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Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025
To reauthorize the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill reauthorizes the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program through 2029, expanding its purposes to include post-wildfire recovery and enhancement of soil and water resources. It requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service to coordinate with and consider plans from the Forest Service, and to collaborate on forestry science using best available practices. The bill adds post-wildfire impacts and State forest, wildlife, and water priority plans as considerations in selecting projects. It clarifies that program activities must comply with Forest Service roadless area conservation regulations.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
Actions (2)
- Jul 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jul 15, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 15, 2025
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hoeven) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To reauthorize the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership 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 “Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. JOINT CHIEFS LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
Section 40808 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592d) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “or” at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(D) to recover from wildfires; or
“(E) to enhance soil, water, and related natural resources.”;
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Agency coordination.—In carrying out the Program, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall—
“(A) consider corresponding management plans from the Chief of the Forest Service; and
“(B) collaborate with the Chief of the Forest Service regarding forestry science and practice, using the best available science.”;
(3) in subsection (d)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and post- wildfire impacts” after “wildfire risk”; and
(B) in subparagraph (F), by inserting “, as identified in the corresponding State forest action plan or a similar priority plan (such as a State wildlife or water plan)” before the semicolon at the end;
(4) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) inconsistently with the prohibitions under the rule of the Forest Service entitled ‘Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation’ (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), and subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable;”; and
(5) in subsections (g)(2) and (h)(1), by striking “and 2023” each place it appears and inserting “through 2029”. <all>
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