United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fiscal Year 2006 President’s Budget Budget Justification 2006 Budget Justification USDA Forest Service USDA Forest Service FY 2006 Budget Justification Table of Contents Page Overview / Highlights ............................................................................................................. 1-1 Activity/Output Measures....................................................................................................... 2-1 National Fire Plan ................................................................................................................... 3-1 Appropriation Language Changes ......................................................................................... 4-1 Forest and Rangeland Research............................................................................................. 5-1 State and Private Forestry Programs .................................................................................... 6-1 Forest Health Management.................................................................................................. 6-3 Federal Lands................................................................................................................. 6-5 Cooperative Lands ......................................................................................................... 6-9 Cooperative Fire Protection ............................................................................................... 6-12 State Fire Assistance.................................................................................................... 6-14 Volunteer Fire Assistance............................................................................................ 6-17 Cooperative Forestry.......................................................................................................... 6-19 Forest Stewardship....................................................................................................... 6-21 Forest Legacy Program................................................................................................ 6-26 Urban and Community Forestry .................................................................................. 6-32 Economic Action Programs ......................................................................................... 6-38 Forest Resources Information and Analysis ................................................................ 6-42 International Forestry......................................................................................................... 6-44 National Forest System............................................................................................................ 7-1 Land Management Planning ................................................................................................ 7-6 Inventory and Monitoring.................................................................................................. 7-21 Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness................................................................................ 7-27 Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management .................................................................... 7-35 Grazing Management......................................................................................................... 7-40 Forest Products................................................................................................................... 7-44 Vegetation and Watershed Management ........................................................................... 7-50 Minerals and Geology Management.................................................................................. 7-56 Landownership Management............................................................................................. 7-60 Law Enforcement Operations ............................................................................................ 7-65 Valles Caldera National Preserve ...................................................................................... 7-70 Centennial of Service Challenge........................................................................................ 7-73 Hazardous Fuels................................................................................................................. 7-75 Table of Contents i 2006 Budget Justification USDA Forest Service Wildland Fire Management.................................................................................................... 8-1 Preparedness ........................................................................................................................ 8-5 Fire Operations -- Suppression .......................................................................................... 8-11 Fire Operations -- Other..................................................................................................... 8-15 Hazardous Fuels........................................................................................................... 8-16 Rehabilitation and Restoration..................................................................................... 8-17 Fire Research and Development .................................................................................. 8-20 Joint Fire Sciences Program......................................................................................... 8-25 Forest Health Mangement – Federal Lands................................................................. 8-29 Forest Health Mangement – Cooperative Lands ......................................................... 8-32 State Fire Assistance.................................................................................................... 8-34 Volunteer Fire Assistence............................................................................................ 8-37 Capital Improvement and Maintenance................................................................................ 9-1 Facilities............................................................................................................................... 9-4 Roads.................................................................................................................................. 9-15 Trails .................................................................................................................................. 9-18 Deferred Maintenance and Infrastructure Improvement.................................................... 9-23 Land Acquisition.................................................................................................................... 10-1 Acquisition of Lands for National Forests Special Acts.................................................... 10-1 Acquisition of Lands to Complete Land Exchanges.......................................................... 10-2 Other Appropriations Range Betterment Fund ..................................................................................................... 11-1 Gifts, Donations, and Bequests for Forest and Rangeland Research................................. 11-3 Management of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses ........................................... 11-4 Permanent Appropriations ................................................................................................... 12-1 Administration of Rights-of-Way and Other Land Uses ................................................... 12-4 Brush Disposal................................................................................................................... 12-7 Forest Botanical Products .................................................................................................. 12-8 Land and Facilities Enhancement Fund............................................................................. 12-9 Land Between the Lakes Management Fund................................................................... 12-11 Licensee Program (Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl) ...................................................... 12-13 Midewin National Tall Grass Prairie .............................................................................. 12-16 Operation and Maintenance of Quarters.......................................................................... 12-18 Payment Funds................................................................................................................. 12-19 Recreation Enhancement Program................................................................................... 12-21 Restoration of National Forest Lands and Improvements ............................................... 12-22 Roads and Trails (10 Percent Fund)................................................................................. 12-23 Stewardship Contracting.................................................................................................. 12-24 Timber Roads - Purchaser Election Program................................................................... 12-25 Timber Sales Pipeline Restoration Fund.......................................................................... 12-26 Timber Salvage Sale Fund............................................................................................... 12-28 Valles Caldera Fund......................................................................................................... 12-30 ii 2006 Budget Justification USDA Forest Service Trust Funds ...........................................................................................................................