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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Communities Enhancement 
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING ENTITLEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Entitlement.--Section 2007(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397f(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) 7 grants under this section for each 
                qualified enterprise community that is in the State and 
                is designated pursuant to section 766 of the 
                Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
                Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
                Act, 1999.''.
    (b) Amount of Grants.--Section 2007(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397f(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) Additional enterprise community grants.--The 
                amount of the grant to a State under this section for 
                each qualified enterprise community referred to in 
                paragraph (1)(C) shall be $500,000, multiplied by the 
                proportion of the population of the community that 
                resides in the State.''.
    (c) Timing of Grants.--Section 2007(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397f(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Additional qualified enterprise 
                communities.--With respect to each qualified enterprise 
                community referred to in paragraph (1)(C), the 
                Secretary shall make 1 grant under this section to the 
                State in which the community lies on the first day of 
                fiscal year 2002 and of each of the 6 succeeding fiscal 
                years.''.
    (d) Funding.--Section 2007(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397f(a)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(4) Funding.--$1,000,000,000'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(4) Funding.--
                    ``(A) Original grants.--$1,000,000,000'';
            (2) by inserting ``for empowerment zones and enterprise 
        communities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
        (1)'' before the period; and
            (3) by adding after and below the end the following:
                    ``(B) Additional enterprise community grants.--
                $70,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
                for grants under this section for enterprise 
                communities referred to in paragraph (1)(C).''.
    (e) Definitions.--
            (1) Qualified enterprise community.--Section 2007(f)(2)(A) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(f)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
        ``or pursuant to section 766 of the Agriculture, Rural 
        Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Act, 1999'' before the semicolon.
            (2) Strategic plan.--Section 2007(f)(3) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1397f(f)(3)) is amended by inserting ``or under section 
        766 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999'' 
        before the period.

SEC. 3. USE OF GRANT FUNDS.

    (a) Revolving Loan Activities.--Section 2007(b) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5) Revolving loan activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In order to assist disadvantaged 
                adults and youths in achieving and maintaining economic 
                self-support, a State may use amounts paid under this 
                section to fund revolving loan funds or similar 
                arrangements for the purpose of making loans to 
                residents, institutions, organizations, or businesses 
                that hire disadvantaged adults and youths.
                    ``(B) Rules for disbursement.--Amounts to be used 
                as described in subparagraph (A) shall be disbursed by 
                the Secretary, consistent with the provisions of the 
                Cash Management Improvement Act and its implementing 
                rules, regulations, and procedures issued by the 
                Secretary of the Treasury--
                            ``(i) in the case of a grant to a revolving 
                        loan fund--
                                    ``(I) pursuant to a written 
                                irrevocable grant commitment; and
                                    ``(II) at such time or times as the 
                                Secretary determines that the funds are 
                                needed to meet the purposes of such 
                                commitment; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a grant for purposes 
                        of capitalizing an insured depository 
                        institution (as defined in section 3 of the 
                        Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)) 
                        or an insured credit union (as defined in 
                        section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
                        U.S.C. 1742)), at such time or times as the 
                        Secretary determines that funds are needed for 
                        such capitalization.''.
[EX A]: Enterprise Communities Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) additional State entitlements to grants for designated qualified enterprise communities; (2) funding for such grants; and (3) use of grant funds for revolving loan fund loans to residents, institutions, organizations, or businesses that hire disadvantaged adults and youths.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in Energy Security Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

    (a) Petroleum Acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--
Section 301(e)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 6240 
note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as 
        practical, without incurring excessive cost or appreciably 
        affecting the price of petroleum products to consumers, acquire 
        petroleum in quantities sufficient to fill the available 
        capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, subject to the 
        following limitations:
                    ``(A) Suspension of royalty-in-kind transfers to 
                the strategic petroleum reserve.--No later than 
                September 30, 2008, the Secretary shall sell 13,000,000 
                barrels of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind 
                program. Beginning October 1, 2008, the Secretary shall 
                suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic 
                Petroleum Reserve under the Royalty-In-Kind program, 
                subject to resumption as provided in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Resumption of petroleum acquisition for the 
                strategic petroleum reserve.--The Secretary may resume 
                acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
                Reserve 30 days after notification to Congress that--
                            ``(i)(I) the Secretary projects that the 
                        United States will fall short of its 
                        commitments under the International Energy 
                        Program within a period of 24 months from the 
                        date of the projection; or
                            ``(II) the weighted average price of 
                        petroleum for the most recent 90 day period is 
                        at least 25 percent less than the 24-month 
                        historical average price; and
                            ``(ii) that resumption of Strategic 
                        Petroleum Reserve fill will not have an 
                        appreciable effect on the price of petroleum 
                        products to consumers within the following 12-
                        month period after the resumption of 
                        acquisition.
                    ``(C) Future suspension of strategic petroleum 
                reserve petroleum acquisition.--During any period in 
                which the Secretary is acquiring petroleum for the 
                Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Secretary shall 
                suspend acquisition activities if--
                            ``(i) the monthly weighted average price of 
                        petroleum increases by more than 20 percent 
                        over any period of 6 months or less; or
                            ``(ii) the Secretary determines that 
                        continued Strategic Petroleum Reserve fill may 
                        have an appreciable impact on prices of 
                        petroleum products in future months.''.
    (b) Revised Procedures.--No later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish revised 
procedures under section 301(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
consistent with the provisions contained in the amendment made by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 3. ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury of 
the United States the ``Energy Independence and Security Fund'' 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as ``the Fund'').
    (b) Administration.--The Secretary of Energy shall be responsible 
for administering the Fund for the purpose of carrying out this 
section.
    (c) Deposits.--All proceeds from sales of petroleum from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as authorized in section 301(e)(1) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), after 
deduction of the direct administrative costs associated with such 
sales, shall be deposited in the Fund.
    (d) Distribution of Funds.--The Secretary shall make available for 
obligation, without further appropriation and without fiscal year 
limitation, the following amounts from the Fund:
            (1) Advanced research projects agency--energy.--For fiscal 
        year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the 
        ``Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund'', as authorized in 
        section 5012(m) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 
        16538(m)), to remain available until expended. Of the funds 
        transferred, the Secretary shall further allocate the amounts 
        made available for obligation as follows:
                    (A) $50,000,000 shall be available for university-
                based research projects.
                    (B) $10,000,000 shall be available for program 
                direction expenses.
            (2) Rural wind energy.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary 
        shall transfer $15,000,000 to the account ``Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program to support the development of 
        infrastructure necessary for deployment of wind energy systems 
        in rural areas, as authorized in section 931(f)(1) of the 
        Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231(f)(1)).
            (3) Solar energy research and development.--For fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account 
        ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to 
        accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and 
        deployment of solar energy technologies, as authorized by 
        section 931(a)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
        U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(A)).
            (4) Low income weatherization.--For fiscal year 2008, the 
        Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the account 
        ``Weatherization Assistance Program'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to 
        weatherize low income housing, as authorized by section 411 of 
        the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 
        110-140).
            (5) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable electric energy.--For 
        fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to 
        the account ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to 
        remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a 
        program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, 
        and deployment of ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic 
        renewable energy, as authorized by section 931 of the Energy 
        Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) and section 636 of the 
        Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
        140).
            (6) Industrial energy efficiency research and 
        development.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
        transfer $110,000,000 to the account ``Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research, 
        development, demonstration, and deployment of new technologies 
        to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas 
        emissions from industrial processes, as authorized in section 
        911(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
        16191(a)(2)(C)) and in section 452 of the Energy Independence 
        and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
            (7) Building energy efficiency research and development.--
        For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $70,000,000 
        to the account ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to 
        remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a 
        program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, 
        and deployment of new technologies to improve the energy 
        efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, 
        as authorized in section 422 of the Energy Independence and 
        Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
            (8) Energy storage for transportation and electric power 
        applications.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
        transfer $30,000,000 to the account ``Energy Efficiency and 
        Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research, 
        development, demonstration, and deployment of new materials for 
        improving the energy efficiency of transportation, electric 
        power and other technologies, as authorized by section 641 of 
        the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 
        110-140).
            (9) Geothermal energy development.--(A) For fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account 
        ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for a program for 
        geothermal research and development activities to be managed by 
        the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, as authorized by 
        section 931(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
        U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(C)); and
            (B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer 
        $30,000,000 to the account ``Fossil Energy Research and 
        Development'', to remain available until expended, for 
        necessary expenses for a program of advanced geothermal 
        drilling and resource characterization to be managed by the 
        National Energy Technology Laboratory.
            (10) Carbon capture and storage.--For fiscal year 2008, the 
        Secretary shall transfer $385,000,000 to the account ``Fossil 
        Energy Research and Development'', to remain available until 
        expended, for necessary expenses for a program of demonstration 
        projects of carbon capture and storage, as authorized by 
        sections 702 and 703 of the Energy Independence and Security 
        Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140). Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, one of the demonstration projects shall be a 
        component of the FutureGen project.
            (11) Nonconventional domestic natural gas and petroleum 
        production and environmental research.--
                    (A) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
                transfer $50,000,000 to the ``Ultra-Deepwater and 
                Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research 
                Fund'', to remain available until expended, as 
                authorized by section 999H(e) of the Energy Policy Act 
                of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378(e)).
                    (B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
                transfer $15,000,000 to the account ``Fossil Energy 
                Research and Development'', to remain available until 
                expended, for necessary expenses for a program of 
                environmental research in support of small producers of 
                domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory 
                analysis and for support for the stripper well 
                consortium.
            (12) Hydrogen research and development.--For fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary shall transfer $5,000,000 to the account 
        ``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available 
        until expended, for necessary expenses for the Department's H-
        Prize Program, as authorized by section 654 of the Energy 
        Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
    (e) Amendments.--(1) Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16376) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting 
``2017''.
    (2) Section 999B(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16372(e)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish in the 
        Federal Register the annual plan, along with any written 
        comments received under paragraph (2)(A) and (B).''.
    (3) Section 999H(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16378(b)) is amended by 
inserting ``, and shall be exempt from subchapter II of chapter 15 of 
title 31, United States Code'' after ``available until expended''.
    (f) Transfer Procedures.--The Secretary shall make an initial 
transfer from the Fund no later than 30 days after the initial deposit 
of monies into the Fund. The Secretary shall make additional transfers 
no later than 30 days after subsequent deposits, until the full amounts 
authorized for fiscal 2008 have been transferred. To the extent that 
any transfer in fiscal 2008 is less than the authorized total, the 
transfers shall be made on a pro rata basis.
    (g) Management and Oversight.--
            (1) Additionality of fiscal year 2008 transfers.--All 
        amounts transferred under subsection (d)(1) shall be in 
        addition to, and shall not be substituted for, any funds 
        appropriated for the same or similar purposes in the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.
            (2) Program plans and performance measures.--The Secretary 
        shall prepare and publish in the Federal Register a plan for 
        the proposed use of all funds authorized in subsection (d). The 
        plan also shall identify how the use of these funds will be 
        additive to, and not displace annual appropriations. The plans 
        also shall identify performance measures to assess the 
        additional benefits that may be realized from the application 
        of the additional funding provided under this section. The 
        initial plan shall be published in the Federal Register within 
        90 days from enactment of this section, and shall be updated 
        annually and submitted to Congress together with the 
        President's budget.
            (3) Congressional oversight and review.--Nothing in this 
        section shall limit or restrict the review and oversight of 
        program plans by the appropriate committees of Congress. 
        Nothing in this section shall limit or restrict the authority 
        of Congress to set alternative spending limitations in annual 
        appropriations Acts.
            (4) Apportionment.--All transactions of the Fund shall be 
        exempt from apportionment under the provisions of subchapter II 
        of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code.
            (5) Use of other transactions authority.--(A) Any 
        solicitation for research, development, or demonstration 
        project proposals to be funded under this section shall provide 
        for and encourage the use of Other Transactions Authority, 
        including Technology Investment Agreements as authorized by 
        section 646(g) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
        U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the Department of Energy 
        Acquisition Regulation.
            (B) Any solicitation for a commercial demonstration project 
        under this section shall require the use of Other Transactions 
        Authority, including Technology Investment Agreements, as 
        authorized by section 646(g) of the Department of Energy 
        Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the 
        Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation.
[EX A]: Invest in Energy Security Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 governing petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) sell specified quantities of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind program; and (2) suspend petroleum acquisition for the SPR under such program.

Authorizes the Secretary to resume such acquisition upon notifying Congress that specified circumstances exist, and to suspend acquisition again if certain other circumstances arise.



Establishes the Energy Independence and Security Fund to receive all proceeds from sales of SPR petroleum.

Allocates amounts from such Fund for: (1) the Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund for university-based research projects and program direction expenses; (2) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for rural wind energy systems; (3) solar energy technologies; (4) weatherization assistance for low-income housing; (5) ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic renewable energy; (6) technologies to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes and from buildings; (7) improvements to the energy efficiency of transportation and electric power; (8) geothermal research and development managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; (9) advanced geothermal drilling and resource characterization managed by National Energy Technology Laboratory; (10) carbon capture and storage; (11) Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund; (12) environmental research in support of small producers of domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory analysis and for support for the stripper well consortium; and (13) the H-Prize Program of the Department of Energy.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat 
Conservation and Restoration Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Covered vegetation management activity.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``covered vegetation 
                management activity'' means any activity described in 
                subparagraph (B) that--
                            (i) is carried out on public land 
                        administered by the Bureau of Land Management;
                            (ii) meets the objectives of the order of 
                        the Secretary numbered 3336 and dated January 
                        5, 2015;
                            (iii) conforms to an applicable land use 
                        plan;
                            (iv) protects, restores, or improves 
                        greater sage-grouse or mule deer habitat in a 
                        sagebrush steppe ecosystem as described in--
                                    (I) Circular 1416 of the United 
                                States Geological Survey entitled 
                                ``Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush 
                                Steppe Ecosystems with Emphasis on 
                                Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat--Part 1. 
                                Concepts for Understanding and Applying 
                                Restoration'' (2015); or
                                    (II) the habitat guidelines for 
                                mule deer published by the Mule Deer 
                                Working Group of the Western 
                                Association of Fish and Wildlife 
                                Agencies;
                            (v) will not permanently impair--
                                    (I) the natural state of the 
                                treated area;
                                    (II) outstanding opportunities for 
                                solitude;
                                    (III) outstanding opportunities for 
                                primitive, unconfined recreation;
                                    (IV) economic opportunities 
                                consistent with multiple-use 
                                management; or
                                    (V) the identified values of a unit 
                                of the National Landscape Conservation 
                                System; and
                            (vi)(I) restores native vegetation 
                        following a natural disturbance;
                            (II) prevents the expansion into greater 
                        sage-grouse or mule deer habitat of--
                                    (aa) juniper, pinyon pine, or other 
                                associated conifers; or
                                    (bb) nonnative or invasive 
                                vegetation;
                            (III) reduces the risk of loss of greater 
                        sage-grouse or mule deer habitat from wildfire 
                        or any other natural disturbance; or
                            (IV) provides emergency stabilization of 
                        soil resources after a natural disturbance.
                    (B) Description of activities.--An activity 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
                            (i) manual cutting and removal of juniper 
                        trees, pinyon pine trees, other associated 
                        conifers, or other nonnative or invasive 
                        vegetation;
                            (ii) mechanical mastication, cutting, or 
                        mowing, mechanical piling and burning, 
                        chaining, broadcast burning, or yarding;
                            (iii) removal of cheat grass, medusa head 
                        rye, or other nonnative, invasive vegetation;
                            (iv) collection and seeding or planting of 
                        native vegetation using a manual, mechanical, 
                        or aerial method;
                            (v) seeding of nonnative, noninvasive, 
                        ruderal vegetation only for the purpose of 
                        emergency stabilization;
                            (vi) targeted use of an herbicide, subject 
                        to the condition that the use shall be in 
                        accordance with applicable legal requirements, 
                        Federal agency procedures, and land use plans;
                            (vii) targeted livestock grazing to 
                        mitigate hazardous fuels and control noxious 
                        and invasive weeds;
                            (viii) temporary removal of wild horses or 
                        burros in the area in which the activity is 
                        being carried out to ensure treatment 
                        objectives are met;
                            (ix) in coordination with the affected 
                        permit holder, modification or adjustment of 
                        permissible usage under an annual plan of use 
                        of a grazing permit issued by the Secretary to 
                        achieve restoration treatment objectives;
                            (x) installation of new, or modification of 
                        existing, fencing or water sources intended to 
                        control use or improve wildlife habitat; or
                            (xi) necessary maintenance of, repairs to, 
                        rehabilitation of, or reconstruction of an 
                        existing permanent road or construction of 
                        temporary roads to accomplish the activities 
                        described in this subparagraph.
                    (C) Exclusions.--The term ``covered vegetation 
                management activity'' does not include--
                            (i) any activity conducted in a wilderness 
                        area or wilderness study area; or
                            (ii) any activity for the construction of a 
                        permanent road or permanent trail.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Temporary road.--The term ``temporary road'' means a 
        road that is--
                    (A) authorized--
                            (i) by a contract, permit, lease, other 
                        written authorization; or
                            (ii) pursuant to an emergency operation;
                    (B) not intended to be part of the permanent 
                transportation system of a Federal department or 
                agency;
                    (C) not necessary for long-term resource 
                management;
                    (D) designed in accordance with standards 
                appropriate for the intended use of the road, taking 
                into consideration--
                            (i) safety;
                            (ii) the cost of transportation; and
                            (iii) impacts to land and resources; and
                    (E) managed to minimize--
                            (i) erosion; and
                            (ii) the introduction or spread of invasive 
                        species.

SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF HABITAT FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AND MULE DEER.

    (a) Categorical Exclusion.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 1 or 
        more categorical exclusions (as defined in section 1508.4 of 
        title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
        regulation)) for covered vegetation management activities 
        carried out to protect, restore, or improve habitat for greater 
        sage-grouse or mule deer.
            (2) Administration.--In developing and administering a 
        categorical exclusion under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall--
                    (A) comply with the National Environmental Policy 
                Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                    (B) apply the extraordinary circumstances 
                procedures under section 220.6 of title 36, Code of 
                Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), in 
                determining whether to use the categorical exclusion; 
                and
                    (C) consider--
                            (i) the relative efficacy of landscape-
                        scale habitat projects;
                            (ii) the likelihood of continued declines 
                        in the populations of greater sage-grouse and 
                        mule deer in the absence of landscape-scale 
                        vegetation management; and
                            (iii) the need for habitat restoration 
                        activities after wildfire or other natural 
                        disturbances.
    (b) Implementation of Covered Vegetative Management Activities 
Within the Range of Greater Sage-grouse and Mule Deer.--If a 
categorical exclusion developed under subsection (a) is used to 
implement a covered vegetative management activity in an area within 
the range of both greater sage-grouse and mule deer, the covered 
vegetative management activity shall protect, restore, or improve 
habitat concurrently for both greater sage-grouse and mule deer.
    (c) Long-term Monitoring and Maintenance.--Before commencing any 
covered vegetation management activity that is covered by a categorical 
exclusion under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a long-term 
monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least the 20 year-period 
beginning on the date of commencement, to ensure that management of the 
treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the covered 
vegetation management activity.
    (d) Disposal of Vegetative Material.--Subject to applicable local 
restrictions, any vegetative material resulting from a covered 
vegetation management activity that is covered by a categorical 
exclusion under subsection (a) may be--
            (1) used for--
                    (A) fuel wood; or
                    (B) other products; or
            (2) piled or burned, or both.
    (e) Treatment for Temporary Roads.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 2(1)(B)(xi), any 
        temporary road constructed in carrying out a covered vegetation 
        management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion 
        under subsection (a)--
                    (A) shall be used by the Secretary for the covered 
                vegetation management activity for not more than 2 
                years; and
                    (B) shall be decommissioned by the Secretary not 
                later than 3 years after the earlier of the date on 
                which--
                            (i) the temporary road is no longer needed; 
                        and
                            (ii) the project is completed.
            (2) Requirement.--A treatment under paragraph (1) shall 
        include reestablishing native vegetative cover--
                    (A) as soon as practicable; but
                    (B) not later than 10 years after the date of 
                completion of the applicable covered vegetation 
                management activity.

            Passed the Senate September 6, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.
[EX A]:
Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Interior to categorically exclude vegetative management activities that establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Examples of vegetative management activities include restoring native vegetation following a natural disturbance or preventing the expansion of nonnative or invasive vegetation into such habitat.  A categorical exclusion under NEPA is a category of actions which do not have a significant effect on the human environment and for which neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required. The bill prohibits the categorical exclusion from including: (1) activity conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area, or (2) activity for the construction of a permanent road or trail. Before commencing a vegetative management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion, Interior must develop a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least 20 years, to ensure that management of the treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the vegetative management activity. Vegetative material resulting from vegetative management activity may be: (1) used for fuel wood or other products; or (2) piled or burned, or both.  Native vegetative cover must be reestablished on a temporary road constructed in connection with a categorically excluded vegetative management activity in order to minimize soil erosion from areas disturbed by the temporary road.