(ii) USE
OF
EXPEDITED
AUTHORI-
TIES.—In carrying out a fireshed manage-
ment project, the Secretary shall apply a 
categorical exclusion under clause (i)— 
(I) in a manner consistent with 
the statute establishing such categorical 
exclusion; and 
(II) in any area— 
(aa) designated as suitable 
for timber production within the 
applicable forest plan; or 
(bb) where timber harvest ac-
tivities are not prohibited. 
(iii) FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT RE-
QUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary concerned shall ensure compli-
ance with the amendments made to the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) by the Fiscal Responsibility 
Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–5). 
(iv) USE OF OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary concerned shall use the authorities 
provided under this section in combination 
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with other authorities to carry out fireshed 
management projects, including— 
(I) good neighbor agreements en-
tered into under section 8206 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
2113a) (as amended by this Act); 
(II) 
stewardship 
contracting 
projects entered into under section 604 
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) (as amended 
by this Act); 
(III) self-determination contracts 
and self-governance compact agree-
ments entered into under the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
and 
(IV) 
agreements 
entered 
into 
under the Tribal Forest Protection Act 
of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a et seq.). 
(b) EXPANSION.— 
(1) HFRA AMENDMENTS.—The Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 is amended— 
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(A) 
in 
section 
603(c)(1) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6591b(c)(1)), by striking ‘‘3000 acres’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10,000 acres’’; 
(B) 
in 
section 
605(c)(1) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6591d(c)(1)), by striking ‘‘3000 acres’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10,000 acres’’; and 
(C) in section 606(g) (16 U.S.C. 6591e(g)), 
by striking ‘‘4,500 acres’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000 
acres’’. 
(2) INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT
AND
JOBS 
ACT AMENDMENT.—Section 40806(d)(1) of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 
6592b(d)(1)), by striking ‘‘3,000 acres’’ and inserting 
‘‘10,000 acres’’. 
(3) LAKE
TAHOE
RESTORATION
ACT
AMEND-
MENTS.—Section 4(c)(4)(C) of the Lake Tahoe Res-
toration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2353) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Lake Tahoe Basin Manage-
ment Unit’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘applicable to the area’’ 
before the period at the end. 
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SEC. 107. SUNSET. 
The authority under this subtitle shall terminate on 
the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Subtitle 
B—Expanding 
Collabo-
rative Tools to Reduce Wildfire 
Risk and Improve Forest Health 
SEC. 111. MODIFICATION OF THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 
REVENUE 
AND 
PAYMENTS 
UNDER 
GOOD 
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS. 
(a) GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.—Section 8206 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘or Indian 
tribe’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, In-
dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C)— 
(i) by striking clause (i) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Funds received 
from the sale of timber or forest product by 
a Governor, an Indian tribe, or a county 
under a good neighbor agreement shall be 
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retained and used by the Governor, Indian 
tribe, or county, as applicable— 
‘‘(I) to carry out authorized res-
toration services under the good neigh-
bor agreement; and 
‘‘(II) if there are funds remaining 
after carrying out subclause (I), to 
carry out authorized restoration serv-
ices under other good neighbor agree-
ments and for the administration of a 
good neighbor authority program by a 
Governor, Indian tribe, or county.’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, In-
dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 8206(a) of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 
tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 
tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section apply to any project initiated pursuant to a good 
neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)))— 
(1) before the date of enactment of this Act, if the 
project was initiated after the date of enactment of 
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or 
(2) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 
112. 
FIXING 
STEWARDSHIP 
END 
RESULT 
CON-
TRACTING. 
Section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, including 
retaining and expanding existing forest products in-
frastructure’’ before the period at the end; 
(2) in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘10 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR LONG-TERM STEWARD-
SHIP CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A long-term agreement 
or contract entered into with an entity under 
subsection (b) by the Chief or the Director shall 
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provide that in the case of the cancellation or 
termination by the Chief or the Director of such 
long-term agreement or contract, the Chief or the 
Director, as applicable, shall provide 10 percent 
of the agreement or contract amount to such en-
tity as cancellation or termination costs. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION
OF
LONG-TERM
AGREE-
MENT
OR
CONTRACT.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘long-term agreement or contract’ means an 
agreement or contract under subsection (b)— 
‘‘(i) with a term of more than 5 years; 
and 
‘‘(ii) entered into on or after the date 
of the enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 113. INTRA-AGENCY STRIKE TEAMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall 
establish intra-agency strike teams to assist the Secretary 
concerned with— 
(1) any reviews, including analysis under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), consultations under the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et 
seq.), and consultations under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), with the intent 
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to accelerate and streamline interagency consultation 
processes; 
(2) the implementation of any necessary site 
preparation work in advance of or as part of a 
fireshed management project; 
(3) the implementation of fireshed management 
projects under such section; and 
(4) any combination of purposes under para-
graphs (1) through (3). 
(b) MEMBERS.—The Secretary concerned may appoint 
not more than 10 individuals to serve on an intra-agency 
strike team comprised of— 
(1) employees of the Department under the juris-
diction of the Secretary concerned; 
(2) employees of a different Federal agency, with 
the consent of that agency’s Secretary; 
(3) private contractors from any nonprofit orga-
nization, State government, Indian Tribe, local gov-
ernment, quasi-governmental agency, academic insti-
tution, or private organization; and 
(4) volunteers from any nonprofit organization, 
State government, Indian Tribe, local government, 
quasi-governmental agency, academic institution, or 
private organization. 
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(c) SUNSET.—The authority provided under this sec-
tion shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 114. LOCALLY-LED RESTORATION. 
(a) THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT.—Section 14(d) of the 
National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 
472a(d)) is amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$55,000’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Begin-
ning on January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, 
the amount in the first sentence of this subsection 
shall be adjusted by the Secretary for changes in the 
Consumer Price Index of All Urban Consumers pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the De-
partment of Labor.’’. 
(b) FIRESHED MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.—Beginning 
on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall solicit bids under section 14 
of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 
472a(d)) for fireshed management projects under section 
106. 
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SEC. 115. JOINT CHIEFS LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PART-
NERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 40808 of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) to recover from wildfires; or 
‘‘(E) to enhance soil, water, and related 
natural resources.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 
post-wildfire impacts’’ after ‘‘wildfire risk’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘, as 
identified in the corresponding State forest ac-
tion plan or similar priority plan (such as a 
State wildlife or water plan)’’ before the semi-
colon; 
(3) in subsection (g)(2), by inserting ‘‘and at 
least once every 2 fiscal years thereafter’’ after ‘‘and 
2023’’; and 
(4) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘and 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘through 2028’’. 
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SEC. 116. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORA-
TION PROGRAM. 
Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘spe-
cies;’’ and inserting ‘‘species or pathogens;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (H), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) address standardized monitoring ques-
tions and indicators;’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) include a plan to provide sup-
port to collaborative processes established 
pursuant to subsection (b)(2);’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) proposals that seek to use innovative 
implementation mechanisms, including good 
neighbor agreements entered into under section 
8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
2113a); 
‘‘(H) proposals that seek to reduce the risk 
of uncharacteristic wildfire or increase ecological 
restoration activities— 
‘‘(i) within areas across land owner-
ships, including State, Tribal, and private 
land; and 
‘‘(ii) within the wildland-urban inter-
face (as defined in section 101 of the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6511)); and 
‘‘(I) proposals that seek to enhance water-
shed health and drinking water sources.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
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(B) have the most potential to create new 
jobs and contribute to local economies, particu-
larly in rural areas; 
(C) have the most potential to dem-
onstrate— 
(i) new and innovative uses of biochar; 
(ii) market viability for cost effective 
biochar-based products; 
(iii) the ecosystem services created or 
supported by the use of biochar; 
(iv) the restorative benefits of biochar 
with respect to forest heath and resiliency, 
including forest soils and watersheds; or 
(v) any combination of purposes speci-
fied in clauses (i) through (iv); and 
(D) are located in areas that have a high 
need for biochar production, as determined by 
the covered Secretaries, due to— 
(i) nearby lands identified as having 
high or very high or extreme risk of wild-
fire; 
(ii) availability of sufficient quantities 
of feedstocks; 
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