Sec. 4. Establishment of community forest demonstration areas
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish the community forest demonstration area or areas of a State at the request of the Board of Trustees appointed to manage community forest demonstration area land in that State. The community forest demonstration areas of a State shall consist of the National Forest System land in the State identified for inclusion by the Board of Trustees of that State. A community forest demonstration area shall not include National Forest System land— that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; or on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by Federal law.
A community forest demonstration area must include at least 200,000 acres of National Forest System land. A community forest demonstration area may be established in a State only if the State has a forest practices law or regulatory structure applicable to State or privately owned forest land in the State. As a condition of the inclusion in a community forest demonstration area of National Forest System land located in a particular county in a State, the county must enter into an agreement with the Governor of the State that requires that, in utilizing revenues received by the county under section 7, the county shall continue to meet any obligations under applicable State law as provided under title I of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 7111 et seq. ) or as provided in the sixth paragraph under the heading FOREST SERVICE in the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500) and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 ( 16 U.S.C. 500 ).
National Forest System land included in a community forest demonstration area shall not be considered Federal land for purposes of making payments to counties under the sixth paragraph under the heading FOREST SERVICE in the Act of May 23, 1908 ( 16 U.S.C. 500 ) and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500). Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or restrict— access to National Forest System land included in a community forest demonstration area for hunting, fishing, and other related purposes; or valid and existing rights regarding such National Forest System land, including rights of any federally recognized Indian tribe.
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