‘‘(1) be made in writing by the respective Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(2) certify that the amount appropriated in 
the current fiscal year for wildfire suppression oper-
ations of the Federal land management agencies 
under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary, 
net of any concurrently enacted rescissions of wild-
fire suppression funds, increases the total unobli-
gated balance of amounts available for wildfire sup-
pression by an amount equal to or greater than the 
average total costs incurred by the Federal land 
management agencies per year for wildfire suppres-
sion operations, including the suppression costs in 
excess of appropriated amounts, over the previous 
ten fiscal years; 
‘‘(3) certify that the amount available for wild-
fire suppression operations of the Federal land man-
agement agencies under the jurisdiction of the re-
spective Secretary will be obligated not later than 30 
days after such Secretary notifies the President that 
wildfire suppression funds will be exhausted to fund 
ongoing and anticipated wildfire suppression oper-
ations related to the wildfire on which the request 
for the declaration of a major disaster for wildfire 
on Federal lands pursuant to this title is based; and 
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‘‘(4) specify the amount required in the current 
fiscal year to fund wildfire suppression operations 
related to the wildfire on which the request for the 
declaration of a major disaster for wildfire on Fed-
eral lands pursuant to this title is based. 
‘‘(c) DECLARATION.—Based on the request of the re-
spective Secretary under this title, the President may de-
clare that a major disaster for wildfire on Federal lands 
exists. 
‘‘SEC. 803. WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LANDS ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In a major disaster for wildfire 
on Federal lands, the President may transfer funds, only 
from the account established pursuant to subsection (b), 
to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agri-
culture to conduct wildfire suppression operations on Fed-
eral lands (and non-Federal lands pursuant to a fire pro-
tection agreement or cooperative agreement). 
‘‘(b)
WILDFIRE
SUPPRESSION
OPERATIONS
AC-
COUNT.—The President shall establish a specific account 
for the assistance available pursuant to a declaration 
under section 802. Such account may only be used to fund 
assistance pursuant to this title. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION OF TRANSFER.—The assist-
ance available pursuant to a declaration under sec-
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tion 802 is limited to the transfer of the amount re-
quested pursuant to section 802(b)(4). The assist-
ance available for transfer shall not exceed the 
amount contained in the wildfire suppression oper-
ations account established pursuant to subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Funds under this 
section shall be transferred from the wildfire sup-
pression operations account to the wildfire suppres-
sion subactivity of the Wildland Fire Management 
Account. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF OTHER TRANSFERS.—Except 
as provided in this section, no funds may be transferred 
to or from the account established pursuant to subsection 
(b) to or from any other fund or account. 
‘‘(e) REIMBURSEMENT FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION 
OPERATIONS
ON
NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—If
amounts 
transferred under subsection (c) are used to conduct wild-
fire suppression operations on non-Federal land, the re-
spective Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) secure reimbursement for the cost of such 
wildfire suppression operations conducted on the 
non-Federal land; and 
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‘‘(2) transfer the amounts received as reim-
bursement to the wildfire suppression operations ac-
count established pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL ACCOUNTING
AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Not later than 90 days after the end of 
each fiscal year for which assistance is received pursuant 
to this section, the respective Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Agriculture, Appropriations, the Budg-
et, Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, 
the Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs, and Indian Affairs of 
the Senate, and make available to the public, a report that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(1) The risk-based factors that influenced 
management decisions regarding wildfire suppression 
operations of the Federal land management agencies 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) Specific discussion of a statistically signifi-
cant sample of large fires, in which each fire is ana-
lyzed for cost drivers, effectiveness of risk manage-
ment techniques, resulting positive or negative im-
pacts of fire on the landscape, impact of investments 
in preparedness, suggested corrective actions, and 
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such other factors as the respective Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(3) Total expenditures for wildfire suppression 
operations of the Federal land management agencies 
under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary, 
broken out by fire sizes, cost, regional location, and 
such other factors as the such Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(4) Lessons learned. 
‘‘(5) Such other matters as the respective Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(g) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this title shall 
limit the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, Indian tribe, or a State from receiving assistance 
through a declaration made by the President under this 
Act when the criteria for such declaration have been 
met.’’. 
SEC. 903. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS. 
No funds may be transferred to or from the Federal 
land management agencies’ wildfire suppression oper-
ations accounts referred to in section 801(3) of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
to or from any account or subactivity of the Federal land 
management agencies, as defined in section 801(2) of such 
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Act, that is not used to cover the cost of wildfire suppres-
sion operations. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—MAJOR DISASTER FOR WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LAND 
Sec. 101. Wildfire on Federal land. 
Sec. 102. Declaration of a major disaster for wildfire on Federal land. 
Sec. 103. Prohibition on transfers. 
TITLE II—EXPEDITED ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND AVAIL-
ABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS TO EXPEDITE FOREST 
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 201. Analysis of only 2 alternatives in proposed collaborative forest manage-
ment activities. 
Sec. 202. Categorical exclusion to expedite certain critical response actions. 
Sec. 203. Categorical exclusion to expedite salvage operations in response to cata-
strophic events. 
Sec. 204. Categorical exclusion to meet forest plan goals for early successional for-
ests. 
Sec. 205. Categorical exclusion to improve, restore, and reduce the risk of wildfire. 
Sec. 206. Consideration of resource conditions for extraordinary circumstances. 
Sec. 207. Compliance with forest plan. 
Sec. 208. Roads. 
Sec. 209. Exclusions. 
TITLE III—TRIBAL FORESTRY PARTICIPATION AND PROTECTION 
Sec. 301. Protection of tribal forest assets. 
Sec. 302. Management of Indian forest land authorized to include related Na-
tional Forest System land and public land. 
Sec. 303. Tribal forest management demonstration project. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 401. Definition of Secretary. 
Sec. 402. State-supported planning of forest management activities. 
Sec. 403. Balancing of impacts in considering injunctive relief. 
Sec. 404. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program. 
Sec. 405. Pilot arbitration program. 
Sec. 406. National Forest System accelerated landscape restoration pilot program. 
Sec. 407. Tennessee Wilderness. 
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Sec. 408. Additional authority for sale or exchange of small parcels of National 
Forest System land. 
Sec. 409. Extension of authorization for conveyance of Forest Service administra-
tive sites. 
Sec. 410. Prescribed burn approval. 
Sec. 411. North Carolina wilderness study areas. 
TITLE V—KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST LAND CONVEYANCE 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Finding. 
Sec. 503. Definitions. 
Sec. 504. Authorization of conveyances. 
Sec. 505. Proceeds from the sale of land. 
Sec. 506. Administration. 
TITLE VI—CHATTAHOOCHEE-OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST LAND 
ADJUSTMENT 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Findings. 
Sec. 603. Definition of Secretary. 
Sec. 604. Land conveyance authority. 
Sec. 605. Treatment of proceeds. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CATASTROPHIC
EVENT.—The term ‘‘cata-
strophic event’’ means any natural disaster (such as 
a hurricane, tornado, windstorm, snow or ice storm, 
rain storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal 
wave, 
earthquake, 
volcanic 
eruption, 
landslide, 
mudslide, drought, or insect or disease outbreak) or 
any fire, flood, or explosion, regardless of cause. 
(2) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘cat-
egorical exclusion’’ means an exclusion from further 
analysis and documentation in an environmental as-
sessment or an environmental impact statement 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
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(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for a project or activity relat-
ing to the management of National Forest System 
land or public land. 
(3) COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.—The term ‘‘col-
laborative process’’ means a process relating to the 
management of National Forest System land or pub-
lic land under which a project or activity is developed 
and implemented— 
(A) by the Secretary concerned through col-
laboration with interested persons, as described 
in section 603(b)(1)(C) of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration 
Act 
of 
2003 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6591b(b)(1)(C)); or 
(B) through a collaborative process under 
the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration 
Program, as described in section 4003(b)(2) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(2)). 
(4) COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN.— 
The term ‘‘community wildfire protection plan’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101 of the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511). 
(5) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.—The term 
‘‘forest management activity’’ means a project or ac-
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tivity carried out by the Secretary concerned on Na-
tional Forest System land or public land that is con-
sistent with an applicable forest plan. 
(6) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means, as applicable— 
(A) a resource management plan prepared 
by the Bureau of Land Management for public 
land pursuant to section 202 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1712); or 
(B) a land management plan prepared by 
the Forest Service for a unit of the National For-
est System pursuant to section 6 of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(7) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Forest System’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
(8) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 
103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
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(9) 
RESOURCE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘‘resource advisory committee’’ means— 
(A) a resource advisory committee estab-
lished under section 205 of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125); or 
(B) an advisory committee determined by 
the Secretary concerned to satisfy the require-
ments of section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 7125). 
(10) SALVAGE OPERATION.—The term ‘‘salvage 
operation’’ means a forest management activity car-
ried out in response to a catastrophic event, the pri-
mary purpose of which is— 
(A)(i) to prevent wildfire as a result of the 
catastrophic event; or 
(ii) if the catastrophic event is a wildfire, 
to prevent a reburn of the fire-impacted area; 
(B) to provide an opportunity for use of 
any forest material damaged as a result of the 
catastrophic event; or 
(C) to provide a funding source for reforest-
ation or other restoration activities for National 
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Forest System land or public land impacted by 
the catastrophic event. 
(11) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
(12) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to National Forest System land; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to public land. 
TITLE I—MAJOR DISASTER FOR 
WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LAND 
SEC. 101. WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) 
as paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) MAJOR DISASTER FOR WILDFIRE ON FED-
ERAL LAND.—The term ‘major disaster for wildfire on 
Federal land’ means any wildfire or wildfires that in 
the determination of the President in accordance with 
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section 802 warrants assistance under section 803 to 
supplement the efforts and resources of the Secretary 
of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture— 
‘‘(A) on Federal land; or 
‘‘(B) on non-Federal land in accordance 
with a fire protection agreement or cooperative 
agreement.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(iii)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 102(2) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) or (3) of 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)’’. 
SEC. 102. DECLARATION OF A MAJOR DISASTER FOR WILD-
FIRE ON FEDERAL LAND. 
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE VIII—MAJOR DISASTER 
FOR WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL 
LAND 
‘‘SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
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‘‘(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal land’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) any land under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior; and 
‘‘(B) any land under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.— 
The term ‘Federal land management agencies’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Bureau of Land Management; 
‘‘(B) the National Park Service; 
‘‘(C) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
‘‘(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; and 
‘‘(E) the Forest Service. 
‘‘(3) WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.—The 
term ‘wildfire suppression operations’ means the 
emergency and unpredictable aspects of wildland fire-
fighting, including support, response, emergency sta-
bilization activities, and other emergency manage-
ment activities of wildland firefighting on Federal 
land, or on non-Federal land in accordance with a 
fire protection agreement or cooperative agreement, by 
the Federal land management agencies covered by— 
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‘‘(A) the wildfire suppression subactivity of 
the Wildland Fire Management account of the 
Federal land management agencies; or 
‘‘(B) the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Re-
serve Fund account of the Federal land manage-
ment agencies. 
‘‘SEC. 802. PROCEDURE FOR DECLARATION OF A MAJOR 
DISASTER FOR WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LAND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior or 
the Secretary of Agriculture may submit a request to the 
President in accordance with the requirements of this title 
for a declaration by the President that a major disaster for 
wildfire on Federal land exists. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A request for a declaration by 
the President that a major disaster for wildfire on Federal 
land exists shall— 
‘‘(1) be made in writing by the appropriate Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(2) certify that the amount made available for 
the current fiscal year for wildfire suppression oper-
ations of the Federal land management agencies 
under the jurisdiction of the appropriate Secretary, 
net of any concurrently enacted rescissions of wildfire 
suppression funds, increases the total unobligated bal-
ance of the amount available for wildfire suppression 
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by an amount not less than the average total cost in-
curred by the Federal land management agencies per 
year for wildfire suppression operations, including 
the suppression costs in excess of amounts made 
available, during the previous 10 fiscal years; 
‘‘(3) certify that the amount available for wild-
fire suppression operations of the Federal land man-
agement agencies under the jurisdiction of the appro-
priate Secretary will be obligated not later than 30 
days after the date on which the Secretary notifies the 
President that amounts for wildfire suppression will 
be exhausted to fund ongoing and anticipated wildfire 
suppression operations relating to the wildfire on 
which the request is based; and 
‘‘(4) specify the amount required for the fiscal 
year during which the request is made to fund wild-
fire suppression operations relating to the wildfire on 
which the request is based. 
‘‘(c) DECLARATION.—Based on the request of the ap-
propriate Secretary in accordance with this title, the Presi-
dent may declare that a major disaster for wildfire on Fed-
eral land exists. 
‘‘SEC. 803. WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LAND ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—During a period for which the 
President has declared that a major disaster for wildfire 
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on Federal land exists in accordance with this title, the 
President may transfer funds only from the account estab-
lished in accordance with subsection (b) to the Secretary 
of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct 
wildfire suppression operations on— 
‘‘(1) Federal land; and 
‘‘(2) non-Federal land in accordance with a fire 
protection agreement or cooperative agreement. 
‘‘(b) WILDFIRE
SUPPRESSION
OPERATIONS
AC-
COUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 
a specific account, to be known as the ‘wildfire sup-
pression operations account’, for amounts that may be 
provided to the appropriate Secretary to conduct 
wildfire suppression operations in accordance with 
this title. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The account established in 
accordance with paragraph (1) may only be used to 
provide amounts to the appropriate Secretary to con-
duct wildfire suppression operations in accordance 
with this title. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION OF TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts available 
to the appropriate Secretary to conduct wildfire 
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suppression operations in accordance with this 
title are limited to the amount requested in ac-
cordance with section 802(b)(4). 
‘‘(B) WILDFIRES SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS 
ACCOUNT.—Amounts available for transfer to the 
appropriate Secretary to conduct wildfire sup-
pression operations in accordance with this title 
shall not exceed the amount contained in the 
wildfire suppression operations account. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—A transfer under 
subsection (a) shall be made by the transfer of 
amounts from the wildfire suppression operations ac-
count to the wildfire suppression subactivity of the 
Wildland Fire Management Account. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF OTHER TRANSFERS.—Except as 
provided in this section, no amounts may be transferred 
to or from the wildfire suppression operations account to 
or from any other fund or account. 
‘‘(e) REIMBURSEMENT FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION 
OPERATIONS ON NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If amounts trans-
ferred to the appropriate Secretary to conduct wildfire sup-
pression operations in accordance with this title are used 
to conduct wildfire suppression operations on non-Federal 
land, the appropriate Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) secure reimbursement for the cost of the 
wildfire suppression operations conducted on the non- 
Federal land; and 
‘‘(2) transfer the amounts received under para-
graph (1) to the wildfire suppression operations ac-
count. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the last day of each fiscal year for which the Sec-
retary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 
receives amounts to conduct wildfire suppression op-
erations in accordance with this title, the appropriate 
Secretary shall submit to the committees described in 
paragraph (2), and make available to the public, a 
report that describes the following: 
‘‘(A) The risk-based factors that influenced 
management decisions regarding wildfire sup-
pression operations of the Federal land manage-
ment agencies under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) Specific discussion of a statistically 
significant sample of large fires, in which each 
fire is analyzed for— 
‘‘(i) cost drivers; 
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‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of risk manage-
ment techniques; 
‘‘(iii) resulting positive or negative im-
pacts of fire on the landscape; 
‘‘(iv) the impact of any investments in 
preparedness; 
‘‘(v) suggested corrective actions; and 
‘‘(vi) such other factors as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(C) Total expenditures for wildfire sup-
pression operations of the Federal land manage-
ment agencies under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary, including a description of expenditures 
by— 
‘‘(i) fire size; 
‘‘(ii) cost; 
‘‘(iii) regional location; and 
‘‘(iv) such other factors as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(D) Lessons learned. 
‘‘(E) Such other matters as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) COMMITTEES DESCRIBED.—The committees 
referred to in paragraph (1) are— 
‘‘(A) of the Senate— 
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‘‘(i) the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Appropriations; 
‘‘(iii) the Committee on the Budget; 
‘‘(iv) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources; 
‘‘(v) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs; and 
‘‘(vi) the Committee on Indian Affairs; 
and 
‘‘(B) of the House of Representatives— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Agriculture; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Appropriations; 
‘‘(iii) the Committee on the Budget; 
‘‘(iv) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources; and 
‘‘(v) the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure. 
‘‘(g) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this title limits 
the ability of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, an Indian tribe, or a State to receive assist-
ance through a declaration made by the President under 
this Act if the criteria for that declaration have been satis-
fied.’’. 
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SEC. 103. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS. 
No amounts may be transferred to or from the wildfire 
suppression subactivity of the Wildland Fire Management 
account or the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund 
account of the Federal land management agencies (as de-
fined in section 801 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (as added by section 102)) 
to or from any other account or subactivity of those Federal 
land management agencies that is not used to cover the cost 
of wildfire suppression operations. 
TITLE II—EXPEDITED ENVIRON-
MENTAL 
ANALYSIS 
AND 
AVAILABILITY OF CATEGOR-
ICAL EXCLUSIONS TO EXPE-
DITE FOREST MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 201. ANALYSIS OF ONLY 2 ALTERNATIVES IN PRO-
POSED COLLABORATIVE FOREST MANAGE-
MENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This section shall apply whenever 
the Secretary concerned prepares an environmental assess-
ment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to 
section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) for a forest management activ-
ity— 
(1) that is— 
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(A) developed through a collaborative proc-
ess; or 
(B) covered by a community wildfire pro-
tection plan; and 
(2) the primary purpose of which is— 
(A) the reduction of hazardous fuels; 
(B) the reduction of fuel connectivity 
through the installation of fuel and fire breaks; 
(C) the restoration of forest health and resil-
ience; 
(D) the protection of a municipal water 
supply system (as defined in section 101 of the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6511)); or 
(E) a combination of 2 or more purposes 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES.—In an envi-
ronmental assessment or environmental impact statement 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall 
study, develop, and describe only the following 2 alter-
natives: 
(1) The forest management activity, as proposed 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(2) The alternative of no action. 
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(c) ELEMENTS OF NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE.—In the 
case of the alternative of no action, the Secretary concerned 
shall evaluate— 
(1) the effect of no action on— 
(A) forest health; 
(B) habitat diversity; 
(C) wildfire potential; 
(D) insect and disease potential; and 
(E) other economic and social factors; and 
(2) the implications of a resulting decline, if 
any, in forest health, loss of habitat diversity, wild-
fire, or insect or disease infestation, given fire and in-
sect and disease historic cycles, on— 
(A) domestic water costs; 
(B) wildlife habitat loss; and 
(C) other economic and social factors. 
SEC. 202. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO EXPEDITE CERTAIN 
CRITICAL RESPONSE ACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A categorical exclusion is available 
to the Secretary concerned to propose a forest management 
activity on National Forest System land or public land in 
any case in which— 
(1) the forest management activity is developed 
and implemented through a collaborative process; and 
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(2) the primary purpose of the forest manage-
ment activity is— 
(A) to address an insect or disease infesta-
tion; 
(B) to reduce hazardous fuels; 
(C) to protect a municipal water supply 
system (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511)); 
(D) to maintain, enhance, or modify crit-
ical habitat to protect the critical habitat from 
catastrophic events; 
(E) to increase water yield; or 
(F) any combination of the purposes speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (E). 
(b) LIMITATION.—A forest management activity cov-
ered by the categorical exclusion described in subsection (a) 
may not contain harvest units exceeding a total of 3,000 
acres. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—A forest management activity 
covered by the categorical exclusion described in subsection 
(a) shall be— 
(1) based on the best available scientific informa-
tion; and 
(2) subject to section 206. 
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SEC. 203. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO EXPEDITE SALVAGE 
OPERATIONS 
IN 
RESPONSE 
TO 
CATA-
STROPHIC EVENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A categorical exclusion is available 
to the Secretary concerned to develop and carry out a sal-
vage operation as part of the restoration of National Forest 
System land or public land following a catastrophic event. 
(b) ACREAGE LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
salvage operation covered by the categorical exclusion 
described in subsection (a) may not contain harvest 
units exceeding a total of 3,000 acres. 
(2) HARVEST AREA.—The harvest units covered 
by the categorical exclusion described in subsection 
(a) may not exceed 1⁄3 of the area impacted by the 
catastrophic event. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.—A salvage operation covered by 
the categorical exclusion described in subsection (a) shall 
be subject to section 206. 
SEC. 204. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO MEET FOREST 
PLAN GOALS FOR EARLY SUCCESSIONAL FOR-
ESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A categorical exclusion is available 
to the Secretary concerned to develop and carry out a forest 
management activity on National Forest System land or 
public land— 
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(1) in any case in which the forest management 
activity is developed and implemented through a col-
laborative process; and 
(2) when the primary purpose of the forest man-
agement activity is to modify, improve, enhance, or 
create early successional forests for wildlife habitat 
improvement and other purposes, consistent with the 
applicable forest plan. 
(b) PROJECT GOALS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary concerned shall design a forest man-
agement activity under this section to meet early succes-
sional forest goals in such a manner so as to maximize pro-
duction and regeneration of priority species, as identified 
in the forest plan and consistent with the capability of the 
activity site. 
(c) LIMITATION.—A forest management activity cov-
ered by the categorical exclusion described in subsection (a) 
may not contain harvest units exceeding a total of 3,000 
acres. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—A forest management activity 
covered by the categorical exclusion described in subsection 
(a) shall be— 
(1) based on the best available scientific informa-
tion; and 
(2) subject to section 206. 
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SEC. 205. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO IMPROVE, RE-
STORE, AND REDUCE THE RISK OF WILDFIRE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HAZARDOUS
FUELS
MANAGEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘hazardous fuels management’’ means any vege-
tation management activities that reduce the risk of 
wildfire. 
(2) LATE-SEASON GRAZING.—The term ‘‘late-sea-
son grazing’’ means grazing activities that occur dur-
ing the period— 
(A) beginning when both the invasive spe-
cies and native perennial species have completed 
the current-year annual growth cycle of the spe-
cies; and 
(B) ending when new plant growth begins 
to appear in the following year. 
(3) TARGETED LIVESTOCK GRAZING.—The term 
‘‘targeted livestock grazing’’ means grazing used for 
purposes of hazardous fuel reduction. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—A 
categorical exclusion is available to the Secretary concerned 
to carry out a forest management activity described in sub-
section (d) on National Forest System Land or public 
land— 
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(1) in any case in which the forest management 
activity is developed and implemented through a col-
laborative process; and 
(2) when the primary purpose of the activity on 
that National Forest System land or public land is— 
(A) to improve forest health; 
(B) to restore forest health; 
(C) to reduce the risk of wildfire; or 
(D) to achieve State wildlife population 
goals. 
(c) ACREAGE LIMITATIONS REQUIREMENTS.—A forest 
management activity covered by the categorical exclusion 
described in subsection (b)— 
(1) may not contain harvest units exceeding a 
total of 3,000 acres; and 
(2) shall be based on the best available scientific 
information. 
(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The following activi-
ties may be carried out using a categorical exclusion de-
scribed in subsection (b): 
(1) Removal of juniper trees, medusahead rye, 
conifer trees, pinon pine trees, cheatgrass, and other 
noxious or invasive weeds specified on Federal or 
State noxious weeds lists through late-season livestock 
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grazing, targeted livestock grazing, prescribed burns, 
and mechanical treatments. 
(2) Performance of hazardous fuels management. 
(3) Creation of fuel and fire breaks. 
(4) Modification of existing fences so as to dis-
tribute livestock and help improve wildlife habitat. 
(5) Installation of erosion control devices. 
(6) Construction of new and maintenance of per-
manent infrastructure, including stock ponds, water 
catchments, and water spring boxes used to benefit 
livestock and improve wildlife habitat. 
(7) Performance of soil treatments, native and 
nonnative seeding, and planting of and transplanting 
sagebrush, grass, forb, shrub, and other species. 
(8) Use of herbicides, if the Secretary concerned 
determines that the activity is otherwise conducted 
consistently with agency procedures, including any 
forest plan applicable to the area covered by the activ-
ity. 
(e) REQUIREMENT.—A forest management activity 
covered by the categorical exclusion described in subsection 
(b) shall be subject to section 206. 
SEC. 206. CONSIDERATION OF RESOURCE CONDITIONS FOR 
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) BENEFICIAL EFFECT.—The term ‘‘beneficial 
effect’’ means long-term— 
(A) 
improvement 
in 
ecological 
or 
hydrological function and health; 
(B) improvement in forest health; 
(C) reduction in the risk of catastrophic 
fire; or 
(D) protection of watersheds. 
(2) CATEGORICALLY EXCLUDED.—The term ‘‘cat-
egorically excluded’’ means categorically excluded 
from further analysis and documentation in an envi-
ronmental assessment or an environmental impact 
statement under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(b) EXTRAORDINARY
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Except as 
provided in subsection (c), the extraordinary circumstances 
procedures under section 220.6 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or a successor regulation), shall apply to a 
proposal for— 
(1) a forest management activity that is cat-
egorically excluded under this title; or 
(2) a project that is categorically excluded under 
section 603(a)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(a)(1)). 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF BENEFICIAL EFFECTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In determining whether ex-
traordinary circumstances preclude a proposal for a 
forest management activity or project described in 
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) from being cat-
egorically excluded, the Secretary shall consider the 
beneficial effect of the proposed forest management ac-
tivity or project on sensitive species. 
(2) REASONABLE
BENEFICIAL
EFFECT.—The 
Secretary shall not determine that extraordinary cir-
cumstances preclude a proposal for a forest manage-
ment activity or project described in paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (b) from being categorically excluded 
if, after consideration under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary determines that there is a reasonable beneficial 
effect or reasonably forseeable beneficial effect of the 
proposed forest management activity or project on 
sensitive species. 
(3) EFFECT
OF
UNCERTAINTY.—Uncertainty 
with respect to the degree of a beneficial effect under 
paragraph (1) or (2) shall not preclude the use of a 
categorical exclusion. 
SEC. 207. COMPLIANCE WITH FOREST PLAN. 
A forest management activity covered by a categorical 
exclusion described in this title shall be conducted in a man-
ner consistent with the forest plan applicable to the Na-
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tional Forest System land or public land covered by the 
forest management activity. 
SEC. 208. ROADS. 
(a) PERMANENT ROADS.—A forest management activ-
ity carried out under this title shall not include the con-
struction of new permanent roads. 
(b) EXISTING ROADS.—The Secretary concerned may 
carry out necessary maintenance of, repairs to, or recon-
struction of an existing permanent road for the purposes 
of this title. 
(c) TEMPORARY ROADS.—The Secretary concerned 
shall decommission any temporary road constructed under 
this title not later than 3 years after the date on which 
the project is completed. 
SEC. 209. EXCLUSIONS. 
This title does not apply to— 
(1) a component of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System; 
(2) any Federal land on which, by Act of Con-
gress, the removal of vegetation is prohibited; 
(3) a congressionally designated wilderness study 
area; or 
(4) an area in which the activities authorized 
under this title would be inconsistent with the appli-
cable resource management plan. 
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TITLE 
III—TRIBAL 
FORESTRY 
PARTICIPATION AND PROTEC-
TION 
SEC. 301. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL FOREST ASSETS. 
(a) 
PROMPT
CONSIDERATION
OF
TRIBAL
RE-
QUESTS.—Section 2(b) of the Tribal Forest Protection Act 
of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later than 
120 days after the date on which an Indian tribe sub-
mits to the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘In response to 
the submission by an Indian tribe to the Secretary 
of’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TIME PERIODS FOR CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL
RESPONSE.—Not later than 
120 days after the date on which the Secretary 
receives a tribal request under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall provide an initial response to the 
Indian tribe regarding— 
‘‘(i) whether the request may meet the 
selection criteria described in subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the likelihood of the Secretary en-
tering into an agreement or contract with 
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the Indian tribe under paragraph (2) for 
activities described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) NOTICE OF DENIAL.—A notice under 
subsection (d) of the denial of a tribal request 
under paragraph (1) shall be provided to the In-
dian tribe by not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the Secretary receives the request. 
‘‘(C) COMPLETION.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date on which the Secretary receives a 
tribal request under paragraph (1) (other than a 
tribal request denied under subsection (d)) the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) complete all environmental reviews 
necessary in connection with the agreement 
or contract and proposed activities under 
the agreement or contract; and 
‘‘(ii) enter into the agreement or con-
tract with the Indian tribe under para-
graph (2).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 2 of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 
U.S.C. 3115a) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (b)(1) and (f)(1), by striking 
‘‘section 347 of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 
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U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 105–277) (as amended 
by section 323 of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (117 Stat. 
275))’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6591c)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(1), the Sec-
retary may’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and 
(4)(B) of subsection (b), the Secretary shall’’. 
SEC. 302. MANAGEMENT OF INDIAN FOREST LAND AUTHOR-
IZED TO INCLUDE RELATED NATIONAL FOR-
EST SYSTEM LAND AND PUBLIC LAND. 
Section 305 of the National Indian Forest Resources 
Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3104) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST SYS-
TEM LAND AND PUBLIC LAND.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL
FOREST
LAND.—The term 
‘Federal forest land’ means— 
‘‘(i) National Forest System land; and 
‘‘(ii) public lands (as defined in sec-
tion 103 of the Federal Land Policy and 
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Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), 
including— 
‘‘(I) Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant 
land reconveyed to the United States 
pursuant to the first section of the Act 
of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179, 
chapter 47); and 
‘‘(II) Oregon and California Rail-
road Grant land. 
‘‘(B) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term 
‘Secretary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of Agriculture, with 
respect to the Federal forest land described 
in subparagraph (A)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of the Interior, with 
respect to the Federal forest land described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii). 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On request of an In-
dian tribe, the Secretary concerned may treat 
Federal forest land described in subparagraph 
(B) as Indian forest land for purposes of plan-
ning and conducting forest land management ac-
tivities under this section. 
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‘‘(B) FEDERAL FOREST LAND DESCRIBED.— 
Federal forest land referred to in subparagraph 
(A) is Federal forest land that is located within, 
or mostly within, a geographic area that pre-
sents a feature or involves circumstances prin-
cipally relevant to the Indian tribe making the 
request, including Federal forest land— 
‘‘(i) ceded to the United States by trea-
ty; 
‘‘(ii) located within the boundaries of a 
current or former Indian reservation; or 
‘‘(iii) adjudicated to be tribal home-
land. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—As part of an agreement 
to treat Federal forest land as Indian forest land 
under paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned and the 
Indian tribe making the request shall— 
‘‘(A) provide for continued public access ap-
plicable to the Federal forest land prior to the 
date of the agreement, except that the Secretary 
concerned may limit or prohibit that access as 
necessary; 
‘‘(B) continue sharing revenue generated by 
the Federal forest land with State and local gov-
ernments either— 
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‘‘(i) on the terms applicable to the Fed-
eral forest land prior to the date of the 
agreement, including, as applicable, 25-per-
cent payments or 50-percent payments; or 
‘‘(ii) at the option of the Indian tribe, 
on terms agreed to by the Indian tribe, the 
Secretary concerned, and State and local 
governments participating in a revenue 
sharing agreement applicable to the Federal 
forest land; 
‘‘(C) comply with applicable prohibitions 
on the export of unprocessed logs harvested from 
the Federal forest land; 
‘‘(D) recognize all right-of-way agreements 
in effect on the Federal forest land prior to the 
commencement of tribal forest land management 
activities; and 
‘‘(E) ensure that any commercial timber re-
moved from the Federal forest land is sold on a 
competitive bid basis. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT.—The treatment of Federal forest 
land as Indian forest land for purposes of planning 
and conducting forest land management activities 
pursuant to paragraph (2) does not designate the 
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Federal forest land as Indian forest land for any 
other purpose.’’. 
SEC. 303. TRIBAL FOREST MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT. 
The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agri-
culture may carry out a demonstration project pursuant 
to which a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal orga-
nization may enter into a contract to carry out administra-
tive, management, or other functions of programs of the 
Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a), 
through a contract entered into under the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 
et seq.). 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS FOR-
EST 
MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVI-
TIES 
SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
SEC. 402. STATE-SUPPORTED PLANNING OF FOREST MAN-
AGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
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(A) a State or political subdivision of a 
State that contains National Forest System land 
or public land; 
(B) a publicly chartered utility serving 1 or 
more States or political subdivisions of a State; 
(C) a rural electric company; and 
(D) any other entity determined by the Sec-
retary concerned to be appropriate for participa-
tion in the Fund. 
(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the State- 
Supported Forest Management Fund established by 
subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the 
‘‘State-Supported Forest Management Fund’’, to cover the 
cost of planning (especially as relating to compliance with 
section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2))), carrying out, and monitoring 
certain forest management activities on National Forest 
System land or public land. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The Fund shall consist of such 
amounts as may be— 
(1) contributed by an eligible entity for deposit 
in the Fund; 
(2) appropriated to the Fund; or 
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(3) generated by forest management activities 
carried out using amounts in the Fund. 
(d) GEOGRAPHICAL AND USE LIMITATIONS.—In mak-
ing a contribution under subsection (c)(1), an eligible entity 
may— 
(1) specify the National Forest System land or 
public land for which the contribution may be ex-
pended; and 
(2) limit the types of forest management activi-
ties for which the contribution may be expended. 
(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In such amounts as 
may be provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Sec-
retary concerned may use amounts in the Fund to plan, 
carry out, and monitor any forest management activity 
that is— 
(1) developed and implemented through a col-
laborative process; 
(2) proposed by a resource advisory committee; 
or 
(3) covered by a community wildfire protection 
plan. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION METHODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A forest management activity 
carried out using amounts in the Fund may be car-
ried out pursuant to— 
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(A) a stewardship end result contracting 
project authorized under section 604 of the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6591c); 
(B) good neighbor authority under section 
8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
2113a) and section 331 of the Department of the 
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 996; 
118 Stat. 3102; 123 Stat. 2961; 128 Stat. 341); 
(C) a contract under section 14 of the Na-
tional Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 
U.S.C. 472a); or 
(D) any other authority available to the 
Secretary concerned. 
(2) USE OF REVENUES.—Any revenue generated 
by a forest management activity described in para-
graph (1) shall be used to reimburse the Fund for 
planning costs covered using amounts in the Fund. 
(g) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) REVENUE SHARING.—Subject to subsection 
(f), revenues generated by a forest management activ-
ity carried out using amounts from the Fund shall be 
considered to be monies received from the National 
Forest System. 
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(2) KNUTSON-VANDENBERG
ACT.—The Act of 
June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the ‘‘Knutson- 
Vandenberg Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.), shall apply 
to a forest management activity carried out using 
amounts in the Fund. 
(h) TERMINATION OF FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Fund shall terminate on 
September 30, 2018. 
(2) EFFECT.—On the termination of the Fund 
under paragraph (1), or pursuant to any other law, 
any unobligated contribution remaining in the Fund 
shall be returned to the eligible entity that made the 
contribution. 
SEC. 403. BALANCING OF IMPACTS IN CONSIDERING IN-
JUNCTIVE RELIEF. 
A court reviewing an agency action relating to a forest 
management activity under this Act for a request for an 
order to enjoin the agency action shall, as part of the bal-
ancing of interests, balance— 
(1) the short- and long-term impacts on each eco-
system likely to be affected by the forest management 
activity if the agency action is undertaken; against 
(2) the short- and long-term impacts on each eco-
system likely to be affected by the forest management 
activity if the agency action is not undertaken. 
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SEC. 404. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE 
RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13A of the Cooperative For-
estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 13A. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE 
RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
courage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority 
forest landscapes and help manage forest resources that are 
at risk of— 
‘‘(1) catastrophic events (as defined in section 2 
of the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management 
Act of 2016); and 
‘‘(2) any other threats that degrade the vitality 
of forest ecosystems. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BEGINNING FOREST OWNER.—The term ‘be-
ginning forest owner’ means a person who is in the 
first 10 years of ownership of nonindustrial private 
forest land. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450b). 
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‘‘(3) NONINDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST LAND.— 
The term ‘nonindustrial private forest land’ means 
land that— 
‘‘(A) is rural, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(B) has existing tree cover or is suitable 
for growing trees; and 
‘‘(C) is owned by any private individual, 
group, association, corporation, Indian tribe, or 
other private legal entity. 
‘‘(4) STATE FOREST LAND.—The term ‘State for-
est land’ means land that— 
‘‘(A) is rural, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) is under State or local governmental 
ownership and considered to be non-Federal for-
est land. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with State Foresters or appropriate State agencies, shall 
establish a competitive grant program to provide financial 
and technical assistance— 
‘‘(1) to encourage active forest management on 
cross-boundary priority forest landscapes, including 
land owned by beginning and previously unengaged 
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forest owners, for the purpose of maintaining forest 
health; 
‘‘(2) to protect forests from natural threats and 
wildfire; 
‘‘(3) to enhance public benefits from forests; 
‘‘(4) to conserve and manage working forest 
landscapes for multiple values and uses; and 
‘‘(5) to advance priorities in statewide forest as-
sessment and resource strategies. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Sec-
retary, through the State forester or appropriate State agen-
cy, a State and private forest landscape-scale restoration 
proposal based on a restoration strategy that is— 
‘‘(1) complete or substantially complete; 
‘‘(2) for a multiyear period; 
‘‘(3) comprised of nonindustrial private forest 
land or State forest land; 
‘‘(4) accessible by wood-processing infrastructure; 
and 
‘‘(5) based on the best available science. 
‘‘(e) PLAN CRITERIA.—A State and private forest 
landscape-scale restoration proposal submitted under this 
section shall include plans— 
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‘‘(1) to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic 
wildfires, including hazardous fuels management; 
‘‘(2) to improve fish and wildlife habitats, in-
cluding the habitats of threatened and endangered 
species; 
‘‘(3) to maintain or improve water quality and 
watershed function; 
‘‘(4) to mitigate invasive species, insect infesta-
tion, and disease; 
‘‘(5) to improve important forest ecosystems; 
‘‘(6) to measure ecological and economic benefits, 
including air quality and soil quality and produc-
tivity; 
‘‘(7) to prioritize a State forest action plan; 
‘‘(8) to utilize and advance production of renew-
able energy; and 
‘‘(9) to take other relevant actions, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITIES.—In making grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to plans that— 
‘‘(1) further a statewide forest assessment and re-
source strategy; 
‘‘(2) promote cross boundary landscape collabo-
ration; and 
‘‘(3) leverage public and private resources. 
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‘‘(g) COLLABORATION AND CONSULTATION.—The Chief 
of the Forest Service, the Chief of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, and relevant stakeholders shall col-
laborate and consult on an ongoing basis regarding admin-
istration of the program established under this section and 
identifying other applicable resources towards landscape- 
scale restoration. 
‘‘(h) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—As a condition 
of receiving a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
require the recipient of the grant to provide funds or in- 
kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount that 
is at least equal to the amount provided by the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(i) COORDINATION AND PROXIMITY ENCOURAGED.— 
In making grants under this section, the Secretary may 
consider coordination with and proximity to other land-
scape-scale projects on other land under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, or a Governor 
of a State, including under— 
‘‘(1) the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restora-
tion Program established under section 4003 of the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 
U.S.C. 7303); 
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‘‘(2) landscape areas designated for insect and 
disease treatments under section 602 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a); 
‘‘(3) good neighbor authority under section 8206 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) 
and section 331 of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public 
Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 996; 118 Stat. 3102, 123 
Stat. 2961; 128 Stat. 341); 
‘‘(4) stewardship end result contracting projects 
authorized under section 604 of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c); 
‘‘(5) appropriate State-level programs; and 
‘‘(6) other relevant programs, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(k) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report on the status of development, 
execution, and administration of selected projects, account-
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ing of program funding expenditures, and specific accom-
plishments that have resulted from landscape-scale projects. 
‘‘(l) FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as 
the ‘State and Private Forest Landscape-Scale Res-
toration Fund’ (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘Fund’), to be used by the Secretary to make grants 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The Fund shall consist of such 
amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 
$40,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with the 
first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of the 
Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 
2016 through fiscal year 2018, to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 13B of the Cooperative Forestry As-
sistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109b) is repealed. 
(2) Section 19(a)(4)(C) of the Cooperative For-
estry 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1978 
(16 
U.S.C. 
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2113(a)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 13A 
and 13B’’ and inserting ‘‘section 13A’’. 
SEC. 405. PILOT ARBITRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ARBITRATOR.—The term ‘‘arbitrator’’ means 
a professional arbitrator or other individual who— 
(A) possesses expertise in the subject matter 
of a specific demand for arbitration filed under 
subsection (f); and 
(B) is selected by the Secretary to make a 
decision on that specific demand for arbitration 
in accordance with subsection (g). 
(2) NATURAL
DISASTER.—The term ‘‘natural 
disaster’’ mean a wildfire, hurricane or excessive 
winds, drought, ice storm or blizzard, flood, or other 
resource-impacting event, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the 
pilot arbitration program established by the Secretary 
under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
within the Forest Service a pilot arbitration program 
to designate any of the projects described in subsection 
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(c) for an alternative dispute resolution process to re-
place judicial review of the projects. 
(2) 
DESIGNATION
PROCESS.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(A) establish a process for the designation of 
projects for the program in accordance with this 
section; and 
(B) publish in the Federal Register the des-
ignation process described in subparagraph (A). 
(c) DESIGNATION OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary may 
designate for the program projects that— 
(1)(A) are developed through a collaborative 
process; 
(B) are proposed by a resource advisory com-
mittee; 
(C)(i) are necessary to address damage caused by 
a natural disaster on National Forest System land 
that, if not treated— 
(I) would impair or endanger the natural 
resources on the National Forest System land; 
and 
(II) would materially affect future use of 
the National Forest System land; and 
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(ii) would restore forest health and forest-related 
resources on the National Forest System land de-
scribed in clause (i); 
(D) respond to damage as a result of natural 
disasters; 
(E) address insect or disease infestation; 
(F) are carried out under the Tribal Forest Pro-
tection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a); or 
(G) are carried out under community wildfire 
protection plans (as defined in section 101 of the 
Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511)); and 
(2) do not constitute final agency action. 
(d) LIMITATION OF PROJECTS.—Not more than 10 
projects described in subsection (c) may be designated for 
the program in any applicable calendar year. 
(e) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
designate a project described in subsection (c) for the pro-
gram terminates on October 1, 2018. 
(f) DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an 
individual or entity— 
(A) may file a demand for arbitration re-
garding a project described in subsection (c) that 
has been designated for the program under sub-
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section (b) in accordance with subchapter IV of 
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) if a demand for arbitration is filed 
under subparagraph (A), shall include in the de-
mand for arbitration a proposal for an alter-
native to the project that describes each modifica-
tion sought with respect to the project. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—A demand for arbitration 
may only be filed under paragraph (1) by an indi-
vidual or entity that— 
(A) participated in a collaborative process; 
or 
(B) proposed the project with a resource ad-
visory committee. 
(g) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ARBITRATOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An arbitrator shall make a 
decision on each demand for arbitration under this 
section by selecting only— 
(A) the project, as approved by the Sec-
retary; or 
(B) a proposal submitted by an individual 
or entity under subsection (f)(1)(B). 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD.—A decision 
of an arbitrator under this subsection shall be 
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based solely on the administrative record for the 
project. 
(B) NO MODIFICATIONS TO PROPOSALS.— 
An arbitrator may not modify any proposal con-
tained in a demand for arbitration under this 
section. 
(C) DECISION REQUIREMENTS.—A decision 
of an arbitrator under this subsection shall be— 
(i) within the authority of the Sec-
retary; and 
(ii) consistent with each applicable for-
est plan. 
(D) RULES.—Arbitration under this sub-
section shall be conducted in accordance with the 
appropriate rules and procedures of the Amer-
ican Arbitration Association. 
(h) EFFECT OF ARBITRATION DECISION.—A decision 
of an arbitrator under this section— 
(1) shall not be considered to be a major Federal 
action; 
(2) shall be binding; and 
(3) shall not be subject to judicial review, except 
as provided in section 10(a) of title 9, United States 
Code. 
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SEC. 406. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM ACCELERATED LAND-
SCAPE RESTORATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 605. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM ACCELERATED LAND-
SCAPE RESTORATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COLLABORATIVE
GROUP.—The term ‘col-
laborative group’ means a group of individuals, oper-
ating in a transparent and inclusive manner, that 
represent a balance of the interests of entities includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) conservation organizations; 
‘‘(B) timber and forest products organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(C) local and tribal governments; 
‘‘(D) community organizations; and 
‘‘(E) other multiple-use groups with an in-
terest in the National Forest System, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATED LANDSCAPE.—The term ‘des-
ignated landscape’ means a landscape-scale area des-
ignated for the pilot program under subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(3) FOREST HEALTH.—The term ‘forest health’ 
means the state in which a forest— 
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‘‘(A)(i) is durable, resilient, and less prone 
to wildfire, insect, or pathogen outbreaks of a se-
verity, size, or quantity that exceeds the natural 
range of variation, taking into account the an-
ticipated future conditions of the forest; 
‘‘(ii) supports— 
‘‘(I) ecosystem services and functions; 
and 
‘‘(II) populations of native plant spe-
cies; and 
‘‘(iii) allows for natural disturbances; or 
‘‘(B) can maintain or develop, within ac-
ceptable ranges, regimes of— 
‘‘(i) species composition; 
‘‘(ii) ecosystem function and structure; 
‘‘(iii) hydrologic function; and 
‘‘(iv) sediment. 
‘‘(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘pilot program’ 
means the National Forest System accelerated land-
scape restoration pilot program established by the 
Secretary under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a National Forest System accelerated landscape res-
toration pilot program to restore or maintain des-
ignated landscapes. 
‘‘(2) 
DESIGNATION.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall, in ac-
cordance with this subsection, designate for the pilot 
program not fewer than 10 landscape-scale areas 
within the National Forest System (as defined in sec-
tion 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—Each designated landscape 
shall— 
‘‘(A) include not less than 75,000 acres and 
not more than 1,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(B) be identified by a collaborative group; 
‘‘(C) not include any inventoried roadless 
area; and 
‘‘(D) include forests that— 
‘‘(i) are not in a state of forest health; 
‘‘(ii) are at increased risk of high-se-
verity wildfire; or 
‘‘(iii) are at increased risk of an insect 
or disease infestation. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In designating land-
scape-scale areas for the pilot program under 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) prioritize landscape-scale areas in 
which social, ecological, and economic con-
ditions support landscape-scale restoration; 
and 
‘‘(ii) consider the factors described in 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) FACTORS.—The factors referred to in 
subparagraph (A)(ii) are the following factors: 
‘‘(i) The existence of strong collabo-
rative support for landscape-scale restora-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) The ecological conditions that are 
conducive to landscape-scale decisions, such 
as broad categories of land that would ben-
efit from similar restoration treatments. 
‘‘(iii) Economic conditions, such as the 
existence of infrastructure in proximity to 
the landscape-scale area that can make eco-
nomic use of the forest byproducts of res-
toration. 
‘‘(iv) The extent to which the land-
scape-scale area is important to support, 
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maintain, or improve water quality and 
watershed function. 
‘‘(v) Other considerations, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) PUBLIC NOTICE.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL NOTICE.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a 
notice of the process for the designation of land-
scape-scale areas for the pilot program under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) FINAL NOTICE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a 
notice describing— 
‘‘(i) each designated landscape; 
‘‘(ii) the rationale for designating, in 
accordance with the requirements described 
in paragraph (3), each designated land-
scape; 
‘‘(iii) any collaborative group used to 
identify a designated landscape; 
‘‘(iv) an overview of any forest health 
problem with respect to each designated 
landscape; 
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‘‘(v) a discussion of the purpose of, and 
need for, restoration of each designated 
landscape; 
‘‘(vi) a summary of the management 
actions necessary to achieve restoration of 
each designated landscape; 
‘‘(vii) findings relating to the short- 
term and long-term risks and impacts of no 
action compared to restoration of each des-
ignated landscape; and 
‘‘(viii) a notice of intent to prepare an 
environmental impact statement for treat-
ment within each designated landscape. 
‘‘(c) LANDSCAPE-SCALE
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT 
STATEMENT.—The Secretary shall prepare, for each des-
ignated landscape, a landscape-scale environmental impact 
statement for purposes of compliance with the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 
that— 
‘‘(1) is commensurate with the geographic scope 
of the designated landscape; 
‘‘(2) is sufficient to allow— 
‘‘(A) project-scale implementation; 
‘‘(B) adaptive management, including site- 
specific options, to ensure that project implemen-
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tation stays within the documented range of im-
pacts; 
‘‘(C) site descriptions or land allocations 
that identify locations within the landscape in 
which specific restoration or maintenance treat-
ments can be used appropriately; and 
‘‘(D) standards and guidelines, consistent 
with the appropriate forest plan and project-level 
design criteria, for management or other project 
activities; and 
‘‘(3) includes— 
‘‘(A) an identification of any forest health 
problem; 
‘‘(B) an identification of the purpose of the 
treatment, and need, to restore to more resilient 
and healthy conditions, or to maintain, forest 
health in the designated landscape; 
‘‘(C) an estimate of the time needed to sat-
isfy the purpose and need described in subpara-
graph (B) and the scale of the restoration or 
maintenance treatment needed to satisfy that 
purpose and need; 
‘‘(D) a description of potential restoration 
or maintenance treatment that would contribute 
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to the satisfaction of the purpose and need de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(E) a description of possible changes in 
circumstances or new information that would re-
quire supplemental documentation under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with the first 
full fiscal year after the date of enactment of the Emergency 
Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 through fiscal 
year 2018.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
prec. 6501) is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to title VI the following: 
‘‘Sec. 602. Designation of treatment areas. 
‘‘Sec. 603. Administrative review. 
‘‘Sec. 604. Stewardship end result contracting projects. 
‘‘Sec. 605. National Forest System accelerated landscape restoration pilot pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 407. TENNESSEE WILDERNESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Areas and Additions-Cher-
okee National Forest’’ and dated January 20, 2010. 
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(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Tennessee. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.—In accordance 
with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-
lowing parcels of Federal land in the Cherokee National 
Forest in the State are designated as wilderness and as ad-
ditions to the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Certain land comprising approximately 
9,038 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Upper Bald 
River Wilderness’’ on the Map, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘Upper Bald River Wilderness’’. 
(2) Certain land comprising approximately 348 
acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Big Frog Addi-
tion’’ on the Map, which shall be incorporated in, and 
considered to be a part of, the Big Frog Wilderness. 
(3) Certain land comprising approximately 630 
acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Little Frog Moun-
tain Addition NW’’ on the Map, which shall be incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Little 
Frog Mountain Wilderness. 
(4) Certain land comprising approximately 336 
acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Little Frog Moun-
tain Addition NE’’ on the Map, which shall be incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Little 
Frog Mountain Wilderness. 
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(5) Certain land comprising approximately 
2,922 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Sampson 
Mountain Addition’’ on the Map, which shall be in-
corporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 
Sampson Mountain Wilderness. 
(6) Certain land comprising approximately 
4,446 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Big Laurel 
Branch Addition’’ on the Map, which shall be incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Big 
Laurel Branch Wilderness. 
(7) Certain land comprising approximately 
1,836 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Joyce Kil-
mer-Slickrock Addition’’ on the Map, which shall be 
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness. 
(c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
file maps and legal descriptions of the wilderness 
areas designated by subsection (b) with the appro-
priate committees of Congress. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal 
descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the office of the 
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Chief of the Forest Service and the office of the Super-
visor of the Cherokee National Forest. 
(3) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary may correct typographical errors 
in the maps and descriptions. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Federal land designated as wilderness by 
subsection (b) shall be administered by the Secretary 
in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that Act to 
the effective date of that Act shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—In ac-
cordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section affects 
the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife management (including the regulation of 
hunting, fishing, and trapping) in the wilderness 
areas designated by subsection (b). 
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SEC. 408. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR SALE OR EX-
CHANGE OF SMALL PARCELS OF NATIONAL 
FOREST SYSTEM LAND. 
(a) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM VALUE OF SMALL PAR-
CELS.—Section 3 of Public Law 97–465 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Small Tract Act of 1983’’) (16 U.S.C. 521e) is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
‘‘$150,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONVEYANCE PURPOSES.—Section 3 
of Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521e) (as amended by 
subsection (a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) parcels of 40 acres or less that are deter-
mined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) to be physically isolated; 
‘‘(B) to be inaccessible; or 
‘‘(C) to have lost National Forest character; 
‘‘(5) parcels of 10 acres or less that are not eligi-
ble for conveyance under paragraph (2) but are en-
croached on by a permanent habitable improvement 
for which there is no evidence that the encroachment 
was intentional or negligent; or 
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‘‘(6) parcels used as a cemetery (including a 
parcel of not more than 1 acre adjacent to the parcel 
used as a cemetery), a landfill, or a sewage treatment 
plant under a special use authorization issued or oth-
erwise authorized by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Section 2 of Public 
Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521d) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY; CONSIDERATION.—The 
Secretary is authorized’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘The Secretary shall insert’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION OF TERMS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, 
AND RESERVATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall insert’’; 
(3) in subsection (b) (as so designated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘convenants’’ and inserting 
‘‘covenants’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘The 
preceding sentence shall not’’ and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (1) shall not’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
‘‘(1) DEPOSIT IN SISK FUND.—The net proceeds 
derived from any sale or exchange conducted under 
paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section 3 shall be depos-
ited in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 
(commonly known as the ‘Sisk Act’) (16 U.S.C. 
484a). 
‘‘(2) USE.—Amounts deposited under paragraph 
(1) shall be available to the Secretary until expended 
for— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for administrative sites for the National 
Forest System in the State from which the 
amounts were derived; 
‘‘(B) the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for inclusion in the National Forest System 
in that State, including land or interests in land 
that enhance opportunities for recreational ac-
cess; 
‘‘(C) the performance of deferred mainte-
nance on administrative sites for the National 
Forest System in that State or other deferred 
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maintenance activities in that State that en-
hance opportunities for recreational access; or 
‘‘(D) the reimbursement of the Secretary for 
costs incurred in preparing a sale conducted 
under the authority of section 3 if the sale is a 
competitive sale.’’. 
SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEY-
ANCE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE 
SITES. 
Section 503(f) of the Forest Service Facility Realign-
ment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; 
Public Law 109–54) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 410. PRESCRIBED BURN APPROVAL. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘‘national fire danger rating system’’ means 
the national system used to provide a measure of fire 
danger according to a range of low to moderate to 
high to very high to extreme. 
(2) PRESCRIBED BURN.—The term ‘‘prescribed 
burn’’ means a planned fire intentionally ignited. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON PRESCRIBED BURNS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the head of a Federal agency shall not au-
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thorize a prescribed burn on Federal land if, for the 
county or contiguous county in which the Federal 
land is located, the national fire danger rating system 
indicates an extreme fire danger level. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The head of a Federal agency 
may authorize a prescribed burn under a condition 
described in paragraph (1) if the head of the Federal 
agency coordinates with the applicable State govern-
ment and local fire officials. 
(3) REPORT.—At the end of each fiscal year, the 
Chief of the Forest Service shall submit to Congress 
a report describing— 
(A) the number and locations of prescribed 
burns during that fiscal year; and 
(B) each prescribed burn during that fiscal 
year that was authorized by the head of a Fed-
eral agency pursuant to paragraph (2). 
SEC. 411. NORTH CAROLINA WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
The Secretary shall not designate any land in the 
Nantahala National Forest or the Pisgah National Forest 
in the State of North Carolina as a wilderness study area 
unless each affected county approves the designation. 
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TITLE V—KISATCHIE NATIONAL 
FOREST LAND CONVEYANCE 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Kisatchie National For-
est Land Conveyance Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 502. FINDING. 
Congress finds that it is in the public interest to au-
thorize the conveyance of certain Federal land in the 
Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Louisiana for 
market value consideration. 
SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COLLINS
CAMP
PROPERTIES.—The term 
‘‘Collins Camp Properties’’ means Collins Camp 
Properties, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the 
laws of the State. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Louisiana. 
SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and subsection (b), the Secretary may convey 
the Federal land described in paragraph (2) by quit-
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claim deed at public or private sale, including com-
petitive sale by auction, bid, or other methods. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land 
referred to in paragraph (1) consists of— 
(A) all Federal land within sec. 9, T. 10 N., 
R. 5 W., Winn Parish, Louisiana; and 
(B) a 2.16-acre parcel of Federal land lo-
cated in the SW1⁄4 of sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 5 W., 
Winn Parish, Louisiana, as depicted on a cer-
tificate of survey dated March 7, 2007, by Glen 
L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436. 
(b) FIRST RIGHT OF PURCHASE.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights and section 506, during the 1-year period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, on the provi-
sion of consideration by the Collins Camp Properties to the 
Secretary, the Secretary shall convey, by quitclaim deed, 
to Collins Camp Properties all right, title and interest of 
the United States in and to— 
(1) not more than 47.92 acres of Federal land 
comprising the Collins Campsites within sec. 9, T. 10 
N., R. 5 W., in Winn Parish, Louisiana, as generally 
depicted on a certificate of survey dated February 28, 
2007, by Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436; and 
(2) the parcel of Federal land described in sub-
section (a)(2)(B). 
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(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may— 
(1) configure the Federal land to be conveyed 
under this title— 
(A) to maximize the marketability of the 
conveyance; or 
(B) to achieve management objectives; and 
(2) establish any terms and conditions for the 
conveyances under this title that the Secretary deter-
mines to be in the public interest. 
(d) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for a conveyance 
of Federal land under this title shall be— 
(1) in the form of cash; and 
(2) in an amount equal to the market value of 
the Federal land being conveyed, as determined under 
subsection (e). 
(e) MARKET VALUE.—The market value of the Federal 
land conveyed under this title shall be determined— 
(1) in the case of Federal land conveyed under 
subsection (b), by an appraisal that is— 
(A) conducted in accordance with the Uni-
form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac-
quisitions; and 
(B) approved by the Secretary; or 
(2) if conveyed by a method other than the meth-
ods described in subsection (b), by competitive sale. 
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(f) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) DISCLOSURE
AND
REMEDIATION.—In 
any conveyance of Federal land under this title 
to Collins Camp Properties, or any occupant re-
siding on the Federal land under a special use 
permit issued by the Forest Service, the Sec-
retary shall meet disclosure requirements for haz-
ardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants, 
but shall not otherwise be required to remediate 
or abate the hazardous substances, pollutants, or 
contaminants. 
(B) 
INDEMNIFICATION.—Collins 
Camp 
Properties, or any occupant residing on the Fed-
eral land conveyed under this title under a spe-
cial use permit issued by the Forest Service, that 
acquires the Federal land shall agree, as a condi-
tion of the conveyance, to indemnify and hold 
harmless the United States for costs associated 
with the remediation or abatement of any haz-
ardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants 
located on the acquired land. 
(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section otherwise 
affects the application of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
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1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to the conveyances of 
Federal land. 
SEC. 505. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND. 
(a) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.—The Secretary shall de-
posit the proceeds of a conveyance of Federal land under 
section 504 in the fund established under Public Law 90– 
171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited under sub-
section (a) shall be available to the Secretary until ex-
pended, without further appropriation, for the acquisition 
of land and interests in land in the Kisatchie National For-
est in the State. 
SEC. 506. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) COSTS.—As a condition of a conveyance of Federal 
land to Collins Camp Properties under section 504, the Sec-
retary shall require Collins Camp Properties to pay at clos-
ing— 
(1) reasonable appraisal costs; and 
(2) the cost of any administrative and environ-
mental analyses required by law (including regula-
tions). 
(b) PERMITS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An offer by Collins Camp 
Properties for the acquisition of the Federal land 
under section 504 shall be accompanied by a written 
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statement from each holder of a Forest Service special 
use authorization with respect to the Federal land 
that specifies that the holder agrees to relinquish the 
special use authorization on the conveyance of the 
Federal land to Collins Camp Properties. 
(2) SPECIAL
USE
AUTHORIZATIONS.—If any 
holder of a special use authorization described in 
paragraph (1) fails to provide a written authoriza-
tion in accordance with that paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall require, as a condition of the conveyance, 
that Collins Camp Properties administer the special 
use authorization according to the terms of the special 
use authorization until the date on which the special 
use authorization expires. 
TITLE 
VI—CHATTAHOOCHEE- 
OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST 
LAND ADJUSTMENT 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Chattahoochee-Oconee 
National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 602. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) certain National Forest System land in the 
State of Georgia consists of isolated tracts that— 
(A) are inefficient to manage; or 
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(B) have lost the principal value of the 
tracts for the National Forest System; 
(2) the disposal of the land described in para-
graph (1) would be in the public interest; and 
(3) the best use of proceeds from the sale of land 
authorized under this title is the purchase by the Sec-
retary of land in the State of Georgia for the Na-
tional Forest System. 
SEC. 603. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
SEC. 604. LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Secretary is authorized to sell or exchange all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the National 
Forest System land described in subsection (b) under terms 
and conditions that the Secretary may prescribe. 
(b) LAND AUTHORIZED FOR DISPOSAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The land referred to in sub-
section (a) consists of 30 tracts of land totaling ap-
proximately 3,841 acres generally depicted on 2 maps 
entitled ‘‘Priority Land Adjustments, State of Geor-
gia, U.S. Forest Service–Southern Region, Oconee 
and Chattahoochee National Forests, U.S. Congres-
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sional Districts–8, 9, 10 & 14’’ and dated September 
24, 2013. 
(2) INSPECTION OF MAPS.—The maps described 
in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the Office of the Forest Super-
visor, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, until the 
land is sold or exchanged under subsection (a). 
(3) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES.—The Sec-
retary may modify the boundaries of the land de-
scribed in paragraph (1) based on land management 
considerations. 
(c) FORM OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) QUITCLAIM DEED.—The Secretary shall con-
vey land sold or exchanged under subsection (a) by 
quitclaim deed. 
(2) RESERVATIONS.—The Secretary may reserve 
any right-of-way or other right or interest in land 
sold or exchanged under subsection (a) that the Sec-
retary considers necessary— 
(A) for management purposes; or 
(B) to protect the public interest. 
(d) VALUATION.— 
(1) MARKET
VALUE.—The Secretary may not 
sell or exchange land under subsection (a) for less 
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than market value, as determined by appraisal or 
through a competitive bidding process. 
(2) APPRAISAL REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) consistent with— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions; or 
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice; and 
(B) subject to the approval of the Secretary. 
(e) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CASH.—Consideration for a sale of land or 
equalization of an exchange under subsection (a) shall 
be paid in cash. 
(2) EXCHANGE.—Notwithstanding section 206(b) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), the Secretary may accept 
a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent 
of the value of land exchanged under subsection (a). 
(f) METHOD OF SALE.— 
(1) OPTIONS.—The Secretary may sell land 
under subsection (a) at public or private sale, includ-
ing competitive sale by auction, bid, or otherwise, in 
accordance with any terms, conditions, or procedures 
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