21st Century Conservation Corps Act
Bill: S.487 | Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron (D-OR)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
21st Century Conservation Corps Act
This bill provides funding for FY2021 to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Commerce primarily for federal land management and other conservation purposes.
The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
The bill also

To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, 
  the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Conservation Corps 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, 
              THE INTERIOR, HOMELAND SECURITY, LABOR, AND COMMERCE.

    (a) In General.--The following amounts are appropriated, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes:
            (1) Forest service supplemental appropriations.--For 
        additional amounts for the Forest Service--
                    (A) $8,075,000,000 for ``National Forest System'', 
                to remain available through September 30, 2023, of 
                which--
                            (i) $3,500,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        hazardous fuels management activities, subject 
                        to the conditions that the Secretary of 
                        Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 
                        Forest Service (referred to in this paragraph 
                        as the ``Secretary'')--
                                    (I) shall prioritize hazardous 
                                fuels reduction projects using those 
                                amounts for projects--
                                            (aa) for which any 
                                        applicable processes under the 
                                        National Environmental Policy 
                                        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                                        seq.) have been completed or 
                                        are in the process of being 
                                        completed;
                                            (bb) that are 
                                        noncommercial;
                                            (cc) that focus on small 
                                        diameter trees, thinning, 
                                        strategic fuel breaks, and fire 
                                        use to modify fire behavior, as 
                                        measured by the projected 
                                        reduction of 
                                        uncharacteristically severe 
                                        wildfire effects for the forest 
                                        type, such as adverse soil 
                                        impacts, tree mortality, or 
                                        other impacts;
                                            (dd) that maximize the 
                                        retention of large trees, as 
                                        appropriate for the forest 
                                        type, to the extent that the 
                                        trees promote fire-resilient 
                                        stands;
                                            (ee) that do not include 
                                        the establishment of permanent 
                                        roads; and
                                            (ff) for which funding 
                                        would be committed to 
                                        decommission all temporary 
                                        roads constructed to carry out 
                                        the project;
                                    (II) shall not harvest vegetation--
                                            (aa) from any old growth 
                                        stand, unless the old growth 
                                        stand is part of a science-
                                        based ecological restoration 
                                        project authorized by the 
                                        Secretary that meets applicable 
                                        protection and old growth 
                                        enhancement objectives, as 
                                        determined by the Secretary; or
                                            (bb) within any inventoried 
                                        roadless area; and
                                    (III) shall complete and submit to 
                                the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                                Resources of the Senate and the 
                                Committee on Natural Resources of the 
                                House of Representatives an annual 
                                report describing the number of acres 
                                of land on which projects carried out 
                                using those amounts effectively 
                                mitigated wildfire risk;
                            (ii) $150,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be deposited 
                        in the Collaborative Forest Landscape 
                        Restoration Fund for ecological restoration 
                        treatments, as authorized by section 4003(f) of 
                        the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
                        (16 U.S.C. 7303(f)): Provided, That the 
                        Secretary may expend such funds on any proposal 
                        that has received or been approved for funding 
                        through the Collaborative Forest Landscape 
                        Restoration Fund and will be implemented 
                        through the collaborative process described in 
                        section 4003(b)(2) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 
                        7303(b)(2));
                            (iii) $300,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used to 
                        implement watershed protection and restoration 
                        action plans developed as part of the Watershed 
                        Condition Framework established under section 
                        304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
                        2003 (16 U.S.C. 6543);
                            (iv) $25,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2021, for ``Recreation, 
                        Heritage, and Wilderness'', which shall be used 
                        for the Every Kid Outdoors program established 
                        under section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
                        Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116-9); and
                            (v) $100,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        plan monitoring programs developed pursuant to 
                        section 219.12 of title 36, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (or successor regulations), 
                        including multi-party monitoring under those 
                        programs;
                    (B) $6,000,000,000 for ``Capital Improvement and 
                Maintenance'', to remain available through September 
                30, 2023, subject to the conditions that--
                            (i) the Secretary shall prioritize the use 
                        of those amounts to carry out authorized 
                        activities--
                                    (I) to provide stewardship for 
                                existing system roads and trails;
                                    (II) to improve water quality;
                                    (III) to improve, maintain, or 
                                restore infrastructure for--
                                            (aa) the passage of fish 
                                        and wildlife; and
                                            (bb) recreational use;
                                    (IV) to decommission unneeded 
                                roads;
                                    (V) to improve visitor services; 
                                and
                                    (VI) to improve recreational and 
                                educational access, opportunities, and 
                                other services to underserved 
                                communities; and
                            (ii) $300,000,000 shall be used for the 
                        Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails 
                        Remediation Program established by section 8 of 
                        Public Law 88-657 (as added by section 5);
                    (C) $2,400,000,000 for ``State and Private 
                Forestry'', of which--
                            (i) $100,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        competitive grants under the landscape-scale 
                        restoration program established under section 
                        13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
                        of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a), of which $50,000,000 
                        shall be used to enter into contracts with 
                        Indian tribes pursuant to the Indian Self-
                        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
                        U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
                            (ii) $100,000,000, to remain available 
                        until expended, shall be used for the Forest 
                        Legacy Program;
                            (iii) $100,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        the urban and community forestry program;
                            (iv) $100,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        the community forest and open space 
                        conservation program; and
                            (v) $2,000,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        State fire assistance (National Fire Capacity);
                    (D) $30,000,000, to remain available through 
                September 30, 2023, shall be used for the Water Source 
                Protection Program established under section 303 of the 
                Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
                6542);
                    (E) $100,000,000 for the purchase of personal 
                protective equipment and other preparedness and 
                response expenses relating to COVID-19, to remain 
                available through September 30, 2023: Provided, That 
                the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency shall consider allocating personal protective 
                equipment and appropriate testing for COVID-19 to 
                Federal and cooperating wildland firefighters and law 
                enforcement personnel from Federal land management 
                agencies; and
                    (F) $2,000,000,000, to remain available through 
                September 30, 2023, to carry out the National Forest 
                System Trails Stewardship Act (16 U.S.C. 583k et seq.).
            (2) Natural resources conservation service.--For an 
        additional amount for the Natural Resources Conservation 
        Service, $5,500,000,000 for ``Conservation Operations'', to 
        remain available through September 30, 2025, which shall be 
        used to fund alternative funding arrangements under section 
        1271C(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)), 
        the eligible partner (as defined in section 1271A of that Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 3871a)) with respect to which demonstrates 
        quantifiable and cost-efficient sediment and nutrient 
        reductions, and near-term job creation, subject to the 
        conditions that--
                    (A) the amounts shall be used--
                            (i) to fund high-impact resiliency projects 
                        to restore watersheds, the eligible partner (as 
                        so defined) with respect to which 
                        demonstrates--
                                    (I) quantifiable reductions to 
                                nonpoint source pollution;
                                    (II) quantified increases in 
                                streamflow that functionally benefit 
                                native fish and wildlife species; or
                                    (III) quantified streamflow 
                                preference to account for recreational 
                                usage; and
                            (ii) to provide $200,000,000 in technical 
                        assessment funding to eligible partners (as so 
                        defined) to analyze and identify the high-
                        impact sediment, nutrient, and streamflow 
                        benefits available in watersheds in advance of 
                        projects carried out using those amounts, on a 
                        State-by-State and watershed-by-watershed 
                        basis, by December 31, 2022; and
                    (B) with respect to a high-impact resiliency 
                project described in subparagraph (A)(i) funded using 
                amounts made available under this paragraph--
                            (i) the project shall be approved on an 
                        expedited basis;
                            (ii) the project shall receive 100 percent 
                        Federal financial assistance, including 60 
                        percent of the assistance provided at the 
                        beginning of the project, with eligible 
                        partners (as so defined) managing the projects 
                        receiving an additional 20 percent 
                        administrative rate; and
                            (iii) of the amount provided for the 
                        project, not more than 15 percent shall be used 
                        by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
                        technical assistance and measure project 
                        results.
            (3) Community wood energy and wood innovation program.--
        $100,000,000 for the Secretary of Agriculture for competitive 
        grants under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation 
        Program established under section 9013 of the Farm Security and 
        Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113), to remain 
        available through September 30, 2023: Provided, That the 
        Secretary of Agriculture may award the grants without regard to 
        section 9013(g)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
        Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(g)(2)).
            (4) Department of the interior supplemental 
        appropriations.--For additional amounts--
                    (A) for the Bureau of Land Management--
                            (i) $2,025,000,000 for ``Management of 
                        Lands and Resources'', to remain available 
                        until September 30, 2023, which shall be used 
                        for hazardous fuels management activities, 
                        subject to the conditions that the Secretary of 
                        the Interior, acting through the Director of 
                        the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in 
                        this subparagraph as the ``Secretary'')--
                                    (I) shall prioritize hazardous 
                                fuels reduction projects using those 
                                amounts for projects--
                                            (aa) for which any 
                                        applicable processes under the 
                                        National Environmental Policy 
                                        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                                        seq.) have been completed or 
                                        are in the process of being 
                                        completed;
                                            (bb) that are 
                                        noncommercial;
                                            (cc) that focus on small 
                                        diameter trees, thinning, 
                                        strategic fuel breaks, and fire 
                                        use to modify fire behavior, as 
                                        measured by the projected 
                                        reduction of 
                                        uncharacteristically severe 
                                        wildfire effects for the forest 
                                        type, such as adverse soil 
                                        impacts, tree mortality, or 
                                        other impacts;
                                            (dd) that maximize the 
                                        retention of large trees, as 
                                        appropriate for the forest 
                                        type, to the extent that the 
                                        trees promote fire-resilient 
                                        stands;
                                            (ee) that do not include 
                                        the establishment of permanent 
                                        roads; and
                                            (ff) for which funding 
                                        would be committed to 
                                        decommission all temporary 
                                        roads constructed to carry out 
                                        the project;
                                    (II) shall not harvest vegetation 
                                from any old growth stand, unless the 
                                old growth stand is part of a science-
                                based ecological restoration project 
                                authorized by the Secretary that meets 
                                applicable protection and old growth 
                                enhancement objectives, as determined 
                                by the Secretary; and
                                    (III) shall complete and submit to 
                                the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                                Resources of the Senate and the 
                                Committee on Natural Resources of the 
                                House of Representatives an annual 
                                report describing the number of acres 
                                of land on which projects carried out 
                                using those amounts effectively 
                                mitigated wildfire risk;
                            (ii) $25,000,000, to remain available until 
                        September 30, 2021, for the Every Kid Outdoors 
                        program established under section 9001 of the 
                        John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 
                        and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public 
                        Law 116-9); and
                            (iii) $2,000,000,000, to remain available 
                        until September 30, 2023, for ``Management of 
                        Lands and Resources'', subject to the condition 
                        that the Secretary shall prioritize the use of 
                        those amounts to carry out authorized 
                        activities--
                                    (I) to provide stewardship for 
                                existing system roads and trails;
                                    (II) to improve water quality;
                                    (III) to improve, maintain, or 
                                restore infrastructure for the passage 
                                of fish and wildlife;
                                    (IV) to decommission unneeded 
                                roads;
                                    (V) to improve visitor services; 
                                and
                                    (VI) to improve recreational and 
                                educational access, opportunities, and 
                                other services to underserved 
                                communities;
                    (B) for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service, to remain available until September 30, 2023--
                            (i) $300,000,000 for ``Resource 
                        Management'', of which--
                                    (I) $150,000,000 shall be used for 
                                the partners for fish and wildlife 
                                program; and
                                    (II) $150,000,000 shall be used for 
                                migratory bird management under the 
                                North American waterfowl joint ventures 
                                program; and
                            (ii) $15,000,000 for ``National Wildlife 
                        Refuge System'', which shall be used for the 
                        Every Kid Outdoors program established under 
                        section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
                        Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116-9);
                    (C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, $4,505,000,000 
                for ``Water and Related Resources'', of which--
                            (i) $500,000,000 shall be used to provide 
                        funding for rural water supply projects that 
                        serve Indian Tribes under the rural water 
                        supply program under section 103 of the Rural 
                        Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2402):  
                        Provided, That priority shall be given to 
                        funding rural water supply projects that 
                        respond to emergency situations in which a lack 
                        of access to clean drinking water threatens the 
                        health of a Tribal population;
                            (ii) $4,500,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used to 
                        carry out the WaterSMART program authorized by 
                        subtitle F of title IX of the Omnibus Public 
                        Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10361 et 
                        seq.), subject to the conditions that--
                                    (I) high-impact resiliency projects 
                                funded using those amounts shall have--
                                            (aa) quantifiable and high-
                                        efficiency improvements to 
                                        regional drought resiliency; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) quantifiable increases 
                                        in streamflows that 
                                        functionally benefit native 
                                        fish and wildlife species;
                                    (II) grants provided using those 
                                amounts shall be approved on an 
                                expedited basis;
                                    (III) the amount of a grant 
                                provided using those amounts shall be 
                                not more than $50,000,000; and
                                    (IV) $100,000,000 shall be provided 
                                in technical assessment funding to 
                                recipients of amounts under that 
                                program to analyze and identify the 
                                high-impact sediment, nutrient, and 
                                streamflow benefits available in 
                                watersheds in advance of projects 
                                carried out using those amounts, on a 
                                State-by-State basis, by December 31, 
                                2022; and
                            (iii) $5,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2021, shall be used for 
                        the Every Kid Outdoors program established 
                        under section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
                        Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116-9);
                    (D) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, $45,000,000 
                for ``Operation of Indian Programs'', of which--
                            (i) $20,000,000 shall be used for forestry, 
                        subject to the condition that such amount shall 
                        be divided equally between Tribal priority 
                        allocation and forest projects;
                            (ii) $20,000,000 shall be made available to 
                        Indian Tribes on a competitive basis to build 
                        capacity for participation in large landscape-
                        scale forest health treatments; and
                            (iii) $5,000,000 shall be used for a 
                        workforce development initiative to recruit and 
                        retain forestry professionals on Indian land; 
                        and
                    (E) for the National Park Service--
                            (i) $575,000,000 for ``Operation of the 
                        National Park Service'', to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2021, of which--
                                    (I) $25,000,000 shall be used for 
                                the Every Kid Outdoors program 
                                established under section 9001(b)(1) of 
                                the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 
                                Management, and Recreation Act (16 
                                U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116-9);
                                    (II) $50,000,000 shall be used to 
                                support programming and partnerships 
                                with youth-serving organizations; and
                                    (III) $500,000,000 shall be used 
                                for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy 
                                Partnership Program of the Land and 
                                Water Conservation Fund, subject to the 
                                conditions that--
                                            (aa) 49 percent of the 
                                        funds shall be divided equally 
                                        among each State, territory of 
                                        the United States, and the 
                                        District of Columbia;
                                            (bb) 49 percent of the 
                                        funds shall be divided 
                                        proportionally among the States 
                                        and territories of the United 
                                        States based on the urban 
                                        population of the States and 
                                        territories of the United 
                                        States, as determined by the 
                                        2010 census;
                                            (cc) 2 percent of the funds 
                                        shall be reserved for the 
                                        provision of funds to Tribal 
                                        governments by the Secretary;
                                            (dd) the Secretary shall 
                                        coordinate with the chief 
                                        executive officers of the 
                                        States and territories of the 
                                        United States to distribute 
                                        grants at a Federal share of 
                                        100 percent on an expedited 
                                        basis to support job creation 
                                        and economic revitalization in 
                                        low-income communities through 
                                        projects that--

                                                    (AA) acquire land 
                                                and water for parks and 
                                                other public outdoor 
                                                recreation purposes;

                                                    (BB) develop new, 
                                                or renovate existing, 
                                                public outdoor 
                                                recreation facilities; 
                                                and

                                                    (CC) improve 
                                                delivery of recreation 
                                                services, including 
                                                personnel, training, 
                                                facilities, 
                                                programming, recreation 
                                                equipment, and 
                                                supplies; and

                                            (ee) priority shall be 
                                        given to projects that--

                                                    (AA) create or 
                                                significantly enhance 
                                                access to park, 
                                                waterway, and 
                                                recreational 
                                                opportunities in a 
                                                qualifying urban area 
                                                that lacks parks and 
                                                outdoor recreation 
                                                areas within 0.5 miles 
                                                of, or 10-minute 
                                                walking distance from, 
                                                the qualifying urban 
                                                area;

                                                    (BB) improve 
                                                outdoor recreation 
                                                opportunities for high-
                                                need populations based 
                                                on income, age, or 
                                                other measures of 
                                                vulnerability and need;

                                                    (CC) provide 
                                                opportunities for 
                                                employment or job 
                                                training in park 
                                                construction, site 
                                                rehabilitation, or 
                                                operations;

                                                    (DD) engage and 
                                                empower underserved 
                                                communities and youth; 
                                                and

                                                    (EE) take advantage 
                                                of coordination among 
                                                various levels of 
                                                government; and

                            (ii) $6,000,000,000 for ``Construction'', 
                        to remain available through September 30, 2023, 
                        subject to the condition that the Secretary of 
                        the Interior (acting through the Director of 
                        the National Park Service) shall prioritize the 
                        use of the amounts to carry out authorized 
                        activities--
                                    (I) to provide stewardship for 
                                existing National Park System roads and 
                                trails;
                                    (II) to improve water quality;
                                    (III) to improve, maintain, or 
                                restore infrastructure for the passage 
                                of fish and wildlife;
                                    (IV) to improve visitor services; 
                                and
                                    (V) to improve recreational and 
                                educational access, opportunities, and 
                                other services to underserved 
                                communities.
            (5) Department of homeland security supplemental 
        appropriations.--For an additional amount for the Department of 
        Homeland Security for ``Disaster Relief Fund'', $2,000,000,000 
        for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities 
        program under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to remain 
        available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes of 
        increasing wildfire, floodplain, urban heat, and climate 
        resiliency on an expedited basis.
            (6) Department of commerce supplemental appropriations.--
        For an additional amount for the Department of Commerce for 
        ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'', $2,000,000,000 for 
        the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under 
        section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
        U.S.C. 7503) to award grants under section 906 of that Act (16 
        U.S.C. 7505), to remain available until September 30, 2031, for 
        the purposes of creating jobs, restoring wetlands, dunes, 
        reefs, marshes, kelp forests, mangroves, and other living 
        shorelines to reduce flood risks, create habitat, and restart 
        tourism.
            (7) Department of labor appropriations.--$9,000,000,000 for 
        the Department of Labor for the Civilian Conservation Corps 
        program established under subtitle E of title I of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, to remain available 
        through September 30, 2022.
    (b) Local Benefit; Environmental Analysis.--To the extent 
practicable, in using amounts made available under subsection (a)(1), 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service--
            (1) is encouraged to enter into stewardship contracting 
        projects under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
        Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) in order to maximize the economic 
        benefit for rural communities; and
            (2) shall carry out projects using those amounts in 
        accordance with section 104 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
        Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514).
    (c) Community Engagement.--In carrying out projects using amounts 
made available under this section, each Secretary concerned shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, engage--
            (1) historically underrepresented communities; or
            (2) historically disenfranchised communities.
    (d) Public Lands Service Organizations.--In carrying out 
conservation projects using amounts made available under paragraphs (1) 
through (6) of subsection (a), each Secretary concerned--
            (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use--
                    (A) qualified youth or conservation corps (as 
                defined in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 
                1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and
                    (B) nonprofit wilderness, trails, and recreation 
                stewardship organizations; and
            (2) may use such amounts as are necessary to provide 
        technical assistance.
    (e) Matching Funds Waiver.--Any otherwise applicable matching funds 
requirements, including under section 212(a)(1) of the Public Lands 
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1)), shall be waived for high-
impact resiliency projects described in paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and 
(4)(C)(i)(I) of subsection (a) carried out using amounts made available 
under this section.
    (f) Federal Coordination.--The head of each Federal agency for 
which amounts are made available under this section shall monitor and 
track, through an online platform that is usable by personnel across 
Federal agencies--
            (1) the expenditure of those amounts; and
            (2) the conservation outcomes achieved through those 
        expenditures.
    (g) Priority.--In using amounts made available under this section, 
the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as 
applicable, shall give priority to funding high-impact resiliency 
projects described in paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and (4)(C)(i)(I) of 
subsection (a) that maximize quantifiable environmental benefits for 
the least cost.

SEC. 3. OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES RELIEF PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a holder of a special use permit that has fewer 
                than 500 full-time equivalent employees; and
                    (B) a small- or medium-sized ski area with a 
                special use permit to operate a ski area of National 
                Forest System land.
            (2) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Outfitters and 
        Guides Relief Fund established by subsection (b).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Treasury.
            (4) Special use permit.--The term ``special use permit'' 
        means--
                    (A) with respect to the Forest Service--
                            (i) a special use authorization (as defined 
                        in section 251.51 of title 36, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (or successor regulations)), for 
                        guiding or outfitting (as those terms are 
                        defined in that section (or successor 
                        regulations)); or
                            (ii) a permit that a ski area is required 
                        to hold to operate on Federal land;
                    (B) with respect to the National Park Service, a 
                commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding 
                issued under--
                            (i) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands 
                        Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)); 
                        or
                            (ii) section 101925 of title 54, United 
                        States Code;
                    (C) with respect to the National Park Service, a 
                concession contract for outdoor recreation activities 
                awarded under subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 
                54, United States Code (not including a commercial use 
                authorization under section 101925 of that title);
                    (D) with respect to the United States Fish and 
                Wildlife Service, a special use permit for 
                recreational, sport fishing, or hunting outfitting and 
                guiding;
                    (E) with respect to the Bureau of Land Management, 
                a special recreation permit for commercial outfitting 
                and guiding;
                    (F) with respect to the Bureau of Reclamation, a 
                use authorization for guiding, outfitting, or other 
                recreational services;
                    (G) with respect to the Coast Guard, a license 
                issued by the Coast Guard to operate an uninspected 
                passenger vessel described in section 2101(51)(B) of 
                title 46, United States Code;
                    (H) with respect to the Corps of Engineers, a 
                contract for recreation services; and
                    (I) with respect to a State agency that issues 
                recreational special use permits to recreation service 
                providers, a special use agreement for recreational 
                services.
    (b) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States a fund, to be known as the ``Outfitters and Guides 
Relief Fund''.
    (c) Payments to Eligible Entities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use amounts in the 
        Fund to provide payments to eligible entities in accordance 
        with this section.
            (2) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the 
        Secretary shall coordinate with--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
                the Chief of the Forest Service, in the case of a 
                special use permit issued by the Forest Service;
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of a 
                special use permit issued by--
                            (i) the Department of the Interior; or
                            (ii) a State agency described in subsection 
                        (a)(4)(I);
                    (C) the Secretary of the department in which the 
                Coast Guard is operating, acting though the Commandant 
                of the Coast Guard, in the case of a special use permit 
                issued by the Coast Guard; and
                    (D) the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a 
                special use permit issued by the Corps of Engineers.
    (d) Applications.--
            (1) In general.--To receive a payment under this section, 
        not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
        application to receive a payment.
            (2) Limitation.--An eligible entity may submit applications 
        under paragraph (1) not more frequently than once every 90 days 
        during the 18-month period beginning on the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
    (e) Payments.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
        amount of a payment under this section shall be an amount equal 
        to the difference between--
                    (A) during the period that the eligible entity was 
                unable to provide recreational services at full 
                capacity under a special use permit due to a State or 
                Federal action resulting from the Coronavirus Disease 
                2019 (referred to in this subsection as the ``covered 
                period''), the sum obtained by adding--
                            (i) the operating and administrative 
                        expenses, including payments to independent 
                        contractors, of the eligible entity directly 
                        relating to recreational services under the 
                        special use permit, as calculated based on the 
                        average of the 3 previous years; and
                            (ii) the payroll expenses and owner 
                        compensation of the eligible entity directly 
                        relating to recreational services under the 
                        special use permit, as calculated based on the 
                        average of the 3 previous years; and
                    (B) the full gross revenue of the eligible entity 
                during the covered period directly relating to 
                recreational services under the special use permit.
            (2) Certain entities.--Subject to paragraph (3), in the 
        case of an eligible entity that has been a holder of a special 
        use permit for less than 3 years, the amount of a payment under 
        this section shall be an amount equal to the lesser of--
                    (A) the operating expenses of the eligible entity 
                during the covered period directly relating to 
                recreational services under the special use permit 
                during the covered period; and
                    (B) $30,000.
            (3) Limitation.--An eligible entity shall not receive any 
        amount under this section that covers expenses or compensation 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for which assistance has 
        been provided under--
                    (A) section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 
                U.S.C. 636(a)(36));
                    (B) section 7(b)(2) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
                636(b)(2)); or
                    (C) section 12005 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 1512 
                note; Public Law 116-136).
    (f) Duties of Eligible Entities.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible entity shall use a payment 
        received under this section to continue business operations of 
        the eligible entity.
            (2) Condition.--As a condition on the receipt of a payment 
        under this section, an eligible entity shall retain not less 
        than--
                    (A) 70 percent of the full-time equivalent 
                positions of the eligible entity, based on the average 
                number of full-time equivalent positions of the 
                eligible entity during the comparable period, as 
                determined by the Secretary, over the 3 previous years; 
                and
                    (B) 60 percent of the contractor positions of the 
                eligible entity, based on the average number of 
                contractor positions of the eligible entity during the 
                comparable period, as determined by the Secretary, over 
                the 3 previous years.
    (g) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000 to the Fund for the 
period of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, to remain available until 
expended.

SEC. 4. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM.

    Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 
and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116-9) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(5) Student.--The term `student' means any fourth, fifth, 
        or sixth grader or home-schooled learner 10 to 12 years of age 
        residing in the United States, including any territory or 
        possession of the United States.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(C), in the subparagraph 
                heading, by striking ``in grade four''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (5).

SEC. 5. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION PROGRAM.

    Public Law 88-657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (commonly known as the 
``Forest Roads and Trails Act'') is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the Forest Service 
Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program (referred to in this 
section as the `Program').
    ``(b) Administration.--The Program shall be administered by the 
Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to 
in this section as the `Secretary').
    ``(c) National Strategy.--The Secretary shall develop a national 
strategy to carry out the Program in accordance with this section.
    ``(d) Activities.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary 
shall--
            ``(1) carry out critical maintenance and urgent repairs and 
        associated activities on National Forest System roads, trails, 
        and bridges;
            ``(2) restore passages of fish and other aquatic species by 
        removing or replacing unnatural barriers from those passages;
            ``(3) consider recreational access when improving water 
        quality and habitat conditions; and
            ``(4) decommission roads in accordance with subsection (h).
    ``(e) Priority.--In implementing the Program, the Secretary shall 
give priority to projects that protect or restore--
            ``(1) water quality;
            ``(2) a watershed that supplies a public drinking water 
        system;
            ``(3) the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive 
        fish or wildlife species; or
            ``(4) a watershed for which the Secretary has completed a 
        watershed protection and restoration action plan pursuant to 
        section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
        U.S.C. 6543).
    ``(f) National Forest System.--Except with respect to a project 
carried out on a watershed for which the Secretary has entered into a 
cooperative agreement under section 323 of the Department of the 
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 
1011a), each project carried out under this section shall be on a 
National Forest System road or trail.
    ``(g) Identification of Minimum Road Systems.--Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
identify, for each unit of the National Forest System, the minimum road 
system and unneeded roads in accordance with section 212.5(b) of title 
36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act).
    ``(h) Unneeded Roads.--The Secretary shall decommission any roads 
identified as unneeded under subsection (g) as soon as practicable 
after making the identification under that subsection.
    ``(i) Review; Revision.--The Secretary shall review, and may 
revise, an identification made under subsection (g) for a unit of the 
National Forest System during a revision of the land and resource 
management plan applicable to that unit.
    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2030.''.

SEC. 6. 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.

    (a) Establishment of 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps.--
Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 
et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subtitle E (29 U.S.C. 3241 et seq.) as 
        subtitle F; and
            (2) by inserting after subtitle D the following:

         ``Subtitle E--21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps

``SEC. 176. 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Project partner.--The term `project partner' means 
        the Department of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, 
        Commerce, or Labor, a State or local resource management 
        agency, or another entity responsible for community development 
        or climate adaption.
            ``(2) Qualified youth or conservation corps.--The term 
        `qualified youth or conservation corps' means an entity 
        carrying out a qualified youth or conservation corps, as 
        defined in section 203 of the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 
        U.S.C. 1722).
            ``(3) Qualified youth or conservation corps criteria.--The 
        term `qualified youth or conservation corps criteria' means the 
        model and standards for a program described in section 203(11) 
        of the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722(11)).
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps program. The program shall be 
carried out using qualified youth or conservation corps criteria and 
through Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
    ``(c) Grants.--In carrying out the 21st Century Civilian 
Conservation Corps program, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible 
qualified youth or conservation corps, acting in partnership with 
project partners, to carry out Civilian Conservation Corps projects, in 
which the grant funds are used to administer comprehensive youth and 
workforce development programs.
    ``(d) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section for a Civilian Conservation Corps project, a 
        qualified youth or conservation corps shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner 
        as the Secretary may require, that contains--
                    ``(A) a description of the project, including how 
                the project relates to goals described in subsection 
                (e);
                    ``(B) the scope of work and budget for the project;
                    ``(C) the number of enrollees needed to carry out 
                the project;
                    ``(D) a description of the manner in which the 
                qualified youth or conservation corps shall recruit, 
                screen, and select enrollees;
                    ``(E) a description of the manner in which the 
                qualified youth or conservation corps shall recruit, 
                train, and engage individuals from diverse backgrounds 
                and underrepresented communities as enrollees;
                    ``(F) a description of the manner in which the 
                qualified youth or conservation corps will provide, 
                through the project--
                            ``(i) education, work experience, and work-
                        based learning; and
                            ``(ii) training, such as basic skills 
                        training, the development of job-specific 
                        occupational skills, or other training 
                        activities, designed to lead to the attainment 
                        of an industry-recognized credential, including 
                        a description of the training that leads to the 
                        credential;
                    ``(G) a description of the stipend, allowance, or 
                other benefits an enrollee in the project will receive;
                    ``(H) a description of the supportive services that 
                an enrollee in the project will receive; and
                    ``(I) information specifying how the qualified 
                youth or conservation corps will collect such 
                information on the project and enrollees as the 
                Secretary may require, and submit a report containing 
                that information to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Application preference.--The Secretary shall give 
        preference to entities submitting applications that describe 
        how the project will--
                    ``(A) serve communities historically impacted by 
                underinvestment or environmental injustice; or
                    ``(B) engage youth from historically 
                disenfranchised populations.
    ``(e) Eligible Use of Funds.--A qualified youth or conservation 
corps may use funds distributed for each Civilian Conservation Corps 
project, with goals relating to conservation, outdoor recreation, or 
other environmental matters, for--
            ``(1) education, work experience, and workforce investment 
        activities outlined in section 129(c)(2) related to 
        conservation, outdoor recreation, and other environmental 
        industries;
            ``(2) other education and training activities that focus on 
        career development in such industries;
            ``(3) activities leading to development and completion of 
        the project;
            ``(4) activities for data collection, management, and 
        reporting;
            ``(5) other activities designed to lead to successful 
        completion of the project and workforce development outcomes;
            ``(6) any administrative activities supporting the project; 
        and
            ``(7) project monitoring activities.
    ``(f) Qualified Youth or Conservation Corps.--In carrying out 
projects under this section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) consult with the National Association of Service and 
        Conservation Corps--
                    ``(A) to establish standards used to identify 
                appropriate types of Civilian Conservation Corps 
                projects, and activities to be provided and workforce 
                development outcomes sought, through those projects; 
                and
                    ``(B) to establish specific performance 
                accountability measures for evaluating Civilian 
                Conservation Corps projects; and
            ``(2) enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with 
        the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps to 
        develop recommendations for the standards and measures 
        described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) One-stop delivery systems.--Section 
        121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by 
        striking ``subtitles C through E'' and inserting ``subtitles C, 
        D, and F''.
            (2) Transition.--Section 503(b) of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3343(b)) is amended by inserting 
        before the period at the end the following: ``(as in effect on 
        the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to the subtitle heading 
        for subtitle E of title I and inserting the following:

                    ``Subtitle F--Administration'';

and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 172 the 
        following:

         ``Subtitle E--21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps

``Sec. 176. 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps program.''.

SEC. 7. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF SKI AREA PERMIT AND RENTAL FEES DURING THE 
              COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered fee.--The term ``covered fee'' means a ski area 
        permit or rental fee authorized under--
                    (A) section 701 of division I of the Omnibus Parks 
                and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 
                497c);
                    (B) section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (64 
                Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d);
                    (C) section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and 
                Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732); or
                    (D) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation 
                Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)).
            (2) Covered period.--The term ``covered period'' means the 
        period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on June 1, 2021.
    (b) Waiver of Covered Fees.--Notwithstanding the provisions of law 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1), 
covered fees shall be temporarily waived and not required to be paid to 
the United States for the covered period, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
if the following conditions are met:
            (1) The applicable permit or lease was issued before March 
        13, 2020.
            (2) The applicable permit or lease is in effect on the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
            (3) The applicable permit or lease holder was in good 
        standing as of March 13, 2020.
    (c) Reimbursement.--Any covered fee paid to the United States 
during the covered period shall be reimbursed, as soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, by the United States to the 
holder of the applicable permit or lease under which the covered fee 
was paid.

SEC. 8. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF OUTDOOR RECREATION LAND USE PERMIT FEES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Authorization.--The term ``authorization'' means an 
        authorization (including a special use permit and a concession 
        contract) for the holder of the authorization to provide 
        recreational services and operations related to public 
        recreation that was executed by the Secretary concerned and the 
        holder of the authorization under a covered law.
            (2) Covered authorization.--The term ``covered 
        authorization'' means an authorization--
                    (A) that was awarded or issued by the Secretary 
                concerned before March 13, 2020;
                    (B) that is in effect on the date of enactment of 
                this Act, including an authorization that is expired, 
                but that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
                Secretary concerned is continuing to treat as being in 
                effect; and
                    (C) under which the holder was in good standing as 
                of March 13, 2020.
            (3) Covered fee.--The term ``covered fee'' means any fee 
        owed under a covered authorization that is accrued or otherwise 
        based on revenues obtained or operations conducted during the 
        period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on December 31, 
        2021.
            (4) Covered law.--The term ``covered law'' means--
                    (A) the last paragraph under the heading ``FOREST 
                SERVICE'' in the Act of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497);
                    (B) section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (64 
                Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d);
                    (C) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation 
                Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)); and
                    (D) subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 54, 
                United States Code.
            (5) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to 
                an authorization executed by the Secretary of the 
                Interior; and
                    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
                an authorization executed by the Secretary of 
                Agriculture.
    (b) Covered Fee Relief.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law--
            (1) any covered fees shall be waived and shall not be 
        required to be paid to the Secretary concerned; and
            (2) any covered fees that have been paid to the Secretary 
        concerned before the date of enactment of this Act shall, as 
        soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, be 
        reimbursed by the Secretary concerned to the holder of the 
        covered authorization under which the covered fee was paid.
    (c) Extension of Term of Covered Authorizations.--
            (1) Extension of covered authorizations.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, the Secretary concerned shall 
        extend the term of any covered authorization by an additional 2 
        years.
            (2) Limitation.--Any extension under paragraph (1) shall be 
        subject to any authority of the Secretary concerned to revoke 
        an authorization, including for reasons based on the 
        unsatisfactory performance of the holder of the authorization.

SEC. 9. WORKFORCE TRAINING.

    (a) Definition of Qualified Youth or Conservation Corps.--In this 
section, the term ``qualified youth or conservation corps'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 203 of Public Law 91-378 (commonly 
known as the ``Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970'') (16 U.S.C. 
1722).
    (b) Training.--The Secretaries of Agriculture, the Interior, 
Homeland Security, Commerce, and Labor shall collaborate with 
institutions of higher education, the Corps Network, the outdoor 
recreation business community, and public land stewardship and outdoor 
recreation organizations to support institutions of higher education in 
developing, coordinating, and carrying out nationally consistent and 
standardized training for all qualified youth or conservation corps 
participants.
    (c) Inclusions.--The training described in subsection (b) shall 
include--
            (1) the foundations of Federal public land and recreation 
        management and stewardship;
            (2) principles of sustainable outdoor recreation and 
        resource management;
            (3) recreation and resource management job-specific 
        occupational skills; and
            (4) other basic skills training to ensure that qualified 
        youth or conservation corps participants are--
                    (A) prepared for their work with the qualified 
                youth or conservation corps; and
                    (B) prepared for careers relating to conservation, 
                outdoor recreation, and other environmental industries 
                after serving in the qualified youth or conservation 
                corps.

SEC. 10. REFORESTATION.

    (a) Reforestation Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Section 303 of Public Law 96-451 (16 
        U.S.C. 1606a) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Subject 
                        to'' and all that follows through ``the 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                        paragraph (2);
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking the subsection 
                                designation and all that follows 
                                through ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
                                the following:
    ``(d) Reforestation by Secretary of Agriculture.--The Secretary''; 
and
                                    (II) by striking ``for'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``for'' before 
                                ``reforestation''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
                        paragraph (4);
                            (iv) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
                        following:
            ``(2) to the Chief of the Forest Service to reforest 
        National Forest System land determined to be in need of active 
        reforestation based on field surveys that have been conducted 
        after sufficient time has elapsed to determine regeneration 
        potential based on forest type, aspect, and elevation, in 
        accordance with subsection (f), by planting the maximum 
        reasonable number of trees according to the best available 
        science;
            ``(3) to carry out the Reforest America Grant Program 
        established under section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry 
        Assistance Act of 1978; and''; and
                            (v) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 
                        by inserting ``for'' before ``properly''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Reforestation by Secretary of the Interior.--The Secretary of 
the Interior shall obligate such sums from the Trust Fund as are 
necessary to reforest land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 
land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs determined to be in need 
of active reforestation based on field surveys that have been conducted 
after sufficient time has elapsed to determine regeneration potential 
based on forest type, aspect, and elevation, in accordance with 
subsection (f), by planting the maximum reasonable number of trees 
according to the best available science.
    ``(f) Reforestation.--
            ``(1) Definition of connectivity.--In this subsection, the 
        term `connectivity' means the degree to which the landscape 
        facilitates native species movement.
            ``(2) Reforestation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Reforestation under subsections 
                (d)(2) and (e) shall consist of ecologically based site 
                preparation, tree planting, and subsequent management 
                using practices that--
                            ``(i) are informed by climate change 
                        science and the importance of spatial pattern;
                            ``(ii) enhance forest health, resilience, 
                        and biodiversity; and
                            ``(iii) reduce vulnerability to future 
                        forest mortality and catastrophic wildfire.
                    ``(B) Post-wildfire reforestation.--In the case of 
                reforestation under subsections (d)(2) and (e), sums 
                available in the Trust Fund shall not be used--
                            ``(i) for post-wildfire salvage logging; or
                            ``(ii) in any area that has been salvage 
                        logged during the preceding 10-year period.
            ``(3) Priority.--In carrying out reforestation under 
        subsections (d)(2) and (e), the Chief of the Forest Service and 
        the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, shall give 
        priority to planting--
                    ``(A) on land that was subject to a mortality event 
                caused by a high intensity wildfire, pest infestation, 
                invasive species, or drought or other extreme weather;
                    ``(B) that will restore and maintain resilient 
                landscapes;
                    ``(C) on land on which the planting provides 
                increased habitat connectivity for wildlife; and
                    ``(D) that will provide the largest potential long-
                term increase in carbon sequestration.
    ``(g) Mandatory Funding.--To carry out paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
subsection (d) and subsection (e), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
transfer from the general fund of the Treasury into the Trust Fund 
$3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, to 
remain available until expended.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations necessary to 
        carry out the amendments made by this section.
    (b) Reforest America Grant Program.--The Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after section 5 (16 
U.S.C. 2103a) the following:

``SEC. 6. REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Community of color.--The term `community of color' 
        means, in a State, a census block group in an urban area for 
        which the aggregate percentage of residents who identify as 
        Black, African-American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, 
        Latino, other non-White race, or linguistically isolated is--
                    ``(A) not less than 50 percent; or
                    ``(B) is significantly higher than the State 
                average.
            ``(2) Eligible cost.--The term `eligible cost' means, with 
        respect to a project of an eligible entity under the Program--
                    ``(A) the cost of implementing a reforestation 
                project, including by--
                            ``(i) planning and designing the 
                        reforestation activity, including considering 
                        relevant science;
                            ``(ii) establishing tree nurseries;
                            ``(iii) purchasing trees; and
                            ``(iv) ecologically based site preparation, 
                        including the labor and cost associated with 
                        the use of machinery;
                    ``(B) the cost of maintaining and monitoring 
                planted trees for a period of up to 3 years to ensure 
                successful establishment of the trees;
                    ``(C) with respect to reforestation in an urban 
                area under subsection (e) in a low income community 
                that has an existing tree canopy cover of not more than 
                20 percent, not more than 50 percent of the cost of the 
                maintenance of any nearby tree canopy; and
                    ``(D) any other relevant cost, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State agency;
                    ``(B) a local governmental entity;
                    ``(C) an Indian Tribe; and
                    ``(D) a nonprofit organization.
            ``(4) Eligible land.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible land' means--
                            ``(i) land owned in fee simple by an 
                        eligible entity--
                                    ``(I)(aa) for which, at the time of 
                                application to the Program under 
                                subsection (c), the forest stocking 
                                level of the land is less than 25 
                                percent of regional norms for forest 
                                properties with comparable tree species 
                                and soil characteristics; and
                                    ``(bb) that is in need of active 
                                reforestation due to events such as--
                                            ``(AA) high intensity 
                                        wildfire;
                                            ``(BB) pest infestation;
                                            ``(CC) invasive species; 
                                        and
                                            ``(DD) drought and other 
                                        extreme weather; or
                                    ``(II) that was formerly forest 
                                land and has been abandoned or 
                                incompletely reclaimed from mining, 
                                commercial development, clearing for 
                                agriculture, or other nonforest use; 
                                and
                            ``(ii) with respect to reforestation in an 
                        urban area under subsection (e), land in that 
                        urban area that is owned in fee simple by an 
                        eligible entity.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `eligible land' does not 
                include land on which the eligible entity conducted a 
                timber harvest--
                            ``(i) not later than 5 years before the 
                        date on which the eligible entity submits an 
                        application under subsection (c); and
                            ``(ii) that resulted in a forest stocking 
                        level described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I)(aa).
            ``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
        meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section 4 of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
        U.S.C. 5304).
            ``(6) Local governmental entity.--The term `local 
        governmental entity' means any municipal government or county 
        government with jurisdiction over local land use decisions.
            ``(7) Low income community.--The term `low income 
        community' means any census block group in an urban area in 
        which not less than 30 percent of the population lives below 
        the poverty line (as defined in section 673 of the Community 
        Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902)).
            ``(8) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit 
        organization' means an organization that--
                    ``(A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
                    ``(B) operates in accordance with 1 or more of the 
                purposes described in section 170(h)(4)(A) of that 
                Code.
            ``(9) Program.--The term `Program' means the Reforest 
        America Grant Program established under subsection (b)(1).
            ``(10) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
            ``(11) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an area 
        identified by the Bureau of the Census as an `urban area' in 
        the most recent census.
    ``(b) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program, 
        to be known as the `Reforest America Grant Program', under 
        which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to 
        conduct projects to reforest eligible land in accordance with 
        this section.
            ``(2) Reforestation.--In carrying out the Program, the 
        Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, award 
        sufficient grants each year to plant the maximum reasonable 
        number of trees according to the best available science.
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that seeks to receive 
        a grant under the Program shall submit an application at such 
        time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
        Secretary may require, including the information described in 
        paragraph (2), to--
                    ``(A) the State forester or equivalent official of 
                the State in which the eligible entity is located; or
                    ``(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is an 
                Indian Tribe, an official of the governing body of the 
                Indian Tribe.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) the reason that the forest stocking level of 
                the land is less than 25 percent of regional norms for 
                forest properties with comparable tree species and soil 
                characteristics, if applicable;
                    ``(B) the natural, economic, and environmental 
                benefits of returning the eligible land to forested 
                condition;
                    ``(C) an estimate of the annual carbon 
                sequestration that will be achieved by the replanted 
                forests, using processes determined by the Secretary;
                    ``(D) a reforestation plan that includes--
                            ``(i) a list of expected eligible costs;
                            ``(ii) a description of the site 
                        preparation and the tree species to be planted;
                            ``(iii) a description of the manner in 
                        which the design of the project is informed by 
                        climate change science and will enhance forest 
                        health, resilience, and biodiversity;
                            ``(iv) an explanation of the manner in 
                        which the land will be maintained for 36 months 
                        after planting to ensure successful 
                        establishment; and
                            ``(v) an explanation of the manner in which 
                        the land will be managed later than 36 months 
                        after planting, including whether that 
                        management shall include a timber harvest;
                    ``(E) in the case of an application for an urban 
                reforestation project under subsection (e)--
                            ``(i) a description of the manner in which 
                        the tree planting shall address disparities in 
                        local environmental quality, such as lower tree 
                        canopy cover; and
                            ``(ii) a description of the anticipated 
                        community and stakeholder engagement in the 
                        project; and
                    ``(F) any other relevant information required by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(3) Applications to secretary.--Each official that 
        receives an application under paragraph (1) shall submit the 
        application to the Secretary with a description of the 
        application and any other relevant information that the 
        Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Priority.--
            ``(1) Definition of connectivity.--In this subsection, the 
        term `connectivity' means the degree to which the landscape 
        facilitates native species movement.
            ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under the Program, the 
        Secretary shall give priority--
                    ``(A) to projects that provide the largest 
                potential increase in carbon sequestration per dollar;
                    ``(B) to projects that provide increased habitat 
                connectivity for wildlife;
                    ``(C) to projects under which an eligible entity 
                will enter into a contract or cooperative agreement 
                with 1 or more qualified youth or conservation corps 
                (as the term is defined in section 203 of Public Law 
                91-378 (commonly known as the `Youth Conservation Corps 
                Act of 1970') (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and
                    ``(D) in the case of urban reforestation projects 
                under subsection (e), to projects that--
                            ``(i) are located in a community of color 
                        or a low-income community;
                            ``(ii) are located in a neighborhood with 
                        poor local environmental quality, including 
                        lower tree canopy cover and higher maximum 
                        daytime summer temperatures;
                            ``(iii) are located in a neighborhood with 
                        high amounts of senior citizens or children;
                            ``(iv) are located immediately adjacent to 
                        large numbers of residents;
                            ``(v) will collaboratively engage neighbors 
                        and community members that will be closely 
                        affected by the tree planting in as many 
                        aspects of project development and 
                        implementation as possible; and
                            ``(vi) will employ a substantial percentage 
                        of the workforce locally, with a focus on 
                        engaging unemployed and underemployed persons 
                        in communities of color and low-income 
                        communities.
    ``(e) Urban Reforestation.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the 
        Secretary shall award sufficient grants each year to projects 
        carried out in urban areas to plant, to the maximum extent 
        practicable--
                    ``(A) 5,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 
                2022 through 2024;
                    ``(B) 10,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 
                2025 through 2028; and
                    ``(C) 15,000,000 trees in calendar year 2029 and 
                each calendar year thereafter.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Secretary shall award a grant to 
        an eligible entity under the Program to conduct a reforestation 
        project in an urban area in an amount equal to not more than 90 
        percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Matching requirement.--As a condition of receiving a 
        grant described in paragraph (2), an eligible entity shall 
        provide, in cash or through in-kind contributions from non-
        Federal sources, matching funds in an amount equal to not less 
        than 10 percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, 
        as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Prohibited Conversion to Nonforest Use.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an 
        eligible entity that receives a grant under the Program shall 
        not sell or convert land that was reforested under the Program 
        to nonforest use.
            ``(2) Reimbursement of funds.--An eligible entity that 
        receives a grant under this Program and sells or converts land 
        that was reforested under the Program to nonforest use shall 
        pay to the Federal Government an amount equal to the greater 
        of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the grant; and
                    ``(B) the current appraised value of timber stocks 
                on that land.
            ``(3) Loss of eligibility.--An eligible entity that 
        receives a grant under this Program and sells or converts land 
        that was reforested under the Program to nonforest use shall 
        not be eligible for additional grants under the Program.
    ``(g) Costs.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--Unless otherwise provided under this 
        section, the Secretary shall award a grant to an eligible 
        entity under the Program in an amount equal to not more than 75 
        percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Matching requirement.--Unless otherwise provided 
        under this section, as a condition of receiving a grant under 
        the Program, an eligible entity shall provide, in cash or 
        through in-kind contributions from non-Federal sources, 
        matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent 
        of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as determined by 
        the Secretary.
    ``(h) Planting Survival.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
under the Program shall--
            ``(1) not later than 36 months after planting has been 
        completed using the grant funds, submit to the responsible 
        State or Tribal official, as applicable, a monitoring report 
        that describes project implementation, including the survival 
        rate of all plantings made under the grant; and
            ``(2) if the survival rate reported in the monitoring 
        report under paragraph (1) is, after 36 months, less than the 
        required minimum survival rate for the geographic area in which 
        the planting is located, as determined by a State forester or 
        equivalent State or Tribal official, as applicable, replant 
        tree seedlings in a quantity equivalent to half of the original 
        planting, using comparable means to the original planting.
    ``(i) Prevailing Wage Requirement.--Any contractor or subcontractor 
entering into a service contract in connection with a project under the 
Program shall--
            ``(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or subcontractor 
        for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code 
        (commonly known as the `McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 
        1965'); and
            ``(2) pay each class of employee employed by the contractor 
        or subcontractor wages and fringe benefits at rates in 
        accordance with prevailing rates for the class in the locality, 
        or, where a collective-bargaining agreement covers the 
        employee, in accordance with the rates provided for in the 
        agreement, including prospective wage increases provided for in 
        the agreement.
    ``(j) Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit to the relevant 
committees of Congress a report that describes the activities of the 
Program, including the total amount of carbon sequestered by replanted 
forests during the year covered by the report.
    ``(k) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the funds of the Reforestation Trust 
        Fund established under section 303 of Public Law 96-451 (16 
        U.S.C. 1606a), the Secretary shall use such sums as are 
        necessary to carry out the Program.
            ``(2) Administrative costs and technical assistance.--Of 
        the funds used under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        allocate not more than 10 percent for each fiscal year to State 
        foresters or equivalent officials, including equivalent 
        officials of Indian Tribes, for administrative costs and 
        technical assistance under the Program.''.

SEC. 11. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Supplemental Payments for Climate Stewardship Practices.--
Section 1240L(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-
24(d)) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Rotations and 
        Advanced Grazing Management'' and inserting ``Rotations, 
        Advanced Grazing Management, and Climate Stewardship 
        Practices'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
                subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Climate stewardship practice.--The term 
                `climate stewardship practice' means any of the 
                following practices:
                            ``(i) Alley cropping.
                            ``(ii) Biochar incorporation.
                            ``(iii) Conservation cover.
                            ``(iv) Conservation crop rotation.
                            ``(v) Contour buffer strips.
                            ``(vi) Contour farming.
                            ``(vii) Cover crops.
                            ``(viii) Critical area planting.
                            ``(ix) Cross wind trap strips.
                            ``(x) Field borders.
                            ``(xi) Filter strips.
                            ``(xii) Forage and biomass planting, 
                        including the use of native prairie seed 
                        mixtures.
                            ``(xiii) Forest stand improvements.
                            ``(xiv) Grassed waterways.
                            ``(xv) Hedgerow planting.
                            ``(xvi) Herbaceous wind barriers.
                            ``(xvii) Multistory cropping.
                            ``(xviii) Nutrient management, including 
                        nitrogen stewardship activities.
                            ``(xix) Prescribed grazing.
                            ``(xx) Range planting.
                            ``(xxi) Residue and tillage management with 
                        no till.
                            ``(xxii) Residue and tillage management 
                        with reduced till.
                            ``(xxiii) Riparian forest buffers.
                            ``(xxiv) Riparian herbaceous buffers.
                            ``(xxv) Silvopasture establishment.
                            ``(xxvi) Stripcropping.
                            ``(xxvii) Tree and shrub establishment, 
                        including planting for a high rate of carbon 
                        sequestration.
                            ``(xxviii) Upland wildlife habitat.
                            ``(xxix) Vegetative barriers.
                            ``(xxx) Wetland restoration.
                            ``(xxxi) Windbreak renovation.
                            ``(xxxii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts.
                            ``(xxxiii) Woody residue treatment.
                            ``(xxxiv) Any other vegetative or 
                        management conservation activity that 
                        significantly--
                                    ``(I) reduces greenhouse gas 
                                emissions;
                                    ``(II) increases carbon 
                                sequestration; or
                                    ``(III) enhances resilience to 
                                increased weather volatility.'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) conservation activities relating to climate 
                stewardship practices.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``rotations or advanced 
        grazing management'' and inserting ``rotations, advanced 
        grazing management, or conservation activities relating to 
        climate stewardship practices''.
    (b) Payment Limitations.--Section 1240L(f) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-24(f)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 
2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``the period of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or the 
period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033''.
    (c) Funding.--Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3841) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2030''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``$725,000,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$1,725,000,000'';
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking 
                        ``$750,000,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$2,750,000,000'';
                            (iii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$800,000,000'' 
                                and inserting ``$3,800,000,000''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (iv) in clause (v)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,000,000,000'' 
                                and inserting ``$5,000,000,000''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (v) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
                        and
                            ``(vii) $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2025 through 2030.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
        ``2030''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Funding for Climate Stewardship Practices.--Of the funds made 
available under subsection (a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall set aside the 
following amounts to be used exclusively to enroll in the conservation 
stewardship program contracts comprised predominantly of conservation 
activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as defined in 
section 1240L(d)(1)) or bundles of practices comprised predominantly of 
conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as 
so defined):
            ``(1) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
            ``(2) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
            ``(3) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
            ``(4) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
            ``(5) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
        2030.''.

SEC. 12. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The amounts provided by this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act are designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
U.S.C. 933(g)).
    (b) Designation in Senate.--In the Senate, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act are designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
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