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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighters Special Operation Task 
Force Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FIREFIGHTING TASK FORCES.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 37. ASSISTANCE FOR FIREFIGHTING TASK FORCES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Critical infrastructure.--The term `critical 
        infrastructure' has the meaning given that term in section 
        1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 
        (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
            ``(2) Firefighting personnel.--The term `firefighting 
        personnel' has the meaning given that term in section 33(a).
            ``(3) Incident response.--The term `incident response' 
        means a response by a task force or task force unit to--
                    ``(A) a terrorist attack, including such an attack 
                that utilizes a weapon of mass destruction;
                    ``(B) a release of a hazardous material;
                    ``(C) a natural disaster; or
                    ``(D) any other emergency for which a response by a 
                fire service is appropriate.
            ``(4) Member.--The term `member', with respect to a task 
        force, means a fire service that is a party to the cooperative 
        agreement establishing the task force.
            ``(5) Task force.--The term `task force' means 2 or more 
        fire services that collectively consist of at least 50 
        firefighting personnel, operating pursuant to a cooperative 
        agreement for the purpose of coordinating incident response 
        among such fire services.
    ``(b) Grant Authority.--The Administrator may award not more than 
100 grants for task forces each fiscal year for the purposes described 
in subsection (c).
    ``(c) Purposes.--A grant awarded under this section shall be used--
            ``(1) to provide salary and benefits to hire firefighting 
        personnel or rehire firefighting personnel who have been laid 
        off to provide services to the task force, including salary and 
        benefits;
            ``(2) to pay expenses related to the participation of 
        firefighting personnel in appropriate training courses;
            ``(3) to provide training related to incident response to 
        firefighting personnel;
            ``(4) to obtain appropriate equipment, including 
        firefighting vehicles or support systems for members of the 
        task force;
            ``(5) to improve the ability of a member of a task force to 
        communicate with a local police department or hospital, or with 
        any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity; 
        and
            ``(6) to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of 
        training and equipment with those obtained by other task 
        forces.
    ``(d) Application Guidance.--The Administrator shall make available 
to potential applicants for assistance under this section a description 
of a model task force configuration, which shall include--
            ``(1) an administrative unit, consisting of 2 chief 
        officers, 2 captains, and 2 lieutenants, to coordinate training 
        programs, logistics, and maintenance of equipment, which shall 
        operate at least 40 hours per week;
            ``(2) a command unit, consisting of 1 chief officer serving 
        as the task force commander and 1 firefighter serving as 
        communications coordinator, which shall operate at all times;
            ``(3) at least 1 hazardous materials company, consisting of 
        1 company officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at 
        all times;
            ``(4) at least 1 rescue company, consisting of 1 company 
        officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at all times; 
        and
            ``(5) 6 squad companies, each consisting of 1 company 
        officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at all times, 
        and which may serve, as appropriate, as a hazardous materials 
        company or rescue company as described in paragraphs (3) and 
        (4).
    ``(e) Application Requirements.--Each task force desiring 
assistance under this section shall submit an application to the 
Administrator at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Administrator may reasonably require. In order to 
qualify for a grant, an applicant's proposal shall provide for--
            ``(1) prompt incident response;
            ``(2) a unified command system;
            ``(3) common training and equipment for task force members;
            ``(4) maximum coverage in the task force region, taking 
        into account population, business centers, vital 
        infrastructures, transportation corridors, and government 
        centers; and
            ``(5) preservation during the life of the grant of the 
        overall personnel level for each fire service, at least at the 
        level in effect at the time the application was submitted.
    ``(f) Selection Priority.--In selecting a task force to receive 
assistance under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to 
task forces that serve a geographic area that--
            ``(1) has a high population density; or
            ``(2) is located not more than 50 miles from--
                    ``(A) a facility that produces nuclear power;
                    ``(B) a large facility that produces, treats, or 
                refines chemicals or petroleum products;
                    ``(C) a business district of national significance; 
                or
                    ``(D) a location with one or more critical 
                infrastructures.
    ``(g) Matching Requirement.--The Administrator may provide 
assistance to a Task Force under this section for a fiscal year only if 
the task force agrees to obtain from non-Federal sources for such 
fiscal year at least 55 percent of the costs of the task force. The 
non-Federal contributions may be in-kind contributions, including 
personnel, personnel overtime, vehicles, equipment, administrative 
costs, fuel, maintenance, contractor services, and rental space.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2016.''.
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Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration to award up to 100 grants for task forces (two or more fire services that collectively consist of at least 50 firefighting personnel, operating under a cooperative agreement to coordinate incident response) each fiscal year for: (1) salary and benefits to hire firefighting personnel; (2) training; (3) equipment or support systems; (4) communications between task force members and a local police department or hospital or with any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity; and (5) compatibility and interoperability of training and equipment.

Requires the Administrator to give priority to task forces serving geographic areas that have a high population density or that are located within 50 miles of: (1) a nuclear power facility; (2) a large facility that produces, treats, or refines chemicals or petroleum products; (3) a business district of national significance; or (4) a location with one or more critical infrastructures.

Requires grantees to obtain non-federal matching funds of at least 55% of the amount awarded by the Administrator for each fiscal year.


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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.
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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.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Yellowstone National Park 125th 
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK COMMEMORATIVE COIN.

    The Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the 
``Secretary'') shall mint and issue coins in accordance with this Act 
to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park.

SEC. 3. SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--
            (1) 5 dollar gold coins.--The Secretary shall mint and 
        issue not more than 500,000 5 dollar coins, each of which 
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
            (2) 1 dollar silver coins.--The Secretary shall mint and 
        issue not more than 2,500,000 1 dollar coins, each of which 
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
                copper.
            (3) \1/2\ dollar clad coins.--The Secretary shall issue not 
        more than 2,500,000 \1/2\ dollar coins, each of which shall be 
        minted to the specifications for \1/2\ dollar coins contained 
        in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 4. SOURCES OF BULLION.

    (a) Gold.--The Secretary shall obtain gold for the coins minted 
under this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under 
existing law.
    (b) Silver.--The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted 
under this Act from stockpiles established under the Strategic and 
Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.).

SEC. 5. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) In General.--The design of the coins minted under this Act 
shall be emblematic of Yellowstone National Park. On each coin, there 
shall be--
            (1) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (2) an inscription of the year ``1997''; and
            (3) inscriptions of the words--
                    (A) ``Liberty'';
                    (B) ``In God We Trust'';
                    (C) ``United States of America''; and
                    (D) ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection of Design.--The design of the coins minted under this 
Act shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the 
        United States Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory 
        Committee in accordance with section 5134 of title 31, United 
        States Code.

SEC. 6. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Period of Issuance.--The coins minted under this Act shall be 
issued only during the year 1997.
    (b) Quality of Coins.--The coins minted under this Act shall be 
issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (c) Mint Facility.--Not more than 1 facility of the United States 
Mint may be used to strike any particular combination of denomination 
and quality of coins minted under this Act.

SEC. 7. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The Secretary shall sell the coins minted under 
this Act at a price equal to the face value, plus the cost of 
designing, minting, and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, 
dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) and 
the surcharge provided for in subsection (d).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
minted under this Act at a reasonable discount to reflect the lower 
costs of the sales.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for 
the coins minted under this Act prior to their issuance. Sales under 
this subsection shall be at a reasonable discount.
    (d) Surcharges.--
            (1) 5 dollar coins.--All sales of 5 dollar coins minted 
        under this Act shall include a surcharge of $35 per coin.
            (2) 1 dollar coins.--All sales of 1 dollar coins minted 
        under this Act shall include a surcharge of $7 per coin.
            (3) \1/2\ dollar coins.--All sales of \1/2\ dollar coins 
        minted under this Act shall include a surcharge of $1 per coin.

SEC. 8. USE OF SURCHARGES.

    Surcharges received from the sale of coins minted under this Act 
shall be distributed by the Secretary as follows:
            (1) Yellowstone national park.--25 percent of the 
        surcharges shall be paid to the Secretary of the Interior to be 
        used for Yellowstone National Park, which amounts shall be in 
        addition to any other amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
        available for Yellowstone National Park.
            (2) National park service.--25 percent of the surcharges 
        shall be paid to the Secretary of the Interior for use by the 
        National Park Service.
            (3) Reduction of national debt.--50 percent of the 
        surcharges shall be transferred to the general fund of the 
        Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the national debt.

SEC. 9. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    The Secretary shall take actions necessary to ensure that the 
minting and issuance of coins under this Act will not result in any net 
cost to the Federal Government.

SEC. 10. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision 
of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to 
the procurement of goods or services relating to the minting and 
selling of the coins authorized by this Act.
    (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not relieve 
any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act 
from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

SEC. 11. NUMISMATIC PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND.

    The coins issued under this Act are subject to the provisions of 
section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, relating to the 
Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.
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Yellowstone National Park 125th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to:  (1) mint and issue coins to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park; and (2) distribute 25 percent of the surcharges received from coin sales to the Secretary of the Interior for the Park, 25 percent to the Secretary for the National Park Service, and 50 percent to the Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the national debt.