S3116-118

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Act of 2023.

2. Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program transparency Section 8 of Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 538a) is amended— in subsection (c)(2)— by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: solicit and consider public input regionally in selecting projects for funding under the Program by— publishing annually, for each region, a list of projects considered for funding under the Program; accepting public comment on the projects described in clause (i); and considering public comments in selecting projects for funding under the Program; in subparagraph (D)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting annually, for each region, before publish; and by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: a list that includes a description of— each project considered for funding under the Program; public comments received on each project described in subclause (I); the ranking within the applicable region of each project described in subclause (I); and the proposed outcome of each project funded under the Program for the applicable fiscal year. by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term region means one of the 9 regions of the Forest Service. (B)solicit and consider public input regionally in selecting projects for funding under the Program by—(i)publishing annually, for each region, a list of projects considered for funding under the Program;(ii)accepting public comment on the projects described in clause (i); and(iii)considering public comments in selecting projects for funding under the Program;; and (ii)a list that includes a description of—(I)each project considered for funding under the Program;(II)public comments received on each project described in subclause (I);(III)the ranking within the applicable region of each project described in subclause (I); and(IV)the proposed outcome of each project funded under the Program for the applicable fiscal year.; and (f)Definition of regionIn this section, the term region means one of the 9 regions of the Forest Service..