S. 2288
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To reauthorize the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · July 15, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Bennet · Committee: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Table of contents
SEC. 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 () is amended— 16 U.S.C. 6592d
- in subsection (a)(2)—
- in subparagraph (B), by striking
orat the end; - in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
- to recover from wildfires; or
- to enhance soil, water, and related natural resources.
- by adding at the end the following:
- (3) Agency coordination
- In carrying out the Program, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall—
- consider corresponding management plans from the Chief of the Forest Service; and
- collaborate with the Chief of the Forest Service regarding forestry science and practice, using the best available science.
- In carrying out the Program, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall—
- in subparagraph (B), by striking
- in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
- in subsection (d)(1)—
- in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ; and
- in subparagraph (F), by inserting before the semicolon at the end;
- inconsistently with the prohibitions under the rule of the Forest Service entitled (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), and subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable;
Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation
- inconsistently with the prohibitions under the rule of the Forest Service entitled (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), and subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable;
- in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
- in subsections (g)(2) and (h)(1), by striking each place it appears and inserting
through 2029.
- in subsection (a)(2)—