ly to adversely affect threatened, endangered, can-
didate species, or designated critical habitat if the 
agency is in compliance with the applicable provi-
sions of the biological opinion. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall issue final regulations to carry out the 
revisions described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 903. CONDITIONS ON FOREST SERVICE ROAD DECOM-
MISSIONING. 
If a maintenance level 1 or a maintenance level 2 
road (as defined by the Forest Service) is considered for 
decommissioning and the road is within a designated high 
fire-prone area of a unit of the National Forest System— 
(1) the Forest Supervisor of such unit shall— 
(A) consult with the government of the 
county containing the road regarding the merits 
and possible consequences of decommissioning 
the road; and 
(B) solicit possible alternatives to decom-
missioning the road; and 
(2) such road may not be decommissioned with-
out the advance approval of the Regional Forester. 
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SEC. 904. PROHIBITION ON APPLICATION OF EASTSIDE 
SCREENS 
REQUIREMENTS 
ON 
NATIONAL 
FOREST SYSTEM LANDS. 
(a) REPEAL
OF
EASTSIDE
SCREENS
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
later than 1 day after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall repeal the In-
terim Management Direction Establishing Riparian, Eco-
system, and Wildlife Standards for Timber Sales (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Eastside Screens’’), including all 
predecessor or associated versions of these amendments. 
(b) EFFECT OF REPEAL.—On and after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 
may not apply any of the amendments repealed under sub-
section (a) with respect to National Forest System lands. 
SEC. 905. USE OF SITE-SPECIFIC FOREST PLAN AMEND-
MENTS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS AND ACTIVI-
TIES. 
If the Secretary concerned determines that, in order 
to conduct a project or carry out an activity implementing 
a forest plan, an amendment to the forest plan is required, 
the Secretary concerned shall execute such amendment as 
a non-significant plan amendment through the record of 
decision or decision notice for the project or activity. 
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SEC. 906. KNUTSON-VANDENBERG ACT. 
(a) DEPOSITS OF FUNDS FROM NATIONAL FOREST 
TIMBER PURCHASERS REQUIRED.—Section 3(a) of the 
Act of June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the ‘‘Knutson- 
Vandenberg Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 576b(a)), is amended by 
striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘any purchaser’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall require each purchaser’’. 
(b) CONDITIONS ON USE OF DEPOSITS.—Section 3 
of the Act of June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the 
Knutson-Vandenberg Act; 16 U.S.C. 576b), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Such deposits’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) Amounts deposited under subsection (a)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting before subsection (d), as so re-
designated, the following new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c)(1) Amounts in the special fund established pur-
suant to this section— 
‘‘(A) shall be used exclusively to implement ac-
tivities authorized by subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) may be used with respect to any unit 
within the Forest Service Region from which the 
original deposits were collected. 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary of Agriculture may not deduct 
overhead costs from the funds collected under subsection 
(a), except as needed to fund personnel of the responsible 
Ranger District for the planning and implementation of 
the activities authorized by subsection (a).’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—In section 318(1) of 
division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 
(Public Law 108–447), the following is repealed: ‘‘ ‘(b) 
Amounts deposited under subsection (a)’;’’. 
SEC. 907. APPLICATION OF NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN SUR-
VEY AND MANAGE MITIGATION MEASURE 
STANDARD AND GUIDELINES. 
The Northwest Forest Plan Survey and Manage Miti-
gation Measure Standards and Guidelines shall not apply 
with respect to any National Forest System lands or pub-
lic lands. 
SEC. 908. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN TREATMENT AREAS. 
Section 602 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DESIGNATION 
OF’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS.— 
The term ‘Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands’ 
means the lands reconveyed to the United States 
pursuant to the first section of the Act of February 
26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179). 
‘‘(2) DECLINING FOREST HEALTH.—The term 
‘declining forest health’ means a qualified forest that 
is experiencing— 
‘‘(A) substantially increased tree mortality 
due to insect or disease infestation; or 
‘‘(B) dieback due to infestation or defolia-
tion by insects or disease. 
‘‘(3) OREGON
AND
CALIFORNIA
RAILROAD 
GRANT LANDS.—The term ‘Oregon and California 
Railroad Grant lands’ means the following lands: 
‘‘(A) All lands in the State of Oregon re-
vested in the United States under the Act of 
June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218), that are adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Land Management, pur-
suant to the first section of the Act of August 
28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a). 
‘‘(B) All lands in that State obtained by 
the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the 
land exchanges authorized and directed by sec-
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tion 2 of the Act of June 24, 1954 (43 U.S.C. 
1181h). 
‘‘(C) All lands in that State acquired by 
the United States at any time and made subject 
to the provisions of title II of the Act of August 
28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181f). 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702), except that the term in-
cludes Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands and Or-
egon and California Railroad Grant lands. 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED FOREST.—The term ‘qualified 
forest’ means a forest located in— 
‘‘(A) National Forest System lands; or 
‘‘(B) public lands. 
‘‘(6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec-
retary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(A) with respect to National Forest Sys-
tem lands, the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to public lands, the Sec-
retary of the Interior.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary concerned may 
carry out insect and disease treatment programs in a 
qualified forest that meets the requirements specified in 
subsection (c).’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘To be des-
ignated a landscape-scale area under subsection (b), 
the area shall be’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary con-
cerned may only carry out projects under subsection 
(b) in a qualified forest that is’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘on Fed-
eral land in the areas designated’’. 
SEC. 909. GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS. 
(a) 
RECONSTRUCTION
AND
REPAIR.—Section 
8206(a)(4) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
2113a(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
(v); 
(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) construction, reconstruction, re-
pair, or restoration of roads as necessary 
to achieve project objectives; 
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‘‘(iv) activities conducted under sec-
tion 607 of the Healthy Forests Restora-
tion Act of 2003;’’; 
(D) in clause (v), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) any combination of activities 
specified in clauses (i) through (v).’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘forest, 
rangeland, and watershed restoration services’ 
does not include construction, alteration, repair, 
or replacement of public buildings or works.’’. 
(b) 
TREATMENT
OF
REVENUE.—Section 
8206(b)(2)(C) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
2113a) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
REVENUE.—Funds 
received from the sale of timber by a Governor 
of a State under a good neighbor agreement 
shall be retained and used by the Governor— 
‘‘(i) to carry out authorized restora-
tion services under such good neighbor 
agreement; and 
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‘‘(ii) if funds are remaining after car-
rying out the services under clause (i), to 
carry out authorized restoration services 
within the State under other good neighbor 
agreements.’’. 
SEC. 910. GIANT SEQUOIA TREES PROTECTION PLAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Giant sequoia trees only naturally grow in 
California on the western slopes of the Sierra Ne-
vada Mountains. 
(2) Mature giant sequoia trees can be up to 
2,000 years old. 
(3) Thirty of the largest giant sequoia trees in 
the world are located in Sequoia and Kings Canyon 
National Parks, with many other large, old-growth 
trees in the Sequoia National Forest. 
(4) On August 19, 2020, the lightning-ignited 
Castle Fire and another fire were discovered in the 
Sequoia National Forest, ultimately named the SQF 
Complex Fire. 
(5) The SQF Complex Fire burned over 
170,000 acres, primarily in the Sequoia National 
Forest. 
(6) According to a Federal interagency report, 
between 7,500 and 10,600 large giant sequoia trees, 
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representing 10 to 14 percent of the world’s giant 
sequoia tree population, were killed in the SQF 
Complex Fire. 
(7) According to the San Francisco Chronicle, 
the world’s ninth largest giant sequoia tree, the 
King Arthur Tree, was destroyed by the SQF Com-
plex Fire. 
(8) Giant sequoia trees play an important role 
in the region’s ecosystem. 
(9) Many communities near giant sequoia 
groves depend on these unique natural wonders to 
help support their local economies through tourism. 
(10) It is critical to protect the unique and an-
cient giant sequoia trees for current and future gen-
erations to see and enjoy. 
(b) PROTECTION PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary con-
cerned shall develop a protection plan for giant sequoia 
trees across their natural range in California, on National 
Forest System lands and public lands, that includes rec-
ommendations to increase the health and resiliency of 
giant sequoia trees with respect to threats including— 
(1) catastrophic wildfire; 
(2) insect and disease infestation; and 
(3) drought. 
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