanical products are not less than fair market value4 7b7 ,fees 7#a7 ,imposition and collection ,the ,secretary shall charge and collect fees from persons who harvest forest botanical products on ,national ,forest ,system lands4 7#b7 ,amount of fee ,the fees collected under paragraph 7#a7 shall be in an amount established by the ,secretary to recover at least a portion of the fair market value of the harvested forest botanical products and a portion of all the costs incurred by the ,department of ,agriculture associated with the granting1 modifying1 or monitoring the authorization for harvest of the forest botanical products1 including the costs of any environmental or other analysis4 7#c7 ,security ,the ,secretary may require a person assessed a fee under this subsection to provide security to ensure that the ,secretary receives the fees imposed under this subsection from the person4 7c7 ,sustainable harvest levels for forest botanical products 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 conduct appropriate analyses to determine whether and how the harvest of forest botanical products on ,national ,forest ,system lands can be conducted on a sustainable basis2 and 7,b7 establish procedures and timeframes to monitor and revise the harvest levels established for forest botanical products4 7#b7 ,prohibition on harvest in excess of sustainable levels ,the ,secretary may not permit under the program under this section the harvest of forest botanical products at levels in excess of sustainable harvest levels1 as defined under section #d of the ,multiple-,use ,sustained-,yield ,act of #aifj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #eca74 7d7 ,waiver authority 7#a7 ,personal use ,the ,secretary shall establish a personal use harvest level for each forest botanical product1 and the harvest of a forest botanical product below that level by a person for personal use shall not be subject to charges and fees under subsections 7a7 and 7b74 7#b7 ,other exceptions ,the ,secretary may also waive the application of subsection 7a7 or 7b7 pursuant to such regulations as the ,secretary may prescribe4 7e7 ,deposit and use of funds 7#a7 ,deposit ,funds collected under the program in accordance with subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall be deposited into a special account in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,funds available ,funds deposited into the special account in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 shall remain available until expended without further appropriation4 7#c7 ,authorized uses ,the funds made available under paragraph 7#b7 shall be expended at units of the ,national ,forest ,system in proportion to the charges and fees collected at that unit under the program under this section to pay for-- 7,a7 the costs of conducting inventories of forest botanical products1 determining sustainable levels of harvest1 monitoring and assessing the impacts of harvest levels and methods1 and for restoration activities1 including any necessary vegetation2 and 7,b7 the costs described in subsection 7b77#b74 7#d7 ,treatment of fees ,funds collected under the program in accordance with subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall not be taken into account for the purposes of the following laws3 7,a7 ,the sixth paragraph under the heading forest service in the ,act of ,may #bc1 #aijh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ejj71 and section #ac of the ,act of ,march #a1 #aiaa 7commonly known as the ,weeks ,act2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #ejj74 7,b7 ,the fourteenth paragraph under the heading forest service in the ,act of ,march #d1 #aiac 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #eja74 7,c7 ,section #cc of the ,bankhead-,jones ,farm ,tenant ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ajab74 7,d7 ,the ,act of ,august #h1 #aicg1 and the ,act of ,may #bd1 #aici 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #aaha;a et seq474 7,e7 ,section #f of the ,act of ,june #ad1 #aibf 7commonly known as the ,recreation and ,public ,purposes ,act2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4 #hfi-d74 7,f7 ,chapter #fi of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,g7 ,section #dja of the ,act of ,june #ae1 #aice 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gaes74 7,g7 ,section #d of the ,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund ,act of #aife 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfjl-#f;a74 7,h7 ,any other provision of law relating to revenue allocation4 7f7 ,reporting requirements ,as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year in which the ,secretary collects charges and fees under the program in accordance with subsections 7a7 and 7b7 or expends funds from the special account under subsection 7e71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,congress a report summarizing the activities of the ,secretary under the program under this section1 including the funds collected under the program in accordance with subsections 7a7 and 7b71 the expenses incurred to carry out the program under this section1 and the expenditures made from the special account during that fiscal year4 7g7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,forest botanical product ,the term forest botanical product-- 7,a7 means any naturally occurring mushroom1 fungus1 flower1 seed1 root1 bark1 leaf1 or other vegetation 7or portion thereof7 that grows on ,national ,forest ,system lands2 and 7,b7 does not include trees1 or portions of trees1 except as provided in regulations issued under this section by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,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;a774 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4