Sec. 302. Long-Term Burned Area Recovery account
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There is established in the Treasury of the United States the Long-Term Burned Area Recovery account for the Department of Agriculture. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter for the account established by subsection
(a)such sums as are necessary to carry out the activities described in subsection (d), not to exceed $100,000,000. For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit through the budget request of the President and in accordance with subsection (b), a request for amounts in the Wildland Fire Management appropriation account to carry out the activities described in subsection (d). The Secretary of Agriculture shall use amounts in the account established by subsection
(a)for rehabilitation projects— that begin not earlier than 1 year after the date on which the wildfire was contained; that are— scheduled to be completed not later than 3 years after the date on which the wildfire was contained; and located at sites impacted by wildfire on non-Federal or Federal land; that restore the functions of an ecosystem or protect life or property; and not less than 10 percent of the total costs of which are paid for with non-Federal funds. The Secretary of Agriculture shall prioritize, on a nationwide basis, projects for which funding requests are submitted under this section, based on— downstream effects on water resources; and public safety.