Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration Program (CFLRP)
PL 111-11
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Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of
2009 (Section 40014004)
Background
September 8, 2000 National Fire Plan was issued
One of the goals of that plan was to restore landscapes
by working collaboratively with communities to
develop and implement forest restoration projects
and to utilize the restoration byproducts to foster
local economic development.
Since 2000 the scientific, economic, and social interest
in landscape-scale forest restoration has grown
significantly.
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Background
PL 111-11 responds to these challenges by
establishing a collaborative process that:
„ Relies on the best-available science to plan
and prioritize landscape restoration efforts on
National Forests and other lands.
„ Establishes a competitive, long-term funding
mechanism that supplements local resources
and encourages non-Federal support in
carrying out priority landscape restoration
efforts
Purpose
Encourage
cou age co
collaborative,
abo at e, sc
science
e ce
based ecosystem restoration of
priority forest landscapes
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Encourage ecological, economic and
social sustainability
Facilitate reduction of wildfire
managementt costs
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Achieve ecological and watershed
health objectives
Use forest restoration byproducts to
offset treatment costs
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Eligibility Criteria
Proposals shall be based on a landscape
strategy that:
„ Is complete or substantially complete
„ Identifies treatments for a 10-year period that is:
‰ At least 50,000 acres
‰ Comprised primarily of forested National Forest
System Land
‰ In need
d off active ecosystem restoration
‰ Accessible by infrastructure to use woody
biomass and small diameter material removed
in restoration treatments
Eligibility Criteria -
continued
Proposals shall be based on a landscape
strategy that:
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Incorporates the best available science
Maintains or contributes toward the restoration,
structure and composition of old growth conditions
Reduces hazardous fuels
Does not establish
bl h new permanent roads
d and
d
decommissions all temporary roads built to carry out
the strategy
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Eligibility Criteria -
continued
Proposals shall:
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Be developed and implemented through a
collaborative process
Describe plans to:
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Reduce risk of uncharacteristic wildfire
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Improve
fi
fish
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d wildlife
ildlif habitat
h bit t
Control NNIS
Use woody biomass and small diameter trees
Consider community wildfire protection plans
Eligibility Criteria -
continued
Proposals shall:
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Analyze anticipated cost savings
Estimate federal and non-federal funding to carry out
the treatments
Describe the collaborative process used
Benefit local economies
Be subject to other requirements that the Secretary
determines to be necessary
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CFLRP Fund
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No more than $4,000,000 may be spent in
any one fiscal year on any one project
$40,000,000 is authorized to be
appropriated to the Fund for each of fiscal
years 2009-2019 (Congress appropriated
$10,000,000 in FY10)
Process
Landscape Strategy Conforms to Sec. 4003(b)(1)
Forest/Stakeholders Develop Proposal
Consistent with Landscape Strategy in Accordance with
Sec. 4003(b)(2)-(8) Eligibility Requirements
Proposal Submitted to Regional Forester
Regional Forester Nominates Proposal(s)
Secretary Makes Selections after reviewing
proposals, Advisory Panel Recommendations and Consulting
with Secretary of Interior
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Selection Process
Proposals
oposa s are
a e selected
se ected by the
t e
Secretary in consultation with the
CFLRP Advisory Panel and Secretary
of the Interior
Limitations:
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No more than 10 proposals may be
funded in any one fiscal year
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No more than 2 proposals may be
funded in any one Region during any
fiscal year
Advisory Panel
15 members from across the country:
y
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Appointed by Secretary of Agriculture to 2
year terms
Purpose is to evaluate and provide
recommendations on selection and funding
of proposed collaborative forest landscape
restoration projects
Balanced technical backgrounds and
viewpoints
FACA - Special Government Employees
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Project Selection Timelines
Advisory Panel
meets and
makes
recommendation
7/22/10
Proposals
Due
5/14/10
Advisory
Panel
Approved
5/28/10
Funds
obligated
9/30/10
Field
Notified
of
funding
g
7/30/10
Project Implementation &
Documentation
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Implementation
p e e tat o Work
o Plan
a and
a d
Budget
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Annual Accomplishment Report
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M ltipart Monitoring
Multiparty
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5 Year Program Report
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