Sec. 5. Emergency watershed protection program wildfire pilot
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Congress finds that additional consideration of how the Federal Government supports and expedites the recovery of rural areas affected by wildfires is necessary because wildfires— pose unique mitigation, management, response, and recovery challenges due to the unpredictable size, location, and duration of wildfires; and disproportionately impact rural areas; and inflict long-term damage on the agricultural systems rural areas economically rely on. In this section: The term eligible jurisdiction means a jurisdiction within an area for which the President declared a major disaster in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ) for wildfire. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program for the administration of the emergency watershed protection program established under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2203 ) in eligible jurisdictions to extend deadlines for the submission of applications and the provision of amounts under the program in accordance with subsection (d).
During the period described in subsection (f), a sponsor may apply for amounts under the emergency watershed protection program for a project within an eligible jurisdiction by submitting a request to the State conservationist for the State in which the eligible jurisdiction is located not later than— 180 days after the date on which the President declared the major disaster for wildfire; 60 days after the date on which access to site of the project becomes available, as determined by the Secretary; or 60 days after the date of 100-percent containment of a wildfire for which a major disaster declaration is issued.
During the period described in subsection (f), except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 360 days after the date on which the Secretary commits amounts to the applicable State conservationist for the provision of amounts under the emergency watershed protection program for a project within an eligible jurisdiction— the State conservationist shall provide the amounts to the sponsor of the project; and the project shall be completed. During the period described in subsection (f), in an emergency situation (as determined by the Secretary), not later than 10 days after the date on which the Secretary commits amounts to the applicable State conservationist for the provision of amounts under the emergency watershed protection program for a project within an eligible jurisdiction, the project shall be completed.
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the pilot program is established under subsection (c), and once the following year, the Secretary shall prepare a report describing— the number of applications submitted for a project under the pilot program during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the pilot program is established; the number of applications described in subparagraph
(A)that were approved; the average time of construction of projects for which applications described in subparagraph
(B)were submitted; and such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary shall submit each report under paragraph
(1)to each of the following: In the Senate: The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The Committee on Appropriations. In the House of Representatives: The Committee on Agriculture. The Committee on Homeland Security. The Committee on Appropriations. The pilot program established under subsection
(c)shall be carried out during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the pilot program is established.
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