I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2644 
To expedite certain forest management activities on National Forest System 
lands derived from the public domain when the activities are developed 
through a collaborative process of interested parties, to require the post-
ing of a bond in initiating a legal challenge to certain forest management 
activities, to modify the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- 
Determination Act of 2000, to authorize additional funding sources for 
forest management activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2015 
Mr. ZINKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
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 expedite certain forest management activities on National 
Forest System lands derived from the public domain 
when the activities are developed through a collaborative 
process of interested parties, to require the posting of 
a bond in initiating a legal challenge to certain forest 
management activities, to modify the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, 
to authorize additional funding sources for forest man-
agement activities, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—EXPEDITED ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF 
COLLABORATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Analysis of only two alternatives (action versus no action) in proposed 
collaborative forest management activities. 
TITLE II—COLLABORATIVE PROJECT LITIGATION REQUIREMENT 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Bond requirement as part of legal challenge of certain forest manage-
ment activities. 
TITLE III—SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF- 
DETERMINATION ACT AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 301. Use of reserved funds for title II projects on Federal land and certain 
non-Federal land. 
Sec. 302. Resource advisory committees. 
Sec. 303. Program for title II self-sustaining resource advisory committee 
projects. 
Sec. 304. Additional authorized use of reserved funds for title III county 
projects. 
TITLE IV—ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR FOREST 
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Availability of stewardship project revenues and Collaborative Forest 
Landscape Restoration Fund to cover forest management activ-
ity planning costs. 
Sec. 403. State-supported planning of forest management activities. 
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TITLE I—EXPEDITED ENVIRON-
MENTAL ANALYSIS OF COL-
LABORATIVE 
FOREST 
MAN-
AGEMENT ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.—The term ‘‘col-
laborative process’’ refers to a process relating to the 
management of National Forest System lands by 
which a project or activity is developed and imple-
mented by the Secretary through collaboration with 
interested 
persons, 
as 
described 
in 
section 
603(b)(1)(C) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(b)(1)(C)). 
(2) 
COMMUNITY
WILDFIRE
PROTECTION 
PLAN.—The term ‘‘community wildfire protection 
plan’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(3) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(3)). 
(3) FOREST
MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘‘forest management activity’’ means a project 
or activity carried out by the Secretary on National 
Forest System lands in concert with the forest plan 
covering the lands. 
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(4) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means a land and resource management plan pre-
pared by the Secretary for a unit of the National 
Forest System pursuant to section 6 of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(5) 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)), except that the term— 
(A) includes only National Forest System 
lands derived from the public domain; and 
(B) does not include the National Grass-
lands and land utilization projects designated as 
National Grasslands administered pursuant to 
the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010– 
1012). 
(6) RESOURCE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘‘resource advisory committee’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 201(3) of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121(3)). 
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(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 102. ANALYSIS OF ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVES (ACTION 
VERSUS NO ACTION) IN PROPOSED COLLABO-
RATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL AS-
SESSMENTS
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
STATE-
MENTS.—This section shall apply whenever the Secretary 
prepares an environmental assessment or an environ-
mental impact statement pursuant to section 102(2) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)) for a forest management activity that— 
(1) is developed through a collaborative process; 
(2) is proposed by a resource advisory com-
mittee; or 
(3) is covered by a community wildfire protec-
tion plan. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES.—In an envi-
ronmental assessment or environmental impact statement 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall study, de-
velop, and describe— 
(1) the forest management activity, as proposed 
pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection 
(a); and 
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(2) the alternative of no action. 
(c) ELEMENTS OF NON-ACTION ALTERNATIVE.—In 
the case of the alternative of no action, the Secretary shall 
evaluate— 
(1) the effect of no action on wildfire potential 
and insect and disease potential; and 
(2) the implications of a resulting wildfire or in-
sect or disease infestation, given fire and insect and 
disease historic cycles, on domestic water costs, wild-
life habitat loss, and other economic and social fac-
tors. 
TITLE 
II—COLLABORATIVE 
PROJECT 
LITIGATION 
RE-
QUIREMENT 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.—The term ‘‘col-
laborative process’’ refers to a process relating to the 
management of National Forest System lands by 
which a project or activity is developed and imple-
mented by the Secretary through collaboration with 
interested 
persons, 
as 
described 
in 
section 
603(b)(1)(C) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(b)(1)(C)). 
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(2) COSTS.—The term ‘‘costs’’ refers to the 
fees and costs described in section 1920 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
(3) EXPENSES.—The term ‘‘expenses’’ includes 
the expenditures incurred by the staff of the Sec-
retary in preparing for a legal challenge to a collabo-
rative forest management activity and in partici-
pating in litigation that challenges the forest man-
agement activity, including such staff time as may 
be used to prepare the administrative record, exhib-
its, declarations, and affidavits in connection with 
the litigation. 
(4) FOREST
MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘‘forest management activity’’ means a project 
or activity carried out by the Secretary on National 
Forest System lands in concert with the forest plan 
covering the lands. 
(5) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means a land and resource management plan pre-
pared by the Secretary for a unit of the National 
Forest System pursuant to section 6 of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(6) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
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that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)), except that the term— 
(A) includes only National Forest System 
lands derived from the public domain; and 
(B) does not include the National Grass-
lands and land utilization projects designated as 
National Grasslands administered pursuant to 
the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010– 
1012). 
(7) RESOURCE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘‘resource advisory committee’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 201(3) of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121(3)). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 202. BOND REQUIREMENT AS PART OF LEGAL CHAL-
LENGE OF CERTAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) BOND REQUIRED.—In the case of a forest man-
agement activity developed through a collaborative process 
or proposed by a resource advisory committee, any plain-
tiff or plaintiffs challenging the forest management activ-
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ity shall be required to post a bond or other security ac-
ceptable to the court equal to the anticipated costs, ex-
penses, and attorneys fees of the Secretary as defendant, 
as reasonably estimated by the Secretary. All proceedings 
in the action shall be stayed until the required bond or 
security is provided. 
(b) RECOVERY OF LITIGATION COSTS, EXPENSES, 
AND ATTORNEYS FEES.— 
(1) MOTION FOR PAYMENT.—If the Secretary 
prevails in an action challenging a forest manage-
ment activity described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall submit to the court a motion for pay-
ment, from the bond or other security posted under 
subsection (a) in such action, of the reasonable 
costs, expenses, and attorneys fees incurred by the 
Secretary. 
(2) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
RECOVERED.—The 
amount of costs, expenses, and attorneys fees recov-
ered by the Secretary under paragraph (1) as a re-
sult of prevailing in an action challenging the forest 
management activity may not exceed the amount of 
the bond or other security posted under subsection 
(a) in such action. 
(3) RETURN OF REMAINDER.—Any funds re-
maining from the bond or other security posted 
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under subsection (a) after the payment of costs, ex-
penses, and attorneys fees under paragraph (1) shall 
be returned to the plaintiff or plaintiffs that posted 
the bond or security in the action. 
(c) RETURN OF BOND TO PREVAILING PLAINTIFF.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the plaintiff ultimately 
prevails on the merits in all actions brought by the 
plaintiff challenging a forest management activity 
described in subsection (a), the court shall return to 
the plaintiff any bond or security provided by the 
plaintiff under subsection (a), plus interest from the 
date the bond or security was provided. 
(2) ULTIMATELY PREVAILS ON THE MERITS.— 
In this subsection, the phrase ‘‘ultimately prevails on 
the merits’’ means, in a final enforceable judgment 
on the merits, a court rules in favor of the plaintiff 
on all causes of action in all actions brought by the 
plaintiff challenging the forest management activity. 
(d) EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT.—If a challenge to a 
forest management activity described in subsection (a) for 
which a bond or other security was provided by the plain-
tiff under such subsection is resolved by settlement be-
tween the Secretary and the plaintiff, the settlement 
agreement shall provide for sharing the costs, expenses, 
and attorneys fees incurred by the parties. 
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(e) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS.—Notwith-
standing section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, no 
award may be made under section 2412 of title 28, United 
States Code, and no amounts may be obligated or ex-
pended from the Claims and Judgment Fund of the 
United States Treasury to pay any fees or other expenses 
under such sections to any plaintiff related to an action 
challenging a forest management activity described in sub-
section (a). 
TITLE 
III—SECURE 
RURAL 
SCHOOLS 
AND 
COMMUNITY 
SELF-DETERMINATION 
ACT 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 301. USE OF RESERVED FUNDS FOR TITLE II 
PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND AND CERTAIN 
NON-FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) REPEAL
OF
MERCHANTABLE
TIMBER
CON-
TRACTING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 204(e) of the Se-
cure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7124(e)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT FUNDS.—Section 
204 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-De-
termination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7124) is amended by 
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striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(f) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary concerned shall ensure that at least 50 
percent of the project funds reserved by a partici-
pating county under section 102(d) shall be available 
only for projects that— 
‘‘(A) include the sale of timber or other 
forest products; and 
‘‘(B) implement stewardship objectives 
that enhance forest ecosystems or restore and 
improve land health and water quality. 
‘‘(2) 
APPLICABILITY.—The 
requirement 
in 
paragraph (1) shall apply only to project funds re-
served by a participating county whose boundaries 
include Federal land that the Secretary concerned 
determines has been subject to a timber or other for-
est products program within 5 fiscal years before the 
fiscal year in which the funds are reserved.’’. 
SEC. 302. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) RECOGNITION OF RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEES.—Section 205(a)(4) of the Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
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U.S.C. 7125(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
(b) TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN COMPOSITION OF 
COMMITTEES.—Section 205(d) of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 7125(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Each’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except during the period specified in 
paragraph (6), each’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) TEMPORARY
REDUCTION
IN
MINIMUM 
NUMBER OF MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) TEMPORARY 6-MEMBER MINIMUM.— 
During the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph and ending on 
September 30, 2020, a resource advisory com-
mittee established under this section may be 
comprised of 6 or more members— 
‘‘(i) 2 or more of whom shall be rep-
resentative of interests described in sub-
paragraph (A) of paragraph (2); 
‘‘(ii) 2 or more of whom shall be rep-
resentative of interests described in sub-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (2); and 
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‘‘(iii) 2 or more of whom shall be rep-
resentative of interests described in sub-
paragraph (C) of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In ap-
pointing members of a resource advisory com-
mittee from the 3 categories described in para-
graph (2), as provided in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary concerned shall ensure balanced and 
broad representation in each category. 
‘‘(C) CHARTER.—A charter for a resource 
advisory committee with 15 members that was 
filed on or before the date of the enactment of 
this paragraph shall be considered to be filed 
for a resource advisory committee described in 
this paragraph.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING CHANGE TO PROJECT APPROVAL 
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 205(e)(3) of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 7125(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case of a resource ad-
visory committee consisting of fewer than 15 members, as 
authorized by subsection (d)(6), a project may be proposed 
to the Secretary concerned upon approval by a majority 
of the members of the committee.’’. 
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(d) EXPANDING LOCAL PARTICIPATION ON COMMIT-
TEES.—Section 205(d) of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7125(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, consistent with the 
requirements of paragraph (4)’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The mem-
bers of a resource advisory committee shall reside 
within the county or counties in which the committee 
has jurisdiction, or an adjacent county.’’. 
SEC. 303. PROGRAM FOR TITLE II SELF-SUSTAINING RE-
SOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROJECTS. 
(a) SELF-SUSTAINING RESOURCE ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE PROJECTS.—Title II of the Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
U.S.C. 7121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 209. PROGRAM FOR SELF-SUSTAINING RESOURCE AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) RAC PROGRAM.—The Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice shall conduct a program (to be known as the ‘self-sus-
taining resource advisory committee program’ or ‘RAC 
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program’) under which 10 resource advisory committees 
will propose projects authorized by subsection (c) to be 
carried out using project funds reserved by a participating 
county under section 102(d). 
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING RESOURCE AD-
VISORY COMMITTEES.—The selection of resource advisory 
committees to participate in the RAC program is in the 
sole discretion of the Chief of the Forest Service, except 
that, consistent with section 205(d)(6), a selected resource 
advisory committee must have a minimum of 6 members. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the 
project purposes specified in sections 202(b), 203(c), and 
204(a)(5), projects under the RAC program are intended 
to— 
‘‘(1) accomplish forest management objectives 
or support community development; and 
‘‘(2) generate receipts. 
‘‘(d) DEPOSIT
OF REVENUES.—Any revenue gen-
erated by a project conducted under the RAC program, 
including any interest accrued from the revenues, shall be 
deposited in the special account in the Treasury estab-
lished under section 102(d)(2)(A) and shall be available 
for additional projects under the RAC program. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to initiate a 
project under the RAC program shall terminate on 
September 30, 2020. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS
IN
TREASURY.—Any funds 
available for projects under the RAC program and 
not obligated by September 30, 2021, shall be depos-
ited in the Treasury of the United States.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION
TO GENERAL RULE REGARDING 
TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS.—Section 403(b) of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7153(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘All rev-
enues’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in section 209, 
all revenues’’. 
SEC. 304. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF RESERVED 
FUNDS FOR TITLE III COUNTY PROJECTS. 
Section 302(a) of the Secure Rural Schools and Com-
munity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7142(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and law enforcement pa-
trols’’ after ‘‘including firefighting’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) to cover training costs and equipment pur-
chases directly related to the emergency services de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and’’. 
TITLE 
IV—ADDITIONAL 
FUND-
ING SOURCES FOR FOREST 
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.—The term ‘‘col-
laborative process’’ refers to a process relating to the 
management of National Forest System lands by 
which a project or activity is developed and imple-
mented by the Secretary through collaboration with 
interested 
persons, 
as 
described 
in 
section 
603(b)(1)(C) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(b)(1)(C)). 
(2) 
COMMUNITY
WILDFIRE
PROTECTION 
PLAN.—The term ‘‘community wildfire protection 
plan’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(3) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(3)). 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
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(A) a State or political subdivision of a 
State containing National Forest System lands; 
(B) a publicly chartered utility serving one 
or more States or a political subdivision thereof; 
(C) a rural electric company; and 
(D) any other entity determined by the 
Secretary to be appropriate for participation in 
the Fund. 
(4) FOREST
MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘‘forest management activity’’ means a project 
or activity carried out by the Secretary on National 
Forest System lands in concert with the forest plan 
covering the lands. 
(5) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means a land and resource management plan pre-
pared by the Secretary for a unit of the National 
Forest System pursuant to section 6 of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the 
State-Supported Forest Management Fund estab-
lished by section 403. 
(7) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
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land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)), except that the term— 
(A) includes only National Forest System 
lands derived from the public domain; and 
(B) does not include the National Grass-
lands and land utilization projects designated as 
National Grasslands administered pursuant to 
the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010– 
1012). 
(8) RESOURCE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘‘resource advisory committee’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 201(3) of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121(3)). 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 402. AVAILABILITY OF STEWARDSHIP PROJECT REVE-
NUES AND COLLABORATIVE FOREST LAND-
SCAPE RESTORATION FUND TO COVER FOR-
EST 
MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITY 
PLANNING 
COSTS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF STEWARDSHIP PROJECT REVE-
NUES.—Section 604(e)(2)(B) of the Healthy Forest Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(e)(2)(B)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘appropriation at the project site 
from which the monies are collected or at another project 
site.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘appropriation— 
‘‘(i) at the project site from which the 
monies are collected or at another project 
site; and 
‘‘(ii) to cover not more than 25 per-
cent of the cost of planning additional 
stewardship contracting projects.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF
COLLABORATIVE
FOREST 
LANDSCAPE RESTORATION FUND.—Section 4003(f)(1) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 
U.S.C. 7303(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘carrying out 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘planning, carrying out, and’’. 
SEC. 403. STATE-SUPPORTED PLANNING OF FOREST MAN-
AGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) 
STATE-SUPPORTED
FOREST
MANAGEMENT 
FUND.—There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund, to be known as the ‘‘State-Sup-
ported Forest Management Fund’’, to cover the cost of 
planning, carrying out, and monitoring certain forest man-
agement activities on National Forest System lands. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The State-Supported Forest Man-
agement Fund shall consist of such amounts as may be— 
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(1) contributed by an eligible entity for deposit 
in the Fund; 
(2) appropriated to the Fund; or 
(3) generated by forest management activities 
carried out using amounts in the Fund. 
(c) GEOGRAPHICAL
AND
USE
LIMITATIONS.—In 
making a contribution under subsection (b)(1), an eligible 
entity may— 
(1) specify the National Forest System lands 
for which the contribution may be expended; or 
(2) subject to subsection (d), limit the types of 
forest management activities for which the contribu-
tion may be expended. 
(d) AUTHORIZED FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVI-
TIES.—A forest management activity may be planned, car-
ried out, or monitored using amounts in the Fund only 
if the activity— 
(1) is developed through a collaborative process; 
(2) is proposed by a resource advisory com-
mittee; or 
(3) is covered by a community wildfire protec-
tion plan. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION METHODS.—A forest manage-
ment activity carried out using amounts in the Fund may 
be carried out using a contract or agreement under section 
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604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6591c), the good neighbor authority provided by 
section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
2113a), a contract under section 14 of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a), or other au-
thority available to the Secretary, but revenues generated 
by the forest management activity shall be used reimburse 
the Fund for planning costs covered using amounts in the 
Fund. 
(f) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) REVENUE SHARING.—Subject to subsection 
(e), revenues generated by a forest management ac-
tivity carried out using amounts from the Fund shall 
be considered monies received from the National 
Forest System. 
(2) KNUTSON-VANDERBERG ACT.—The Act of 
June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the Knutson- 
Vanderberg Act; 16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.), shall apply 
to any forest management activity carried out using 
amounts in the Fund. 
(g) TERMINATION OF FUND.— 
(1) TERMINATION.—The Fund shall terminate 
on September 30, 2025. 
(2) EFFECT OF TERMINATION.—Upon the ter-
mination of the Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) or 
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pursuant to any other provision of law, unobligated 
contributions remaining in the Fund shall be re-
turned to the eligible entity that made the contribu-
tion. 
Æ 
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