This bill establishes a federal grant program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help remove and transport materials from wildfire risk reduction activities on national forests. The program provides competitive grants to states, local governments, tribes, nonprofits, businesses, and universities to cover costs like transporting wood byproducts, operating loading facilities, purchasing equipment, and training workers. The bill authorizes $25 million annually from 2027 through 2031, with individual grants capped at $3 million per year and equipment purchases limited to $250,000 per year. Grant recipients must cover at least 25 percent of project costs themselves, though Indian tribes only need to cover 10 percent. The Secretary of Agriculture must prioritize proposals that treat high-risk forest areas, move the most material, preserve existing forest infrastructure, and partner with established forest management programs.
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