S. 1662

119 S1662 IS: Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-07
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1662  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 7, 2025   Mr. Merkley  (for himself,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Wyden ,  Mr. Risch ,  Mr. Bennet , and  Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025  .
2.
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program reauthorization
Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 7303 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(3)—
(A)
in subparagraph (D), by striking  species;  and inserting  species or pathogens; ;
(B)
in subparagraph (G), by striking  and  at the end;
(C)
in subparagraph (H), by adding  and  after the semicolon at the end; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:
(I)
address standardized monitoring questions and indicators;
 ;
(2)
in subsection (c)(3)(A)—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking  and  at the end;
(B)
in clause (ii), by adding  and  at the end; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(iii)
include a Federal Government staffing plan for providing support to collaboratives established pursuant to subsection (b)(2);
 ;
(3)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in subparagraph (E), by striking  and  at the end;
(ii)
in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following:
(G)
proposals that seek to use innovative implementation mechanisms, including conservation finance agreements, good neighbor agreements entered into under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 16 U.S.C. 2113a ), and similar implementation mechanisms;
(H)
proposals that seek to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire or increase ecological restoration activities—
(i)
within areas across land ownerships, including State, Tribal, and private land; and
(ii)
within the wildland-urban interface (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6511 )); and
(I)
proposals that seek to enhance watershed health and drinking water sources.
 ; and
(B)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  10  and inserting  20 ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  2  and inserting  4 ;
(4)
in subsection (e)(3), by inserting  conflict resolution or collaborative governance,  before  and woody ; and
(5)
in subsection (f)—
(A)
in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by striking  $4,000,000  and inserting  $8,000,000 ; and
(B)
in paragraph (6), by striking  2023  and inserting  2034 .