[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4485]
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  SA 2947. Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. REFORESTATION OF LAND DESTROYED BY THE HERMIT'S 
                   PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE.

       Section 104(d)(4) of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire 
     Assistance Act (division G of Public Law 117-180; 136 Stat. 
     2172) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Reforestation.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B), a 
     claim that is paid for injury under this Act may include 
     damages resulting from the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire for 
     otherwise uncompensated resource losses for costs of 
     reasonable efforts, as determined by the Administrator, 
     incurred by the State of New Mexico not later than December 
     31, 2030, to design, construct, and operate a center for the 
     purpose of researching, developing, and generating native 
     seedlings to successfully regenerate forests destroyed by the 
     Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire with native species.''.
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