,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ac1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,k+ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !   
removal ( small-diamet] trees 9 fire    
haz>d areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,small-diamet] ,timb] & ,und]utiliz$    
,mat]ial ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,f$]al l& ,! t]m      
,f$]al l& means l& "u ! jurisdiction (--
 7,a7 ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t2  7,b7 
! ,bureau ( ,reclamation2  7,c7 !       
,national ,p>k ,s]vice2  7,d7 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice2 or     
7,e7 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  7#b7 ,fire haz>d  
area ,! t]m fire haz>d area means an    
area t-- 7,a7 has be5 id5tifi$ by !     
,secret>y conc]n$ z hav+ a v high       
wildfire haz>d pot5tial2  7,b7 is locat$
 on ,f$]al l&2 &  7,c7 is locat$ we/ ( !
 #ajj? m]idian4  7#c7 ,secret>y conc]n$ 

,! t]m ,secret>y conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 ) respect to    
,f$]al l& adm9i/]$ by t ,secret>y2 &    
7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ) respect
 to ,f$]al l& adm9i/]$ by t ,secret>y4  
7#d7 ,small-diamet] tree ,! t]m         
small-diamet] tree means a tree1 or     
portion !re(1 t has a diamet] at brea/  
height ( n great] ?an #h in*es4  #c4    
,prices  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 
9 subsection 7b71 not)/&+ any o!r       
provision ( law-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y      
conc]n$ may n-- 7,a7 *>ge a fee to      
au?orize a p]son to remove a            
small-diamet] tree 9 a fire haz>d area1 
includ+ a fee = a special use p]mit2 or 
7,b7 recov] any process+ or monitor+ co/
 ( au?oriz+ a p]son to remove a         
small-diamet] tree 9 a fire haz>d area2 
&  7#b7 if ! ,secret>y conc]n$ au?orizes
 a p]son to remove a small-diamet] tree1
 includ+ ?r\gh a timb] sale1 9 a fire   
haz>d area1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all n  
require ! p]son to pay any am\nt = !    

small-diamet] tree4  7b7 ,fees ,!       
,secret>y conc]n$ may *>ge a fee =      
removal ( a small-diamet] tree ( a      
p>ticul> species ( tree 9 a fire haz>d  
area if ! ,secret>y conc]n$-- 7#a7      
det]m9es t ! fee is appropriate2 &  7#b7
 discloses t det]m9ation to ! public4   
7c7 ,no volume det]m9ations2 appraisals 
,z "p ( a small-diamet] tree removal    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
conc]n$ may n-- 7#a7 require a volume   
det]m9ation1 includ+ by scal+1 measur+1 
weigh+1 or c\nt+ small-diamet] trees    
be=e or aft] cutt+ or removal2 or  7#b7 
conduct a timb] appraisal to det]m9e !  
fair-m>ket value ( ! small-diamet] trees
 be+ remov$4  7d7 ,applicability ,?is   
section %all only apply to contracts    
au?oriz+ a p]son to remove a            
small-diamet] tree z describ$ 9         
subsection 7a7 ent]$ into on or aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4        
,free-use area designation ,! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !  
,=e/ ,s]vice1 %all designate z a        

free-use area "u section #bbc4f ( title 
#cf1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or a  
successor regulation71 any fire haz>d   
area 9 ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em t conta9s
 a small-diamet] tree4  #e4 ,tree       
designation ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all   
seek to designate = removal             
small-diamet] trees 9 a fire haz>d      
area-- 7#a7 to ! maximum ext5t          
practicable1 ?r\gh means t d n include  
physically m>k+ a small-diamet] tree =  
removal2 &  7#b7 by provid+ a writt5    
description (-- 7,a7 ! small-diamet]    
trees to be remov$ & to be reta9$ f a   
project area2 or  7,b7 ! desir$         
po/-h>ve/ /& *>act]i/ics )9 ! project   
area f :i* ! small-diamet] tree w\ld be 
remov$4