Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/7303
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16 U.S. Code § 7303 - Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Chapter 92. FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION
Section 7303. Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program
16 U.S. Code § 7303. Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program
(a) In generalThe Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program to select and fund ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes in accordance with—
(b) Eligibility criteriaTo be eligible for nomination under subsection (c), a collaborative forest landscape restoration proposal shall—
(1) be based on a landscape restoration strategy that—
(B) identifies and prioritizes ecological restoration treatments for a 10-year period within a landscape that is—
(E) would carry out any forest restoration treatments that reduce hazardous fuels by—
(2) be developed and implemented through a collaborative process that—
meets the requirements for a resource advisory committee under subsections (c) through (f) of section 7125 of this title; [1]
(3) describe plans to—
(4) analyze any anticipated cost savings, including those resulting from—
(5) estimate—
(6) describe the collaborative process through which the proposal was developed, including a description of—
(7) benefit local economies by providing local employment or training opportunities through contracts, grants, or agreements for restoration planning, design, implementation, or monitoring with—
(1) SubmissionA proposal shall be submitted to—
(B) if actions under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior are proposed, the appropriate—
(B) ConcurrenceAny proposal nominated by the Regional Forester that proposes actions under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior shall include the concurrence of the appropriate—
(3) DocumentationWith respect to each proposal that is nominated under paragraph (2)—
(A) the appropriate Regional Forester shall—
(B) if actions under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior are proposed, the nomination shall include a plan to fund such actions, consistent with the strategy, by the appropriate—
(1) In generalAfter consulting with the advisory panel established under subsection (e), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall, subject to paragraph (2), select the best proposals that—
(2) CriteriaIn selecting proposals under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give special consideration to—
(3) LimitationThe Secretary may select not more than—
(B) LimitationThe extension described in subparagraph (A)—
shall be for the shortest period of time practicable to complete implementation of the proposal, as determined by the Secretary; and
shall not exceed 10 years.
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the “Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund”, to be used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of carrying out and monitoring ecological restoration treatments on National Forest System land for each proposal selected to be carried out under subsection (d).
(B) LimitationThe Secretary shall not expend money from the Fund on any 1 proposal—
(1) Work planNot later than 180 days after the date on which a proposal is selected to be carried out, the Secretary shall create, in collaboration with the interested persons, an implementation work plan and budget to implement the proposal that includes—
(B) a business plan that addresses—
(2) Project implementationAmounts transferred to the Secretary from the Fund shall be used to carry out ecological restoration treatments that are—
(3) Annual reportThe Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior and interested persons, shall prepare an annual report on the accomplishments of each selected proposal that includes—
(E) a summary of the costs of—
(h) ReportNot later than 5 years after the first fiscal year in which funding is made available to carry out ecological restoration projects under the program, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall submit a report on the program, including an assessment of whether, and to what extent, the program is fulfilling the purposes of this chapter, to—
(Pub. L. 111–11, title IV, § 4003, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1141; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8629, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4865.)
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 93–205, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 884, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1531 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1531 of this title and Tables.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is Pub. L. 91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (§ 4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4321 of Title 42 and Tables.
Section 7125 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B)(ii), was in the original “section 205 of Public Law 106–393 (16 U.S.C. 500 note)” and was translated as referring to section 205 of Pub. L. 106–393 as added by Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3905, which is classified to section 7125 of this title. A prior section 205 of Pub. L. 106–393 containing substantially similar provisions was set out in a note under section 500 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3893.
2018—Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8629(a), added par. (4).
Subsec. (f)(4)(C). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8629(b), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (f)(6). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8629(c), substituted “$80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” for “$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2019”.
Subsec. (h)(3) to (6). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8629(d), added pars. (3) and (6) and redesignated former pars. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively.