1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Depleting Risk from Insect
Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act of
2012
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Amendments to Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
Response
Subtitle A—Response to Insect Infestations and Related
Diseases
Sec. 101. Insect infestations and related diseases.
Sec. 102. Change in funding source for healthy forests reserve
program.
Subtitle B—Stewardship End Result Contracting
Sec. 121. Stewardship end result contracting
projects.
Subtitle C—Good Neighbor Authority
Sec. 141. Good neighbor authority.
Title II—Post Fire Rehabilitation
Sec. 201. Emergency watershed protection program.
<enum>I</enum><header>Amendments to
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 Response </header>
<subtitle id="HEBD36ACF25304B9A8FE7DFD8F4B5631B"><enum>A</enum><header>Response to Insect
Infestations and Related Diseases </header>
<section id="H448CE3CD732F4D8FB9B519F476EFC44B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Insect infestations
and related diseases</header>
<subsection id="H0566F9DEA767473BB2563D593D744E34"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings and
purposes</header><text>Section 401 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6551) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC47393CA1FA041B98DED363B68538573"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2BE304454C2142128FC34C8E0556BA12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (12) as paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19D062ACEAD5461880C7FE56CE9D2994"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2759B8E7401B4197A1607560FEBEEDD4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCA32BD308FCB44E982AE223BFB055C7E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the mountain pine
beetle is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4758D64EEEB54D3B848B7E2BBE22C798"><enum>(A)</enum><text>threatening and
ravaging forests throughout the Western region of the United States, including
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and
South Dakota;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50E967D033814ACA9BDCB04C51D22DCF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reaching epidemic
populations and severely impacting over 41,000,000 acres in western forests;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AC8085339BA4F7A9F3D2307BE0E1BB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>deteriorating
forest health in national forests and, when combined with drought, disease, and
storm damage, is resulting in extreme fire hazards in national forests across
the Western United States and endangering the economic stability of surrounding
adjacent communities, ranches, and
parks;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DBD38C068EF4AEA9AB6915BFF22D6CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE1D25D3AAF340BF80971031ED453868"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H158CB49DE7724729B7B1047FFA9CF085"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A6FB711617947DE8CC9B4235155ADD3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA27B6A6ABA4D4BD2835BEC0A1643102B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCC0F7505FBA148839CC600A227FCD811"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to provide for
designation of treatment areas pursuant to section
405.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCFE4D7DC0E5C4BBDA143ED736F4F3AB4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of
treatment areas</header><text>Title IV of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H376B7EBABFAE47F8A2A75128D7684EEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
sections 405 and 406 (16 U.S.C. 6555, 6556) as sections 406 and 407,
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H282ADC8DD3E34DA5A40010DC10804CE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 404 (16 U.S.C. 6554) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC749899D868B400E9A866D1D38005B74" style="OLC">
<section id="HDBB78BF9375E4E52A818A77908D88EE1"><enum>405.</enum><header>Designation of
insect and disease treatment and research pilot program areas</header>
<subsection id="HEF6FDF84F23F45D3AB229CEF60D27C6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation of
treatment areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil
Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Governor of each State, shall designate as part of an
insect and disease treatment and research pilot program 1 or more 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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5E0D2AA460A64C2AB72612D5DDF76A33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
subwatershed designated under subsection (a) shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="HAB413A548B2E4B1FAEC855B8636CDE24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>experiencing
substantially increased tree mortality due to insect or disease infestation,
based on annual forest health surveys conducted by the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB04D3BC9CBCD4185B83D6682D6727435"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D9A67766F8F4152BFDDD7B9C0F5FC38"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in an area in
which the risk of hazard trees poses an imminent risk to public infrastructure,
health, or safety.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC27B2CFF778A44188A27EC0C21D7DC43"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment
areas</header>
<paragraph id="HAD69982A288C4B34AC4E21E9EAD1BAD0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may carry out priority projects on Federal
land in the subwatersheds designated under subsection (a) to reduce the risk or
extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease infestation in the
subwatersheds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E5F401B93D54F6C8E9FFF7DB766E834"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Any
project under paragraph (1) for which a public notice to initiate scoping is
issued on or before September 30, 2017, may be carried out in accordance with
subsections (b), (c), (d), and (g) of section 102, and sections, 104, 105, 106,
and 401.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B6EBA8C78B44BDBBBA4127B35340B62"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Projects
carried out under this subsection shall be considered <quote>authorized
hazardous fuel reduction projects</quote> for purposes of the authorities
described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H088DD10812B0426295AABDEB25D5B1B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than September 30, 2017, the Secretary shall issue a report that
includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HED870EA1213C4BC38068211EE9C914D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the progress towards project goals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05923F83DEB94D89AB36351701938B55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations
for modifications to the projects and management treatments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF0D2F293055455184583CF92D3AFC5F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Tree
retention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
carry out projects under subsection (c) 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.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA337EAE7AE3145FC81C28B4780E6CEAE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 407 of
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (as redesignated by subsection
(b)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>2008</quote> and inserting
<quote>2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3466745321184030BF1ADFB100A271BB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Change in funding
source for healthy forests reserve program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508 of the Healthy Forests
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEA9C7C1019684A78AF8E01F0AB59CB18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2009 through
2012</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H400124657F92490E9DFD6027CEB4F2AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (b) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67896E5D892D4EF0967470CBD4D4DD91"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA37006BB4F04466C82F269EE875614A3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCF1F4F515BEC4FC6AEC86788181FEC27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2013 through 2017</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this
section $9,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1B41E285ECB44B0B81FF75F5D5528B37"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
source of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition
to funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use such amount of the
funds appropriated for that fiscal year to carry out the Soil Conservation and
Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.) as the Secretary determines
necessary to cover the cost of technical assistance, management, and
enforcement responsibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve
program pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section
504.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H36A56B712BC34C129192DA86EE00D2C8"><enum>B</enum><header>Stewardship End
Result Contracting</header>
<section id="HCE48947ADA4F4A7F9D8B07F7A38A5173"><enum>121.</enum><header>Stewardship end
result contracting projects</header>
<subsection id="H296F79F973514FDA82FAA124818EC2C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C. 6591) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B3C3E11B1F04821AC21B964D3F19987" style="OLC">
<section id="H38C3173332084969A4540CC40DBB9FCD"><enum>602.</enum><header>Stewardship end
result contracting projects</header>
<subsection id="H7C390C60EA2A4FF58EBB03D9354B650D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9523214EEF9E47B2A1705FD6B84E442B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chief</header><text>The
term <term>Chief</term> means the Chief of the Forest Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D2AA49D843742A7B9829505ADACCD04"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2759DEDB9D7747118C3B1D08C69D03B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>The
Chief and the Director, via agreement or contract as appropriate, may enter
into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other public or
private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the
national forests and the public lands that meet local and rural community
needs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBA391D24729941AA97314D885A35B288"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Land management
goals</header><text>The land management goals of a project under subsection (b)
may include—</text>
<paragraph id="H1AF16E4132A04146889A842E92C46950"><enum>(1)</enum><text>road and trail
maintenance or obliteration to restore or maintain water quality;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33ECFD51F8AC43B1B5396B833AB19221"><enum>(2)</enum><text>soil productivity,
habitat for wildlife and fisheries, or other resource values;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84E4E1A3C7F84F93BF316082AE904092"><enum>(3)</enum><text>setting of
prescribed fires to improve the composition, structure, condition, and health
of stands or to improve wildlife habitat;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H300E37AB45C3458EB81AEC014C1DD6FC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>removing
vegetation or other activities to promote healthy forest stands, reduce fire
hazards, or achieve other land management objectives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD98BE76573DB4685B2EF91C2E6EAE1EF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>watershed
restoration and maintenance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H134D850931F34E7FB58E5835BD64068C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>restoration and
maintenance of wildlife and fish; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF1E7E89A763401EB5B0EDF3AF4D8DAB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>control of noxious
and exotic weeds and reestablishing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7947D83181FD4074AF9668E807CF9720"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements or
contracts</header>
<paragraph id="H3A844488C3E44F8A851960A22D3825C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Procurement
procedure</header><text>A source for performance of an agreement or contract
under subsection (b) shall be selected on a best-value basis, including
consideration of source under other public and private agreements or
contracts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18E96E8514594542AF8C72249483ACE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract for
sale of property</header><text>A contract entered into under this section may,
at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, be considered a contract for
the sale of property under such terms as the Secretary may prescribe without
regard to any other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D32C48EA35546068D568C2187ECAD1A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Term</header>
<subparagraph id="H24EFE3EF1D824A1D822508C94493099C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Chief and the
Director may enter into a contract under subsection (b) in accordance with
section 3903 of title 41, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFF9D81A24B04EE681C9A7D0DEC5809D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum</header><text>The
period of the contract under subsection (b) may exceed 5 years but may not
exceed 10 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4A63A1F238D4099A56F28DA1ADB0878"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Offsets</header>
<subparagraph id="HAF8669B1517D46008D24FCFABF1174E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief and the Director may apply the value of timber
or other forest products removed as an offset against the cost of services
received under the agreement or contract described in subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C3DC500DC0340BF82547677E0F164A2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Methods of
appraisal</header><text>The value of timber or other forest products used as an
offset under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H52060F99476445868DFA65AA1A30DD79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be
determined using appropriate methods of appraisal commensurate with the
quantity of products to be removed; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3958D4359FDA4E529FAC87C13840D574"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may—</text>
<subclause id="H405F923C724B40058CC52B242D5DD140"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be determined
using a unit of measure appropriate to the contracts; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD500D9427F5F4FEE9568FBFEC868CDA5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include valuing
products on a per-acre basis.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BA4CB37DAF24F7FB9A088D2A410209B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Relation to
other laws</header><text>Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (g) of section 14
of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a), the Chief may
enter into an agreement or contract under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4BD269E95B546879774C2898F8E28AE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Contracting
officer</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
or the Secretary of the Interior may determine the appropriate contracting
officer to enter into and administer an agreement or contract under subsection
(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H689ED020D49B4BB89CD8AAD76C8E4FB2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Receipts</header>
<paragraph id="H270C76D064E24A938B9DE004E822EEA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief and the Director may collect monies from an
agreement or contract under subsection (b) if the collection is a secondary
objective of negotiating the contract that will best achieve the purposes of
this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AA74E0B995640968AE5206BD5FFCD48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use</header><text>Monies
from an agreement or contract under subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52E44ACF32DB4401B2FCDF5AB3544811"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be retained by
the Chief and the Director; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6C71BF530984C6FAAB666D4DCA2B0E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be available
for expenditure without further appropriation at the project site from which
the monies are collected or at another project site.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H82CFA098334F4BAF8BA19A93FCF06B77"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relation to
other laws</header>
<subparagraph id="HDA5798E63F87404694BD3DEAAAF85D48"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the value of
services received by the Chief or the Director under a stewardship contract
project conducted under this section, and any payments made or resources
provided by the contractor, Chief, or Director shall not be considered monies
received from the National Forest System or the public lands.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA86137B07B9042AD9015750D2387972F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Knutson-Vanderberg
Act</header><text>The Act of June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the
<quote>Knutson-Vanderberg Act</quote>) (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.) shall not apply
to any agreement or contract under subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4787FD883D94EF2974014980125ED83"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Costs of
removal</header><text>Notwithstanding the fact that a contractor did not
harvest the timber, the Chief may collect deposits from a contractor covering
the costs of removal of timber or other forest products under—</text>
<paragraph id="H6FBBEF22B4444CEB89350807E1715E08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Act of August
11, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 490); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56DEE7B152C241689F807826BB58258D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Act of June
30, 1914 (16 U.S.C. 498).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFCDBE23D54524CB3976DB8E7FF1693AB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Performance and
payment guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="HCC4DF8B3AAF64C698DC4587CDA685A29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief and the Director may require performance and
payment bonds under sections 28.103–2 and 28.103–3 of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, in an amount that the contracting officer considers sufficient to
protect the investment in receipts by the Federal Government generated by the
contractor from the estimated value of the forest products to be removed under
a contract under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F163F350AFF4565880FA6D09B780239"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Excess offset
value</header><text>If the offset value of the forest products exceeds the
value of the resource improvement treatments, the Chief and the Director
may—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF95FD4AB52FB4759813D73A0BC1CA745"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect any
residual receipts under the Act of June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the
<quote>Knutson-Vanderberg Act</quote>) (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2891A71D949348E78AF17DB68634A954"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply the excess
to other authorized stewardship projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB795D9A2F010449BA91EF20682556ED1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Monitoring and
evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="HD2A0E904CDE84ECC9ECD2E82E29AF2DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief and the Director shall establish a multiparty
monitoring and evaluation process that accesses the stewardship contracting
projects conducted under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED5B78704E364AB59E6B8F2E1E44A98A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participants</header><text>Other
than the Chief and Director, participants in the process described in paragraph
(1) may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE93A37AD2444112BE82E3CC36AD8038"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any cooperating
governmental agencies, including tribal governments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FB050AACE5B4B3BBCB146D3216AE4B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other
interested groups or individuals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D4DA4B5BCA64F809749F547D68D66D4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually
thereafter, the Chief and the Director shall report to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives on—</text>
<paragraph id="HC9D71EDF3C334C35B520F7C258794616"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of
development, execution, and administration of agreements or contracts under
subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H710C779B9B6447B1AB1DF38F29A41158"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the specific
accomplishments that have resulted; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H982A258896F84F118E0904F3695E0A0F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the role of local
communities in the development of agreements or contract
plans.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5D188C6DEE72417C80CE80A9893C7443"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of
superseded program</header><text>Section 347 of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law
105–277) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H0F70636B101D4A53B7C9503789EC0E25"><enum>C</enum><header>Good Neighbor
Authority</header>
<section id="H3381F731B6C249DEB951DEA580199F26"><enum>141.</enum><header>Good neighbor
authority</header>
<subsection id="H2C61C6E404E6446D8EA34E254233664F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7B4DA8310B2C471FBB5F1469BA0081BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorized
restoration services</header><text>The term <term>authorized restoration
services</term> means similar and complementary forest, rangeland, and
watershed restoration services carried out on adjacent Federal land and
non-Federal land by either the Secretary or a Governor pursuant to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB663221DC58C46019C65DD5D6433EDE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a good neighbor
agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H955EE5D254CD4786A9C999B516622DB8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a cooperative
agreement or contract entered into under subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B9EB63E1CD2477F9DCDBD9D28793924"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
land</header>
<subparagraph id="H220B74FD48A44C14A89A37B97F430B09"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> means the following
land in a State located in whole or in part west of the 100th meridian:</text>
<clause id="H6DD75BDEBC1D47099F39542CB0FD7BAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Forest
System land.</text>
</clause><clause id="H541DD30601F84B0597729E99C82BB5D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Public lands (as
defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1702)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC87AE7953E1448D5987F5EABAA267CAD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <term>Federal land</term> does not include—</text>
<clause id="H84D28E5EE60745EAB56294A32F76F86A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, or National Landscape
Conservation System;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A177658DEFC498BBA824710FFF325C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
National Monument, National Preserve, National Scenic Area, or National
Recreation Area; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HA0B5264F78A843B4B8CD7A0A026947EA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
wilderness study area.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE55D9B42DFDC41C382219BAB034B585E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Forest,
rangeland, and watershed restoration services</header><text>The term
<term>forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54F85D7FD07F4623881EC1C8C70629C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>activities to
treat insect- and disease-infected trees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB70E8D0440C4F87B372C06E6BD70345"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities to
reduce hazardous fuels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFCC06FA8C83488DB980BF3E4498DC7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>activities to
maintain roads and trails that cross a boundary between Federal land and
non-Federal land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39FD1CA4B65545618B9016BA1C138C36"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, or watershed health,
including fish and wildlife habitat.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C6C5B7B93874C49A163D4E2DF760F6E"><enum>(4)</enum><header> Good neighbor
agreement</header><text>The term <term>good neighbor agreement</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBF0CA1162AD472D9241B8E733A24490"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a nonfunding
master cooperative agreement entered into between the Secretary and a Governor
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/63">chapter 63</external-xref> of title 31,
United States Code; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D315F6EF2E14646B82140647B50FB0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a memorandum of
agreement or understanding entered into between the Secretary and a
Governor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H533C86E0172A4D1F9AC963EADDC956E8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Governor</header><text>The
term <term>Governor</term> means the Governor or any other appropriate
executive official of an affected State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A89FF35BAAF4CCF9CDEAA78BD59AD49"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF65463418DBB4DE787DCC67EDC3A1839"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H362897782CB14035B912BB2BFBF51E27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1343A1BD6A3D4C7DB4296AD2FF2B8922"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Good neighbor
agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H5DEAE7ACB2294C9DA6552818A69BDDD3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into a good neighbor agreement
with a Governor to coordinate the procurement and implementation of authorized
restoration services in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40079580150146B7B6F69AAD6785161C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notice
and comment</header><text>The Secretary shall make each good neighbor agreement
available to the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H16A920CE2FA749BA97E1A062B882675D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Task orders,
contracts, and cooperative agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H70A8D27622E3453A8CD0CECFD3A8C8C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may issue a task order for, or enter into a
contract (including a sole source contract) or cooperative agreement with, a
Governor to carry out authorized restoration services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF478B2EEB2E74B50B73B01B3671805BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each
task order, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph (1)
shall be executed in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H99E1214D254D4645B45FF14D255BB86F"><enum>(A)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/63">chapter
63</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF46E573087F40F1A758347EE111B9F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the applicable
good neighbor agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFABA04056C394FC8BF9E2A33E9AFC5B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Contract and
subcontract requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H430E4A9DFF2A41589705FBC4F6A21177"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements for
services on Federal land</header>
<subparagraph id="H98B9DE58ADE94CCC9CCD80C56EA531FF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For authorized restoration services carried out on
Federal land under subsection (c), each contract and subcontract issued under
the authority of a Governor shall include the provisions described in
subparagraph (B) that would have been included in the contract had the
Secretary been a party to the contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1738E5D015D840478D30259A1289474E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicable
provisions</header><text>The provisions referred to in subparagraph (A) are
provisions for—</text>
<clause id="H520F4F593E5B475F95A0CBBDE079DC2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>wages and benefits
for workers employed by contractors and subcontractors required by—</text>
<subclause id="H70B7F6B2443048EFBD447131C508A176"><enum>(I)</enum><text>subchapter IV of
chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H71982C1656A14A228E31C4DF02702DBB"><enum>(II)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/6">chapter
6</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H994D5EAED5AA4E4A8AFE5EE9BCEA63AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>nondiscrimination;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3E03975BB03D4FF286E2D3936E0EF8FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>worker safety
and protection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3971AFA480BE4DDF87D80E363A97FC86"><enum>(2)</enum><header> Requirements
for small businesses</header><text>Each contract and subcontract for authorized
restoration services under subsection (c) shall comply with provisions for
small business assistance and protection that would have been applicable to the
contract had the Secretary been a party to the contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39FAA85FA73C44D483F888CB8FBC218B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>The
Secretary shall include provisions in each good neighbor agreement, contract,
or cooperative agreement, as appropriate, governing the potential liability of
the State and the Secretary for actions carried out under this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H93D34D49A0BB4AF3A3351BCE61E2FF96"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination of
effectiveness</header>
<paragraph id="HFF66C5DF98414ACA9E48F83303A42592"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to enter into cooperative
agreements and contracts under this section terminates on September 30,
2019.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8CB94F0BA63F4154A1380F40FF8A2EF5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract
date</header><text>The termination date of a cooperative agreement or contract
entered into under this section shall not extend beyond September 30,
2020.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63A7CF67C6B349F0BC1242EB914620F2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consolidated
authority</header>
<subparagraph id="H6187EC253BDA4046A6B52CEF50B36275"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal and
State cooperative watershed restoration and protection in
Colorado</header><text>Section 331 of the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/291">Public Law
106–291</external-xref>; 114 Stat. 996) is repealed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA3563E3F2D54EB1BD3517D845414A4F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal and
State cooperative forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration in
Utah</header><text>Section 337 of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/447">Public Law 108–447</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 3102)
is repealed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EF5A14B761744058BED8735C60B6CEA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Existing
contracts</header><text>Nothing in the amendments made by this section affects
contracts in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Post
Fire Rehabilitation</header>
<section id="H8B841FF70D8D4604A766A58AEC9C6A12"><enum>201.</enum><header>Emergency
watershed protection program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: <quote>In evaluating landowner and land user applications for
assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority consideration
to applications submitted by landowners and land users for runoff retardation
and soil-erosion preventive measures needed to remediate the effects of
catastrophic wildfire on Federal land that is the source of drinking water for
the landowners and land users.</quote>.</text>
</section>