Fireshed management project strike teams
Title I — Landscape-scale restoration › Subtitle B — Expanding collaborative tools to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health
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(a) Establishment The Secretary concerned shall establish intra-agency strike teams to assist the Secretary concerned with— (1) any reviews, including analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), consultations under division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the National Historic Preservation Act), and consultations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), with the intent to accelerate and streamline interagency consultation processes; (2) the implementation of any necessary site preparation work in advance of, or as part of, a fireshed management project; (3) the implementation of fireshed management projects; and (4) any combination of purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (3). (b) Members (1) In general The Secretary concerned may appoint not more than 10 individuals to serve on an intra-agency strike team under this section, to be composed of— (A) employees of the department under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned; (B) employees of a different Federal department or agency, with the consent of the head of that department or agency; and (C) private contractors or volunteers from any nonprofit organization, State government, Indian Tribe, local government, quasi-governmental agency, academic institution, or private organization. (2) Requirement In appointing individuals under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall appoint not fewer than 1 employee of the Federal agency with jurisdiction over the applicable Federal land. (c) Review responsibility The Secretary concerned shall— (1) determine the sufficiency of the documents prepared by an intra-agency strike team under this section; and (2) retain responsibility for any authorizing decision relating to such a document. (d) Sunset The authority under this section terminates on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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