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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1162 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2021 

Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, and Mr. HUFFMAN) 

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, 

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 

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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) $4,500,000, to remain available 

19 through September 30, 2023, shall be used 

20 to carry out the WaterSMART program 

21 authorized by subtitle F of title IX of the 

22 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

23 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10361 et seq.), subject to 

24 the conditions that— 


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1 (I) high-impact resiliency projects 

2 funded using those amounts shall 

3 have— 

4 (aa) quantifiable and high5 efficiency improvements to re6 gional drought resiliency; and 

7 (bb) quantifiable increases 

8 in streamflows that functionally 

9 benefit native fish and wildlife 

10 species; 

11 (II) grants provided using those 

12 amounts shall be approved on an ex13 pedited basis; 

14 (III) the amount of a grant pro15 vided using those amounts shall be 

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

17 (IV) $100,000,000 shall be pro18 vided in technical assessment funding 

19 to recipients of amounts under that 

20 program to analyze and identify the 

21 high-impact sediment, nutrient, and 

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1 by-State basis, by December 31, 

2 2022; and 

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

4 through September 30, 2021, shall be used 

5 for the Every Kid Outdoors program es6 tablished under section 9001 of the John 

7 D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 

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

9 Public Law 116–9); 

10 (D) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs— 

11 (i) $500,000,000 for maintenance or 

12 repairs to Tribal drinking water infrastruc13 ture; and 

14 (ii) $45,000,000 for ‘‘Operation of In15 dian Programs’’, of which— 

16 (I) $20,000,000 shall be used for 

17 forestry, subject to the condition that 

18 such amount shall be divided equally 

19 between Tribal priority allocation and 

20 forest projects; 

21 (II) $20,000,000 shall be made 

22 available to Indian Tribes on a com23 petitive basis to build capacity for 

24 participation in large landscape-scale 

25 forest health treatments; and 


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

2 for a workforce development initiative 

3 to recruit and retain forestry profes4 sionals on Indian land; and 

5 (E) for the National Park Service— 

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

7 the National Park Service’’, to remain 

8 available through September 30, 2021, of 

9 which— 

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

11 the Every Kid Outdoors program es12 tablished under section 9001(b)(1) of 

13 the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 

14 Management, and Recreation Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116– 

16 9); 

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

18 support programming and partner19 ships with youth-serving organiza20 tions; and 

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

22 for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy 

23 Partnership Program of the Land and 

24 Water Conservation Fund, subject to 

25 the conditions that— 


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1 (aa) 49 percent of the funds 

2 shall be divided equally among 

3 each State, territory of the 

4 United States, and the District 

5 of Columbia; 

6 (bb) 49 percent of the funds 

7 shall be divided proportionally 

8 among the States and territories 

9 of the United States based on the 

10 urban population of the States 

11 and territories of the United 

12 States, as determined by the 

13 2010 census; 

14 (cc) 2 percent of the funds 

15 shall be reserved for the provision 

16 of funds to Tribal governments 

17 by the Secretary; 

18 (dd) the Secretary shall co19 ordinate with the chief executive 

20 officers of the States and terri21 tories of the United States to dis22 tribute grants at a Federal share 

23 of 100 percent on an expedited 

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1 come communities through 

2 projects that— 

3 (AA) acquire land and 

4 water for parks and other 

5 public outdoor recreation 

6 purposes; 

7 (BB) develop new, or 

8 renovate existing, public out9 door recreation facilities; 

10 and 

11 (CC) improve delivery 

12 of recreation services, in13 cluding personnel, training, 

14 facilities, programming, 

15 recreation equipment, and 

16 supplies; and 

17 (ee) priority shall be given 

18 to projects that— 

19 (AA) create or signifi20 cantly enhance access to 

21 park, waterway, and rec22 reational opportunities in a 

23 qualifying urban area that 

24 lacks parks and outdoor 

25 recreation areas within 0.5 


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1 miles of, or 10-minute walk2 ing distance from, the quali3 fying urban area; 

4 (BB) improve outdoor 

5 recreation opportunities for 

6 high-need populations based 

7 on income, age, or other 

8 measures of vulnerability 

9 and need; 

10 (CC) provide opportuni11 ties for employment or job 

12 training in park construc13 tion, site rehabilitation, or 

14 operations; 

15 (DD) engage and em16 power underserved commu17 nities and youth; and 

18 (EE) take advantage of 

19 coordination among various 

20 levels of government; and 

21 (ii) $6,000,000,000 for ‘‘Construc22 tion’’, to remain available through Sep23 tember 30, 2023, subject to the condition 

24 that the Secretary of the Interior (acting 

25 through the Director of the National Park 


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1 Service) shall prioritize the use of the 

2 amounts to carry out authorized activi3 ties— 

4 (I) to provide stewardship for ex5 isting National Park System roads 

6 and trails; 

7 (II) to improve water quality; 

8 (III) to improve, maintain, or re9 store infrastructure for the passage of 

10 fish and wildlife; 

11 (IV) to improve visitor services; 

12 and 

13 (V) to improve recreational and 

14 educational access, opportunities, and 

15 other services to underserved commu16 nities. 

17 (5) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

18 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For an addi19 tional amount for the Department of Homeland Se20 curity for ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’, $2,000,000,000 

21 for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Com22 munities program under section 203 of the Robert 

23 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist24 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2031, for the purposes of increasing 


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1 wildfire, floodplain, urban heat, and climate resil2 iency on an expedited basis. 

3 (6) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLE4 MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For an additional 

5 amount for the Department of Commerce for ‘‘Oper6 ations, Research, and Facilities’’, $2,000,000,000 

7 for the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund 

8 established under section 904 of the National 

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

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

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

12 30, 2031, for the purposes of creating jobs, restoring 

13 wetlands, dunes, reefs, marshes, kelp forests, 

14 mangroves, and other living shorelines to reduce 

15 flood risks, create habitat, and restart tourism. 

16 (7) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROPRIA17 TIONS.—$9,000,000,000 for the Department of 

18 Labor for the Civilian Conservation Corps program 

19 established under subtitle E of title I of the Work20 force Innovation and Opportunity Act, to remain 

21 available through September 30, 2022. 

22 (b) LOCAL BENEFIT; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.— 

23 To the extent practicable, in using amounts made avail24 able under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture, 

25 acting through the Chief of the Forest Service— 


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1 (1) is encouraged to enter into stewardship con2 tracting projects under section 604 of the Healthy 

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

4 in order to maximize the economic benefit for rural 

5 communities; and 

6 (2) shall carry out projects using those amounts 

7 in accordance with section 104 of the Healthy For8 ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514). 

9 (c) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.—In carrying out 

10 projects using amounts made available under this section, 

11 each Secretary concerned shall, to the maximum extent 

12 practicable, engage— 

13 (1) historically underrepresented communities; 

14 or 

15 (2) historically disenfranchised communities. 

16 (d) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.—In 

17 carrying out conservation projects using amounts made 

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

19 (a), each Secretary concerned— 

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

21 use— 

22 (A) qualified youth or conservation corps 

23 (as defined in section 203 of the Public Lands 

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


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1 (B) nonprofit wilderness, trails, and recre2 ation stewardship organizations; and 

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

4 provide technical assistance. 

5 (e) MATCHING FUNDS WAIVER.—Any otherwise ap6 plicable matching funds requirements, including under 

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

8 (16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1)), shall be waived for high-impact 

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

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

11 made available under this section. 

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

13 Federal agency for which amounts are made available 

14 under this section shall monitor and track, through an on15 line platform that is usable by personnel across Federal 

16 agencies— 

17 (1) the expenditure of those amounts; and 

18 (2) the conservation outcomes achieved through 

19 those expenditures. 

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

21 under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture or the Sec22 retary of the Interior, as applicable, shall give priority to 

23 funding high-impact resiliency projects described in para24 graphs (2)(A)(i) and (4)(C)(i)(I) of subsection (a) that 


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1 maximize quantifiable environmental benefits for the least 

2 cost. 

3 SEC. 3. OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES RELIEF PROGRAM. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti6 ty’’ means— 

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

8 has fewer than 500 full-time equivalent employ9 ees; and 

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

11 a special use permit to operate a ski area of 

12 National Forest System land. 

13 (2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Out14 fitters and Guides Relief Fund established by sub15 section (b). 

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

17 the Secretary of the Treasury. 

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

19 use permit’’ means— 

20 (A) with respect to the Forest Service— 

21 (i) a special use authorization (as de22 fined in section 251.51 of title 36, Code of 

23 Federal Regulations (or successor regula24 tions)), for guiding or outfitting (as those 


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1 terms are defined in that section (or suc2 cessor regulations)); or 

3 (ii) a permit that a ski area is re4 quired to hold to operate on Federal land; 

5 (B) with respect to the National Park 

6 Service, a commercial use authorization for out7 fitting and guiding issued under— 

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

9 Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

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

11 (ii) section 101925 of title 54, United 

12 States Code; 

13 (C) with respect to the National Park 

14 Service, a concession contract for outdoor recre15 ation activities awarded under subchapter II of 

16 chapter 1019 of title 54, United States Code 

17 (not including a commercial use authorization 

18 under section 101925 of that title); 

19 (D) with respect to the United States Fish 

20 and Wildlife Service, a special use permit for 

21 recreational, sport fishing, or hunting outfitting 

22 and guiding; 

23 (E) with respect to the Bureau of Land 

24 Management, a special recreation permit for 

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1 (F) with respect to the Bureau of Rec2 lamation, a use authorization for guiding, out3 fitting, or other recreational services; 

4 (G) with respect to the Coast Guard, a li5 cense issued by the Coast Guard to operate an 

6 uninspected passenger vessel described in sec7 tion 2101(51)(B) of title 46, United States 

8 Code; 

9 (H) with respect to the Corps of Engi10 neers, a contract for recreation services; and 

11 (I) with respect to a State agency that 

12 issues recreational special use permits to recre13 ation service providers, a special use agreement 

14 for recreational services. 

15 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is estab16 lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be 

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

18 (c) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

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

20 amounts in the Fund to provide payments to eligible 

21 entities in accordance with this section. 

22 (2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sec23 tion, the Secretary shall coordinate with— 

24 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

25 through the Chief of the Forest Service, in the 


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1 case of a special use permit issued by the For2 est Service; 

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

4 case of a special use permit issued by— 

5 (i) the Department of the Interior; or 

6 (ii) a State agency described in sub7 section (a)(4)(I); 

8 (C) the Secretary of the department in 

9 which the Coast Guard is operating, acting 

10 though the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in 

11 the case of a special use permit issued by the 

12 Coast Guard; and 

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

14 of a special use permit issued by the Corps of 

15 Engineers. 

16 (d) APPLICATIONS.— 

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

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

19 of enactment of this Act, an eligible entity shall sub20 mit to the Secretary an application to receive a pay21 ment. 

22 (2) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity may sub23 mit applications under paragraph (1) not more fre24 quently than once every 90 days during the 18- 


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1 month period beginning on the date of enactment of 

2 this Act. 

3 (e) PAYMENTS.— 

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

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

6 shall be an amount equal to the difference be7 tween— 

8 (A) during the period that the eligible enti9 ty was unable to provide recreational services at 

10 full capacity under a special use permit due to 

11 a State or Federal action resulting from the 

12 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (referred to in this 

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

14 obtained by adding— 

15 (i) the operating and administrative 

16 expenses, including payments to inde17 pendent contractors, of the eligible entity 

18 directly relating to recreational services 

19 under the special use permit, as calculated 

20 based on the average of the 3 previous 

21 years; and 

22 (ii) the payroll expenses and owner 

23 compensation of the eligible entity directly 

24 relating to recreational services under the 


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1 special use permit, as calculated based on 

2 the average of the 3 previous years; and 

3 (B) the full gross revenue of the eligible 

4 entity during the covered period directly relat5 ing to recreational services under the special 

6 use permit. 

7 (2) CERTAIN ENTITIES.—Subject to paragraph 

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

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

10 years, the amount of a payment under this section 

11 shall be an amount equal to the lesser of— 

12 (A) the operating expenses of the eligible 

13 entity during the covered period directly relat14 ing to recreational services under the special 

15 use permit during the covered period; and 

16 (B) $30,000. 

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

18 receive any amount under this section that covers 

19 expenses or compensation described in paragraphs 

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

21 under— 

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

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

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

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

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

3 (f) DUTIES OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

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

5 payment received under this section to continue 

6 business operations of the eligible entity. 

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

8 of a payment under this section, an eligible entity 

9 shall retain not less than— 

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

11 positions of the eligible entity, based on the av12 erage number of full-time equivalent positions 

13 of the eligible entity during the comparable pe14 riod, as determined by the Secretary, over the 

15 3 previous years; and 

16 (B) 60 percent of the contractor positions 

17 of the eligible entity, based on the average num18 ber of contractor positions of the eligible entity 

19 during the comparable period, as determined by 

20 the Secretary, over the 3 previous years. 

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

22 amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

23 $2,000,000,000 to the Fund for the period of fiscal years 

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1 SEC. 4. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM. 

2 Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conserva3 tion, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 

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

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

6 and inserting the following: 

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

8 fourth, fifth, or sixth grader or home-schooled learn9 er 10 to 12 years of age residing in the United 

10 States, including any territory or possession of the 

11 United States.’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (2)(C), in the subpara14 graph heading, by striking ‘‘IN GRADE FOUR’’; 

15 and 

16 (B) by striking paragraph (5). 

17 SEC. 5. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS RE18 MEDIATION PROGRAM. 

19 Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (com20 monly known as the ‘‘Forest Roads and Trails Act’’) is 

21 amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS RE23 MEDIATION PROGRAM. 

24 ‘‘(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 those passages; 

16 ‘‘(3) consider recreational access when improv17 ing water quality and habitat conditions; and 

18 ‘‘(4) decommission roads in accordance with 

19 subsection (h). 

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

21 Secretary shall give priority to projects that protect or re22 store— 

23 ‘‘(1) water quality; 

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

2 sensitive fish or wildlife species; or 

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

4 completed a watershed protection and restoration ac5 tion plan pursuant to section 304 of the Healthy 

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

7 ‘‘(f) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—Except with re8 spect to a project carried out on a watershed for which 

9 the Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement 

10 under section 323 of the Department of the Interior and 

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

12 1011a), each project carried out under this section shall 

13 be on a National Forest System road or trail. 

14 ‘‘(g) IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMUM ROAD SYS15 TEMS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

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

17 of the National Forest System, the minimum road system 

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

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

20 the date of enactment of this Act). 

21 ‘‘(h) UNNEEDED ROADS.—The Secretary shall de22 commission any roads identified as unneeded under sub23 section (g) as soon as practicable after making the identi24 fication under that subsection. 


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

2 and may revise, an identification made under subsection 

3 (g) for a unit of the National Forest System during a revi4 sion of the land and resource management plan applicable 

5 to that unit. 

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

7 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

8 $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

9 2030.’’. 

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

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN

12 CONSERVATION CORPS.—Title I of the Workforce Innova13 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is 

14 amended— 

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

16 et seq.) as subtitle F; and 

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

18 ‘‘Subtitle E—21st Century Civilian 

19 Conservation Corps 

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

21 PROGRAM. 

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

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

24 partner’ means the Department of Agriculture, the 

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1 State or local resource management agency, or an2 other entity responsible for community development 

3 or climate adaption. 

4 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

5 CORPS.—The term ‘qualified youth or conservation 

6 corps’ means an entity carrying out a qualified 

7 youth or conservation corps, as defined in section 

8 203 of the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 

9 U.S.C. 1722). 

10 ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

11 CORPS CRITERIA.—The term ‘qualified youth or con12 servation corps criteria’ means the model and stand13 ards for a program described in section 203(11) of 

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

15 1722(11)). 

16 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab17 lish and carry out a 21st Century Civilian Conservation 

18 Corps program. The program shall be carried out using 

19 qualified youth or conservation corps criteria and through 

20 Civilian Conservation Corps projects. 

21 ‘‘(c) GRANTS.—In carrying out the 21st Century Ci22 vilian Conservation Corps program, the Secretary shall 

23 make grants to eligible qualified youth or conservation 

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

25 out Civilian Conservation Corps projects, in which the 


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1 grant funds are used to administer comprehensive youth 

2 and workforce development programs. 

3 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

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

5 grant under this section for a Civilian Conservation 

6 Corps project, a qualified youth or conservation 

7 corps shall submit an application to the Secretary, 

8 at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 

9 may require, that contains— 

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

11 how the project relates to goals described in 

12 subsection (e); 

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

14 project; 

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

16 carry out the project; 

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

18 the qualified youth or conservation corps shall 

19 recruit, screen, and select enrollees; 

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

21 the qualified youth or conservation corps shall 

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

2 the qualified youth or conservation corps will 

3 provide, through the project— 

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

5 work-based learning; and 

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

7 training, the development of job-specific 

8 occupational skills, or other training activi9 ties, designed to lead to the attainment of 

10 an industry-recognized credential, includ11 ing a description of the training that leads 

12 to the credential; 

13 ‘‘(G) a description of the stipend, allow14 ance, or other benefits an enrollee in the project 

15 will receive; 

16 ‘‘(H) a description of the supportive serv17 ices that an enrollee in the project will receive; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(I) information specifying how the quali20 fied youth or conservation corps will collect 

21 such information on the project and enrollees as 

22 the Secretary may require, and submit a report 

23 containing that information to the Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION PREFERENCE.—The Sec2 retary shall give preference to entities submitting 

3 applications that describe how the project will— 

4 ‘‘(A) serve communities historically im5 pacted by underinvestment or environmental in6 justice; or 

7 ‘‘(B) engage youth from historically 

8 disenfranchised populations. 

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

10 or conservation corps may use funds distributed for each 

11 Civilian Conservation Corps project, with goals relating to 

12 conservation, outdoor recreation, or other environmental 

13 matters, for— 

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

15 investment activities outlined in section 129(c)(2) re16 lated to conservation, outdoor recreation, and other 

17 environmental industries; 

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

19 focus on career development in such industries; 

20 ‘‘(3) activities leading to development and com21 pletion of the project; 

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

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1 ‘‘(5) other activities designed to lead to success2 ful completion of the project and workforce develop3 ment outcomes; 

4 ‘‘(6) any administrative activities supporting 

5 the project; and 

6 ‘‘(7) project monitoring activities. 

7 ‘‘(f) QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CONSERVATION

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

9 Secretary shall— 

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

11 Service and Conservation Corps— 

12 ‘‘(A) to establish standards used to iden13 tify appropriate types of Civilian Conservation 

14 Corps projects, and activities to be provided 

15 and workforce development outcomes sought, 

16 through those projects; and 

17 ‘‘(B) to establish specific performance ac18 countability measures for evaluating Civilian 

19 Conservation Corps projects; and 

20 ‘‘(2) enter into a contract or cooperative agree21 ment with the National Association of Service and 

22 Conservation Corps to develop recommendations for 

23 the standards and measures described in paragraph 

24 (1).’’. 

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

2 121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Workforce Innovation and 

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

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

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

6 (2) TRANSITION.—Section 503(b) of the Work7 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

8 3343(b)) is amended by inserting before the period 

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

10 before the date of enactment of the Workforce Inno11 vation and Opportunity Act)’’. 

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

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

14 Act is amended— 

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

16 heading for subtitle E of title I and inserting the fol17 lowing: 

‘‘Subtitle F—Administration’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec20 tion 172 the following: 

‘‘Subtitle E—21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps 

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

2 RENTAL FEES DURING THE COVID–19 PAN3 DEMIC. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

6 means a ski area permit or rental fee authorized 

7 under— 

8 (A) section 701 of division I of the Omni9 bus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 

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

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

12 (64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d); 

13 (C) section 302 of the Federal Land Policy 

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

15 1732); or 

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

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

18 6802(h)). 

19 (2) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe20 riod’’ means the period beginning on March 13, 

21 2020, and ending on June 1, 2021. 

22 (b) WAIVER OF COVERED FEES.—Notwithstanding 

23 the provisions of law described in subparagraphs (A) 

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

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

2 19 pandemic, if the following conditions are met: 

3 (1) The applicable permit or lease was issued 

4 before March 13, 2020. 

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

6 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

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

8 good standing as of March 13, 2020. 

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

10 United States during the covered period shall be reim11 bursed, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment 

12 of this Act, by the United States to the holder of the appli13 cable permit or lease under which the covered fee was 

14 paid. 

15 SEC. 8. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF OUTDOOR RECREATION 

16 LAND USE PERMIT FEES. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The term ‘‘authoriza19 tion’’ means an authorization (including a special 

20 use permit and a concession contract) for the holder 

21 of the authorization to provide recreational services 

22 and operations related to public recreation that was 

23 executed by the Secretary concerned and the holder 

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1 (2) COVERED AUTHORIZATION.—The term 

2 ‘‘covered authorization’’ means an authorization— 

3 (A) that was awarded or issued by the Sec4 retary concerned before March 13, 2020; 

5 (B) that is in effect on the date of enact6 ment of this Act, including an authorization 

7 that is expired, but that, as of the date of en8 actment of this Act, the Secretary concerned is 

9 continuing to treat as being in effect; and 

10 (C) under which the holder was in good 

11 standing as of March 13, 2020. 

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

13 means any fee owed under a covered authorization 

14 that is accrued or otherwise based on revenues ob15 tained or operations conducted during the period be16 ginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on Decem17 ber 31, 2021. 

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

19 means— 

20 (A) the last paragraph under the heading 

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

22 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); 

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

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

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

3 6802(h)); and 

4 (D) subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 

5 54, United States Code. 

6 (5) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec7 retary concerned’’ means— 

8 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re9 spect to an authorization executed by the Sec10 retary of the Interior; and 

11 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re12 spect to an authorization executed by the Sec13 retary of Agriculture. 

14 (b) COVERED FEE RELIEF.—Notwithstanding any 

15 other provision of law— 

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

17 not be required to be paid to the Secretary con18 cerned; and 

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

20 Secretary concerned before the date of enactment of 

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

22 of enactment of this Act, be reimbursed by the Sec23 retary concerned to the holder of the covered author24 ization under which the covered fee was paid. 


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1 (c) EXTENSION OF TERM OF COVERED AUTHORIZA2 TIONS.— 

3 (1) EXTENSION OF COVERED AUTHORIZA4 TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

5 the Secretary concerned shall extend the term of any 

6 covered authorization by an additional 2 years. 

7 (2) LIMITATION.—Any extension under para8 graph (1) shall be subject to any authority of the 

9 Secretary concerned to revoke an authorization, in10 cluding for reasons based on the unsatisfactory per11 formance of the holder of the authorization. 

12 SEC. 9. WORKFORCE TRAINING. 

13 (a) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CON14 SERVATION CORPS.—In this section, the term ‘‘qualified 

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

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

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

18 (16 U.S.C. 1722). 

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

20 Interior, Homeland Security, Commerce, and Labor shall 

21 collaborate with institutions of higher education, the Corps 

22 Network, the outdoor recreation business community, and 

23 public land stewardship and outdoor recreation organiza24 tions to support institutions of higher education in devel25 oping, coordinating, and carrying out nationally consistent 


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1 and standardized training for all qualified youth or con2 servation corps participants. 

3 (c) INCLUSIONS.—The training described in sub4 section (b) shall include— 

5 (1) the foundations of Federal public land and 

6 recreation management and stewardship; 

7 (2) principles of sustainable outdoor recreation 

8 and resource management; 

9 (3) recreation and resource management job10 specific occupational skills; and 

11 (4) other basic skills training to ensure that 

12 qualified youth or conservation corps participants 

13 are— 

14 (A) prepared for their work with the quali15 fied youth or conservation corps; and 

16 (B) prepared for careers relating to con17 servation, outdoor recreation, and other envi18 ronmental industries after serving in the quali19 fied youth or conservation corps. 

20 SEC. 10. REFORESTATION. 

21 (a) REFORESTATION TRUST FUND.— 

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

23 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a) is amended— 

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

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

3 ‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec4 retary’’; 

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

6 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

7 paragraph (2); 

8 (B) in subsection (d)— 

9 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 

10 (1)— 

11 (I) by striking the subsection 

12 designation and all that follows 

13 through ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘(d) REFORESTATION BY SECRETARY OF AGRI16 CULTURE.—The Secretary’’; and 

17 (II) by striking ‘‘for’’; 

18 (ii) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (I) by inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘re20 forestation’’; and 

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

22 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

23 paragraph (4); 

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1 ‘‘(2) to the Chief of the Forest Service to refor2 est National Forest System land determined to be in 

3 need of active reforestation based on field surveys 

4 that have been conducted after sufficient time has 

5 elapsed to determine regeneration potential based on 

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

7 subsection (f), by planting the maximum reasonable 

8 number of trees according to the best available 

9 science; 

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

11 Program established under section 6 of the Coopera12 tive Forestry Assistance Act of 1978; and’’; and 

13 (v) in paragraph (4) (as so redesig14 nated), by inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘prop15 erly’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(e) REFORESTATION BY SECRETARY OF THE INTE18 RIOR.—The Secretary of the Interior shall obligate such 

19 sums from the Trust Fund as are necessary to reforest 

20 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 

21 land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs determined 

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

23 that have been conducted after sufficient time has elapsed 

24 to determine regeneration potential based on forest type, 

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1 by planting the maximum reasonable number of trees ac2 cording to the best available science. 

3 ‘‘(f) REFORESTATION.— 

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

5 subsection, the term ‘connectivity’ means the degree 

6 to which the landscape facilitates native species 

7 movement. 

8 ‘‘(2) REFORESTATION.— 

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

10 subsections (d)(2) and (e) shall consist of eco11 logically based site preparation, tree planting, 

12 and subsequent management using practices 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(i) are informed by climate change 

15 science and the importance of spatial pat16 tern; 

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

18 and biodiversity; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) reduce vulnerability to future 

20 forest mortality and catastrophic wildfire. 

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

22 In the case of reforestation under subsections 

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

24 Fund shall not be used— 


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

2 or 

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

4 logged during the preceding 10-year pe5 riod. 

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

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

8 Forest Service and the Secretary of the Interior, as 

9 applicable, shall give priority to planting— 

10 ‘‘(A) on land that was subject to a mor11 tality event caused by a high intensity wildfire, 

12 pest infestation, invasive species, or drought or 

13 other extreme weather; 

14 ‘‘(B) that will restore and maintain resil15 ient landscapes; 

16 ‘‘(C) on land on which the planting pro17 vides increased habitat connectivity for wildlife; 

18 and 

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

20 long-term increase in carbon sequestration. 

21 ‘‘(g) MANDATORY FUNDING.—To carry out para22 graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) and subsection (e), 

23 the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the gen24 eral fund of the Treasury into the Trust Fund 


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1 $3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year 

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

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

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec5 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte6 rior shall issue regulations necessary to carry out 

7 the amendments made by this section. 

8 (b) REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM.—The Co9 operative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by 

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

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

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

13 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘com14 munity of color’ means, in a State, a census block 

15 group in an urban area for which the aggregate per16 centage of residents who identify as Black, African17 American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Latino, 

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

19 ‘‘(A) not less than 50 percent; or 

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

21 average. 

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

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

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1 ‘‘(A) the cost of implementing a reforest2 ation project, including by— 

3 ‘‘(i) planning and designing the refor4 estation activity, including considering rel5 evant science; 

6 ‘‘(ii) establishing tree nurseries; 

7 ‘‘(iii) purchasing trees; and 

8 ‘‘(iv) ecologically based site prepara9 tion, including the labor and cost associ10 ated with the use of machinery; 

11 ‘‘(B) the cost of maintaining and moni12 toring planted trees for a period of up to 3 

13 years to ensure successful establishment of the 

14 trees; 

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

16 urban area under subsection (e) in a low in17 come community that has an existing tree can18 opy cover of not more than 20 percent, not 

19 more than 50 percent of the cost of the mainte20 nance of any nearby tree canopy; and 

21 ‘‘(D) any other relevant cost, as deter22 mined by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en24 tity’ means— 

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1 ‘‘(B) a local governmental entity; 

2 ‘‘(C) an Indian Tribe; and 

3 ‘‘(D) a nonprofit organization. 

4 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE LAND.— 

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

6 land’ means— 

7 ‘‘(i) land owned in fee simple by an el8 igible entity— 

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

10 application to the Program under sub11 section (c), the forest stocking level of 

12 the land is less than 25 percent of re13 gional norms for forest properties 

14 with comparable tree species and soil 

15 characteristics; and 

16 ‘‘(bb) that is in need of active re17 forestation due to events such as— 

18 ‘‘(AA) high intensity wild19 fire; 

20 ‘‘(BB) pest infestation; 

21 ‘‘(CC) invasive species; and 

22 ‘‘(DD) drought and other 

23 extreme weather; or 

24 ‘‘(II) that was formerly forest 

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1 completely reclaimed from mining, 

2 commercial development, clearing for 

3 agriculture, or other nonforest use; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) with respect to reforestation in 

6 an urban area under subsection (e), land 

7 in that urban area that is owned in fee 

8 simple by an eligible entity. 

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

10 does not include land on which the eligible enti11 ty conducted a timber harvest— 

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

13 date on which the eligible entity submits 

14 an application under subsection (c); and 

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

16 level described in subparagraph 

17 (A)(i)(I)(aa). 

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

19 has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in sec20 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu21 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

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

23 term ‘local governmental entity’ means any munic24 ipal government or county government with jurisdic25 tion over local land use decisions. 


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

2 income community’ means any census block group in 

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

4 the population lives below the poverty line (as de5 fined in section 673 of the Community Services 

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

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

8 ‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization 

9 that— 

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

11 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 

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

13 more of the purposes described in section 

14 170(h)(4)(A) of that Code. 

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

16 the Reforest America Grant Program established 

17 under subsection (b)(1). 

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

19 means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 

20 the Chief of the Forest Service. 

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

22 means an area identified by the Bureau of the Cen23 sus as an ‘urban area’ in the most recent census. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab2 lish a program, to be known as the ‘Reforest Amer3 ica Grant Program’, under which the Secretary shall 

4 award grants to eligible entities to conduct projects 

5 to reforest eligible land in accordance with this sec6 tion. 

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

8 Program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum ex9 tent practicable, award sufficient grants each year to 

10 plant the maximum reasonable number of trees ac11 cording to the best available science. 

12 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 

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

14 seeks to receive a grant under the Program shall 

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

16 and containing such information as the Secretary 

17 may require, including the information described in 

18 paragraph (2), to— 

19 ‘‘(A) the State forester or equivalent offi20 cial of the State in which the eligible entity is 

21 located; or 

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

23 is an Indian Tribe, an official of the governing 

24 body of the Indian Tribe. 


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

2 under paragraph (1) shall include— 

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

4 level of the land is less than 25 percent of re5 gional norms for forest properties with com6 parable tree species and soil characteristics, if 

7 applicable; 

8 ‘‘(B) the natural, economic, and environ9 mental benefits of returning the eligible land to 

10 forested condition; 

11 ‘‘(C) an estimate of the annual carbon se12 questration that will be achieved by the re13 planted forests, using processes determined by 

14 the Secretary; 

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

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

17 ‘‘(ii) a description of the site prepara18 tion and the tree species to be planted; 

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

20 which the design of the project is informed 

21 by climate change science and will enhance 

22 forest health, resilience, and biodiversity; 

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

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1 months after planting to ensure successful 

2 establishment; and 

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

4 which the land will be managed later than 

5 36 months after planting, including wheth6 er that management shall include a timber 

7 harvest; 

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

9 urban reforestation project under subsection 

10 (e)— 

11 ‘‘(i) a description of the manner in 

12 which the tree planting shall address dis13 parities in local environmental quality, 

14 such as lower tree canopy cover; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) a description of the anticipated 

16 community and stakeholder engagement in 

17 the project; and 

18 ‘‘(F) any other relevant information re19 quired by the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS TO SECRETARY.—Each offi21 cial that receives an application under paragraph (1) 

22 shall submit the application to the Secretary with a 

23 description of the application and any other relevant 

24 information that the Secretary may require. 

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

2 subsection, the term ‘connectivity’ means the degree 

3 to which the landscape facilitates native species 

4 movement. 

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

6 Program, the Secretary shall give priority— 

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

8 potential increase in carbon sequestration per 

9 dollar; 

10 ‘‘(B) to projects that provide increased 

11 habitat connectivity for wildlife; 

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

13 entity will enter into a contract or cooperative 

14 agreement with 1 or more qualified youth or 

15 conservation corps (as the term is defined in 

16 section 203 of Public Law 91–378 (commonly 

17 known as the ‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of 

18 1970’) (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and 

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

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

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

22 color or a low-income community; 

23 ‘‘(ii) are located in a neighborhood 

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1 cluding lower tree canopy cover and higher 

2 maximum daytime summer temperatures; 

3 ‘‘(iii) are located in a neighborhood 

4 with high amounts of senior citizens or 

5 children; 

6 ‘‘(iv) are located immediately adjacent 

7 to large numbers of residents; 

8 ‘‘(v) will collaboratively engage neigh9 bors and community members that will be 

10 closely affected by the tree planting in as 

11 many aspects of project development and 

12 implementation as possible; and 

13 ‘‘(vi) will employ a substantial per14 centage of the workforce locally, with a 

15 focus on engaging unemployed and under16 employed persons in communities of color 

17 and low-income communities. 

18 ‘‘(e) URBAN REFORESTATION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro20 gram, the Secretary shall award sufficient grants 

21 each year to projects carried out in urban areas to 

22 plant, to the maximum extent practicable— 

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

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

2 years 2025 through 2028; and 

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

4 2029 and each calendar year thereafter. 

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

6 award a grant to an eligible entity under the Pro7 gram to conduct a reforestation project in an urban 

8 area in an amount equal to not more than 90 per9 cent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as 

10 determined by the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condi12 tion of receiving a grant described in paragraph (2), 

13 an eligible entity shall provide, in cash or through 

14 in-kind contributions from non-Federal sources, 

15 matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 

16 10 percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible 

17 land, as determined by the Secretary. 

18 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITED CONVERSION TO NONFOREST

19 USE.— 

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

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

22 under the Program shall not sell or convert land 

23 that was reforested under the Program to nonforest 

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

2 entity that receives a grant under this Program and 

3 sells or converts land that was reforested under the 

4 Program to nonforest use shall pay to the Federal 

5 Government an amount equal to the greater of— 

6 ‘‘(A) the amount of the grant; and 

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

8 stocks on that land. 

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

10 that receives a grant under this Program and sells 

11 or converts land that was reforested under the Pro12 gram to nonforest use shall not be eligible for addi13 tional grants under the Program. 

14 ‘‘(g) COSTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Unless otherwise pro16 vided under this section, the Secretary shall award 

17 a grant to an eligible entity under the Program in 

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

19 cost of reforesting the eligible land, as determined by 

20 the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Unless other22 wise provided under this section, as a condition of 

23 receiving a grant under the Program, an eligible en24 tity shall provide, in cash or through in-kind con25 tributions from non-Federal sources, matching funds 


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

2 the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as deter3 mined by the Secretary. 

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

5 receives a grant under the Program shall— 

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

7 has been completed using the grant funds, submit to 

8 the responsible State or Tribal official, as applicable, 

9 a monitoring report that describes project implemen10 tation, including the survival rate of all plantings 

11 made under the grant; and 

12 ‘‘(2) if the survival rate reported in the moni13 toring report under paragraph (1) is, after 36 

14 months, less than the required minimum survival 

15 rate for the geographic area in which the planting 

16 is located, as determined by a State forester or 

17 equivalent State or Tribal official, as applicable, re18 plant tree seedlings in a quantity equivalent to half 

19 of the original planting, using comparable means to 

20 the original planting. 

21 ‘‘(i) PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT.—Any con22 tractor or subcontractor entering into a service contract 

23 in connection with a project under the Program shall— 

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1 United States Code (commonly known as the 

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

3 and 

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

5 the contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe 

6 benefits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates 

7 for the class in the locality, or, where a collective8 bargaining agreement covers the employee, in ac9 cordance with the rates provided for in the agree10 ment, including prospective wage increases provided 

11 for in the agreement. 

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

13 to the relevant committees of Congress a report that de14 scribes the activities of the Program, including the total 

15 amount of carbon sequestered by replanted forests during 

16 the year covered by the report. 

17 ‘‘(k) FUNDING.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Refor19 estation Trust Fund established under section 303 

20 of Public Law 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), the Sec21 retary shall use such sums as are necessary to carry 

22 out the Program. 

23 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND TECHNICAL

24 ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds used under paragraph 

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1 percent for each fiscal year to State foresters or 

2 equivalent officials, including equivalent officials of 

3 Indian Tribes, for administrative costs and technical 

4 assistance under the Program.’’. 

5 SEC. 11. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 

6 (a) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FOR CLIMATE STEW7 ARDSHIP PRACTICES.—Section 1240L(d) of the Food Se8 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d)) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RO11 TATIONS AND ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘ROTATIONS, ADVANCED GRAZING

13 MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC14 TICES’’; 

15 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

17 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec18 tively; and 

19 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(B) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE.— 

22 The term ‘climate stewardship practice’ means 

23 any of the following practices: 

24 ‘‘(i) Alley cropping. 

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1 ‘‘(iii) Conservation cover. 

2 ‘‘(iv) Conservation crop rotation. 

3 ‘‘(v) Contour buffer strips. 

4 ‘‘(vi) Contour farming. 

5 ‘‘(vii) Cover crops. 

6 ‘‘(viii) Critical area planting. 

7 ‘‘(ix) Cross wind trap strips. 

8 ‘‘(x) Field borders. 

9 ‘‘(xi) Filter strips. 

10 ‘‘(xii) Forage and biomass planting, 

11 including the use of native prairie seed 

12 mixtures. 

13 ‘‘(xiii) Forest stand improvements. 

14 ‘‘(xiv) Grassed waterways. 

15 ‘‘(xv) Hedgerow planting. 

16 ‘‘(xvi) Herbaceous wind barriers. 

17 ‘‘(xvii) Multistory cropping. 

18 ‘‘(xviii) Nutrient management, includ19 ing nitrogen stewardship activities. 

20 ‘‘(xix) Prescribed grazing. 

21 ‘‘(xx) Range planting. 

22 ‘‘(xxi) Residue and tillage manage23 ment with no till. 

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1 ‘‘(xxiii) Riparian forest buffers. 

2 ‘‘(xxiv) Riparian herbaceous buffers. 

3 ‘‘(xxv) Silvopasture establishment. 

4 ‘‘(xxvi) Stripcropping. 

5 ‘‘(xxvii) Tree and shrub establish6 ment, including planting for a high rate of 

7 carbon sequestration. 

8 ‘‘(xxviii) Upland wildlife habitat. 

9 ‘‘(xxix) Vegetative barriers. 

10 ‘‘(xxx) Wetland restoration. 

11 ‘‘(xxxi) Windbreak renovation. 

12 ‘‘(xxxii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts. 

13 ‘‘(xxxiii) Woody residue treatment. 

14 ‘‘(xxxiv) Any other vegetative or man15 agement conservation activity that signifi16 cantly— 

17 ‘‘(I) reduces greenhouse gas 

18 emissions; 

19 ‘‘(II) increases carbon sequestra20 tion; or 

21 ‘‘(III) enhances resilience to in22 creased weather volatility.’’; 

23 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

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

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

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

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

4 ‘‘(C) conservation activities relating to cli5 mate stewardship practices.’’; and 

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

7 advanced grazing management’’ and inserting ‘‘rota8 tions, advanced grazing management, or conserva9 tion activities relating to climate stewardship prac10 tices’’. 

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

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

13 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ 

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

15 2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or 

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

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

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

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

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

22 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)— 

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

24 ‘‘$725,000,000’’ and inserting 

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

2 ‘‘$750,000,000’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$2,750,000,000’’; 

4 (iii) in clause (iv)— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘$800,000,000’’ 

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

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

8 (iv) in clause (v)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’ 

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

11 (II) by striking the period at the 

12 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

13 (v) by adding at the end the following: 

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

15 2024; and 

16 ‘‘(vii) $7,000,000,000 for each of fis17 cal years 2025 through 2030.’’; 

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

19 inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC22 TICES.—Of the funds made available under subsection 

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1 nantly of conservation activities relating to climate stew2 ardship practices (as defined in section 1240L(d)(1)) or 

3 bundles of practices comprised predominantly of conserva4 tion activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as 

5 so defined): 

6 ‘‘(1) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 

7 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 

8 ‘‘(3) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 

9 ‘‘(4) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 

10 ‘‘(5) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

11 2025 through 2030.’’. 

12 SEC. 12. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 

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

14 and the amendments made by this Act are designated as 

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

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

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

18 Act and the amendments made by this Act are designated 

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

20 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent reso21 lution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. 

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