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Union Calendar No. 155 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1450 

[Report No. 118–168, Parts I and II] 

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue 

from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to 

the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under 

good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2023 

Mr. FULCHER (for himself, Ms. PEREZ, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. KILMER) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Agriculture 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. ZINKE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. VASQUEZ, 

Mr. STAUBER, and Ms. SALINAS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 8, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain 

payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good 

neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Treating Tribes and 

5 Counties as Good Neighbors Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 

7 REVENUE AND PAYMENTS UNDER GOOD 

8 NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS. 

9 (a) GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.—Section 8206 of 

10 the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘or Indian 

13 tribe’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 

16 Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking clause 

18 (i) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Funds received 

20 from the sale of timber by a Governor, an 

21 Indian tribe, or a county under a good 

22 neighbor agreement shall be retained and 

23 used by the Governor, Indian tribe, or 

24 county, as applicable— 


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1 ‘‘(I) to carry out authorized res2 toration services under the good 

3 neighbor agreement; and 

4 ‘‘(II) if there are funds remain5 ing after carrying out subclause (I), 

6 to carry out authorized restoration 

7 services under other good neighbor 

8 agreements.’’; 

9 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, In10 dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 

11 (D) by striking paragraph (4). 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 8206(a) 

13 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 

16 tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 

18 tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’. 

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 this Act apply to any project initiated pursuant to a good 

21 neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) of the 

22 Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)))— 

23 (1) before the date of enactment of this Act, if 

24 the project was initiated after the date of enactment 


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1 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 

2 Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or 

3 (2) on or after the date of enactment of this 

4 Act. 

5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treating Tribes and 

7 Counties as Good Neighbors Act’’. 

8 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 

9 REVENUE AND PAYMENTS UNDER GOOD 

10 NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS. 

11 (a) GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.—Section 8206 of 

12 the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘or Indian 

15 tribe’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, In18 dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (2)(C)— 

20 (i) by striking clause (i) and inserting 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Funds received 

23 from the sale of timber by a Governor, an 

24 Indian tribe, or a county under a good 

25 neighbor agreement shall be retained and 


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1 used by the Governor, Indian tribe, or coun2 ty, as applicable— 

3 ‘‘(I) to carry out authorized res4 toration services under the good neigh5 bor agreement; and 

6 ‘‘(II) if there are funds remaining 

7 after carrying out subclause (I), to 

8 carry out authorized restoration serv9 ices under other good neighbor agree10 ments.’’; and 

11 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘2028’’; 

13 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, In14 dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 

15 (D) by striking paragraph (4). 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 8206(a) of 

17 the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 

20 tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 

21 (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 

22 tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’. 

23 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

24 Act apply to any project initiated pursuant to a good 


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1 neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) of the 

2 Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)))— 

3 (1) before the date of enactment of this Act, if the 

4 project was initiated after the date of enactment of 

5 the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 

6 Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or 

7 (2) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 155 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1450 

[Report No. 118–168, Parts I and II] 

A BILL 

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify 

and for other purposes. the Interior under good neighbor agreements, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of tracts and certain payments made by counties to the treatment of revenue from timber sale conSEPTEMBER 8, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

to be printed Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered an amendment, committed to the Committee of the 


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