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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry
Program Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) trees and forests are critical to the long-term health
and proper ecological functioning of the Chesapeake Bay and the
Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(2) the Chesapeake Bay States are losing forest land to
urban and suburban growth at a rate of nearly 100 acres per
day;
(3) the Forest Service has a vital role to play in
assisting States, local governments, and nonprofit
organizations in carrying out forest conservation, restoration,
and stewardship projects and activities; and
(4) existing programs do not ensure the support necessary
to meet Chesapeake Bay forest goals.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to
protect, restore, and manage forests in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed; and
(2) to contribute to the achievement of the goals of the
Chesapeake Bay Agreement.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Chesapeake bay agreement.--The term ''Chesapeake Bay
Agreement'' means the formal, voluntary agreements--
(A) executed to achieve the goal of restoring and
protecting the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and the living
resources of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem; and
(B) signed by the Council.
(2) Chesapeake bay state.--The term ''Chesapeake Bay
State'' means each of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New
York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia and the
District of Columbia.
(3) Coordinator.--The term ''Coordinator'' means the
Coordinator of the program designated under section 4(b)(1)(B).
(4) Council.--The term ''Council'' means the Chesapeake Bay
Executive Council.
(5) Program.--The term ''program'' means the Chesapeake Bay
watershed forestry program carried out under section 4(a).
(6) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service
and the Coordinator.

SEC. 4. CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED FORESTRY PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a Chesapeake Bay
watershed forestry program under which the Secretary shall make grants
and provide technical assistance to eligible entities to restore and
conserve forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including grants and
assistance--
(1) to promote forest conservation, restoration, and
stewardship efforts in urban, suburban, and rural areas of the
Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(2) to accelerate the restoration of riparian forest
buffers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(3) to assist in developing and carrying out projects and
partnerships in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(4) to promote the protection and sustainable management of
forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(5) to develop communication and education resources that
enhance public understanding of the value of forests in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(6) to conduct research, assessment, and planning
activities to restore and protect forest land in the Chesapeake
Bay watershed; and
(7) to contribute to the achievement of the goals of the
Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
(b) Office; Coordinator.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
(A) maintain an office within the Forest Service to
carry out the program; and
(B) designate an employee of the Forest Service as
Coordinator of the program.
(2) Duties.--As part of the program, the Coordinator, in
cooperation with the Secretary and the Chesapeake Bay Program,
shall--
(A) provide grants and technical assistance to
restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed;
(B) enter into partnerships to carry out forest
restoration and conservation activities at a watershed
scale using the resources and programs of the Forest
Service;
(C) in collaboration with other units of the Forest
Service, other Federal agencies, and State forestry
agencies, carry out activities that contribute to the
goals of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement;
(D) work with units of the National Forest System
in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to ensure that the
units are managed in a manner that--
(i) protects water quality; and
(ii) sustains watershed health;
(E) represent the Forest Service in deliberations
of the Chesapeake Bay Program; and
(F) support and collaborate with the Forestry Work
Group for the Chesapeake Bay Program in planning and
implementing program activities.
(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive assistance under
the program, an entity shall be--
(1) a Chesapeake Bay State;
(2) a political subdivision of a Chesapeake Bay State;
(3) a university or other institution of higher education;
(4) an organization operating in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of that Code; or
(5) any other person in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that
the Secretary determines to be eligible.
(d) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
eligible entities under the program to carry out projects to
protect, restore, and manage forests in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed.
(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of a grant made under
the program shall not exceed 75 percent, as determined by the
Secretary.
(3) Types of projects.--The Secretary may make a grant to
an eligible entity for a project in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed that--
(A) improves habitat and water quality through the
establishment, protection, or stewardship of riparian
or wetland forests or stream corridors;
(B) builds the capacity of State forestry agencies
and local organizations to implement forest
conservation, restoration, and stewardship actions;
(C) develops and implements watershed management
plans that--
(i) address forest conservation needs; and
(ii) reduce urban and suburban runoff;
(D) provides outreach and assistance to private
landowners and communities to restore or conserve
forests in the watershed;
(E) implements communication, education, or
technology transfer programs that broaden public
understanding of the value of trees and forests in
sustaining and restoring the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(F) coordinates and implements community-based
watershed partnerships and initiatives that--
(i) focus on--
(I) the expansion of the urban tree
canopy; and
(II) the restoration or protection
of forest land; or
(ii) integrate the delivery of Forest
Service programs for restoring or protecting
watersheds;
(G) provides enhanced forest resource data to
support watershed management;
(H) enhances upland forest health to reduce risks
to watershed function and water quality; or
(I) conducts inventory assessment or monitoring
activities to measure environmental change associated
with projects carried out under the program.
(4) Chesapeake bay watershed foresters.--Funds made
available under section 6 may be used by a Chesapeake Bay State
to employ a State watershed forester to work with the
Coordinator to carry out activities and watershed projects
relating to the program.
(e) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Council, shall conduct a study of urban and rural forests in
the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including--
(A) an evaluation of the state, and threats to the
sustainability, of forests in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed;
(B) an assessment of forest loss and fragmentation
in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(C) an identification of forest land within the
Chesapeake Bay watershed that should be restored or
protected; and
(D) recommendations for expanded and targeted
actions or programs needed to achieve the goals of the
Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after amounts are first
made available under section 6, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate a report that describes the results of the study.

SEC. 5. WATERSHED FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the Council,
shall establish a watershed forestry research program for the
Chesapeake Bay watershed.
(b) Administration.--In carrying out the watershed forestry
research program established under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall--
(1) use a combination of applied research, modeling,
demonstration projects, implementation guidance, strategies for
adaptive management, training, and education to meet the needs
of the residents of the Chesapeake Bay States for managing
forests in urban, developing, and rural areas;
(2) solicit input from local managers and Federal, State,
and private researchers, with respect to air and water quality,
social and economic implications, environmental change, and
other Chesapeake Bay watershed forestry issues in urban and
rural areas;
(3) collaborate with the Chesapeake Bay Program Scientific
and Technical Advisory Committee and universities in the
Chesapeake Bay States to--
(A) address issues in the Chesapeake Bay Agreement;
and
(B) support modeling and informational needs of the
Chesapeake Bay program; and
(4) manage activities of the watershed forestry research
program in partnership with the Coordinator.
(c) Watershed Forestry Research Strategy.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
collaboration with the Northeastern Forest Research Station and the
Southern Forest Research Station, shall submit to Congress a strategy
for research to address Chesapeake Bay watershed goals, including
recommendations for implementation and leadership of the program.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program
$3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2012, of which--
(1) not more than $500,000 shall be used to conduct the
study required under section 4(e); and
(2) not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year shall be
used to carry out the watershed forestry research program under
section 5.

SEC. 7. REPORT.

Not later than December 31, 2007, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report that
describes the costs, accomplishments, and outcomes of the activities
carried out under the program.
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service and the program Coordinator, to carry out a Chesapeake Bay watershed forestry program under which the Secretary shall make grants and provide technical assistance to eligible entities to restore and conserve forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including grants and assistance to: (1) promote forest conservation, restoration, and stewardship efforts; (2) accelerate the restoration of riparian forest buffers; (3) assist in developing and carrying out projects and partnerships; (4) promote the protection and sustainable management of forests; (5) develop public communication and education resources; (6) conduct forest research, assessment, and planning activities; and (7) contribute to the achievement Chesapeake Bay Agreement goals.

Directs the Secretary to designate a Forest Service employee as program Coordinator. Sets forth the Coordinator's responsibilities.

Defines an eligible entity as: (1) a Chesapeake Bay state (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia), or a political subdivision thereof; (2) a university or other institution of higher education; (3) a tax-exempt organization operating in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; or (4) any other person in the Chesapeake Bay watershed determined by the Secretary as eligible.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) make grants (75% federal maximum) to such entities to carry out specified program projects; (2) conduct a study of urban and rural forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; and (3) establish a watershed forestry research program for the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Authorizes the use of funds under this Act to employ a state watershed forester to work with the Coordinator.