Sec. 8319. Categorical exclusion for administrative sites
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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 a categorical exclusion are forest management activities carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture on National Forest System lands where the primary purpose of such activity is to construct, reconstruct, maintain, decommission, relocate, or dispose of an administrative site. On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may use the categorical exclusion established under subsection
(a)in accordance with this section. A project 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 project 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. Pesticides may only be used to carry out a project covered by the categorical exclusion established by subsection
(a)as authorized by applicable Federal and State law and as applied in accordance with label instructions. In this section, the term administrative site has the meaning given the term in section 502(1) of the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 ( 16 U.S.C. 580d note).
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