,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iiii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbf,ms4 
,pettersen 7for herself and ,mr4        
,neguse7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture1 and in addition to the    
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of             
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service1 to enter into  
cooperative agreements with certain     
entities to address mountain pine beetle
 infestations and reduce associated     
wildfire risk1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,mountain ,pine ,beetle         
,coordination ,act4  #b4 ,cooperative   
agreements to address mountain pine     
beetle infestations  7a7 ,cooperative   

agreement authorization ,the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture1 acting through the     
,chief of the ,forest ,service1 may     
enter into a cooperative agreement with 
a covered entity to provide for         
activities to support the detection1    
treatment1 and mitigation of mountain   
pine beetle infestations on lands       
subject to the jurisdiction of the      
,secretary or such covered entity1 which
 may include the following3 7#a7        
,coordinated monitoring and data        
sharing4  7#b7 ,joint planning and      
implementation of projects4  7#c7       
,processing of and increased processing 
capacity for beetle-killed or           
beetle-infested trees4  7#d7 ,hazard    
reduction in areas affected by mountain 
pine beetle infestations4  7#e7 ,other  
activities determined necessary by the  
,secretary and such covered entity to   
reduce wildfire risks associated with   
such infestations4  7b7 ,technical      
assistance ,upon request of a covered   
entity party to an agreement entered    

into under subsection 7a71 the          
,administrator of the ,animal and ,plant
 ,health ,inspection ,service shall     
provide to such covered entity technical
 assistance requested with respect to   
the monitoring and management of        
mountain pine beetle infestations1      
including with respect to-- 7#a7        
detection2  7#b7 spread dynamics2 and   
7#c7 mitigation strategies4  7c7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered entity ,the term covered entity
 means each of the following3 7,a7 ,the 
chief executive officer of a ,state4    
7,b7 ,the chief executive officer of a  
political subdivision of a ,state4  7#b7
 ,state ,the term ,state means each of  
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 each territory or possession 
of the ,united ,states1 and each        
federally recognized ,indian ,tribe4