Sec. 8302. Designation of critical areas
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall designate critical areas within the National Forest System for the purposes of addressing— deteriorating forest health conditions in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act due to insect infestation, drought, disease, or storm damage; and the future risk of insect infestations or disease outbreaks through preventative treatments. In considering National Forest System land for designation as a critical area, the Secretary shall use— for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the most recent annual forest health aerial surveys of mortality and defoliation; and for purposes of subsection (a)(2), the National Insect and Disease Risk Map.
The first critical areas shall be designated by the Secretary not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The designation of a critical area shall expire not later than 10 years after the date of the designation.