commissioned within 3 years of completion 
of the project. 
(C) Modifying or reconstructing existing 
water or waste disposal systems. 
(D) Constructing, modifying, or recon-
structing single or group use sites. 
(E) Constructing, modifying, or recon-
structing boat landings. 
(F) Reconstructing existing ski lifts. 
(G) Modifying or reconstructing a recre-
ation lodging rental. 
(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. 809. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUEL BREAKS IN FORESTS 
AND OTHER WILDLAND VEGETATION. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—Forest management 
activities described in subsection (b) are a category of ac-
tions designated as being categorically excluded from the 
preparation of an environmental assessment or an environ-
mental impact statement under section 102 of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332). 
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(b) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED 
FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The category of forest man-
agement activities designated under subsection (a) 
for a categorical exclusion are forest management 
activities described in paragraph (2) that are carried 
out by the Secretary concerned on National Forest 
System lands or public lands where the primary pur-
pose of such activity is to establish and maintain lin-
ear fuel breaks that are— 
(A) up to 1,000 feet in width adjacent to, 
and incorporating, existing linear features, such 
as roads, trails, transmission lines, and pipe-
lines of any length on Federal land; and 
(B) intended to reduce the risk of wildfire 
on the Federal land or an adjacent at-risk com-
munity. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—Subject to paragraph (3), the 
forest management activities that may be carried out 
pursuant to the categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a) are— 
(A) mowing or masticating; 
(B) thinning by manual and mechanical 
cutting; 
(C) piling, yarding, and removal of slash; 
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(D) selling of vegetation products, includ-
ing timber, firewood, biomass, slash, and fence 
posts; 
(E) targeted grazing; 
(F) application of— 
(i) pesticide; 
(ii) biopesticide; or 
(iii) herbicide; 
(G) seeding of native species; 
(H) controlled burns and broadcast burn-
ing; and 
(I) burning of piles, including jackpot 
piles. 
(c) ACREAGE AND LOCATION LIMITATIONS.—Treat-
ments of vegetation in linear fuel breaks covered by the 
categorical exclusion established under subsection (a)— 
(1) may not contain treatment units in excess 
of 3,000 acres; and 
(2) shall be located primarily in an area de-
scribed in section 605(c)(2) of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591d(c)(2)). 
TITLE IX—DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CATASTROPHIC EVENT.—The term ‘‘cata-
strophic event’’ means any natural disaster (includ-
ing a hurricane, tornado, windstorm, snow or ice 
storm, rain storm, high water, wind-driven water, 
tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, 
mudslide, drought, or insect or disease outbreak) or 
any fire, flood, or explosion, regardless of cause. 
(2) COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.—The term ‘‘col-
laborative process’’ refers to a process relating to the 
management of National Forest System lands or 
public lands by which a project or forest manage-
ment activity is developed and implemented by the 
Secretary concerned through collaboration with in-
terested 
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)). 
(3) 
COMMUNITY
WILDFIRE
PROTECTION 
PLAN.—The term ‘‘community wildfire protection 
plan’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6511). 
(4) COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS.— 
The term ‘‘Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands’’ 
means the lands reconveyed to the United States 
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pursuant to chapter 47 of the Act of February 26, 
1919 (40 Stat. 1179). 
(5) COVERED
FOREST
RESERVE
PROJECT.— 
The term ‘‘covered forest reserve project’’ means a 
project involving the management or sale of national 
forest materials within a Forest Reserve Revenue 
Area that generates forest reserve revenues and 
achieve the annual volume requirement for the For-
est Reserve Revenue Area. 
(6) 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 the lands or the 
following activities: 
(A) Prescribed burning for ecosystem 
health and hazardous fuel reduction. 
(B) Mechanical and minimum tool treat-
ment. 
(C) Stream environment zone restoration 
and other watershed and wildlife habitat en-
hancements. 
(D) Nonnative invasive species manage-
ment. 
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(7) 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). 
(8) LARGE-SCALE CATASTROPHIC EVENT.—The 
term ‘‘large-scale catastrophic event’’ means a cata-
strophic event that adversely impacts at least 5,000 
acres of reasonably contiguous National Forest Sys-
tem lands or public lands, as determined by the Sec-
retary concerned. 
(9) 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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(12) REFORESTATION
ACTIVITY.—The term 
‘‘reforestation activity’’ means a project or forest 
management activity carried out by the Secretary 
concerned whose primary purpose is the reforest-
ation of impacted lands following a large-scale cata-
strophic event. The term includes planting, evalu-
ating, and enhancing natural regeneration, clearing 
competing vegetation, and other activities related to 
reestablishment of forest species on the impacted 
lands. 
(13) RESOURCE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘‘resource advisory committee’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 201 of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121). 
(14) SALVAGE OPERATION.—The term ‘‘salvage 
operation’’ means a forest management activity or 
restoration activity carried out in response to a cata-
strophic event where the primary purpose is— 
(A) to prevent wildfire as a result of the 
catastrophic event, or, if the catastrophic event 
was wildfire, to prevent a re-burn of the fire-im-
pacted area; 
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(B) to provide an opportunity for utiliza-
tion of forest materials damaged as a result of 
the catastrophic event; or 
(C) to provide a funding source for refor-
estation and other restoration activities for the 
National Forest System lands or public lands 
impacted by the catastrophic event. 
(15) 
SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary 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. 
(16) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States. 
(17) WESTERN
STATE.—The term ‘‘western 
State’’ means any of the States of Alaska, Arizona, 
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New 
Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, 
Utah, Washington, or Wyoming. 
(18) CONSERVATION FINANCE AGREEMENT.— 
The term ‘‘conservation finance agreement’’ means a 
mutual benefit agreement (excluding a procurement 
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement described 
in chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code)— 
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(A) the term of which is more than 1, but 
not more than 20, years; 
(B) that may provide that performance 
under the agreement during the second and 
subsequent years of the agreement is contingent 
on the appropriation of funds; and 
(C) if the agreement does so provide, that 
may provide for a cancellation payment to be 
made to the partner if those appropriations are 
not made. 
(19) ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY.—The term ‘‘eco-
logical integrity’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
(20) RESTORE.—The term ‘‘restore’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 219.19 of title 36, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act). 
(21) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term 
‘‘wildland-urban interface’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 
Æ 
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