; (2) the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 ( 16 U.S.C. 528 et seq. ); (3) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq. ); (4) section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 ( 16 U.S.C. 472a ); and (5) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ). 203. Assessment of processed-based restoration techniques (a) Wetland and riparian restoration pilot program (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to in this subsection as the Secretaries ), shall jointly establish a pilot program to conduct research on and evaluate wetland and riparian restoration techniques. (2) Assessments In carrying out this subsection, the Secretaries shall— (A) assess the benefits, including to downstream infrastructure, water storage, and resilience to natural hazards, of process-based river and wetland restoration techniques when carried out at larger scales; and (B) make available to the public the results of the assessment described in subparagraph (A). (b) Experimental forests pilot project The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall carry out a pilot project on the experimental forests and ranges managed by the Forest Service to evaluate biologically driven restoration. 204. Intervenor status (a) In general For purposes of a civil action relating to a qualified project described in subsection (b), a unit of local government shall be— (1) entitled to intervene, as of right, in any subsequent civil action; and (2) considered to be a full participant in any settlement negotiation relating to the qualified project if the unit of local government intervenes. (b) Description of qualified project A qualified project referred to in subsection (a) is a project that— (1) is located on National Forest System land or public lands