Sec. 12. Giant Sequoia Emergency Protection Program and Fund
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Chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: The National Park Foundation, in coordination with the National Forest Foundation, shall design and implement a comprehensive program to assist and promote philanthropic programs of support that benefit— primarily, the management and conservation of giant sequoias on National Park Service and covered National Forest System lands to promote resiliency to wildfires, insects, and drought; and secondarily, the reforestation of giant sequoias on National Park Service and covered National Forest System lands impacted by wildfire.
The National Park Foundation, in coordination with the National Forest Foundation, shall establish a joint special account to be known as the Giant Sequoia Emergency Protection Fund (referred to as the Fund in this section), to be administered in support of the program established under subsection (a). The Fund shall consist of any gifts, devises, or bequests that are provided to the National Park Foundation or National Forest Foundation for such purpose. Funds shall be available to the National Park Foundation and National Forest Foundation without further appropriation, subject to the provisions in paragraph (3), for projects and activities approved by the Chief of the Forest Service or the Director of the National Park Service as appropriate, or their designees, to— primarily, support the management and conservation of giant sequoias on National Park Service and covered National Forest System lands to promote resiliency to wildfires, insects, and drought; and secondarily, support the reforestation of giant sequoias on National Park Service and covered National Forest System lands impacted by wildfire.
Of the funds provided to the National Park Foundation and National Forest Foundation under paragraph (2), not less than 15 percent of such funds shall be used to support tribal management and conservation of giant sequoias including funding for tribal historic preservation officers. Beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Park Foundation and National Forest Foundation shall include with their annual reports a summary of the status of the program and Fund created under this section that includes— a statement of the amounts deposited in the Fund during the fiscal year; the amount of the balance remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year; and a description of the program and projects funded during the fiscal year.
In this section, the term covered National Forest System lands has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Save Our Sequoias Act. The authority provided by this section shall terminate 7 years after the date of enactment of the Save Our Sequoias Act. . The table of sections for chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 101123. Giant Sequoia Emergency Protection Program and Fund. .