123STA T . 11 4 4 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9(B)CONCUR R E NCE .—Anypro po sal no mi na tedb yt h e R e g ional F orester that proposes a c tions u nder the j urisdic - tion o f the S ecretary of the I nterior shall include the concur- rence of the appropriate— (i) State D irector of the Bureau of L and M anage- ment
(ii) Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or (iii) other official of the Department of the Interior. ( 3 ) DOCU M EN TA T I ON.— W ith respect to each proposal that is nominated under paragraph ( 2 )— (A) the appropriate Regional Forester shall— (i) include a plan to use Federal funds allocated to the region to fund those costs of planning and car- rying out ecological restoration treatments on N ational Forest System land , consistent w ith the strategy, that would not be co v ered by amounts transferred to the Secretary from the Fund; and (ii) provide evidence that amounts proposed to be transferred to the Secretary from the Fund during the first 2 fiscal years following selection would be used to carry out ecological restoration treatments con- sistent with the strategy during the same fiscal year in which the funds are transferred to the Secretary; (B) if actions under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior are proposed, the nomination shall include a plan to fund such actions, consistent with the strategy, by the appropriate— (i) State Director of the Bureau of Land Manage- ment; (ii) Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or (iii) other official of the Department of the Interior; and (C) if actions on land not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior are proposed, the appropriate Regional Forester shall provide evidence that the landowner intends to participate in, and provide appropriate funding to carry out, the actions. (d) SE L ECTION P ROCE S S.— ( 1 )IN G ENERAL.—After consulting with the advisory panel established under subsection (e), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall, subject to paragraph (2), select the best proposals that— (A) have been nominated under subsection (c)(2); and (B) meet the eligibility criteria established by sub- section (b). (2) CRITERIA.—In selecting proposals under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give special consideration to— (A) the strength of the proposal and strategy; (B) the strength of the ecological case of the proposal and the proposed ecological restoration strategies; (C) the strength of the collaborative process and the li k elihood of successful collaboration throughout implementation; (D) whether the proposal is likely to achieve reductions in long-term wildfire management costs; Plans.
