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1 including the backlog of work which has accumu- 



2 lated over time in Idaho. 



3 (b) Purpose. — The purposes of this title are to in- 



4 crease the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 



5 additional assistance under existing authority of such Sec- 



6 retary to rural communities located in or near national 



7 forests in the State of Idaho to aid in diversifying these 



8 communities' economic bases and to complete needed eco- 



9 system restoration and rehabilitation projects to improve 



10 the quality of Idaho's national forest resources. 



1 1 SEC. 402. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION 



12 PROJECTS. 



13 (a) In General. — The Secretary shall utilize the au- 



14 thority of the National Forest-Dependent Rural Commu- 



15 nities Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6611 et seq.) 



16 to effect the purposes of this title and shall promote eco- 



17 system restoration and rehabilitation programs and 



18 projects through technical assistance, grants, and coopera- 



19 tive agreements with agencies of the State of Idaho, local 



20 governments, organizations, private corporations, and 



21 landowners.- 



22 (b) Ecosystem Restoration. — Rehabilitation 



23 projects which may be carried out under subsection (a) 



24 include — 



