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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026Section 5 › Proposal

$1,857,843,000 to manage the national forests

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

$1,857,843,000 to manage the national forests

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of Agriculture, Forest ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, $1,857,843,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

The national forest system account of the Forest Service. Of the total, $31,000,000 goes to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund, $39,000,000 is for forest products and $176,850,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, of which not more than $30,000,000 may be granted to create incentives for greater use of biomass from national forest lands.

What the document actually says

“for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, $1,857,843,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

Running the national forests gets $1,857,843,000. The money can be used through September 30, 2029.

What this is about

This money lasts four budget years, which is unusual. It pays for trails, logging and thinning brush. Some of it pays for work planned with local groups.

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