Sec. 3. Outdoor Restoration Fund
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There is established in the Treasury an Outdoor Restoration Fund. Amounts in the Fund shall be used by the Secretary— in coordination with the Council, to carry out the grant program; and to carry out the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program under section 6. Activities carried out under this Act shall complement, not duplicate or replace, existing Federal conservation, restoration, and resilience programs. A restoration and resilience project on Federal land or non-Federal land developed or implemented using amounts provided under this Act shall be carried out in accordance with applicable law and available authorities.
Amounts provided under this Act shall supplement, not supplant, any Federal, State, or other funds otherwise made available to an eligible entity for activities described in this Act. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report describing the use, and any abuse or misuse, as applicable, of the Fund by the Secretary with respect to— the grant program; and the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program established by section 6.