tions hereby designated as being categorically excluded 
from the preparation of an environmental assessment or 
an environmental impact statement under section 102 of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332). 
(b) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED 
FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The category of forest 
management activities designated under this section 
for categorical exclusion are forest management ac-
tivities 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— 
(A) to improve forest health and resiliency 
to disturbances; 
(B) to reduce hazardous fuels; or 
(C) to improve wildlife and aquatic habitat. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED.—The following 
forest management activities may be carried out 
pursuant the categorical exclusion established under 
subsection (a): 
(A) Timber harvests, including commercial 
and pre-commercial timber harvest, salvage har-
vest, and regeneration harvest. 
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(B) Hazardous fuels reduction. 
(C) Prescribed burning. 
(D) Improvement or establishment of wild-
life and aquatic habitat. 
(E) Stream restoration and erosion con-
trol. 
(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. 
(d) ACREAGE LIMITATIONS.—A forest management 
activity covered by the categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a) may not contain treatment units ex-
ceeding a total of 6,000 acres. 
(e) LIMITATIONS ON ROAD BUILDING.— 
(1) PERMANENT ROADS.—A forest management 
activity covered by the categorical exclusion estab-
lished by subsection (a) may include— 
(A) the construction of permanent roads 
not to exceed 3 miles; and 
(B) the maintenance and reconstruction of 
existing permanent roads and trails, including 
the relocation of segments of existing roads and 
trails to address resource impacts. 
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(2) TEMPORARY ROADS.—Any temporary road 
constructed for a forest management activity covered 
by the categorical exclusion established by subsection 
(a) shall be decommissioned not later than 3 years 
after the date on which the project is completed. 
SEC. 807. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR INFRASTRUC-
TURE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION ESTABLISHED.—For-
est management activities described in subsection (b) are 
a category of actions hereby designated as being categori-
cally excluded from the preparation of an environmental 
assessment or an environmental impact statement under 
section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 
(b) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED 
FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—The category of forest 
management activities designated under this section for 
categorical exclusion are forest management activities car-
ried out by the Secretary concerned on National Forest 
System lands or public lands where the primary purpose 
of such activity is— 
(1) constructing or reconstructing roads not ex-
ceeding 3 miles; 
(2) adding an existing road to the forest trans-
portation system; 
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(3) reclassifying a road at a different mainte-
nance level; 
(4) reconstructing or rehabilitating bridges; or 
(5) maintaining facilities through the use of 
pesticides as authorized by applicable Federal and 
State law and as applied in accordance with label in-
structions. 
(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. 808. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR DEVELOPED 
RECREATION SITES. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—Forest management 
activities described in subsection (b) are a category of ac-
tions hereby designated as being categorically excluded 
from the preparation of an environmental assessment or 
an environmental impact statement under section 102 of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332). 
(b) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED 
FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The category of forest 
management activities designated under this section 
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for a categorical exclusion are forest management 
activities described in paragraph (2) carried out by 
the Secretary concerned on National Forest System 
lands or public lands where the primary purpose of 
such activity is to operate, maintain, modify, recon-
struct, or decommission existing developed recreation 
sites. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED.—The following 
forest management activities may be carried out 
pursuant to the categorical exclusion under sub-
section (a): 
(A) Constructing, modifying, or recon-
structing fishing piers, wildlife viewing plat-
forms, docks, or other constructed recreation 
sites or facilities. 
(B) Constructing, reconstructing, or main-
taining, parking areas, roads, or trails within or 
connecting to recreation sites, including paving 
and road and trail rerouting, except that— 
(i) 
permanent 
roads 
constructed 
under this section may not exceed 3 miles; 
and 
(ii) temporary roads constructed for 
projects covered by this section shall be de-
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