Sec. 103. Timber survey update
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Section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1601 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; by striking paragraph
(6)and inserting the following: an analysis of the total carbon storage capacity of the National Forest System based upon the lifecycle analysis established under section 103(b) of the Trillion Trees Act; and ; and by adding at the end the following: an analysis of the forestry opportunities to sequester atmospheric carbon. ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph
(2)by striking and at the end; in paragraph
(3)by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the potential for increased atmospheric carbon storage through the utilization of forest and wood products and biproducts, including recommendations to Congress for actions which would lead to increased utilization of these materials in sequestering more atmospheric carbon. . As a part of the assessment established under section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1601 ) the Secretary shall develop computational models to evaluate the lifecycle forest carbon sequestration potential associated with active management of the National Forest System. In developing the model under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider— the amount of carbon stored in wood; the rate of carbon storage in new wood growth; the rate of carbon storage in old wood growth; the amount of carbon released through tree mortality; the amount of carbon released through catastrophic wildfire; the amount of carbon stored through the manufacture of sustainable wood products; the net carbon stored through a sustainable cycle of harvest and regeneration; the net carbon stored through active forest management; and other factors as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall carry out a program for validation and independent testing of the lifecycle models developed under paragraph (1). In carrying out the validation program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— perform retrospective assessments comparing model predictions to field data on the carbon stored on the National Forest System; and require independent evaluation and comparison of lifecycle models developed under paragraph
(1)against existing models, and enable empirical testing of hypotheses regarding the net effects on land and atmospheric carbon stocks and other greenhouse gas impacts. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the findings of the analysis conducted using the model developed under paragraph (1).
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