Sec. 104. National restoration treatment acreage
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For fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall accomplish restoration treatments, at a minimum, on the following acreage throughout the National Forest System: 1,000,000 acres of restoration treatment using mechanical treatment methods, of which the treatment of— not less than 400,000 acres shall be conducted using commercial thinning; and not less than 60,000 acres shall be conducted using even-aged management techniques. 1,000,000 acres of restoration treatment using prescribed fire.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall assign the annual acreage for restoration treatments, by National Forest System region, described in subsection (a). As soon as practicable after the date of each assignment of acreage for restoration treatments under subsection (b), the Secretary shall publish the acreage that will apply, by National Forest System region, on the Internet website of the Forest Service.