,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bgdi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #g1 #bjbc,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to provide mandatory funding for hazardous fuels reduction projects on certain ,federal land1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,wildfire ,resilient ,communities ,act4 #b4 ,funding for hazardous fuels reduction projects on certain ,federal land 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agency head ,the term agency head means-- 7,a7 the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service2 7,b7 the ,chief of the ,forest ,service2 7,c7 the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management2 7,d7 the ,director of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service2 and 7,e7 the ,director of the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs4 7#b7 ,at-risk community2 fire regime ,i2 fire regime ,,ii2 fire regime ,,iii ,the terms at-risk community1 fire regime ,i1 fire regime ,,ii1 and fire regime ,,iii have the meanings given those terms in section #aja of the ,healthy ,forests ,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feaa74 7#c7 ,covered land ,the term covered land means ,federal land under the jurisdiction of the applicable agency head4 7#d7 ,hazardous fuels reduction project ,the term hazardous fuels reduction project means the removal or modification of flammable vegetation or woody debris through prescribed fire1 thinning1 brush removal1 mastication1 pruning1 slash treatment1 or a combination of those methods1 on the condition that the method is ecologically appropriate1 cost-effective1 and selected on a site-specific basis4 7b7 ,hazardous fuels reduction projects 7#a7 ,in general ,the agency heads shall carry out hazardous fuels reduction projects on covered land4 7#b7 ,project priorities ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the agency heads shall prioritize hazardous fuels reduction projects that are-- 7,a7 conducted in areas that-- 7i7 are within or adjacent to-- 7,i7 at-risk communities2 or 7,,ii7 high-value watersheds2 7ii7 have very high wildfire hazard potential2 or 7iii7 are in fire regime ,i1 fire regime ,,ii1 or fire regime ,,iii2 or 7,b7 designed to integrate and simultaneously advance #b or more of the goals established in the report of the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,secretary of the ,interior entitled ,the ,national ,strategy3 the ,final ,phase of the ,development of the ,national ,cohesive ,wildland ,fire ,management ,strategy and dated ,april #bjad and the update entitled ,national ,cohesive ,wildland ,fire ,management ,strategy ,addendum ,update and dated ,january #bjbc-- 7i7 to create fire-adapted communities2 7ii7 to restore and maintain resilient landscapes2 and 7iii7 to achieve safe1 effective fire response4 7c7 ,funding 7#a7 ,in general ,on the first ,october #a following the date of enactment of this ,act1 out of any funds in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall transfer to the agency heads1 in accordance with an allocation formula established by the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 #cj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 7#b7 ,receipt and acceptance ,the agency heads shall be entitled to receive1 shall accept1 and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under paragraph 7#a71 without further appropriation4 7#c7 ,administrative and planning costs ,not more than #aj percent of funding made available under paragraph 7#a7 may be used for administrative and planning costs4 #c4 ,additional amounts for community wildfire defense grant program ,in addition to amounts made available to the ,secretary of ,agriculture under section #djhjc7;c77#ab7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feib7;c77#ab771 there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary of ,agriculture to carry out section #djhjc7;f7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feib7;f77 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca4 #d4 ,collaborative ,forest ,landscape ,restoration ,program reauthorization ,section #djjc of the ,omnibus ,public ,land ,management ,act of #bjji 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking species2 and inserting species or pathogens22 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking and at the end2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by adding and after the semicolon at the end2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7,i7 address standardized monitoring questions and indicators2 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#c77;,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by adding and at the end2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 include a ,federal ,government staffing plan for providing support to collaborative processes established pursuant to subsection 7b77#b72 2 7#c7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,g7 whether the proposal seeks to use innovative implementation mechanisms1 including conservation finance agreements1 good neighbor agreements entered into under section #hbjf of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #baac;a71 and similar implementation mechanisms2 7,h7 whether the proposal seeks to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire or increase ecological restoration activities-- 7i7 within areas across land ownerships1 including ,state1 ,tribal1 and private land2 and 7ii7 within the wildland-urban interface2 and 7,i7 whether the proposal seeks to enhance watershed health and drinking water sources4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #aj and inserting #bj2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #b and inserting #d2 7#d7 in subsection 7e77#c71 by inserting conflict resolution or collaborative governance1 before and woody2 and 7#e7 in subsection 7f77#f71 by striking #hj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc and inserting #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd and each fiscal year thereafter4 #e4 ,county ,stewardship ,fund ,section #fjd of the ,healthy ,forests ,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7j7 as subsection 7k72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7i7 the following3 7j7 ,county ,stewardship ,fund 7#a7 ,in general ,there is established in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a fund to be known as the ,county ,stewardship ,fund 7referred to in this section as the ,fund71 to be administered by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,deposits ,each fiscal year1 an amount equal to #be percent of the amounts collected as receipts under subsection 7e7 during the preceding fiscal year shall be deposited in the ,fund4 7#c7 ,availability ,amounts in the ,fund shall-- 7,a7 be used only for purposes described in paragraph 7#d72 and 7,b7 remain available until expended4 7#d7 ,purposes 7,a7 ,in general ,each fiscal year1 the ,chief or the ,director1 as applicable1 shall distribute from amounts in the ,fund to each county in which a contract under subsection 7b7 was carried out on ,federal land in the county during the preceding fiscal year a payment of an amount equal to #be percent of the receipts generated from that contract4 7,b7 ,use of funds ,a county receiving a payment under subparagraph 7,a7 may use the payment for any governmental purposes4 4