SEC. 2. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR EARLY SUCCES-
SIONAL FORESTS. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION ESTABLISHED.—For-
est management activities described in subsection (b) are 
a category of actions hereby designated as being categori-
cally excluded from the preparation of an environmental 
assessment or an environmental impact statement under 
section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 
(b) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED 
FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—The forest management 
activities designated under this section for a categorical 
exclusion are forest management activities carried out by 
the Secretary concerned on National Forest System lands 
or public lands where the primary purpose of such activity 
is, consistent with the applicable forest plan, to modify, 
improve, enhance, or create early successional forests for 
wildlife habitat improvement and other purposes. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.— 
On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary concerned may use the categorical exclusion es-
tablished under subsection (a) in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
(d) PROJECT GOALS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary concerned shall design forest man-
agement activities described in subsection (b)— 
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(1) to meet early successional forest goals; and 
(2) to maximize production and regeneration of 
priority species, as identified in the forest plan and 
consistent with the capability of the treatment units. 
(e) ACREAGE LIMITATIONS.—A forest management 
activity covered by the categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a) may not contain treatment units ex-
ceeding a total of 10,000 acres. 
SEC. 3. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR OUTDOOR RECRE-
ATION. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION ESTABLISHED.—Ac-
tivities described in subsection (b) are a category of ac-
tions hereby designated as being categorically excluded 
from the preparation of an environmental assessment or 
an environmental impact statement under section 102 of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332). 
(b) ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED FOR CATEGORICAL EX-
CLUSION.—The activities designated under this section for 
a categorical exclusion are activities carried out by the 
Secretary concerned on National Forest System lands or 
public lands where the primary purpose of such activity 
is to— 
(1) issue, amend, replace, or extend the admin-
istrative terms of an existing or expired special use 
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authorization, if the holder or applicant of such spe-
cial use authorization is in full compliance with the 
terms and conditions of such special use authoriza-
tion; 
(2) modify, remove, repair, maintain, recon-
struct, or replace a facility for an existing special 
use authorization; 
(3) issue a new special use authorization or 
amendment to an existing special use authorization 
for activities that will occur on existing roads, trails, 
facilities, or areas approved for use in an applicable 
forest plan or other documented decision; 
(4) approve, modify, or continue special uses of 
National Forest System lands or public lands for 
less than 5 years; 
(5) approve, modify, or continue special use au-
thorizations on National Forest System land that re-
quire less than 20 acres of contiguous land; 
(6) operate, maintain, modify, construct, recon-
struct, improve, decommission, relocate, or dispose 
of buildings, infrastructure, or other improvements 
at developed recreation sites; 
(7) remove hazard trees for the purpose of pro-
tecting public health or safety or improving access to 
a recreation site; or 
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(8) any combination of the purposes specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (7). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.— 
On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary concerned may use the categorical exclusion es-
tablished under subsection (a) in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 4. EXCLUSIONS. 
The authorities provided by this Act do not apply 
with respect to any National Forest System lands or pub-
lic lands— 
(1) that are included in the National Wilderness 
Preservation System; 
(2) that are located within a national or State 
specific inventoried roadless area established by the 
Secretary of Agriculture through regulation, un-
less— 
(A) the forest management activity to be 
carried out under such authority is consistent 
with the forest plan applicable to the area; or 
(B) the Secretary concerned determines 
the activity is allowed under the applicable 
roadless rule governing such lands; or 
(3) on which timber harvesting for any purpose 
is prohibited by Federal statute. 
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SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FOREST
MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘‘forest management activity’’ means a project 
or activity carried out by the Secretary concerned on 
National Forest System lands or public lands con-
sistent with the forest plan covering such lands. 
(2) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means— 
(A) a land use plan prepared by the Bu-
reau of Land Management for public lands pur-
suant to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712); or 
(B) a land and resource management plan 
prepared by the Forest Service for a unit of the 
National Forest System pursuant to section 6 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re-
sources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 
1604). 
(3) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
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(4) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702), except that the term in-
cludes Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands and Or-
egon and California Railroad Grant lands. 
(5) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to National Forest System lands; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to public lands. 
Æ 
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