Keeping forest plans current and monitored
Title III — Transparency, Technology, and Partnerships › Subtitle A — Transparency and Technology
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(a) In general The Secretary— (1) to the greatest extent practicable and subject to the availability of appropriations made in advance for such purpose— (A) ensure forest plans comply with the requirements of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)); and (B) prioritize revising any forest plan not in compliance with such section 6(f)(5)(A); (2) not be considered to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System; (3) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the relevant Congressional Committees the date on which each forest plan required by such section 6 was most recently revised, amended, or modified; (4) seek to publish a new, complete version of a forest plan that the Secretary has been directed to amend, revise, or modify by a court order within 60 days of such amendment, revision, or modification, subject to the availability of appropriations made in advance for such purpose; and (5) maintain a central, publicly accessible website with links to— (A) the most recently available forest plan adopted, amended, or modified by a court order as a single document; and (B) the most recently published forest plan monitoring report for each unit of the National Forest System. (b) Good faith updates If the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available to revise, amend, or modify a plan for a unit of the National Forest System as required by law or a court order, subsection (a) shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the relevant Congressional Committees summarizing the implementation of this section.
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