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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 487 

To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, 

the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. HEINRICH) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments 

of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, 

and Commerce for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2021, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘21st Century Con5 servation Corps Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DE2 PARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, THE INTE3 RIOR, HOMELAND SECURITY, LABOR, AND 

4 COMMERCE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are appro6 priated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 

7 appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

8 2021, and for other purposes: 

9 (1) FOREST SERVICE SUPPLEMENTAL APPRO10 PRIATIONS.—For additional amounts for the Forest 

11 Service— 

12 (A) $8,075,000,000 for ‘‘National Forest 

13 System’’, to remain available through Sep14 tember 30, 2023, of which— 

15 (i) $3,500,000,000, to remain avail16 able through September 30, 2023, shall be 

17 used for hazardous fuels management ac18 tivities, subject to the conditions that the 

19 Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 

20 the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to 

21 in this paragraph as the ‘‘Secretary’’)— 

22 (I) shall prioritize hazardous 

23 fuels reduction projects using those 

24 amounts for projects— 

25 (aa) for which any applica26 ble processes under the National 


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1 Environmental Policy Act of 

2 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 

3 have been completed or are in the 

4 process of being completed; 

5 (bb) that are noncommer6 cial; 

7 (cc) that focus on small di8 ameter trees, thinning, strategic 

9 fuel breaks, and fire use to mod10 ify fire behavior, as measured by 

11 the projected reduction of 

12 uncharacteristically severe wild13 fire effects for the forest type, 

14 such as adverse soil impacts, tree 

15 mortality, or other impacts; 

16 (dd) that maximize the re17 tention of large trees, as appro18 priate for the forest type, to the 

19 extent that the trees promote 

20 fire-resilient stands; 

21 (ee) that do not include the 

22 establishment of permanent 

23 roads; and 

24 (ff) for which funding would 

25 be committed to decommission all 


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1 temporary roads constructed to 

2 carry out the project; 

3 (II) shall not harvest vegeta4 tion— 

5 (aa) from any old growth 

6 stand, unless the old growth 

7 stand is part of a science-based 

8 ecological restoration project au9 thorized by the Secretary that 

10 meets applicable protection and 

11 old growth enhancement objec12 tives, as determined by the Sec13 retary; or 

14 (bb) within any inventoried 

15 roadless area; and 

16 (III) shall complete and submit 

17 to the Committee on Energy and Nat18 ural Resources of the Senate and the 

19 Committee on Natural Resources of 

20 the House of Representatives an an21 nual report describing the number of 

22 acres of land on which projects car23 ried out using those amounts effec24 tively mitigated wildfire risk; 


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1 (ii) $150,000,000, to remain available 

2 through September 30, 2023, shall be de3 posited in the Collaborative Forest Land4 scape Restoration Fund for ecological res5 toration treatments, as authorized by sec6 tion 4003(f) of the Omnibus Public Land 

7 Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 

8 7303(f)): Provided, That the Secretary 

9 may expend such funds on any proposal 

10 that has received or been approved for 

11 funding through the Collaborative Forest 

12 Landscape Restoration Fund and will be 

13 implemented through the collaborative 

14 process described in section 4003(b)(2) of 

15 that Act (16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(2)); 

16 (iii) $300,000,000, to remain available 

17 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

18 to implement watershed protection and res19 toration action plans developed as part of 

20 the Watershed Condition Framework es21 tablished under section 304 of the Healthy 

22 Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 

23 U.S.C. 6543); 

24 (iv) $25,000,000, to remain available 

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1 ation, Heritage, and Wilderness’’, which 

2 shall be used for the Every Kid Outdoors 

3 program established under section 9001 of 

4 the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 

5 Management, and Recreation Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116–9); and 

7 (v) $100,000,000, to remain available 

8 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

9 for plan monitoring programs developed 

10 pursuant to section 219.12 of title 36, 

11 Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 

12 regulations), including multi-party moni13 toring under those programs; 

14 (B) $6,000,000,000 for ‘‘Capital Improve15 ment and Maintenance’’, to remain available 

16 through September 30, 2023, subject to the 

17 conditions that— 

18 (i) the Secretary shall prioritize the 

19 use of those amounts to carry out author20 ized activities— 

21 (I) to provide stewardship for ex22 isting system roads and trails; 

23 (II) to improve water quality; 

24 (III) to improve, maintain, or re25 store infrastructure for— 


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1 (aa) the passage of fish and 

2 wildlife; and 

3 (bb) recreational use; 

4 (IV) to decommission unneeded 

5 roads; 

6 (V) to improve visitor services; 

7 and 

8 (VI) to improve recreational and 

9 educational access, opportunities, and 

10 other services to underserved commu11 nities; and 

12 (ii) $300,000,000 shall be used for 

13 the Forest Service Legacy Roads and 

14 Trails Remediation Program established by 

15 section 8 of Public Law 88–657 (as added 

16 by section 5); 

17 (C) $2,400,000,000 for ‘‘State and Private 

18 Forestry’’, of which— 

19 (i) $100,000,000, to remain available 

20 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

21 for competitive grants under the land22 scape-scale restoration program established 

23 under section 13A of the Cooperative For24 estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

25 2109a), of which $50,000,000 shall be 


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1 used to enter into contracts with Indian 

2 tribes pursuant to the Indian Self-Deter3 mination and Education Assistance Act 

4 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 

5 (ii) $100,000,000, to remain available 

6 until expended, shall be used for the For7 est Legacy Program; 

8 (iii) $100,000,000, to remain available 

9 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

10 for the urban and community forestry pro11 gram; 

12 (iv) $100,000,000, to remain available 

13 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

14 for the community forest and open space 

15 conservation program; and 

16 (v) $2,000,000,000, to remain avail17 able through September 30, 2023, shall be 

18 used for State fire assistance (National 

19 Fire Capacity); 

20 (D) $30,000,000, to remain available 

21 through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 

22 the Water Source Protection Program estab23 lished under section 303 of the Healthy Forests 

24 Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542); 


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1 (E) $100,000,000 for the purchase of per2 sonal protective equipment and other prepared3 ness and response expenses relating to COVID– 

4 19, to remain available through September 30, 

5 2023: Provided, That the Administrator of the 

6 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 

7 consider allocating personal protective equip8 ment and appropriate testing for COVID–19 to 

9 Federal and cooperating wildland firefighters 

10 and law enforcement personnel from Federal 

11 land management agencies; and 

12 (F) $2,000,000,000, to remain available 

13 through September 30, 2023, to carry out the 

14 National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act 

15 (16 U.S.C. 583k et seq.). 

16 (2) NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION

17 SERVICE.—For an additional amount for the Nat18 ural Resources Conservation Service, 

19 $5,500,000,000 for ‘‘Conservation Operations’’, to 

20 remain available through September 30, 2025, which 

21 shall be used to fund alternative funding arrange22 ments under section 1271C(d) of the Food Security 

23 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)), the eligible part24 ner (as defined in section 1271A of that Act (16 

25 U.S.C. 3871a)) with respect to which demonstrates 


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1 quantifiable and cost-efficient sediment and nutrient 

2 reductions, and near-term job creation, subject to 

3 the conditions that— 

4 (A) the amounts shall be used— 

5 (i) to fund high-impact resiliency 

6 projects to restore watersheds, the eligible 

7 partner (as so defined) with respect to 

8 which demonstrates— 

9 (I) quantifiable reductions to 

10 nonpoint source pollution; 

11 (II) quantified increases in 

12 streamflow that functionally benefit 

13 native fish and wildlife species; or 

14 (III) quantified streamflow pref15 erence to account for recreational 

16 usage; and 

17 (ii) to provide $200,000,000 in tech18 nical assessment funding to eligible part19 ners (as so defined) to analyze and identify 

20 the high-impact sediment, nutrient, and 

21 streamflow benefits available in watersheds 

22 in advance of projects carried out using 

23 those amounts, on a State-by-State and 

24 watershed-by-watershed basis, by Decem25 ber 31, 2022; and 


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1 (B) with respect to a high-impact resiliency 

2 project described in subparagraph (A)(i) funded 

3 using amounts made available under this para4 graph— 

5 (i) the project shall be approved on an 

6 expedited basis; 

7 (ii) the project shall receive 100 per8 cent Federal financial assistance, including 

9 60 percent of the assistance provided at 

10 the beginning of the project, with eligible 

11 partners (as so defined) managing the 

12 projects receiving an additional 20 percent 

13 administrative rate; and 

14 (iii) of the amount provided for the 

15 project, not more than 15 percent shall be 

16 used by the Secretary of Agriculture to 

17 provide technical assistance and measure 

18 project results. 

19 (3) COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD IN20 NOVATION PROGRAM.—$100,000,000 for the Sec21 retary of Agriculture for competitive grants under 

22 the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation 

23 Program established under section 9013 of the 

24 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

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1 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That the Secretary of 

2 Agriculture may award the grants without regard to 

3 section 9013(g)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural 

4 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(g)(2)). 

5 (4) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUPPLE6 MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For additional 

7 amounts— 

8 (A) for the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment— 

10 (i) $2,025,000,000 for ‘‘Management 

11 of Lands and Resources’’, to remain avail12 able until September 30, 2023, which shall 

13 be used for hazardous fuels management 

14 activities, subject to the conditions that the 

15 Secretary of the Interior, acting through 

16 the Director of the Bureau of Land Man17 agement (referred to in this subparagraph 

18 as the ‘‘Secretary’’)— 

19 (I) shall prioritize hazardous 

20 fuels reduction projects using those 

21 amounts for projects— 

22 (aa) for which any applica23 ble processes under the National 

24 Environmental Policy Act of 

25 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 


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1 have been completed or are in the 

2 process of being completed; 

3 (bb) that are noncommer4 cial; 

5 (cc) that focus on small di6 ameter trees, thinning, strategic 

7 fuel breaks, and fire use to mod8 ify fire behavior, as measured by 

9 the projected reduction of 

10 uncharacteristically severe wild11 fire effects for the forest type, 

12 such as adverse soil impacts, tree 

13 mortality, or other impacts; 

14 (dd) that maximize the re15 tention of large trees, as appro16 priate for the forest type, to the 

17 extent that the trees promote 

18 fire-resilient stands; 

19 (ee) that do not include the 

20 establishment of permanent 

21 roads; and 

22 (ff) for which funding would 

23 be committed to decommission all 

24 temporary roads constructed to 

25 carry out the project; 


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1 (II) shall not harvest vegetation 

2 from any old growth stand, unless the 

3 old growth stand is part of a science4 based ecological restoration project 

5 authorized by the Secretary that 

6 meets applicable protection and old 

7 growth enhancement objectives, as de8 termined by the Secretary; and 

9 (III) shall complete and submit 

10 to the Committee on Energy and Nat11 ural Resources of the Senate and the 

12 Committee on Natural Resources of 

13 the House of Representatives an an14 nual report describing the number of 

15 acres of land on which projects car16 ried out using those amounts effec17 tively mitigated wildfire risk; 

18 (ii) $25,000,000, to remain available 

19 until September 30, 2021, for the Every 

20 Kid Outdoors program established under 

21 section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 

22 Conservation, Management, and Recre23 ation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public 

24 Law 116–9); and 


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1 (iii) $2,000,000,000, to remain avail2 able until September 30, 2023, for ‘‘Man3 agement of Lands and Resources’’, subject 

4 to the condition that the Secretary shall 

5 prioritize the use of those amounts to carry 

6 out authorized activities— 

7 (I) to provide stewardship for ex8 isting system roads and trails; 

9 (II) to improve water quality; 

10 (III) to improve, maintain, or re11 store infrastructure for the passage of 

12 fish and wildlife; 

13 (IV) to decommission unneeded 

14 roads; 

15 (V) to improve visitor services; 

16 and 

17 (VI) to improve recreational and 

18 educational access, opportunities, and 

19 other services to underserved commu20 nities; 

21 (B) for the United States Fish and Wild22 life Service, to remain available until September 

23 30, 2023— 

24 (i) $300,000,000 for ‘‘Resource Man25 agement’’, of which— 


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1 (I) $150,000,000 shall be used 

2 for the partners for fish and wildlife 

3 program; and 

4 (II) $150,000,000 shall be used 

5 for migratory bird management under 

6 the North American waterfowl joint 

7 ventures program; and 

8 (ii) $15,000,000 for ‘‘National Wild9 life Refuge System’’, which shall be used 

10 for the Every Kid Outdoors program es11 tablished under section 9001 of the John 

12 D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 

13 and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; 

14 Public Law 116–9); 

15 (C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

16 $4,505,000,000 for ‘‘Water and Related Re17 sources’’, of which— 

18 (i) $500,000,000 shall be used to pro19 vide funding for rural water supply 

20 projects that serve Indian Tribes under the 

21 rural water supply program under section 

22 103 of the Rural Water Supply Act of 

23 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2402): Provided, That 

24 priority shall be given to funding rural 

25 water supply projects that respond to 


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1 emergency situations in which a lack of ac2 cess to clean drinking water threatens the 

3 health of a Tribal population; 

4 (ii) $4,500,000, to remain available 

5 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

6 to carry out the WaterSMART program 

7 authorized by subtitle F of title IX of the 

8 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

9 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10361 et seq.), subject to 

10 the conditions that— 

11 (I) high-impact resiliency projects 

12 funded using those amounts shall 

13 have— 

14 (aa) quantifiable and high15 efficiency improvements to re16 gional drought resiliency; and 

17 (bb) quantifiable increases 

18 in streamflows that functionally 

19 benefit native fish and wildlife 

20 species; 

21 (II) grants provided using those 

22 amounts shall be approved on an ex23 pedited basis; 


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1 (III) the amount of a grant pro2 vided using those amounts shall be 

3 not more than $50,000,000; and 

4 (IV) $100,000,000 shall be pro5 vided in technical assessment funding 

6 to recipients of amounts under that 

7 program to analyze and identify the 

8 high-impact sediment, nutrient, and 

9 streamflow benefits available in water10 sheds in advance of projects carried 

11 out using those amounts, on a State12 by-State basis, by December 31, 

13 2022; and 

14 (iii) $5,000,000, to remain available 

15 through September 30, 2021, shall be used 

16 for the Every Kid Outdoors program es17 tablished under section 9001 of the John 

18 D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 

19 and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; 

20 Public Law 116–9); 

21 (D) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

22 $45,000,000 for ‘‘Operation of Indian Pro23 grams’’, of which— 

24 (i) $20,000,000 shall be used for for25 estry, subject to the condition that such 


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1 amount shall be divided equally between 

2 Tribal priority allocation and forest 

3 projects; 

4 (ii) $20,000,000 shall be made avail5 able to Indian Tribes on a competitive 

6 basis to build capacity for participation in 

7 large landscape-scale forest health treat8 ments; and 

9 (iii) $5,000,000 shall be used for a 

10 workforce development initiative to recruit 

11 and retain forestry professionals on Indian 

12 land; and 

13 (E) for the National Park Service— 

14 (i) $575,000,000 for ‘‘Operation of 

15 the National Park Service’’, to remain 

16 available through September 30, 2021, of 

17 which— 

18 (I) $25,000,000 shall be used for 

19 the Every Kid Outdoors program es20 tablished under section 9001(b)(1) of 

21 the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 

22 Management, and Recreation Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116– 

24 9); 


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1 (II) $50,000,000 shall be used to 

2 support programming and partner3 ships with youth-serving organiza4 tions; and 

5 (III) $500,000,000 shall be used 

6 for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy 

7 Partnership Program of the Land and 

8 Water Conservation Fund, subject to 

9 the conditions that— 

10 (aa) 49 percent of the funds 

11 shall be divided equally among 

12 each State, territory of the 

13 United States, and the District 

14 of Columbia; 

15 (bb) 49 percent of the funds 

16 shall be divided proportionally 

17 among the States and territories 

18 of the United States based on the 

19 urban population of the States 

20 and territories of the United 

21 States, as determined by the 

22 2010 census; 

23 (cc) 2 percent of the funds 

24 shall be reserved for the provision 


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1 of funds to Tribal governments 

2 by the Secretary; 

3 (dd) the Secretary shall co4 ordinate with the chief executive 

5 officers of the States and terri6 tories of the United States to dis7 tribute grants at a Federal share 

8 of 100 percent on an expedited 

9 basis to support job creation and 

10 economic revitalization in low-in11 come communities through 

12 projects that— 

13 (AA) acquire land and 

14 water for parks and other 

15 public outdoor recreation 

16 purposes; 

17 (BB) develop new, or 

18 renovate existing, public out19 door recreation facilities; 

20 and 

21 (CC) improve delivery 

22 of recreation services, in23 cluding personnel, training, 

24 facilities, programming, 


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1 recreation equipment, and 

2 supplies; and 

3 (ee) priority shall be given 

4 to projects that— 

5 (AA) create or signifi6 cantly enhance access to 

7 park, waterway, and rec8 reational opportunities in a 

9 qualifying urban area that 

10 lacks parks and outdoor 

11 recreation areas within 0.5 

12 miles of, or 10-minute walk13 ing distance from, the quali14 fying urban area; 

15 (BB) improve outdoor 

16 recreation opportunities for 

17 high-need populations based 

18 on income, age, or other 

19 measures of vulnerability 

20 and need; 

21 (CC) provide opportuni22 ties for employment or job 

23 training in park construc24 tion, site rehabilitation, or 

25 operations; 


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1 (DD) engage and em2 power underserved commu3 nities and youth; and 

4 (EE) take advantage of 

5 coordination among various 

6 levels of government; and 

7 (ii) $6,000,000,000 for ‘‘Construc8 tion’’, to remain available through Sep9 tember 30, 2023, subject to the condition 

10 that the Secretary of the Interior (acting 

11 through the Director of the National Park 

12 Service) shall prioritize the use of the 

13 amounts to carry out authorized activi14 ties— 

15 (I) to provide stewardship for ex16 isting National Park System roads 

17 and trails; 

18 (II) to improve water quality; 

19 (III) to improve, maintain, or re20 store infrastructure for the passage of 

21 fish and wildlife; 

22 (IV) to improve visitor services; 

23 and 

24 (V) to improve recreational and 

25 educational access, opportunities, and 


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1 other services to underserved commu2 nities. 

3 (5) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

4 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For an addi5 tional amount for the Department of Homeland Se6 curity for ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’, $2,000,000,000 

7 for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Com8 munities program under section 203 of the Robert 

9 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist10 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to remain available until 

11 September 30, 2031, for the purposes of increasing 

12 wildfire, floodplain, urban heat, and climate resil13 iency on an expedited basis. 

14 (6) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLE15 MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For an additional 

16 amount for the Department of Commerce for ‘‘Oper17 ations, Research, and Facilities’’, $2,000,000,000 

18 for the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund 

19 established under section 904 of the National 

20 Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503) 

21 to award grants under section 906 of that Act (16 

22 U.S.C. 7505), to remain available until September 

23 30, 2031, for the purposes of creating jobs, restoring 

24 wetlands, dunes, reefs, marshes, kelp forests, 


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1 mangroves, and other living shorelines to reduce 

2 flood risks, create habitat, and restart tourism. 

3 (7) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROPRIA4 TIONS.—$9,000,000,000 for the Department of 

5 Labor for the Civilian Conservation Corps program 

6 established under subtitle E of title I of the Work7 force Innovation and Opportunity Act, to remain 

8 available through September 30, 2022. 

9 (b) LOCAL BENEFIT; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.— 

10 To the extent practicable, in using amounts made avail11 able under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture, 

12 acting through the Chief of the Forest Service— 

13 (1) is encouraged to enter into stewardship con14 tracting projects under section 604 of the Healthy 

15 Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) 

16 in order to maximize the economic benefit for rural 

17 communities; and 

18 (2) shall carry out projects using those amounts 

19 in accordance with section 104 of the Healthy For20 ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514). 

21 (c) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.—In carrying out 

22 projects using amounts made available under this section, 

23 each Secretary concerned shall, to the maximum extent 

24 practicable, engage— 


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1 (1) historically underrepresented communities; 

2 or 

3 (2) historically disenfranchised communities. 

4 (d) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.—In 

5 carrying out conservation projects using amounts made 

6 available under paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection 

7 (a), each Secretary concerned— 

8 (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

9 use— 

10 (A) qualified youth or conservation corps 

11 (as defined in section 203 of the Public Lands 

12 Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and 

13 (B) nonprofit wilderness, trails, and recre14 ation stewardship organizations; and 

15 (2) may use such amounts as are necessary to 

16 provide technical assistance. 

17 (e) MATCHING FUNDS WAIVER.—Any otherwise ap18 plicable matching funds requirements, including under 

19 section 212(a)(1) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 

20 (16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1)), shall be waived for high-impact 

21 resiliency projects described in paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and 

22 (4)(C)(i)(I) of subsection (a) carried out using amounts 

23 made available under this section. 

24 (f) FEDERAL COORDINATION.—The head of each 

25 Federal agency for which amounts are made available 


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1 under this section shall monitor and track, through an on2 line platform that is usable by personnel across Federal 

3 agencies— 

4 (1) the expenditure of those amounts; and 

5 (2) the conservation outcomes achieved through 

6 those expenditures. 

7 (g) PRIORITY.—In using amounts made available 

8 under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture or the Sec9 retary of the Interior, as applicable, shall give priority to 

10 funding high-impact resiliency projects described in para11 graphs (2)(A)(i) and (4)(C)(i)(I) of subsection (a) that 

12 maximize quantifiable environmental benefits for the least 

13 cost. 

14 SEC. 3. OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES RELIEF PROGRAM. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti17 ty’’ means— 

18 (A) a holder of a special use permit that 

19 has fewer than 500 full-time equivalent employ20 ees; and 

21 (B) a small- or medium-sized ski area with 

22 a special use permit to operate a ski area of 

23 National Forest System land. 


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1 (2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Out2 fitters and Guides Relief Fund established by sub3 section (b). 

4 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Treasury. 

6 (4) SPECIAL USE PERMIT.—The term ‘‘special 

7 use permit’’ means— 

8 (A) with respect to the Forest Service— 

9 (i) a special use authorization (as de10 fined in section 251.51 of title 36, Code of 

11 Federal Regulations (or successor regula12 tions)), for guiding or outfitting (as those 

13 terms are defined in that section (or suc14 cessor regulations)); or 

15 (ii) a permit that a ski area is re16 quired to hold to operate on Federal land; 

17 (B) with respect to the National Park 

18 Service, a commercial use authorization for out19 fitting and guiding issued under— 

20 (i) section 803(h) of the Federal 

21 Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

22 U.S.C. 6802(h)); or 

23 (ii) section 101925 of title 54, United 

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1 (C) with respect to the National Park 

2 Service, a concession contract for outdoor recre3 ation activities awarded under subchapter II of 

4 chapter 1019 of title 54, United States Code 

5 (not including a commercial use authorization 

6 under section 101925 of that title); 

7 (D) with respect to the United States Fish 

8 and Wildlife Service, a special use permit for 

9 recreational, sport fishing, or hunting outfitting 

10 and guiding; 

11 (E) with respect to the Bureau of Land 

12 Management, a special recreation permit for 

13 commercial outfitting and guiding; 

14 (F) with respect to the Bureau of Rec15 lamation, a use authorization for guiding, out16 fitting, or other recreational services; 

17 (G) with respect to the Coast Guard, a li18 cense issued by the Coast Guard to operate an 

19 uninspected passenger vessel described in sec20 tion 2101(51)(B) of title 46, United States 

21 Code; 

22 (H) with respect to the Corps of Engi23 neers, a contract for recreation services; and 

24 (I) with respect to a State agency that 

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1 ation service providers, a special use agreement 

2 for recreational services. 

3 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is estab4 lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be 

5 known as the ‘‘Outfitters and Guides Relief Fund’’. 

6 (c) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use 

8 amounts in the Fund to provide payments to eligible 

9 entities in accordance with this section. 

10 (2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sec11 tion, the Secretary shall coordinate with— 

12 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

13 through the Chief of the Forest Service, in the 

14 case of a special use permit issued by the For15 est Service; 

16 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, in the 

17 case of a special use permit issued by— 

18 (i) the Department of the Interior; or 

19 (ii) a State agency described in sub20 section (a)(4)(I); 

21 (C) the Secretary of the department in 

22 which the Coast Guard is operating, acting 

23 though the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in 

24 the case of a special use permit issued by the 

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1 (D) the Secretary of Defense, in the case 

2 of a special use permit issued by the Corps of 

3 Engineers. 

4 (d) APPLICATIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a payment under 

6 this section, not later than 18 months after the date 

7 of enactment of this Act, an eligible entity shall sub8 mit to the Secretary an application to receive a pay9 ment. 

10 (2) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity may sub11 mit applications under paragraph (1) not more fre12 quently than once every 90 days during the 18- 

13 month period beginning on the date of enactment of 

14 this Act. 

15 (e) PAYMENTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

17 and (3), the amount of a payment under this section 

18 shall be an amount equal to the difference be19 tween— 

20 (A) during the period that the eligible enti21 ty was unable to provide recreational services at 

22 full capacity under a special use permit due to 

23 a State or Federal action resulting from the 

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1 subsection as the ‘‘covered period’’), the sum 

2 obtained by adding— 

3 (i) the operating and administrative 

4 expenses, including payments to inde5 pendent contractors, of the eligible entity 

6 directly relating to recreational services 

7 under the special use permit, as calculated 

8 based on the average of the 3 previous 

9 years; and 

10 (ii) the payroll expenses and owner 

11 compensation of the eligible entity directly 

12 relating to recreational services under the 

13 special use permit, as calculated based on 

14 the average of the 3 previous years; and 

15 (B) the full gross revenue of the eligible 

16 entity during the covered period directly relat17 ing to recreational services under the special 

18 use permit. 

19 (2) CERTAIN ENTITIES.—Subject to paragraph 

20 (3), in the case of an eligible entity that has been 

21 a holder of a special use permit for less than 3 

22 years, the amount of a payment under this section 

23 shall be an amount equal to the lesser of— 

24 (A) the operating expenses of the eligible 

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1 ing to recreational services under the special 

2 use permit during the covered period; and 

3 (B) $30,000. 

4 (3) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity shall not 

5 receive any amount under this section that covers 

6 expenses or compensation described in paragraphs 

7 (1) and (2) for which assistance has been provided 

8 under— 

9 (A) section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business 

10 Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)); 

11 (B) section 7(b)(2) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 

12 636(b)(2)); or 

13 (C) section 12005 of the CARES Act (15 

14 U.S.C. 1512 note; Public Law 116–136). 

15 (f) DUTIES OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall use a 

17 payment received under this section to continue 

18 business operations of the eligible entity. 

19 (2) CONDITION.—As a condition on the receipt 

20 of a payment under this section, an eligible entity 

21 shall retain not less than— 

22 (A) 70 percent of the full-time equivalent 

23 positions of the eligible entity, based on the av24 erage number of full-time equivalent positions 

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1 riod, as determined by the Secretary, over the 

2 3 previous years; and 

3 (B) 60 percent of the contractor positions 

4 of the eligible entity, based on the average num5 ber of contractor positions of the eligible entity 

6 during the comparable period, as determined by 

7 the Secretary, over the 3 previous years. 

8 (g) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated, out of 

9 amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

10 $2,000,000,000 to the Fund for the period of fiscal years 

11 2021 and 2022, to remain available until expended. 

12 SEC. 4. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM. 

13 Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conserva14 tion, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 

15 note; Public Law 116–9) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5) 

17 and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(5) STUDENT.—The term ‘student’ means any 

19 fourth, fifth, or sixth grader or home-schooled learn20 er 10 to 12 years of age residing in the United 

21 States, including any territory or possession of the 

22 United States.’’; and 

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1 (A) in paragraph (2)(C), in the subpara2 graph heading, by striking ‘‘IN GRADE FOUR’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) by striking paragraph (5). 

5 SEC. 5. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS RE6 MEDIATION PROGRAM. 

7 Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (com8 monly known as the ‘‘Forest Roads and Trails Act’’) is 

9 amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS RE11 MEDIATION PROGRAM. 

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

13 Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Pro14 gram (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’). 

15 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Program shall be ad16 ministered by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of 

17 the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the ‘Sec18 retary’). 

19 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall de20 velop a national strategy to carry out the Program in ac21 cordance with this section. 

22 ‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the Program, the 

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1 ‘‘(1) carry out critical maintenance and urgent 

2 repairs and associated activities on National Forest 

3 System roads, trails, and bridges; 

4 ‘‘(2) restore passages of fish and other aquatic 

5 species by removing or replacing unnatural barriers 

6 from those passages; 

7 ‘‘(3) consider recreational access when improv8 ing water quality and habitat conditions; and 

9 ‘‘(4) decommission roads in accordance with 

10 subsection (h). 

11 ‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In implementing the Program, the 

12 Secretary shall give priority to projects that protect or re13 store— 

14 ‘‘(1) water quality; 

15 ‘‘(2) a watershed that supplies a public drinking 

16 water system; 

17 ‘‘(3) the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or 

18 sensitive fish or wildlife species; or 

19 ‘‘(4) a watershed for which the Secretary has 

20 completed a watershed protection and restoration ac21 tion plan pursuant to section 304 of the Healthy 

22 Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6543). 

23 ‘‘(f) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—Except with re24 spect to a project carried out on a watershed for which 

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1 under section 323 of the Department of the Interior and 

2 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 

3 1011a), each project carried out under this section shall 

4 be on a National Forest System road or trail. 

5 ‘‘(g) IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM ROAD SYS6 TEMS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

7 of this section, the Secretary shall identify, for each unit 

8 of the National Forest System, the minimum road system 

9 and unneeded roads in accordance with section 212.5(b) 

10 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 

11 the date of enactment of this Act). 

12 ‘‘(h) UNNEEDED ROADS.—The Secretary shall de13 commission any roads identified as unneeded under sub14 section (g) as soon as practicable after making the identi15 fication under that subsection. 

16 ‘‘(i) REVIEW; REVISION.—The Secretary shall review, 

17 and may revise, an identification made under subsection 

18 (g) for a unit of the National Forest System during a revi19 sion of the land and resource management plan applicable 

20 to that unit. 

21 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

22 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

23 $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

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1 SEC. 6. 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN

3 CONSERVATION CORPS.—Title I of the Workforce Innova4 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subtitle E (29 U.S.C. 3241 

7 et seq.) as subtitle F; and 

8 (2) by inserting after subtitle D the following: 

9 ‘‘Subtitle E—21st Century Civilian 

10 Conservation Corps 

11 ‘‘SEC. 176. 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS 

12 PROGRAM. 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) PROJECT PARTNER.—The term ‘project 

15 partner’ means the Department of Agriculture, the 

16 Interior, Homeland Security, Commerce, or Labor, a 

17 State or local resource management agency, or an18 other entity responsible for community development 

19 or climate adaption. 

20 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

21 CORPS.—The term ‘qualified youth or conservation 

22 corps’ means an entity carrying out a qualified 

23 youth or conservation corps, as defined in section 

24 203 of the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 

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1 ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

2 CORPS CRITERIA.—The term ‘qualified youth or con3 servation corps criteria’ means the model and stand4 ards for a program described in section 203(11) of 

5 the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 

6 1722(11)). 

7 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab8 lish and carry out a 21st Century Civilian Conservation 

9 Corps program. The program shall be carried out using 

10 qualified youth or conservation corps criteria and through 

11 Civilian Conservation Corps projects. 

12 ‘‘(c) GRANTS.—In carrying out the 21st Century Ci13 vilian Conservation Corps program, the Secretary shall 

14 make grants to eligible qualified youth or conservation 

15 corps, acting in partnership with project partners, to carry 

16 out Civilian Conservation Corps projects, in which the 

17 grant funds are used to administer comprehensive youth 

18 and workforce development programs. 

19 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

21 grant under this section for a Civilian Conservation 

22 Corps project, a qualified youth or conservation 

23 corps shall submit an application to the Secretary, 

24 at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 

25 may require, that contains— 


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1 ‘‘(A) a description of the project, including 

2 how the project relates to goals described in 

3 subsection (e); 

4 ‘‘(B) the scope of work and budget for the 

5 project; 

6 ‘‘(C) the number of enrollees needed to 

7 carry out the project; 

8 ‘‘(D) a description of the manner in which 

9 the qualified youth or conservation corps shall 

10 recruit, screen, and select enrollees; 

11 ‘‘(E) a description of the manner in which 

12 the qualified youth or conservation corps shall 

13 recruit, train, and engage individuals from di14 verse backgrounds and underrepresented com15 munities as enrollees; 

16 ‘‘(F) a description of the manner in which 

17 the qualified youth or conservation corps will 

18 provide, through the project— 

19 ‘‘(i) education, work experience, and 

20 work-based learning; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) training, such as basic skills 

22 training, the development of job-specific 

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1 ing a description of the training that leads 

2 to the credential; 

3 ‘‘(G) a description of the stipend, allow4 ance, or other benefits an enrollee in the project 

5 will receive; 

6 ‘‘(H) a description of the supportive serv7 ices that an enrollee in the project will receive; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(I) information specifying how the quali10 fied youth or conservation corps will collect 

11 such information on the project and enrollees as 

12 the Secretary may require, and submit a report 

13 containing that information to the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION PREFERENCE.—The Sec15 retary shall give preference to entities submitting 

16 applications that describe how the project will— 

17 ‘‘(A) serve communities historically im18 pacted by underinvestment or environmental in19 justice; or 

20 ‘‘(B) engage youth from historically 

21 disenfranchised populations. 

22 ‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—A qualified youth 

23 or conservation corps may use funds distributed for each 

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1 conservation, outdoor recreation, or other environmental 

2 matters, for— 

3 ‘‘(1) education, work experience, and workforce 

4 investment activities outlined in section 129(c)(2) re5 lated to conservation, outdoor recreation, and other 

6 environmental industries; 

7 ‘‘(2) other education and training activities that 

8 focus on career development in such industries; 

9 ‘‘(3) activities leading to development and com10 pletion of the project; 

11 ‘‘(4) activities for data collection, management, 

12 and reporting; 

13 ‘‘(5) other activities designed to lead to success14 ful completion of the project and workforce develop15 ment outcomes; 

16 ‘‘(6) any administrative activities supporting 

17 the project; and 

18 ‘‘(7) project monitoring activities. 

19 ‘‘(f) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

20 CORPS.—In carrying out projects under this section, the 

21 Secretary shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) consult with the National Association of 

23 Service and Conservation Corps— 

24 ‘‘(A) to establish standards used to iden25 tify appropriate types of Civilian Conservation 


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1 Corps projects, and activities to be provided 

2 and workforce development outcomes sought, 

3 through those projects; and 

4 ‘‘(B) to establish specific performance ac5 countability measures for evaluating Civilian 

6 Conservation Corps projects; and 

7 ‘‘(2) enter into a contract or cooperative agree8 ment with the National Association of Service and 

9 Conservation Corps to develop recommendations for 

10 the standards and measures described in paragraph 

11 (1).’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

13 (1) ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEMS.—Section 

14 121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Workforce Innovation and 

15 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘subtitles C through E’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘subtitles C, D, and F’’. 

18 (2) TRANSITION.—Section 503(b) of the Work19 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

20 3343(b)) is amended by inserting before the period 

21 at the end the following: ‘‘(as in effect on the day 

22 before the date of enactment of the Workforce Inno23 vation and Opportunity Act)’’. 


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1 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

2 section 1(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

3 Act is amended— 

4 (1) by striking the item relating to the subtitle 

5 heading for subtitle E of title I and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

‘‘Subtitle F—Administration’’; 

7 and 

8 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec9 tion 172 the following: 

‘‘Subtitle E—21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps 

‘‘Sec. 176. 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps program.’’. 

10 SEC. 7. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF SKI AREA PERMIT AND 

11 RENTAL FEES DURING THE COVID–19 PAN12 DEMIC. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) COVERED FEE.—The term ‘‘covered fee’’ 

15 means a ski area permit or rental fee authorized 

16 under— 

17 (A) section 701 of division I of the Omni18 bus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 

19 of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 497c); 

20 (B) section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 

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1 (C) section 302 of the Federal Land Policy 

2 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

3 1732); or 

4 (D) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands 

5 Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 6802(h)). 

7 (2) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe8 riod’’ means the period beginning on March 13, 

9 2020, and ending on June 1, 2021. 

10 (b) WAIVER OF COVERED FEES.—Notwithstanding 

11 the provisions of law described in subparagraphs (A) 

12 through (D) of subsection (a)(1), covered fees shall be 

13 temporarily waived and not required to be paid to the 

14 United States for the covered period, due to the COVID– 

15 19 pandemic, if the following conditions are met: 

16 (1) The applicable permit or lease was issued 

17 before March 13, 2020. 

18 (2) The applicable permit or lease is in effect 

19 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

20 (3) The applicable permit or lease holder was in 

21 good standing as of March 13, 2020. 

22 (c) REIMBURSEMENT.—Any covered fee paid to the 

23 United States during the covered period shall be reim24 bursed, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment 

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1 cable permit or lease under which the covered fee was 

2 paid. 

3 SEC. 8. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF OUTDOOR RECREATION 

4 LAND USE PERMIT FEES. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The term ‘‘authoriza7 tion’’ means an authorization (including a special 

8 use permit and a concession contract) for the holder 

9 of the authorization to provide recreational services 

10 and operations related to public recreation that was 

11 executed by the Secretary concerned and the holder 

12 of the authorization under a covered law. 

13 (2) COVERED AUTHORIZATION.—The term 

14 ‘‘covered authorization’’ means an authorization— 

15 (A) that was awarded or issued by the Sec16 retary concerned before March 13, 2020; 

17 (B) that is in effect on the date of enact18 ment of this Act, including an authorization 

19 that is expired, but that, as of the date of en20 actment of this Act, the Secretary concerned is 

21 continuing to treat as being in effect; and 

22 (C) under which the holder was in good 

23 standing as of March 13, 2020. 

24 (3) COVERED FEE.—The term ‘‘covered fee’’ 

25 means any fee owed under a covered authorization 


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1 that is accrued or otherwise based on revenues ob2 tained or operations conducted during the period be3 ginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on Decem4 ber 31, 2021. 

5 (4) COVERED LAW.—The term ‘‘covered law’’ 

6 means— 

7 (A) the last paragraph under the heading 

8 ‘‘FOREST SERVICE’’ in the Act of March 4, 

9 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); 

10 (B) section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 

11 (64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d); 

12 (C) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands 

13 Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 6802(h)); and 

15 (D) subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 

16 54, United States Code. 

17 (5) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec18 retary concerned’’ means— 

19 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re20 spect to an authorization executed by the Sec21 retary of the Interior; and 

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1 (b) COVERED FEE RELIEF.—Notwithstanding any 

2 other provision of law— 

3 (1) any covered fees shall be waived and shall 

4 not be required to be paid to the Secretary con5 cerned; and 

6 (2) any covered fees that have been paid to the 

7 Secretary concerned before the date of enactment of 

8 this Act shall, as soon as practicable after the date 

9 of enactment of this Act, be reimbursed by the Sec10 retary concerned to the holder of the covered author11 ization under which the covered fee was paid. 

12 (c) EXTENSION OF TERM OF COVERED AUTHORIZA13 TIONS.— 

14 (1) EXTENSION OF COVERED AUTHORIZA15 TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

16 the Secretary concerned shall extend the term of any 

17 covered authorization by an additional 2 years. 

18 (2) LIMITATION.—Any extension under para19 graph (1) shall be subject to any authority of the 

20 Secretary concerned to revoke an authorization, in21 cluding for reasons based on the unsatisfactory per22 formance of the holder of the authorization. 

23 SEC. 9. WORKFORCE TRAINING. 

24 (a) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CON25 SERVATION CORPS.—In this section, the term ‘‘qualified 


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1 youth or conservation corps’’ has the meaning given the 

2 term in section 203 of Public Law 91–378 (commonly 

3 known as the ‘‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970’’) 

4 (16 U.S.C. 1722). 

5 (b) TRAINING.—The Secretaries of Agriculture, the 

6 Interior, Homeland Security, Commerce, and Labor shall 

7 collaborate with institutions of higher education, the Corps 

8 Network, the outdoor recreation business community, and 

9 public land stewardship and outdoor recreation organiza10 tions to support institutions of higher education in devel11 oping, coordinating, and carrying out nationally consistent 

12 and standardized training for all qualified youth or con13 servation corps participants. 

14 (c) INCLUSIONS.—The training described in sub15 section (b) shall include— 

16 (1) the foundations of Federal public land and 

17 recreation management and stewardship; 

18 (2) principles of sustainable outdoor recreation 

19 and resource management; 

20 (3) recreation and resource management job21 specific occupational skills; and 

22 (4) other basic skills training to ensure that 

23 qualified youth or conservation corps participants 

24 are— 


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1 (A) prepared for their work with the quali2 fied youth or conservation corps; and 

3 (B) prepared for careers relating to con4 servation, outdoor recreation, and other envi5 ronmental industries after serving in the quali6 fied youth or conservation corps. 

7 SEC. 10. REFORESTATION. 

8 (a) REFORESTATION TRUST FUND.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of Public Law 

10 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a) is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (b)— 

12 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

13 ‘‘Subject to’’ and all that follows through 

14 ‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec15 retary’’; 

16 (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and 

17 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

18 paragraph (2); 

19 (B) in subsection (d)— 

20 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 

21 (1)— 

22 (I) by striking the subsection 

23 designation and all that follows 

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1 ‘‘(d) REFORESTATION BY SECRETARY OF AGRI2 CULTURE.—The Secretary’’; and 

3 (II) by striking ‘‘for’’; 

4 (ii) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (I) by inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘re6 forestation’’; and 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

8 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

9 paragraph (4); 

10 (iv) by inserting after paragraph (1) 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(2) to the Chief of the Forest Service to refor13 est National Forest System land determined to be in 

14 need of active reforestation based on field surveys 

15 that have been conducted after sufficient time has 

16 elapsed to determine regeneration potential based on 

17 forest type, aspect, and elevation, in accordance with 

18 subsection (f), by planting the maximum reasonable 

19 number of trees according to the best available 

20 science; 

21 ‘‘(3) to carry out the Reforest America Grant 

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1 (v) in paragraph (4) (as so redesig2 nated), by inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘prop3 erly’’; and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(e) REFORESTATION BY SECRETARY OF THE INTE6 RIOR.—The Secretary of the Interior shall obligate such 

7 sums from the Trust Fund as are necessary to reforest 

8 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 

9 land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs determined 

10 to be in need of active reforestation based on field surveys 

11 that have been conducted after sufficient time has elapsed 

12 to determine regeneration potential based on forest type, 

13 aspect, and elevation, in accordance with subsection (f), 

14 by planting the maximum reasonable number of trees ac15 cording to the best available science. 

16 ‘‘(f) REFORESTATION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF CONNECTIVITY.—In this 

18 subsection, the term ‘connectivity’ means the degree 

19 to which the landscape facilitates native species 

20 movement. 

21 ‘‘(2) REFORESTATION.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Reforestation under 

23 subsections (d)(2) and (e) shall consist of eco24 logically based site preparation, tree planting, 


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1 and subsequent management using practices 

2 that— 

3 ‘‘(i) are informed by climate change 

4 science and the importance of spatial pat5 tern; 

6 ‘‘(ii) enhance forest health, resilience, 

7 and biodiversity; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) reduce vulnerability to future 

9 forest mortality and catastrophic wildfire. 

10 ‘‘(B) POST-WILDFIRE REFORESTATION.— 

11 In the case of reforestation under subsections 

12 (d)(2) and (e), sums available in the Trust 

13 Fund shall not be used— 

14 ‘‘(i) for post-wildfire salvage logging; 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(ii) in any area that has been salvage 

17 logged during the preceding 10-year pe18 riod. 

19 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In carrying out reforestation 

20 under subsections (d)(2) and (e), the Chief of the 

21 Forest Service and the Secretary of the Interior, as 

22 applicable, shall give priority to planting— 

23 ‘‘(A) on land that was subject to a mor24 tality event caused by a high intensity wildfire, 


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1 pest infestation, invasive species, or drought or 

2 other extreme weather; 

3 ‘‘(B) that will restore and maintain resil4 ient landscapes; 

5 ‘‘(C) on land on which the planting pro6 vides increased habitat connectivity for wildlife; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(D) that will provide the largest potential 

9 long-term increase in carbon sequestration. 

10 ‘‘(g) MANDATORY FUNDING.—To carry out para11 graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) and subsection (e), 

12 the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the gen13 eral fund of the Treasury into the Trust Fund 

14 $3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year 

15 thereafter, to remain available until expended.’’. 

16 (2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte19 rior shall issue regulations necessary to carry out 

20 the amendments made by this section. 

21 (b) REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM.—The Co22 operative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by 

23 inserting after section 5 (16 U.S.C. 2103a) the following: 

24 ‘‘SEC. 6. REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM. 

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1 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘com2 munity of color’ means, in a State, a census block 

3 group in an urban area for which the aggregate per4 centage of residents who identify as Black, African5 American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Latino, 

6 other non-White race, or linguistically isolated is— 

7 ‘‘(A) not less than 50 percent; or 

8 ‘‘(B) is significantly higher than the State 

9 average. 

10 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE COST.—The term ‘eligible cost’ 

11 means, with respect to a project of an eligible entity 

12 under the Program— 

13 ‘‘(A) the cost of implementing a reforest14 ation project, including by— 

15 ‘‘(i) planning and designing the refor16 estation activity, including considering rel17 evant science; 

18 ‘‘(ii) establishing tree nurseries; 

19 ‘‘(iii) purchasing trees; and 

20 ‘‘(iv) ecologically based site prepara21 tion, including the labor and cost associ22 ated with the use of machinery; 

23 ‘‘(B) the cost of maintaining and moni24 toring planted trees for a period of up to 3 


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1 years to ensure successful establishment of the 

2 trees; 

3 ‘‘(C) with respect to reforestation in an 

4 urban area under subsection (e) in a low in5 come community that has an existing tree can6 opy cover of not more than 20 percent, not 

7 more than 50 percent of the cost of the mainte8 nance of any nearby tree canopy; and 

9 ‘‘(D) any other relevant cost, as deter10 mined by the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en12 tity’ means— 

13 ‘‘(A) a State agency; 

14 ‘‘(B) a local governmental entity; 

15 ‘‘(C) an Indian Tribe; and 

16 ‘‘(D) a nonprofit organization. 

17 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE LAND.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 

19 land’ means— 

20 ‘‘(i) land owned in fee simple by an el21 igible entity— 

22 ‘‘(I)(aa) for which, at the time of 

23 application to the Program under sub24 section (c), the forest stocking level of 

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1 gional norms for forest properties 

2 with comparable tree species and soil 

3 characteristics; and 

4 ‘‘(bb) that is in need of active re5 forestation due to events such as— 

6 ‘‘(AA) high intensity wild7 fire; 

8 ‘‘(BB) pest infestation; 

9 ‘‘(CC) invasive species; and 

10 ‘‘(DD) drought and other 

11 extreme weather; or 

12 ‘‘(II) that was formerly forest 

13 land and has been abandoned or in14 completely reclaimed from mining, 

15 commercial development, clearing for 

16 agriculture, or other nonforest use; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(ii) with respect to reforestation in 

19 an urban area under subsection (e), land 

20 in that urban area that is owned in fee 

21 simple by an eligible entity. 

22 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘eligible land’ 

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1 ‘‘(i) not later than 5 years before the 

2 date on which the eligible entity submits 

3 an application under subsection (c); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) that resulted in a forest stocking 

5 level described in subparagraph 

6 (A)(i)(I)(aa). 

7 ‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

8 has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in sec9 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu10 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

11 ‘‘(6) LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—The 

12 term ‘local governmental entity’ means any munic13 ipal government or county government with jurisdic14 tion over local land use decisions. 

15 ‘‘(7) LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term ‘low 

16 income community’ means any census block group in 

17 an urban area in which not less than 30 percent of 

18 the population lives below the poverty line (as de19 fined in section 673 of the Community Services 

20 Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902)). 

21 ‘‘(8) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

22 ‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization 

23 that— 

24 ‘‘(A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of 

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1 ‘‘(B) operates in accordance with 1 or 

2 more of the purposes described in section 

3 170(h)(4)(A) of that Code. 

4 ‘‘(9) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 

5 the Reforest America Grant Program established 

6 under subsection (b)(1). 

7 ‘‘(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ 

8 means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 

9 the Chief of the Forest Service. 

10 ‘‘(11) URBAN AREA.—The term ‘urban area’ 

11 means an area identified by the Bureau of the Cen12 sus as an ‘urban area’ in the most recent census. 

13 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab15 lish a program, to be known as the ‘Reforest Amer16 ica Grant Program’, under which the Secretary shall 

17 award grants to eligible entities to conduct projects 

18 to reforest eligible land in accordance with this sec19 tion. 

20 ‘‘(2) REFORESTATION.—In carrying out the 

21 Program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum ex22 tent practicable, award sufficient grants each year to 

23 plant the maximum reasonable number of trees ac24 cording to the best available science. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 

2 seeks to receive a grant under the Program shall 

3 submit an application at such time, in such form, 

4 and containing such information as the Secretary 

5 may require, including the information described in 

6 paragraph (2), to— 

7 ‘‘(A) the State forester or equivalent offi8 cial of the State in which the eligible entity is 

9 located; or 

10 ‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that 

11 is an Indian Tribe, an official of the governing 

12 body of the Indian Tribe. 

13 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 

14 under paragraph (1) shall include— 

15 ‘‘(A) the reason that the forest stocking 

16 level of the land is less than 25 percent of re17 gional norms for forest properties with com18 parable tree species and soil characteristics, if 

19 applicable; 

20 ‘‘(B) the natural, economic, and environ21 mental benefits of returning the eligible land to 

22 forested condition; 

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1 planted forests, using processes determined by 

2 the Secretary; 

3 ‘‘(D) a reforestation plan that includes— 

4 ‘‘(i) a list of expected eligible costs; 

5 ‘‘(ii) a description of the site prepara6 tion and the tree species to be planted; 

7 ‘‘(iii) a description of the manner in 

8 which the design of the project is informed 

9 by climate change science and will enhance 

10 forest health, resilience, and biodiversity; 

11 ‘‘(iv) an explanation of the manner in 

12 which the land will be maintained for 36 

13 months after planting to ensure successful 

14 establishment; and 

15 ‘‘(v) an explanation of the manner in 

16 which the land will be managed later than 

17 36 months after planting, including wheth18 er that management shall include a timber 

19 harvest; 

20 ‘‘(E) in the case of an application for an 

21 urban reforestation project under subsection 

22 (e)— 

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1 parities in local environmental quality, 

2 such as lower tree canopy cover; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) a description of the anticipated 

4 community and stakeholder engagement in 

5 the project; and 

6 ‘‘(F) any other relevant information re7 quired by the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS TO SECRETARY.—Each offi9 cial that receives an application under paragraph (1) 

10 shall submit the application to the Secretary with a 

11 description of the application and any other relevant 

12 information that the Secretary may require. 

13 ‘‘(d) PRIORITY.— 

14 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF CONNECTIVITY.—In this 

15 subsection, the term ‘connectivity’ means the degree 

16 to which the landscape facilitates native species 

17 movement. 

18 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the 

19 Program, the Secretary shall give priority— 

20 ‘‘(A) to projects that provide the largest 

21 potential increase in carbon sequestration per 

22 dollar; 

23 ‘‘(B) to projects that provide increased 

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1 ‘‘(C) to projects under which an eligible 

2 entity will enter into a contract or cooperative 

3 agreement with 1 or more qualified youth or 

4 conservation corps (as the term is defined in 

5 section 203 of Public Law 91–378 (commonly 

6 known as the ‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of 

7 1970’) (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and 

8 ‘‘(D) in the case of urban reforestation 

9 projects under subsection (e), to projects that— 

10 ‘‘(i) are located in a community of 

11 color or a low-income community; 

12 ‘‘(ii) are located in a neighborhood 

13 with poor local environmental quality, in14 cluding lower tree canopy cover and higher 

15 maximum daytime summer temperatures; 

16 ‘‘(iii) are located in a neighborhood 

17 with high amounts of senior citizens or 

18 children; 

19 ‘‘(iv) are located immediately adjacent 

20 to large numbers of residents; 

21 ‘‘(v) will collaboratively engage neigh22 bors and community members that will be 

23 closely affected by the tree planting in as 

24 many aspects of project development and 

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1 ‘‘(vi) will employ a substantial per2 centage of the workforce locally, with a 

3 focus on engaging unemployed and under4 employed persons in communities of color 

5 and low-income communities. 

6 ‘‘(e) URBAN REFORESTATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro8 gram, the Secretary shall award sufficient grants 

9 each year to projects carried out in urban areas to 

10 plant, to the maximum extent practicable— 

11 ‘‘(A) 5,000,000 trees in each of calendar 

12 years 2022 through 2024; 

13 ‘‘(B) 10,000,000 trees in each of calendar 

14 years 2025 through 2028; and 

15 ‘‘(C) 15,000,000 trees in calendar year 

16 2029 and each calendar year thereafter. 

17 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary shall 

18 award a grant to an eligible entity under the Pro19 gram to conduct a reforestation project in an urban 

20 area in an amount equal to not more than 90 per21 cent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as 

22 determined by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condi24 tion of receiving a grant described in paragraph (2), 

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1 in-kind contributions from non-Federal sources, 

2 matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 

3 10 percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible 

4 land, as determined by the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITED CONVERSION TO NONFOREST

6 USE.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

8 and (3), an eligible entity that receives a grant 

9 under the Program shall not sell or convert land 

10 that was reforested under the Program to nonforest 

11 use. 

12 ‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—An eligible 

13 entity that receives a grant under this Program and 

14 sells or converts land that was reforested under the 

15 Program to nonforest use shall pay to the Federal 

16 Government an amount equal to the greater of— 

17 ‘‘(A) the amount of the grant; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the current appraised value of timber 

19 stocks on that land. 

20 ‘‘(3) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible entity 

21 that receives a grant under this Program and sells 

22 or converts land that was reforested under the Pro23 gram to nonforest use shall not be eligible for addi24 tional grants under the Program. 

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1 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Unless otherwise pro2 vided under this section, the Secretary shall award 

3 a grant to an eligible entity under the Program in 

4 an amount equal to not more than 75 percent of the 

5 cost of reforesting the eligible land, as determined by 

6 the Secretary. 

7 ‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Unless other8 wise provided under this section, as a condition of 

9 receiving a grant under the Program, an eligible en10 tity shall provide, in cash or through in-kind con11 tributions from non-Federal sources, matching funds 

12 in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of 

13 the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as deter14 mined by the Secretary. 

15 ‘‘(h) PLANTING SURVIVAL.—An eligible entity that 

16 receives a grant under the Program shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) not later than 36 months after planting 

18 has been completed using the grant funds, submit to 

19 the responsible State or Tribal official, as applicable, 

20 a monitoring report that describes project implemen21 tation, including the survival rate of all plantings 

22 made under the grant; and 

23 ‘‘(2) if the survival rate reported in the moni24 toring report under paragraph (1) is, after 36 

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1 rate for the geographic area in which the planting 

2 is located, as determined by a State forester or 

3 equivalent State or Tribal official, as applicable, re4 plant tree seedlings in a quantity equivalent to half 

5 of the original planting, using comparable means to 

6 the original planting. 

7 ‘‘(i) PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT.—Any con8 tractor or subcontractor entering into a service contract 

9 in connection with a project under the Program shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or sub11 contractor for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, 

12 United States Code (commonly known as the 

13 ‘McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965’); 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(2) pay each class of employee employed by 

16 the contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe 

17 benefits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates 

18 for the class in the locality, or, where a collective19 bargaining agreement covers the employee, in ac20 cordance with the rates provided for in the agree21 ment, including prospective wage increases provided 

22 for in the agreement. 

23 ‘‘(j) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually submit 

24 to the relevant committees of Congress a report that de25 scribes the activities of the Program, including the total 


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1 amount of carbon sequestered by replanted forests during 

2 the year covered by the report. 

3 ‘‘(k) FUNDING.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Refor5 estation Trust Fund established under section 303 

6 of Public Law 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), the Sec7 retary shall use such sums as are necessary to carry 

8 out the Program. 

9 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND TECHNICAL

10 ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds used under paragraph 

11 (1), the Secretary shall allocate not more than 10 

12 percent for each fiscal year to State foresters or 

13 equivalent officials, including equivalent officials of 

14 Indian Tribes, for administrative costs and technical 

15 assistance under the Program.’’. 

16 SEC. 11. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 

17 (a) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FOR CLIMATE STEW18 ARDSHIP PRACTICES.—Section 1240L(d) of the Food Se19 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d)) is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RO22 TATIONS AND ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘ROTATIONS, ADVANCED GRAZING

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1 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

3 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec4 tively; and 

5 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE.— 

8 The term ‘climate stewardship practice’ means 

9 any of the following practices: 

10 ‘‘(i) Alley cropping. 

11 ‘‘(ii) Biochar incorporation. 

12 ‘‘(iii) Conservation cover. 

13 ‘‘(iv) Conservation crop rotation. 

14 ‘‘(v) Contour buffer strips. 

15 ‘‘(vi) Contour farming. 

16 ‘‘(vii) Cover crops. 

17 ‘‘(viii) Critical area planting. 

18 ‘‘(ix) Cross wind trap strips. 

19 ‘‘(x) Field borders. 

20 ‘‘(xi) Filter strips. 

21 ‘‘(xii) Forage and biomass planting, 

22 including the use of native prairie seed 

23 mixtures. 

24 ‘‘(xiii) Forest stand improvements. 

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1 ‘‘(xv) Hedgerow planting. 

2 ‘‘(xvi) Herbaceous wind barriers. 

3 ‘‘(xvii) Multistory cropping. 

4 ‘‘(xviii) Nutrient management, includ5 ing nitrogen stewardship activities. 

6 ‘‘(xix) Prescribed grazing. 

7 ‘‘(xx) Range planting. 

8 ‘‘(xxi) Residue and tillage manage9 ment with no till. 

10 ‘‘(xxii) Residue and tillage manage11 ment with reduced till. 

12 ‘‘(xxiii) Riparian forest buffers. 

13 ‘‘(xxiv) Riparian herbaceous buffers. 

14 ‘‘(xxv) Silvopasture establishment. 

15 ‘‘(xxvi) Stripcropping. 

16 ‘‘(xxvii) Tree and shrub establish17 ment, including planting for a high rate of 

18 carbon sequestration. 

19 ‘‘(xxviii) Upland wildlife habitat. 

20 ‘‘(xxix) Vegetative barriers. 

21 ‘‘(xxx) Wetland restoration. 

22 ‘‘(xxxi) Windbreak renovation. 

23 ‘‘(xxxii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts. 

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1 ‘‘(xxxiv) Any other vegetative or man2 agement conservation activity that signifi3 cantly— 

4 ‘‘(I) reduces greenhouse gas 

5 emissions; 

6 ‘‘(II) increases carbon sequestra7 tion; or 

8 ‘‘(III) enhances resilience to in9 creased weather volatility.’’; 

10 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

12 at the end; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

14 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(C) conservation activities relating to cli17 mate stewardship practices.’’; and 

18 (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘rotations or 

19 advanced grazing management’’ and inserting ‘‘rota20 tions, advanced grazing management, or conserva21 tion activities relating to climate stewardship prac22 tices’’. 

23 (b) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Section 1240L(f) of 

24 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f)) 

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1 and inserting ‘‘the period of fiscal years 2019 through 

2 2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or 

3 the period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033’’. 

4 (c) FUNDING.—Section 1241 of the Food Security 

5 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

8 by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 

9 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)— 

10 (i) in clause (ii), by striking 

11 ‘‘$725,000,000’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$1,725,000,000’’; 

13 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking 

14 ‘‘$750,000,000’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$2,750,000,000’’; 

16 (iii) in clause (iv)— 

17 (I) by striking ‘‘$800,000,000’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘$3,800,000,000’’; and 

19 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (iv) in clause (v)— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000,000’’; and 

23 (II) by striking the period at the 

24 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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1 ‘‘(vi) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 

2 2024; and 

3 ‘‘(vii) $7,000,000,000 for each of fis4 cal years 2025 through 2030.’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC9 TICES.—Of the funds made available under subsection 

10 (a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall set aside the following 

11 amounts to be used exclusively to enroll in the conserva12 tion stewardship program contracts comprised predomi13 nantly of conservation activities relating to climate stew14 ardship practices (as defined in section 1240L(d)(1)) or 

15 bundles of practices comprised predominantly of conserva16 tion activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as 

17 so defined): 

18 ‘‘(1) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 

19 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 

20 ‘‘(3) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 

21 ‘‘(4) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 

22 ‘‘(5) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

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1 SEC. 12. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by this Act 

3 and the amendments made by this Act are designated as 

4 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the 

5 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 

6 (b) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, this 

7 Act and the amendments made by this Act are designated 

8 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) 

9 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent reso10 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. 

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