Restoration Projects (GNA or Tribal Forest Protection Act)
Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System
Wildfire-Specific Spending: No
Wildfire Activities Funded: Recovery
Authorization:
P.L. 117-58
160
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2015 – FY2024
Description
Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to provide to States and Indian Tribes for implementing restoration projects on Federal land pursuant to Good Neighbor Agreements or agreements entered into under the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004. The Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) enables the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to enter into agreements with states, counties, and tribes to allow these entities to conduct authorized restoration activities including hazardous fuel reduction and habitat improvement or restoration. In return, states (not counties or tribes) can retain revenue from timber sales under the GNA.Additional Program Notes & TCS Insights
The full retention of timber sale revenues under the GNA can be problematic. Federal timber sale funds are used for other resource management activities, and these dollars are being diverted. Furthermore, expanding the revenue retention to counties would create a reliance on an unsteady revenue stream, which has caused long-term funding challenges as we saw in the past with county payments system tied to timber sales.Appropriations
Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
FY2015 | — | 0 | — | — |
FY2016 | — | 0 | — | — |
FY2017 | — | 0 | — | — |
FY2018 | — | 0 | — | — |
FY2019 | — | 0 | — | — |
FY2020 | — | 0 | — | — |
FY2021 | — | 0 | — | — |
FY2022 | — | 0 | 32,000,000 | 0 |
FY2023 | 0 | 0 | 32,000,000 | |
FY2024 | 0 | 0 | 32,000,000 | |
FY2025 | 32,000,000 | |||
FY2026 | 32,000,000 |
Last Updated: October 17, 2024
Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: Yes – New
Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No