,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #defi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bj1 #bjba,mr4  
,mc,clintock 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4      
,b5tz1 ,mr4 ,ob]nolte1 ,mr4 ,ros5dale1  
,mrs4 ,boeb]t1 & ,mr4 ,tiffany7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require t only  
two alt]natives be consid]$ ) respect to
 c]ta9 propos$ collaborative =e/        
managem5t activities1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,action ,v]sus ,no ,action ,act4  #b4 
,analysis ( only two alt]natives 7action
 v]sus no action7 9 propos$             
collaborative =e/ managem5t activities  
7a7 ,application to c]ta9 environm5tal  
assessm5ts & environm5tal impact        

/atem5ts ,?is section %all apply :5ev] !
 ,secret>y conc]n$ prep>es an           
environm5tal assessm5t or an            
environm5tal impact /atem5t pursuant to 
section #ajb ( ! ,national ,environm5tal
 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dccb7 = a =e/ managem5t activity t--   
7#a7 w occur on l&s id5tifi$ z !        
,secret>y conc]n$ z suitable = timb]    
production2 &  7#b7 meets at lea/ "o ( !
 foll[+ conditions3 7,a7 ,! =e/         
managem5t activity w occur on l&s       
designat$ by ! ,secret>y 7or designee   
!re(7 pursuant to section #fjb7;b7 ( !  
,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;a7b771 not)/&+ :e!r
 su* =e/ managem5t activity is initiat$ 
prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  
7,b7 ,! =e/ managem5t activity is       
develop$ ?r\gh a collaborative process4 
7,c7 ,! =e/ managem5t activity is       
propos$ by a res\rce advisory committee4
  7,d7 ,! =e/ managem5t activity is     
cov]$ by a community wildfire protection
 plan4  7b7 ,consid]ation ( alt]natives 

,9 ! case ( an environm5tal assessm5t or
 environm5tal impact /atem5t describ$ 9 
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all
 /udy1 develop1 & describe only ! foll[+
 two alt]natives3 7#a7 ,! =e/ managem5t 
activity4  7#b7 ,! alt]native ( no      
action4  7c7 ,elem5ts ( no action       
alt]native ,9 ! case ( ! alt]native ( no
 action describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b71 !
 ,secret>y conc]n$ %all consid] :e!r to 
evaluate-- 7#a7 ! effect ( no action    
on-- 7,a7 =e/ heal?2  7,b7 pot5tial     
losses ( life & prop]ty2  7,c7 habitat  
div]sity2  7,d7 wildfire pot5tial2  7,e7
 insect & disease pot5tial2 &  7,f7     
timb] production2 &  7#b7 ! implications
 ( a result+ decl9e 9 =e/ heal?1 loss ( 
habitat div]sity1 wildfire1 or insect or
 disease infe/ation 7giv5 fire & insect 
& disease hi/oric cycles7 on-- 7,a7     
pot5tial losses ( life & prop]ty2  7,b7 
dome/ic wat] supply 9 ! project area2   
7,c7 wildlife habitat loss2 &  7,d7 o!r 
economic & social factors4  7d7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        

,collaborative process ,! t]m           
collaborative process means a process   
relat+ to ! managem5t ( ,national ,=e/  
,sy/em l&s or public l&s by :i* a       
project or =e/ managem5t activity is    
develop$ & implem5t$ by ! ,secret>y     
conc]n$ ?r\gh collaboration ) int]e/$   
p]sons1 z describ$ 9 section            
#fjc7;b77#a77;,c7 ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s     
,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#feia;b7b77#a77;,c774  7#b7 ,community  
wildfire protection plan ,! t]m         
community wildfire protection plan has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( !    
,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feaa74  7#c7 ,res\rce   
advisory committee ,! t]m res\rce       
advisory committee has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m 9 section #bja ( ! ,secure ,rural   
,s*ools & ,community ,self-,det]m9ation 
,act ( #bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gaba74     
7#d7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y 
conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture1 ) respect to ,national    
,=e/ ,sy/em l&s2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( !

 ,int]ior1 ) respect to public l&s4