S. 3116 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3116 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 24, 2023Mr. Luján (for himself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend Public Law 88–657 to require greater transparency in the consideration of projects for the Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Act of 2023. 2. Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program transparency Section 8 of Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 538a) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) solicit and consider public input regionally in selecting projects for funding under the Program by— (i) publishing annually, for each region, a list of projects considered for funding under the Program; (ii) accepting public comment on the projects described in clause (i); and (iii) considering public comments in selecting projects for funding under the Program; ; and (B) in subparagraph (D)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting annually, for each region, before publish; and (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) a list that includes a description of— (I) each project considered for funding under the Program; (II) public comments received on each project described in subclause (I); (III) the ranking within the applicable region of each project described in subclause (I); and (IV) the proposed outcome of each project funded under the Program for the applicable fiscal year. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (f) Definition of region In this section, the term region means one of the 9 regions of the Forest Service. .