[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 1162 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1162
To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture,
the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2021
Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr. Huffman)
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, 2021, 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
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, 2021, and for other purposes:
(1) Forest service supplemental appropriations.--For
additional amounts for the Forest Service--
(A) $8,075,000,000 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 paragraph
as the ``Secretary'')--
(I) shall 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
are in the process of being
completed;
(bb) that are
noncommercial;
(cc) that 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) that maximize the
retention of large trees, as
appropriate for the forest
type, to the extent that the
trees promote fire-resilient
stands;
(ee) that do not include
the establishment of permanent
roads; and
(ff) for which funding
would be committed to
decommission all temporary
roads constructed to carry out
the project;
(II) shall not harvest vegetation--
(aa) from any old growth
stand, 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; or
(bb) within any inventoried
roadless area; and
(III) shall 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;
(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 to
implement watershed protection and restoration
action plans developed as part of the Watershed
Condition Framework established under section
304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6543);
(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 established
under section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
(16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116-9); and
(v) $100,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2023, shall be used for
plan monitoring programs developed pursuant to
section 219.12 of title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations),
including multi-party monitoring under those
programs;
(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--
(I) to provide stewardship for
existing system roads and trails;
(II) to improve water quality;
(III) to improve, maintain, or
restore infrastructure for--
(aa) the passage of fish
and wildlife; and
(bb) recreational use;
(IV) to decommission unneeded
roads;
(V) to improve visitor services;
and
(VI) to improve recreational and
educational access, opportunities, and
other services to underserved
communities; and
(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 5);
(C) $2,400,000,000 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, to remain available
until expended, shall be used for the Forest
Legacy Program;
(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) $2,000,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2023, shall be used for
State fire assistance (National Fire Capacity);
(D) $30,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2023, shall be used for the Water Source
Protection Program established under section 303 of the
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
6542);
(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; and
(F) $2,000,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2023, to carry out the National Forest
System Trails Stewardship Act (16 U.S.C. 583k et seq.).
(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, 2025, 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;
(II) quantified increases in
streamflow that functionally benefit
native fish and wildlife species; or
(III) quantified streamflow
preference to account for recreational
usage; and
(ii) to provide $200,000,000 in technical
assessment funding to eligible partners (as so
defined) to analyze and identify the high-
impact sediment, nutrient, and streamflow
benefits available in watersheds 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 high-impact resiliency
project described in subparagraph (A)(i) 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, including 60
percent of the assistance provided at the
beginning of the project, with eligible
partners (as so defined) managing the projects
receiving an additional 20 percent
administrative rate; and
(iii) of the amount provided for the
project, not more than 15 percent shall be used
by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide
technical assistance and measure project
results.
(3) Community wood energy and wood innovation program.--
$100,000,000 for the Secretary of Agriculture 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 of Agriculture may award the grants without regard to
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 (referred to in
this subparagraph as the ``Secretary'')--
(I) shall 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
are in the process of being
completed;
(bb) that are
noncommercial;
(cc) that 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) that maximize the
retention of large trees, as
appropriate for the forest
type, to the extent that the
trees promote fire-resilient
stands;
(ee) that do not include
the establishment of permanent
roads; and
(ff) for which funding
would be committed to
decommission all temporary
roads constructed to carry out
the project;
(II) shall not harvest vegetation
from any old growth stand, 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) shall 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;
(ii) $25,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021, for the Every Kid Outdoors
program established under section 9001 of the
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public
Law 116-9); and
(iii) $2,000,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2023, for ``Management of
Lands and Resources'', subject to the condition
that the Secretary shall prioritize the use of
those amounts to carry out authorized
activities--
(I) to provide stewardship for
existing system roads and trails;
(II) to improve water quality;
(III) to improve, maintain, or
restore infrastructure for the passage
of fish and wildlife;
(IV) to decommission unneeded
roads;
(V) to improve visitor services;
and
(VI) to improve recreational and
educational access, opportunities, and
other services to underserved
communities;
(B) for the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, to remain available until September 30, 2023--
(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 established under
section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
(16 U.S.C. 6804 note; 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, 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) high-impact resiliency projects
funded using those amounts shall have--
(aa) quantifiable and high-
efficiency improvements to
regional drought resiliency;
and
(bb) quantifiable increases
in streamflows that
functionally benefit native
fish and wildlife species;
(II) grants provided using those
amounts shall be approved on an
expedited basis;
(III) the amount of a grant
provided using those amounts shall be
not more than $50,000,000; and
(IV) $100,000,000 shall be provided
in technical assessment funding to
recipients of amounts under that
program to analyze and identify the
high-impact sediment, nutrient, and
streamflow benefits available in
watersheds in advance 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 established
under section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
(16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116-9);
(D) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs--
(i) $500,000,000 for maintenance or repairs
to Tribal drinking water infrastructure; and
(ii) $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
established under section 9001(b)(1) of
the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation,
Management, and Recreation Act (16
U.S.C. 6804 note; 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 Outdoor Recreation Legacy
Partnership Program of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund, subject to the
conditions that--
(aa) 49 percent of the
funds shall be divided equally
among each State, territory of
the United States, and the
District of Columbia;
(bb) 49 percent of the
funds shall be divided
proportionally among the States
and territories of the United
States based on the urban
population of the States and
territories of the United
States, as determined by the
2010 census;
(cc) 2 percent of the funds
shall be reserved for the
provision of funds to Tribal
governments by the Secretary;
(dd) the Secretary shall
coordinate with the chief
executive officers of the
States and territories of the
United States to distribute
grants at a Federal share of
100 percent on an expedited
basis to support job creation
and economic revitalization in
low-income communities through
projects that--
(AA) acquire land
and water for parks and
other public outdoor
recreation purposes;
(BB) develop new,
or renovate existing,
public outdoor
recreation facilities;
and
(CC) improve
delivery of recreation
services, including
personnel, training,
facilities,
programming, recreation
equipment, and
supplies; and
(ee) priority shall be
given to projects that--
(AA) create or
significantly enhance
access to park,
waterway, and
recreational
opportunities in a
qualifying urban area
that lacks parks and
outdoor recreation
areas within 0.5 miles
of, or 10-minute
walking distance from,
the qualifying urban
area;
(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 park
construction, 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'',
to remain available through September 30, 2023,
subject to the condition that the Secretary of
the Interior (acting through the Director of
the National Park Service) shall prioritize the
use of the amounts to carry out authorized
activities--
(I) to provide stewardship for
existing National Park System roads and
trails;
(II) to improve water quality;
(III) to improve, maintain, or
restore infrastructure for the passage
of fish and wildlife;
(IV) to improve visitor services;
and
(V) to 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'', $2,000,000,000
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, floodplain, urban heat, and climate
resiliency on an expedited basis.
(6) 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.
(7) 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.
(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) Community Engagement.--In carrying out projects using amounts
made available under this section, each Secretary concerned shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, engage--
(1) historically underrepresented communities; or
(2) historically disenfranchised communities.
(d) Public Lands Service Organizations.--In carrying out
conservation projects using amounts made available under paragraphs (1)
through (6) of subsection (a), each Secretary concerned--
(1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use--
(A) qualified youth or conservation corps (as
defined in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of
1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and
(B) nonprofit wilderness, trails, and recreation
stewardship organizations; and
(2) may use such amounts as are necessary to provide
technical assistance.
(e) 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 high-
impact resiliency projects described in paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and
(4)(C)(i)(I) of subsection (a) carried out using amounts made available
under this section.
(f) 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--
(1) the expenditure of those amounts; and
(2) the conservation outcomes achieved through those
expenditures.
(g) Priority.--In using amounts made available under this section,
the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as
applicable, shall give priority to funding high-impact resiliency
projects described in paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and (4)(C)(i)(I) of
subsection (a) 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) a holder of a special use permit that has fewer
than 500 full-time equivalent employees; and
(B) a small- or medium-sized ski area with a
special use permit to operate a ski area of National
Forest System land.
(2) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Outfitters and
Guides Relief Fund established by subsection (b).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Treasury.
(4) Special use permit.--The term ``special use permit''
means--
(A) with respect to the Forest Service--
(i) 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)); or
(ii) a permit that a ski area is required
to hold to operate on Federal land;
(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
issued by the Coast Guard to operate an uninspected
passenger vessel described in 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) Payments to Eligible Entities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use amounts in the
Fund to provide payments to eligible entities in accordance
with this section.
(2) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall coordinate with--
(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 subsection
(a)(4)(I);
(C) the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating, acting though the Commandant
of the 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.
(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 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--
(A) 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''), 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 (15 U.S.C. 1512
note; 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, 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, over
the 3 previous years.
(g) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of amounts in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000 to the Fund for the
period of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, to remain available until
expended.
SEC. 4. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM.
Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116-9) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5) and
inserting the following:
``(5) Student.--The term `student' 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.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(C), in the subparagraph
heading, by striking ``in grade four''; and
(B) 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 those passages;
``(3) consider recreational access when improving water
quality and habitat conditions; and
``(4) decommission roads 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 of 2003 (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 entered into 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 2021 through 2030.''.
SEC. 6. 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.
(a) Establishment of 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps.--
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--21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps
``SEC. 176. 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Project partner.--The term `project partner' means
the Department of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security,
Commerce, or Labor, a State or local resource management
agency, or another entity responsible for community development
or climate adaption.
``(2) Qualified youth or conservation corps.--The term
`qualified youth or conservation corps' means an entity
carrying out a qualified youth or conservation corps, as
defined in section 203 of the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16
U.S.C. 1722).
``(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
21st Century 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 21st Century Civilian
Conservation Corps program, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible
qualified youth or conservation corps, acting in partnership with
project partners, to carry out Civilian Conservation Corps projects, in
which the grant funds are used to administer comprehensive youth and
workforce development programs.
``(d) Application.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section for a Civilian Conservation Corps project, a
qualified youth or conservation corps shall submit an
application to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner
as the Secretary may require, that contains--
``(A) a description of the project, including how
the project relates to goals described in subsection
(e);
``(B) the scope of work and budget for the project;
``(C) the number of enrollees needed to carry out
the project;
``(D) a description of the manner in which the
qualified youth or conservation corps shall recruit,
screen, and select enrollees;
``(E) a description of the manner in which the
qualified youth or conservation corps shall recruit,
train, and engage individuals from diverse backgrounds
and underrepresented communities as enrollees;
``(F) a description of the manner in which the
qualified youth or conservation corps will provide,
through the project--
``(i) education, work experience, and work-
based learning; and
``(ii) 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;
``(G) a description of the stipend, allowance, or
other benefits an enrollee in the project will receive;
``(H) a description of the supportive services that
an enrollee in the project will receive; and
``(I) information specifying how the qualified
youth or conservation corps will collect such
information on the project and enrollees as the
Secretary may require, and submit a report containing
that information to the Secretary.
``(2) Application preference.--The Secretary shall give
preference to entities submitting applications that describe
how the project will--
``(A) serve communities historically impacted by
underinvestment or environmental injustice; or
``(B) engage youth from historically
disenfranchised populations.
``(e) Eligible Use of Funds.--A qualified youth or conservation
corps 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;
``(6) any administrative activities supporting the project;
and
``(7) project monitoring activities.
``(f) 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--21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps
``Sec. 176. 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps program.''.
SEC. 7. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF SKI AREA PERMIT AND RENTAL FEES DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered fee.--The term ``covered fee'' means a ski area
permit or rental fee authorized under--
(A) section 701 of division I of the Omnibus Parks
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C.
497c);
(B) section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (64
Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d);
(C) section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732); or
(D) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)).
(2) Covered period.--The term ``covered period'' means the
period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on June 1, 2021.
(b) Waiver of Covered Fees.--Notwithstanding the provisions of law
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1),
covered fees shall be temporarily waived and not required to be paid to
the United States for the covered period, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
if the following conditions are met:
(1) The applicable permit or lease was issued before March
13, 2020.
(2) The applicable permit or lease is in effect on the date
of enactment of this Act.
(3) The applicable permit or lease holder was in good
standing as of March 13, 2020.
(c) Reimbursement.--Any covered fee paid to the United States
during the covered period shall be reimbursed, as soon as practicable
after the date of enactment of this Act, by the United States to the
holder of the applicable permit or lease under which the covered fee
was paid.
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 public
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;
(B) that is in effect on the date of enactment of
this Act, including an authorization that is expired,
but that, 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. WORKFORCE TRAINING.
(a) Definition of Qualified Youth or Conservation Corps.--In this
section, the term ``qualified youth or conservation corps'' has the
meaning given the term in section 203 of Public Law 91-378 (commonly
known as the ``Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970'') (16 U.S.C.
1722).
(b) Training.--The Secretaries of Agriculture, the Interior,
Homeland Security, Commerce, and Labor shall collaborate with
institutions of higher education, the Corps Network, the outdoor
recreation business community, and public land stewardship and outdoor
recreation organizations to support institutions of higher education in
developing, coordinating, and carrying out nationally consistent and
standardized training for all qualified youth or conservation corps
participants.
(c) Inclusions.--The training described in subsection (b) shall
include--
(1) the foundations of Federal public land and recreation
management and stewardship;
(2) principles of sustainable outdoor recreation and
resource management;
(3) recreation and resource management job-specific
occupational skills; and
(4) other basic skills training to ensure that qualified
youth or conservation corps participants are--
(A) prepared for their work with the qualified
youth or conservation corps; and
(B) prepared for careers relating to conservation,
outdoor recreation, and other environmental industries
after serving in the qualified youth or conservation
corps.
SEC. 10. REFORESTATION.
(a) Reforestation Trust Fund.--
(1) In general.--Section 303 of Public Law 96-451 (16
U.S.C. 1606a) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Subject
to'' and all that follows through ``the
Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2);
(B) in subsection (d)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking the subsection
designation and all that follows
through ``The Secretary'' and inserting
the following:
``(d) Reforestation by Secretary of Agriculture.--The Secretary'';
and
(II) by striking ``for'';
(ii) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by inserting ``for'' before
``reforestation''; and
(II) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
paragraph (4);
(iv) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:
``(2) to the Chief of the Forest Service to reforest
National Forest System land determined to be in need of active
reforestation based on field surveys that have been conducted
after sufficient time has elapsed to determine regeneration
potential based on forest type, aspect, and elevation, in
accordance with subsection (f), by planting the maximum
reasonable number of trees according to the best available
science;
``(3) to carry out the Reforest America Grant Program
established under section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978; and''; and
(v) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated),
by inserting ``for'' before ``properly''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Reforestation by Secretary of the Interior.--The Secretary of
the Interior shall obligate such sums from the Trust Fund as are
necessary to reforest land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and
land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs determined to be in need
of active reforestation based on field surveys that have been conducted
after sufficient time has elapsed to determine regeneration potential
based on forest type, aspect, and elevation, in accordance with
subsection (f), by planting the maximum reasonable number of trees
according to the best available science.
``(f) Reforestation.--
``(1) Definition of connectivity.--In this subsection, the
term `connectivity' means the degree to which the landscape
facilitates native species movement.
``(2) Reforestation.--
``(A) In general.--Reforestation under subsections
(d)(2) and (e) shall consist of ecologically based site
preparation, tree planting, and subsequent management
using practices that--
``(i) are informed by climate change
science and the importance of spatial pattern;
``(ii) enhance forest health, resilience,
and biodiversity; and
``(iii) reduce vulnerability to future
forest mortality and catastrophic wildfire.
``(B) Post-wildfire reforestation.--In the case of
reforestation under subsections (d)(2) and (e), sums
available in the Trust Fund shall not be used--
``(i) for post-wildfire salvage logging; or
``(ii) in any area that has been salvage
logged during the preceding 10-year period.
``(3) Priority.--In carrying out reforestation under
subsections (d)(2) and (e), the Chief of the Forest Service and
the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, shall give
priority to planting--
``(A) on land that was subject to a mortality event
caused by a high intensity wildfire, pest infestation,
invasive species, or drought or other extreme weather;
``(B) that will restore and maintain resilient
landscapes;
``(C) on land on which the planting provides
increased habitat connectivity for wildlife; and
``(D) that will provide the largest potential long-
term increase in carbon sequestration.
``(g) Mandatory Funding.--To carry out paragraphs (2) and (3) of
subsection (d) and subsection (e), the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer from the general fund of the Treasury into the Trust Fund
$3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, to
remain available until expended.''.
(2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations necessary to
carry out the amendments made by this section.
(b) Reforest America Grant Program.--The Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after section 5 (16
U.S.C. 2103a) the following:
``SEC. 6. REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Community of color.--The term `community of color'
means, in a State, a census block group in an urban area for
which the aggregate percentage of residents who identify as
Black, African-American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic,
Latino, other non-White race, or linguistically isolated is--
``(A) not less than 50 percent; or
``(B) is significantly higher than the State
average.
``(2) Eligible cost.--The term `eligible cost' means, with
respect to a project of an eligible entity under the Program--
``(A) the cost of implementing a reforestation
project, including by--
``(i) planning and designing the
reforestation activity, including considering
relevant science;
``(ii) establishing tree nurseries;
``(iii) purchasing trees; and
``(iv) ecologically based site preparation,
including the labor and cost associated with
the use of machinery;
``(B) the cost of maintaining and monitoring
planted trees for a period of up to 3 years to ensure
successful establishment of the trees;
``(C) with respect to reforestation in an urban
area under subsection (e) in a low income community
that has an existing tree canopy cover of not more than
20 percent, not more than 50 percent of the cost of the
maintenance of any nearby tree canopy; and
``(D) any other relevant cost, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) a State agency;
``(B) a local governmental entity;
``(C) an Indian Tribe; and
``(D) a nonprofit organization.
``(4) Eligible land.--
``(A) In general.--The term `eligible land' means--
``(i) land owned in fee simple by an
eligible entity--
``(I)(aa) for which, at the time of
application to the Program under
subsection (c), the forest stocking
level of the land is less than 25
percent of regional norms for forest
properties with comparable tree species
and soil characteristics; and
``(bb) that is in need of active
reforestation due to events such as--
``(AA) high intensity
wildfire;
``(BB) pest infestation;
``(CC) invasive species;
and
``(DD) drought and other
extreme weather; or
``(II) that was formerly forest
land and has been abandoned or
incompletely reclaimed from mining,
commercial development, clearing for
agriculture, or other nonforest use;
and
``(ii) with respect to reforestation in an
urban area under subsection (e), land in that
urban area that is owned in fee simple by an
eligible entity.
``(B) Exclusion.--The term `eligible land' does not
include land on which the eligible entity conducted a
timber harvest--
``(i) not later than 5 years before the
date on which the eligible entity submits an
application under subsection (c); and
``(ii) that resulted in a forest stocking
level described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I)(aa).
``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section 4 of the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 5304).
``(6) Local governmental entity.--The term `local
governmental entity' means any municipal government or county
government with jurisdiction over local land use decisions.
``(7) Low income community.--The term `low income
community' means any census block group in an urban area in
which not less than 30 percent of the population lives below
the poverty line (as defined in section 673 of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902)).
``(8) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit
organization' means an organization that--
``(A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
``(B) operates in accordance with 1 or more of the
purposes described in section 170(h)(4)(A) of that
Code.
``(9) Program.--The term `Program' means the Reforest
America Grant Program established under subsection (b)(1).
``(10) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
``(11) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an area
identified by the Bureau of the Census as an `urban area' in
the most recent census.
``(b) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program,
to be known as the `Reforest America Grant Program', under
which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to
conduct projects to reforest eligible land in accordance with
this section.
``(2) Reforestation.--In carrying out the Program, the
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, award
sufficient grants each year to plant the maximum reasonable
number of trees according to the best available science.
``(c) Applications.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that seeks to receive
a grant under the Program shall submit an application at such
time, in such form, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require, including the information described in
paragraph (2), to--
``(A) the State forester or equivalent official of
the State in which the eligible entity is located; or
``(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is an
Indian Tribe, an official of the governing body of the
Indian Tribe.
``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include--
``(A) the reason that the forest stocking level of
the land is less than 25 percent of regional norms for
forest properties with comparable tree species and soil
characteristics, if applicable;
``(B) the natural, economic, and environmental
benefits of returning the eligible land to forested
condition;
``(C) an estimate of the annual carbon
sequestration that will be achieved by the replanted
forests, using processes determined by the Secretary;
``(D) a reforestation plan that includes--
``(i) a list of expected eligible costs;
``(ii) a description of the site
preparation and the tree species to be planted;
``(iii) a description of the manner in
which the design of the project is informed by
climate change science and will enhance forest
health, resilience, and biodiversity;
``(iv) an explanation of the manner in
which the land will be maintained for 36 months
after planting to ensure successful
establishment; and
``(v) an explanation of the manner in which
the land will be managed later than 36 months
after planting, including whether that
management shall include a timber harvest;
``(E) in the case of an application for an urban
reforestation project under subsection (e)--
``(i) a description of the manner in which
the tree planting shall address disparities in
local environmental quality, such as lower tree
canopy cover; and
``(ii) a description of the anticipated
community and stakeholder engagement in the
project; and
``(F) any other relevant information required by
the Secretary.
``(3) Applications to secretary.--Each official that
receives an application under paragraph (1) shall submit the
application to the Secretary with a description of the
application and any other relevant information that the
Secretary may require.
``(d) Priority.--
``(1) Definition of connectivity.--In this subsection, the
term `connectivity' means the degree to which the landscape
facilitates native species movement.
``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under the Program, the
Secretary shall give priority--
``(A) to projects that provide the largest
potential increase in carbon sequestration per dollar;
``(B) to projects that provide increased habitat
connectivity for wildlife;
``(C) to projects under which an eligible entity
will enter into a contract or cooperative agreement
with 1 or more qualified youth or conservation corps
(as the term is defined in section 203 of Public Law
91-378 (commonly known as the `Youth Conservation Corps
Act of 1970') (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and
``(D) in the case of urban reforestation projects
under subsection (e), to projects that--
``(i) are located in a community of color
or a low-income community;
``(ii) are located in a neighborhood with
poor local environmental quality, including
lower tree canopy cover and higher maximum
daytime summer temperatures;
``(iii) are located in a neighborhood with
high amounts of senior citizens or children;
``(iv) are located immediately adjacent to
large numbers of residents;
``(v) will collaboratively engage neighbors
and community members that will be closely
affected by the tree planting in as many
aspects of project development and
implementation as possible; and
``(vi) will employ a substantial percentage
of the workforce locally, with a focus on
engaging unemployed and underemployed persons
in communities of color and low-income
communities.
``(e) Urban Reforestation.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the
Secretary shall award sufficient grants each year to projects
carried out in urban areas to plant, to the maximum extent
practicable--
``(A) 5,000,000 trees in each of calendar years
2022 through 2024;
``(B) 10,000,000 trees in each of calendar years
2025 through 2028; and
``(C) 15,000,000 trees in calendar year 2029 and
each calendar year thereafter.
``(2) Federal share.--The Secretary shall award a grant to
an eligible entity under the Program to conduct a reforestation
project in an urban area in an amount equal to not more than 90
percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as
determined by the Secretary.
``(3) Matching requirement.--As a condition of receiving a
grant described in paragraph (2), an eligible entity shall
provide, in cash or through in-kind contributions from non-
Federal sources, matching funds in an amount equal to not less
than 10 percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land,
as determined by the Secretary.
``(f) Prohibited Conversion to Nonforest Use.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an
eligible entity that receives a grant under the Program shall
not sell or convert land that was reforested under the Program
to nonforest use.
``(2) Reimbursement of funds.--An eligible entity that
receives a grant under this Program and sells or converts land
that was reforested under the Program to nonforest use shall
pay to the Federal Government an amount equal to the greater
of--
``(A) the amount of the grant; and
``(B) the current appraised value of timber stocks
on that land.
``(3) Loss of eligibility.--An eligible entity that
receives a grant under this Program and sells or converts land
that was reforested under the Program to nonforest use shall
not be eligible for additional grants under the Program.
``(g) Costs.--
``(1) Federal share.--Unless otherwise provided under this
section, the Secretary shall award a grant to an eligible
entity under the Program in an amount equal to not more than 75
percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as
determined by the Secretary.
``(2) Matching requirement.--Unless otherwise provided
under this section, as a condition of receiving a grant under
the Program, an eligible entity shall provide, in cash or
through in-kind contributions from non-Federal sources,
matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent
of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as determined by
the Secretary.
``(h) Planting Survival.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
under the Program shall--
``(1) not later than 36 months after planting has been
completed using the grant funds, submit to the responsible
State or Tribal official, as applicable, a monitoring report
that describes project implementation, including the survival
rate of all plantings made under the grant; and
``(2) if the survival rate reported in the monitoring
report under paragraph (1) is, after 36 months, less than the
required minimum survival rate for the geographic area in which
the planting is located, as determined by a State forester or
equivalent State or Tribal official, as applicable, replant
tree seedlings in a quantity equivalent to half of the original
planting, using comparable means to the original planting.
``(i) Prevailing Wage Requirement.--Any contractor or subcontractor
entering into a service contract in connection with a project under the
Program shall--
``(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or subcontractor
for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code
(commonly known as the `McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of
1965'); and
``(2) pay each class of employee employed by the contractor
or subcontractor wages and fringe benefits at rates in
accordance with prevailing rates for the class in the locality,
or, where a collective-bargaining agreement covers the
employee, in accordance with the rates provided for in the
agreement, including prospective wage increases provided for in
the agreement.
``(j) Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit to the relevant
committees of Congress a report that describes the activities of the
Program, including the total amount of carbon sequestered by replanted
forests during the year covered by the report.
``(k) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--Of the funds of the Reforestation Trust
Fund established under section 303 of Public Law 96-451 (16
U.S.C. 1606a), the Secretary shall use such sums as are
necessary to carry out the Program.
``(2) Administrative costs and technical assistance.--Of
the funds used under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
allocate not more than 10 percent for each fiscal year to State
foresters or equivalent officials, including equivalent
officials of Indian Tribes, for administrative costs and
technical assistance under the Program.''.
SEC. 11. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Supplemental Payments for Climate Stewardship Practices.--
Section 1240L(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-
24(d)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Rotations and
Advanced Grazing Management'' and inserting ``Rotations,
Advanced Grazing Management, and Climate Stewardship
Practices'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) Climate stewardship practice.--The term
`climate stewardship practice' means any of the
following practices:
``(i) Alley cropping.
``(ii) Biochar incorporation.
``(iii) Conservation cover.
``(iv) Conservation crop rotation.
``(v) Contour buffer strips.
``(vi) Contour farming.
``(vii) Cover crops.
``(viii) Critical area planting.
``(ix) Cross wind trap strips.
``(x) Field borders.
``(xi) Filter strips.
``(xii) Forage and biomass planting,
including the use of native prairie seed
mixtures.
``(xiii) Forest stand improvements.
``(xiv) Grassed waterways.
``(xv) Hedgerow planting.
``(xvi) Herbaceous wind barriers.
``(xvii) Multistory cropping.
``(xviii) Nutrient management, including
nitrogen stewardship activities.
``(xix) Prescribed grazing.
``(xx) Range planting.
``(xxi) Residue and tillage management with
no till.
``(xxii) Residue and tillage management
with reduced till.
``(xxiii) Riparian forest buffers.
``(xxiv) Riparian herbaceous buffers.
``(xxv) Silvopasture establishment.
``(xxvi) Stripcropping.
``(xxvii) Tree and shrub establishment,
including planting for a high rate of carbon
sequestration.
``(xxviii) Upland wildlife habitat.
``(xxix) Vegetative barriers.
``(xxx) Wetland restoration.
``(xxxi) Windbreak renovation.
``(xxxii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts.
``(xxxiii) Woody residue treatment.
``(xxxiv) Any other vegetative or
management conservation activity that
significantly--
``(I) reduces greenhouse gas
emissions;
``(II) increases carbon
sequestration; or
``(III) enhances resilience to
increased weather volatility.'';
(3) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) conservation activities relating to climate
stewardship practices.''; and
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``rotations or advanced
grazing management'' and inserting ``rotations, advanced
grazing management, or conservation activities relating to
climate stewardship practices''.
(b) Payment Limitations.--Section 1240L(f) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-24(f)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years
2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``the period of fiscal years 2019
through 2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or the
period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033''.
(c) Funding.--Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3841) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2030''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
(i) in clause (ii), by striking
``$725,000,000'' and inserting
``$1,725,000,000'';
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking
``$750,000,000'' and inserting
``$2,750,000,000'';
(iii) in clause (iv)--
(I) by striking ``$800,000,000''
and inserting ``$3,800,000,000''; and
(II) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(iv) in clause (v)--
(I) by striking ``$1,000,000,000''
and inserting ``$5,000,000,000''; and
(II) by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(v) by adding at the end the following:
``(vi) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
and
``(vii) $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2025 through 2030.'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2023'' and inserting
``2030''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Funding for Climate Stewardship Practices.--Of the funds made
available under subsection (a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall set aside the
following amounts to be used exclusively to enroll in the conservation
stewardship program contracts comprised predominantly of conservation
activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as defined in
section 1240L(d)(1)) or bundles of practices comprised predominantly of
conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as
so defined):
``(1) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
``(2) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
``(3) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
``(4) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
``(5) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through
2030.''.
SEC. 12. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.
(a) In General.--The amounts provided by this Act and the
amendments made 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 and the
amendments made by this Act are 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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