,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bj1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,sanders introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,federal ,land ,policy and    
,management ,act of #aigf to authorize  
certain construction activities on      
public lands1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,nurseries ,title ,,vi of the       
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agha et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #fjd4 ,nurseries  7a7   
,in general ,using funds made available 
under section #djhjd7;b77#h7 of the     
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feib;a7b77#h77--   
7#a7 the ,secretary shall carry out a   
pilot program to establish and operate  
nurseries on public lands and other     
,federal land under the jurisdiction of 
the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary

 of ,agriculture1 acting through the    
,chief of the ,forest ,service1 shall   
carry out a pilot program to establish  
and operate nurseries on ,national      
,forest ,system land4  7b7 ,locations   
7#a7 ,department of the ,interior ,the  
,secretary shall carry out the pilot    
program established under subsection    
7a77#a7 in-- 7,a7 #d of the eleven      
contiguous ,western ,states2 and  7,b7  
#a ,state that is not #a of the eleven  
contiguous ,western ,states4  7#b7      
,forest ,service ,the ,secretary of     
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service1 shall carry out
 the pilot program established under    
subsection 7a77#b7 in-- 7,a7 #d of the  
eleven contiguous ,western ,states2 and 
7,b7 #a ,state1 including the ,state of 
,vermont1 that is not #a of the eleven  
contiguous ,western ,states4  7c7       
,activities  7#a7 ,definition of        
,secretary concerned ,in this           
subsection1 the term ,secretary         
concerned means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary1  

with respect to public lands and other  
,federal land under the jurisdiction of 
the ,secretary2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture1 acting through the    
,chief of the ,forest ,service1 with    
respect to ,national ,forest ,system    
land4  7#b7 ,authorizations ,in carrying
 out a pilot program established under  
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary concerned
 may-- 7,a7 establish a tree nursery on 
,federal land under the jurisdiction of 
the ,secretary concerned1 and develop   
the infrastructure necessary to support 
that nursery1 to address ,federal and   
regional conservation tree planting     
needs1 consistent with the ,bureau of   
,land ,management ,national ,seed       
,strategy2  7,b7 purchase necessary     
equipment and machinery and construct   
the necessary facilities on ,federal    
land under the jurisdiction of the      
,secretary concerned to store material1 
equipment1 and machinery authorized     
under this section2  7,c7 enter into    
cooperative agreements with non-,federal

 entities to use trees produced in      
nurseries established under the pilot   
program2  7,d7 conduct necessary        
research on grazing and forest          
management on ,federal land under the   
jurisdiction of the ,secretary          
concerned1 ensuring the long-term       
sustainability of such grazing and      
forest management1 to maximize the      
ability-- 7i7 to sequester carbon2  7ii7
 to prevent soil erosion2 and  7iii7 to 
improve air and water quality2 and  7,e7
 hire and train personnel to carry out  
the activities described in this        
section4  4