1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small-diameter Timber and Underutilized Material Act of 2023 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means land under the jurisdiction of— (A) the Bureau of Land Management; (B) the Bureau of Reclamation; (C) the National Park Service; (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or (E) the Forest Service. (2) Fire hazard area The term fire hazard area means an area that— (A) has been identified by the Secretary concerned as having a very high wildfire hazard risk; (B) is located on Federal land; and (C) is located west of the 100th meridian in the contiguous 48 States. (3) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to Federal land administered by that Secretary; and (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Federal land administered by that Secretary. (4) Small-diameter tree The term small-diameter tree means a tree, or portion thereof, as determined by the Secretary concerned, that has a diameter at breast height of generally not greater than 8 inches. 3. Prices (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) the Secretary concerned may not— (A) charge a fee to authorize a person to remove a small-diameter tree in a fire hazard area, including a fee for a special use permit; or (B) recover any processing or monitoring cost of authorizing a person to remove a small-diameter tree in a fire hazard area