Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to add the text of the Hazardous Fuels Reduction Act; allow projects within 1/2 mile of threatened communities to be excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act; codify guidance regarding environmental documents for projects outside the 1/2 mile zone; provide a process that brings communities and Federal land managers together to identify areas in need of thinning; give new authority for Federal land managers to enter into cooperative agreements with local governments and communities to plan projects across public and private ownership boundaries; and require that 85 percent of funding be used for areas close to homes, communities, and watersheds.