1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 . 2. Forest management activities for National Forest System land (a) Coordination In conducting a forest management activity on National Forest System land, the Secretary concerned shall, as appropriate, coordinate with impacted parties to increase efficiency and maximize the compatibility of management practices across National Forest System land. (b) Forest management activities (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), in conducting a forest management activity on National Forest System land, the Secretary concerned shall conduct such activity in a manner that attains multiple ecosystem benefits, including— (A) reducing forest fuels; (B) maintaining biological diversity; (C) improving wetland and water quality, including in Stream Environment Zones; and (D) increasing resilience to changing water temperature and precipitation. (2) Exception for cost Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the Secretary concerned determines that the costs associated with attaining multiple ecosystem benefits are excessive. (c) Ground disturbance Consistent with applicable Federal law and the forest plan developed for the relevant National Forest System land, the Secretary concerned shall— (1) establish any post-program ground condition criteria for a ground disturbance caused by a forest management activity required by such plan; and (2) provide for monitoring to ascertain the attainment of relevant post-program conditions. (d) Availability of categorical exclusion for certain forest management activities A forest management activity conducted on National Forest System land for the purpose of reducing forest fuels is categorically excluded from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) if the forest management activity— (1) notwithstanding section 423 of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (division E of Public Law 111–8