Sec. 203. Storing carbon on State and private forests

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Section 2(b) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2101 ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs

(6)through

(10)as subparagraphs

(7)through (11), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph

(5)the following: the encouragement of reforestation and related carbon sequestration; . Section 2A(a)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2101a(a)(1) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraph

(C)and

(D)as subparagraphs

(D)and (E), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph

(B)the following: the current amount of carbon stored on State lands and opportunities for increased storage; . Section 5(d)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2103a(d) ) is amended by inserting carbon sequestration and storage before and the aesthetic . Section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2103c ) is amended by striking subsection

(e)and inserting the following: Not later than November 28, 1991, and in consultation with State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committees established under section 19(b) and similar regional organizations, the Secretary shall establish eligibility criteria for the designation of forest areas from which lands may be entered into the Forest Legacy Program and subsequently select such appropriate areas. To be eligible, such areas shall have significant environmental values or amount of carbon stored or shall be threatened by present or future conversion to nonforest uses. Of land proposed to be included in the Forest Legacy Program, the Secretary shall give priority to lands which can be effectively protected and managed; areas which can be managed as a working landscape benefitting the local economy; or areas which have important scenic or recreational values; riparian areas; fish and wildlife values, including threatened and endangered species; or other ecological values. . Section 7A(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2103d(c)(1)(B)(ii) ) is amended by inserting , carbon sequestration, before and wildlife . Section 8(a) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2104(a) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs

(4)through

(6)as paragraphs

(5)through (7); and by inserting after paragraph

(3)the following: protect or enhance carbon stored on healthy forestland; . Section 9(d)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2105(d)(3) ) is amended— in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (D), by inserting and at the end; and by inserting at the end the following: identifying opportunities to increase carbon stored through afforestation and scientific urban forestry management; . Section 10A(b)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2106c(b)(1) ) is amended— in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting and at the end; and by inserting at the end the following: to educate the public about the carbon stored in healthy forests and carbon emitted through wildfire and forest decline. . Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2109a ) is amended— in subsection (e)— in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph

(7)as paragraph (8); and by inserting after paragraph

(6)the following: to improve the carbon storage potential of such forests; and ; and in subsection (l), by amending paragraph

(3)to read as follows: There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $25,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment of the Trillion Trees Act through fiscal year 2025, to remain available until expended. .

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