‘‘(4) The study of biomass supply. 
‘‘(d) BIOMASS SUPPLY STUDY.—Prior to the develop-
ment of any biomass utilization pilot projects, the Sec-
retary concerned shall develop a study to determine the 
long-term, ecologically sustainable, biomass supply avail-
able in the pilot program area. The study shall also ana-
lyze the long-term availability of biomass materials within 
a reasonable transportation distance. The biomass supply 
studies shall be developed through a collaborative ap-
proach, as evidenced by the broad involvement, analysis, 
and agreement of interested persons, including local gov-
ernments, energy developers, conservationists, and land 
management agencies. The results of the biomass supply 
study shall be a basis for determining the project scale, 
as outlined in subsection (g). 
‘‘(e) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.—The 
following Federal lands may not be included within a pilot 
project site: 
‘‘(1) Federal land containing old growth forest 
or late successional forest. 
‘‘(2) Federal land on which the removal of vege-
tation is prohibited, including components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System. 
‘‘(3) Wilderness Study Areas. 
‘‘(4) Inventoried roadless areas. 
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‘‘(5) Components of the National Landscape 
Conservation System. 
‘‘(6) National Monuments. 
‘‘(f) MULTIPLE PROJECTS.—In conducting the pilot 
program, the Secretary concerned shall include a variety 
of projects involving— 
‘‘(1) innovations in facilities of various sizes 
and processing techniques; and 
‘‘(2) the full spectrum of woody biomass pro-
ducing regions of the United States. 
‘‘(g) SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROJECT SCALE.— 
In selecting the projects to be conducted under the pilot 
program, and the appropriate scale of projects, the Sec-
retary concerned shall consider criteria that evaluate exist-
ing economic, ecological, and social conditions, focusing on 
opportunities such as workforce training, job creation, eco-
system health, and reducing energy costs. The agreement 
on the scale of a project shall be reached through a col-
laborative approach, as evidenced by the broad involve-
ment, analysis, and agreement of interested persons, in-
cluding local governments, energy developers, conserva-
tionists, and land management agencies. In selecting the 
appropriate scale of projects to be conducted under the 
pilot program, the Secretary concerned shall also consider 
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the results of the supply study as outlined in subsection 
(d). 
‘‘(h) MONITORING
AND
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—As part of the pilot program, the Secretary con-
cerned shall impose monitoring and reporting require-
ments to ensure that the ecological, social, and economic 
effects of the projects conducted under the pilot program 
are being monitored and that the accomplishments, chal-
lenges, and lessons of each project are recorded and re-
ported. 
‘‘(i) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HIGHEST
AND
BEST
USE.—The term 
‘highest and best use’, with regard to biomass, 
means— 
‘‘(A) creating from raw materials those 
products and those biomass uses that will 
achieve the highest market value; and 
‘‘(B) yielding a wide range of existing and 
innovative products and biomass uses that cre-
ate new markets, stimulate existing ones, and 
improve rural economies, maintains or improves 
ecosystem integrity, while also supporting tradi-
tional biomass energy generation. 
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‘‘(2) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘pilot pro-
gram’ means the Biomass Utilization Pilot Program 
established pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec-
retary concerned’ means the Secretary of Agri-
culture, with respect to National Forest System 
lands, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
to public lands administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
‘‘(4) 
COMMUNITY
WILDFIRE
PROTECTION 
PLAN.—The term ‘community wildfire protection 
plan’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(3) of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(3)), which is further de-
scribed by the Western Governors Association in the 
document entitled ‘Preparing a Community Wildfire 
Protection Plan: A Handbook for Wildland-Interface 
Communities’ and dated March 2004. 
‘‘(5) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal land’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) land of the National Forest System 
(as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)) administered by 
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the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service; and 
‘‘(B) public lands (as defined in section 
103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the sur-
face of which is administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of 
the Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(6) 
INVENTORIED
ROADLESS
AREA.—The 
term ‘Inventoried roadless area’ means one of the 
areas identified in the set of inventoried roadless 
areas maps contained in the Forest Service Roadless 
Areas Conservation, Final Environmental Impact 
Statement, Volume 2, dated November 2000. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out the pilot program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 210 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘210. Biomass utilization pilot program.’’. 
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