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Inserts a new section 107 (contract preference for local contractors for certain hazardous fuel reduction projects) after section 106 (16 U.S.C. 6516) in Title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.
Redesignates existing sections 107 and 108 of Title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 as sections 108 and 109, respectively, to accommodate insertion of the new section 107.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced November 6, 2025 by Ben Ray Luján · Last progress November 6, 2025
Gives the Forest Service a new requirement to favor qualified local contractors when carrying out certain hazardous fuel-reduction and forest restoration activities, whenever practicable. It defines who counts as an appropriate local contractor, lists covered fuel‑reduction activities (mechanical treatments, prescribed burning, removal/disposal of hazardous fuels, etc.), requires the agency to monitor and report on how the local‑preference is used (first report within two years, then at least annually), and allows Tribal governments and other local groups to participate in monitoring.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate