S.Amdt. 3746

SA 3746. Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him

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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.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B), and
subject to clause (ii) of this subparagraph, 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 and construct 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.
``(ii) Limitation.--The payment of a claim under this Act
may not include amounts to design and construct a center
described in clause (i) until after all claims by an injured
person that are pending on the date of enactment of this
subparagraph are paid or otherwise resolved.''.
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