Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-3361
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2025-05-13
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3361 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2025 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Zinke , Ms. Salinas , and Ms. Schrier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , 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 A BILL To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 . 2. Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program reauthorization Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 7303 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking species; and inserting species or pathogens; ; (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking and at the end; (C) in subparagraph (H), by adding and after the semicolon at the end; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (I) address standardized monitoring questions and indicators; ; (2) in subsection (c)(3)(A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; (B) in clause (ii), by adding and at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) include a Federal Government staffing plan for providing support to collaboratives established pursuant to subsection (b)(2); ; (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (G) proposals that seek to use innovative implementation mechanisms, including conservation finance agreements, good neighbor agreements entered into under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 16 U.S.C. 2113a ), and similar implementation mechanisms; (H) proposals that seek to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire or increase ecological restoration activities— (i) within areas across land ownerships, including State, Tribal, and private land; and (ii) within the wildland-urban interface (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6511 )); and (I) proposals that seek to enhance watershed health and drinking water sources. ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 10 and inserting 20 ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 2 and inserting 4 ; (4) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting conflict resolution or collaborative governance, before and woody ; and (5) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by striking $4,000,000 and inserting $8,000,000 ; and (B) in paragraph (6), by striking 2023 and inserting 2034 .