I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3072 
To reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe 
wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, to provide 
model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar 
insect infestations or other forest-related problems, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2007 
Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. TANCREDO, Mrs. 
MUSGRAVE, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. LAMBORN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and 
Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science and Technology, 
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 reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water 
supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected 
by insect infestations, to provide model legislation that 
may be applied to other States experiencing similar in-
sect infestations or other forest-related problems, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 
2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT OF 2003 AND 
RELATED LAWS 
Sec. 101. Community wildfire protection plan assistance. 
Sec. 102. Central collection points. 
Sec. 103. Biomass commercial utilization grant program. 
Sec. 104. Healthy forest partnerships. 
TITLE II—COLORADO FOREST HEALTH MEASURES 
Sec. 201. Research and other activities. 
Sec. 202. Colorado Forest Health Fund. 
Sec. 203. Grants for colorado fuels for schools program. 
Sec. 204. Stewardship contracts in Colorado. 
Sec. 205. Permanent authority for Federal and State cooperative restoration 
and protection in Colorado. 
Sec. 206. Preparation of fire-danger maps. 
Sec. 207. Truck weights on Colorado interstate highways. 
TITLE III—TAX PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Extension of tax credit for electricity produced from biomass. 
Sec. 302. Partial exclusion from gross income of payments received for certain 
hazardous fuel reduction projects. 
Sec. 303. Deductibility of certain expenditures in connection with implementa-
tion of community wildfire protection plans. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to facilitate a more coordinated response by 
Federal and State agencies and local governments 
and communities to the effects of insect infestations 
in forest lands in Colorado so as to reduce the likeli-
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hood of loss of life or damage to property or munic-
ipal water supplies from severe wildfires and to im-
prove the management of such lands; and 
(2) to provide a model of legislation that could 
be considered for application to other States experi-
encing similar insect infestations or other forest-re-
lated problems. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Colo-
rado Forest Health Fund. 
(2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service), with 
respect to National Forest System land; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management and with respect to land held for 
the benefit of an Indian tribe. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Colorado. 
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TITLE 
I—HEALTHY 
FORESTS 
RESTORATION ACT OF 2003 
AND RELATED LAWS 
SEC. 101. COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR AT-RISK COMMU-
NITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 103 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6513) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR AT-RISK COMMU-
NITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate State agencies, shall make 
grants to at-risk communities in Colorado to assist 
the at-risk communities in preparing, revising, or 
implementing a community wildfire protection plan. 
‘‘(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall 
use amounts made available under section 35(c) of 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(c)) to carry 
out this subsection.’’. 
(2) FUNDING SOURCE.—Section 35 of the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(d) ASSISTANCE
FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES.— 
Notwithstanding the first sentence of subsection (a), 
$10,000,000 of the amounts paid into the Treasury under 
subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
shall be made available to the Secretary, without further 
appropriation and until expended, for obligation and ex-
penditure under section 103(e) of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6513(e)).’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PREPARATION OF 
PLANS.—Section 33(b)(3) of the Federal Fire Prevention 
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(b)(3)) is amend-
ed by striking subparagraph (L) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(L) To fund fire prevention programs, in-
cluding the development and implementation of 
community wildfire protection plans (as defined 
in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restora-
tion Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)).’’. 
SEC. 102. CENTRAL COLLECTION POINTS. 
Title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 109. CENTRAL COLLECTION POINTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, and consistent with relevant land management 
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