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Sec. 111 · S. 1462

Modification of treatment of certain revenue and payments under good neighbor agreements

Title I — Landscape-scale restoration › Subtitle B — Expanding collaborative tools to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health

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Introduced · Sec. 111

(a) Good neighbor authority Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking either the Secretary or a Governor or county and inserting the Secretary, a Governor, an Indian tribe, a special district, or a county; (B) in paragraph (5), by striking Governor or and inserting Governor, an Indian tribe, a special district, or a; (C) in paragraph (6), by striking or Indian tribe; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (11) Special district The term special district means a political subdivision of a State that— (A) has significant budgetary autonomy or control; (B) was established by, or pursuant to, the laws of the State for the purpose of performing a limited and specific governmental or proprietary function primarily relating to forest or rangeland management; and (C) is distinct from any other unit of local government within the State.; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking or county and inserting, an Indian tribe, a special district, or a county; (B) in paragraph (2)(C)— (i) in clause (i)— (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting special district, after Indian Tribe, each place it appears; (II) in subclause (I)— (aa) by striking on; and (bb) by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (III) in subclause (II)— (aa) in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking clause (i) and inserting subclause (I); and (bb) in item (bb), by striking the Good Neighbor Authority for Recreation Act. and inserting section 351 of the EXPLORE Act (16 U.S.C. 8571);; and (IV) by adding at the end the following: (III) if there are funds remaining after carrying out subclause (II)— (aa) to carry out authorized restoration services under other good neighbor agreements; and (bb) for the administration of a good neighbor authority program by a Governor, Indian tribe, special district, or county.; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking 2028 and inserting 2030; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking or county and inserting, an Indian tribe, a special district, or a county; and (D) by striking paragraph (4). (b) Technical amendment (1) In general Section 443 of division E of Public Law 118–42 (138 Stat. 297) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Agriculture Act of 2014 and inserting Agricultural Act of 2014. (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of Public Law 118–42 (138 Stat. 25). (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any project initiated pursuant to a good neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)))— (1) before the date of enactment of this Act, if the project was initiated after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or (2) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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Committee version · Sec. 111

(a) Good neighbor authority Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking either the Secretary or a Governor or county and inserting the Secretary, a Governor, an Indian tribe, a special district, or a county; (B) in paragraph (5), by striking Governor or and inserting Governor, an Indian tribe, a special district, or a; (C) in paragraph (6), by striking or Indian tribe; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (11) Special district The term special district means a political subdivision of a State that— (A) has significant budgetary autonomy or control; (B) was established by, or pursuant to, the laws of the State for the purpose of performing a limited and specific governmental or proprietary function primarily relating to forest or rangeland management; and (C) is distinct from any other unit of local government within the State.; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking or county and inserting, an Indian tribe, a special district, or a county; (B) in paragraph (2)(C)— (i) in clause (i)— (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting special district, after Indian Tribe, each place it appears; (II) in subclause (I)— (aa) by striking on; and (bb) by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (III) in subclause (II)— (aa) in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking clause (i) and inserting subclause (I); and (bb) in item (bb), by striking the Good Neighbor Authority for Recreation Act. and inserting section 351 of the EXPLORE Act (16 U.S.C. 8571);; and (IV) by adding at the end the following: (III) if there are funds remaining after carrying out subclause (II)— (aa) to carry out authorized restoration services under other good neighbor agreements; and (bb) for the administration of a good neighbor authority program by a Governor, Indian tribe, special district, or county.; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking 2028 and inserting 2030; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking or county and inserting, an Indian tribe, a special district, or a county; and (D) by striking paragraph (4). (b) Technical amendment (1) In general Section 443 of division E of Public Law 118–42 (138 Stat. 297) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Agriculture Act of 2014 and inserting Agricultural Act of 2014. (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of Public Law 118–42 (138 Stat. 25). (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any project initiated pursuant to a good neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)))— (1) before the date of enactment of this Act, if the project was initiated after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or (2) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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