(1) a share of the 25-percent payments made to 
a State under subsection (a); and 
(2) a share of the payment for the State 
(known as the State payment) calculated under sec-
tion 101(a) of the Secure Rural Schools and Com-
munity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7111(a)) for which the beneficiary county made an 
election (or was deemed to make an election) under 
section 
102(b)(1) 
of 
such 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
7112(b)(1)). 
(c) OTHER USES OF REVENUES.—After compliance 
with subsection (a), the Secretary shall use forest active 
management revenues— 
(1) to make deposits into the fund established 
under section 3 of the Act of June 9, 1930 (16 
U.S.C. 576b; commonly known as the Knutson-Van-
denberg Fund) and the fund established under sec-
tion 14(h) of the National Forest Management Act 
of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a(h); commonly known as 
the salvage sale fund) in contributions equal to the 
monies otherwise collected under those Acts for 
projects conducted on National Forest System land; 
and 
(2) to cover the cost of project services pro-
cured under section 103(d). 
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(d) DEPOSIT IN GENERAL FUND OF THE TREAS-
URY.—After compliance with subsections (a) and (c), the 
Secretary shall deposit remaining forest active manage-
ment revenues into the general fund of the Treasury. 
SEC. 109. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress an annual report specifying the following: 
(1) The annual volume requirement in effect for 
that fiscal year for each Forest Active Management 
Area. 
(2) The volume of board feet actually harvested 
for each Forest Active Management Area during 
that fiscal year. 
(3) The average cost of preparation for timber 
sales for each Forest Active Management Area dur-
ing that fiscal year. 
(4) The forest active management revenues 
generated from such sales. 
(5) The total amount of 25-percent payments 
made to States under section 108(a) during that fis-
cal year for the benefit of beneficiary counties and 
the amount of forest active management revenues 
distributed to each beneficiary county. 
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(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The information required by 
subsection (a) to be provided with respect to a Forest Ac-
tive Management Area shall be presented on a single page. 
(c) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make each annual report available on the website of the 
Forest Service. 
TITLE II—TRANSITION OF SE-
CURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND 
COMMUNITY 
SELF-DETER-
MINATION ACT OF 2000 AND 
25-PERCENT PAYMENTS 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND 
COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 
2000 TO REFLECT RECENT EXTENSION COV-
ERING FISCAL YEARS 2014 AND 2015. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PAYMENT AUTHORITY AND RE-
LATED PROVISIONS.—The Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in sections 101 and 103(d)(2), by striking 
‘‘2015’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
102(b)(2)(B) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
7112(b)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘2015’’ the second place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(3) in section 208 (16 U.S.C. 7128)— 
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(4) in section 304 (16 U.S.C. 7144)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
(b) RESET OF FULL FUNDING AMOUNT TO 2010 
LEVEL.—Section 3(11) of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7102(11)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘year 2012 and each fiscal 
year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘years 2012 
through 2015’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) $405,000,000 for each fiscal years 
2016 through 2018.’’. 
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SEC. 202. EFFECT OF RECEIPT OF FOREST ACTIVE MAN-
AGEMENT 
REVENUES 
OR 
STEWARDSHIP 
PROJECT PAYMENTS. 
Section 102 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) EFFECT OF RECEIPT OF FOREST ACTIVE MAN-
AGEMENT REVENUES OR STEWARDSHIP PROJECT PAY-
MENTS.—An eligible county that receives for a fiscal year 
revenues derived from the sale of national forest materials 
in a Forest Active Management Area in the form of a 
share of the 25-percent payment made to a State under 
section 108 of the Fostering Opportunities for Resources 
and Education Spending through Timber Sales Act of 
2015 or a stewardship project payment made to the coun-
ty for a stewardship project involving National Forest Sys-
tem land under section 604 of the Healthy Forest Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) may still receive 
the share of the State payment of the eligible county for 
that fiscal year, except that— 
‘‘(1) the amount of the share of the State pay-
ment received by the eligible county for that fiscal 
year shall be reduced by the amount of the forest ac-
tive management revenues and stewardship project 
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payments involving National Forest System land re-
ceived by the eligible county for that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) the total amount received by the eligible 
State under subsection (a)(1) for that fiscal year 
shall be reduced by the sum of the amounts of forest 
active management revenues and stewardship project 
payments involving National Forest System land re-
ceived by eligible counties in that State for that fis-
cal year.’’. 
SEC. 203. RESTORING ORIGINAL CALCULATION METHOD 
FOR 25-PERCENT PAYMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENT OF ACT OF MAY 23, 1908.—The 
sixth paragraph under the heading ‘‘FOREST SERV-
ICE’’ in the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500) is 
amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the annual average of 25 per-
cent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal 
year and each of the preceding 6 fiscal years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘25 percent of all amounts received for the 
applicable fiscal year’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘said reserve’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the national forest’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘forest reserve’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘national forest’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO WEEKS LAW.— 
Section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known 
as the Weeks Law; 16 U.S.C. 500) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘the annual average of 25 percent 
of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal year and 
each of the preceding 6 fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘25 
percent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal 
year’’. 
SEC. 204. PROHIBITION ON STATE RETENTION OF PORTION 
OF 25-PERCENT PAYMENTS MADE ON BEHALF 
OF BENEFICIARY COUNTIES. 
(a) AMENDMENT OF ACT OF MAY 23, 1908.—The 
sixth paragraph under the heading ‘‘FOREST SERV-
ICE’’ in the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500), as 
amended by section 203(a), is further amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘situated: Provided, That when’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘situated. Beginning October 1, 
2015, the State or Territorial legislature may not withhold 
any of the amount paid under this paragraph from dis-
tribution to the county or counties in which the national 
forest is situated. When’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO WEEKS LAW.— 
Section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known 
as the Weeks Law; 16 U.S.C. 500), as amended by section 
203(b), is further amended in the first sentence by strik-
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ing ‘‘situated: Provided, That when’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘situated. Beginning October 1, 2015, the State 
legislature may not withhold any of the amount paid under 
this section from distribution to the county or counties in 
which such national forest is situated. When’’. 
TITLE 
III—STEWARDSHIP 
END 
RESULT 
CONTRACTING 
AU-
THORITY 
SEC. 301. MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED DURATION OF STEWARD-
SHIP END RESULT CONTRACTS. 
Section 604(d)(3)(B) of the Healthy Forest Restora-
tion Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(d)(3)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’. 
SEC. 302. CANCELLATION CEILING AUTHORITY AND RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 604(g) of the Healthy 
Forest 
Restoration 
Act 
of 
2003 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6591c(d)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CANCELLATION CEILING.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Chief and the Di-
rector may obligate funds to cover any potential 
cancellation or termination costs for an agree-
ment or contract under subsection (b) in stages 
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that are economically or programmatically via-
ble. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days before entering into a multiyear 
agreement or contract under subsection (b) that 
includes a cancellation ceiling in excess of 
$25,000,000, but does not include proposed 
funding for the costs of cancelling the agree-
ment or contract up to the cancellation ceiling 
established in the agreement or contract, the 
Chief or the Director, as the case may be, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a written notice that includes— 
‘‘(i) the cancellation ceiling amounts 
proposed for each program year in the 
agreement or contract and the reasons for 
such cancellation ceiling amounts; 
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the costs of 
contract cancellation are not included in 
the budget for the agreement or contract; 
and 
‘‘(iii) an assessment of the financial 
risk of not including budgeting for the 
costs of agreement or contract cancellation. 
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‘‘(C) NOTICE TO OMB.—At least 14 days 
before the date on which the Chief or Director 
enters into an agreement or contract under sub-
section (b), the Chief or Director shall transmit 
to the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget a copy of any written notice sub-
mitted under subparagraph (B) with regard to 
such agreement or contract.’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—Section 604 of the Healthy Forest Restora-
tion Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
so redesignated, the following new paragraph 
(1): 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
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‘‘(B) the Committee on Agriculture and 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the appro-
priate congressional committees’’. 
SEC. 
303. 
PAYMENT 
OF 
PORTION 
OF 
STEWARDSHIP 
PROJECT REVENUES TO COUNTY IN WHICH 
STEWARDSHIP PROJECT OCCURS. 
Section 604(e) of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(e)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF STEWARDSHIP 
PROJECT REVENUES TO COUNTIES.—Of the monies 
retained under paragraph (2) from an agreement or 
contract under subsection (b), the Chief or the Di-
rector, as the case may be, shall pay 25 percent of 
the retained monies to the county or counties in 
which the project site is situated.’’. 
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SEC. 304. USE OF CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM ENVIRON-
MENTAL ANALYSIS IN CONNECTION WITH 
STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 
PROJECTS. 
Section 604(b) of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Chief’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) PROJECT AUTHORITY.—The Chief’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) RELATED
PROJECT
PREPARATION
AU-
THORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As part of an agree-
ment or contract under paragraph (1) for a 
stewardship contracting project, or as a sepa-
rate agreement or contract in connection with 
one or more stewardship contracting projects, 
the Chief or Director may procure the services 
of persons who are not Federal employees to 
perform activities necessary to ensure project 
for compliance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) 
and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
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‘‘(B) APPROVAL REQUIREMENT.—Services 
performed under this paragraph are subject to 
approval by the Chief, Director, or other re-
sponsible official of the Forest Service or Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING SOURCES.—The offset au-
thority provided by subsection (d)(4)(A) and re-
ceipts available for expenditure under sub-
section (e)(2)(B) may be used to cover the cost 
of services procured under this paragraph.’’. 
TITLE IV—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 401. TREATMENT AS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING. 
None of the funds made available to a beneficiary 
county (as defined in section 101(2) of this Act) or other 
political subdivision of a State under this Act shall be used 
in lieu of or to otherwise offset State funding sources for 
local schools, facilities, or educational purposes. 
SEC. 402. DEFINITION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION TO INCLUDE 
CERTAIN RELATED ACTIVITIES. 
For purposes of utilizing amounts made available to 
the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for fire suppression activities, including funds made 
available from the FLAME Fund, the term ‘‘fire suppres-
sion’’ includes reforestation, site rehabilitation, salvage op-
erations, and replanting occurring following fire damage 
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on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned 
or following fire suppression efforts on such lands by the 
Secretary concerned. 
SEC. 403. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIONS REGARDING 
FOREST SERVICE ROADS AND TRAILS. 
The Forest Service shall not remove or otherwise 
eliminate or obliterate any legally created road or trail un-
less there has been a specific decision, which included ade-
quate and appropriate public involvement, to decommis-
sion the specific road or trail in question. The fact that 
any road or trail is a not a Forest System road or trail, 
or does not appear on a Motor Vehicle Use Map, shall 
not constitute a decision. 
Æ 
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