,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fiid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1          
#bjbd,mrs4 ,kim ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1  
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 & ,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 ! reop5+
 ( cov]$ recreation sites clos$ due to a
 natural disa/]1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,re/or+ ,our ,unop5$ ,trails = ,enjoym5t
 & ,safety ,act or ! ,,r\tes ,act4  #b4 
,reop5+ ( cov]$ recreation sites clos$  
due to natural disa/]s  7a7 ,reop5+     
requir$ ,9 ! case ( a cov]$ recreation  
site t is fully or p>tially clos$ due to
 damage caus$ by a natural disa/]       
7includ+ haz>d trees71 ! ,secret>y      
conc]n$ %all reop5 su* cov]$ recreation 

site n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on  
:i* su* natural disa/] ends1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y conc]n$4  7b7            
,categorical exclusion = cov]$          
recreation site re/oration  7#a7        
,categorical exclusion e/abli%$         
,activities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 are
 a category ( actions h]eby designat$ z 
be+ categorically exclud$ f ! prep>ation
 ( an environm5tal assessm5t or an      
environm5tal impact /atem5t "u section  
#ajb ( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy
 ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb74    
7#b7 ,activities designat$ = categorical
 exclusion ,! activities designat$ "u   
?is section = a categorical exclusion   
are activities c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y 
conc]n$ on ,int]ior recreational l&s or 
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&s :]e ! prim>y  
purpose ( su* activity is1 consi/5t ) ! 
managem5t plan applicable to su* l&s1   
to-- 7,a7 repair & re/ore cov]$         
recreation sites damag$ by a natural    
disa/]2  7,b7 remove haz>d trees = !    
purpose ( public safety or improv+      

access to a cov]$ recreation site2  7,c7
 mitigate & r$uce soil erosion impact+ a
 cov]$ recreation site2  7,d7 re/ore    
dra9age patt]ns to support a cov]$      
recreation site2 or  7,e7 any comb9ation
 ( ! purposes specifi$ 9 subp>agraphs   
7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d74  7#c7 ,availability (  
categorical exclusion ,on & aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y    
conc]n$ may use ! categorical exclusion 
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 accordance )
 ?is subsection4  7#d7 ,extraord9>y     
circum/ances ,! activities categorically
 exclud$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be       
subject to ! extraord9>y circum/ances   
proc$ures e/abli%$ pursuant to section  
#aeja4d ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  7c7 ,em]g5cy haz>d tree   
removal  7#a7 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&s 
,) respect to haz>d trees locat$ on a   
p>cel ( ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&s1 dur+ 
! #b-ye> p]iod aft] a natural disa/] on 
su* p>cel ends1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y
 ( ,agriculture1 section #bbj4d7;b7 (   

title #cf1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7z 9 effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act7 %all h ! =ce & effect ( law )    
respect to su* p>cel4  7#b7 ,int]ior    
recreational l&s ,) respect to haz>d    
trees locat$ on ,int]ior recreational   
l&s1 dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod aft] a natural 
disa/] on su* p>cel ends1 z det]m9$ by !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 section #df4aej
 ( title #dc1 ,code ( ,f$]al            
,regulations 7z 9 effect on ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act7 %all h ! =ce &     
effect ( law ) respect to su* p>cel4    
7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y conc]n$ %all submit to        
,congress1 & make publicly available on 
! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior & !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 a report t   
includes ! numb] ( cov]$ recreation     
sites-- 7#a7 t h be5 reop5$ pursuant to 
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 t1 z ( ! date ( 
su* report1 are clos$ due to damage     
caus$ by a natural disa/] & ! date su*  
natural disa/] end$1 z det]m9$ by !     

,secret>y conc]n$4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ recreation site
 ,! t]m cov]$ recreation site means a   
trail1 campgr\nd1 develop$ day-use      
recreation site1 or road t is-- 7,a7    
locat$ on ,int]ior recreational l&s or  
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&s2 &  7,b7      
op]at$ by ! ,secret>y conc]n$4  7#b7    
,haz>d tree ,! t]m haz>d tree means a   
/&+ tree t pres5ts a visible haz>d to p 
or prop]ty due to conditions su* z !    
det]ioration (1 or damage to-- 7,a7 !   
root sy/em1 trunk1 /em1 or limbs ( !    
tree2 or  7,b7 ! direction or lean ( !  
tree4  7#c7 ,int]ior recreational l&s ,!
 t]m ,int]ior recreational l&s means l&s
 manag$ by ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice1 
! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 or ! ,bureau
 ( ,reclamation4  7#d7 ,national =e/    
sy/em ,! t]m ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em has !
 mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aa7;a7 ( ! 
,=e/ & ,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces     
,plann+ ,act ( #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#afji7;a774  7#e7 ,natural disa/] ,! t]m

 natural disa/] includes a wildfire1    
flood1 erosion1 & tornado4  7#f7        
,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y      
conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior1 ) respect to ,int]ior         
recreational l&s2 or  7,b7 ! ,secret>y (
 ,agriculture1 ) respect to ,national   
,=e/ ,sy/em l&s4