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Calendar No. 306
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1288
[Report No. 106-176]
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A BILL
To provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on
National Forest System and other public lands in New Mexico, and for
other purposes.
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October 6, 1999
Reported with an amendment
Calendar No. 306
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1288
[Report No. 106-176]
To provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on
National Forest System and other public lands in New Mexico, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 28, 1999
Mr. Bingaman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
October 6, 1999
Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on
National Forest System and other public lands in New Mexico, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Community Forest
Restoration Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Forest lands in New Mexico that are densely
stocked with small diameter, even-aged trees can erupt in
catastrophic wildfire that can endanger human lives and
livelihoods.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Forest lands that are densely stocked with
small diameter trees can reduce biodiversity and provide fewer
benefits to human communities, wildlife, and
watersheds.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Healthy and productive watersheds minimize the
threat of catastrophic wildfire, provide abundant and diverse
wildlife habitat, and produce a variety of timber and non-
timber products including better quality water and increased
water flows.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Restoration efforts are more successful when
there is involvement from neighboring communities and better
stewardship will evolve from more diverse
involvement.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Designating demonstration restoration projects
through a collaborative approach may--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) lead to the development of cost
effective restoration activities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) empower diverse organizations to
implement activities which value local and traditional
knowledge;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) build ownership and civic pride;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) ensure healthy, diverse, and
productive forests and watersheds.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. PURPOSES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The purposes of this Act are--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) to promote healthy watersheds and reduce the
threat of catastrophic wildfire, inset infestation, and disease
in the forests in New Mexico;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to improve the functioning of forest
ecosystems and enhance plant and wildlife biodiversity by
reducing the unnaturally high number and density of small
diameter trees on Federal, State, and tribal forest
lands;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) to improve communication and joint problem
solving among individuals and groups who are interested in
restoring the diversity and productivity of forested watersheds
in New Mexico;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) to promote the use of small diameter trees;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) to encourage sustainable communities and
sustainable forests through collaborative partnerships whose
objectives are forest restoration.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> As used in this Act--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture acting through the Chief of the Forest Service;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the term ``stakeholder'' includes tribal
governments, educational institutions, landowners, and other
interested public and private entities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) The Secretary shall establish a cooperative forest
restoration program in New Mexico in order to provide cost-share grants
to stakeholders for experimental forest restoration projects that are
designed through a collaborative process (hereinafter referred to as
the ``Collaborative Forest Restoration Program''). The Federal share of
an individual project cost shall not exceed eighty percent of the total
cost.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive
funding under this Act, a project shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) achieve one or more of the following
objectives--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) reducing the danger of catastrophic
wildfire and re-introducing natural fire regimes on
Federal, State, or tribal forest lands;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) restoring healthy, biologically
diverse, and productive watersheds on Federal, State,
or tribal forest lands; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) improving the use of, or add value to,
small diameter trees;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) comply with all Federal and State
environmental laws;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) include a diverse and balanced group of
stakeholders as well as appropriate Federal, State, and tribal
government representatives in the design, implementation, and
monitoring of the project;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) incorporate current scientific forest
restoration information;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) include a multi-party assessment to report,
upon project completion, on the impact and effectiveness of the
project including improvements in local management skills and
on the ground results;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) create local employment or training
opportunities within the context of accomplishing restoration
objectives, that are consistent with the purposes of this Act,
including summer youth jobs programs such as the Youth
Conservation Corps where appropriate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) not exceed four years in length;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) not cost more than $150,000 annually nor
$450,000 total;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) leverage Federal funding through in-kind or
matching contributions; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (10) include an agreement by the stakeholders that
they will attend an annual workshop with other groups that
receive funding pursuant to this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. SELECTION PROCESS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) After consulting with the technical advisory panel
established in subsection (b), the Secretary shall select the proposals
that will receive funding through the Collaborative Forest Restoration
Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) The Secretary shall convene a technical advisory panel
to evaluate the proposals for forest restoration grants and provide
recommendations regarding which proposals would best meet the
objectives of the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program. The
technical advisory panel shall consider current scientific forest
restoration information, the effect on long-term management, and seek
to use a consensus-based decision making process to develop such
recommendations. The panel shall be composed of 12 to 15 members, to be
appointed by the Secretary as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) A State Natural Resource official from the
State of New Mexico.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) At least two representatives from Federal land
management agencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) At least one tribal or pueblo
representative.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) At least one academic or other scientist,
qualified to address issues of southwestern forest
ecology.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Equal representation from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) conservation interests;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) local communities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) commodity interests.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Secretary shall establish a multi-party monitoring and
evaluation process in order to assess the cumulative accomplishments of
the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program. The Secretary shall
include any interested individual or organization in the monitoring and
evaluation process.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 8. REPORT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> No later than five years after the first fiscal year in
which funding is made available for this program, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
United States Senate and the Committee on Resources of the United
States House of Representatives. The report shall include an assessment
on whether, and to what extent, the projects funded pursuant to this
Act are meeting the purposes of the Collaborative Forest Restoration
Program.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Forest Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) A century of fire suppression, logging, and livestock
grazing has altered the ecological balance of New Mexico's
forests.
(2) Some forest lands in New Mexico contain an unnaturally
high number of small diameter trees that are subject to large,
high intensity wildfires that can endanger human lives,
livelihoods, and ecological stability.
(3) Forest lands that contain an unnaturally high number of
small diameter trees have reduced biodiversity and provide
fewer benefits to human communities, wildlife, and watersheds.
(4) Healthy and productive watersheds minimize the threat
of large, high intensity wildfires, provide abundant and
diverse wildlife habitat, and produce a variety of timber and
non-timber products including better quality water and
increased water flows.
(5) Restoration efforts are more successful when there is
involvement from neighboring communities and better stewardship
will evolve from more diverse involvement.
(6) Designing demonstration restoration projects through a
collaborative approach may--
(A) lead to the development of cost effective
restoration activities;
(B) empower diverse organizations to implement
activities which value local and traditional knowledge;
(C) build ownership and civic pride; and
(D) ensure healthy, diverse, and productive forests
and watersheds.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to promote healthy watersheds and reduce the threat of
large, high intensity wildfires, insect infestation, and
disease in the forests in New Mexico;
(2) to improve the functioning of forest ecosystems and
enhance plant and wildlife biodiversity by reducing the
unnaturally high number and density of small diameter trees on
Federal, Tribal, State, County, and Municipal forest lands;
(3) to improve communication and joint problem solving
among individuals and groups who are interested in restoring
the diversity and productivity of forested watersheds in New
Mexico;
(4) to improve the use of, or add value to, small diameter
trees;
(5) to encourage sustainable communities and sustainable
forests through collaborative partnerships, whose objectives
are forest restoration; and
(6) to develop, demonstrate, and evaluate ecologically
sound forest restoration techniques.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and
(2) the term ``stakeholder'' includes: tribal governments,
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