Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey all interest of the United States in two parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest, Arizona, that contain private improvements that landowners developed based upon an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960, to the person or legal entity representing the majority of those landowners.

Requires the person or legal entity that represents such landowners to pay $20,000.00 to the Secretary as consideration for the conveyance of the parcels.

Requires the Secretary to deposit the consideration received under this Act into a special account in the fund established under the Sisk Act and to make such deposited funds available for the acquisition of land in the National Forest System.

Revokes public orders withdrawing any of the federal land from appropriation or disposal under the public land laws, to the extent necessary to permit the conveyance of all of the federal land.

Withdraws the federal land authorized for conveyance under this Act from entry and appropriation under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws until the completion of the conveyance.

Makes the conveyance authorized by this Act subject only to such surveys and clearances as are needed to protect U.S. interests.

Terminates the authority provided under this Act three years after this Act's enactment.

measure amended introduced expanded summary house reported version repeated authorizes secretary agriculture usda convey interest united_states parcels land boundaries coconino_national_forest arizona contain private improvements landowners developed based erroneous survey conducted person legal entity representing majority landowners requires person legal entity represents landowners pay secretary consideration conveyance parcels requires secretary deposit consideration received act special account fund established sisk act deposited funds available acquisition land national_forest_system revokes public orders withdrawing federal land appropriation disposal public land laws extent necessary permit conveyance federal land withdraws federal land authorized conveyance act entry appropriation public land laws location entry patent mining laws operation mineral leasing geothermal leasing laws completion conveyance makes conveyance authorized act subject surveys clearances needed protect interests terminates authority provided act years act enactment


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a special use authorization for the continued operation and reconstruction of a water storage, transport, or diversion facility located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho if:

 the facility was in existence on the date on which it was designated as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System; the facility has been in continuous use to deliver water for beneficial use on the owner's non-federal land; the owner holds a valid water right under state law that predates the designation; and relocating the facility is not practicable or feasible.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated secretary agriculture usda issue special use authorization continued operation reconstruction water storage transport diversion facility located national_forest_system land selway-bitterroot_wilderness idaho facility existence date designated national_wilderness_preservation_system facility continuous use deliver water beneficial use owner non federal land owner holds valid water right state law predates designation relocating facility practicable feasible


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act - Amends the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984, with respect to certain lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the state of Washington designated as part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, to specifically allow the operation and maintenance of Green Mountain Lookout.

Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Forest Service, from moving the Lookout from its current location on Green Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest unless the Secretary determines that its move is necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure the safety of individuals on or around Green Mountain. Requires the Secretary, if such a determination is made, to move the Lookout to a location outside of the lands described in this Act, above.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated green mountain lookout heritage protection act amends wilderness act respect certain lands mount baker snoqualmie state washington designated specifically allow operation maintenance prohibits secretary agriculture usda forest_service moving lookout current location green_mountain mount baker snoqualmie national forest secretary determines necessary preserve lookout ensure safety individuals green_mountain requires secretary determination lookout location outside lands described act


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act - Sets at 2%, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 Resource Assessment of Rare Earths Act of 2013 or RARE Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to submit a comprehensive report on global rare earth element resources and the potential future global supply of such resources.

Requires the report to include recommendations on areas of need for future geologic research related to rare earth elements and other minerals that are critical based on the impact of a potential supply restriction and the likelihood of one.

Authorizes appropriations through FY2016.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure rare act directs secretary interior usgs submit comprehensive report global rare earth element resources potential future global supply resources requires report include recommendations areas need future geologic research related rare earth elements minerals critical based impact potential supply restriction likelihood authorizes appropriations fy2016


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah, all interest of the United States in approximately 100 acres of identified National Forest System land.

Requires the Secretary to reserve an easement to such land for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.

Requires the city to use such land only for public purposes. Provides for such land to revert, at the Secretary's election, to the Secretary, if it is used for other than such a purpose.

measure amended introduced expanded summary house reported version repeated fruit heights land conveyance act directs secretary agriculture usda convey city utah interest united_states approximately acres identified national_forest_system land requires secretary reserve easement land bonneville shoreline trail requires city use land public purposes provides land revert secretary election secretary purpose


Summary:
Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act - Establishes the Organ Mountains monument in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, to comprise approximately 54,800 acres of public land in the county.

States that, the purposes of the monument are the conservation, protection, and enhancement of its cultural, traditional, archaeological, natural, ecological, geological, historical, wildlife, livestock, watershed, educational, recreational, and scenic resources for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to manage the monument in a manner to conserve, protect, and enhance those resources.

Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the Organ Mountains monument.

Allows hunting and trapping in the monument.

Releases the Organ Mountains, Organ Needles, and Pena Blanca Wilderness Study Areas from further study for designation as wilderness and prohibits such Areas from any longer being subject to requirements under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 regarding the status of their lands during the period of review and determination of such areas for preservation as wilderness.

Requires such monument to be administered as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.

monument dona ana_county new_mexico comprise approximately acres public land county states purposes monument conservation protection enhancement cultural traditional archaeological natural ecological geological historical wildlife livestock watershed educational recreational scenic resources benefit enjoyment present future generations directs secretary interior bureau_of_land_management blm manage monument manner conserve protect enhance resources requires secretary develop management plan monument allows hunting trapping monument releases study designation wilderness prohibits areas longer subject requirements federal_land_policy_and_management_act status lands period review determination areas preservation wilderness requires monument administered component national_landscape_conservation_system


Summary:
Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act or LAND Act - Bars the Secretary of the Interior from using federal funding to purchase land resulting in a net increase of land acreage being under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service (NPS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) unless the federal budget is balanced for the year in which such land would be purchased.

Makes such prohibition inapplicable to: (1) lands purchased with funding made available through the sale of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, and (2) easements acquired by the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the management of federal lands.

Bars the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from using federal funding to purchase land resulting in a net increase of land acreage included in the National Forest System unless the federal budget is balanced for the year in which that land would be purchased. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to easements acquired by the USDA Secretary to facilitate the management of federal lands.

cut national debt act land act bars secretary interior federal funding purchase land resulting net increase land acreage jurisdiction national_park_service nps fish wildlife service usfws bureau_of_land_management blm federal budget balanced year land purchased makes prohibition inapplicable lands purchased funding available sale easements acquired secretary interior facilitate management federal lands bars secretary agriculture usda federal funding purchase land resulting net increase land acreage included national_forest_system federal budget balanced year land purchased makes prohibition inapplicable easements acquired usda secretary facilitate management federal lands


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Declares that it is the continuing policy of the United States to promote an adequate and stable supply of minerals to maintain the nation's economic well-being, security, and manufacturing, industrial, energy, agricultural, and technological capabilities.

 (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (Survey), to report to Congress: (1) an inventory of the nonfossil-fuel mineral potential of lands under BLM and U.S. Forest Service jurisdiction; (2) an identification of all such lands that have been withdrawn, segregated, or otherwise restricted from mineral exploration and development; (3) a detailed description of the time required to process mineral applications, operating plans, leases, licenses, permits, and other use authorizations for mineral-related activities on lands; (4) an itemized list of all use authorizations for which applications are pending; (5) an assessment of the impact of litigation on the processing or issuing of permits; (6) an assessment of the federal workforce with educational degrees and expertise in economic geology, geochemistry, mining, industrial minerals, metallurgy, metallurgical engineering, and mining engineering; and (7) an inventory of rare earth element potential on federal lands, and impediments to or restrictions on the exploration or development of those rare earth elements, with recommendations to lift the impediments or restrictions while maintaining environmental safeguards.

Requires progress reports to Congress on: (1) efforts to increase access to domestic supplies of minerals, and facilitation of their production; (2) implementation of recommendations in National Research Council reports on "Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy" and on "Managing Minerals for a Twenty-First Century Military"; (3) the Department of Energy (DOE) Critical Materials Strategy I and II; and (4) a specified Department of Defense (DOD) assessment and plan for critical rare earth elements in defense applications.

 (Sec. 5) Directs the Survey, for the first National Mineral Assessment conducted after enactment of this Act, to include mineral assessments for mineral commodities important to the nation's energy infrastructure, manufacturing and agricultural industries, and to the national defense. Urges priority be given to minerals that are critical based on the impact of a potential supply restriction and the likelihood of a supply restriction.

 (Sec. 6) Directs the Survey to expand the current Global Mineral Assessment to include mineral assessments for rare earth elements and other minerals that are critical based on the impact of a potential supply restriction and the likelihood of a supply restriction.

Requires such assessments to include an analysis, developed with participation by the National Minerals Information Center, of the rare earth elements or other critical minerals supply chain and associated processes and products, including mining, processing, recycling, separation, metal production, alloy production, and manufacturing of products sold to end users.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated national strategic critical minerals policy act sec declares continuing policy united_states promote adequate stable supply minerals maintain nation economic security manufacturing industrial energy agricultural technological capabilities sec directs secretary interior bureau_of_land_management blm survey report congress inventory fuel mineral potential lands blm jurisdiction identification lands withdrawn segregated restricted mineral exploration development detailed description time required process mineral applications operating plans leases licenses permits use authorizations mineral related activities lands itemized list use authorizations applications pending assessment impact litigation processing issuing permits assessment federal workforce educational degrees expertise economic geology mining industrial minerals engineering mining engineering inventory rare earth element potential federal lands impediments restrictions exploration development rare earth elements recommendations lift impediments restrictions maintaining environmental safeguards requires progress reports congress efforts increase access domestic supplies minerals facilitation production implementation recommendations national_research_council reports minerals critical minerals managing minerals century military department_of_energy doe critical materials strategy specified department_of_defense dod assessment plan critical rare earth elements defense applications sec directs survey conducted enactment act include mineral assessments mineral commodities important nation energy infrastructure manufacturing agricultural industries national defense urges priority given minerals critical based impact potential supply restriction likelihood supply restriction sec directs survey expand current include mineral assessments rare earth elements minerals critical based impact potential supply restriction likelihood supply restriction requires assessments include analysis developed participation rare earth elements critical minerals supply chain associated processes products including mining processing recycling separation metal production alloy production manufacturing products sold end users


Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to permit a land exchange in Idaho between the Blaine County School District and the city of Ketchum involving specified parcels in Blaine County.

authorizes secretary interior permit land exchange idaho city involving specified parcels blaine_county


Summary:
Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to carry out a study of the Mississippi River Basin to: (1) improve the coordinated and comprehensive management of water resource projects in the greater Mississippi River Basin relating to extreme weather conditions, and (2) evaluate the feasibility of modifications to those projects and develop new projects to improve the reliability of navigation and more effectively reduce flood risk.

Directs the Chief to improve forecasting on the Mississippi River by: (1) updating forecasting technology deployed on the River and its tributaries, (2) constructing additional sedimentation ranges on the River and tributaries, and (3) deploying additional automatic identification system base stations at river gage sites. Requires the Chief to prioritize the sections of the River on which additional and more reliable information would have the greatest impact on maintaining navigation.

Authorizes the Chief to: (1) construct, operate, and maintain ingress and egress paths to docks, loading facilities, fleeting areas, and other critical locations outside of the authorized navigation channel on the Mississippi River upon determining such actions to be critical to maintaining safe and reliable navigation; and (2) mitigate, through dredging, any incidental impacts to loading or fleeting areas outside of such channel that result from operation and maintenance of the channel.

Directs the Chief: (1) in accordance with the project for navigation, Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers (Regulating Works), Missouri and Illinois, to carry out a 10-year pilot program to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat in the middle Mississippi River; and (2) as part of such program, to conduct activities necessary to improve navigation through such project while restoring and protecting fish and wildlife habitat.

mississippi_river navigation sustainment act directs chief engineers carry study mississippi_river_basin improve coordinated comprehensive management water resource projects greater mississippi_river basin relating extreme weather conditions evaluate feasibility modifications projects develop new projects improve reliability navigation effectively reduce flood risk directs chief improve forecasting mississippi_river updating forecasting technology deployed river tributaries constructing additional ranges river tributaries deploying additional automatic identification system base stations river sites requires chief prioritize sections river additional reliable information greatest impact maintaining navigation authorizes chief construct operate maintain egress paths docks loading facilities areas critical locations outside authorized navigation channel mississippi_river determining actions critical maintaining safe reliable navigation mitigate dredging incidental impacts loading areas outside channel result operation maintenance channel directs chief accordance project navigation mississippi_river ohio missouri rivers regulating works missouri illinois carry year pilot program restore protect fish wildlife habitat program conduct activities necessary improve navigation project restoring protecting fish wildlife habitat


Summary:
Cabin Fee Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set an annual fee for, and requires the payment of such fee to the United States by, an authorized owner of a privately built and owned recreational cabin located on National Forest System land.

Reduces such fee to $100 annually if access to a cabin is significantly impaired, either by natural causes or governmental actions.

 Requires payment of a transfer fee to the United States upon the transfer of a cabin between private parties for consideration.

cabin_fee_act directs secretary agriculture usda set annual fee requires payment fee united_states authorized owner privately built owned recreational cabin located national_forest_system land reduces fee annually access cabin significantly impaired natural causes governmental actions requires payment transfer fee united_states transfer cabin private parties consideration


Summary:
Restoring Storey County Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to Storey County, Nevada, all surface rights of the United States in specified federal land, including any improvements.

Makes the BLM responsible for all costs associated with such conveyance.

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Summary:
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if an offer is received from the city of Carlin, Nevada, to purchase certain federal land within the city, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to the city all interest of the United States in such land in exchange for consideration equal to the fair market value of the land.

Permits the city to pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with such conveyance.

Prohibits a conveyance or combination of conveyances under this Act from being considered a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Releases the United States from all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product) solid waste, mine materials, or mining related features existing on the federal land.

Withdraws the federal land identified for conveyance from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

directs secretary interior offer received city nevada purchase certain federal land city bureau_of_land_management blm convey city interest united_states land exchange consideration equal fair market value land permits city pay reimburse secretary appropriate reasonable transaction administrative personnel costs associated conveyance prohibits conveyance combination conveyances act considered major federal action national_environmental_policy_act releases united_states liabilities claims kind nature arising presence release threat release hazardous substance pollutant contaminant petroleum product derivative petroleum product solid waste materials mining related features existing federal land withdraws federal land identified conveyance entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws disposition mineral leasing mineral materials geothermal leasing laws


Summary:
Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy, without consideration, approximately 400 acres of federal land that is adjacent to Naval Air Station Fallon in Churchill County, Nevada, and that was withdrawn under a specified public land order.

Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as: (1) establishing a reservation that favors the United States respecting any water or water right on lands transferred by this Act, or (2) authorizing the appropriation of water on such lands except in accordance with applicable state law.

Withdraws the federal land to be transferred under this Act from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws and geothermal leasing laws, so long as such land remains under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy.

naval air station housing safety development act directs secretary interior transfer secretary navy consideration approximately acres federal land adjacent nevada withdrawn specified public land order prohibits act construed establishing reservation favors united_states respecting water water right lands transferred act authorizing appropriation water lands accordance applicable state law withdraws federal land transferred act forms appropriation public land laws including mining laws geothermal leasing laws long land remains administrative jurisdiction secretary navy


Summary:
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Secretary receives an offer from the city of Fernley, Nevada, to purchase identified federal land within the city, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the city all interest of the United States in such land in exchange for consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of the land.

Permits the city and the Bureau of Reclamation to retain easements or rights-of-way on the federal land to be conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way that are necessary to carry out the operation and maintenance of the Truckee Canal or the Newlands Project.

Requires the city to pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with such conveyance.

Declares that any conveyances under this Act shall not be considered a major federal action for purposes of an environmental impact statement required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Releases the United States from all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product), solid waste, mine materials, or mining related features existing on the federal land.

Withdraws the federal land from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

directs secretary interior secretary receives offer city fernley nevada purchase identified federal land city bureau_of_land_management blm bureau_of_reclamation convey city interest united_states land exchange consideration equal fair market value land permits city bureau_of_reclamation retain easements rights way federal land conveyed including easements rights way necessary carry operation maintenance canal requires city pay reimburse secretary appropriate reasonable transaction administrative personnel costs associated conveyance declares conveyances act shall considered major federal action purposes environmental impact statement required national_environmental_policy_act nepa releases united_states liabilities claims kind nature arising presence release threat release hazardous substance pollutant contaminant petroleum product derivative petroleum product solid waste materials mining related features existing federal land withdraws federal land entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws disposition mineral leasing mineral materials geothermal leasing laws


Summary:
Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2013 - Withdraws federal lands and interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona, as well as all federally owned subsurface interests under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in lands in Pima County, from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral materials laws.

Withdraws all federally owned interests in BLM lands in Pima County from entry, location, or patent under the general mining laws.

withdraws federal lands interests located pima santa_cruz_counties arizona federally owned subsurface interests administrative jurisdiction bureau_of_land_management blm lands pima_county forms entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws operation mineral leasing geothermal leasing laws mineral materials laws withdraws federally owned interests blm lands pima_county entry location patent general mining laws


Summary:
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - Designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Sets forth provisions for the management of the lands designated as wilderness by this Act, including regarding water rights, tribal rights, fish and wildlife, and grazing permits and leases.

Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture (USDA) to take necessary measures for the control of fire, insects, and disease on such lands.

 Establishes a Northern Rockies Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information Program. Requires the development of a Northern Rockies Habitat and Corridors Information System.

Sets forth specified additional provisions with regard to Indian tribes. Permits provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to be applied, as appropriate, in the implementation of this Act.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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Summary:
Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to accept certain non-federal lands in California outside the boundaries of the Inyo National Forest in exchange for certain federal land within the Forest boundaries.

Authorizes USDA to accept a cash payment of any size to equalize the values of the properties that would be exchanged. (Current law limits the payments to no more than 25% of the value of the federal lands exchanged.) Requires deposit of the payment into the Treasury account established under the Sisk Act, which shall make funds available for USDA to acquire lands in California to add to the National Forest System.

Declares that this Act does not grant USDA new land exchange authority.

authorizes department_of_agriculture usda accept certain non federal lands california outside boundaries inyo_national_forest exchange certain federal land forest boundaries authorizes usda accept cash payment size equalize values properties exchanged current law limits payments value federal lands exchanged requires deposit payment treasury account established sisk act shall funds available usda acquire lands california add national_forest_system declares act grant usda new land exchange authority


Summary:
San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, on request of the plaintiffs in the case Blancett v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, to convey to them by sale all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any portion of approximately 19 acres of certain federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico (including any improvements or appurtenances).

Requires deposit of the proceeds of any such conveyance in a special account, to be available for the acquisition of land from willing sellers in the state for resource protection that is consistent with the purposes for which the Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern was established.

secretary interior request plaintiffs case interior convey sale right title interest united_states portion approximately acres certain federal land san_juan_county new_mexico including improvements appurtenances requires deposit proceeds conveyance special account available acquisition land willing sellers state resource protection consistent purposes established


Summary:
Maple Tapping Access Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to states, tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through: (1) promotion of research and education, (2) promotion of natural resource sustainability, (3) market promotion, and (4) encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities or to voluntarily make the land available to the public for maple-sugaring activities.

Defines "maple-sugaring" as the collection of sap from any species of tree in the genus Acer for the purpose of boiling to produce food.

 States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt a state or tribal government law, including a state or tribal government liability law.

act authorizes secretary agriculture usda grants states tribal governments research institutions promote domestic maple syrup industry promotion research education promotion natural resource sustainability market promotion encouragement owners operators privately held land initiate expand maple sugaring activities voluntarily land available public maple sugaring activities defines maple sugaring collection sap species tree genus acer purpose produce food states act shall construed preempt state tribal government law including state tribal government liability law


Summary:
Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the community forest demonstration area or areas of a state, consisting of National Forest System (NFS) land, at the request of a Board of Trustees appointed by a governor to manage such land in that state.

Conditions establishment of an area upon: (1) inclusion of at least 200,000 acres of NFS land; (2) a state has a forest practices law or regulatory structure applicable to state or privately owned forest land; (3) agreement with the governor by the county in which the land is located requiring the county, in using revenues received from the area, to continue to meet obligations under applicable state law pursuant to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 or other provisions concerning payment of receipts for the benefit of public schools and roads.

Excludes from a community forest demonstration area land that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System or on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by federal law.

Deems the administration and management of a community forest demonstration area, including implementing actions, not to be federal action and subject to federal laws only to the extent that they apply to the state administration and management of forest lands in which the community forest demonstration area is located.

lands act directs secretary agriculture usda establish community forest demonstration area areas state consisting national_forest_system nfs land request board_of_trustees appointed governor manage land state conditions establishment area inclusion acres nfs land state forest practices law regulatory structure applicable state privately owned forest land agreement governor county land located requiring county revenues received area continue meet obligations applicable state law pursuant secure_rural_schools community self determination act provisions concerning payment receipts benefit public schools roads excludes community forest demonstration area land component national_wilderness_preservation_system removal vegetation specifically prohibited federal law deems administration management community forest demonstration area including implementing actions federal action subject federal laws extent apply state administration management forest lands community forest demonstration area located


Summary:
White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for inclusion in the White Sands Missile Range for use for military purposes.

Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a legal description and map of the public land to be transferred.

Requires the transfer to be made without reimbursement, except that the Secretary of the Army shall reimburse the Secretary for any costs incurred in preparing the legal description and map.

Requires the Secretary, if a grazing permit or lease exists for any part of such land to be transferred, to transfer or relocate the grazing allotments associated with such permit or lease to other public land that is acceptable to the permit or lease holder so that the grazing continues to have the same value to such holder.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) establish a reservation in favor of the United States with respect to any water or water right on lands transferred by this Act, or (2) authorize the appropriation of water on lands transferred by this Act except in accordance with applicable state law. Withdraws such land from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws and geothermal leasing laws, so long as such lands remain under the Secretary of the Army's administrative jurisdiction.

white sands missile range security enhancement act directs secretary interior secretary transfer certain bureau_of_land_management blm land dona ana_county new_mexico administrative jurisdiction secretary army inclusion white sands missile range use military purposes requires secretary publish federal_register legal description map public land transferred requires transfer reimbursement secretary army shall reimburse secretary costs incurred preparing legal description map requires secretary grazing permit lease exists land transferred transfer relocate grazing allotments associated permit lease public land acceptable permit lease holder grazing continues value holder declares act shall construed establish reservation favor united_states respect water water right lands transferred act authorize appropriation water lands transferred act accordance applicable state law withdraws land forms appropriation public land laws including mining laws geothermal leasing laws long lands remain secretary army administrative jurisdiction


Summary:
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 regarding waivers of small miner claim maintenance fees to extend the allowance of a certain period to cure a defect in the waiver application to a failure to timely file either a waiver application or an affidavit of annual labor associated with the application and the required application fees.

Considers specified claimholder claims as: (1) having received a first half final certificate for application before September 30, 1994; and (2) qualifying for specified relief under the Act, including opportunity to cure.

amends omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act waivers small miner claim maintenance fees extend allowance certain period cure defect waiver application failure timely file waiver application affidavit annual labor associated application required application fees considers specified claimholder claims having received half final certificate application september qualifying specified relief act including opportunity cure


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Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 - Extends through FY2023 the authority for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship end result contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs.

Prohibits a multiyear stewardship contract from exceeding a 20-year period (under current law, a 10-year period).

Bars the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretaries) from being required to obligate funds for covering the costs of the cancellation or termination of multiyear stewardship contracts or agreements until they are cancelled or terminated. Specifies the funding sources from where the costs of the cancellation or termination of a multiyear stewardship contract may be paid from.

Requires 25% of timber sale receipts from a multiyear stewardship contract or agreement to be paid to the county within whose boundaries the receipts are derived.

Authorizes the Secretaries to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services. Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide such restoration and protection services. Prohibits the extension of such an agreement or contract beyond a 20-year period.

Amends the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act of 2009 to make FLAME Funds available to cover the costs of burn area responses, including flood prevention.

 Authorizes the Secretaries to implement eligible wildfire prevention projects in at-risk forests and threatened and endangered species in a manner that focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities.

Requires projects carried out on threatened and endangered species habitat to provide enhanced protection from wildfire, including unnatural wildfire, for the endangered species, threatened species, or their habitat.

Requires projects carried out in at-risk forests to move the federal land from condition class II or III toward condition class I.

Permits use in a project of: (1) domestic livestock grazing to reduce surface fuel loads and to recover burned areas, and (2) timber harvesting and thinning to reduce ladder and canopy fuel loads for the prevention of unnatural fire.

Requires the Secretaries, for each proposed eligible project, to: (1) study and develop the proposed action and the no action alternative, and (2) prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Deems the duration of the environmental assessment of an authorized practice used in an eligible project sufficient for a minimum of: (1) 10 years for a livestock grazing project, and (2) 20 years for a timber harvest project.

catastrophic wildfire prevention act extends fy2023 authority forest_service bureau_of_land_management blm enter stewardship end result contracting projects private persons public private entities perform services achieve land management goals national forests public lands meet local rural community needs prohibits multiyear stewardship contract exceeding year period current law year period bars secretary agriculture usda secretary interior secretaries required obligate funds covering costs cancellation termination multiyear stewardship contracts agreements cancelled terminated specifies funding sources costs cancellation termination multiyear stewardship contract paid requires timber sale receipts multiyear stewardship contract agreement paid county boundaries receipts derived authorizes secretaries enter cooperative agreements contracts state foresters provide forest rangeland watershed restoration protection services permits state foresters enter subcontracts provide restoration protection services prohibits extension agreement contract year period amends federal land assistance management enhancement flame act flame funds available cover costs burn area responses including flood prevention authorizes secretaries implement eligible wildfire prevention projects risk forests threatened endangered species manner focuses surface ladder canopy fuels reduction activities requires projects carried threatened endangered species habitat provide enhanced protection wildfire including wildfire endangered species threatened species habitat requires projects carried risk forests federal land condition class iii condition class permits use project domestic livestock grazing reduce surface fuel loads recover burned areas timber harvesting thinning reduce ladder canopy fuel loads prevention fire requires secretaries proposed eligible project study develop proposed action action alternative prepare environmental assessment environmental impact statement national_environmental_policy_act nepa deems duration environmental assessment authorized practice eligible project sufficient minimum years livestock grazing project years timber harvest project


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Meers Point Boundary Adjustment Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, after completing a survey of Meers Point which covers those portions of lots 34, 35, 37, and 38 that are currently within the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge in Yuma County, Arizona, to convey to the current landowner or landowners of certain properties within such lots (grantees) by quitclaim deed that federal land that is within each grantee's lot.

Requires each grantee to pay a percentage of the total administrative costs incurred by the United States. Waives such payment respecting any conveyance of federal land to the state of Arizona.

Requires any proceeds paid to the Secretary to remain available for visitor services and resource protection at the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge.

secretary interior completing survey covers portions lots currently yuma_county arizona convey current landowner landowners certain properties lots grantees quitclaim deed federal land grantee lot requires grantee pay percentage total administrative costs incurred united_states waives payment respecting conveyance federal land state arizona requires proceeds paid secretary remain available visitor services resource protection


Summary: Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2013 - Withdraws the approximately 982,550 acres of the Tusayan Ranger District in Arizona and federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from: (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral materials laws. Subjects such withdrawal to valid, existing rights.

grand canyon watersheds protection act withdraws approximately acres ranger district arizona federal land managed bureau_of_land_management blm vicinity entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws operation mineral leasing geothermal leasing mineral materials laws subjects withdrawal valid existing rights


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Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename: (1) the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 as the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993, and (2) the Public Lands Corps as the Public Lands Service Corps (the Corps).

Permits Corps participants to work in the National Marine Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coastal, estuarine, and marine habitats, and other lands and facilities administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Requires the: (1) establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and NOAA for the coordination of Corps activities; and (2) designation of a Corps coordinator for each agency within the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce that administers such activities. Establishes an Indian Youth Service Corps liaison.

Expands those authorized to be in the Corps to permit the enrollment of consulting interns. Permits enrollment for a term of up to two years.

Requires: (1) a recruitment program for the Corps, and (2) a training program at residential conservation centers or at other sites to provide training for Corps participants.

Describes the types of natural and cultural resources conservation projects that may be carried out by the Corps.

Authorizes: (1) the Corps to provide certain visitor and interpretation services, (2) establishing residential conservation centers, and (3) individual placements of consulting interns to perform management analysis activities for agencies under the Secretary's jurisdiction carrying out appropriate natural and cultural resources conservation projects.

Authorizes cooperative agreements and competitive grants for Indian tribes and qualified youth or conservation corps to establish Indian Youth Service Corps programs.

Requires the Secretary to issue management guidelines for programs of the Corps.

public_lands_service corps act amends public_lands_corps_act rename public_lands_corps_act public_lands_corps public_lands_service_corps corps participants work national_marine_sanctuary_system coral reefs coastal estuarine marine habitats lands facilities administered national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa requires establishment department level office noaa coordination corps activities designation corps coordinator agency departments interior agriculture commerce administers activities establishes indian_youth_service_corps liaison expands authorized corps permit enrollment consulting interns permits enrollment term years requires recruitment program corps training program residential conservation centers sites provide training corps participants describes types natural cultural resources conservation projects carried corps authorizes corps provide certain visitor interpretation services establishing residential conservation centers individual placements consulting interns perform management analysis activities agencies secretary jurisdiction carrying appropriate natural cultural resources conservation projects authorizes cooperative agreements competitive grants indian tribes qualified youth conservation corps establish indian_youth_service_corps programs requires secretary issue management guidelines programs corps


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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Planning for American Energy Act of 2013 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) with regard to lands administered by the Forest Service, to publish every four years a Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy to direct federal land energy development and department resource allocation in order to promote the energy and national security of the United States in accordance with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mission to promote the multiple use of federal lands.

Instructs the Secretary to consult with the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration on the projected energy demands of the United States for the next 30 years and on how energy derived from federal onshore lands can put the United States on a trajectory that meets such demand during the next four years, with a goal for increasing energy independence and production.

Requires the Secretary to determine a domestic strategic production objective for the development of energy resources from such lands.

Expresses the sense of Congress that federally recognized Indian tribes may elect to set their own production objectives as part of the Strategy.

Grants the relevant Secretary all necessary authority to make determinations regarding which additional federal lands available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs will be available to meet the production objectives established by the strategies. Directs the Secretary also to take all necessary actions to achieve such objectives unless the President determines that it is not in U.S. national security and economic interests to increase federal domestic energy production and to further decrease dependence upon foreign energy sources. Requires the relevant Secretary to only consider leasing federal lands available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs.

Requires the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on the progress of meeting the production goals set forth in the strategy and projections for production and capacity installations and any problems with leasing, permitting, siting, or production that will prevent meeting the goal.

Requires the Secretary, within 12 months of this Act's enactment, to complete a programmatic environmental impact statement in accordance with certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Deems such statement sufficient to be in compliance with NEPA requirements for all necessary resource management and land use plans associated with implementation of the Strategy.

Requires the Secretary to submit to: (1) the President and Congress, each proposed strategy, together with comments received from the affected states, federally recognized tribes, and local governments prior to publishing it; and (2) Congress the first Strategy within 18 months of enactment.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure planning american energy act amends mineral leasing act direct secretary interior secretary consultation secretary agriculture usda regard lands administered forest_service publish years quadrennial_federal_onshore_energy_production_strategy direct federal land energy development department resource allocation order promote energy national security united_states accordance bureau_of_land_management blm mission promote multiple use federal lands instructs secretary consult administrator energy_information_administration projected energy demands united_states years energy derived federal onshore lands united_states trajectory meets demand years goal increasing energy independence production requires secretary determine domestic strategic production objective development energy resources lands expresses sense congress federally recognized indian tribes elect set production objectives strategy grants relevant secretary necessary authority determinations additional federal lands available leasing time lease sale occurs available meet production objectives established strategies directs secretary necessary actions achieve objectives president determines national security economic interests increase federal domestic energy production decrease dependence foreign energy sources requires relevant secretary consider leasing federal lands available leasing time lease sale occurs requires secretary report annually specified congressional committees progress meeting production goals set forth strategy projections production capacity installations problems leasing permitting siting production prevent meeting goal requires secretary months act enactment complete programmatic environmental impact statement accordance certain requirements national_environmental_policy_act nepa deems statement sufficient compliance nepa requirements necessary resource management land use plans associated implementation strategy requires secretary submit president congress proposed strategy comments received affected states federally recognized tribes local governments prior publishing congress strategy months enactment


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Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 with specified appropriations to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through FY2017.

Designates amounts authorized for use to acquire: (1) hydrographic data, provide hydrographic services, conduct coastal change analyses necessary to ensure safe navigation, and improve the management of coastal change in the Arctic; and (2) hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the U.S. extended continental shelf.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to compare the unit costs of NOAA-conducted hydrographic surveys to the unit costs of procuring such surveys.

hydrographic services improvement amendments act reauthorizes hydrographic services improvement act specified appropriations administrator national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa fy2017 designates amounts authorized use acquire hydrographic data provide hydrographic services conduct coastal change analyses necessary ensure safe navigation improve management coastal change arctic hydrographic data provide hydrographic services arctic necessary delineate extended continental shelf directs comptroller general gao compare unit costs noaa conducted hydrographic surveys unit costs procuring surveys


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Offshore Fairness Act - Amends the Submerged Lands Act to extend the seaward boundaries of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia to a line three marine leagues (currently, three geographic miles) distant from the coast line.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) notify such states of the right to request a conveyance of the applicable interest of the United States in and to the expanded submerged land; and (2) at such a state's request, convey to the applicable state the interest of the United States in and to such land.

Prohibits states conveyed such land from imposing: (1) burdens or requirements on an interest owner that would be stricter than any federal burdens or requirements, and (2) administrative or judicial penalties or sanctions on an interest owner that are more severe than any federal administrative or judicial penalty or sanction.

Declares submerged land within the seaward boundaries of such states to be subject to federal oil and gas mineral rights and to be considered part of the federal outer continental shelf for purposes of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, and other laws applicable to the leasing of the oil and gas resources.

 Prohibits this Act from affecting any federal oil and gas lease in effect on the date of the land conveyance. Excludes from specified requirements and prohibitions any interest in the expanded submerged land that is granted by the state after the date on which the land is conveyed.

Authorizes such states to exercise their sovereign taxation powers within the entire extent of the extended seaward boundaries. Prohibits this Act from affecting a state's authority to tax any federal oil and gas lease in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to grant such states exclusive fishery management authority over: (1) reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean in the expanded submerged land, (2) red snapper fish in designated areas until the state's governor certifies that the stock assessments of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are accurate and based on sound science.

offshore fairness act amends submerged lands act extend seaward boundaries alabama florida georgia louisiana mississippi north_carolina south_carolina virginia line marine leagues currently geographic miles distant coast line directs secretary interior notify states right request conveyance applicable interest united_states expanded submerged land state request convey applicable state interest united_states land prohibits states conveyed land imposing burdens requirements interest owner federal burdens requirements administrative judicial penalties sanctions interest owner severe federal administrative judicial penalty sanction declares submerged land seaward boundaries states subject federal oil gas mineral rights considered federal outer continental shelf purposes outer_continental_shelf_lands_act gulf_of_mexico_energy_security_act laws applicable leasing oil gas resources prohibits act affecting federal oil gas lease effect date land conveyance excludes specified requirements prohibitions interest expanded submerged land granted state date land conveyed authorizes states exercise sovereign taxation powers entire extent extended seaward boundaries prohibits act affecting state authority tax federal oil gas lease effect date enactment act directs secretary commerce grant states exclusive fishery management authority reef fish gulf_of_mexico atlantic_ocean expanded submerged land red snapper fish designated areas state governor certifies stock assessments national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa accurate based sound science


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Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to state findings concerning the threat to forests in the Western region of the United States posed by the mountain pine beetle.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to designate as part of an insect and disease treatment and research pilot program at least one subwatershed in at least one national forest in each state that is experiencing an insect or disease epidemic and characterized by: (1) substantially increased tree mortality due to infestation; (2) the risk of substantially increased tree mortality over the next 15 years due to infestation; or (3) presence in an area in which the risk of hazard trees poses an imminent risk to public infrastructure, health, or safety.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out priority projects on federal land in the designated subwatersheds to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease infestation in the subwatersheds. Deems such projects to be authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects.

Extends the authorization of appropriations for the insect infestation and related diseases program through FY2017.

Allows the Secretary to use amounts appropriated to carry out the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to cover the costs of technical assistance, management, and enforcement responsibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program.

Authorizes the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship contracting projects to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests and the public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Replaces a similar program established by the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.

Allows the Secretary to issue a task order for, or enter into a good neighbor agreement or a cooperative agreement or contract with, a governor for purposes of carrying out similar and complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on adjacent federal and non-federal land (with exceptions).

Amends emergency runoff retardation and soil erosion preventive provisions of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to give priority consideration to applications for assistance submitted by landowners and land users for measures needed to remediate the effects of catastrophic wildfire on federal land that is the source of drinking water for the landowners and land users.

depleting risk catastrophic fire act amends healthy forests restoration act state findings concerning threat forests western region united_states posed mountain pine beetle directs secretary agriculture usda secretary interior appropriate designate insect disease treatment research pilot program subwatershed national forest state experiencing insect disease epidemic characterized substantially increased tree mortality infestation risk substantially increased tree mortality years infestation presence area risk hazard trees poses imminent risk public infrastructure health safety authorizes secretary carry priority projects federal land designated subwatersheds reduce risk extent increase resilience insect disease infestation subwatersheds deems projects authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects extends authorization appropriations insect infestation related diseases program fy2017 allows secretary use amounts appropriated carry domestic allotment act cover costs technical assistance management enforcement responsibilities land enrolled healthy forests reserve program authorizes chief forest_service director bureau_of_land_management blm enter stewardship contracting projects perform services achieve land management goals national forests public lands meet local rural community needs replaces similar program established department_of_the_interior_and_related_agencies_appropriations_act allows secretary issue task order enter good neighbor agreement cooperative agreement contract governor purposes carrying similar complementary forest rangeland watershed restoration services adjacent federal non federal land exceptions amends emergency runoff retardation soil erosion preventive provisions agricultural_credit_act require secretary agriculture priority consideration applications assistance submitted landowners land users measures needed remediate effects catastrophic wildfire federal land source drinking water landowners land users


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Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to implement procedures to ensure that not less than 600,000 acres of federal land each fiscal year are treated with mechanical treatments intended to produce merchantable wood.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) declare that emergency circumstances exist for all federal land affected by a catastrophic event, including federal land outside urban interface areas; and (2) take actions necessary for the rehabilitation or restoration of such federal land, with highest priority given to land impacted by large-scale beetle infestations.

Directs the Secretary to initiate salvage activities on federal land affected by a catastrophic event so as to prevent significant deterioration of timber values, development of significant fire hazard, or other forest mortality that would prevent such land from regenerating to forest within five years.

Excludes from the provisions of this Act: (1) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (2) federal land on which the removal of vegetation is prohibited or restricted by Congress, the President, or a land management plan; or (3) a wilderness study area.

amends healthy forests restoration act direct secretary agriculture usda secretary interior appropriate implement procedures ensure acres federal land fiscal year treated mechanical treatments intended produce merchantable wood directs secretary declare emergency circumstances exist federal land affected catastrophic event including federal land outside urban interface areas actions necessary rehabilitation restoration federal land highest priority given land impacted large scale beetle infestations directs secretary initiate salvage activities federal land affected catastrophic event prevent significant deterioration timber values development significant fire hazard forest mortality prevent land forest years excludes provisions act component national_wilderness_preservation_system federal land removal vegetation prohibited restricted congress president land management plan wilderness study area