Sec. 3. Neighborhood Tree Fund
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Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2105 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(h)and
(i)as subsections
(i)and (j), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(g)the following: Consistent with the purposes described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish the Neighborhood Tree Fund (referred to in this subsection as the Fund ). The Secretary shall use amounts from the Fund to provide assistance to eligible entities described in paragraph
(3)to increase and improve the overall health of the tree canopy in a community. An entity that is eligible to receive assistance under paragraph
(2)is— a State; an Indian Tribe; and a local unit of government, approved organization, or local community tree volunteer group described in subsection (b)(4). The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall establish requirements for the receipt of assistance under paragraph (2), including requirements with respect to— engagement with communities and stakeholders; the conduct of a tree canopy assessment; the use of climate change science in the design of a project using the assistance; the conduct of site preparation and tree species selection; and the conduct of monitoring and maintenance to ensure the successful establishment of the tree canopy. The Secretary shall give priority to the provision of assistance under paragraph
(2)to eligible entities that propose projects that— include and prioritize tree planting and tree maintenance in— a census tract with a poverty rate of not less than 20 percent, as measured by the 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census for the period of 2014 through 2018, including such a census tract that includes an area that was designated as hazardous or definitely declining in maps drawn by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation; or a community or neighborhood with lower tree canopy and higher maximum daytime summer temperatures compared to surrounding communities or neighborhoods, as determined by the Secretary, based on publicly available information; optimize outcomes for climate mitigation and resilience for the purpose of public health, as determined by the Secretary; or advance community-led urban agroforestry or tree-based local food production to increase green infrastructure, reduce urban heat, and improve environmental and public health outcomes. Not more than 10 percent of the amount made available under paragraph
(7)for a fiscal year may be used for the development of community tree assessments. There are authorized to be appropriated for deposit into the Fund, for use by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, not less than— $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; and $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2031. .
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