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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7264 

To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, 

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

year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 18, 2020 

Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. HAALAND, 

and Mr. KILMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 

Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

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, 

2020, 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 for Our Health and Our Jobs 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 2020, and for other purposes: 

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

11 Service— 

12 (A) $3,975,000,000 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 subsection as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 

22 shall— 

23 (I) prioritize hazardous fuels re24 duction projects using those amounts 

25 for projects— 


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1 (aa) for which any applica2 ble processes under the National 

3 Environmental Policy Act of 

4 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 

5 have been completed or in the 

6 process of being completed; 

7 (bb) that are noncommer8 cial; 

9 (cc) focus on small diameter 

10 trees, thinning, strategic fuel 

11 breaks, and fire use to modify 

12 fire behavior, as measured by the 

13 projected reduction of uncharac14 teristically severe wildfire effects 

15 for the forest type (such as ad16 verse soil impacts, tree mortality 

17 or other impacts); 

18 (dd) maximizes the retention 

19 of large trees, as appropriate for 

20 the forest type, to the extent that 

21 the trees promote fire-resilient 

22 stands; 

23 (ee) does not include the es24 tablishment of permanent roads; 

25 and 


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1 (ff) would commit funding 

2 to decommission all temporary 

3 roads constructed to carry out 

4 the project; 

5 (II) not harvest vegetation from 

6 old growth stands, unless the old 

7 growth stand is part of a science8 based ecological restoration project 

9 authorized by the Secretary that 

10 meets applicable protection and old 

11 growth enhancement objectives, as de12 termined by the Secretary; 

13 (III) complete and submit to the 

14 Committee on Energy and Natural 

15 Resources of the Senate and the Com16 mittee on Natural Resources of the 

17 House of Representatives an annual 

18 report describing the number of acres 

19 of land on which projects carried out 

20 using those amounts effectively miti21 gated wildfire risk; and 

22 (IV) not harvest vegetation with23 in Inventoried Roadless Areas; 

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

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1 posited in the Collaborative Forest Land2 scape Restoration Fund for ecological res3 toration treatments, as authorized by sec4 tion 4003(f) of the Omnibus Public Land 

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

6 7303(f)): Provided, That the Secretary 

7 may expend such funds on any proposal 

8 that has received or been approved for 

9 funding through the Collaborative Forest 

10 Landscape Restoration Fund and will be 

11 implemented through the collaborative 

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

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

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

15 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

16 for vegetation and watershed management, 

17 as determined by watershed-scale analyt18 ical assessments; and 

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

20 through September 30, 2021, for ‘‘Recre21 ation, Heritage, and Wilderness’’, which 

22 shall be used for the Every Kid Outdoors 

23 program authorized by section 9001 of the 

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1 agement, and Recreation Act (Public Law 

2 116–9); 

3 (B) $6,000,000,000 for ‘‘Capital Improve4 ment and Maintenance’’, to remain available 

5 through September 30, 2023, subject to the 

6 conditions that— 

7 (i) the Secretary shall prioritize the 

8 use of those amounts to carry out author9 ized activities to— 

10 (I) provide stewardship for exist11 ing system roads and trails; 

12 (II) improve water quality; 

13 (III) improve, maintain, or re14 store infrastructure for the passage of 

15 fish and wildlife; 

16 (IV) decommission unneeded 

17 roads; 

18 (V) improve visitor services; and 

19 (VI) improve recreational and 

20 educational access, opportunities and 

21 other services to underserved commu22 nities; 

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

24 the Forest Service Legacy Roads and 

25 Trails Remediation Program established by 


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

2 by section 4); 

3 (C) $600,000,000 for ‘‘State and Private 

4 Forestry’’, of which— 

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

6 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

7 for competitive grants under the land8 scape-scale restoration program established 

9 under section 13A of the Cooperative For10 estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

11 2109a), of which $50,000,000 shall be 

12 used to enter into contracts with Indian 

13 tribes pursuant to the Indian Self-Deter14 mination and Education Assistance Act 

15 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 

16 (ii) $100,000,000 shall be used for 

17 the Forest Legacy Program, to remain 

18 available until expended; 

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

20 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

21 for the urban and community forestry pro22 gram; 

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

24 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 


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1 for the community forest and open space 

2 conservation program; and 

3 (v) $200,000,000, to remain available 

4 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

5 for State fire assistance (National Fire Ca6 pacity); 

7 (D) $30,000,000 for the Water Source 

8 Protection Program; and 

9 (E) $100,000,000 for the purchase of per10 sonal protective equipment and other prepared11 ness and response expenses relating to COVID– 

12 19, to remain available through September 30, 

13 2023: Provided, That the Administrator of the 

14 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 

15 consider allocating personal protective equip16 ment and appropriate testing for COVID–19 to 

17 Federal and cooperating wildland firefighters 

18 and law enforcement personnel from Federal 

19 land management agencies. 

20 (2) NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION

21 SERVICE.—For an additional amount for the Nat22 ural Resources Conservation Service, 

23 $5,500,000,000 for ‘‘Conservation Operations’’, to 

24 remain available through September 30, 2023, which 

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1 ments under section 1271C(d) of the Food Security 

2 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)), the eligible part3 ner (as defined in section 1271A of that Act (16 

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

5 quantifiable and cost-efficient sediment and nutrient 

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

7 the conditions that— 

8 (A) the amounts shall be used— 

9 (i) to fund high-impact resiliency 

10 projects to restore watersheds, the eligible 

11 partner (as so defined) with respect to 

12 which demonstrates— 

13 (I) quantifiable reductions to 

14 nonpoint source pollution; or 

15 (II) quantified water savings that 

16 functionally benefit native fish and 

17 wildlife species; and 

18 (ii) to provide $200,000,000 in tech19 nical assessment funding to eligible part20 ners (as so defined) to analyze and quan21 tify the sediment and nutrient benefits in 

22 advance of projects carried out using those 

23 amounts, on a State-by-State and water24 shed-by-watershed basis, by December 31, 

25 2022; and 


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1 (B) with respect to a project funded using 

2 amounts made available under this paragraph— 

3 (i) the project shall be approved on an 

4 expedited basis; 

5 (ii) the project shall receive 100 per6 cent Federal financial assistance, with eli7 gible partners (as so defined) managing 

8 the projects receiving a 20-percent admin9 istrative rate; and 

10 (iii) of the amount provided for the 

11 project, not more than 15 percent shall be 

12 used by the Secretary to provide technical 

13 assistance and measure project results. 

14 (3) COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD IN15 NOVATION PROGRAM.—$100,000,000 for the Sec16 retary for competitive grants under the Community 

17 Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program estab18 lished under section 9013 of the Farm Security and 

19 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113), to 

20 remain available through September 30, 2023: Pro21 vided, That the Secretary may award the grants not22 withstanding section 9013(g)(2) of the Farm Secu23 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

24 8113(g)(2)). 


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1 (4) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUPPLE2 MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For additional 

3 amounts— 

4 (A) for the Bureau of Land Manage5 ment— 

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

7 of Lands and Resources’’, to remain avail8 able until September 30, 2023, which shall 

9 be used for hazardous fuels management 

10 activities, subject to the conditions that the 

11 Secretary of the Interior, acting through 

12 the Director of the Bureau of Land Man13 agement, shall— 

14 (I) prioritize hazardous fuels re15 duction projects using those amounts 

16 for projects— 

17 (aa) for which any applica18 ble processes under the National 

19 Environmental Policy Act of 

20 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 

21 have been completed or in the 

22 process of being completed; 

23 (bb) that are noncommer24 cial; 


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1 (cc) focus on small diameter 

2 trees, thinning, strategic fuel 

3 breaks, and fire use to modify 

4 fire behavior, as measured by the 

5 projected reduction of uncharac6 teristically severe wildfire effects 

7 for the forest type (such as ad8 verse soil impacts, tree mortality, 

9 or other impacts); 

10 (dd) maximizes the retention 

11 of large trees, as appropriate for 

12 the forest type, to the extent that 

13 the trees promote fire-resilient 

14 stands; 

15 (ee) does not include the es16 tablishment of permanent roads; 

17 and 

18 (ff) would commit funding 

19 to decommission all temporary 

20 roads constructed to carry out 

21 the project; 

22 (II) not harvest vegetation from 

23 old growth stands, unless the old 

24 growth stand is part of a science25 based ecological restoration project 


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1 authorized by the Secretary that 

2 meets applicable protection and old 

3 growth enhancement objectives, as de4 termined by the Secretary; and 

5 (III) complete and submit to the 

6 Committee on Energy and Natural 

7 Resources of the Senate and the Com8 mittee on Natural Resources of the 

9 House of Representatives an annual 

10 report describing the number of acres 

11 of land on which projects carried out 

12 using those amounts effectively miti13 gated wildfire risk; and 

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

15 until September 30, 2021, shall be used 

16 for the Every Kid Outdoors program au17 thorized by section 9001 of the John D. 

18 Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 

19 and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9); 

20 (B) for the United States Fish and Wild21 life Service, to remain available until September 

22 30, 2021— 

23 (i) $300,000,000 for ‘‘Resource Man24 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 au11 thorized by section 9001 of the John D. 

12 Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 

13 and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9); 

14 (C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

15 $4,505,000,000 for ‘‘Water and Related Re16 sources’’, of which— 

17 (i) $4,500,000, to remain available 

18 through September 30, 2023, which shall 

19 be used to carry out the WaterSMART 

20 program authorized by subtitle F of title 

21 IX of the Omnibus Public Land Manage22 ment Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10361 et 

23 seq.), subject to the conditions that— 

24 (I) projects funded using those 

25 amounts shall have— 


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1 (aa) quantifiable and high2 efficiency improvements to re3 gional drought resiliency; or 

4 (bb) quantifiable increases 

5 in streamflows that functionally 

6 benefit native fish and wildlife 

7 species; and 

8 (II) the amount of a grant pro9 vided using those amounts shall be 

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

11 (III) $100,000,000 shall be pro12 vided in technical assessment funding 

13 to recipients of amounts under that 

14 program to analyze and quantify the 

15 sediment and nutrient benefits of 

16 projects carried out using those 

17 amounts, on a State-by-State basis, 

18 by December 31, 2022; and 

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

20 through September 30, 2021, shall be used 

21 for the Every Kid Outdoors program au22 thorized by section 9001 of the John D. 

23 Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 

24 and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9); 


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1 (D) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

2 $45,000,000 for ‘‘Operation of Indian Pro3 grams’’, of which— 

4 (i) $20,000,000 shall be used for for5 estry, subject to the condition that such 

6 amount shall be divided equally between 

7 Tribal priority allocation and forest 

8 projects; 

9 (ii) $20,000,000 shall be made avail10 able to Indian Tribes on a competitive 

11 basis to build capacity for participation in 

12 large landscape-scale forest health treat13 ments; and 

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

15 workforce development initiative to recruit 

16 and retain forestry professionals on Indian 

17 land; and 

18 (E) for the National Park Service— 

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

20 the National Park Service’’, to remain 

21 available through September 30, 2021, of 

22 which— 

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

24 the Every Kid Outdoors program au25 thorized by section 9001 of the John 


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1 D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Manage2 ment, and Recreation Act (Public 

3 Law 116–9); 

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

5 support programming and partner6 ships with youth-serving organiza7 tions; and 

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

9 for the Emergency Outdoor Recre10 ation Legacy Partnership Program, 

11 subject to the conditions that— 

12 (aa) 50 percent of the funds 

13 shall be divided equally among 

14 each State and Territory; 

15 (bb) 50 percent of the funds 

16 shall be divided proportionally 

17 among the States and Territories 

18 based on 2010 urban population; 

19 and 

20 (cc) the Secretary shall co21 ordinate with the Executive Offi22 cers of the States and Territories 

23 to distribute 100 percent Federal 

24 share grants on an expedited 

25 basis to support job creation and 


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1 economic revitalization through 

2 projects that— 

3 (AA) acquire land and 

4 water for parks and other 

5 outdoor recreation purposes; 

6 (BB) develop new or 

7 renovate existing outdoor 

8 recreation facilities; and 

9 (CC) improve delivery 

10 of recreation services, in11 cluding personnel, training, 

12 facilities, programming, rec13 reation equipment and sup14 plies; and 

15 (dd) priority shall be given 

16 to those projects that— 

17 (AA) create or signifi18 cantly enhance access to 

19 park and recreational oppor20 tunities in a qualifying 

21 urban area that lack parks 

22 and outdoor recreation areas 

23 within .5 miles or a 10- 

24 minute walk; 


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1 (BB) improve outdoor 

2 recreation opportunities for 

3 high-need populations based 

4 on income, age, or other 

5 measures of vulnerability 

6 and need; 

7 (CC) provide opportuni8 ties for employment or job 

9 training in site rehabilitation 

10 or operations; 

11 (DD) engage and em12 power underserved commu13 nities and youth; and 

14 (EE) take advantage of 

15 coordination among various 

16 levels of government; and 

17 (ii) $6,000,000,000 for ‘‘Construction 

18 and Major Maintenance’’, to remain avail19 able through September 30, 2023, subject 

20 to the conditions that the Secretary shall 

21 prioritize the use of those amounts to carry 

22 out authorized activities to— 

23 (I) provide stewardship for exist24 ing system roads and trails; 

25 (II) improve water quality; 


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1 (III) improve, maintain, or re2 store infrastructure for the passage of 

3 fish and wildlife; 

4 (IV) improve visitor services; and 

5 (V) improve recreational and 

6 educational access, opportunities, and 

7 other services to underserved commu8 nities. 

9 (5) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

10 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For an addi11 tional amount for the Department of Homeland Se12 curity for ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’, $100,000,000 for 

13 the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Commu14 nities program under section 203 of the Robert T. 

15 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

16 Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2031, for the purposes of increasing 

18 wildfire resiliency. 

19 (6) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROPRIA20 TIONS.—$9,000,000,000 for the Department of 

21 Labor for the Civilian Conservation Corps program 

22 established under subtitle E of title I of the Work23 force Innovation and Opportunity Act, to remain 

24 available through September 30, 2022. 


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1 (7) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLE2 MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For an additional 

3 amount for the Department of Commerce for ‘‘Oper4 ations, Research, and Facilities’’, $2,000,000,000 

5 for the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund 

6 established under section 904 of the National 

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

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

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

10 30, 2031, for the purposes of creating jobs, restoring 

11 wetlands, dunes, reefs, marshes, kelp forests, man12 groves, and other living shorelines to reduce flood 

13 risks, create habitat, and restart tourism. 

14 (b) LOCAL BENEFIT; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.— 

15 To the extent practicable, in using amounts made avail16 able under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture, 

17 acting through the Chief of the Forest Service— 

18 (1) is encouraged to enter into stewardship con19 tracting projects under section 604 of the Healthy 

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

21 in order to maximize the economic benefit for rural 

22 communities; and 

23 (2) shall carry out projects using those amounts 

24 in accordance with section 104 of the Healthy For25 ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514). 


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1 (c) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.—In 

2 carrying out projects using amounts made available under 

3 paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a), the Secre4 taries shall— 

5 (1) to the maximum extent practicable— 

6 (A) use qualified youth or conservation 

7 corps (as defined in section 203 of that Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 1722)); and 

9 (B) use non-profit wilderness and trails 

10 stewardship organizations; 

11 (2) consult with the Corps Network, the Na12 tional Wilderness Stewardship Alliance, American 

13 Trails, and other public lands stewardship organiza14 tions for the purpose of identifying appropriate 

15 projects, activities, and workforce development out16 comes; and 

17 (3) be authorized to use such amounts as are 

18 necessary to provide technical assistance. 

19 (d) MATCHING FUNDS WAIVER.—Any otherwise ap20 plicable matching funds requirements, including under 

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

22 (16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1)), shall be waived for projects car23 ried out using amounts made available under this section. 

24 (e) 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, the expenditure of those amounts. 

4 (f) PRIORITY.—In using amounts made available 

5 under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec6 retary of the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

7 or the Secretary of Labor, as applicable, shall give priority 

8 to funding projects that maximize quantifiable environ9 mental benefits for the least cost. 

10 SEC. 3. OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES RELIEF PROGRAM. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti13 ty’’ means a holder of a special use permit that has 

14 fewer than 500 full-time equivalent employees. 

15 (2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Out16 fitters and Guides Relief Fund established by sub17 section (b). 

18 (3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec19 retary concerned’’ means— 

20 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

21 through the Chief of the Forest Service, in the 

22 case of a special use permit issued by the For23 est Service; 

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

25 case of a special use permit issued by— 


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1 (i) the Department of the Interior; or 

2 (ii) a State agency described in para3 graph (4)(H); and 

4 (C) the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

5 acting though the Commandant of the U.S. 

6 Coast Guard, in the case of a special use permit 

7 issued by the Coast Guard; and 

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

9 of a special use permit issued by the Corps of 

10 Engineers. 

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

12 use permit’’ means— 

13 (A) with respect to the Forest Service, a 

14 special use authorization (as defined in section 

15 251.51 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 

16 (or successor regulations)), for guiding or out17 fitting (as those terms are defined in that sec18 tion (or successor regulations)); 

19 (B) with respect to the National Park 

20 Service, a commercial use authorization for out21 fitting and guiding issued under— 

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

23 Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

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


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1 (ii) section 101925 of title 54, United 

2 States Code; 

3 (C) with respect to the National Park 

4 Service, a concession contract for outdoor recre5 ation activities awarded under subchapter II of 

6 chapter 1019 of title 54, United States Code 

7 (not including a commercial use authorization 

8 under section 101925 of that title); 

9 (D) with respect to the United States Fish 

10 and Wildlife Service, a special use permit for 

11 recreational, sport fishing, or hunting outfitting 

12 and guiding; 

13 (E) with respect to the Bureau of Land 

14 Management, a special recreation permit for 

15 commercial outfitting and guiding; 

16 (F) with respect to the Bureau of Rec17 lamation, a use authorization for guiding, out18 fitting, or other recreational services; 

19 (G) with respect to the Coast Guard, a li20 cense provided to operate a vessel issued under 

21 section 2101(51)(B) of title 46, United States 

22 Code; 

23 (H) with respect to the Corps of Engi24 neers, a contract for recreation services; and 


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1 (I) with respect to a State agency that 

2 issues recreational special use permits to recre3 ation service providers, a special use agreement 

4 for recreational services. 

5 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is estab6 lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be 

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

8 (c) USE OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary concerned 

9 shall use amounts in the Fund to provide payments to eli10 gible entities in accordance with this section. 

11 (d) APPLICATIONS.— 

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

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

14 of enactment of this Act, an eligible entity shall sub15 mit to the Secretary concerned an application to re16 ceive a payment. 

17 (2) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity may sub18 mit applications under paragraph (1) not more fre19 quently than once every 90 days during the 18- 

20 month period beginning on the date of enactment of 

21 this Act. 

22 (e) PAYMENTS.— 

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

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

25 shall be an amount equal to the difference between, 


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1 during the period that the eligible entity was unable 

2 to provide recreational services at full capacity under 

3 a special use permit due to a State or Federal action 

4 resulting from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (re5 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘covered pe6 riod’’)— 

7 (A) the sum obtained by adding— 

8 (i) the operating and administrative 

9 expenses, including payments to inde10 pendent contractors, of the eligible entity 

11 directly relating to recreational services 

12 under the special use permit, as calculated 

13 based on the average of the 3 previous 

14 years; and 

15 (ii) the payroll expenses and owner 

16 compensation of the eligible entity directly 

17 relating to recreational services under the 

18 special use permit, as calculated based on 

19 the average of the 3 previous years; and 

20 (B) the full gross revenue of the eligible 

21 entity, during the covered period, directly relat22 ing to recreational services under the special 

23 use permit. 

24 (2) CERTAIN ENTITIES.—Subject to paragraph 

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

2 years, the amount of a payment under this section 

3 shall be an amount equal to the lesser of— 

4 (A) the operating expenses of the eligible 

5 entity, during the covered period, directly relat6 ing to recreational services under the special 

7 use permit during the covered period; and 

8 (B) $30,000. 

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

10 receive any amount under this section that covers 

11 expenses or compensation described in paragraphs 

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

13 under— 

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

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

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

17 636(b)(2)); or 

18 (C) section 12005 of the CARES Act 

19 (Public Law 116–136). 

20 (f) DUTIES OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

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

22 payment received under this section to continue 

23 business operations of the eligible entity. 


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

2 of a payment under this section, an eligible entity 

3 shall retain not less than— 

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

5 positions of the eligible entity, based on the av6 erage number of full-time equivalent positions 

7 of the eligible entity during the comparable pe8 riod, as determined by the Secretary concerned, 

9 over the 3 previous years; and 

10 (B) 60 percent of the contractor positions 

11 of the eligible entity, based on the average num12 ber of contractor positions of the eligible entity 

13 during the comparable period, as determined by 

14 the Secretary concerned, over the 3 previous 

15 years. 

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

17 amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

18 $7,000,000,000 to the Fund for the period of fiscal years 

19 2020 and 2021, to remain available until expended. 

20 SEC. 4. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM. 

21 Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conserva22 tion, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116– 

23 9) is amended— 

24 (a) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5) and 

25 inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(5) STUDENT OR STUDENTS.—The term ‘stu2 dent’ or ‘students’ means any fourth, fifth, or sixth 

3 grader or home-schooled learner 10 to 12 years of 

4 age residing in the United States, including any ter5 ritory or possession of the United States.’’; 

6 (b) in subsection (b)— 

7 (1) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph 

8 (2) and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) PRESENCE OF A STUDENT RE10 QUIRED.—a pass described in subparagraph (A) 

11 shall be effective only if the student to which 

12 the pass was issued is present at the point of 

13 entry to the applicable Federal land or water.’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) by striking paragraph (5). 

16 SEC. 5. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS RE17 MEDIATION PROGRAM. 

18 Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (com19 monly known as the ‘‘Forest Roads and Trails Act’’) is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS RE22 MEDIATION PROGRAM. 

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

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1 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Program shall be ad2 ministered by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of 

3 the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the ‘Sec4 retary’). 

5 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall de6 velop a national strategy to carry out the Program in ac7 cordance with this section. 

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

9 Secretary shall— 

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

11 repairs and associated activities on National Forest 

12 System roads, trails, and bridges; 

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

14 species by removing or replacing unnatural barriers 

15 from such passages; and 

16 ‘‘(3) decommission roads and trails in accord17 ance with subsection (h). 

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

19 Secretary shall give priority to projects that protect or re20 store— 

21 ‘‘(1) water quality; 

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

23 water system; 

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

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

2 completed a watershed protection and restoration ac3 tion plan pursuant to section 304 of the Healthy 

4 Forests Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 6543). 

5 ‘‘(f) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—Except with re6 spect to a project carried out on a watershed for which 

7 the Secretary has a cooperative agreement under section 

8 323 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agen9 cies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 1011a), each 

10 project carried out under this section shall be on a Na11 tional Forest System road or trail. 

12 ‘‘(g) IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM ROAD SYS13 TEMS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

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

15 of the National Forest System, the minimum road system 

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

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

18 the date of enactment of this Act). 

19 ‘‘(h) UNNEEDED ROADS.—The Secretary shall de20 commission any roads identified as unneeded under sub21 section (g) as soon as practicable after making the identi22 fication under that subsection. 

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

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1 sion of the land and resource management plan applicable 

2 to that unit. 

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

4 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

5 $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 

6 2030.’’. 

7 SEC. 6. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title I of the Workforce Inno9 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is 

10 amended— 

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

12 et seq.) as subtitle F; and 

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

14 ‘‘Subtitle E—Civilian Conservation 

15 Corps 

16 ‘‘SEC. 176. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM. 

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

18 ‘‘(1) MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS.—The term 

19 ‘member organizations’ means the boards, entities, 

20 and agencies that agree to an agreement described 

21 in subsection (d). 

22 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘qualified 

23 entity’ means an entity carrying out a program 

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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 Civilian Conservation Corps program. 

9 The program shall be carried out using qualified youth 

10 or conservation corps criteria and through Civilian Con11 servation Corps projects. 

12 ‘‘(c) GRANTS.—In carrying out the Civilian Conserva13 tion Corps program, the Secretary shall make grants to 

14 eligible State boards and local boards, acting in partner15 ship with member organizations, to carry out Civilian Con16 servation Corps projects. 

17 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE BOARDS.—To be eligible to receive a 

18 grant under this section, a State board or local board shall 

19 have entered into an agreement with one or more qualified 

20 entities and, at the option of the board involved, one or 

21 more applicable State or local agencies, to carry out a Ci22 vilian Conservation Corps project. The agreement shall 

23 specify the roles of the State board or local board, of each 

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1 agency involved, in carrying out the Civilian Conservation 

2 Corps project. 

3 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

4 under this section for a Civilian Conservation Corps 

5 project, the State board or local board shall submit an 

6 application to the Secretary, at such time and in such 

7 manner as the Secretary may require, that contains— 

8 ‘‘(1) a description of the project, including how 

9 the projects relates to goals described in subsection 

10 (g); 

11 ‘‘(2) a copy of the agreement described in sub12 section (d); 

13 ‘‘(3) the scope of work and budget for the 

14 project; 

15 ‘‘(4) the number of enrollees needed to carry 

16 out the project; 

17 ‘‘(5) a description of the manner in which the 

18 member organizations shall recruit, screen, and se19 lect enrollees; 

20 ‘‘(6) a description of the manner in which the 

21 qualified entities will provide, through the project— 

22 ‘‘(A) education, work experience, and 

23 work-based learning; and 

24 ‘‘(B) training, such as basic skills training, 

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1 skills, or other training activities, designed to 

2 lead to the attainment of an industry-recog3 nized credential, including a description of the 

4 training that leads to the credential; 

5 ‘‘(7) a description of the stipend, allowance, or 

6 other benefits an enrollee in the project will receive; 

7 ‘‘(8) a description of the supportive services 

8 that an enrollee in the project will receive; and 

9 ‘‘(9) information specifying how the member or10 ganizations will collect such information on the 

11 project and enrollees as the Secretary may require, 

12 and submit a report containing that information to 

13 the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(f) FISCAL AGENT.—The State board or local board 

15 shall act as the fiscal agent for the grant and shall dis16 tribute funds for the Civilian Conservation Corps project 

17 to the member organizations involved. 

18 ‘‘(g) ELIGIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—Qualified entities 

19 may use funds distributed for each Civilian Conservation 

20 Corps project, with goals relating to conservation, outdoor 

21 recreation, or other environmental matters, for— 

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

23 investment activities outlined in section 129(c)(2) re24 lated to conservation, outdoor recreation, and other 

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

2 focus on career development in such industries; 

3 ‘‘(3) activities leading to development and com4 pletion of the project; 

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

6 and reporting; 

7 ‘‘(5) other activities designed to lead to success8 ful completion of the project and workforce develop9 ment outcomes; and 

10 ‘‘(6) any administrative activities supporting 

11 the project. 

12 ‘‘(h) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

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

14 Secretary shall— 

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

16 Service and Conservation Corps— 

17 ‘‘(A) to establish standards used to iden18 tify appropriate types of Civilian Conservation 

19 Corps projects, and activities to be provided 

20 and workforce development outcomes sought, 

21 through those projects; and 

22 ‘‘(B) to establish specific performance ac23 countability measures for evaluating Civilian 

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1 ‘‘(2) enter into a contract or cooperative agree2 ment with the National Association of Service and 

3 Conservation Corps to develop recommendations for 

4 the standards and measures described in paragraph 

5 (1).’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

8 121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Workforce Innovation and 

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

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

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

12 (2) TRANSITION.—Section 503(b) of the Work13 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

14 3343(b)) is amended by inserting before the period 

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

16 before the date of enactment of the Workforce Inno17 vation and Opportunity Act)’’. 

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

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

20 Act is amended— 

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

22 heading for subtitle E of title I and inserting the fol23 lowing: 

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1 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec2 tion 172 the following: 

‘‘Subtitle E—Civilian Conservation Corps 

‘‘Sec. 176. Civilian Conservation Corps program.’’. 

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

4 RENTAL FEES DURING THE COVID-19 PAN5 DEMIC. 

6 Notwithstanding section 701 of division I of the Om7 nibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 

8 (16 U.S.C. 497c), section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 

9 (64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d), section 302 

10 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

11 (43 U.S.C. 1732), and section 803(h) of the Federal 

12 Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)), 

13 ski area permit and rental fees authorized under those sec14 tions shall be temporarily waived and not required to be 

15 paid to the United States for the period beginning on 

16 March 13, 2020, and ending on June 1, 2021, due to the 

17 COVID–19 pandemic, provided the following conditions 

18 are met: 

19 (1) The permit or lease was issued before 

20 March 13, 2020. 

21 (2) The permit or lease is in effect on the date 

22 of enactment of this Act. 

23 (3) The permit or lease holder was in good 

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1 SEC. 8. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF OUTDOOR RECREATION 

2 LAND USE PERMIT FEES. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The term ‘‘authoriza5 tion’’ means an authorization (including a special 

6 use permit and a concession contract) for the holder 

7 of the authorization to provide recreational services 

8 and operations related to the public’s recreation that 

9 was executed by the Secretary concerned and the 

10 holder of the authorization under a covered law. 

11 (2) COVERED AUTHORIZATION.—The term 

12 ‘‘covered authorization’’ means an authorization— 

13 (A) that was awarded or issued by the Sec14 retary concerned before March 13, 2020; and 

15 (B) that is in effect on the date of enact16 ment of this Act, including an authorization 

17 that is expired, but which, as of the date of en18 actment of this Act, the Secretary concerned is 

19 continuing to treat as being in effect; and 

20 (C) under which the holder was in good 

21 standing as of March 13, 2020. 

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

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1 ginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on Decem2 ber 31, 2021. 

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

4 means— 

5 (A) the last paragraph under the heading 

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

7 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); 

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

9 (64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d); 

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

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

12 6802(h)); and 

13 (D) subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 

14 54, United States Code. 

15 (5) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec16 retary concerned’’ means— 

17 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re18 spect to an authorization executed by the Sec19 retary of the Interior; and 

20 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re21 spect to an authorization executed by the Sec22 retary of Agriculture. 

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

2 not be required to be paid to the Secretary con3 cerned; and 

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

5 Secretary concerned before the date of enactment of 

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

7 of enactment of this Act, be reimbursed by the Sec8 retary concerned to the holder of the covered author9 ization under which the covered fee was paid. 

10 (c) EXTENSION OF TERM OF COVERED AUTHORIZA11 TIONS.— 

12 (1) EXTENSION OF COVERED AUTHORIZA13 TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

14 the Secretary concerned shall extend the term of any 

15 covered authorization by an additional 2 years. 

16 (2) LIMITATION.—Any extension under para17 graph (1) shall be subject to any authority of the 

18 Secretary concerned to revoke an authorization, in19 cluding for reasons based on the unsatisfactory per20 formance of the holder of the authorization. 

21 SEC. 9. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 

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

23 are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

24 section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 

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

2 Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

3 to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), 

4 the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

5 2018. 

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