Sec. 201. Reforestation Trust Fund
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Section 303 of Public Law 96–451 ( 16 U.S.C. 1606a ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking Subject to and all that follows through the Secretary and inserting The Secretary ; by striking paragraph (2); and by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (2); in subsection (d)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and by striking for ; in paragraph (1)— by inserting for before reforestation ; and by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (6); by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: to the Chief of the Forest Service to reforest National Forest System land determined to be in need of active reforestation based on field surveys assessing regeneration potential, in accordance with subsection (f), by planting— to the maximum extent practicable, 75,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 2021 and 2022; to the maximum extent practicable, 100,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 2023 and 2024; to the maximum extent practicable, 150,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 2025 and 2026; and to the maximum extent practicable, 200,000,000 trees in calendar year 2027 and each calendar year thereafter; to carry out the Reforest America Grant Program established under section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978; to carry out the urban wood programs established under section 21 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978; to operate the Stewardship Corps established under section 204 of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019 ; and ; and in paragraph
(6)(as so redesignated), by inserting for before properly ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of the Interior shall obligate such sums from the Trust Fund as are necessary to reforest, in accordance with subsection (f)— by planting on land determined to be in need of active reforestation based on field surveys assessing regeneration potential and managed by the Bureau of Land Management— to the maximum extent practicable, 25,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 2021 and 2022; to the maximum extent practicable, 50,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 2023 and 2024; to the maximum extent practicable, 75,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 2025 and 2026; and to the maximum extent practicable, 100,000,000 trees in calendar year 2027 and each calendar year thereafter; and by planting on land that is in need of active reforestation and is managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs— to the maximum extent practicable, 12,500,000 trees in each of calendar years 2021 and 2022; to the maximum extent practicable, 25,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 2023 and 2024; to the maximum extent practicable, 37,500,000 trees in each of calendar years 2025 and 2026; and to the maximum extent practicable, 50,000,000 trees in calendar year 2027 and each calendar year thereafter. In this subsection, the term connectivity means the degree to which the landscape facilitates native species movement. Reforestation under subsection (d)(2) and subsection
(e)shall consist of ecologically based site preparation, tree planting, and subsequent management using practices that— are informed by climate change science and the importance of spatial pattern; enhance forest health, resilience, and biodiversity; and reduce vulnerability to future forest mortality and catastrophic wildfire. In the case of reforestation under subsection (d)(2) and subsection (e), sums available in the Trust Fund shall not be used for post-wildfire salvage logging. In carrying out reforestation under subsection (d)(2) and subsection (e), the Chief of the Forest Service and the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, shall give priority to planting— on land that was subject to a mortality event caused by a high intensity wildfire, pest infestation, invasive species, or drought or other extreme weather; that will restore and maintain resilient landscapes; on land on which the planting provides increased habitat connectivity for wildlife; and that will provide the largest potential long-term increase in carbon sequestration. To carry out paragraphs
(2)through
(5)of subsection
(d)and subsection (e), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the general fund of the Treasury into the Trust Fund $4,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended. . Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.
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