,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,clintock 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4         
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4          
,newhouse1 and ,mr4 ,stauber7 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 direct the ,secretary    
concerned to coordinate with impacted   
parties when conducting a forest        
management activity1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,proven ,forest     
,management ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,forest 
management activities for ,national     
,forest ,system land  7a7 ,coordination 
,in conducting a forest management      

activity on ,national ,forest ,system   
land1 the ,secretary concerned shall1 as
 appropriate1 coordinate with impacted  
parties to increase efficiency and      
maximize the compatibility of management
 practices across ,national ,forest     
,system land4  7b7 ,forest management   
activities  7#a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in paragraph 7#b71 in          
conducting a forest management activity 
on ,national ,forest ,system land1 the  
,secretary concerned shall conduct such 
activity in a manner that attains       
multiple ecosystem benefits1 including--
  7,a7 reducing forest fuels2  7,b7     
maintaining biological diversity2  7,c7 
improving wetland and water quality1    
including in ,stream ,environment       
,zones2 and  7,d7 increasing resilience 
to changing water temperature and       
precipitation4  7#b7 ,exception for cost
 ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply if the 
,secretary concerned determines that the
 costs associated with attaining        
multiple ecosystem benefits are         

excessive4  7c7 ,ground disturbance     
,consistent with applicable ,federal law
 and the forest plan developed for the  
relevant ,national ,forest ,system land1
 the ,secretary concerned shall--  7#a7 
establish any post-program ground       
condition criteria for a ground         
disturbance caused by a forest          
management activity required by such    
plan2 and  7#b7 provide for monitoring  
to ascertain the attainment of relevant 
post-program conditions4  7d7           
,availability of categorical exclusion  
for certain forest management activities
 ,a forest management activity conducted
 on ,national ,forest ,system land for  
the purpose of reducing forest fuels is 
categorically excluded from the         
requirements of the ,national           
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 if the    
forest management activity--  7#a7      
notwithstanding section #dbc of the     
,department of the ,interior1           
,environment1 and ,related ,agencies    

,appropriations ,act1 #bjji 7division ,e
 of ,public ,law #aaa-h2 #abc ,stat4    
#gdh71 does not exceed #aj1jjj acres1   
including not more than #c1jjj acres of 
mechanical thinning2  7#b7 is           
developed-- 7,a7 in coordination with   
impacted parties1 specifically including
 representatives of local governments1  
such as county supervisors or county    
commissioners2 and  7,b7 in consultation
 with other interested entities2 and    
7#c7 is consistent with the forest plan 
developed for the relevant ,national    
,forest ,system land4  7e7 ,cooperative 
,authorities ,during the period         
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act and ending on the date that
 is four years after1 the ,secretary    
concerned1 in conjunction with land     
adjustment programs1 may enter into     
contracts and cooperative agreements    
with a qualified entity to provide for  
fuel reduction1 erosion control1        
reforestation1 ,stream ,environment     
,zone restoration1 and similar          

management activities on ,federal land  
and non-,federal land within the        
programs4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,interested entities ,the 
term interested entities includes--     
7,a7 the ,administrator of the ,national
 ,oceanic and ,atmospheric              
,administration2  7,b7 ,state1 local1   
and ,tribal governments2  7,c7 local    
fire departments2 and  7,d7 other       
relevant volunteer groups4  7#b7 ,forest
 management activity ,the term 8forest  
management activity0 means a project or 
activity carried out by the ,secretary  
concerned on ,national ,forest ,system  
land and consistent with the forest plan
 covering such land4  7#c7 ,national    
forest system ,the term 8,national      
,forest ,system0 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#d7 ,public     
lands ,the term 8public lands0 has the  
meaning given that term in section #ajc 

of the ,federal ,land ,policy and       
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agjb71 except that the term includes  
,coos ,bay ,wagon ,road ,grant lands and
 ,oregon and ,california ,railroad      
,grant lands4  7#e7 ,secretary          
,concerned ,the term ,secretary         
concerned means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture1 with respect to ,national
 ,forest ,system land2 and  7,b7 the    
,secretary of the ,interior1 with       
respect to public lands4  7#f7 ,stream  
,environment ,zone ,the term ,stream    
,environment ,zone means an area that   
generally owes the biological and       
physical characteristics of the area to 
the presence of surface water or        
groundwater4