Title: 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act
This bill provides supplemental appropriations for FY2020 to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Commerce for expenses primarily for federal land management and other conservation purposes.
The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending and thus exempt from discretionary spending limits.
The bill also

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 7264 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7264

To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, 
  the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2020

 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Haaland, and 
 Mr. Kilmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, 
  the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 2020, 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 for 
Our Health and Our Jobs 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, 2020, and for other purposes:
            (1) Forest service supplemental appropriations.--For 
        additional amounts for the Forest Service--
                    (A) $3,975,000,000 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 subsection 
                        as the ``Secretary''), shall--
                                    (I) 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 in 
                                        the process of being completed;
                                            (bb) that are 
                                        noncommercial;
                                            (cc) 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) maximizes the 
                                        retention of large trees, as 
                                        appropriate for the forest 
                                        type, to the extent that the 
                                        trees promote fire-resilient 
                                        stands;
                                            (ee) does not include the 
                                        establishment of permanent 
                                        roads; and
                                            (ff) would commit funding 
                                        to decommission all temporary 
                                        roads constructed to carry out 
                                        the project;
                                    (II) not harvest vegetation from 
                                old growth stands, 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;
                                    (III) 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; and
                                    (IV) not harvest vegetation within 
                                Inventoried Roadless Areas;
                            (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 for 
                        vegetation and watershed management, as 
                        determined by watershed-scale analytical 
                        assessments; and
                            (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 authorized 
                        by section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
                        Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
                        (Public Law 116-9);
                    (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 to--
                                    (I) provide stewardship for 
                                existing system roads and trails;
                                    (II) improve water quality;
                                    (III) improve, maintain, or restore 
                                infrastructure for the passage of fish 
                                and wildlife;
                                    (IV) decommission unneeded roads;
                                    (V) improve visitor services; and
                                    (VI) improve recreational and 
                                educational access, opportunities and 
                                other services to underserved 
                                communities;
                            (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 4);
                    (C) $600,000,000 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 shall be used for the 
                        Forest Legacy Program, to remain available 
                        until expended;
                            (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) $200,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        State fire assistance (National Fire Capacity);
                    (D) $30,000,000 for the Water Source Protection 
                Program; and
                    (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.
            (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, 2023, 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; or
                                    (II) quantified water savings that 
                                functionally benefit native fish and 
                                wildlife species; and
                            (ii) to provide $200,000,000 in technical 
                        assessment funding to eligible partners (as so 
                        defined) to analyze and quantify the sediment 
                        and nutrient benefits 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 project 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, with eligible 
                        partners (as so defined) managing the projects 
                        receiving a 20-percent administrative rate; and
                            (iii) of the amount provided for the 
                        project, not more than 15 percent shall be used 
                        by the Secretary to provide technical 
                        assistance and measure project results.
            (3) Community wood energy and wood innovation program.--
        $100,000,000 for the Secretary 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 may award the 
        grants notwithstanding 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, shall--
                                    (I) 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 in 
                                        the process of being completed;
                                            (bb) that are 
                                        noncommercial;
                                            (cc) 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) maximizes the 
                                        retention of large trees, as 
                                        appropriate for the forest 
                                        type, to the extent that the 
                                        trees promote fire-resilient 
                                        stands;
                                            (ee) does not include the 
                                        establishment of permanent 
                                        roads; and
                                            (ff) would commit funding 
                                        to decommission all temporary 
                                        roads constructed to carry out 
                                        the project;
                                    (II) not harvest vegetation from 
                                old growth stands, 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) 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; and
                            (ii) $25,000,000, to remain available until 
                        September 30, 2021, shall be used for the Every 
                        Kid Outdoors program authorized by section 9001 
                        of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 
                        Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-
                        9);
                    (B) for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service, to remain available until September 30, 2021--
                            (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 authorized by 
                        section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
                        Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
                        (Public Law 116-9);
                    (C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, $4,505,000,000 
                for ``Water and Related Resources'', of which--
                            (i) $4,500,000, to remain available through 
                        September 30, 2023, which 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) projects funded using those 
                                amounts shall have--
                                            (aa) quantifiable and high-
                                        efficiency improvements to 
                                        regional drought resiliency; or
                                            (bb) quantifiable increases 
                                        in streamflows that 
                                        functionally benefit native 
                                        fish and wildlife species; and
                                    (II) the amount of a grant provided 
                                using those amounts shall be not more 
                                than $50,000,000; and
                                    (III) $100,000,000 shall be 
                                provided in technical assessment 
                                funding to recipients of amounts under 
                                that program to analyze and quantify 
                                the sediment and nutrient benefits of 
                                projects carried out using those 
                                amounts, on a State-by-State basis, by 
                                December 31, 2022; and
                            (ii) $5,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2021, shall be used for 
                        the Every Kid Outdoors program authorized by 
                        section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
                        Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
                        (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 
                                authorized by section 9001 of the John 
                                D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 
                                Management, and Recreation Act (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 Emergency Outdoor Recreation 
                                Legacy Partnership Program, subject to 
                                the conditions that--
                                            (aa) 50 percent of the 
                                        funds shall be divided equally 
                                        among each State and Territory;
                                            (bb) 50 percent of the 
                                        funds shall be divided 
                                        proportionally among the States 
                                        and Territories based on 2010 
                                        urban population; and
                                            (cc) the Secretary shall 
                                        coordinate with the Executive 
                                        Officers of the States and 
                                        Territories to distribute 100 
                                        percent Federal share grants on 
                                        an expedited basis to support 
                                        job creation and economic 
                                        revitalization through projects 
                                        that--

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

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

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

                                            (dd) priority shall be 
                                        given to those projects that--

                                                    (AA) create or 
                                                significantly enhance 
                                                access to park and 
                                                recreational 
                                                opportunities in a 
                                                qualifying urban area 
                                                that lack parks and 
                                                outdoor recreation 
                                                areas within .5 miles 
                                                or a 10-minute walk;

                                                    (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 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 and 
                        Major Maintenance'', to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, subject to the 
                        conditions that the Secretary shall prioritize 
                        the use of those amounts to carry out 
                        authorized activities to--
                                    (I) provide stewardship for 
                                existing system roads and trails;
                                    (II) improve water quality;
                                    (III) improve, maintain, or restore 
                                infrastructure for the passage of fish 
                                and wildlife;
                                    (IV) improve visitor services; and
                                    (V) 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'', $100,000,000 
        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 resiliency.
            (6) 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.
            (7) 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.
    (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) Public Lands Service Organizations.--In carrying out projects 
using amounts made available under paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
subsection (a), the Secretaries shall--
            (1) to the maximum extent practicable--
                    (A) use qualified youth or conservation corps (as 
                defined in section 203 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1722)); 
                and
                    (B) use non-profit wilderness and trails 
                stewardship organizations;
            (2) consult with the Corps Network, the National Wilderness 
        Stewardship Alliance, American Trails, and other public lands 
        stewardship organizations for the purpose of identifying 
        appropriate projects, activities, and workforce development 
        outcomes; and
            (3) be authorized to use such amounts as are necessary to 
        provide technical assistance.
    (d) 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 projects 
carried out using amounts made available under this section.
    (e) 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, the expenditure of those amounts.
    (f) Priority.--In using amounts made available under this section, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Labor, as 
applicable, shall give priority to funding projects 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 
        holder of a special use permit that has fewer than 500 full-
        time equivalent employees.
            (2) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Outfitters and 
        Guides Relief Fund established by subsection (b).
            (3) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        means--
                    (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 paragraph 
                        (4)(H); and
                    (C) the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
                though the Commandant of the U.S. 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.
            (4) Special use permit.--The term ``special use permit'' 
        means--
                    (A) with respect to the Forest Service, 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));
                    (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 
                provided to operate a vessel issued under 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) Use of Amounts.--The Secretary concerned shall use amounts in 
the Fund to provide payments to eligible entities in accordance with 
this section.
    (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 concerned 
        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, 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'')--
                    (A) 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 (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 concerned, 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 
                concerned, over the 3 previous years.
    (g) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,000,000,000 to the Fund for the 
period of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to remain available until 
expended.

SEC. 4. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM.

    Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 
and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9) is amended--
     (a) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(5) Student or students.--The term `student' or 
        `students' 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.'';
    (b) in subsection (b)--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Presence of a student required.--a pass 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be effective only 
                if the student to which the pass was issued is present 
                at the point of entry to the applicable Federal land or 
                water.''; and
            (2) 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 such passages; 
        and
            ``(3) decommission roads and trails 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 (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 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 2020 through 2030.''.

SEC. 6. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.

    (a) Establishment.--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--Civilian Conservation Corps

``SEC. 176. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Member organizations.--The term `member 
        organizations' means the boards, entities, and agencies that 
        agree to an agreement described in subsection (d).
            ``(2) Qualified entity.--The term `qualified entity' means 
        an entity carrying out a program using qualified youth or 
        conservation corps criteria.
            ``(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 
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 Civilian Conservation Corps 
program, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible State boards and 
local boards, acting in partnership with member organizations, to carry 
out Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
    ``(d) Eligible Boards.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, a State board or local board shall have entered into an 
agreement with one or more qualified entities and, at the option of the 
board involved, one or more applicable State or local agencies, to 
carry out a Civilian Conservation Corps project. The agreement shall 
specify the roles of the State board or local board, of each qualified 
entity, and of any other applicable State or local agency involved, in 
carrying out the Civilian Conservation Corps project.
    ``(e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section for a Civilian Conservation Corps project, the State board or 
local board shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require, that contains--
            ``(1) a description of the project, including how the 
        projects relates to goals described in subsection (g);
            ``(2) a copy of the agreement described in subsection (d);
            ``(3) the scope of work and budget for the project;
            ``(4) the number of enrollees needed to carry out the 
        project;
            ``(5) a description of the manner in which the member 
        organizations shall recruit, screen, and select enrollees;
            ``(6) a description of the manner in which the qualified 
        entities will provide, through the project--
                    ``(A) education, work experience, and work-based 
                learning; and
                    ``(B) 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;
            ``(7) a description of the stipend, allowance, or other 
        benefits an enrollee in the project will receive;
            ``(8) a description of the supportive services that an 
        enrollee in the project will receive; and
            ``(9) information specifying how the member organizations 
        will collect such information on the project and enrollees as 
        the Secretary may require, and submit a report containing that 
        information to the Secretary.
    ``(f) Fiscal Agent.--The State board or local board shall act as 
the fiscal agent for the grant and shall distribute funds for the 
Civilian Conservation Corps project to the member organizations 
involved.
    ``(g) Eligible Use of Funds.--Qualified entities 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; 
        and
            ``(6) any administrative activities supporting the project.
    ``(h) 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--Civilian Conservation Corps

``Sec. 176. Civilian Conservation Corps program.''.

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

    Notwithstanding section 701 of division I of the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 497c), section 7 of the 
Act of April 24, 1950 (64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d), 
section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1732), and section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)), ski area permit and rental fees 
authorized under those sections shall be temporarily waived and not 
required to be paid to the United States for the period beginning on 
March 13, 2020, and ending on June 1, 2021, due to the COVID-19 
pandemic, provided the following conditions are met:
            (1) The permit or lease was issued before March 13, 2020.
            (2) The permit or lease is in effect on the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (3) The permit or lease holder was in good standing as of 
        March 13, 2020.

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 the public's 
        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; and
                    (B) that is in effect on the date of enactment of 
                this Act, including an authorization that is expired, 
                but which, 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. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The amounts provided 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 is 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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