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survey and legal description of the Federal land to 
correct clerical, typographical, and surveying errors. 
(3) SATISFACTION OF CLAIM.—The conveyance of 
Federal land under paragraph (1) shall constitute a 
full satisfaction of the Claim. 
SEC. 3305. KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON, LAND CONVEY-
ANCE. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall convey, without consideration, to the King and 
Kittitas Counties Fire District #51 of King and Kittitas 
Counties, Washington (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘District’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of National Forest System land in 
Kittitas County, Washington, consisting of approximately 
1.5 acres within the SW1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 of section 4, town-
ship 22 north, range 11 east, Willamette meridian, for the 
purpose of permitting the District to use the parcel as a 
site for a new Snoqualmie Pass fire and rescue station. 
(b) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary deter-
mines at any time that the real property conveyed under 
subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the pur-
pose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, 
title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, at 
the option of the Secretary, to the United States, and the 
United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto
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the property. Any determination of the Secretary under this 
subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity 
for a hearing. 
(c) SURVEY.—If necessary, the exact acreage and legal 
description of the lands to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Sec-
retary. The cost of a survey shall be borne by the District. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests 
of the United States. 
SEC. 3306. MAMMOTH COMMUNITY WATER DISTRICT USE 
RESTRICTIONS. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 90–171 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a), the approxi-
mately 36.25 acres patented to the Mammoth County Water 
District (now known as the ‘‘Mammoth Community Water 
District’’) by Patent No. 04–87–0038, on June 26, 1987, 
and recorded in volume 482, at page 516, of the official 
records of the Recorder’s Office, Mono County, California, 
may be used for any public purpose. 
SEC. 3307. LAND EXCHANGE, WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL 
FOREST, UTAH. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
Bountiful, Utah. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
identified on the map as ‘‘Shooting Range Special 
Use Permit Area’’. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act’’ and 
dated October 15, 2007. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the 3 parcels of City land com-
prising a total of approximately 1,680 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) EXCHANGE.—Subject to subsections (d) through 
(h), if the City conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and 
interest of the City in and to the non-Federal land, the Sec-
retary shall convey to the City all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Federal land. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Forest Service. 
(d) VALUATION AND EQUALIZATION.—
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(1) VALUATION.—The value of the Federal land 
and the non-Federal land to be conveyed under sub-
section (b)— 
(A) shall be equal, as determined by ap-
praisals carried out in accordance with section 
206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716); or 
(B) if not equal, shall be equalized in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) EQUALIZATION.—If the value of the Federal 
land and the non-Federal land to be conveyed in a 
land exchange under this section is not equal, the 
value may be equalized by— 
(A) making a cash equalization payment to 
the Secretary or to the City, as appropriate; or 
(B) reducing the acreage of the Federal land 
or the non-Federal land to be exchanged, as ap-
propriate. 
(e) APPLICABLE LAW.—Section 206 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) 
shall apply to the land exchange authorized under sub-
section (b), except that the Secretary may accept a cash 
equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the value 
of the Federal land. 
(f) CONDITIONS.—
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(1) LIABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the ex-
change under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) require that the City— 
(I) assume all liability for the 
shooting range located on the Federal 
land, including the past, present, and 
future condition of the Federal land; 
and 
(II) hold the United States harm-
less for any liability for the condition 
of the Federal land; and 
(ii) comply with the hazardous sub-
stances disclosure requirements of section 
120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 
(B) LIMITATION.—Clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)) shall not 
apply to the conveyance of Federal land under 
subsection (b).
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(2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 
land exchange under subsection (b) shall be subject 
to— 
(A) valid existing rights; and 
(B) such additional terms and conditions as 
the Secretary may require. 
(g) MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—The non-Fed-
eral land acquired by the Secretary under subsection (b) 
shall be— 
(1) added to, and administered as part of, the 
Wasatch-Cache National Forest; and 
(2) managed by the Secretary in accordance 
with— 
(A) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 480 et 
seq.); and 
(B) any laws (including regulations) appli-
cable to the National Forest System. 
(h) EASEMENTS; RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
(1) 
BONNEVILLE
SHORELINE
TRAIL
EASE-
MENT.—In carrying out the land exchange under sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall ensure that an ease-
ment not less than 60 feet in width is reserved for the 
Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
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(2) OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary and 
the City may reserve any other rights-of-way for utili-
ties, roads, and trails that— 
(A) are mutually agreed to by the Secretary 
and the City; and 
(B) the Secretary and the City consider to 
be in the public interest. 
(i) DISPOSAL OF REMAINING FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, by sale or 
exchange, dispose of all, or a portion of, the parcel of 
National Forest System land comprising approxi-
mately 220 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
that remains after the conveyance of the Federal land 
authorized under subsection (b), if the Secretary de-
termines, in accordance with paragraph (2), that the 
land or portion of the land is in excess of the needs 
of the National Forest System. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A determination under 
paragraph (1) shall be made— 
(A) pursuant to an amendment of the land 
and resource management plan for the Wasatch- 
Cache National Forest; and 
(B) after carrying out a public process con-
sistent with the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
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(3) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for any 
conveyance of Federal land under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall require payment of an amount equal 
to not less than the fair market value of the conveyed 
National Forest System land. 
(4) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Any convey-
ance of Federal land under paragraph (1) by ex-
change shall be subject to section 206 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716). 
(5) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts 
received by the Secretary as consideration under sub-
section (d) or paragraph (3) shall be— 
(A) deposited in the fund established under 
Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and 
(B) available to the Secretary, without fur-
ther appropriation and until expended, for the 
acquisition of land or interests in land to be in-
cluded in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. 
(6) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any 
conveyance of Federal land under paragraph (1) shall 
be subject to— 
(A) valid existing rights; and
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(B) such additional terms and conditions as 
the Secretary may require. 
SEC. 3308. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, FRANK CHURCH 
RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to adjust the boundaries of the wilderness 
area; and 
(2) to authorize the Secretary to sell the land 
designated for removal from the wilderness area due 
to encroachment. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LAND
DESIGNATED
FOR
EXCLUSION.—The 
term ‘‘land designated for exclusion’’ means the parcel 
of land that is— 
(A) comprised of approximately 10.2 acres 
of land; 
(B) generally depicted on the survey plat 
entitled 
‘‘Proposed 
Boundary 
Change 
FCRONRW Sections 15 (unsurveyed) Township 
14 North, Range 13 East, B.M., Custer County, 
Idaho’’ and dated November 14, 2001; and 
(C) more particularly described in the sur-
vey plat and legal description on file in— 
(i) the office of the Chief of the Forest 
Service, Washington, DC; and
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(ii) the office of the Intermountain Re-
gional Forester, Ogden, Utah. 
(2) LAND
DESIGNATED
FOR
INCLUSION.—The 
term ‘‘land designated for inclusion’’ means the par-
cel of National Forest System land that is— 
(A) comprised of approximately 10.2 acres 
of land; 
(B) located in unsurveyed section 22, T. 14 
N., R. 13 E., Boise Meridian, Custer County, 
Idaho; 
(C) generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Challis National Forest, T.14 N., R. 13 E., 
B.M., Custer County, Idaho, Proposed Boundary 
Change FCRONRW’’ and dated September 19, 
2007; and 
(D) more particularly described on the map 
and legal description on file in— 
(i) the office of the Chief of the Forest 
Service, Washington, DC; and 
(ii) the Intermountain Regional For-
ester, Ogden, Utah. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(4) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 
area’’ means the Frank Church River of No Return
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Wilderness designated by section 3 of the Central 
Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
94 Stat. 948). 
(c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) ADJUSTMENT TO WILDERNESS AREA.— 
(A) INCLUSION.—The wilderness area shall 
include the land designated for inclusion. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The wilderness area shall 
not include the land designated for exclusion. 
(2) CORRECTIONS
TO
LEGAL
DESCRIPTIONS.— 
The Secretary may make corrections to the legal de-
scriptions. 
(d) CONVEYANCE OF LAND DESIGNATED FOR EXCLU-
SION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), to 
resolve the encroachment on the land designated for 
exclusion, the Secretary may sell for consideration in 
an amount equal to fair market value— 
(A) the land designated for exclusion; and 
(B) as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary, not more than 10 acres of land adjacent 
to the land designated for exclusion. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—The sale of land under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to the conditions that—
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(A) the land to be conveyed be appraised in 
accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Stand-
ards for Federal Land Acquisitions; 
(B) the person buying the land shall pay— 
(i) the costs associated with appraising 
and, if the land needs to be resurveyed, re-
surveying the land; and 
(ii) any analyses and closing costs as-
sociated with the conveyance; 
(C) for management purposes, the Secretary 
may reconfigure the description of the land for 
sale; and 
(D) the owner of the adjacent private land 
shall have the first opportunity to buy the land. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de-
posit the cash proceeds from a sale of land under 
paragraph (1) in the fund established under 
Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a). 
(B) AVAILABILITY AND USE.—Amounts de-
posited under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) shall remain available until ex-
pended for the acquisition of land for Na-
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tional Forest purposes in the State of Idaho; 
and 
(ii) shall not be subject to transfer or 
reprogramming for— 
(I) wildland fire management; or 
(II) any other emergency pur-
poses. 
SEC. 3309. SANDIA PUEBLO LAND EXCHANGE TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENT. 
Section 413(b) of the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation 
Trust Area Act (16 U.S.C. 539m–11) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘3,’’ after 
‘‘sections’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (4), by in-
serting ‘‘, as a condition of the conveyance,’’ before 
‘‘remain’’. 
Subtitle E—Colorado Northern 
Front Range Study 
SEC. 3401. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to identify options that 
may be available to assist in maintaining the open space 
characteristics of land that is part of the mountain back-
drop of communities in the northern section of the Front 
Range area of Colorado.
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SEC. 3402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Colorado. 
(3) STUDY AREA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means the land in southern Boulder, northern 
Jefferson, and northern Gilpin Counties, Colo-
rado, that is located west of Colorado State 
Highway 93, south and east of Colorado State 
Highway 119, and north of Colorado State 
Highway 46, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Colorado Northern Front Range Moun-
tain Backdrop Protection Study Act: Study 
Area’’ and dated August 27, 2008. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
does not include land within the city limits of 
the cities of Arvada, Boulder, or Golden, Colo-
rado. 
(4) UNDEVELOPED LAND.—The term ‘‘undevel-
oped land’’ means land— 
(A) that is located within the study area;
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(B) that is free or primarily free of struc-
tures; and 
(C) the development of which is likely to af-
fect adversely the scenic, wildlife, or recreational 
value of the study area. 
SEC. 3403. COLORADO NORTHERN FRONT RANGE MOUN-
TAIN BACKDROP STUDY. 
(a) STUDY; REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act and except as provided in 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct a study of the land within the study 
area; and 
(2) complete a report that— 
(A) identifies the present ownership of the 
land within the study area; 
(B) identifies any undeveloped land that 
may be at risk of development; and 
(C) describes any actions that could be 
taken by the United States, the State, a political 
subdivision of the State, or any other parties to 
preserve the open and undeveloped character of 
the land within the study area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall conduct the 
study and develop the report under subsection (a) with the
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support and participation of 1 or more of the following 
State and local entities: 
(1) The Colorado Department of Natural Re-
sources. 
(2) Colorado State Forest Service. 
(3) Colorado State Conservation Board. 
(4) Great Outdoors Colorado. 
(5) Boulder, Jefferson, and Gilpin Counties, Col-
orado. 
(c) LIMITATION.—If the State and local entities speci-
fied in subsection (b) do not support and participate in 
the conduct of the study and the development of the report 
under this section, the Secretary may— 
(1) decrease the area covered by the study area, 
as appropriate; or 
(2)(A) opt not to conduct the study or develop 
the report; and 
(B) submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
notice of the decision not to conduct the study or de-
velop the report. 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subtitle authorizes the 
Secretary to take any action that would affect the use of 
any land not owned by the United States.
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TITLE IV—FOREST LANDSCAPE 
RESTORATION 
SEC. 4001. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to encourage the collabo-
rative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest 
landscapes through a process that— 
(1) encourages ecological, economic, and social 
sustainability; 
(2) leverages local resources with national and 
private resources; 
(3) facilitates the reduction of wildfire manage-
ment costs, including through reestablishing natural 
fire regimes and reducing the risk of uncharacteristic 
wildfire; and 
(4) demonstrates the degree to which— 
(A) various ecological restoration tech-
niques— 
(i) achieve ecological and watershed 
health objectives; and 
(ii) affect wildfire activity and man-
agement costs; and 
(B) the use of forest restoration byproducts 
can offset treatment costs while benefitting local 
rural economies and improving forest health.
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SEC. 4002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Col-
laborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund estab-
lished by section 4003(f). 
(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the 
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program 
established under section 4003(a). 
(3) PROPOSAL.—The term ‘‘proposal’’ means a 
collaborative forest landscape restoration proposal de-
scribed in section 4003(b). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service. 
(5) STRATEGY.—The term ‘‘strategy’’ means a 
landscape restoration strategy described in section 
4003(b)(1). 
SEC. 4003. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a Collaborative 
Forest Landscape Restoration Program to select and fund 
ecological restoration treatments for priority forest land-
scapes in accordance with— 
(1) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
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(2) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(3) any other applicable law. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—To be eligible for nomi-
nation under subsection (c), a collaborative forest landscape 
restoration proposal shall— 
(1) be based on a landscape restoration strategy 
that— 
(A) is complete or substantially complete; 
(B) identifies and prioritizes ecological res-
toration treatments for a 10-year period within 
a landscape that is— 
(i) at least 50,000 acres; 
(ii) comprised primarily of forested 
National Forest System land, but may also 
include land under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management, land under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs, or other Federal, State, tribal, or pri-
vate land; 
(iii) in need of active ecosystem res-
toration; and 
(iv) accessible by existing or proposed 
wood-processing infrastructure at an appro-
priate scale to use woody biomass and
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small-diameter wood removed in ecological 
restoration treatments; 
(C) incorporates the best available science 
and scientific application tools in ecological res-
toration strategies; 
(D) fully maintains, or contributes toward 
the restoration of, the structure and composition 
of old growth stands according to the pre-fire 
suppression old growth conditions characteristic 
of the forest type, taking into account the con-
tribution of the stand to landscape fire adapta-
tion and watershed health and retaining the 
large trees contributing to old growth structure; 
(E) would carry out any forest restoration 
treatments that reduce hazardous fuels by— 
(i) focusing on small diameter trees, 
thinning, strategic fuel breaks, and fire use 
to modify fire behavior, as measured by the 
projected reduction of uncharacteristically 
severe wildfire effects for the forest type 
(such as adverse soil impacts, tree mortality 
or other impacts); and 
(ii) maximizing the retention of large 
trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to
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the extent that the trees promote fire-resil-
ient stands; and 
(F)(i) does not include the establishment of 
permanent roads; and 
(ii) would commit funding to decommission 
all temporary roads constructed to carry out the 
strategy; 
(2) be developed and implemented through a col-
laborative process that— 
(A) includes multiple interested persons rep-
resenting diverse interests; and 
(B)(i) is transparent and nonexclusive; or 
(ii) meets the requirements for a resource 
advisory committee under subsections (c) through 
(f) of section 205 of Public Law 106–393 (16 
U.S.C. 500 note); 
(3) describe plans to— 
(A) reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wild-
fire, including through the use of fire for ecologi-
cal restoration and maintenance and reestab-
lishing natural fire regimes, where appropriate; 
(B) improve fish and wildlife habitat, in-
cluding for endangered, threatened, and sensitive 
species;
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(C) maintain or improve water quality and 
watershed function; 
(D) prevent, remediate, or control invasions 
of exotic species; 
(E) maintain, decommission, and rehabili-
tate roads and trails; 
(F) use woody biomass and small-diameter 
trees produced from projects implementing the 
strategy; 
(G) report annually on performance, in-
cluding through performance measures from the 
plan entitled the ‘‘10 Year Comprehensive Strat-
egy Implementation Plan’’ and dated December 
2006; and 
(H) take into account any applicable com-
munity wildfire protection plan; 
(4) analyze any anticipated cost savings, includ-
ing those resulting from— 
(A) reduced wildfire management costs; and 
(B) a decrease in the unit costs of imple-
menting ecological restoration treatments over 
time; 
(5) estimate— 
(A) the annual Federal funding necessary to 
implement the proposal; and
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(B) the amount of new non-Federal invest-
ment for carrying out the proposal that would be 
leveraged; 
(6) describe the collaborative process through 
which the proposal was developed, including a de-
scription of— 
(A) participation by or consultation with 
State, local, and Tribal governments; and 
(B) any established record of successful col-
laborative planning and implementation of eco-
logical restoration projects on National Forest 
System land and other land included in the pro-
posal by the collaborators; and 
(7) benefit local economies by providing local 
employment or training opportunities through con-
tracts, grants, or agreements for restoration planning, 
design, implementation, or monitoring with— 
(A) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative 
entities; 
(B) Youth Conservation Corps crews or re-
lated partnerships, with State, local, and non- 
profit youth groups; 
(C) existing or proposed small or micro- 
businesses, clusters, or incubators; or
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(D) other entities that will hire or train 
local people to complete such contracts, grants, or 
agreements; and 
(8) be subject to any other requirements that the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Interior, determines to be necessary for the efficient 
and effective administration of the program. 
(c) NOMINATION PROCESS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—A proposal shall be submitted 
to— 
(A) the appropriate Regional Forester; and 
(B) if actions under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior are proposed, the ap-
propriate— 
(i) State Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(ii) Regional Director of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs; or 
(iii) other official of the Department of 
the Interior. 
(2) NOMINATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A Regional Forester 
may nominate for selection by the Secretary any 
proposals that meet the eligibility criteria estab-
lished by subsection (b).
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(B) CONCURRENCE.—Any proposal nomi-
nated by the Regional Forester that proposes ac-
tions under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
the Interior shall include the concurrence of the 
appropriate— 
(i) State Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(ii) Regional Director of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs; or 
(iii) other official of the Department of 
the Interior. 
(3) DOCUMENTATION.—With respect to each pro-
posal that is nominated under paragraph (2)— 
(A) the appropriate Regional Forester 
shall— 
(i) include a plan to use Federal funds 
allocated to the region to fund those costs of 
planning and carrying out ecological res-
toration treatments on National Forest Sys-
tem land, consistent with the strategy, that 
would not be covered by amounts trans-
ferred to the Secretary from the Fund; and 
(ii) provide evidence that amounts pro-
posed to be transferred to the Secretary 
from the Fund during the first 2 fiscal
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years following selection would be used to 
carry out ecological restoration treatments 
consistent with the strategy during the same 
fiscal year in which the funds are trans-
ferred to the Secretary; 
(B) if actions under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior are proposed, the nomi-
nation shall include a plan to fund such actions, 
consistent with the strategy, by the appro-
priate— 
(i) State Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(ii) Regional Director of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs; or 
(iii) other official of the Department of 
the Interior; and 
(C) if actions on land not under the juris-
diction of the Secretary or the Secretary of the 
Interior are proposed, the appropriate Regional 
Forester shall provide evidence that the land-
owner intends to participate in, and provide ap-
propriate funding to carry out, the actions. 
(d) SELECTION PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After consulting with the ad-
visory panel established under subsection (e), the Sec-
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retary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, shall, subject to paragraph (2), select the best 
proposals that— 
(A) have been nominated under subsection 
(c)(2); and 
(B) meet the eligibility criteria established 
by subsection (b). 
(2) CRITERIA.—In selecting proposals under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give special consid-
eration to— 
(A) the strength of the proposal and strat-
egy; 
(B) the strength of the ecological case of the 
proposal and the proposed ecological restoration 
strategies; 
(C) the strength of the collaborative process 
and the likelihood of successful collaboration 
throughout implementation; 
(D) whether the proposal is likely to achieve 
reductions in long-term wildfire management 
costs; 
(E) whether the proposal would reduce the 
relative costs of carrying out ecological restora-
tion treatments as a result of the use of woody 
biomass and small-diameter trees; and
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(F) whether an appropriate level of non- 
Federal investment would be leveraged in car-
rying out the proposal. 
(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may select not 
more than— 
(A) 10 proposals to be funded during any 
fiscal year; 
(B) 2 proposals in any 1 region of the Na-
tional Forest System to be funded during any 
fiscal year; and 
(C) the number of proposals that the Sec-
retary determines are likely to receive adequate 
funding. 
(e) ADVISORY PANEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and maintain an advisory panel comprised of not 
more than 15 members to evaluate, and provide rec-
ommendations on, each proposal that has been nomi-
nated under subsection (c)(2). 
(2) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the membership of the advisory panel is 
fairly balanced in terms of the points of view rep-
resented and the functions to be performed by the ad-
visory panel.
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—The values of the 
land involved in the land exchange under 
subparagraph (A) shall be equal. 
(ii) EQUALIZATION.—If the values of 
the land are not equal, the values may be 
equalized by donation, payment using do-
nated or appropriated funds, or the convey-
ance of additional parcels of land. 
(D) APPRAISALS.—Before the exchange of 
land under subparagraph (A), appraisals for the 
Federal and non-Federal land shall be conducted 
in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and 
the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice. 
(E) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Subject to 
the agreement of the State, the Secretary may 
make minor corrections to correct technical and 
clerical errors in the legal descriptions of the 
Federal and non-Federal land and minor adjust-
ments to the boundaries of the Federal and non- 
Federal land. 
(F) ADMINISTRATION
OF
LAND
ACQUIRED 
BY
SECRETARY.—Land acquired by the Sec-
retary under subparagraph (A) shall—