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Union Calendar No. 416

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2122

[Report No. 104–772, Part I]

To designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest in the States of California and Nevada to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 26, 1995

Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. DOOLITTLE) introduced the following

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition

to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

Additional sponsor: Mr. ENSIGN

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

Reported from the Committee on Resources with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a period no later than

September 4, 1996

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 26, 1995]
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A BILL

To designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest in the

States of California and Nevada to be administered by

the Secretary of Agriculture, 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. DESIGNATION.

4 There is hereby designated in the States of California

5 and Nevada the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest to be

6 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a unit of

7 the National Forest System subject to the laws, rules, and

8 regulations applicable to the National Forest System.

9 SEC. 2. BOUNDARIES.

10 (a) The Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest shall com11 prise those lands designated as the Lake Tahoe Basin Man12 agement Unit in the Federal Register notice dated January

13 13, 1978 (43 F.R. 1971) and any lands subsequently added

14 to the Unit.

15 (b) For the purposes of section 7 of the Land and Con16 servation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9), the exterior

17 boundary of the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest estab18 lished by this Act shall be treated as if it were the boundary

19 as of January 1, 1965.

20 (c) The boundaries of the Tahoe, Eldorado, and

21 Toiyabe National Forests are hereby modified to exclude
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1 those lands within the boundaries of the Lake Tahoe Basin

2 National Forest.

3 (d) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make

4 corrections or adjustments in the boundaries of the Tahoe,

5 Eldorado, Toiyabe, and Lake Tahoe Basin National Forests

6 for administrative purposes.

7 SEC. 3. LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING.

8 (a) The Land and Resource Management Plan for the

9 Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit dated December 2,

10 1988, shall constitute the land management plan required

11 by section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re12 sources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National

13 Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1604).

14 (b) Nothing in this Act shall require the Forest Service

15 to amend or revise—

16 (1) the land and resource management plan

17 dated December 2, 1988, or its associated environ18 mental impact statement, or to prepare a new plan

19 or associated environmental impact statement; or

20 (2) any draft or final land and resource manage21 ment plan or associated environmental impact state22 ment for the Tahoe, Eldorado, or Toiyabe National

23 Forests.
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1 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

2 (a) Any reference to the Lake Tahoe Basin Manage3 ment Unit in any existing statute, regulation, manual,

4 handbook, or otherwise shall be deemed a reference to the

5 Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest.

6 (b) Nothing in this Act shall affect—

7 (1) any provisions of Public Law 96–551 (94

8 Stat. 3233), giving Congressional consent to the

9 Tahoe Planning Compact;

10 (2) any provisions of Public Law 96–586 (94

11 Stat. 3381), an Act to provide disposal of certain

12 Federal lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin, commonly

13 called the Burton-Santini Act; or

14 (3) valid existing rights of persons holding any

15 authorization, permit, option or other form of con16 tract existing on the date of enactment of this Act.

17 (c) Notwithstanding the distribution requirements of

18 payments under the Act of May 23, 1908 (Ch. 192, 35 Stat.

19 251, as amended), distribution of receipts from the Eldo20 rado, Tahoe, Toiyabe, and Lake Tahoe Basin National For21 ests shall be based upon the National Forest boundaries that

22 existed prior to enactment of this Act, as though the Lake

23 Tahoe Basin National Forest does not exist.

Union Calendar No. 416

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2122

[Report No. 104–772, Part I]

A BILL

To designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forand for other purposes. administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, est in the States of California and Nevada to be

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to

Union and ordered to be printedthe Committee of the Whole House on the State of the