[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 7264 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7264
To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture,
the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2020
Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Haaland, and
Mr. Kilmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the
Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture,
the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Conservation Corps for
Our Health and Our Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE,
THE INTERIOR, HOMELAND SECURITY, LABOR, AND COMMERCE.
(a) In General.--The following amounts are appropriated, out of any
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes:
(1) Forest service supplemental appropriations.--For
additional amounts for the Forest Service--
(A) $3,975,000,000 for ``National Forest System'',
to remain available through September 30, 2023, of
which--
(i) $3,500,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2023, shall be used for
hazardous fuels management activities, subject
to the conditions that the Secretary of
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the
Forest Service (referred to in this subsection
as the ``Secretary''), shall--
(I) prioritize hazardous fuels
reduction projects using those amounts
for projects--
(aa) for which any
applicable processes under the
National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) have been completed or in
the process of being completed;
(bb) that are
noncommercial;
(cc) focus on small
diameter trees, thinning,
strategic fuel breaks, and fire
use to modify fire behavior, as
measured by the projected
reduction of
uncharacteristically severe
wildfire effects for the forest
type (such as adverse soil
impacts, tree mortality or
other impacts);
(dd) maximizes the
retention of large trees, as
appropriate for the forest
type, to the extent that the
trees promote fire-resilient
stands;
(ee) does not include the
establishment of permanent
roads; and
(ff) would commit funding
to decommission all temporary
roads constructed to carry out
the project;
(II) not harvest vegetation from
old growth stands, unless the old
growth stand is part of a science-based
ecological restoration project
authorized by the Secretary that meets
applicable protection and old growth
enhancement objectives, as determined
by the Secretary;
(III) complete and submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives an annual
report describing the number of acres
of land on which projects carried out
using those amounts effectively
mitigated wildfire risk; and
(IV) not harvest vegetation within
Inventoried Roadless Areas;
(ii) $150,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2023, shall be deposited
in the Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration Fund for ecological restoration
treatments, as authorized by section 4003(f) of
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
(16 U.S.C. 7303(f)): Provided, That the
Secretary may expend such funds on any proposal
that has received or been approved for funding
through the Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration Fund and will be implemented
through the collaborative process described in
section 4003(b)(2) of that Act (16 U.S.C.
7303(b)(2));
(iii) $300,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2023, shall be used for
vegetation and watershed management, as
determined by watershed-scale analytical
assessments; and
(iv) $25,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2021, for ``Recreation,
Heritage, and Wilderness'', which shall be used
for the Every Kid Outdoors program authorized
by section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
(Public Law 116-9);
(B) $6,000,000,000 for ``Capital Improvement and
Maintenance'', to remain available through September
30, 2023, subject to the conditions that--
(i) the Secretary shall prioritize the use
of those amounts to carry out authorized
activities to--
(I) provide stewardship for
existing system roads and trails;
(II) improve water quality;
(III) improve, maintain, or restore
infrastructure for the passage of fish
and wildlife;
(IV) decommission unneeded roads;
(V) improve visitor services; and
(VI) improve recreational and
educational access, opportunities and
other services to underserved
communities;
(ii) $300,000,000 shall be used for the
Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails
Remediation Program established by section 8 of
Public Law 88-657 (as added by section 4);
(C) $600,000,000 for ``State and Private
Forestry'', of which--
(i) $100,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2023, shall be used for
competitive grants under the landscape-scale
restoration program established under section
13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a), of which $50,000,000
shall be used to enter into contracts with
Indian tribes pursuant to the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
(ii) $100,000,000 shall be used for the
Forest Legacy Program, to remain available
until expended;
(iii) $100,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2023, shall be used for
the urban and community forestry program;
(iv) $100,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2023, shall be used for
the community forest and open space
conservation program; and
(v) $200,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2023, shall be used for
State fire assistance (National Fire Capacity);
(D) $30,000,000 for the Water Source Protection
Program; and
(E) $100,000,000 for the purchase of personal
protective equipment and other preparedness and
response expenses relating to COVID-19, to remain
available through September 30, 2023: Provided, That
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall consider allocating personal protective
equipment and appropriate testing for COVID-19 to
Federal and cooperating wildland firefighters and law
enforcement personnel from Federal land management
agencies.
(2) Natural resources conservation service.--For an
additional amount for the Natural Resources Conservation
Service, $5,500,000,000 for ``Conservation Operations'', to
remain available through September 30, 2023, which shall be
used to fund alternative funding arrangements under section
1271C(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)),
the eligible partner (as defined in section 1271A of that Act
(16 U.S.C. 3871a)) with respect to which demonstrates
quantifiable and cost-efficient sediment and nutrient
reductions, and near-term job creation, subject to the
conditions that--
(A) the amounts shall be used--
(i) to fund high-impact resiliency projects
to restore watersheds, the eligible partner (as
so defined) with respect to which
demonstrates--
(I) quantifiable reductions to
nonpoint source pollution; or
(II) quantified water savings that
functionally benefit native fish and
wildlife species; and
(ii) to provide $200,000,000 in technical
assessment funding to eligible partners (as so
defined) to analyze and quantify the sediment
and nutrient benefits in advance of projects
carried out using those amounts, on a State-by-
State and watershed-by-watershed basis, by
December 31, 2022; and
(B) with respect to a project funded using amounts
made available under this paragraph--
(i) the project shall be approved on an
expedited basis;
(ii) the project shall receive 100 percent
Federal financial assistance, with eligible
partners (as so defined) managing the projects
receiving a 20-percent administrative rate; and
(iii) of the amount provided for the
project, not more than 15 percent shall be used
by the Secretary to provide technical
assistance and measure project results.
(3) Community wood energy and wood innovation program.--
$100,000,000 for the Secretary for competitive grants under the
Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program established
under section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113), to remain available through
September 30, 2023: Provided, That the Secretary may award the
grants notwithstanding section 9013(g)(2) of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(g)(2)).
(4) Department of the interior supplemental
appropriations.--For additional amounts--
(A) for the Bureau of Land Management--
(i) $2,025,000,000 for ``Management of
Lands and Resources'', to remain available
until September 30, 2023, which shall be used
for hazardous fuels management activities,
subject to the conditions that the Secretary of
the Interior, acting through the Director of
the Bureau of Land Management, shall--
(I) prioritize hazardous fuels
reduction projects using those amounts
for projects--
(aa) for which any
applicable processes under the
National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) have been completed or in
the process of being completed;
(bb) that are
noncommercial;
(cc) focus on small
diameter trees, thinning,
strategic fuel breaks, and fire
use to modify fire behavior, as
measured by the projected
reduction of
uncharacteristically severe
wildfire effects for the forest
type (such as adverse soil
impacts, tree mortality, or
other impacts);
(dd) maximizes the
retention of large trees, as
appropriate for the forest
type, to the extent that the
trees promote fire-resilient
stands;
(ee) does not include the
establishment of permanent
roads; and
(ff) would commit funding
to decommission all temporary
roads constructed to carry out
the project;
(II) not harvest vegetation from
old growth stands, unless the old
growth stand is part of a science-based
ecological restoration project
authorized by the Secretary that meets
applicable protection and old growth
enhancement objectives, as determined
by the Secretary; and
(III) complete and submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives an annual
report describing the number of acres
of land on which projects carried out
using those amounts effectively
mitigated wildfire risk; and
(ii) $25,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021, shall be used for the Every
Kid Outdoors program authorized by section 9001
of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation,
Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-
9);
(B) for the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, to remain available until September 30, 2021--
(i) $300,000,000 for ``Resource
Management'', of which--
(I) $150,000,000 shall be used for
the partners for fish and wildlife
program; and
(II) $150,000,000 shall be used for
migratory bird management under the
North American waterfowl joint ventures
program; and
(ii) $15,000,000 for ``National Wildlife
Refuge System'', which shall be used for the
Every Kid Outdoors program authorized by
section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
(Public Law 116-9);
(C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, $4,505,000,000
for ``Water and Related Resources'', of which--
(i) $4,500,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2023, which shall be used to
carry out the WaterSMART program authorized by
subtitle F of title IX of the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10361 et
seq.), subject to the conditions that--
(I) projects funded using those
amounts shall have--
(aa) quantifiable and high-
efficiency improvements to
regional drought resiliency; or
(bb) quantifiable increases
in streamflows that
functionally benefit native
fish and wildlife species; and
(II) the amount of a grant provided
using those amounts shall be not more
than $50,000,000; and
(III) $100,000,000 shall be
provided in technical assessment
funding to recipients of amounts under
that program to analyze and quantify
the sediment and nutrient benefits of
projects carried out using those
amounts, on a State-by-State basis, by
December 31, 2022; and
(ii) $5,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2021, shall be used for
the Every Kid Outdoors program authorized by
section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
(Public Law 116-9);
(D) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, $45,000,000
for ``Operation of Indian Programs'', of which--
(i) $20,000,000 shall be used for forestry,
subject to the condition that such amount shall
be divided equally between Tribal priority
allocation and forest projects;
(ii) $20,000,000 shall be made available to
Indian Tribes on a competitive basis to build
capacity for participation in large landscape-
scale forest health treatments; and
(iii) $5,000,000 shall be used for a
workforce development initiative to recruit and
retain forestry professionals on Indian land;
and
(E) for the National Park Service--
(i) $575,000,000 for ``Operation of the
National Park Service'', to remain available
through September 30, 2021, of which--
(I) $25,000,000 shall be used for
the Every Kid Outdoors program
authorized by section 9001 of the John
D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation,
Management, and Recreation Act (Public
Law 116-9);
(II) $50,000,000 shall be used to
support programming and partnerships
with youth-serving organizations; and
(III) $500,000,000 shall be used
for the Emergency Outdoor Recreation
Legacy Partnership Program, subject to
the conditions that--
(aa) 50 percent of the
funds shall be divided equally
among each State and Territory;
(bb) 50 percent of the
funds shall be divided
proportionally among the States
and Territories based on 2010
urban population; and
(cc) the Secretary shall
coordinate with the Executive
Officers of the States and
Territories to distribute 100
percent Federal share grants on
an expedited basis to support
job creation and economic
revitalization through projects
that--
(AA) acquire land
and water for parks and
other outdoor
recreation purposes;
(BB) develop new or
renovate existing
outdoor recreation
facilities; and
(CC) improve
delivery of recreation
services, including
personnel, training,
facilities,
programming, recreation
equipment and supplies;
and
(dd) priority shall be
given to those projects that--
(AA) create or
significantly enhance
access to park and
recreational
opportunities in a
qualifying urban area
that lack parks and
outdoor recreation
areas within .5 miles
or a 10-minute walk;
(BB) improve
outdoor recreation
opportunities for high-
need populations based
on income, age, or
other measures of
vulnerability and need;
(CC) provide
opportunities for
employment or job
training in site
rehabilitation or
operations;
(DD) engage and
empower underserved
communities and youth;
and
(EE) take advantage
of coordination among
various levels of
government; and
(ii) $6,000,000,000 for ``Construction and
Major Maintenance'', to remain available
through September 30, 2023, subject to the
conditions that the Secretary shall prioritize
the use of those amounts to carry out
authorized activities to--
(I) provide stewardship for
existing system roads and trails;
(II) improve water quality;
(III) improve, maintain, or restore
infrastructure for the passage of fish
and wildlife;
(IV) improve visitor services; and
(V) improve recreational and
educational access, opportunities, and
other services to underserved
communities.
(5) Department of homeland security supplemental
appropriations.--For an additional amount for the Department of
Homeland Security for ``Disaster Relief Fund'', $100,000,000
for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
program under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to remain
available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes of
increasing wildfire resiliency.
(6) Department of labor appropriations.--$9,000,000,000 for
the Department of Labor for the Civilian Conservation Corps
program established under subtitle E of title I of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, to remain available
through September 30, 2022.
(7) Department of commerce supplemental appropriations.--
For an additional amount for the Department of Commerce for
``Operations, Research, and Facilities'', $2,000,000,000 for
the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under
section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16
U.S.C. 7503) to award grants under section 906 of that Act (16
U.S.C. 7505), to remain available until September 30, 2031, for
the purposes of creating jobs, restoring wetlands, dunes,
reefs, marshes, kelp forests, mangroves, and other living
shorelines to reduce flood risks, create habitat, and restart
tourism.
(b) Local Benefit; Environmental Analysis.--To the extent
practicable, in using amounts made available under subsection (a)(1),
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest
Service--
(1) is encouraged to enter into stewardship contracting
projects under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) in order to maximize the economic
benefit for rural communities; and
(2) shall carry out projects using those amounts in
accordance with section 104 of the Healthy Forests Restoration
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514).
(c) Public Lands Service Organizations.--In carrying out projects
using amounts made available under paragraphs (1) through (4) of
subsection (a), the Secretaries shall--
(1) to the maximum extent practicable--
(A) use qualified youth or conservation corps (as
defined in section 203 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1722));
and
(B) use non-profit wilderness and trails
stewardship organizations;
(2) consult with the Corps Network, the National Wilderness
Stewardship Alliance, American Trails, and other public lands
stewardship organizations for the purpose of identifying
appropriate projects, activities, and workforce development
outcomes; and
(3) be authorized to use such amounts as are necessary to
provide technical assistance.
(d) Matching Funds Waiver.--Any otherwise applicable matching funds
requirements, including under section 212(a)(1) of the Public Lands
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1)), shall be waived for projects
carried out using amounts made available under this section.
(e) Federal Coordination.--The head of each Federal agency for
which amounts are made available under this section shall monitor and
track, through an online platform that is usable by personnel across
Federal agencies, the expenditure of those amounts.
(f) Priority.--In using amounts made available under this section,
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Labor, as
applicable, shall give priority to funding projects that maximize
quantifiable environmental benefits for the least cost.
SEC. 3. OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES RELIEF PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
holder of a special use permit that has fewer than 500 full-
time equivalent employees.
(2) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Outfitters and
Guides Relief Fund established by subsection (b).
(3) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through
the Chief of the Forest Service, in the case of a
special use permit issued by the Forest Service;
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of a
special use permit issued by--
(i) the Department of the Interior; or
(ii) a State agency described in paragraph
(4)(H); and
(C) the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting
though the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, in the
case of a special use permit issued by the Coast Guard;
and
(D) the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a
special use permit issued by the Corps of Engineers.
(4) Special use permit.--The term ``special use permit''
means--
(A) with respect to the Forest Service, a special
use authorization (as defined in section 251.51 of
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations)), for guiding or outfitting (as those
terms are defined in that section (or successor
regulations));
(B) with respect to the National Park Service, a
commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding
issued under--
(i) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h));
or
(ii) section 101925 of title 54, United
States Code;
(C) with respect to the National Park Service, a
concession contract for outdoor recreation activities
awarded under subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title
54, United States Code (not including a commercial use
authorization under section 101925 of that title);
(D) with respect to the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, a special use permit for
recreational, sport fishing, or hunting outfitting and
guiding;
(E) with respect to the Bureau of Land Management,
a special recreation permit for commercial outfitting
and guiding;
(F) with respect to the Bureau of Reclamation, a
use authorization for guiding, outfitting, or other
recreational services;
(G) with respect to the Coast Guard, a license
provided to operate a vessel issued under section
2101(51)(B) of title 46, United States Code;
(H) with respect to the Corps of Engineers, a
contract for recreation services; and
(I) with respect to a State agency that issues
recreational special use permits to recreation service
providers, a special use agreement for recreational
services.
(b) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a fund, to be known as the ``Outfitters and Guides
Relief Fund''.
(c) Use of Amounts.--The Secretary concerned shall use amounts in
the Fund to provide payments to eligible entities in accordance with
this section.
(d) Applications.--
(1) In general.--To receive a payment under this section,
not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary concerned
an application to receive a payment.
(2) Limitation.--An eligible entity may submit applications
under paragraph (1) not more frequently than once every 90 days
during the 18-month period beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act.
(e) Payments.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the
amount of a payment under this section shall be an amount equal
to the difference between, during the period that the eligible
entity was unable to provide recreational services at full
capacity under a special use permit due to a State or Federal
action resulting from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (referred to
in this subsection as the ``covered period'')--
(A) the sum obtained by adding--
(i) the operating and administrative
expenses, including payments to independent
contractors, of the eligible entity directly
relating to recreational services under the
special use permit, as calculated based on the
average of the 3 previous years; and
(ii) the payroll expenses and owner
compensation of the eligible entity directly
relating to recreational services under the
special use permit, as calculated based on the
average of the 3 previous years; and
(B) the full gross revenue of the eligible entity,
during the covered period, directly relating to
recreational services under the special use permit.
(2) Certain entities.--Subject to paragraph (3), in the
case of an eligible entity that has been a holder of a special
use permit for less than 3 years, the amount of a payment under
this section shall be an amount equal to the lesser of--
(A) the operating expenses of the eligible entity,
during the covered period, directly relating to
recreational services under the special use permit
during the covered period; and
(B) $30,000.
(3) Limitation.--An eligible entity shall not receive any
amount under this section that covers expenses or compensation
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for which assistance has
been provided under--
(A) section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636(a)(36));
(B) section 7(b)(2) of that Act (15 U.S.C.
636(b)(2)); or
(C) section 12005 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-
136).
(f) Duties of Eligible Entities.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity shall use a payment
received under this section to continue business operations of
the eligible entity.
(2) Condition.--As a condition on the receipt of a payment
under this section, an eligible entity shall retain not less
than--
(A) 70 percent of the full-time equivalent
positions of the eligible entity, based on the average
number of full-time equivalent positions of the
eligible entity during the comparable period, as
determined by the Secretary concerned, over the 3
previous years; and
(B) 60 percent of the contractor positions of the
eligible entity, based on the average number of
contractor positions of the eligible entity during the
comparable period, as determined by the Secretary
concerned, over the 3 previous years.
(g) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of amounts in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,000,000,000 to the Fund for the
period of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to remain available until
expended.
SEC. 4. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM.
Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9) is amended--
(a) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
``(5) Student or students.--The term `student' or
`students' means any fourth, fifth, or sixth grader or home-
schooled learner 10 to 12 years of age residing in the United
States, including any territory or possession of the United
States.'';
(b) in subsection (b)--
(1) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
``(C) Presence of a student required.--a pass
described in subparagraph (A) shall be effective only
if the student to which the pass was issued is present
at the point of entry to the applicable Federal land or
water.''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (5).
SEC. 5. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION PROGRAM.
Public Law 88-657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (commonly known as the
``Forest Roads and Trails Act'') is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established the Forest Service
Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program (referred to in this
section as `the Program').
``(b) Administration.--The Program shall be administered by the
Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to
in this section as the `Secretary').
``(c) National Strategy.--The Secretary shall develop a national
strategy to carry out the Program in accordance with this section.
``(d) Activities.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary
shall--
``(1) carry out critical maintenance and urgent repairs and
associated activities on National Forest System roads, trails,
and bridges;
``(2) restore passages of fish and other aquatic species by
removing or replacing unnatural barriers from such passages;
and
``(3) decommission roads and trails in accordance with
subsection (h).
``(e) Priority.--In implementing the Program, the Secretary shall
give priority to projects that protect or restore--
``(1) water quality;
``(2) a watershed that supplies a public drinking water
system;
``(3) the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive
fish or wildlife species; or
``(4) a watershed for which the Secretary has completed a
watershed protection and restoration action plan pursuant to
section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
6543).
``(f) National Forest System.--Except with respect to a project
carried out on a watershed for which the Secretary has a cooperative
agreement under section 323 of the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 1011a), each
project carried out under this section shall be on a National Forest
System road or trail.
``(g) Identification of Minimum Road Systems.--Not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
identify, for each unit of the National Forest System, the minimum road
system and unneeded roads in accordance with section 212.5(b) of title
36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment
of this Act).
``(h) Unneeded Roads.--The Secretary shall decommission any roads
identified as unneeded under subsection (g) as soon as practicable
after making the identification under that subsection.
``(i) Review; Revision.--The Secretary shall review, and may
revise, an identification made under subsection (g) for a unit of the
National Forest System during a revision of the land and resource
management plan applicable to that unit.
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2020 through 2030.''.
SEC. 6. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.
(a) Establishment.--Title I of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subtitle E (29 U.S.C. 3241 et seq.) as
subtitle F; and
(2) by inserting after subtitle D the following:
``Subtitle E--Civilian Conservation Corps
``SEC. 176. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Member organizations.--The term `member
organizations' means the boards, entities, and agencies that
agree to an agreement described in subsection (d).
``(2) Qualified entity.--The term `qualified entity' means
an entity carrying out a program using qualified youth or
conservation corps criteria.
``(3) Qualified youth or conservation corps criteria.--The
term `qualified youth or conservation corps criteria' means the
model and standards for a program described in section 203(11)
of the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722(11)).
``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a
Civilian Conservation Corps program. The program shall be carried out
using qualified youth or conservation corps criteria and through
Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
``(c) Grants.--In carrying out the Civilian Conservation Corps
program, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible State boards and
local boards, acting in partnership with member organizations, to carry
out Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
``(d) Eligible Boards.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, a State board or local board shall have entered into an
agreement with one or more qualified entities and, at the option of the
board involved, one or more applicable State or local agencies, to
carry out a Civilian Conservation Corps project. The agreement shall
specify the roles of the State board or local board, of each qualified
entity, and of any other applicable State or local agency involved, in
carrying out the Civilian Conservation Corps project.
``(e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section for a Civilian Conservation Corps project, the State board or
local board shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time
and in such manner as the Secretary may require, that contains--
``(1) a description of the project, including how the
projects relates to goals described in subsection (g);
``(2) a copy of the agreement described in subsection (d);
``(3) the scope of work and budget for the project;
``(4) the number of enrollees needed to carry out the
project;
``(5) a description of the manner in which the member
organizations shall recruit, screen, and select enrollees;
``(6) a description of the manner in which the qualified
entities will provide, through the project--
``(A) education, work experience, and work-based
learning; and
``(B) training, such as basic skills training, the
development of job-specific occupational skills, or
other training activities, designed to lead to the
attainment of an industry-recognized credential,
including a description of the training that leads to
the credential;
``(7) a description of the stipend, allowance, or other
benefits an enrollee in the project will receive;
``(8) a description of the supportive services that an
enrollee in the project will receive; and
``(9) information specifying how the member organizations
will collect such information on the project and enrollees as
the Secretary may require, and submit a report containing that
information to the Secretary.
``(f) Fiscal Agent.--The State board or local board shall act as
the fiscal agent for the grant and shall distribute funds for the
Civilian Conservation Corps project to the member organizations
involved.
``(g) Eligible Use of Funds.--Qualified entities may use funds
distributed for each Civilian Conservation Corps project, with goals
relating to conservation, outdoor recreation, or other environmental
matters, for--
``(1) education, work experience, and workforce investment
activities outlined in section 129(c)(2) related to
conservation, outdoor recreation, and other environmental
industries;
``(2) other education and training activities that focus on
career development in such industries;
``(3) activities leading to development and completion of
the project;
``(4) activities for data collection, management, and
reporting;
``(5) other activities designed to lead to successful
completion of the project and workforce development outcomes;
and
``(6) any administrative activities supporting the project.
``(h) Qualified Youth or Conservation Corps.--In carrying out
projects under this section, the Secretary shall--
``(1) consult with the National Association of Service and
Conservation Corps--
``(A) to establish standards used to identify
appropriate types of Civilian Conservation Corps
projects, and activities to be provided and workforce
development outcomes sought, through those projects;
and
``(B) to establish specific performance
accountability measures for evaluating Civilian
Conservation Corps projects; and
``(2) enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with
the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps to
develop recommendations for the standards and measures
described in paragraph (1).''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) One-stop delivery systems.--Section
121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by
striking ``subtitles C through E'' and inserting ``subtitles C,
D, and F''.
(2) Transition.--Section 503(b) of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3343(b)) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end the following: ``(as in effect on
the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
(c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended--
(1) by striking the item relating to the subtitle heading
for subtitle E of title I and inserting the following:
``Subtitle F--Administration'';
and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 172 the
following:
``Subtitle E--Civilian Conservation Corps
``Sec. 176. Civilian Conservation Corps program.''.
SEC. 7. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF SKI AREA PERMIT AND RENTAL FEES DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Notwithstanding section 701 of division I of the Omnibus Parks and
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 497c), section 7 of the
Act of April 24, 1950 (64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d),
section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1732), and section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)), ski area permit and rental fees
authorized under those sections shall be temporarily waived and not
required to be paid to the United States for the period beginning on
March 13, 2020, and ending on June 1, 2021, due to the COVID-19
pandemic, provided the following conditions are met:
(1) The permit or lease was issued before March 13, 2020.
(2) The permit or lease is in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act.
(3) The permit or lease holder was in good standing as of
March 13, 2020.
SEC. 8. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF OUTDOOR RECREATION LAND USE PERMIT FEES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Authorization.--The term ``authorization'' means an
authorization (including a special use permit and a concession
contract) for the holder of the authorization to provide
recreational services and operations related to the public's
recreation that was executed by the Secretary concerned and the
holder of the authorization under a covered law.
(2) Covered authorization.--The term ``covered
authorization'' means an authorization--
(A) that was awarded or issued by the Secretary
concerned before March 13, 2020; and
(B) that is in effect on the date of enactment of
this Act, including an authorization that is expired,
but which, as of the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary concerned is continuing to treat as being in
effect; and
(C) under which the holder was in good standing as
of March 13, 2020.
(3) Covered fee.--The term ``covered fee'' means any fee
owed under a covered authorization that is accrued or otherwise
based on revenues obtained or operations conducted during the
period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on December 31,
2021.
(4) Covered law.--The term ``covered law'' means--
(A) the last paragraph under the heading ``Forest
Service'' in the Act of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497);
(B) section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (64
Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d);
(C) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)); and
(D) subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 54,
United States Code.
(5) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to
an authorization executed by the Secretary of the
Interior; and
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to
an authorization executed by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(b) Covered Fee Relief.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law--
(1) any covered fees shall be waived and shall not be
required to be paid to the Secretary concerned; and
(2) any covered fees that have been paid to the Secretary
concerned before the date of enactment of this Act shall, as
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, be
reimbursed by the Secretary concerned to the holder of the
covered authorization under which the covered fee was paid.
(c) Extension of Term of Covered Authorizations.--
(1) Extension of covered authorizations.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary concerned shall
extend the term of any covered authorization by an additional 2
years.
(2) Limitation.--Any extension under paragraph (1) shall be
subject to any authority of the Secretary concerned to revoke
an authorization, including for reasons based on the
unsatisfactory performance of the holder of the authorization.
SEC. 9. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.
(a) In General.--The amounts provided by this Act are designated as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-
As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
(b) Designation in Senate.--In the Senate, this Act is designated
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res.
71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2018.
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