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This bill, the 21st Century Conservation Corps Act, provides supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce to fund a range of conservation, recreation, and workforce development initiatives. Key provisions include: - Providing $8.075 billion for the Forest Service to fund hazardous fuels management, ecological restoration, recreation, and monitoring activities on National Forest System lands. - Appropriating $5.5 billion for the Natural Resources Conservation Service to fund high-impact watershed restoration projects that demonstrate quantifiable sediment and nutrient reduction benefits. - Allocating $2 billion each for the Department of Homeland Security's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program and the Department of Commerce's National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund to support climate resilience projects. - Establishing a 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps program within the Department of Labor to provide grants to qualified youth and conservation corps to carry out comprehensive workforce development programs focused on conservation and environmental industries. - Amending the Reforestation Trust Fund to increase mandatory funding for reforestation activities on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management lands. - Expanding the Conservation Stewardship Program to provide supplemental payments for climate-smart agricultural practices.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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