1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act”.
Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes.
2. Modification of the treatment of certain revenue and payments under good neighbor agreements
in subsection (a)(6), by striking “or Indian tribe”; and
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “, Indian tribe,” after “Governor”;
in paragraph (2)(C), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
“(i) In general—Funds received from the sale of timber by a Governor, an Indian tribe, or a county under a good neighbor agreement shall be retained and used by the Governor, Indian tribe, or county, as applicable—
“(I) to carry out authorized restoration services under the good neighbor agreement; and
“(II) if there are funds remaining after carrying out subclause (I), to carry out authorized restoration services under other good neighbor agreements.”
in paragraph (3), by inserting “, Indian tribe,” after “Governor”; and
by striking paragraph (4).
Conforming amendments— Section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting “, Indian tribe,” after “Governor”; and
in paragraph (5), by inserting “, Indian tribe,” after “Governor”.
Effective date— The amendments made by this Act apply to any project initiated pursuant to a good neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)))—
before the date of enactment of this Act, if the project was initiated after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.