Pub. L. 115-334, tit. VIII, subtit. F, pt. II, sec. 8624 (as amended)
GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.
SEC. 8624. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.
(a) Inclusion of Indian Tribes.—Section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “land and non-Federal land” and inserting “land, non-Federal land, and land owned by an Indian tribe”;
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting “or Indian tribe” after “affected State”;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) the following:
“(6) Indian tribe.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).”
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(b) Inclusion of Counties.—Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting “or county, as applicable,” after “Governor”;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) (as amended by subsection (a)) as paragraphs (3) through (10), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) County.—The term ‘county’ means—
“(A) the appropriate executive official of an affected county; or
“(B) in any case in which multiple counties are affected, the appropriate executive official of a compact of the affected counties.”
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(D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by inserting “or county, as applicable,” after “Governor”; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “or county” after “Governor”;
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “cooperative agreement or contract entered into under subsection (a)” and inserting “good neighbor agreement”;
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting “or county” after “Governor”; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Receipts.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any payment made by a county to the Secretary under a project conducted under a good neighbor agreement shall not be considered to be monies received from National Forest System land or Bureau of Land Management land, as applicable.”
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(c) Treatment of Revenue From Timber Sale Contracts.—Section 8206(b)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Treatment of revenue.—
“(i) In general.—Funds received from the sale of timber by a Governor of a State under a good neighbor agreement shall be retained and used by the Governor—
“(I) to carry out authorized restoration services on Federal land under the good neighbor agreement; and
“(II) if there are funds remaining after carrying out subclause (I), to carry out authorized restoration services on Federal land within the State under other good neighbor agreements.
“(ii) Termination of effectiveness.—The authority provided by this subparagraph terminates effective October 1, 2023.”
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