Sec. 101. Thinning targets
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For the National Forest System and for public lands, the Secretary concerned shall determine— for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the number of acres mechanically thinned, for acres commercially thinned and for acres pre-commercially thinned; and the average of the numbers described in paragraph
(1)over the period of fiscal years 2017 through 2021. The Secretary concerned shall establish annual mechanical thinning targets for acres commercially thinned and for acres pre-commercially thinned for fiscal year 2024, and annually thereafter, for the National Forest System and for public lands. For each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the annual mechanical thinning targets established under paragraph
(1)shall be not less than the number of acres described in subsection (a)(2). For each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the annual mechanical thinning targets established under paragraph
(1)shall be not less than twice the number of acres described in subsection (a)(2). For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the annual mechanical thinning targets established under paragraph
(1)shall be not less than 4 times the number of acres described in subsection (a)(2). Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary concerned shall assign annual acreage targets for mechanical thinning on National Forest System land and public lands, categorized by National Forest System region or by State, as appropriate. The Secretary concerned shall make publicly available the data described in subsections (a), (b), and (c), including by publishing that data on the website of the Forest Service and the website of the Bureau of Land Management.