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Calendar No. 634 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2016 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Conservation System Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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

2 National Landscape Conservation System estab3 lished by section 3(a). 

4 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE 

5 CONSERVATION SYSTEM. 

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

7 and restore nationally significant landscapes that have 

8 outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for 

9 the benefit of current and future generations, there is es10 tablished in the Bureau of Land Management the Na11 tional Landscape Conservation System. 

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

13 the following areas administered by the Bureau of Land 

14 Management: 

15 (1) Each area that is designated as— 

16 (A) a national monument; 

17 (B) a national conservation area; 

18 (C) a wilderness study area; 

19 (D) a National Scenic Trail or National 

20 Historic Trail designated as a component of the 

21 National Trails System; 

22 (E) a component of the National Wild and 

23 Scenic Rivers System; or 

24 (F) a component of the National Wilder25 ness Preservation System. 


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1 (2) Any area designated by Congress to be ad2 ministered for conservation purposes, including— 

3 (A) the Steens Mountain Cooperative Man4 agement and Protection Area, as designated 

5 under section 101(a) of the Steens Mountain 

6 Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 

7 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460nnn–11(a)); 

8 (B) the Headwaters Forest Reserve; 

9 (C) the Yaquina Head Outstanding Nat10 ural Area; and 

11 (D) any additional area designated by Con12 gress for inclusion in the system. 

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

14 system— 

15 (1) in accordance with each applicable law (in16 cluding regulations) relating to each component of 

17 the system included under subsection (b); and 

18 (2) in a manner that protects the values for 

19 which the components of the system were des20 ignated. 

21 SEC. 4. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. 

22 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to enhance, 

23 diminish, or modify any law or proclamation (or regula24 tions related to such law or proclamation) under which 

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


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1 were established, or are managed, including, but not lim2 ited to, the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation 

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 action based on inclusion within the National Landscape 

10 Conservation System. Moreover, nothing in this Act is in11 tended to additionally restrict or hinder energy develop12 ment within the system. Nothing in this Act shall be con13 strued as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsi14 bility of the several States to manage, control, or regulate 

15 fish and resident wildlife under State law or regulations, 

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

17 recreational shooting on public land managed by the Bu18 reau of Land Management. Nothing in this Act shall be 

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

20 or recreational shooting. Specifically, inclusion in the Na21 tional Landscape Conservation System shall not affect 

22 current grazing rights or operations. 


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1 SEC. 5. BORDER SECURITY. 

2 Nothing in this Act shall impede any efforts by the 

3 Department of Homeland Security to secure the borders 

4 of the United States. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2008. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 634 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2016 

AN ACT 

To establish the National Landscape Conservation 

System, and for other purposes. 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 


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