1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act of 2017 . 2. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program (a) In general Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2109a ) is amended to read as follows: 13A. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to establish a landscape-scale restoration program to support landscape-scale restoration and management that results in measurable improvements to public benefits derived from State and private forest land, as identified in— (1) a State-wide assessment described in section 2A(a)(1); and (2) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy described in section 2A(a)(2). (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Private forest land The term private forest land means land that— (A) (i) has existing tree cover; or (ii) is suitable for growing trees; and (B) is owned by— (i) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )); or (ii) any private individual or entity. (2) Regional The term regional means of any region of the National Association of State Foresters. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. (4) State forest land The term State forest land means land that is owned by a State or unit of local government. (5) State Forester The term State Forester means a State Forester or equivalent State official. (c) Establishment The Secretary, in consultation with State Foresters or other appropriate State agencies, shall establish a landscape-scale restoration program— (1) to provide financial and technical assistance for landscape-scale restoration projects on State forest land or private forest land