Purpose

The purpose of this title is to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and land management projects across the National Forest System by— (1) authorizing a pilot program with conservation finance agreement authority to leverage other Federal and non-Federal investment (in addition to funds appropriated to the Forest Service) in landscape-scale, multistakeholder land management activities and related natural and built infrastructure and associated local employment opportunities; (2) encouraging project planning and analysis that effectively scale up to the landscape level of 100,000 acres or more; (3) supporting projects that emphasize— (A) the reintroduction of characteristic fire, based on forest ecology and reference conditions, through the use of prescribed fire, wildfire managed for resource benefits, or both; (B) restoring terrestrial and aquatic areas that lack ecological integrity; or (C) reducing the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire and improving forest resiliency; (4) requiring ecological standards and collaboration for landscape-scale projects; and (5) coordinating with Federal, State, local, and Tribal entities to support the pilot program described in paragraph (1) by taking full advantage of existing interagency agreements and authorities.

The purpose of this title is to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and land management projects across the National Forest System by— (1) authorizing a pilot program with conservation finance agreement authority to leverage other Federal and non-Federal investment (in addition to funds appropriated to the Forest Service) in landscape-scale, multistakeholder land management activities and related natural and built infrastructure and associated local employment opportunities; (2) encouraging project planning and analysis that effectively scale up to the landscape level of 100,000 acres or more; (3) supporting projects that emphasize— (A) the reintroduction of characteristic fire, based on forest ecology and reference conditions, through the use of prescribed fire, wildfire managed for resource benefits, or both; (B) restoring terrestrial and aquatic areas that lack ecological integrity; or (C) reducing the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire and improving forest resiliency; (4) requiring ecological standards and collaboration for landscape-scale projects; and (5) coordinating with Federal, State, local, and Tribal entities to support the pilot program described in paragraph (1) by taking full advantage of existing interagency agreements and authorities.