,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ddi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f            
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #e71         
#bjbe,mr4 ,?une 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ris*7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,heal?y ,=e/s        
,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc to require !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to exp$ite     
haz>d\s fuel or insect & disease risk   
r$uction projects on c]ta9 ,national    
,=e/ ,sy/em l&1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,exp$it+ ,=e/ ,re/oration & ,recov]y    
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,application by ,=e/ 
,s]vice ( au?orities to exp$ite         
environm5tal analyses 9 c>ry+ out       
haz>d\s fuel & insect & disease risk    
r$uction projects ,section #ajd ( !     
,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fead7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7i7 ,application by 
,=e/ ,s]vice ( au?orities ,to exp$ite   

environm5tal analyses 9 c>ry+ out       
haz>d\s fuel & insect & disease risk    
r$uction projects  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is subsection3 7,a7 ,insect & disease  
treatm5t area ,! t]m insect & disease   
treatm5t area means an area t-- 7i7 is  
designat$ by ! ,secret>y z an insect &  
disease treatm5t area "u ?is title2 or  
7ii7 is designat$ z at-risk or a haz>d  
on ! mo/ rec5t ,national ,insect &      
,disease ,risk ,map publi%$ by ! ,=e/   
,s]vice4  7,b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #aja7ad77;,a74  7#b7 ,use (     
au?orities ,9 c>ry+ out a haz>d\s fuel  
or insect & disease risk r$uction       
project au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act 9 an insect
 & disease treatm5t area1 ! ,secret>y   
%all-- 7,a7 apply ! categorical         
exclusion e/abli%$ by section #fjc if ! 
project is c>ri$ out 9 an insect &      
disease treatm5t area-- 7i7 designat$ z 
suitable = timb] production )9 !        
applicable =e/ plan2 or  7ii7 :]e timb] 
h>ve/ activities are n prohibit$2  7,b7 

conduct applicable environm5tal         
assessm5ts & environm5tal impact        
/atem5ts 9 accordance ) ?is section if !
 project is c>ri$ out 9-- 7i7 an insect 
& disease treatm5t area-- 7,i7 outside (
 an area describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 or
  7,,ii7 :]e o!r significant res\rce    
conc]ns exi/1 z det]m9$ exclusively by !
 ,secret>y2 or  7ii7 an insect & disease
 treatm5t area equival5t to n less ?an a
 ,hydrologic ,unit code #e wat]%$1 z    
def9$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological    
,survey2 &  7,c7 not)/&+ subsection 7d71
 9 ! case ( any o!r haz>d\s fuel or     
insect & disease risk r$uction project1 
9 ! environm5tal assessm5t or           
environm5tal impact /atem5t prep>$ "u   
subsection 7b71 /udy1 develop1 &        
describe-- 7i7 ! propos$ ag5cy action2 &
  7ii7 ! alt]native ( no action4  7#c7  
,priority = r$uc+ risks ( insect        
infe/ation & wildfire ,except :]e       
e/abli%$ z a m&atory /&>d t con/ra9s    
project & activity decisionmak+ 9 a     
res\rce managem5t plan 7z def9$ 9       

section #aja7ac77;,a77 9 effect on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9 ! case (  
an insect & disease treatm5t area1 !    
,secret>y %all prioritize r$uc+ ! risks 
( insect & disease infe/ation & wildfire
 ov] o!r plann+ objectives4  7#d7       
,inclusion ( ,fire ,regime ,gr\p ,,iv   
,not)/&+ section #fjc7;c77#b77;,b71 !   
,secret>y %all apply ! categorical      
exclusion describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 
to areas 9 ,fire ,regime ,gr\p ,,iv4    
7#e7 ,exclud$ areas ,?is subsection %all
 n apply to-- 7,a7 a compon5t ( !       
,national ,wild]ness ,pres]vation       
,sy/em2 or  7,b7 an inv5tori$ roadless  
area1 except 9 ! case ( an activity t is
 p]mitt$ "u-- 7i7 ! f9al rule ( !       
,secret>y entitl$ ,special ,areas2      
,roadless ,area ,cons]vation 7#ff ,f$4  
,reg4 #cbdd 7,janu>y #ab1 #bjja772 or   
7ii7 a ,/ate-specific roadless area     
cons]vation rule4  7#f7 ,reports ,!     
,secret>y %all annually make publicly   
available data describ+ ! acreage treat$
 "u haz>d\s fuel or insect & disease    

risk r$uction projects 9 insect &       
disease treatm5t areas dur+ ! previ\s   
ye>4  4  #c4 ,good neighbor au?ority    
,section #hbjf7;b77#b7 ( ! ,agricultural
 ,act ( #bjad 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#baac;a7b77#b77 is am5d$ by /rik+       
subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,c7 ,treatm5t ( rev5ue ,funds receiv$ f
 ! sale ( timb] by a ,gov]nor ( a ,/ate 
"u a good neighbor agreem5t %all be     
reta9$ & us$ by ! ,gov]nor-- 7i7 to c>ry
 out au?oriz$ re/oration s]vices "u t   
good neighbor agreem5t2 &  7ii7 if funds
 rema9 aft] c>ry+ out au?oriz$          
re/oration s]vices "u clause 7i71 to    
c>ry out au?oriz$ re/oration s]vices )9 
! ,/ate "u o!r good neighbor agreem5ts4 
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