[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3590 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3590

      To amend the Community Forest Restoration Act to expand the 
Collaborative Forest Restoration Program established under such Act to 
cover the State of Arizona in addition to the State of New Mexico, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2005

  Mr. Renzi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Community Forest Restoration Act to expand the 
Collaborative Forest Restoration Program established under such Act to 
cover the State of Arizona in addition to the State of New Mexico, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Forest Restoration 
Expansion Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF COLLABORATIVE FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 605 of the Community Forest Restoration 
Act (title VI of Public Law 106-393; 114 Stat. 1626) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and cooperative agreements'' 
                after ``provide cost-share grants''; and
                    (B) by striking ``80 percent'' and all that follows 
                through ``in-kind contributions.'' and inserting the 
                following: ``$360,000 with a minimum non-Federal match 
                of 20 percent which may be in the form of cash or in-
                kind contributions.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``one or more of'' after ``address'';
                    (B) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (C); and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating 
                subparagraph (E) and subparagraph (D);
            (3) by striking paragraph (8) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (9) and (10) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Expansion of Program.--Effective October 1, 2005, the 
Secretary shall expand the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program to 
cover Arizona in addition to New Mexico.''.
    (b) Establishment of Additional Advisory Panel.--Section 606 of 
such Act (114 Stat. 1627) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(c) Use of Separate Panels.--The Secretary shall convene a 
separate technical advisory panel for each State covered by the 
Collaborative Forest Restoration Program.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 609 of such Act (114 
Stat. 1628) is amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting 
``$10,000,000''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is further amended--
            (1) in section 602 (114 Stat. 1625)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``New Mexico's 
                forests'' and inserting ``forests in Arizona and New 
                Mexico''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``New Mexico'' 
                and inserting ``Arizona and New Mexico'';
            (2) in section 603(1) (114 Stat. 1625), by striking ``New 
        Mexico'' and inserting ``Arizona and New Mexico'';
            (3) in section 604 (114 Stat. 1626)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
                redesignated, the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) the term `State' means the State of Arizona or New 
        Mexico, depending on the location at which a project under the 
        Collaborative Forest Restoration Program is conducted;''; and
            (4) in section 606 (114 Stat. 1627)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``for a State'' 
                after ``established''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by inserting ``for a State'' after 
                        ``The panel''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``from 
                        the State of New Mexico''.
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