S.Amdt. 5310

SA 5310. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 5376, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 23003 and insert the following:

SEC. 23003. STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS;
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS TO EXPEDITE WILDFIRE
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.

(a) State and Private Forestry Conservation Programs.--
(1) Appropriations.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031--
(A) $675,000,000 to provide competitive grants to States
through the Forest Legacy Program established under section 7
of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2103c) for projects for the acquisition of land and interests
in land,
(B) $1,475,000,000 to provide multiyear, programmatic,
competitive grants to a State agency, a local governmental
entity, an agency or governmental entity of the District of
Columbia, an agency or governmental entity of an insular area
(as defined in section 1404 of the National Agriculture
Research, Extnesion and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3103)) an Indian Tribe, or a nonprofit organization through
the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance program
established under section 9(c) of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(c)) for tree planting
and related activities,
(2) Waiver.--Any non-Federal cost-share requirement
otherwise applicable to projects carried out under this
subsection may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary.
(b) Categorical Exclusions to Expedite Wildfire Prevention
Activities.--In addition to amounts otherwise available,
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to remain available until September 30, 2031, $50,000,000 for
the Forest Service to update and promulgate new categorical
exclusions in accordance with section 1b.3(b) of title 7,
Code of Federal Regulations, to expedite wildfire prevention
activities.
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