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and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
a written notice that includes— 
‘‘(A) a description of the cancellation ceiling amounts 
proposed for each program year in the agreement or con-
tract; 
‘‘(B) the reasons why the cancellation ceiling amounts 
described under subparagraph (A) were selected; 
‘‘(C) a description of the extent to which the costs 
of contract cancellation are not included in the budget 
for the agreement or contract; and 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the financial risk of not including 
budgeting for the costs of agreement or contract cancella-
tion. 
‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL OF NOTICE TO OMB.—Not later than 14 
days after the date on which written notice is provided under 
paragraph (2), the Chief or the Director, as appropriate, shall 
transmit a copy of the notice to the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget.’’. 
SEC. 205. EXCESS OFFSET VALUE. 
Section 604(g)(2) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(g)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) use the excess to satisfy any outstanding liabilities 
for cancelled agreements or contracts; or 
‘‘(B) if there are no outstanding liabilities described 
in subparagraph (A), apply the excess to other authorized 
stewardship projects.’’. 
SEC. 206. SUBMISSION OF EXISTING ANNUAL REPORT. 
Subsection (j) of section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) (as redesignated by section 204 
of this Act), is amended by striking ‘‘report to the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘submit to the congressional committees described in subsection 
(h)(2) a report’’. 
SEC. 207. 20-YEAR STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior may award contracts or agreements under 
section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6511), for terms not to exceed 20 years on areas where 
the majority of Federal lands are in Fire Regime Groups I, II, 
or III. 
(b) PREFERENCE.—In awarding a contract under this section, 
the Secretary concerned may, notwithstanding the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulations, give a procurement preference to a contractor 
that would, as part of the contract, promote an innovative use 
of forest products, including cross-laminated timber. 
SEC. 208. CONSULTATION UNDER FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEW-
ABLE RESOURCES PLANNING ACT OF 1974. 
(a) CONSULTATION REGARDING LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 
Section 6(d) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘(d) The Secretary’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NO
ADDITIONAL
CONSULTATION
REQUIRED
AFTER 
APPROVAL OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall not be required to engage in consultation under 
this section or any other provision of law (including section 
7 of Public Law 93–205 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and section 402.16 
of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation)) with respect to— 
‘‘(i) the listing of a species as threatened or endan-
gered, or a designation of critical habitat pursuant 
to Public Law 93–205 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), if a 
land management plan has been adopted by the Sec-
retary as of the date of listing or designation; and 
‘‘(ii) any provision of a land management plan 
adopted as described in clause (i). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
if— 
‘‘(i) 15 years have passed since the date on which 
the Secretary adopted the land management plan 
described in clause (i) of that subparagraph; and 
‘‘(ii) 5 years have passed since the date of enact-
ment of this section or the date of the listing of a 
species as threatened or endangered for a species 
known to occur on the unit or the designation of critical 
habitat within the unit as described in clause (i) of 
that subparagraph, whichever is later. 
‘‘(C) EFFECT
OF
PARAGRAPH.—Nothing in this para-
graph affects any applicable requirement of the Secretary 
to consult with the head of any other Federal department 
or agency— 
‘‘(i) regarding any project carried out, or proposed 
to be carried out, to implement a land management 
plan pursuant to Public Law 93–205 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.), including any requirement to consult regarding 
the consideration of cumulative impacts of completed, 
ongoing, and planned projects; or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to— 
‘‘(I) the development of a modification to a 
land management plan; or 
‘‘(II) an amendment or revision to a land 
management plan in accordance with paragraph 
(4) or (5) of subsection (f).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY; CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—Section 3(a) of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
(16 U.S.C. 1601(a)) is amended, in the first sentence of the 
matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(referred to in 
this Act as the ‘Secretary’)’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 
et seq.) is amended, in sections 4 through 9, 12, 13, and 15,
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by striking ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
SEC. 209. OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD REVESTED LANDS AND 
COOS BAY WAGON ROAD RECONVEYED LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
with respect to the Oregon and California Railroad grant land 
revested in the United States by the Act of June 9, 1916 (39 
Stat. 218, chapter 137), and the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant 
land reconveyed to the United States by the first section of the 
Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179, chapter 47), that is man-
aged under the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management, shall not be required to engage 
in consultation under any law (including section 7 of Public Law 
93–205 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and section 402.16 of title 50, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), with respect to— 
(1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, 
or a designation of critical habitat, pursuant to Public Law 
93–205 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), if a land use plan has been 
adopted by the Secretary of the Interior as of the date of 
listing or designation; and 
(2) any provision of a land use plan adopted as described 
in paragraph (1). 
(b) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section affects any 
applicable requirement of the Secretary of the Interior to consult 
with the head of any other Federal department or agency— 
(1) regarding a project carried out, or proposed to be carried 
out, pursuant to Public Law 93–205 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
including any requirement to consult regarding the consider-
ation of the cumulative impacts of completed, ongoing, and 
planned projects; or 
(2) with respect to the development of a new land use 
plan or the revision of or other significant change to an existing 
land use plan. 
SEC. 210. WILDFIRE HAZARD SEVERITY MAPPING FOR COMMUNITIES. 
(a) MAP REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall— 
(1) develop and publish a geospatial map appropriate for 
community-level use that depicts wildfire hazard severity to 
inform at-risk communities that are— 
(A) adjacent to National Forest System lands; or 
(B) affected by wildland fire, as determined by the 
Secretary; and 
(2) disseminate the information under paragraph (1) in 
an appropriate, web-based format for use by such communities 
to— 
(A) improve understanding of their risk profile; 
(B) clarify thinking on the nature and effect of wildfire 
risks; and 
(C) develop plans to manage and mitigate those risks. 
(b) PURPOSES
OF MAP.—The purposes of the map required 
under subsection (a) are as follows: 
(1) To inform evaluations of wildfire risk. 
(2) To prioritize fuels management needs.
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(3) To depict the relative potential for wildfire that could 
be difficult for suppression resources to contain and that could 
cause ignitions to structures. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and Chief of the Forest Service shall consult 
with— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(2) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency; 
(3) other appropriate Federal agencies; 
(4) States; 
(5) relevant colleges, universities, and institutions of higher 
education with relevant expertise; and 
(6) other entities, as appropriate. 
(d) AT-RISK COMMUNITY DEFINED.—The term ‘‘at-risk commu-
nity’’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 
SEC. 211. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, FACILITY INSPECTION, AND 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RELATING TO ELECTRIC 
TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY RIGHTS OF 
WAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 512. VEGETATION MANAGMENT, FACILITY INSPECTION, AND 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RELATING TO ELECTRIC 
TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY RIGHTS OF 
WAY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HAZARD TREE.—The term ‘hazard tree’ means any tree 
or part thereof (whether located inside or outside a right- 
of-way) that has been designated, prior to tree failure, by a 
certified or licensed arborist or forester under the supervision 
of the Secretary concerned or the owner or operator of a trans-
mission or distribution facility to be— 
‘‘(A) dead, likely to die within the routine vegetation 
management cycle, or likely to fail within the routine vege-
tation management cycle; and 
‘‘(B) if the tree or part of the tree failed, likely to— 
‘‘(i) cause substantial damage or disruption to a 
transmission or distribution facility; or 
‘‘(ii) come within 10 feet of an electric power line. 
‘‘(2) OWNER; OPERATOR.—The terms ‘owner’ and ‘operator’ 
include contractors or other agents engaged by the owner or 
operator of an electric transmission or distribution facility. 
‘‘(3) PLAN.—The term ‘plan’ means a vegetation manage-
ment, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan 
that— 
‘‘(A) is prepared by the owner or operator of 1 or 
more electric transmission or distribution facilities to cover 
1 or more electric transmission and distribution rights- 
of-way; and 
‘‘(B) provides for the long-term, cost-effective, efficient, 
and timely management of facilities and vegetation within 
the width of the right-of-way and abutting Federal land,