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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 7, 2025

Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION.

Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(3)—

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking “species;” and inserting “species or pathogens;”;

(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking “and” at the end;

(C) in subparagraph (H), by adding “and” after the semicolon at the end; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

“(I) address standardized monitoring questions and indicators;”;

(2) in subsection (c)(3)(A)—

(A) in clause (i), by striking “and” at the end;

(B) in clause (ii), by adding “and” at the end; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(iii) include a Federal Government staffing plan for providing support to collaboratives established pursuant to subsection (b)(2);”;

(3) in subsection (d)—

(A) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking “and” at the end;

(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following:

“(G) proposals that seek to use innovative implementation mechanisms, including conservation finance agreements, good neighbor agreements entered into under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a), and similar implementation mechanisms;

“(H) proposals that seek to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire or increase ecological restoration activities—

“(i) within areas across land ownerships, including State, Tribal, and private land; and

“(ii) within the wildland-urban interface (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)); and

“(I) proposals that seek to enhance watershed health and drinking water sources.”; and

(B) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “10” and inserting “20”; and

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking “2” and inserting “4”;

(4) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting “conflict resolution or collaborative governance,” before “and woody”; and

(5) in subsection (f)—

(A) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by striking “$4,000,000” and inserting “$8,000,000”; and

(B) in paragraph (6), by striking “2023” and inserting “2034”. <all>