To further cooperation and support among Federal land managers and designated gateway communities where the results of such cooperation and support are likely to be mutually beneficial, and for other purposes.

To further cooperation and support among Federal land managers and designated gateway communities where the results of such cooperation and support are likely to be mutually beneficial, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COOPERATION AND SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATED GATEWAY COMMUNITIES.

(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Healthy Public Lands, Healthy Communities Act'.

(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COOPERATION, AND TRAINING-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may cooperate with and may provide technical assistance to any designated gateway community where the relevant Secretary determines that the results of such cooperation and assistance are likely to benefit both the protection of resources managed by the Secretary and the community.

(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE- At the request of the government of a designated gateway community, the relevant Secretary may assign, on a temporary basis, an agency employee or contractor to work with the community to develop mutually compatible land use or management plans or policies for the general area.

(3) TRAINING SESSIONS- The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may offer training sessions for elected and appointed officials of designated gateway communities at which such officials can obtain a better understanding of--

(A) agency planning processes; and

(B) the methods by which they can participate most meaningfully in the development of agency plans, decisions, and policies, including information regarding the process whereby units of local government may obtain status as cooperating agencies under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

(4) COORDINATION OF LAND USE- To the extent consistent with the laws governing the administration of the Federal public lands, and at the request of the government of a designated gateway community, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements with designated gateway communities to provide for coordination between--

(A) the land use inventory, planning, and management activities for Federal lands administered by the relevant Secretary;

(B) the land use inventory, planning, and management activities for lands administered by the designated gateway community; and

(C) where relevant, such cooperative agreements may also include the land use planning and management activities of other Federal agencies, agencies of the State in which the Federal lands are located, and local and tribal governments in the vicinity of the Federal lands.

(5) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND COORDINATION- To the extent practicable and when consistent with applicable laws and regulations of each respective Federal land management agency, when the plans and activities of 2 or more Federal land management agencies are anticipated to have a significant impact on a designated gateway community, the Federal land agencies involved may consolidate and coordinate their plans and planning processes to facilitate the participation of the designated gateway community in the planning processes.

(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,000,000 in any fiscal year for use by the relevant Secretary to carry out this section.

(c) GRANTS-

(1) AUTHORITY- The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may make grants to designated gateway communities for the purposes described in this section.

(2) CRITERIA- The Secretaries shall jointly develop criteria for awarding of grants under this subsection.

(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,000,000 in any fiscal year for grants under this subsection.

(d) DESIGNATED GATEWAY COMMUNITY- For purposes of this section, the term `designated gateway community' means a county, city, town, village, or other subdivision of a State, or a federally recognized Indian tribe or Alaska Native village, that--

(1) is incorporated or recognized in a county or regional land use plan;

(2) the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture determines is significantly affected economically, socially, or environmentally by planning and management decisions regarding Federal lands administered by the relevant Secretary; and

(3) has entered into a cooperative agreement with the relevant Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(4).