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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 4208 (Introduced in House) — To reduce the risk posed by wildfires to communities and the most at-risk federally owned forests. · Sec. 10

Sec. 10. National Forest Foundation

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Section 409 of the National Forest Foundation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 583j–7 ) is amended to read as follows: Not later than September 30, 2019, the Foundation shall establish and administer a program to certify as a collaborative a group of interested persons that— is interested in assisting the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to increase the quantity of projects or activities carried out by the applicable Secretary on an individual unit of National Forest System land or public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as applicable, in accordance with the management plan that covers the land; and at a minimum— includes a diverse and balanced representation of stakeholders; establishes clear expectations and goals; has a goal of maximum transparency in the decisionmaking process; encourages stakeholders to function as representatives; recognizes timeframes and resources; and enhances agency decisionmaking.
The activities of the Foundation shall supplement, and shall not preempt, any authority or responsibility of the Forest Service under any other law. . Section 410 of the National Forest Foundation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 583j–8 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out section 409(a) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter. The Secretary of Agriculture shall make available to the Foundation the amounts appropriated under paragraph
(1)to match, on a 1-for-1 basis, private contributions made to the Foundation to establish or administer the certification program required under section 409(a). .
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