,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #af1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,mc,sally introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote ! use 
( =e/ re/oration residue h>ve/$ on      
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& = r5ewable     
en]gy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,=e/    
,heal? & ,biomass ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbj4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 !    
curr5t =e/ heal? crisis is due 9 "p to  
ov]/ock$ =e/s t are unable to )/& !     
effects ( a *ang+ climate1 dr\ght1      
insect outbreaks1 & disease2  7#b7      
remov+ small1 dead1 & dy+ trees z "p (  
an ecological re/oration prescription   
improves =e/ heal? & resili5ce & r$uces 
! risk ( unnatural wildfire2  7#c7 9 _m 
regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! rate (     
h>ve/+ dead & dy+ trees is n keep+ pace 
) mortality ( ^? trees2  7#d7 !re is an 
urg5t ne$ to e/abli% indu/ry capacity 9 

! removal ( timb] residue & biomass     
mat]ial f small trees t are at high risk
 ( cata/rophic wildfire2  7#e7 wood     
biomass en]gy is a r5ewable s\rce (     
en]gy t c g5]ally r$uce c>bon emissions 
& o!r pollutants f a wildfire1 op5-burn+
 fire1 or prescrib$ fire1 if biomass    
mat]ial is remov$ f =e/ l& t is at high 
risk ( cata/rophic wildfire2  7#f7      
compreh5sive data on ! =e/ biomass      
pot5tial ( fire-prone ,f$]al l& is ne$$ 
f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,agriculture2  7#g7 us+ =e/ ?9n+ & sla% 
z fuel = biomass p[] plants r$uces c>bon
 impacts & greatly r$uces ! emissions ( 
c>bon & o!r pollutants comp>$ to        
wildfire1 op5-burn+ fire1 & prescrib$   
fire2 &  7#h7 remov+ conc5trations (    
dead & fire-prone trees r$uces ! risk to
 ! public1 firefight]s1 & private &     
public employees :o "w 9 =e/ l& & (     
high-int5sity burns once ! trees beg9 to
 break & fall d[n4  #c4 ,def9ition (    
high haz>d area ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m high 
haz>d area means-- 7#a7 an area ( ,f$]al

 l& or non-,f$]al l& locat$ 9 an area 9 
:i*-- 7,a7 a project is c>ri$ out "u--  
7i7 ! ,collaborative ,=e/ ,l&scape      
,re/oration ,program e/abli%$ "u section
 #djjc ( ! ,omnibus ,public ,l&         
,managem5t ,act ( #bjji 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#gcjc72 or  7ii7 a good neighbor        
agreem5t ent]$ into "u section #hbjf ( !
 ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #baac;a72 &  7,b7 dr\ght1 tree
 mortality1 insect outbreaks1 or disease
 pose an imm95t wildfire risk to a      
community1 public infra/ructure1 heal?1 
or safety2 &  7#b7 any area ( ,national 
,=e/ ,sy/em l& locat$ we/ ( ! #ajj?     
m]idian4  #d4 ,designation ( high haz>d 
areas  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture %all-- 7#a7 z necess>y1    
designate high haz>d areas ( ,national  
,=e/ ,sy/em l&2 &  7#b7 ma9ta9 on a     
website an updat$ li/ ( high haz>d areas
 designat$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7       
,duration ,l& designat$ z a high haz>d  
area "u subsection 7a7 %all reta9 t     
designation = a p]iod ( n less ?an #ae  

ye>s1 unless ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1
 aft] consultation ) ! ,gov]nor ( !     
,/ate 9 :i* ! high haz>d area is locat$1
 det]m9es t ! designation is no long]   
w>rant$4  #e4 ,classification ( timb]   
residue 9 high haz>d areas z no-value ,=
 ! removal ( timb] locat$ )9 a high     
haz>d area t is cov]$ by !              
,collaborative ,=e/ ,l&scape ,re/oration
 ,program e/abli%$ "u section #djjc ( ! 
,omnibus ,public ,l& ,managem5t ,act (  
#bjji 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjc7 or a good   
neighbor agreem5t ent]$ into "u section 
#hbjf ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #baac;a71 ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture %all n *>ge a /umpage rate 
or assign any value to-- 7#a7 a tree t  
is-- 7,a7 less ?an #ab in*es 9 diamet]  
at brea/ height2 &  7,b7 cut to r$uce a 
fire haz>d & make /&s m fire resili5t2  
7#b7 any =e/ process+ residue or        
byproduct ( =e/ re/oration1 su* z ! top 
or a bran* ( a tree h>ve/$ = high]-valu$
 wood products2 or  7#c7 a l>ge dead    
tree t is n suitable = high]-valu$ wood 

products because ( decay4  #f4          
,assessm5t ( ,f$]al l& = wood biomass   
en]gy pot5tial  7a7 ,assessm5t  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !     
,secret>y71 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture1 %all produce a            
compreh5sive assessm5t 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is 
section z ! assessm5t7 ( ! pot5tial to  
produce biomass en]gy f l& "u !         
adm9i/rative jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture1 subject to p>agraph 7#b74 
7#b7 ,exempt$ l& ,! assessm5t %all n    
apply to l&-- 7,a7 t is a compon5t ( !  
,national ,wild]ness ,pres]vation       
,sy/em2  7,b7 on :i* ! removal (        
vegetation is prohibit$ or re/rict$ by  
an ,act ( ,congress or a ,presid5tial   
proclamation2 or  7,c7 t is a wild]ness 
/udy area4  7b7 ,supply inv5tory  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! assessm5t %all include an   
inv5tory ( =e/ biomass supplies locat$  

on ,f$]al l& t are suitable = en]gy use4
  7#b7 ,classification ,! supply        
inv5tory describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
di/+ui% betwe5 =e/ biomass supplies t-- 
7,a7 are live trees2  7,b7 are dead or  
salvage trees2  7,c7 are prone to       
dr\ght1 insect outbreak1 or disease2    
7,d7 are mill residue2 &  7,e7 may      
pot5tially be h>ve/$4  7c7 ,evaluation (
 pot5tial s\rces ,! assessm5t %all      
evaluate :e!r ! =e/ biomass supplies    
li/$ 9 ! supply inv5tory describ$ 9     
subsection 7b7 are pot5tial wood biomass
 s\rces1 su* z-- 7#a7 logg+ wa/e1 su* z 
tops ( trees t o!rwise produce comm]cial
 sawlogs2  7#b7 trees t are too small to
 meet saw timb] m]*antability           
specifications2  7#c7 trees & ladd]     
fuels t are likely to be remov$ z "p (  
=e/ managem5t prescriptions to re/ore   
=e/ heal? & resili5cy2  7#d7 dead trees 
t are unsuitable = manufacture ( sawlogs
 due to decay1 /a9+1 or insect damage2  
7#e7 portions ( h>ve/$ trees t _c be    
made into solid wood products2  7#f7    

unutiliz$ sla%2  7#g7 mill residues2 &  
7#h7 o!r wood products suitable = en]gy 
use4  7d7 ,infra/ructure di/ribution &  
capacity ,! assessm5t %all take into    
consid]ation-- 7#a7 ! availability1     
pot5tial1 & di/ribution ( ! =e/ biomass 
supplies li/$ 9 ! supply inv5tory       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b72  7#b7 !      
infra/ructure t supports exi/+ wood     
products & biomass en]gy production on !
 l& cov]$ by ! assessm5t2 &  7#c7 exi/+ 
& project$ =e/ biomass en]gy consumption
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 ,e/imates ,bas$
 on ! supply inv5tory describ$ 9        
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all        
develop-- 7#a7 a #e- & #aj-ye> e/imate (
 biomass en]gy t may be produc$ f       
supplies li/$ 9 ! inv5tory2 &  7#b7     
e/imates = ! associat$ co/s ( transport+
 & process+ ^? supplies = use z en]gy4  
7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report        
describ+-- 7#a7 ! assessm5t2 &  7#b7 !  
e/imates develop$ "u subsection 7e74    
#g4 ,wood biomass t>gets ,! ,presid5t   
%all include 9 ! annual submission ( !  
budget ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t "u   
section #aaje ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 an annual p]=mance metric1 :i*  
%all be e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture1 = ! h>ve/ ( wood biomass  
mat]ial 9 gre5 tons made available =    
bio5]gy m>kets4  #h4 ,high ,haz>d ,area 
,wood ,biomass ,fund  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t   
,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates a fund1 to be kn[n z !    
,high ,haz>d ,area ,wood ,biomass ,fund 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,fund74    
7b7 ,deposits  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ! ,secret>y7 may transf]  
su* p]c5tage z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to  
be appropriate ( ! rev5ue g5]at$ f base 
/umpage rates ( timb] sales t occur on  
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& 7o!r ?an rev5ue
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77 to !         

,secret>y ( ! ,treasury = deposit 9 !   
,fund4  7#b7 ,exclusions ,rev5ue g5]at$ 
f sales describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may n  
be transf]r$ "u t p>agraph if ! rev5ue  
w\ld1 9 ! abs5ce ( t p>agraph1 be-- 7,a7
 deposit$ 9 ! special fund e/abli%$ "u  
section #c ( ! ,act ( ,june #i1 #aicj   
7commonly kn[n z ! ,knutson-,v&5b]g     
,act7 7#df ,/at4 #ebg1 *apt] #daf2 #af  
,u4,s4,c4 #egf;b72  7,b7 paid to a      
,/ate1 c\nty1 or t]ritory "u ! ,act (   
,may #bc1 #aijh 7#ce ,/at4 #bfj1 *apt]  
#aib2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #ejj72 or  7,c7 paid
 to a c\nty "u ! ,act ( ,may #bd1 #aici 
7#ec ,/at4 #gec1 *apt] #add2 #dc        
,u4,s4,c4 #bfba et seq474  7c7 ,use (   
funds ,am\nts 9 ! ,fund %all be us$ by !
 ,secret>y to assi/ timb] op]ators &    
biomass en]gy produc]s ) ! collection1  
h>ve/1 /orage1 & transportation 7includ+
 by rail7 ( biomass mat]ial1 su* z      
byproducts ( =e/ heal? treatm5ts &      
haz>d\s fuels r$uction projects1 remov$ 
f ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& 9 high haz>d 
areas4  7d7 ,priority ,9 provid+        

assi/ance "u subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y
 %all give priority to an electricity   
g5]at+ unit t is fir$ at lea/ #hj p]c5t 
by coal & t conv]ts to a majority (     
biomass p[] op]ations4  7e7 ,effect     
,no?+ 9 ?is section affects ! am\nt ( a 
c\nty paym5t "u ! ,secure ,rural ,s*ools
 & ,community ,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( 
#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq474