Forest service legacy road and trail remediation program transparency

Section 8 of Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 538a) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (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 (B) in subparagraph (D)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting annually, for each region, before publish; and (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (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 (2) by adding at the end the following: (f) Definition of region In this section, the term region means one of the 9 regions of the Forest Service..