; 16 U.S.C. 500 ), is amended in the first sentence by striking situated: Provided, That when and inserting the following: situated. Beginning on the date of the enactment of the FORESTS Act of 2023 , the State legislature may not withhold any of the amount paid under this section from distribution to the county or counties in which such national forest is situated. When . III Stewardship end result contracting authority 301. Maximum authorized duration of stewardship end result contracts Section 604(d)(3)(B) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6591c(d)(3)(B) ) is amended by striking 10 years and inserting 20 years . 302. Payment of portion of stewardship project revenues to county in which stewardship project occurs Section 604(e) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6591c(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Payment of portion of stewardship project revenues to counties Of the monies retained under paragraph (2) from an agreement or contract under subsection (b), the Chief or the Director, as the case may be, shall pay 25 percent of the retained monies to the county or counties in which the project site is situated. . 303. Use of contractors to perform environmental analysis in connection with stewardship end result contracting projects Section 604(b) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6591c(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Chief and inserting the following: (1) Project authority The Chief