‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of the America’s Wildlife 
Habitat Conservation Act and every 2 years there-
after until the last day of fiscal year 2029, the head 
of each State fish and wildlife department shall sub-
mit to the Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service a report describing, with respect to 
such department during the preceding 2 years, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A summary of each activity carried 
out using funds apportioned from the Sub-
account, including— 
‘‘(i) an accounting of the administra-
tive costs associated with each such activity; 
‘‘(ii) an accounting of land acquired, if 
any, from willing sellers by each State fish 
and wildlife department using funds from 
the Subaccount, including— 
‘‘(I) the number of acres acquired; 
‘‘(II) 
the 
endangered 
species, 
threatened species, candidate species or 
species proposed for listing, or species 
petitioned for listing under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
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1531 et seq.) or State law associated 
with the land acquired; 
‘‘(III) the justification for such 
land acquisition; and 
‘‘(IV) a detailed explanation re-
garding why other sources of funding 
were not used for the land acquisition; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the number of acres of habitat re-
stored, enhanced, created, or conserved by 
each such activity. 
‘‘(B) A summary of the results and effective-
ness of each activity carried out using funds ap-
portioned from the Subaccount, including, if de-
terminable— 
‘‘(i) any change in the population 
trends of species of greatest conservation 
need; and 
‘‘(ii) any reduction in threats to spe-
cies of greatest conservation need. 
‘‘(2) SUMMARY
REPORT.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 180 days after each deadline for the 
submission of reports under paragraph (1), submit a 
report summarizing each report received by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1) to— 
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‘‘(A) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) STATE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.’’. 
SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘including 
fish,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 304(d)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 4(e)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Indian Tribes,’’ before 
‘‘wildlife conservation organizations’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Pittman-Rob-
ertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 2— 
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(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘species of greatest conservation 
need’ means, with respect to funds apportioned to a 
State, terrestrial, aquatic, or marine fauna or flora 
that the State fish and wildlife department of such 
State determines are— 
‘‘(A) of low or declining population; or 
‘‘(B) facing threats and in need of conserva-
tion attention;’’; 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(8) 
through (12), as so redesignated by subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph, as paragraphs (9) 
through (13), respectively; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (7), as so 
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, the following: 
‘‘(8) the term ‘Subaccount’ means the Wildlife 
Habitat Conservation and Restoration Subaccount es-
tablished by section 3(c)(2)(A);’’; 
(2) in section 3— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
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(i) in paragraph (10), as so redesig-
nated by section 101(a)(2)(B) of this Act, 
by striking ‘‘or an Indian tribe’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (11), as so redesig-
nated by section 101(a)(2)(B) of this Act— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Wildlife Con-
servation and Restoration Account’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘those species 
with the greatest conservation need as 
defined by the State wildlife conserva-
tion and restoration program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘species of greatest conservation 
need’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Wildlife 
Conservation and Restoration Account’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subaccount’’; 
(3) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 669c)— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘WILD-
LIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION AC-
COUNT’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBACCOUNT’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Wildlife Conservation 
and Restoration Account’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘Wild-
life Conservation and Restoration Account’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’; and 
(4) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 669g), in subsection 
(a), by striking ‘‘Wildlife Conservation and Restora-
tion Account’’ and inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’. 
SEC. 103. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 14 as section 16; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 13 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 14. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act may be con-
strued to enlarge or diminish the authority, jurisdiction, 
or responsibility of a State, territory, or the District of Co-
lumbia to manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife on 
lands and waters within the State, territory, or the District 
of Columbia including on Federal lands and waters. 
‘‘(b) NO FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR DAM REMOVAL OR 
MODIFICATION.— None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to remove a federally owned dam or 
modify a federally owned dam in a manner that reduces 
storage or diversion capacity. 
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‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON LAND TRANSFERS.—The Fed-
eral Government may not accept a transfer, donation, or 
exchange of land or an interest in land from a State govern-
ment, a fish and wildlife department of the District of Co-
lumbia or a territory, or a regional association of fish and 
wildlife departments if such land or interest in land was 
purchased using funds apportioned under this Act. 
‘‘(d) TERRITORY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘territory’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3(c)(1). 
‘‘SEC. 15. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO 
ALASKA. 
‘‘If any conflict arises between any provision of this 
Act and any provision of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act or the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act, then the provision in the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act or the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act shall prevail.’’. 
TITLE 
II—TRIBAL 
WILDLIFE 
CONSERVATION 
AND 
RES-
TORATION 
SEC. 201. INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Account’’ means the 
Tribal Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account 
established by subsection (b)(1). 
(2) CONSERVATION.—The term ‘‘conservation’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669a). 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(4) 
RESTORATION.—The 
term 
‘‘restoration’’ 
means the implementation of conservation actions 
and practices that reestablish or enhance environ-
mental conditions and ecosystem functions that ben-
efit the diversity, resilience, health, and productivity 
of plants and animals. 
(5) REWILDING.—The term ‘‘rewilding’’ means a 
restoration approach that prohibits human manage-
ment activities and relies only on natural processes to 
maintain or improve habitat. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(7) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
organization’’ has the meaning given such term in 
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section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(8) TRIBAL SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVA-
TION
NEED.—The term ‘‘Tribal species of greatest 
conservation need’’ means, with respect to an Indian 
Tribe, any terrestrial, aquatic, or marine fauna or 
flora that such Indian Tribe determines is— 
(A) of low or declining population, 
(B) facing threats and in need of conserva-
tion attention; or 
(C) of cultural importance to such Indian 
Tribe. 
(9) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ means any 
species of— 
(A) wild, free-ranging fauna, including fish; 
and 
(B) fauna in a captive breeding program 
the object of which is to reintroduce individuals 
of a depleted indigenous species into previously 
occupied range of such species. 
(b) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORA-
TION ACCOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury an account to be known as the ‘‘Tribal 
Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account’’. 
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(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Account 
shall be available until expended, subject to future ap-
propriations, for each fiscal year for apportionment 
in accordance with this section. 
(3) DEPOSITS INTO ACCOUNT.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Account $20,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 
(4) SUNSET.—No funds may be appropriated to 
the Account after fiscal year 2029. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS TO INDIAN TRIBES 
AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall distribute amounts in the Account through a 
noncompetitive grant program according to guidelines, cri-
teria, and reporting requirements determined by the Sec-
retary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, in consultation with Indian Tribes and Tribal or-
ganizations. 
(d) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The distribution guidelines 
and criteria described in subsection (c) shall be based, 
in part, upon the wildlife management responsibil-
ities of an Indian Tribe. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS 
IN ALASKA.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts allocated 
to an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization in 
Alaska under this section may only be used in 
a manner consistent with the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and Public Law 
85–508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska State-
hood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21). 
(B) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—An In-
dian Tribe or Tribal organization in Alaska 
may enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
State of Alaska regarding a conservation project 
of mutual concern. 
(e) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), amounts distributed to an Indian Tribe or 
Tribal organization under subsection (c)— 
(A) shall be used for purposes consistent 
with section 2; 
(B) shall be used to carry out, develop, or 
enhance wildlife and habitat conservation and 
restoration programs; 
(C) shall be used to assist in the restoration 
of habitat for species found in the lands and 
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waters of such Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza-
tion that are listed as endangered species, threat-
ened species, candidate species or species pro-
posed for listing, or species petitioned for listing 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or under State or Tribal 
law; 
(D) may be used for management of ani-
mals, including harvesting; 
(E) may be used for the conservation and 
restoration of habitat for Tribal species of great-
est conservation need whose range is shared with 
another State, territory, Indian Tribe, or foreign 
government; 
(F) may be used to manage, control, and 
prevent invasive species, disease, and other risks 
to the habitat of Tribal species of greatest con-
servation need; and 
(G) may be used for forest and vegetation 
management activities if the primary purpose of 
such activity is to modify, improve, enhance, or 
create wildlife habitat or reduce the risk of dam-
age or destruction to wildlife habitat due to 
wildfires, insects, or disease, including— 
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(i) planting, seeding, and harvesting, 
including planting, seeding, and harvesting 
of native seeds; 
(ii) mechanical thinning; 
(iii) prescribed burning; 
(iv) chemical applications designed to 
restore natural range of variation including 
creating and maintaining early seral com-
munities; and 
(v) prescribed haying and grazing 
practices. 
(2) PROHIBITED USES.—Amounts distributed to 
an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization under sub-
section (c) may not be used for— 
(A) rewilding; or 
(B) the reintroduction or management of a 
species in a manner not supported by the appli-
cable Tribal fish and wildlife management au-
thorities. 
(f) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—With respect to any 
grant issued under subsection (c) that exceeds $100,000, the 
Federal share of total costs of the project funded through 
such grant may not exceed 90 percent. 
(g) PUBLIC ACCESS NOT REQUIRED.—Amounts dis-
tributed to an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization under 
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subsection (c) may not be conditioned upon the provision 
of public or non-Tribal access to Tribal or private lands, 
waters, or holdings. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts depos-
ited under subsection (b)(3) for each fiscal year, not more 
than 3 percent may be used by the Secretary for adminis-
trative costs. 
(i) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) TRIBAL REPORTS.—Not later than the last 
day of fiscal year 2029, each Indian Tribe and Tribal 
organization that receives funds under this section 
shall submit to the Director of the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs a report describing, with respect to such In-
dian Tribe or Tribal organization during the pre-
ceding 5 years, the following: 
(A) A summary of each activity carried out 
using funding received under subsection (c), in-
cluding— 
(i) an accounting of the administrative 
costs associated with each such activity; and 
(ii) the number of acres of habitat re-
stored, enhanced, or conserved by each such 
activity. 
(B) A summary of the results and effective-
ness of each activity carried out using funding 
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received under subsection (c), including, if deter-
minable— 
(i) any change in the population 
trends of species of greatest conservation 
need; and 
(ii) any reduction in threats to species 
of greatest conservation need. 
(2) SUMMARY REPORT.—The Director of the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs shall, not later than 180 days 
after each deadline for the submission of reports 
under paragraph (1), submit a report summarizing 
each report received by the Director under paragraph 
(1) to— 
(A) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(j) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed as modifying or abrogating a treaty with any 
Indian Tribe, or as enlarging or diminishing the authority, 
jurisdiction, or responsibility of an Indian Tribe or Tribal 
organization to manage, control, or regulate wildlife. 
(k) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO 
ALASKA.—If any conflict arises between any provision of 
this section and any provision of the Alaska National Inter-
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est Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.), then the provision in the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act or the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act shall prevail. 
TITLE III—CONSERVATION AND 
MANAGEMENT FOR WILDLIFE 
REFUGES 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AUTHORIZED RECREATION SERVICES.—The 
term ‘‘authorized recreation services’’ means similar 
and complementary recreation enhancement or im-
provement services carried out— 
(A) on lands and waters administered by 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
non-Federal land, or lands and waters owned by 
or held in trust for an Indian Tribe; and 
(B) by the Secretary or a Governor, Indian 
Tribe, or county, as applicable, pursuant to a 
good neighbor agreement. 
(2) AUTHORIZED RESTORATION SERVICES.—The 
term ‘‘authorized restoration services’’ means similar 
and complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed 
restoration services— 
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(A) carried out— 
(i) on lands and waters administered 
by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, non-Federal land, or lands and 
waters owned by an Indian Tribe; and 
(ii) by the Secretary or a Governor, 
Indian Tribe, or county, as applicable, pur-
suant to a good neighbor agreement; and 
(B) in the case of forest, rangeland, and wa-
tershed restoration services carried out on lands 
and waters administered by the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, such services shall be 
consistent with the purposes for which such lands 
were established. 
(3) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means— 
(A) the appropriate executive official of an 
affected county or parish; or 
(B) in any case in which multiple counties 
or parishes are affected, the appropriate execu-
tive official of a compact of the affected counties 
or parishes. 
(4) FOREST, RANGELAND, AND WATERSHED RES-
TORATION SERVICES.— 
(A) The term ‘‘forest, rangeland, and water-
shed restoration services’’ means— 
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(i) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; 
(ii) activities to restore or improve 
fish, wildlife, and their habitats; 
(iii) activities to remove vegetation or 
other activities to promote healthy forest 
structure and composition; 
(iv) activities to treat insect- or dis-
ease-infected trees; 
(v) activities to control noxious or ex-
otic weeds; 
(vi) activities to reestablish native 
plant species; 
(vii) activities to maintain a road or 
trail to restore or maintain water quality; 
(viii) any other activities to restore or 
improve forest, rangeland, and watershed 
health, including fish and wildlife habitat; 
or 
(ix) any combination of activities de-
scribed in clauses (i) through (viii). 
(B) The term ‘‘forest, rangeland, and water-
shed restoration services’’ does not include— 
(i) construction, reconstruction, repair, 
or restoration of paved roads or parking 
areas, other than— 
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(I) activities described in sub-
paragraph (A)(vii); or 
(II) the reconstruction, repair, or 
restoration of a National Wildlife Ref-
uge System road or other road on 
United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice land that is necessary to carry out 
authorized restoration services pursu-
ant to a good neighbor agreement; or 
(ii) construction, alteration, repair, or 
replacement of public buildings or works. 
(5) GOOD
NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘‘good neighbor agreement’’ means a cooperative 
agreement or contract, including a sole source con-
tract, entered into between the Secretary and a Gov-
ernor, Indian Tribe, or county, as applicable, to 
carry out authorized recreation services or authorized 
restoration services. 
(6) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 
the Governor or any other appropriate executive offi-
cial of an affected State, Indian Tribe, or territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
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Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(8) RECREATION
ENHANCEMENT
OR
IMPROVE-
MENT SERVICES.—The term ‘‘recreation enhancement 
or improvement services’’ means— 
(A) establishing, repairing, restoring, im-
proving, relocating, constructing, or recon-
structing new or existing— 
(i) trails or trailheads; 
(ii) picnic areas or other day use 
areas; 
(iii) restroom or shower facilities; 
(iv) shooting ranges; 
(v) paved or permanent roads or park-
ing areas that serve existing recreation fa-
cilities or areas; 
(vi) fishing piers, wildlife viewing 
platforms, docks, or other constructed fea-
tures at a recreation site; 
(vii) boat landings; 
(viii) hunting or fishing sites; 
(ix) visitor centers or other interpreta-
tive sites; or 
(x) levees and drainage structures to 
improve wetland habitat; and 
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(B) activities that create, improve, or re-
store access to existing recreation facilities or 
areas. 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
SEC. 302. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY FOR UNITED 
STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into a 
good neighbor agreement with a Governor, Indian Tribe, 
or county to carry out authorized restoration services or 
authorized recreation services in accordance with this title. 
(b) RESTORATION ACTIVITIES REQUIRING TIMBER 
SALES.— 
(1) APPROVAL OF SILVICULTURE PRESCRIPTIONS 
AND MARKING GUIDES.—The Secretary shall provide 
or approve all silviculture prescriptions and marking 
guides to be applied on Federal land in all timber 
sale projects conducted under this section. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
RESTORATION
SERVICES 
REVENUE.—Funds received from the sale of timber by 
a Governor, Indian Tribe, or county under a good 
neighbor agreement shall be retained and used by the 
Governor, Indian Tribe, or county, as applicable— 
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(A) to carry out authorized restoration serv-
ices under the good neighbor agreement; and 
(B) if there are funds remaining after car-
rying out subparagraph (A), to carry out au-
thorized restoration services or authorized recre-
ation services under other good neighbor agree-
ments. 
(3) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The author-
ity provided under paragraph (2) shall terminate on 
October 1, 2032. 
(c) RECREATION SERVICES FEES.—Nothing in this 
title may be construed to allow a Governor, Indian Tribe, 
or county to charge entrance, standard amenity, or ex-
panded amenity fees on National Wildlife Refuge System 
lands and waters as described in section 803 of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802). 
(d) RETENTION OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRO-
TECTION ACT OF 1969 RESPONSIBILITIES.—Any decision 
required to be made under the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to 
any authorized restoration services or authorized recreation 
services carried out under this section on lands and waters 
administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice may not be delegated to a Governor, Indian Tribe, or 
county. 
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(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 
each good neighbor agreement available to the public. 
(f) EXCLUSIONS.—The authority provided by this sec-
tion does not apply to— 
(1) a component of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System; 
(2) Federal land on which the removal of vegeta-
tion is prohibited or restricted by an Act of Congress 
or a Presidential proclamation (including the appli-
cable implementation plan); or 
(3) a wilderness study area. 
SEC. 
303. 
STEWARDSHIP 
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RESULT 
CONTRACTING 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through an agree-
ment or contract, as appropriate, may enter into steward-
ship contracting projects with a private person or other 
public or private entity to perform forest, rangeland, and 
watershed restoration services on lands and waters admin-
istered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that 
meet local and rural community needs. 
(b) AGREEMENTS OR CONTRACTS.— 
(1) PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE.—A source for 
performance or an agreement or contract entered into 
under subsection (a) shall be selected on a best-value 
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