,,ii #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dhhg ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,june #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,kelly 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 & ,mr4 ,s*iff7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ,a ,,bill ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to e/abli% a program to provide haz>d\s fuels transportation grants1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,haz>d\s ,fuels ,transportation ,assi/ance ,act ( #bjbf4 #b4 ,haz>d\s ,fuels ,transportation ,assi/ance ,program 7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,eligible recipi5t ,! t]m eligible recipi5t means-- 7,a7 a =-pr(it entity2 7,b7 a nonpr(it organization2 7,c7 a ,/ate2 7,d7 a unit ( local gov]nm5t2 7,e7 an ,indian ,tribe2 & 7,f7 an in/itution ( high] education4 7#b7 ,fire%$ ,! t]m fire%$ means a l&scape-scale area1 z del9eat$ us+ me?ods develop$ ?r\gh rese>* conduct$ by ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 t repres5ts simil> s\rce levels ( community exposure to wildfire4 7#c7 ,haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity ,! t]m haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity means a vegetation managem5t activity conduct$ on ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& t r$uces ! risk ( wildfire1 includ+ me*anical ?9n+1 ma/ication1 timb] h>ve/1 graz+1 ! removal ( d[n$ or damag$ timb] result+ f a tornado1 hurricane1 ice /orm1 w9d?r[ ev5t1 or o!r natural disa/] t ! ,secret>y det]m9es increases ! risk ( wildfire1 & any comb9ation ( ^? activities4 7#d7 ,indian ,tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 7#e7 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em ,! t]m ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aa7;a7 ( ! ,=e/ & ,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a774 7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4 7#g7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means-- 7,a7 ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates2 7,b7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2 & 7,c7 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico4 7b7 ,haz>d\s fuels transportation grants 7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t & purpose ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a program to provide grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipi5ts = ! purpose ( inc5tiviz+ ! removal ( mat]ial f a haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity conduct$ "u a contract or agreem5t ent]$ into ) ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 z ( ! date ( ! application submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,application ,to be eligible to receive a grant "u p>agraph 7#a71 an eligible recipi5t %all submit to ! ,secret>y an application t includes1 at a m9imum1 a description (-- 7,a7 ! project to be c>ri$ out us+ ! grant1 includ+ ! e/imat$ co/ ( ! project & h[ ! grant w\ld be us$ = ! project2 & 7,b7 h[ ! project w\ld meet ! purpose describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ "o or m reasons ! mat]ial f ! haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity w\ld n be utiliz$ )\t ! grant4 7c7 ,eligible uses ,an eligible recipi5t t receives a grant "u subsection 7b7 %all use ! grant = "o or m ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,transportation ( byproducts f ! haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity1 includ+ r\ndwood1 *ips1 biomass1 & o!r byproducts1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 7#b7 ,co/s associat$ ) woody>ds1 load+ facilities1 scales1 & cu/om *ipp+4 7#c7 ,pur*as+1 modify+1 or leas+ equipm5t t %all be us$ prim>ily to facilitate ! effici5t transport ( mat]ial f a haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity1 :i* may include equipm5t to process su* mat]ial into a =m m conducive to su* transport4 7#d7 ,ma9t5ance ( equipm5t directly relat$ to ! transportation ( haz>d\s fuels f a haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity4 7#e7 ,work=ce developm5t = tra9+ & c]tifications necess>y = projects c>ri$ out "u ?is section1 includ+ 9 p>tn]%ip ) ,indian ,tribes4 7#f7 ,any o!r exp5ses det]m9$ necess>y & appropriate by ! ,secret>y = ! transport ( haz>d\s fuels4 7d7 ,ineligible uses ,an eligible recipi5t t receives a grant "u subsection 7b7 %all n use ! grant =-- 7#a7 con/ruction or capital improvem5ts1 includ+ process+ facilities2 7#b7 /umpage or timb] pur*ases2 or 7#c7 any o!r exp5ses ! ,secret>y det]m9es ineligible4 7e7 ,prioritization ,9 aw>d+ grants "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to proposals t w\ld-- 7#a7 treat haz>d\s fuels 9 high-risk fire%$s1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 7#b7 maximize ! numb] ( acres treat$ = haz>d\s fuels2 7#c7 maximize ! volume ( haz>d\s fuels to be transport$2 7#d7 maximize ! ret5tion ( exi/+ =e/ products infra/ructure2 7#e7 develop new or exp& exi/+ wood process+ facilities2 7#f7 maximize ! pot5tial to increase ! utilization ( =e/ products long-t]m2 7#g7 utilize mat]ial f a haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity z "p ( a project "u-- 7,a7 ! ,collaborative ,=e/ ,l&scape ,re/oration ,program e/abli%$ "u section #djjc ( ! ,omnibus ,public ,l& ,managem5t ,act ( #bjji 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjc72 or 7,b7 ! ,jo9t ,*iefs ,l&scape ,re/oration ,p>tn]%ip program e/abli%$ "u section #djhjh ( ! ,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feib;d72 & 7#h7 remove mat]ial f a haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity us+ "o or m (-- 7,a7 a good neighbor agreem5t "u section #hbjf ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #baac;a72 7,b7 a /ew>d%ip contract+ project ent]$ into "u section #fjd ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c72 7,c7 a self-det]m9ation contract or self-gov]nance compact agreem5t ent]$ into "u ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq472 & 7,d7 an agreem5t or contract ent]$ into "u ! ,tribal ,=e/ ,protection ,act ( #bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-bgh2 #aah ,/at4 #hfh74 7f7 ,fund+ 7#a7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjca4 7#b7 ,limitations 7,a7 ,grant am\nt ,! ,secret>y %all n exp5d m ?an #c1jjj1jjj = any "o grant "u ?is section 9 any "o fiscal ye>4 7,b7 ,pur*as+ equipm5t ,an eligible recipi5t %all n use m ?an #bej1jjj ( ! am\nt ( a grant "u ?is section 9 any "o fiscal ye> = pur*as+ equipm5t "u subsection 7c77#c74 7#c7 ,co/-%>e 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 an eligible recipi5t may receive a grant "u ?is section 9 an am\nt equal to n m ?an #ge p]c5t ( ! co/ ( c>ry+ out ! project "u ?is section4 7,b7 ,indian ,tribes ,an ,indian ,tribe may receive a grant "u ?is section 9 an am\nt equal to n m ?an #ij p]c5t ( ! co/ ( c>ry+ out ! project "u ?is section4