1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act . 2. Alternative dispute resolution pilot program (a) Definitions In this Act: (1) Participant The term participant means an individual or entity that files an objection or scoping comments on a draft environmental document with respect to a project that is subject to an objection at the project level under part 218 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). (2) Pilot program The term pilot program means the pilot program established under subsection (b). (3) Project The term project means a project described in subsection (c). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. (b) Arbitration pilot program Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish within Region 1 of the Forest Service an arbitration pilot program as an alternative dispute resolution process in lieu of judicial review for projects described in subsection (c). (c) Description of projects (1) In general The Secretary, at the sole discretion of the Secretary, may designate for arbitration projects that— (A) (i) are developed through a collaborative process (within the meaning of section 603(b)(1)(C) of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6591b(b)(1)(C) )); (ii) are carried out under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program established under section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 7303 ); or (iii) are identified in a community wildfire protection plan (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6511 )); (B) have as a purpose— (i) hazardous fuels reduction; or (ii) mitigation of insect or disease infestation