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• $1.8 billion to complete hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest
System land within the wildland-urban interface, which is where structures and other
human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland. This investment
complements more than $5 billion funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for
hazardous fuels reduction and other wildfire mitigation and response efforts, including $1
billion for the new U.S. Forest Service Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program for
At-Risk Communities and billions of dollars for hazardous fuels management strategies
and wildfire management practices, particularly in areas within the wildland-urban
interface.

• $1.5 billion for the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program for tree
planting and related activities. Urban and community forestry offers significant benefits
for public health and local economies and mitigates the impact of dangerous heat waves.

• $700 million for the Forest Legacy Program to acquire lands that offer natural carbon
sequestration benefits and $500 million to carry out conservation, habitat restoration,
and resiliency projects on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and
the National Park Service.

See the table on the next page for a full list of the programs summarized in this chapter.

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