SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE-
MENT GOOD-NEIGHBOR COOPERATION WITH 
STATES TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISKS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
STATE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
State’’ means a State that contains National Forest 
System land. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) STATE FORESTER.—The term ‘‘State for-
ester’’ means the head of a State agency with juris-
diction over State forestry programs in an eligible 
State. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 
into a cooperative agreement or contract (including 
a sole source contract) with a State forester to au-
thorize the State forester to provide the forest, 
rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection 
services described in paragraph (2) on National For-
est System land in the eligible State. 
(2) 
AUTHORIZED
SERVICES.—The 
forest, 
rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection 
services referred to in paragraph (1) include the con-
duct of— 
(A) activities to treat insect infected trees; 
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(B) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; 
and 
(C) any other activities to restore or im-
prove forest, rangeland, and watershed health, 
including fish and wildlife habitat. 
(3) STATE AS AGENT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (6), a cooperative agreement or contract 
entered into under paragraph (1) may authorize the 
State forester to serve as the agent for the Secretary 
in providing the restoration and protection services 
authorized under that paragraph. 
(4) SUBCONTRACTS.—In accordance with appli-
cable contract procedures for the eligible State, a 
State forester may enter into subcontracts to provide 
the restoration and protection services authorized 
under a cooperative agreement or contract entered 
into under paragraph (1). 
(5) TIMBER SALES.—Subsections (d) and (g) of 
section 14 of the National Forest Management Act 
of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) shall not apply to services 
performed under a cooperative agreement or con-
tract entered into under paragraph (1). 
(6) RETENTION OF NEPA RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
Any decision required to be made under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
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4321 et seq.) with respect to any restoration and 
protection services to be provided under this section 
by a State forester on National Forest System land 
shall not be delegated to a State forester or any 
other officer or employee of the eligible State. 
(7) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The restoration and 
protection services to be provided under this section 
shall be carried out on a project-to-project basis 
under existing authorities of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 
9. 
STEWARDSHIP 
END 
RESULT 
CONTRACTING 
PROJECT AUTHORITY. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 347(a) of 
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(e) of 
division A of Public Law 105–277; 16 U.S.C. 2104 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(b) DURATION OF CONTRACTS.—Section 347(c)(2) of 
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(e) of 
division A of Public Law 105–277; 16 U.S.C. 2104 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 
years’’. 
Æ 
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