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136 STAT. 2024 PUBLIC LAW 117–169—AUG. 16, 2022 (b) RESTRICTIONS.—None of the funds made available by para- graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) may be used for any activity— (1) conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area; (2) that includes the construction of a permanent road or motorized trail; (3) that includes the construction of a temporary road, except in the case of a temporary road that is decommissioned by the Secretary not later than 3 years after the earlier of— (A) the date on which the temporary road is no longer needed; and (B) the date on which the project for which the tem- porary road was constructed is completed; (4) inconsistent with the applicable land management plan; (5) inconsistent with the prohibitions of the rule of the Forest Service entitled ‘‘Special Areas; Roadless Area Conserva- tion’’ (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 (January 12, 2001)), as modified by subparts C and D of part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations; or (6) carried out on any land that is not National Forest System land, including other forested land on Federal, State, Tribal, or private land. (c) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for activi- ties under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized or currently expended for such purposes. (d) COST-SHARING WAIVER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal cost-share requirement of a project described in paragraph (2) may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary. (2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project referred to in paragraph (1) is a project that— (A) is carried out using funds made available under this section; (B) requires a partnership agreement, including a cooperative agreement or mutual interest agreement; and (C) is subject to a non-Federal cost-share requirement. (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommission’’ means, with respect to a road— (A) reestablishing native vegetation on the road; (B) restoring any natural drainage, watershed function, or other ecological processes that were disrupted or adversely impacted by the road by removing or hydrologically disconnecting the road prism and reestab- lishing stable slope contours; and (C) effectively blocking the road to vehicular traffic, where feasible. (2) ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY.—The term ‘‘ecological integrity’’ has the meaning given the term in section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). (3) HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘haz- ardous fuels reduction project’’ means an activity, including the use of prescribed fire, to protect structures and communities from wildfire that is carried out on National Forest System land. Requirement. Contracts. Deadline. VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:35 Oct 25, 2022 Jkt 029139 PO 00169 Frm 00208 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL169.117 PUBL169 jmbennett on LAP3P8D0R2PROD with Publaw