To modify the composition of the Board of Directors to the National Forest Foundation.

SA 2491. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

SEC. 423. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION.

(a) Membership of Board of Directors.--Section 403(a) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-1(a)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking “fifteen Directors” and inserting “not more than 30 Directors”.

(b) Administrative Services and Support.--Section 405 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a), by striking “section 410(a)” and inserting “section 410”; and

(2) in subsection (b), by striking “section 410(b)” and inserting “section 410”.

(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 410 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-8) is amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 410. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

“There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this title $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, to be made available to the Foundation to match, on a 1-for-1 basis, private contributions that are made to the Foundation.”.