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16 U.S.C. § 6591c — Designation of treatment areas
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**(a) Definition of declining forest health** In this section, the term “declining forest health” means a forest that is experiencing—
(1) substantially increased tree mortality due to insect or disease infestation; or
(2) dieback due to infestation or defoliation by insects or disease.
**(b) Designation of treatment areas**
(1) **Initial areas** — Not later than 60 days after February 7, 2014, the Secretary shall, if requested by the Governor of the State, designate as part of an insect and disease treatment program 1 or more landscape-scale areas, such as subwatersheds (sixth-level hydrologic units, according to the System of Hydrologic Unit Codes of the United States Geological Survey), in at least 1 national forest in each State that is experiencing an insect or disease epidemic.
(2) **Additional areas** — After the end of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may designate additional landscape-scale areas under this section as needed to address insect or disease threats.
**(c) Requirements** To be designated a landscape-scale area under subsection (b), the area shall be—
(1) experiencing declining forest health, based on annual forest health surveys conducted by the Secretary;
(2) at risk of experiencing substantially increased tree mortality over the next 15 years due to insect or disease infestation, based on the most recent National Insect and Disease Risk Map published by the Forest Service; or
(3) in an area in which the risk of hazard trees poses an imminent risk to public infrastructure, health, or safety.
**(d) Treatment of areas**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may carry out priority projects on Federal land in the areas designated under subsection (b)—
(A) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience
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**(a) Definition of declining forest health** In this section, the term “declining forest health” means a forest that is experiencing—
(1) substantially increased tree mortality due to insect or disease infestation; or
(2) dieback due to infestation or defoliation by insects or disease.
**(b) Designation of treatment areas**
(1) **Initial areas** — Not later than 60 days after February 7, 2014, the Secretary shall, if requested by the Governor of the State, designate as part of an insect and disease treatment program 1 or more landscape-scale areas, such as subwatersheds (sixth-level hydrologic units, according to the System of Hydrologic Unit Codes of the United States Geological Survey), in at least 1 national forest in each State that is experiencing an insect or disease epidemic.
(2) **Additional areas** — After the end of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may designate additional landscape-scale areas under this section as needed to address insect or disease threats.
**(c) Requirements** To be designated a landscape-scale area under subsection (b), the area shall be—
(1) experiencing declining forest health, based on annual forest health surveys conducted by the Secretary;
(2) at risk of experiencing substantially increased tree mortality over the next 15 years due to insect or disease infestation, based on the most recent National Insect and Disease Risk Map published by the Forest Service; or
(3) in an area in which the risk of hazard trees poses an imminent risk to public infrastructure, health, or safety.
**(d) Treatment of areas**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may carry out priority projects on Federal land in the areas designated under subsection (b)—
(A) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease infestation; or
(B) to reduce hazardous fuels.
(2) **Authority** — Any project under paragraph (1) for which a public notice to initiate scoping is issued on or before September 30, 2023, may be 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, 6515, and 6516 of this title.
(3) **Effect** — Projects carried out under this subsection shall be considered authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects for purposes of the authorities described in paragraph (2).
(4) **Report**
(A) *In general* — In accordance with the schedule described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall issue 2 reports on actions taken to carry out this subsection, including—
(i) an evaluation of the progress towards project goals; and
(ii) recommendations for modifications to the projects and management treatments.
(B) *Schedule* — The Secretary shall—
(i) not earlier than September 30, 2018, issue the initial report under subparagraph (A); and
(ii) not earlier than September 30, 2024, issue the second report under that subparagraph.
**(e) Tree retention** The Secretary shall carry out projects under subsection (d) in a manner that 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.
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**(a) Maintenance of base acres and payment yields** The Secretary shall maintain, for each covered commodity and upland cotton, base acres and payment yields on a farm established under sections 8702 and 8751 of this title, as adjusted pursuant to sections 8711, 8712, 8718, and 8752 of this title, as in effect on September 30, 2013, and as adjusted pursuant to sections 9012 and 9013 of this title.
**(b) Streamlining** In implementing this chapter and the amendments made by this title,11 See References in Text note below. the Secretary shall—
(1) continue to reduce administrative burdens and costs to producers by streamlining and reducing paperwork, forms, and other administrative requirements, to ensure that—
(A) a producer (or an agent of a producer) may report information, electronically (including geospatial data) or conventionally, to the Department of Agriculture, subject to the Secretary—
(i) establishing reasonable levels of tolerance that reflect the differences in accuracy between measures of common land units and geospatial data; and
(ii) ensuring that discrepancies that occur within the levels of tolerance established under clause (i) shall not be used to penalize a producer (or an agent of a producer) under any program administered by the Department of Agriculture;
(B) on the request of a producer (or an agent of a producer), the Department of Agriculture electronically shares with the producer (or agent) in real time and without cost to the producer (or agent) the common land unit data, related farm level data, conservation practices, and other information of the producer through a single Department of Agriculture-wide login;
(C) not later than September 30, 2020, the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency and the Administrator of
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In this chapter:
(1) **Federal land** — The term “Federal land” means—
(A) 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)) administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and
(B) public lands (as defined in [section 1702 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim)), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Congress finds that—
(1) the management of the Nation’s renewable resources is highly complex and the uses, demand for, and supply of the various resources are subject to change over time;
(2) the public interest is served by the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with other agencies, assessing the Nation’s renewable resources, and developing and preparing a national renewable resource program, which is periodically reviewed and updated;
(3) to serve the national interest, the renewable resource program must be based on a comprehensive assessment of present and anticipated uses, demand for, and supply of renewable resources from the Nation’s public and private forests and rangelands, through analysis of environmental and economic impacts, coordination of multiple use and sustained yield opportunities as provided in the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 215; [16 U.S.C. 528–531](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section528–531&num=0&edition=prelim)), and public participation in the development of the program;
(4) the new knowledge derived from coordinated public and private research programs will promote a sound technical and ecological base for effective management, use, and protection of the Nation’s renewable resources;
(5) inasmuch as the majority of the Nation’s forests and rangeland is under private, State, and local governmental management and the Nation’s major capacity to produce goods and services is based on these nonfederally managed renewable resources, the Federal Government should be a catalyst to encourage and assist these owners in the efficient long-term use and improvement of these lands and their renewable resources consistent with the principles of sustained yield and
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**(a) In general** The Secretary may protect trees and forests and wood products, stored wood, and wood in use directly on the National Forest System and, in cooperation with others, on other lands in the United States, from natural and man-made causes, to—
(1) enhance the growth and maintenance of trees and forests;
(2) promote the stability of forest-related industries and employment associated therewith through the protection of forest resources;
(3) aid in forest fire prevention and control;
(4) conserve forest cover on watersheds, shelterbelts, and windbreaks;
(5) protect outdoor recreation opportunities and other forest resources; and
(6) extend timber supplies by protecting wood products, stored wood, and wood in use.
**(b) Activities** Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e) and to such other conditions the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may, directly on the National Forest System, in cooperation with other Federal departments on other Federal lands, and in cooperation with State foresters, or equivalent State officials, subdivisions of States, agencies, institutions, organizations, or individuals on non-Federal lands—
(1) conduct surveys to detect and appraise insect infestations and disease conditions and man-made stresses affecting trees and establish a monitoring system throughout the forests of the United States to determine detrimental changes or improvements that occur over time, and report annually concerning such surveys and monitoring;
(2) determine the biological, chemical, and mechanical measures necessary to prevent, retard, control, or suppress incipient, potential, threatening, or emergency insect infestations and disease conditions affecting trees;
(3) plan, organize, direct, and perform measures the Secretary determines necess
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
**(b) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Nonindustrial private forest land** — The term “nonindustrial private forest land” means land that—
(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary;
(B) has existing tree cover or is suitable for growing trees; and
(C) is owned by any private individual, group, association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private legal entity.
(3) **State forest land** — The term “State forest land” means land that—
(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary; and
(B) is under State or local governmental ownership and considered to be non-Federal forest land.
**(c) Establishment** The Secretary, in consultation with State foresters or appropriate State agencies, shall establish a competitive grant program to provide financial and technical assistance to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
**(d) Eligibility** To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary, through the State forester or appropriate State agency, a State and private forest landscape-scale restoration proposal based on a restoration strategy that—
(1) is complete or substantially complete;
(2) is for a multiyear period;
(3) covers nonindustrial private forest land or State forest land;
(4) is accessible by wood-processing infrastructure; and
(5) is based on the best available science.
**(e) Plan criteria** A State and pri
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**(a) Definitions** In this Act:
(1) **Federal land** — The term “Federal land” means—
(A) land of the National Forest System (as defined in [section 1609(a) of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1609/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and
(B) public lands (as defined in [section 1702 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim)), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) **Indian forest land or rangeland** — The term “Indian forest land or rangeland” means land that—
(A) is held in trust by, or with a restriction against alienation by, the United States for an Indian tribe or a member of an Indian tribe; and
(B)
(i)
(I) is Indian forest land (as defined in [section 3103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section3103&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(II) has a cover of grasses, brush, or any similar vegetation; or
(ii) formerly had a forest cover or vegetative cover that is capable of restoration.
(3) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.
**(b) Authority to
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 6591c
(B) Condition Classes 2 or 3 in Fire Regime
Groups I, II, or III, outside the wildland-
urban interface.
(3) Roads
(A) Permanent roads
(i) Prohibition on establishment
A project under this section shall not in-
clude the establishment of permanent
roads.
(ii) Existing roads
The Secretary may carry out necessary
maintenance and repairs on existing per-
manent roads for the purposes of this sec-
tion.
(B) Temporary roads
The Secretary shall decommission any
temporary road constructed under a project
under this section not later than 3 years
after the date on which the project is com-
pleted.
(d) Exclusions
This section does not apply to—
(1) a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System;
(2) any Federal land on which, by Act of Con-
gress or Presidential proclamation, the re-
moval of vegetation is restricted or prohib-
ited;
(3) a congressionally designated wilderness
study area; or
(4) an area in which activities under sub-
section (a) would be inconsistent with the ap-
plicable land and resource management plan.
(e) Forest management plans
All projects and activities carried out under
this section shall be consistent with the land
and resource management plan established
under section 1604 of this title for the unit of the
National Forest System containing the projects
and activities.
(f) Public notice and scoping
The Secretary shall conduct public notice and
scoping for any project or action proposed in ac-
cordance with this section.
(g) Accountability
(1) In general
The Secretary shall prepare an annual re-
port on the use of categorical exclusions under
this section that includes a description of all
acres (or other appropriate unit) treated
through projects carried out under
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