,,ii #aah? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #aii ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #a1 #bjbc,mr4 ,da9es 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,fe9/e97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ,a ,,bill ,to codify ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to conduct c]ta9 l&scape-scale =e/ re/oration projects1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,root & ,/em ,project ,au?orization ,act ( #bjbc4 #b4 ,root & ,/em projects 7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,collaborative process ,! t]m collaborative process means a process t-- 7,a7 includes multiple int]e/$ p]sons repres5t+ div]se int]e/s2 & 7,b7 7i7 is transp>5t & nonexclusive2 or 7ii7 meets ! requirem5ts = a res\rce advisory committee "u subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7f7 ( section #bje ( ! ,secure ,rural ,s*ools & ,community ,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gabe74 7#b7 ,f$]al l& ,! t]m ,f$]al l& means-- 7,a7 l& ( ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em 7z def9$ 9 section #aa7;a7 ( ! ,=e/ & ,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a7772 & 7,b7 public l&s 7z def9$ 9 section #ajc ( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb774 7#c7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y conc]n$ means1 z applicable-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice2 or 7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t4 7b7 ,li/ ( contractors ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all-- 7#a7 ma9ta9 a li/ ( non-,f$]al1 ?ird-p>ty contractors t ! ,secret>y conc]n$ c hire 9 ea* ,/ate to complete ! analysis describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#a72 & 7#b7 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #c ye>s !reaft]1 submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a copy ( ! li/ describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74 7c7 ,agreem5ts ,if a p]son submits to ! ,secret>y conc]n$ a proposal = a project on ,f$]al l& t 0 develop$ ?r\gh a collaborative process & t meets local & rural community ne$s1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ may ent] into an agreem5t ) ! p]son1 "u :i*-- 7#a7 ! p]son initially provides to ! ,secret>y conc]n$ all1 or a portion (1 ! fund+ necess>y to complete any analysis t ! ,secret>y conc]n$ det]m9es to be necess>y "u ,f$]al law1 includ+ ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 & ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 = ! consid]ation ( ! propos$ project2 7#b7 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ uses ! fund+ provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to pay a contractor includ$ on ! li/ ma9ta9$ "u subsection 7b77#a7 to conduct ! analysis describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 7#c7 on completion ( ! analysis describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 if ! ,secret>y conc]n$ makes a decision to proce$ ) ! project1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$-- 7,a7 solicits bids to c>ry out ! project2 & 7,b7 ent]s into a contract or agreem5t "u section #fjd ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7 to c>ry out ! project2 & 7#d7 us+ any receipts describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#a71 ! ,secret>y conc]n$1 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 repays to ! p]son ! fund+ initially provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a74 7d7 ,additional relat$ au?orities 7#a7 ,use ( receipts ,any receipts t are g5]at$ by a project describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 t are normally deposit$ 9 ! ,g5]al ,fund ( ! ,treasury %all be available = exp5diture by ! ,secret>y conc]n$1 )\t fur!r appropriation or fiscal ye> limitation1 = ! use describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#d74 7#b7 ,contractors ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ may noncompetitively hire a contractor includ$ on ! li/ ma9ta9$ "u subsection 7b77#a7 to conduct ! analysis describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#a74 7e7 ,sav+s clauses 7#a7 ,au?ority ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all-- 7,a7 det]m9e ! suffici5cy ( any docum5ts prep>$ by a contractor "u subsection 7c77#b72 & 7,b7 reta9 responsibility = any au?oriz+ decision relat+ to a propos$ project describ$ 9 subsection 7c74 7#b7 ,review & approval ( indep5d5t ?ird p>ties ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all v]ify t !re is no conflict ( int]e/ betwe5-- 7,a7 a p]son t submits a proposal "u subsection 7c72 & 7,b7 a contractor t ! ,secret>y conc]n$ hires "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( t subsection to c>ry out an analysis ) respect to t proposal4 7#c7 ,adm9i/rative co/s ,! ,secret>y conc]n$-- 7,a7 %all only use ! fund+ provid$ to ! ,secret>y conc]n$ "u subsection 7c77#a7 to pay a contractor pursuant to subsection 7c77#b72 & 7,b7 %all n use any portion ( ! fund+ provid$ to ! ,secret>y conc]n$ "u subsection 7c77#a7 to cov] any o!r exp5se or co/ incurr$ by ! ,secret>y conc]n$1 includ+ adm9i/rative co/s4 7#d7 ,limitations on reimbursem5ts ,if insuffici5t receipts are g5]at$ by a project describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 to reimburse ! p]son t provid$ fund+ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( t subsection1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all n provide additional fund+ to ! p]son4 7f7 ,promotion ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all provide guidance to ea* local field (fice ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$ =-- 7#a7 mak+ /akehold]s aw>e ( ! au?ority "u ?is ,act2 & 7#b7 enc\rag+ use ( t au?ority to meet l& managem5t goals4 7g7 ,treatm5t ( collaborative memb]s ,= purposes ( a civil action relat+ to a project describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 any p]son t p>ticipat$ 9 ! collaborative process to develop ! proposal = ! project %all be-- 7#a7 entitl$ to int]v5e1 z ( "r1 9 any subsequ5t civil action2 & 7#b7 consid]$ to be a full p>ticipant 9 any settlem5t negotiation relat+ to ! project4 7h7 ,sunset ,! requirem5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 & ! au?ority to ent] into an agreem5t "u subsection 7c7 %all expire on ,janu>y #a1 #bjcc4