1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered vegetation management activity (A) In general The term covered vegetation management activity means any activity described in subparagraph (B) that— (i) meets the objectives of the order of the Secretary numbered 3336 and dated January 5, 2015; (ii) conforms to an applicable land use plan; (iii) protects, restores, or improves greater sage-grouse or mule deer habitat; (iv) will not permanently impair— (I) the natural state of the treated area; (II) outstanding opportunities for solitude; (III) outstanding opportunities for primitive, unconfined recreation; or (IV) the identified values of a unit of the National Landscape Conservation System; and (v) (I) restores native vegetation following a natural disturbance; (II) prevents the expansion into greater sage-grouse or mule deer habitat of— (aa) juniper, piñon pine, or any other conifer; or (bb) nonnative or invasive vegetation; (III) reduces the risk of loss of greater sage-grouse or mule deer habitat from wildfire or any other natural disturbance; or (IV) provides emergency stabilization of soil resources after a natural disturbance. (B) Description of activities An activity referred to in subparagraph (A) is— (i) manual cutting and removal of juniper trees, piñon pine trees, other conifers, or other nonnative or invasive vegetation; (ii) mechanical mastication, cutting, or mowing, mechanical piling and burning, chaining, broadcast burning, or yarding; (iii) removal of cheat grass, medusa head rye, other nonnative vegetation, or an invasive species; (iv) collection and seeding or planting of native vegetation using a manual, mechanical, or aerial method; (v) seeding of nonnative vegetation only for the purpose of emergency stabilization