S.Amdt. 3333

SA 3333. Mr. DAINES 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:

At the end of part II of subtitle F of title VIII, add the
following:

SEC. 86___. STATE-SUPPORTED PLANNING OF FOREST MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) a State or political subdivision of a State that
contains National Forest System land;
(B) a publicly chartered utility serving 1 or more States
or political subdivisions of a State;
(C) a rural electric company; and
(D) any other entity determined by the Secretary to be
appropriate for participation in the Fund.
(2) Forest management activity.--The term ``forest
management activity'' means a project or activity carried out
by the Secretary on National Forest System land in accordance
with the applicable forest plan.
(3) Forest plan.--The term ``forest plan'' means a land and
resource management plan prepared by the Forest Service for a
unit of the National Forest System pursuant to section 6 of
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).
(4) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the State-Supported
Forest Management Fund established by subsection (b).
(5) National forest system.--The term ``National Forest
System'' has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary,
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(b) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a fund, to be known as the ``State-
Supported Forest Management Fund'', to cover the cost of
planning (giving priority to compliance with section 102(2)
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332(2))), carrying out, and monitoring certain forest
management activities on National Forest System land.
(c) Contents.--The Fund shall consist of such amounts as
may be--
(1) contributed by an eligible entity for deposit in the
Fund;
(2) appropriated to the Fund; or

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(3) generated by forest management activities planned or
carried out using amounts in the Fund, as provided in
subsection (f).
(d) Geographical and Use Limitations.--Except for the
revenue generated by a forest management activity as provided
in subsection (f)(2), in making a contribution under
subsection (c)(1), an eligible entity, in consultation with
the Secretary, may--
(1) specify the National Forest System land for which the
contribution may be expended; and
(2) limit the types of forest management activities for
which the contribution may be expended.
(e) Authorized Activities.--Except as provided in
subsection (f), in such amounts as may be provided in advance
in appropriation Acts, the Secretary may use amounts in the
Fund to plan, carry out, and monitor any forest management
activity on National Forest System land that is--
(1) developed through a collaborative process;
(2) proposed by a resource advisory committee; or
(3) covered by a community wildfire protection plan.
(f) Use of Revenues.--
(1) Revenue from timber sale contracts.--Except as provided
in subsection (g), for a forest management activity described
in subsection (e) carried out using a timber sale contract
under section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of
1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a), any revenue generated from the sale of
timber under the contract shall--
(A) be deposited in the Fund; and
(B) be available, without further appropriation, until
expended.
(2) Revenue from good neighbor agreements.--For a forest
management activity described in subsection (e) carried out
by a State using a subcontract in accordance with a State law
applicable to contracting under a good neighbor agreement
under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C.
2113a), any revenue generated from the sale of timber by the
State shall--
(A) be deposited in the Fund; and
(B) be available, without further appropriation, until
expended, except that the amount of revenue in excess of the
appraised value of the timber shall be used to pay the State
for the costs of performing the authorized restoration
services under the good neighbor agreement.
(g) Relation to Other Laws.--
(1) Revenue sharing.--Subject to subsection (f), revenues
generated by a forest management activity carried out using
amounts from the Fund shall be considered to be monies
received from the National Forest System.
(2) Knutson-vandenberg act.--The Act of June 9, 1930
(commonly known as the ``Knutson-Vandenberg Act'') (16 U.S.C.
576 et seq.), shall apply to a forest management activity
carried out using amounts in the Fund.
(h) Termination of Fund.--
(1) In general.--The authority to initiate planning for a
forest management activity described in subsection (e) shall
terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Effect.--On the termination of the authority to use the
Fund under paragraph (1), or pursuant to any other law, any
unobligated contribution remaining in the Fund that is
attributable to a contribution under subsection (c)(1) shall
be returned to the eligible entity that made the
contribution.
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