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16 U.S.C. § 6515 — Prioritization
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**(a) In general** In accordance with the Implementation Plan, the Secretary shall develop an annual program of work for Federal land that gives priority to authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects that provide for the protection of at-risk communities or watersheds or that implement community wildfire protection plans.
**(b) Collaboration**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall consider recommendations under subsection (a) that are made by at-risk communities that have developed community wildfire protection plans.
(2) **Exemption** — Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the planning process and recommendations concerning community wildfire protection plans.
**(c) Administration**
(1) **In general** — Federal agency involvement in developing a community wildfire protection plan, or a recommendation made in a community wildfire protection plan, shall not be considered a Federal agency action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(2) **Compliance** — In implementing authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects on Federal land, the Secretary shall, in accordance with [section 6514 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6514&num=0&edition=prelim), comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(d) Funding allocation**
(1) **Federal land**
(A) *In general* — Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent of the funds allocated for authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects in the wildl
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**(a) In general** In accordance with the Implementation Plan, the Secretary shall develop an annual program of work for Federal land that gives priority to authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects that provide for the protection of at-risk communities or watersheds or that implement community wildfire protection plans.
**(b) Collaboration**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall consider recommendations under subsection (a) that are made by at-risk communities that have developed community wildfire protection plans.
(2) **Exemption** — Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the planning process and recommendations concerning community wildfire protection plans.
**(c) Administration**
(1) **In general** — Federal agency involvement in developing a community wildfire protection plan, or a recommendation made in a community wildfire protection plan, shall not be considered a Federal agency action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(2) **Compliance** — In implementing authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects on Federal land, the Secretary shall, in accordance with [section 6514 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6514&num=0&edition=prelim), comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(d) Funding allocation**
(1) **Federal land**
(A) *In general* — Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent of the funds allocated for authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects in the wildland-urban interface.
(B) *Applicability and allocation* — The funding allocation in subparagraph (A) shall apply at the national level. The Secretary may allocate the proportion of funds differently than is required under subparagraph (A) within individual management units as appropriate, in particular to conduct authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects on land described in [section 6512(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6512/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) *Wildland-urban interface* — In the case of an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project for which a decision notice is issued during the 1-year period beginning on December 3, 2003, the Secretary shall use existing definitions of the term “wildland-urban interface” rather than the definition of that term provided under [section 6511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6511&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Non-Federal land**
(A) *In general* — In providing financial assistance under any provision of law for hazardous fuel reduction projects on non-Federal land, the Secretary shall consider recommendations made by at-risk communities that have developed community wildfire protection plans.
(B) *Priority* — In allocating funding under this paragraph, the Secretary should, to the maximum extent practicable, give priority to communities that have adopted a community wildfire protection plan or have taken proactive measures to encourage willing property owners to reduce fire risk on private property.
**(e) Cross-boundary hazardous fuel reduction projects**
(1) **Definitions** — In this subsection:
(A) *Hazardous fuel reduction project* — The term “hazardous fuel reduction project” means a hazardous fuel reduction project described in paragraph (2).
(B) *Non-Federal land* — The term “non-Federal land” includes—
(i) State land;
(ii) county land;
(iii) Tribal land;
(iv) private land; and
(v) other non-Federal land.
(2) **Grants** — The Secretary may make grants to State foresters to support hazardous fuel reduction projects that incorporate treatments in landscapes across ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land, particularly in areas identified as priorities in applicable State-wide forest resource assessments or strategies under [section 2101a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2101a/a&num=0&edition=prelim), as mutually agreed to by the State forester and the Regional Forester.
(3) **Land treatments** — To conduct and fund treatments for hazardous fuel reduction projects carried out by State foresters using grants under paragraph (2), the Secretary may use the authorities of the Secretary relating to cooperation and technical and financial assistance, including the good neighbor authority under—
(A) [section 2113a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2113a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) section 331 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 ([16 U.S.C. 1011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1011&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 106–291).
(4) **Cooperation** — In carrying out a hazardous fuel reduction project using a grant under paragraph (2) on non-Federal land, the State forester, in consultation with the Secretary—
(A) shall consult with any applicable owners of the non-Federal land; and
(B) shall not implement the hazardous fuel reduction project on non-Federal land without the consent of the owner of the non-Federal land.
(5) **Authorization of appropriations** — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 114–94, div. D, title XLI, § 41013, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1761, provided that this subchapter shall terminate 7 years after Dec. 4, 2015.
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**(a) Authorized projects** As soon as practicable after December 3, 2003, the Secretary shall implement authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects, consistent with the Implementation Plan, on—
(1) Federal land in wildland-urban interface areas;
(2) condition class 3 Federal land, in such proximity to a municipal water supply system or a stream feeding such a system within a municipal watershed that a significant risk exists that a fire disturbance event would have adverse effects on the water quality of the municipal water supply or the maintenance of the system, including a risk to water quality posed by erosion following such a fire disturbance event;
(3) condition class 2 Federal land located within fire regime I, fire regime II, or fire regime III, in such proximity to a municipal water supply system or a stream feeding such a system within a municipal watershed that a significant risk exists that a fire disturbance event would have adverse effects on the water quality of the municipal water supply or the maintenance of the system, including a risk to water quality posed by erosion following such a fire disturbance event;
(4) Federal land on which windthrow or blowdown, ice storm damage, the existence of an epidemic of disease or insects, or the presence of such an epidemic on immediately adjacent land and the imminent risk it will spread, poses a significant threat to an ecosystem component, or forest or rangeland resource, on the Federal land or adjacent non-Federal land; and
(5) Federal land not covered by paragraphs (1) through (4) that contains threatened and endangered species habitat, if—
(A) natural fire regimes on that land are identified as being important for, or wildfire is identified as a threat to, an endangered species, a threatened species
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to reduce wildfire risk to communities, municipal water supplies, and other at-risk Federal land through a collaborative process of planning, prioritizing, and implementing hazardous fuel reduction projects;
(2) to authorize grant programs to improve the commercial value of forest biomass (that otherwise contributes to the risk of catastrophic fire or insect or disease infestation) for producing electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuel, and petroleum-based product substitutes, and for other commercial purposes;
(3) to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape;
(4) to promote systematic gathering of information to address the impact of insect and disease infestations and other damaging agents on forest and rangeland health;
(5) to improve the capacity to detect insect and disease infestations at an early stage, particularly with respect to hardwood forests; and
(6) to protect, restore, and enhance forest ecosystem components—
(A) to promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species;
(B) to improve biological diversity; and
(C) to enhance productivity and carbon sequestration.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Authorized restoration services** — The term “authorized restoration services” means similar and complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services carried out—
(A) on Federal land, non-Federal land, and land owned by an Indian tribe; and
(B) by either the Secretary or a Governor or county, as applicable, pursuant to a good neighbor agreement.
(2) **County** — The term “county” means—
(A) the appropriate executive official of an affected county; or
(B) in any case in which multiple counties are affected, the appropriate executive official of a compact of the affected counties.
(3) **Federal land**
(A) *In general* — The term “Federal land” means land that is—
(i) National Forest System land; or
(ii) public land (as defined in [section 1702 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(iii) National Park System land; or
(iv) National Wildlife Refuge Land.
(B) *Exclusions* — The term “Federal land” does not include—
(i) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
(ii) Federal land on which the removal of vegetation is prohibited or restricted by Act of Congress or Presidential proclamation (including the applicable implementation plan); or
(iii) a wilderness study area.
(4) **Forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services**
(A) *In general* — The term “forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services” means—
(i) activities to treat insect- and disease-infected trees;
(ii) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and
(iii) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.
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**(a) In general** For fiscal year 1997 and each fiscal year thereafter, appropriations made for the Bureau of Land Management including appropriations for the Wildland Fire Management account allocated to the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs may be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of entering into cooperative agreements with the heads of other Federal agencies, tribal, State, and local governments, private and nonprofit entities, and landowners for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and other resources on public or private land and the reduction of risk from natural disaster where public safety is threatened that benefit these resources on public lands within the watershed.
**(b) Direct and indirect watershed agreements** The Secretary of the Interior may enter into a watershed restoration and enhancement agreement—
(1) directly with a willing private landowner; or
(2) indirectly through an agreement with a state, local, or tribal government or other public entity, educational institution, or private nonprofit organization.
**(c) Terms and conditions** In order for the Secretary to enter into a watershed restoration and enhancement agreement—
(1) the agreement shall—
(A) include such terms and conditions mutually agreed to by the Secretary and the landowner;
(B) improve the viability of and otherwise benefit the fish, wildlife, and other biotic resources on public land in the watershed;
(C) authorize the provision of technical assistance by the Secretary in the planning of management activities that will further the purposes of the agreement;
(D) provide for the sharing of costs of implementing the agreement among the Federal government,11 So in or
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Authorized emergency action** — The term “authorized emergency action” means an action carried out pursuant to an emergency situation determination issued under this section to mitigate the harm to life, property, or important natural or cultural resources on National Forest System land or adjacent land.
(2) **Emergency situation** — The term “emergency situation” means a situation on National Forest System land for which immediate implementation of 1 or more authorized emergency actions is necessary to achieve 1 or more of the following results:
(A) Relief from hazards threatening human health and safety.
(B) Mitigation of threats to natural resources on National Forest System land or adjacent land.
(3) **Emergency situation determination** — The term “emergency situation determination” means a determination made by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1)(A).
(4) **Land and resource management plan** — The term “land and resource management plan” means a plan developed under [section 1604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1604&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **National Forest System land** — The term “National Forest System land” means land of the National Forest System (as defined in [section 1609(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1609/a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(6) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
**(b) Authorized emergency actions to respond to emergency situations**
(1) **Determination**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary may make a determination that an emergency situation exists with respect to National Forest System land.
(B) *Review* — An emergency situat
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**(a) Interim final regulations**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 30 days after December 3, 2003, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate interim final regulations to establish a predecisional administrative review process for the period described in paragraph (2) that will serve as the sole means by which a person can seek administrative review regarding an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project on Forest Service land.
(2) **Period** — The predecisional administrative review process required under paragraph (1) shall occur during the period—
(A) beginning after the completion of the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; and
(B) ending not later than the date of the issuance of the final decision approving the project.
(3) **Eligibility** — To be eligible to participate in the administrative review process for an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project under paragraph (1), a person shall submit to the Secretary, during scoping or the public comment period for the draft environmental analysis for the project, specific written comments that relate to the proposed action.
(4) **Effective date** — The interim final regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of promulgation of the regulations.
**(b) Final regulations** The Secretary shall promulgate final regulations to establish the process described in subsection (a)(1) after the interim final regulations have been published and reasonable time has been provided for public comment.
**(c) Administrative review**
(1) **In general** — A person may bring a civil action challenging an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project in a Federal district court only if the person has challenged the authorized hazardous fuel reduction project by exhau
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (d), a project described in subsection (b) that is conducted in accordance with [section 6591a(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6591a/d&num=0&edition=prelim) may be—
(1) considered an action categorically excluded from the requirements of Public Law 91–190 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and
(2) exempt from the special administrative review process under [section 6515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6515&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Collaborative restoration project**
(1) **In general** — A project referred to in subsection (a) is a project to carry out forest restoration treatments that—
(A) maximizes the retention of old-growth and large trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to the extent that the trees promote stands that are resilient to insects and disease;
(B) considers the best available scientific information to maintain or restore the ecological integrity, including maintaining or restoring structure, function, composition, and connectivity; and
(C) is developed and implemented through a collaborative process that—
(i) includes multiple interested persons representing diverse interests; and
(ii)
(I) is transparent and nonexclusive; or
(II) meets the requirements for a resource advisory committee under subsections (c) through (f) of [section 7125 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section7125&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Inclusion** — A project under this subsection may carry out part of a proposal that co
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**(a) In general** Hazardous fuels reduction projects, as defined in [section 6511(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6511/2&num=0&edition=prelim) may be—
(1) carried out in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of [section 6512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6512&num=0&edition=prelim) and sections 6514 and 6515 of this title;
(2) considered an action categorically excluded from the requirements of Public Law 91–190 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and
(3) exempt from the special administrative review process under [section 6515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6515&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Collaborative restoration project**
(1) **In general** — A project referred to in subsection (a) is a project to carry out forest restoration treatments that—
(A) maximizes the retention of old-growth and large trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to the extent that the trees promote stands that are resilient to insects and disease, and reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience to, wildfires;
(B) considers the best available scientific information to maintain or restore the ecological integrity, including maintaining or restoring structure, function, composition, and connectivity; and
(C) is developed and implemented through a collaborative process that—
(i) includes multiple interested persons representing diverse interests; and
(ii)
(I) is transparent and nonexclusive; or
(II) meets the requirements for a resource advisory committee under sub
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1009
ment when it is submitted to the Secretary of
Agriculture for approval or transmitted to the
Congress through the President.
(3) The cost of making surveys and investiga-
tions and of preparing reports concerning the
conservation and development of wildlife re-
sources shall be borne by the Secretary of the
Interior out of funds appropriated to his Depart-
ment.
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 12, as added Pub. L. 85–624,
§ 3, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 567.)
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Sec-
retary or other official in Department of Agriculture
under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Fed-
eral Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation
System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of En-
ergy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural
Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under
section 1002 of this title.
§ 1009. Joint investigations and surveys by Sec-
retary of the Army and Secretary of Agri-
culture; reports to Congress
The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary
of Agriculture, when authorized to do so by reso-
lutions adopted by the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate or the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation
of the House of Representatives, are authorized
and directed to make joint investigations and
surveys in accordance with their existing au-
thorities of watershed areas in the United
States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and
to prepare joint reports on such investigations
and surveys setting forth their recommenda-
tions for the installation of the works of im-
provement needed for flood prevention or the
conservation, development, utilization, and dis-
posal of water, and for fl
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