Bill > HR3361

This bill reauthorizes and updates the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP), which was originally established in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The bill makes several key changes: it expands the program's scope to include addressing pathogens and standardized monitoring, requires a federal staffing plan to support collaborative forest management efforts, and increases the program's focus on innovative implementation mechanisms like conservation finance agreements and good neighbor agreements. The bill also broadens the eligibility of project proposals to include those that reduce wildfire risks across different land ownerships (state, tribal, and private), enhance watershed health, and protect drinking water sources. Additionally, the bill increases the maximum potential funding from $4 million to $8 million and extends the program's authorization from 2023 to 2034. The bill also adjusts some technical aspects of the program, such as increasing the number of recommended proposals from 10 to 20 and the number of selected proposals from 2 to 4, while adding provisions for conflict resolution and collaborative governance in forest management efforts.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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