Sec. 101. Purpose
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The purpose of this title is to establish an initiative— to preserve and create local jobs in rural communities that are located in or near National Forest System land; to create an immediate, predictable, and increased flow of wood fiber with commercial value to support and maintain locally based infrastructure and economies that are necessary for the appropriate management and restoration of National Forest System land; to promote cooperation and collaboration in the management of National Forest System land; to restore and improve the ecological structure, composition, and function and the natural processes of priority watersheds within the National Forest System; to carry out collaborative projects to reduce the risk of disturbances from fire, insects, and disease to communities, watersheds, and natural resources through a collaborative process of planning, prioritizing, and implementing ecological restoration and hazardous fuel reduction projects; and to collect information from the projects carried out under this title in an effort to better understand the manner in which to improve forest restoration and management activities.