To establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines definitions section establishing key terms including covered authorities (12 existing conservation and forestry programs), eligible entities (state/local/tribal governments, special districts, nonprofits), establishes Outdoor and Watershed Restoration Fund in Treasury for grant program and partnership program, with interagency flexibility provisions, pay-for-performance contract authority, acceptance of non-federal, and establishes 15-member Restoration Fund Advisory Council with representatives from resource industries, conservation organizations, governments, and national experts to advise on fund disbursement, landscape priorities. It relies on grants, appropriations, procurement rules, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Agriculture, Environment, Social Welfare, and Energy.
Who Benefits and How
Restoration and outdoor workforce could gain revenue opportunities, State and local governments could gain revenue opportunities, and Communities in wildland-urban interface could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers could face higher costs, USDA Forest Service would take on compliance duties, and Timber industry (limited by old-growth and roadless exclusions) could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Defines definitions section establishing key terms including covered authorities (12 existing conservation and forestry programs), eligible entities (state/local/tribal governments, special districts, nonprofits)...
- Establishes Outdoor and Watershed Restoration Fund in Treasury for grant program and partnership program, with interagency flexibility provisions, pay-for-performance contract authority, acceptance of non-federal...
- Establishes 15-member Restoration Fund Advisory Council with representatives from resource industries, conservation organizations, governments, and national experts to advise on fund disbursement, landscape priorities...
- Creates competitive grant program for eligible entities to increase restoration capacity on non-federal land, support wildfire-resistive construction, and expand equitable outdoor access, with priority for job creation...
- Creates federal Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program for designated high-risk areas, prioritizing prescribed fire, hazardous fuel reduction, old-growth retention, habitat improvement, water quality...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines definitions section establishing key terms including covered authorities (12 existing conservation and forestry programs), eligible entities (state/local/tribal governments, special districts, nonprofits), establishes Outdoor and Watershed Restoration Fund in Treasury for grant program and partnership program, with interagency flexibility provisions, pay-for-performance contract authority, acceptance of non-federal, and establishes 15-member Restoration Fund Advisory Council with representatives from resource industries, conservation organizations, governments, and national experts to advise on fund disbursement, landscape priorities.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Environment, Social Welfare, Energy
Primary Purpose
The bill defines definitions section establishing key terms including covered authorities (12 existing conservation and forestry programs), eligible entities (state/local/tribal governments, special districts, nonprofits), establishes Outdoor and Watershed Restoration Fund in Treasury for grant program and partnership program, with interagency flexibility provisions, pay-for-performance contract authority, acceptance of non-federal, and establishes 15-member Restoration Fund Advisory Council with representatives from resource industries, conservation organizations, governments, and national experts to advise on fund disbursement, landscape priorities.
Policy Domains
Section 3 - Outdoor and Watershed Restoration Fund
Identified Gains
- Restoration and outdoor workforce
- State and local governments
- Communities in wildland-urban interface
- State, local, and tribal governments
- Wildlife and ecological systems
Identified Costs
- Federal taxpayers
- USDA Forest Service
- Timber industry (limited by old-growth and roadless exclusions)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bennet (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Gallego, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Eligible entities (state/local/tribal), Federal land management agencies, State and local governments
USDA Forest Service faces effects in multiple directions
Resource-dependent industries (agriculture, oil and gas, outdoor recreation, forest products), Restoration and forestry contractors, Restoration and outdoor workforce
Positive-direction: Resource-dependent industries (agriculture, oil and gas, outdoor recreation, forest products), Restoration and forestry contractors, Restoration and outdoor workforce
Negative-direction: Timber industry (limited by old-growth and roadless exclusions)
Communities in wildland-urban interface, Conservation and wildlife organizations, Wildlife and ecological systems
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_interior"
- → Secretary of the Interior
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
As defined in 36 CFR 219.19.
A project on federal or non-federal land designed per best available science to conduct restoration improving forest conditions, rangeland/grassland health, watershed function, or wildlife habitat.
Secretary of Agriculture.
As defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.
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