Sec. 202. Categorical exclusion to expedite certain critical response actions
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A categorical exclusion is available to the Secretary to develop and carry out a forest management activity on National Forest System land in any case in which the primary purpose of the forest management activity is— to address an insect or disease infestation; to treat land at risk of insect or disease infestation; to reduce hazardous fuel loads; to protect a municipal water source; to maintain, enhance, or modify critical habitat to protect the habitat from catastrophic disturbances; to increase water yield; or any combination of the purposes specified in paragraphs
(1)through (6). Except in the case of a forest management activity described in paragraph (2), a forest management activity covered by the categorical exclusion granted by subsection
(a)may not contain harvest units exceeding a total of 5,000 acres. A forest management activity covered by the categorical exclusion granted by subsection
(a)may not contain harvest units exceeding a total of 15,000 acres if the forest management activity is— developed through a collaborative process; proposed by a resource advisory committee (as defined in section 201 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 7121 )); or covered by a community wildfire protection plan.
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