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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Conservation Reserve Program
Improvement and Rural Water Systems Access Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.

(a) Extension.--Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by striking ''2018'' and inserting
''2023''.
(b) Species of Economic Significance.--Section 1231 of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amended--
(1) in subsection (f)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ''and
Economic'' after ''Conservation'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively;
(C) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
redesignated) the following:
''(1) Definition of species of economic significance.--In
this subsection, the term 'species of economic significance'
means a wildlife species--
''(A) the conservation reserve program is critical
to maintain the habitat of which, as determined by the
Secretary; and
''(B) that the Governor of a State verifies to the
Secretary as providing more than $150,000,000 for each
year to the economy of the State from hunting the
wildlife species and other related activities (such as
hunting supplies, lodging, and food sales), as
determined by the Secretary.'';
(D) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by
striking ''designate areas'' and inserting the
following: ''designate--
''(A) areas of special economic sensitivity as
economic priority areas; and
''(B) areas'';
(E) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by
striking the paragraph designation and heading and all
that follows through ''subsection'' and inserting the
following:
''(3) Eligible areas.--Areas eligible for designation
under--
''(A) paragraph (2)(A) shall include areas with
actual and significant declining habitat for species of
economic significance; and
''(B) paragraph (2)(B)'';
(F) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by
striking ''contains actual'' and inserting the
following: ''contains, as applicable--
''(A) actual and significant declining habitat for
species of economic significance; or
''(B) actual''; and
(G) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by
striking ''maximize water quality and habitat benefits
in the watersheds described in paragraph (1)'' and
inserting ''maximize, as applicable, significant
declining habitat for species of economic significance
or water quality and habitat benefits in the areas
designated under subparagraph (A) or (B), respectively,
of paragraph (2)''; and
(2) in subsection (i)--
(A) by inserting ''and economic purposes'' after
''conservation purposes''; and
(B) by striking ''habitat.'' and inserting
''habitat, including wildlife habitat for species of
economic significance (as defined in subsection
(f)(1)).''.
(c) Cost-Share for Fencing and Water Distribution.--Section
1233(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(a)(1)) is
amended by striking ''interest;'' and inserting ''interest, including
the cost of fencing and water distribution practices, if applicable;''.
(d) Harvesting and Grazing.--Section 1233 of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and
(5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6), respectively;
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as
so designated), by striking ''in permitting
those activities'' and inserting the following:
''in permitting--
''(A) those activities'';
(iii) in subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so
designated), by adding ''and'' at the end; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
''(B) those activities and the activities described
in paragraph (3), not more than /3\ of the acres
covered by the contract may be harvested during any
year;'';
(D) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) (as so
redesignated), in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ''grazing,'' the first place it appears and
inserting ''grazing outside the normal grazing period
described in paragraph (4),'';
(E) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so
redesignated) the following:
''(3) mechanical harvesting of vegetative cover, without
any restriction on the use of the vegetative cover harvested
(except harvesting the vegetative cover for seed), subject to
the conditions that--
''(A) the harvesting may not occur more frequently
than once every 3 years; and
''(B) the annual rental rate for the acres
harvested during a year shall be reduced by 25 percent;
''(4) grazing during the applicable normal grazing period
determined under subclause (I) of section 1501(c)(3)(D)(i) of
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)(i)),
without any restriction on grazing during the primary nesting
period, subject to the conditions that--
''(A) the grazing shall be at 25 percent of the
normal carrying capacity determined under that
subclause; and
''(B) the annual rental rate for the acres
harvested during a year shall be reduced by 25
percent;''; and
(F) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (6) (as so
redesignated), by striking ''(3)'' and inserting
''(2)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(e) Harvesting and Grazing.--
''(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall permit harvesting and grazing in accordance
with paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6) of subsection (b) on
any land subject to a contract under the conservation reserve
program.
''(2) Exception.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
applicable State Technical Committee established under section
1265(a), may determine for any year that harvesting or grazing
described in paragraph (1) shall not be permitted on land
subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program in
a particular county if harvesting or grazing for that year
would cause long-term damage to vegetative cover on that
land.''.

SEC. 3. RIGHT-OF-WAY.

Section 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''(g) The holder'' and inserting the
following:
''(g) Right-of-Way.--
''(1) In general.--The holder'';
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), in the second
sentence, by striking ''The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
''(2) Payment.--The Secretary'';
(3) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), in the second
sentence, by striking ''The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
''(3) Waiver of rentals.--The Secretary'';
(4) in paragraph (3) (as so designated), in the second
sentence, by striking ''The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
''(4) Reimbursement of costs.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the Secretary'';
(5) in paragraph (4) (as so designated)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), in the
first sentence--
(i) by striking ''incurred in processing''
and inserting the following: ''incurred--
''(i) in processing'';
(ii) in clause (i) (as so designated), by
striking ''right-of-way and in inspection'' and
inserting the following: ''right-of-way; and
''(ii) in inspection''; and
(iii) in clause (ii) (as so designated), by
striking ''right-of-way: Provided, however,
That the Secretary'' and inserting the
following: ''right-of-way.
''(B) Exception.--In carrying out subparagraph (A),
the Secretary''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated), in the
second sentence, by striking ''Rights-of-way may be
granted'' and inserting the following:
''(C) Use of reimbursed money.--The moneys received
for reimbursement of reasonable costs under
subparagraph (A) shall be deposited with the Treasury
in a special account and are authorized to be
appropriated and made available until expended.
''(5) Holders of rights-of-way.--Rights-of-way may be
granted'';
(6) in paragraph (5) (as so designated)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ''to a
Federal'' and inserting the following: ''to--
''(A) a Federal'';
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by
striking ''thereof, to nonprofit'' and inserting the
following: ''thereof;
''(B) nonprofit'';
(C) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated), by
striking ''enterprises, or to a holder where he'' and
inserting the following: ''enterprises;
''(C) a holder where the holder'';
(D) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated), by
striking ''concerned, or to a holder'' and inserting
the following: ''concerned; and
''(D) a holder''; and
(E) in subparagraph (D) (as so designated), by
striking ''Such rights-of-way'' and inserting the
following:
''(6) Assignment of rights-of-way.--Rights-of-way'';
(7) in paragraph (6), by striking ''The moneys received''
in the second sentence and all that follows through ''Rights-
of-way shall be granted'' in the third sentence and inserting
the following:
''(7) Rental fees.--
''(A) Electric and telephone facilities.--Rights-
of-way shall be granted''; and
(8) in paragraph (7) (as so designated)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by
striking ''facilities: Provided, That nothing in this
sentence'' and inserting the following: ''facilities.
''(B) Rural water pipelines.--Rights-of-way shall
be granted, issued, or renewed, without rental fees--
''(i) to a rural water district or
association; and
''(ii) for--
''(I) a rural water pipeline that
crosses National Forest System land;
and
''(II) any appurtenance to a
pipeline described in subclause (I).
''(C) Authority to require reimbursement.--Nothing
in this paragraph''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated), by
striking ''the second sentence of this subsection'' and
inserting ''paragraph (4)''.
A:
Conservation Reserve Program Improvement and Rural Water Systems Access Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). (CRP provides payments to farmers who agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality.) The bill authorizes USDA to designate areas of special economic sensitivity as economic priority areas for CRP allocations. These areas include areas with actual and significant declining habitat for specifies of economic significance. A "species of economic significance" is a wildlife specifies: (1) for which CRP is critical to maintaining its habitat, and (2) that the governor of a state verifies provides more than $150 million each year to the economy of the state from hunting and related activities. Additionally, the bill: (1) authorizes cost-share assistance for fencing and water distribution practices, and (2) modifies policies regarding grazing and the mechanical harvesting of vegetative cover on CRP land. The bill also amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Forest Service from charging rural water districts or associations rental fees for rights-of-way for rural water pipelines that cross National Forest System land.