Sec. 201. Carbon sequestration through land use planning; supplements to programmatic environmental impact statements
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The term covered land means public lands that are not excluded from forest management practices as a result of—— public lands administered by the Secretary concerned; a land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System; inclusion within a National or State-specific inventoried roadless area established by the Secretary concerned, unless— the forestry management activity to be carried out is consistent with the forest plan applicable to the area; or the Secretary concerned determines the forest management activity is allowed under the roadless rule governing such lands; or on which timber harvesting for any purposing is prohibited by Federal statute.
The term Wildland-Urban Interface Protection Projects means any forest or rangeland management project which takes place within the boundaries, or adjacent to, an at-risk community (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6511 )). The term watershed protection project means any forest or rangeland management project with the primary objective of— protecting a municipal water source; increasing water quality; increasing water yield; or any combination of the purposes specified in subparagraphs
(A)through (C). The term critical infrastructure projects means any forest or rangeland management project with the primary objective of— reducing wildfire ignition along transportation and transmission corridors; protecting public infrastructure from wildfire; removing hazard trees and other hazardous fuel from transmission corridors; or any combination of the purposes specified in subparagraphs
(A)through (C). The term wildlife habitat restoration project means any forest or rangeland management project with the primary objective of— wildlife habitat improvement; protecting, improving, and enhancing management with respect to critical habitat as defined under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ); or any combination of the purposes specified in subparagraphs
(A)and (B). The Secretaries shall establish priority areas on covered lands for wildland-urban interface protection, watershed protection, critical infrastructure, and wildlife habitat restoration projects. For wildland-urban interface protection projects, the Secretaries shall establish priority areas as soon as practical, but not later than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this section. For watershed protection projects, the Secretaries shall establish priority areas as soon as practical, but not later than 60 months after the date of the enactment of this section. For critical infrastructure projects, including transportation and transmission corridors, the Secretaries shall establish priority areas as soon as practical, but not later than 60 months after the date of the enactment of this section. For Wildlife Habitat Restoration Projects, the Secretaries shall establish priority areas as soon as practical, but not later than 60 months after the date of the enactment of this section. For all projects listed under paragraph (2), the Secretaries shall prioritize projects which— apply to land classified as high or extreme risk of wildfire; are in close proximity to critical infrastructure, watersheds, reservoirs, and aquifers; and will— increase storage capacity of carbon through new wood growth; or reduce carbon emissions that result from tree mortality or wildfires. Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Secretary concerned shall— review the current priority areas and reassess priorities based on shifting fire risk, increased development in the Wildland-Urban Interface, and project success; and based on such review, add, modify, or eliminate priority areas. For purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the designation of each priority area described in paragraph
(2)shall not be considered a separate major Federal action. The Secretary concerned shall coordinate and consult with appropriate State, Tribal, and local governments, electrical transmission infrastructure owners and operators, developers, and other appropriate entities to ensure that priority areas identified by the Secretary are— economically viable; likely to avoid or minimize conflict with habitat for animals and plants, recreational users, cultural resources, and other uses of covered land; and consistent with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 ). If the Secretary determines that a proposed forest or rangeland management project has been sufficiently analyzed by a previously completed environmental impact statement, the Secretary shall not require any additional review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). If the Secretary determines that additional environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) is necessary for a forest or rangeland management project, the Secretary concerned shall rely on the analysis in any relevant environmental impact statement conducted when analyzing the potential impacts of the project. Not later than February 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section, and each February 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the progress made under the programs established under this section during the preceding year. Each report under this section shall include— stored carbon projections for forest or rangeland management projects; and a description of any problems relating to leasing, permitting, siting, or production with respect to carrying out this section.
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