Sec. 505.
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This section shall apply in any case in which the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Interior prepares an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2) ) for a forest management activity that— is developed— through a collaborative process that includes a diverse and balanced stakeholder representation; establishes clear expectations and goals; strives for maximum transparency in the decisionmaking process; encourages stakeholders to function as representatives; fosters long-term participation; recognizes timeframes and resources; and enhances agency decisionmaking; under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program established under section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 7303 ); 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 is covered by a community wildfire protection plan; and the primary purpose of which is— reducing hazardous fuel loads; installing fuel and fire breaks; restoring forest health and resilience; protecting a municipal water supply or a critical communication site; improving wildlife habitat to meet management and conservation goals, including State population goals; or a combination of 2 or more of the purposes described in subparagraphs
(A)through (E). In an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement described in subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall study, develop, and describe only the following alternatives: The forest management activity, as proposed under subsection (a). The alternative of no action. In the case of the alternative of no action, the Secretary concerned shall evaluate the effect of no action on— forest health; wildlife habitat; wildfire potential; insect and disease potential; and economic and social factors. This section shall not apply to— any component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; any congressionally designated wilderness study area; any research natural area; any National Forest System land or public land on which the removal of vegetation is prohibited by Act of Congress; or any designated critical habitat for a Federally listed threatened or endangered species, unless, after a consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536 ), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, determines that the forest management activity is not likely to destroy or adversely modify the critical habitat. A forest management activity carried out under this section shall not include the construction of any new, permanent road. The Secretary concerned may carry out necessary maintenance of, repairs to, or reconstruction of an existing permanent road under a forest management activity carried out under this section. The Secretary concerned shall decommission any temporary road constructed under a forest management activity carried out under this section by not later than 3 years after the date on which the project is completed. All forest management activities carried out under this section shall be consistent with the applicable land and resource management plan.
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