cable laws in planning and conducting an authorized wild-
fire prevention project. 
(c) INTERAGENCY
COOPERATION.—The informal 
consultation requirements of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as codified in section 
402.05 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations shall apply 
to an authorized wildfire prevention project. 
(d) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.— 
(1) COVERED PROJECTS; DEADLINE.—If an au-
thorized wildfire prevention project includes timber 
harvesting or grazing, the Secretary concerned shall 
prepare an environmental assessment within 30 days 
after the date on which notice was published under 
subsection (a)(1) for the proposed agency action 
under section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)). 
(2) EFFECT
OF
FAILURE
TO
MEET
DEAD-
LINE.—The authorized wildfire prevention project 
shall be deemed compliant with all requirements of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 if 
the Secretary concerned fails to meet the deadline 
specified in paragraph (1). 
(3) PROJECT LENGTHS.—In the case of a live-
stock grazing project, the environmental assessment 
shall be deemed sufficient for a minimum of 10 
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years. In the case of a timber harvest project, the 
environmental assessment shall be deemed sufficient 
for a minimum of 20 years. 
(4) ALTERNATIVES.—Nothing in this section 
requires the Secretary concerned to study, develop, 
or describe any alternative to the proposed agency 
action in the environmental assessment conducted 
under paragraph (1). 
(e) EFFECT OF COMPLIANCE.—Compliance with this 
section shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4331 et seq.), section 14 of the National Forest Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a), the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the Mul-
tiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—Administrative re-
view of an authorized wildfire prevention project shall 
occur in accordance with the special administrative review 
process established under section 105 of the Healthy For-
ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515). 
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Judicial review of an au-
thorized wildfire prevention project shall occur in accord-
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ance with section 106 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6516). 
SEC. 7. THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES DES-
IGNATIONS. 
Before listing any species under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Secretary 
concerned shall conduct research to find what impact a 
listing would have on forest fuel loads, both forage and 
timber. Endangered species recovery plans and critical 
habitat determinations shall include wildfire risk assess-
ment analysis. 
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