Sec. 8316. Categorical exclusion for forest restoration
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Forest management activities described in subsection
(b)are a category of actions hereby designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332 ). The category of forest management activities designated under this section for categorical exclusion are forest management activities described in paragraph
(2)that are carried out by the Secretary concerned on National Forest System lands or public lands where the primary purpose of such activity is— to improve forest health and resiliency to disturbances; to reduce hazardous fuels; or to improve wildlife and aquatic habitat. The following forest management activities may be carried out pursuant the categorical exclusion established under subsection (a): Timber harvests, including commercial and pre-commercial timber harvest, salvage harvest, and regeneration harvest. Hazardous fuels reduction. Prescribed burning. Improvement or establishment of wildlife and aquatic habitat. Stream restoration and erosion control. Road and trail decommissioning. On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned may use the categorical exclusion established under subsection
(a)in accordance with this section. A forest management activity covered by the categorical exclusion established under subsection
(a)may not contain treatment units exceeding a total of 6,000 acres. A forest management activity covered by the categorical exclusion established by subsection
(a)may include— the construction of permanent roads not to exceed 3 miles; and the maintenance and reconstruction of existing permanent roads and trails, including the relocation of segments of existing roads and trails to address resource impacts. Any temporary road constructed for a forest management activity covered by the categorical exclusion established by subsection
(a)shall be decommissioned not later than 3 years after the date on which the project is completed.
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