110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2016 

AN ACT 

To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Landscape 

3 Conservation System Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 (2) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘system’’ means the 

9 National Landscape Conservation System estab10 lished by section 3(a). 

11 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE 

12 CONSERVATION SYSTEM. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to conserve, protect, 

14 and restore nationally significant landscapes that have 

15 outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for 

16 the benefit of current and future generations, there is es17 tablished in the Bureau of Land Management the Na18 tional Landscape Conservation System. 

19 (b) COMPONENTS.—The system shall include each of 

20 the following areas administered by the Bureau of Land 

21 Management: 

22 (1) Each area that is designated as— 

23 (A) a national monument; 

24 (B) a national conservation area; 

25 (C) a wilderness study area; 
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1 (D) a National Scenic Trail or National 

2 Historic Trail designated as a component of the 

3 National Trails System; 

4 (E) a component of the National Wild and 

5 Scenic Rivers System; or 

6 (F) a component of the National Wilder7 ness Preservation System. 

8 (2) Any area designated by Congress to be ad9 ministered for conservation purposes, including— 

10 (A) the Steens Mountain Cooperative Man11 agement and Protection Area, as designated 

12 under section 101(a) of the Steens Mountain 

13 Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 

14 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460nnn–11(a)); 

15 (B) the Headwaters Forest Reserve; 

16 (C) the Yaquina Head Outstanding Nat17 ural Area; and 

18 (D) any additional area designated by Con19 gress for inclusion in the system. 

20 (c) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

21 system— 

22 (1) in accordance with each applicable law (in23 cluding regulations) relating to each component of 

24 the system included under subsection (b); and 
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1 (2) in a manner that protects the values for 

2 which the components of the system were des3 ignated. 

4 SEC. 4. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. 

5 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to enhance, 

6 diminish, or modify any law or proclamation (or regula7 tions related to such law or proclamation) under which 

8 the components of the system identified in section 3(b) 

9 were established, or are managed, including, but not lim10 ited to, the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation 

11 Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Wilderness Act (16 

12 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the National Trails System Act (16 

14 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.), and the Federal Land Policy and 

15 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). In 

16 addition, nothing in this Act creates a Federal cause of 

17 action based on inclusion within the National Landscape 

18 Conservation System. Moreover, nothing in this Act is in19 tended to additionally restrict or hinder energy develop20 ment within the system. Nothing in this Act shall be con21 strued as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsi22 bility of the several States to manage, control, or regulate 

23 fish and resident wildlife under State law or regulations, 

24 including the regulation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and 

25 recreational shooting on public land managed by the Bu-
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1 reau of Land Management. Nothing in this Act shall be 

2 construed as limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, 

3 or recreational shooting. Specifically, inclusion in the Na4 tional Landscape Conservation System shall not affect 

5 current grazing rights or operations. 

6 SEC. 5. BORDER SECURITY. 

7 Nothing in this Act shall impede any efforts by the 

8 Department of Homeland Security to secure the borders 

9 of the United States. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2008. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2016 

AN ACT 

To establish the National Landscape Conservation 

System, and for other purposes.