Watershed Protection and Forest Recovery Act of 2024

This bill creates the Emergency Forest Watershed Program to quickly address damage to national forests caused by natural disasters. It allows states, local governments, tribes, or water districts to partner with the Forest Service to implement urgent measures like flood control and erosion prevention on affected forest lands. Key provisions include waiving cost-sharing requirements, requiring projects to be completed within two years of the disaster, and protecting sponsors from liability unless they acted with reckless negligence. The program streamlines emergency response by treating these measures as "emergency actions" under existing regulations.