Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program transparency

Section 8 of Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 538a) is amended—(1)in subsection (c)(2)—(A)by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

(B)solicit and consider public input regionally in selecting projects for funding under the Program by—(i)publishing annually, for each region, a list of projects considered for funding under the Program;(ii)accepting public comment on the projects described in clause (i); and(iii)considering public comments in selecting projects for funding under the Program;

; and

(B)in subparagraph (D)—(i)in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting annually, for each region, before publish; and(ii)by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

(ii)a list that includes a description of—(I)each project considered for funding under the Program;(II)public comments received on each project described in subclause (I);(III)the ranking within the applicable region of each project described in subclause (I); and(IV)the proposed outcome of each project funded under the Program for the applicable fiscal year.

; and

(2)by adding at the end the following:

(f)

Definition of region

In this section, the term region means one of the 9 regions of the Forest Service.