S.Amdt. 3213

SA 3213. Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Crapo, and Mr.
Risch) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural
and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year
2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

Before section 8401, insert the following:

SEC. 84__. DEFINITIONS.

Section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C. 6511) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (16) as
paragraphs (13) through (18), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
``(11) Fire regime iv.--The term `fire regime IV' means an
area--
``(A) in which historically there are stand replacement
severity fires with a frequency of 35 through 100 years; and
``(B) that may be located in any vegetation type.
``(12) Fire regime v.--The term `fire regime V' means an
area--
``(A) in which historically there are stand replacement
severity fires with a frequency of 200 years; and
``(B) that may be located in any vegetation type.''.

SEC. 84__. AUTHORIZED HAZARDOUS FUEL REDUCTION PROJECTS.

Section 102(a)(3) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``or fire
regime III'' and inserting ``fire regime III, fire regime IV,
or fire regime V''.

After section 8408, insert the following:

SEC. 84__. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.

Section 603(c) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(c)) is amended by striking paragraph
(2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Location.--
``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph, the terms `condition
class 2', `condition class 3', `fire regime I', `fire regime
II', `fire regime III', `fire regime IV', `fire regime V',
and `wildland-urban interface' have the meanings given those
terms in section 101.
``(B) Location.--A project under this section shall be--
``(i) limited to areas in the wildland-urban interface; or
``(ii) for projects located outside the wildland-urban
interface, limited to areas within condition class 2 or
condition class 3 in fire regime I, fire regime II, fire
regime III, fire regime IV, or fire regime V.''.

At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following:

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SEC. 84__. WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROJECTS.

Section 605 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C. 6591d) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``Hazardous fuels reduction projects, as defined in the
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(2))''
and inserting ``Authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects
(as defined in section 101)'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and sections 104 and
105''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``subject to section
106,'' before ``considered'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``to the extent''
and all that follows through ``disease,''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Prioritized'' and
inserting ``prioritized'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``If located outside
the wildland-urban interface, limited to areas within
Condition Classes 2 or 3 in Fire Regime Groups I, II, or
III'' and inserting ``if located outside the wildland-urban
interface, limited to areas within condition class 2 or
condition class 3 in fire regime I, fire regime II, fire
regime III, fire regime IV, or fire regime V (as those terms
are defined in section 101)''; and
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Limited'' and
inserting ``limited''.
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