1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 . 2. Application by Forest Service of authorities to expedite environmental analyses in carrying out hazardous fuel and insect and disease risk reduction projects Section 104 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6514 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Application by Forest Service of authorities To expedite environmental analyses in carrying out hazardous fuel and insect and disease risk reduction projects (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Insect and disease treatment area The term insect and disease treatment area means an area that— (i) is designated by the Secretary as an insect and disease treatment area under this title; or (ii) is designated as at risk or a hazard on the most recent National Insect and Disease Risk Map published by the Forest Service. (B) Secretary The term Secretary has the meaning given the term in section 101(14)(A). (2) Use of authorities In carrying out a hazardous fuel or insect and disease risk reduction project in an insect and disease treatment area authorized under this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) apply the categorical exclusion established by section 603 in the case of a hazardous fuel or insect and disease risk reduction project carried out in an area— (i) designated as suitable for timber production within the applicable forest plan; or (ii) where timber harvest activities are not prohibited; (B) conduct applicable environmental assessments and environmental impact statements in accordance with this section in the case of a hazardous fuel or insect and disease risk reduction project— (i) carried out in an area— (I) outside of an area described in subparagraph (A); or (II) where other significant resource concerns exist, as determined exclusively by the Secretary; or (ii) that is carried out in an area equivalent to not less than a hydrologic unit code 5 watershed, as defined by the United States Geological Survey