1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023 . 2. Third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal (a) In general Section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6591c ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting (including contracts proposed by such entities) after private entities ; and (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: (8) Salvage requirements (A) In general A contract or agreement for a stewardship contracting project proposed by a private person or other public or private entity may only be entered into under subsection (b) if— (i) the land management goals of the project include the removal of vegetation; and (ii) at least 10 percent of the vegetation proposed to be removed is salvage. (B) Salvage defined For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term salvage includes wildfire kill, beetle kill, and dead or dying organic material. (9) Notifications and responses (A) Notification of opportunity to submit proposals Not less than once per year, the Chief and the Director shall publicly notice the opportunity to submit proposals for stewardship contracting projects under subsection (b). (B) Response to proposal (i) In general In the case of a stewardship contracting project proposed by a private person or other public or private entity, the Chief and the Director shall not later than 120 days after receiving such a proposal, provide the person or entity submitting such proposal a response with respect to such proposal. (ii) Notice of denial In the case of a response referred to in clause (i) that is a denial, such response may— (I) identify the specific factors that caused, and explain the reasons that support, the denial