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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1451 

To provide for environmental restoration activities and forest management 

activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, to amend title 18, United States 

Code, to prohibit the importation or shipment of quagga mussels, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2013 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. REID, Mr. HELLER, and Mrs. BOXER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To provide for environmental restoration activities and forest 

management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, to 

amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or shipment of quagga mussels, 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 ‘‘Lake Tahoe Restora5 tion Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

2 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

3 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 2 

4 and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

6 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

7 ‘‘(1) Lake Tahoe— 

8 ‘‘(A) is one of the largest, deepest, and 

9 clearest lakes in the world; 

10 ‘‘(B) has a cobalt blue color, a biologically 

11 diverse alpine setting, and remarkable water 

12 clarity; and 

13 ‘‘(C) is recognized nationally and world14 wide as a natural resource of special signifi15 cance; 

16 ‘‘(2) in addition to being a scenic and ecological 

17 treasure, the Lake Tahoe Basin is one of the out18 standing recreational resources of the United States, 

19 which— 

20 ‘‘(A) offers skiing, water sports, biking, 

21 camping, and hiking to millions of visitors each 

22 year; and 

23 ‘‘(B) contributes significantly to the econo24 mies of California, Nevada, and the United 

25 States; 


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1 ‘‘(3) the economy in the Lake Tahoe Basin is 

2 dependent on the protection and restoration of the 

3 natural beauty and recreation opportunities in the 

4 area; 

5 ‘‘(4) the Lake Tahoe Basin continues to be 

6 threatened by the impacts of land use and transpor7 tation patterns developed in the last century that 

8 damage the fragile watershed of the Basin; 

9 ‘‘(5) the water clarity of Lake Tahoe declined 

10 from a visibility level of 105 feet in 1967 to only 70 

11 feet in 2008; 

12 ‘‘(6) the rate of decline in water clarity of Lake 

13 Tahoe has decreased in recent years; 

14 ‘‘(7) a stable water clarity level for Lake Tahoe 

15 could be achieved through feasible control measures 

16 for very fine sediment particles and nutrients; 

17 ‘‘(8) fine sediments that cloud Lake Tahoe, and 

18 key nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen that 

19 support the growth of algae and invasive plants, con20 tinue to flow into the lake from stormwater runoff 

21 from developed areas, roads, turf, other disturbed 

22 land, and streams; 

23 ‘‘(9) the destruction and alteration of wetland, 

24 wet meadows, and stream zone habitat have com25 promised the natural capacity of the watershed to 


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1 filter sediment, nutrients, and pollutants before 

2 reaching Lake Tahoe; 

3 ‘‘(10) approximately 25 percent of the trees in 

4 the Lake Tahoe Basin are either dead or dying; 

5 ‘‘(11) forests in the Tahoe Basin suffer from 

6 over a century of fire suppression and periodic 

7 drought, which have resulted in— 

8 ‘‘(A) high tree density and mortality; 

9 ‘‘(B) the loss of biological diversity; and 

10 ‘‘(C) a large quantity of combustible forest 

11 fuels, which significantly increases the threat of 

12 catastrophic fire and insect infestation; 

13 ‘‘(12) the establishment of several aquatic and 

14 terrestrial invasive species (including perennial 

15 pepperweed, milfoil, and Asian clam) threatens the 

16 ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin; 

17 ‘‘(13) there is an ongoing threat to the Lake 

18 Tahoe Basin of the introduction and establishment 

19 of other invasive species (such as yellow starthistle, 

20 New Zealand mud snail, and quagga mussel); 

21 ‘‘(14) the report prepared by the University of 

22 California, Davis, entitled the ‘State of the Lake Re23 port’, found that conditions in the Lake Tahoe 

24 Basin had changed, including— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the average surface water tempera2 ture of Lake Tahoe has risen by more than 1.2 

3 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 43 years; 

4 ‘‘(B) since 1910, the percent of precipita5 tion that has fallen as snow in the Lake Tahoe 

6 Basin decreased from 51 percent to 35.5 per7 cent; and 

8 ‘‘(C) daily air temperatures have increased 

9 by more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit and the 

10 trend in daily maximum temperature has risen 

11 by approximately 2 degrees Fahrenheit; 

12 ‘‘(15) 75 percent of the land in the Lake Tahoe 

13 Basin is owned by the Federal Government, which 

14 makes it a Federal responsibility to restore environ15 mental health to the Basin; 

16 ‘‘(16) the Federal Government has a long his17 tory of environmental preservation at Lake Tahoe, 

18 including— 

19 ‘‘(A) congressional consent to the estab20 lishment of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agen21 cy with— 

22 ‘‘(i) the enactment in 1969 of Public 

23 Law 91–148 (83 Stat. 360); and 

24 ‘‘(ii) the enactment in 1980 of Public 

25 Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3233); 


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1 ‘‘(B) the establishment of the Lake Tahoe 

2 Basin Management Unit in 1973; 

3 ‘‘(C) the enactment of Public Law 96–586 

4 (94 Stat. 3381) in 1980 to provide for the ac5 quisition of environmentally sensitive land and 

6 erosion control grants in the Lake Tahoe Basin; 

7 ‘‘(D) the enactment of sections 341 and 

8 342 of the Department of the Interior and Re9 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub10 lic Law 108–108; 117 Stat. 1317), which 

11 amended the Southern Nevada Public Land 

12 Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 

13 263; 112 Stat. 2346) to provide payments for 

14 the environmental restoration projects under 

15 this Act; and 

16 ‘‘(E) the enactment of section 382 of the 

17 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Pub18 lic Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3045), which 

19 amended the Southern Nevada Public Land 

20 Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 

21 263; 112 Stat. 2346) to authorize development 

22 and implementation of a comprehensive 10-year 

23 hazardous fuels and fire prevention plan for the 

24 Lake Tahoe Basin; 


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1 ‘‘(17) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

2 Civil Works was an original signatory in 1997 to the 

3 Agreement of Federal Departments on Protection of 

4 the Environment and Economic Health of the Lake 

5 Tahoe Basin; 

6 ‘‘(18) the Chief of Engineers, under direction 

7 from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

8 Works, has continued to be a significant contributor 

9 to Lake Tahoe Basin restoration, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) stream and wetland restoration; 

11 ‘‘(B) urban stormwater conveyance and 

12 treatment; and 

13 ‘‘(C) programmatic technical assistance; 

14 ‘‘(19) at the Lake Tahoe Presidential Forum in 

15 1997, the President renewed the commitment of the 

16 Federal Government to Lake Tahoe by— 

17 ‘‘(A) committing to increased Federal re18 sources for environmental restoration at Lake 

19 Tahoe; and 

20 ‘‘(B) establishing the Federal Interagency 

21 Partnership and Federal Advisory Committee to 

22 consult on natural resources issues concerning 

23 the Lake Tahoe Basin; 

24 ‘‘(20) at the 2011 and 2012 Lake Tahoe Fo25 rums, Senator Reid, Senator Feinstein, Senator 


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1 Heller, Senator Ensign, Governor Gibbons, Governor 

2 Sandoval, and Governor Brown— 

3 ‘‘(A) renewed their commitment to Lake 

4 Tahoe; and 

5 ‘‘(B) expressed their desire to fund the 

6 Federal and State shares of the Environmental 

7 Improvement Program through 2022; 

8 ‘‘(21) since 1997, the Federal Government, the 

9 States of California and Nevada, units of local gov10 ernment, and the private sector have contributed 

11 more than $1,620,000,000 to the Lake Tahoe 

12 Basin, including— 

13 ‘‘(A) $521,100,000 from the Federal Gov14 ernment; 

15 ‘‘(B) $636,200,000 from the State of Cali16 fornia; 

17 ‘‘(C) $101,400,000 from the State of Ne18 vada; 

19 ‘‘(D) $68,200,000 from units of local gov20 ernment; and 

21 ‘‘(E) $299,600,000 from private interests; 

22 ‘‘(22) significant additional investment from 

23 Federal, State, local, and private sources is nec24 essary— 


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1 ‘‘(A) to restore and sustain the environ2 mental health of the Lake Tahoe Basin; 

3 ‘‘(B) to adapt to the impacts of changing 

4 water temperature and precipitation; and 

5 ‘‘(C) to protect the Lake Tahoe Basin 

6 from the introduction and establishment of 

7 invasive species; and 

8 ‘‘(23) the Secretary has indicated that the Lake 

9 Tahoe Basin Management Unit has the capacity for 

10 at least $10,000,000 for the Fire Risk Reduction 

11 and Forest Management Program. 

12 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

13 ‘‘(1) to enable the Chief of the Forest Service, 

14 the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

15 Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental 

16 Protection Agency, in cooperation with the Planning 

17 Agency and the States of California and Nevada, to 

18 fund, plan, and implement significant new environ19 mental restoration activities and forest management 

20 activities to address in the Lake Tahoe Basin the 

21 issues described in paragraphs (4) through (14) of 

22 subsection (a); 

23 ‘‘(2) to ensure that Federal, State, local, re24 gional, tribal, and private entities continue to work 

25 together to manage land in the Lake Tahoe Basin 


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1 and to coordinate on other activities in a manner 

2 that supports achievement and maintenance of— 

3 ‘‘(A) the environmental threshold carrying 

4 capacities for the region; and 

5 ‘‘(B) other applicable environmental stand6 ards and objectives; 

7 ‘‘(3) to support local governments in efforts re8 lated to environmental restoration, stormwater pollu9 tion control, fire risk reduction, and forest manage10 ment activities; and 

11 ‘‘(4) to ensure that agency and science commu12 nity representatives in the Lake Tahoe Basin work 

13 together— 

14 ‘‘(A) to develop and implement a plan for 

15 integrated monitoring, assessment, and applied 

16 research to evaluate the effectiveness of the En17 vironmental Improvement Program; and 

18 ‘‘(B) to provide objective information as a 

19 basis for ongoing decisionmaking, with an em20 phasis on decisionmaking relating to public and 

21 private land use and resource management in 

22 the Basin.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

3 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 3 

4 and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

6 ‘‘In this Act: 

7 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis8 trator’ means the Administrator of the Environ9 mental Protection Agency. 

10 ‘‘(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘As11 sistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary of 

12 the Army for Civil Works. 

13 ‘‘(3) CHAIR.—The term ‘Chair’ means the 

14 Chair of the Federal Partnership. 

15 ‘‘(4) COMPACT.—The term ‘Compact’ means 

16 the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact included in 

17 the first section of Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 

18 3233). 

19 ‘‘(5) DIRECTORS.—The term ‘Directors’ 

20 means— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Director of the United States 

22 Fish and Wildlife Service; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the Director of the United States Ge24 ological Survey. 


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1 ‘‘(6) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PRO2 GRAM.—The term ‘Environmental Improvement Pro3 gram’ means— 

4 ‘‘(A) the Environmental Improvement Pro5 gram adopted by the Planning Agency; and 

6 ‘‘(B) any amendments to the Program. 

7 ‘‘(7) ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CARRYING

8 CAPACITY.—The term ‘environmental threshold car9 rying capacity’ has the meaning given the term in 

10 article II of the compact. 

11 ‘‘(8) FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Fed12 eral Partnership’ means the Lake Tahoe Federal 

13 Interagency Partnership established by Executive 

14 Order 13957 (62 Fed. Reg. 41249) (or a successor 

15 Executive order). 

16 ‘‘(9) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.—The 

17 term ‘forest management activity’ includes— 

18 ‘‘(A) prescribed burning for ecosystem 

19 health and hazardous fuels reduction; 

20 ‘‘(B) mechanical and minimum tool treat21 ment; 

22 ‘‘(C) road decommissioning or reconstruc23 tion; 


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1 ‘‘(D) stream environment zone restoration 

2 and other watershed and wildlife habitat en3 hancements; 

4 ‘‘(E) nonnative invasive species manage5 ment; and 

6 ‘‘(F) other activities consistent with Forest 

7 Service practices, as the Secretary determines 

8 to be appropriate. 

9 ‘‘(10) MAPS.—The term ‘Maps’ means the 

10 maps— 

11 ‘‘(A) entitled— 

12 ‘‘(i) ‘LTRA USFS-CA Land Ex13 change/North Shore’; 

14 ‘‘(ii) ‘USFS-CA Land Exchange/West 

15 Shore’; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) ‘USFS-CA Land Exchange/ 

17 South Shore’; and 

18 ‘‘(B) dated April 12, 2013, and on file and 

19 available for public inspection in the appro20 priate offices of— 

21 ‘‘(i) the Forest Service; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the California Tahoe Conser23 vancy; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) the California Department of 

25 Parks and Recreation. 


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1 ‘‘(11) NATIONAL WILDLAND FIRE CODE.—The 

2 term ‘national wildland fire code’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) the most recent publication of the 

4 National Fire Protection Association codes 

5 numbered 1141, 1142, 1143, and 1144; 

6 ‘‘(B) the most recent publication of the 

7 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code of 

8 the International Code Council; or 

9 ‘‘(C) any other code that the Secretary de10 termines provides the same, or better, stand11 ards for protection against wildland fire as a 

12 code described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 

13 ‘‘(12) PLANNING AGENCY.—The term ‘Planning 

14 Agency’ means the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency 

15 established under Public Law 91–148 (83 Stat. 360) 

16 and Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3233). 

17 ‘‘(13) PRIORITY LIST.—The term ‘Priority List’ 

18 means the environmental restoration priority list de19 veloped under section 8. 

20 ‘‘(14) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ 

21 means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 

22 the Chief of the Forest Service. 

23 ‘‘(15) STREAM ENVIRONMENT ZONE.—The 

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1 acteristics of the area to the presence of surface 

2 water or groundwater. 

3 ‘‘(16) TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD.—The 

4 term ‘total maximum daily load’ means the total 

5 maximum daily load allocations adopted under sec6 tion 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

7 Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)). 

8 ‘‘(17) WATERCRAFT.—The term ‘watercraft’ 

9 means motorized and non-motorized watercraft, in10 cluding boats, seaplanes, personal watercraft, 

11 kayaks, and canoes.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN MAN13 AGEMENT UNIT. 

14 Section 4 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public 

15 Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2353) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘basin’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘Basin’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(c) TRANSIT.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Lake Tahoe Basin 

21 Management Unit shall, consistent with the regional 

22 transportation plan adopted by the Planning Agen23 cy, manage vehicular parking and traffic in the Lake 

24 Tahoe Basin Management Unit, with priority 

25 given— 


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1 ‘‘(A) to improving public access to the 

2 Lake Tahoe Basin, including the prioritization 

3 of alternatives to the private automobile, con4 sistent with the requirements of the Compact; 

5 ‘‘(B) to coordinating with the Nevada De6 partment of Transportation, Caltrans, State 

7 parks, and other entities along Nevada High8 way 28 and California Highway 89; and 

9 ‘‘(C) to providing support and assistance 

10 to local public transit systems in the manage11 ment and operations of activities under this 

12 subsection. 

13 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL FOREST TRANSIT PROGRAM.— 

14 Consistent with the support and assistance provided 

15 under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary, in consulta16 tion with the Secretary of Transportation, may enter 

17 into a contract, cooperative agreement, interagency 

18 agreement, or other agreement with the Department 

19 of Transportation to secure operating and capital 

20 funds from the National Forest Transit Program. 

21 ‘‘(d) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) COORDINATION.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In conducting forest 

24 management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin 

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1 propriate, coordinate with the Administrator 

2 and State and local agencies and organizations, 

3 including local fire departments and volunteer 

4 groups. 

5 ‘‘(B) GOALS.—The coordination of activi6 ties under subparagraph (A) should aim to in7 crease efficiencies and maximize the compat8 ibility of management practices across public 

9 property boundaries. 

10 ‘‘(2) MULTIPLE BENEFITS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In conducting forest 

12 management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin 

13 Management Unit, the Secretary shall conduct 

14 the activities in a manner that— 

15 ‘‘(i) except as provided in subpara16 graph (B), attains multiple ecosystem ben17 efits, including— 

18 ‘‘(I) reducing forest fuels; 

19 ‘‘(II) maintaining or restoring bi20 ological diversity; 

21 ‘‘(III) improving wetland and 

22 water quality, including in Stream 

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1 ‘‘(IV) increasing resilience to 

2 changing water temperature and pre3 cipitation; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) helps achieve and maintain the 

5 environmental threshold carrying capacities 

6 established by the Planning Agency. 

7 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 

8 clause (A)(i), the attainment of multiple eco9 system benefits shall not be required if the Sec10 retary determines that management for mul11 tiple ecosystem benefits would excessively in12 crease the cost of a project in relation to the 

13 additional ecosystem benefits gained from the 

14 management activity. 

15 ‘‘(3) GROUND DISTURBANCE.—Consistent with 

16 applicable Federal law and Lake Tahoe Basin Man17 agement Unit land and resource management plan 

18 direction, the Secretary shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) establish post-project ground condi20 tion criteria for ground disturbance caused by 

21 forest management activities; and 

22 ‘‘(B) provide for monitoring to ascertain 

23 the attainment of the post-project conditions. 

24 ‘‘(e) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights and paragraph (2), the Federal land located 

3 in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is with4 drawn from— 

5 ‘‘(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

6 disposal under the public land laws; 

7 ‘‘(B) location, entry, and patent under the 

8 mining laws; and 

9 ‘‘(C) disposition under all laws relating to 

10 mineral and geothermal leasing. 

11 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—A conveyance of land shall 

12 be exempt from withdrawal under this subsection if 

13 carried out under— 

14 ‘‘(A) the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act 

15 (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2351); or 

16 ‘‘(B) the Santini-Burton Act (Public Law 

17 96–586; 94 Stat. 3381). 

18 ‘‘(f) ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CARRYING CA19 PACITY.—The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall 

20 support the attainment of the environmental threshold 

21 carrying capacities. 

22 ‘‘(g) COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES.—During the 4 fis23 cal years following the date of enactment of the Lake 

24 Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013, the Secretary, in conjunc25 tion with land adjustment projects or programs, may enter 


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1 into contracts and cooperative agreements with States, 

2 units of local government, and other public and private 

3 entities to provide for fuel reduction, erosion control, re4 forestation, Stream Environment Zone restoration, and 

5 similar management activities on Federal land and non6 Federal land within the projects or programs.’’. 

7 SEC. 5. CONSULTATION. 

8 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

9 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 5 

10 and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 5. CONSULTATION. 

12 ‘‘In carrying out this Act, the Secretary, the Adminis13 trator, and the Directors shall, as appropriate and in a 

14 timely manner, consult with the heads of the Washoe 

15 Tribe, applicable Federal, State, regional, and local gov16 ernmental agencies, and the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory 

17 Committee.’’. 

18 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 

19 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

20 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 6 

21 and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, the Assistant 

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1 fornia and Nevada, may carry out or provide financial as2 sistance to any project or program that— 

3 ‘‘(1) is described in subsection (d); 

4 ‘‘(2) is included in the Priority List under sec5 tion 8; and 

6 ‘‘(3) furthers the purposes of the Environ7 mental Improvement Program if the project has 

8 been subject to environmental review and approval, 

9 respectively, as required under Federal law, article 7 

10 of the Compact, and State law, as applicable. 

11 ‘‘(b) RESTRICTION.—The Administrator shall use not 

12 more than 3 percent of the funds provided under sub13 section (a) for administering the projects or programs de14 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d). 

15 ‘‘(c) MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT.—All projects 

16 authorized under subsection (d) shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) include funds for monitoring and assess18 ment of the results and effectiveness at the project 

19 and program level consistent with the program de20 veloped under section 11; and 

21 ‘‘(2) use the integrated multiagency perform22 ance measures established under section 13. 

23 ‘‘(d) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.— 

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1 MENTATION.—Of the amounts made available under 

2 section 17(a), $75,000,000 shall be made avail3 able— 

4 ‘‘(A) to the Secretary or the Administrator 

5 for the Federal share of stormwater manage6 ment and related projects and programs con7 sistent with the adopted Total Maximum Daily 

8 Load and near-shore water quality goals; and 

9 ‘‘(B) for grants by the Secretary and the 

10 Administrator to carry out the projects and 

11 programs described in subparagraph (A). 

12 ‘‘(2) STREAM ENVIRONMENT ZONE AND WATER13 SHED RESTORATION.—Of the amounts made avail14 able under section 17(a), $38,000,000 shall be made 

15 available— 

16 ‘‘(A) to the Secretary or the Assistant Sec17 retary for the Federal share of the Upper 

18 Truckee River restoration projects and other 

19 watershed restoration projects identified in the 

20 priority list established under section 8; and 

21 ‘‘(B) for grants by the Administrator to 

22 carry out the projects described in subpara23 graph (A). 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 

2 available under section 17(a), $135,000,000 

3 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

4 carry out, including by making grants, the fol5 lowing projects: 

6 ‘‘(i) Projects identified as part of the 

7 Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Jurisdictional 

8 Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention 

9 Strategy 10-Year Plan. 

10 ‘‘(ii) Competitive grants for fuels work 

11 to be awarded by the Secretary to commu12 nities that have adopted national wildland 

13 fire codes to implement the applicable por14 tion of the 10-year plan described in clause 

15 (i). 

16 ‘‘(iii) Biomass projects, including fea17 sibility assessments and transportation of 

18 materials. 

19 ‘‘(iv) Angora Fire Restoration projects 

20 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(v) Washoe Tribe projects on tribal 

22 lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin. 

23 ‘‘(vi) Development of an updated 

24 Lake Tahoe Basin multijurisdictional fuel 


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1 reduction and wildfire prevention strategy, 

2 consistent with section 4(d). 

3 ‘‘(vii) Development of updated com4 munity wildfire protection plans by local 

5 fire districts. 

6 ‘‘(viii) Municipal water infrastructure 

7 that significantly improves the firefighting 

8 capability of local government within the 

9 Lake Tahoe Basin. 

10 ‘‘(B) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—Of the 

11 amounts made available to the Secretary to 

12 carry out subparagraph (A), at least 

13 $80,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary for 

14 projects under subparagraph (A)(i). 

15 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—Units of local govern16 ment that have dedicated funding for inspec17 tions and enforcement of defensible space regu18 lations shall be given priority for amounts pro19 vided under this paragraph. 

20 ‘‘(D) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on 

22 the receipt of funds, communities or local 

23 fire districts that receive funds under this 

24 paragraph shall provide a 25-percent 

25 match. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL

2 SHARE.— 

3 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The non4 Federal share required under clause 

5 (i) may be in the form of cash con6 tributions or in-kind contributions, in7 cluding providing labor, equipment, 

8 supplies, space, and other operational 

9 needs. 

10 ‘‘(II) CREDIT FOR CERTAIN

11 DEDICATED FUNDING.—There shall 

12 be credited toward the non-Federal 

13 share required under clause (i) any 

14 dedicated funding of the communities 

15 or local fire districts for a fuels reduc16 tion management program, defensible 

17 space inspections, or dooryard chip18 ping. 

19 ‘‘(III) DOCUMENTATION.—Com20 munities and local fire districts 

21 shall— 

22 ‘‘(aa) maintain a record of 

23 in-kind contributions that de24 scribes— 


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1 ‘‘(AA) the monetary 

2 value of the in-kind con3 tributions; and 

4 ‘‘(BB) the manner in 

5 which the in-kind contribu6 tions assist in accomplishing 

7 project goals and objectives; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(bb) document in all re10 quests for Federal funding, and 

11 include in the total project budg12 et, evidence of the commitment 

13 to provide the non-Federal share 

14 through in-kind contributions. 

15 ‘‘(4) INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT.—Of the 

16 amounts to be made available under section 17(a), 

17 $30,000,000 shall be made available to the Director 

18 of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for 

19 the Aquatic Invasive Species Program and the 

20 watercraft inspections described in section 9. 

21 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES MANAGE22 MENT.—Of the amounts to be made available under 

23 section 17(a), $20,000,000 shall be made available 

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1 life Service for the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Re2 covery Program. 

3 ‘‘(6) LAKE TAHOE BASIN SCIENCE PROGRAM.— 

4 Of the amounts to be made available under section 

5 17(a), $30,000,000 shall be made available to the 

6 Chief of the Forest Service to develop and imple7 ment, in coordination with the Tahoe Science Con8 sortium, the Lake Tahoe Basin Science Program es9 tablished under section 11. 

10 ‘‘(7) PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNT11 ABILITY.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts to be 

13 made available under section 17(a), $5,000,000 

14 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

15 carry out sections 12, 13, and 14. 

16 ‘‘(B) PLANNING AGENCY.—Of the amounts 

17 described in subparagraph (A), not less than 50 

18 percent shall be made available to the Planning 

19 Agency to carry out the program oversight, co20 ordination, and outreach activities established 

21 under sections 12, 13, and 14. 

22 ‘‘(8) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount made 

24 available under section 17(a), $2,000,000 shall 

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1 the activities under section 3(b)(2) of Public 

2 Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384) (commonly known 

3 as the ‘Santini-Burton Act’). 

4 ‘‘(B) OTHER FUNDS.—Of the amounts 

5 available to the Secretary under subparagraph 

6 (A), not less than 50 percent shall be provided 

7 to the California Tahoe Conservancy to facili8 tate the conveyance of land described in section 

9 3(b)(2) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384) 

10 (commonly known as the ‘Santini-Burton 

11 Act’).’’. 

12 SEC. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PRIORITY LIST. 

13 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

14 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking sections 8 and 9; 

16 (2) by redesignating sections 10, 11, and 12 as 

17 sections 15, 16, and 17, respectively; and 

18 (3) by inserting after section 7 the following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PRIORITY LIST. 

20 ‘‘(a) DEADLINE.—Not later than February 15 of the 

21 year after the date of enactment of the Lake Tahoe Res22 toration Act of 2013, the Chair, in consultation with the 

23 Secretary, the Administrator, the Directors, the Planning 

24 Agency, the States of California and Nevada, the Federal 

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1 Advisory Committee, and the Tahoe Science Consortium 

2 shall submit to Congress a prioritized list of all Environ3 mental Improvement Program projects for the Lake 

4 Tahoe Basin for each program category described in sec5 tion 6(d). 

6 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The priority of projects in8 cluded in the Priority List shall be based on the best 

9 available science and the following criteria: 

10 ‘‘(A) The 5-year threshold carrying capac11 ity evaluation. 

12 ‘‘(B) The ability to measure progress or 

13 success of the project. 

14 ‘‘(C) The potential to significantly con15 tribute to the achievement and maintenance of 

16 the environmental threshold carrying capacities 

17 identified in the Compact for— 

18 ‘‘(i) air quality; 

19 ‘‘(ii) fisheries; 

20 ‘‘(iii) noise; 

21 ‘‘(iv) recreation; 

22 ‘‘(v) scenic resources; 

23 ‘‘(vi) soil conservation; 

24 ‘‘(vii) forest health; 

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1 ‘‘(ix) wildlife. 

2 ‘‘(D) The ability of a project to provide 

3 multiple benefits. 

4 ‘‘(E) The ability of a project to leverage 

5 non-Federal contributions. 

6 ‘‘(F) Stakeholder support for the project. 

7 ‘‘(G) The justification of Federal interest. 

8 ‘‘(H) Agency priority. 

9 ‘‘(I) Agency capacity. 

10 ‘‘(J) Cost-effectiveness. 

11 ‘‘(K) Federal funding history. 

12 ‘‘(2) SECONDARY FACTORS.—In addition to the 

13 criteria under paragraph (1), the Chair shall, as the 

14 Chair determines to be appropriate, give preference 

15 to projects in the Priority List that benefit existing 

16 neighborhoods in the Basin that are at or below re17 gional median income levels, based on the most re18 cent census data available. 

19 ‘‘(c) REVISIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Priority List sub21 mitted under subsection (b) shall be revised— 

22 ‘‘(A) every 2 years; or 

23 ‘‘(B) on a finding of compelling need under 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary, the 

2 Administrator, or the Director of the United 

3 States Fish and Wildlife Service makes a find4 ing of compelling need justifying a priority shift 

5 and the finding is approved by the Secretary, 

6 the Executive Director of the Planning Agency, 

7 the California Natural Resources Secretary, and 

8 the Director of the Nevada Department of Con9 servation, the Priority List shall be revised in 

10 accordance with this subsection. 

11 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—A finding of compel12 ling need includes— 

13 ‘‘(i) major scientific findings; 

14 ‘‘(ii) results from the threshold eval15 uation of the Planning Agency; 

16 ‘‘(iii) emerging environmental threats; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(iv) rare opportunities for land ac19 quisition. 

20 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of the amount made available 

21 under section 17(a), $80,000,000 shall be made available 

22 to the Secretary to carry out this section. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 9. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United 

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1 Planning Agency, the California Department of Fish and 

2 Game, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife, shall de3 ploy strategies consistent with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic 

4 Invasive Species Management Plan to prevent the intro5 duction of aquatic invasive species into the Lake Tahoe 

6 Basin. 

7 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—The strategies referred to in sub8 section (a) shall provide that— 

9 ‘‘(1) combined inspection and decontamination 

10 stations be established and operated at not less than 

11 2 locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin; and 

12 ‘‘(2) watercraft not be allowed to launch in 

13 waters of the Lake Tahoe Basin if the watercraft 

14 has not been inspected in accordance with the Lake 

15 Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan. 

16 ‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Planning Agency may 

17 certify State and local agencies to perform the decon18 tamination activities described in subsection (b)(3) at loca19 tions outside the Lake Tahoe Basin if standards at the 

20 sites meet or exceed standards for similar sites in the Lake 

21 Tahoe Basin established under this section. 

22 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.—The strategies and criteria de23 veloped under this section shall apply to all watercraft to 

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1 ‘‘(e) FEES.—The Director of the United States Fish 

2 and Wildlife Service may collect and spend fees for decon3 tamination only at a level sufficient to cover the costs of 

4 operation of inspection and decontamination stations 

5 under this section. 

6 ‘‘(f) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person that launches, 

8 attempts to launch, or facilitates launching of 

9 watercraft not in compliance with strategies de10 ployed under this section shall be liable for a civil 

11 penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per viola12 tion. 

13 ‘‘(2) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Any penalties as14 sessed under this subsection shall be separate from 

15 penalties assessed under any other authority. 

16 ‘‘(g) LIMITATION.—The strategies and criteria under 

17 subsections (a) and (b), respectively, may be modified if 

18 the Secretary of the Interior, in a nondelegable capacity 

19 and in consultation with the Planning Agency and State 

20 governments, issues a determination that alternative 

21 measures will be no less effective at preventing introduc22 tion of aquatic invasive species into Lake Tahoe than the 

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1 ‘‘(h) SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY.—The authority 

2 under this section is supplemental to all actions taken by 

3 non-Federal regulatory authorities. 

4 ‘‘(i) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this title shall be 

5 construed as restricting, affecting, or amending any other 

6 law or the authority of any department, instrumentality, 

7 or agency of the United States, or any State or political 

8 subdivision thereof, respecting the control of invasive spe9 cies. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 10. CORPS OF ENGINEERS; INTERAGENCY AGREE11 MENTS. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may 

13 enter into interagency agreements with non-Federal inter14 ests in the Lake Tahoe Basin to use Lake Tahoe Partner15 ship-Miscellaneous General Investigations funds to provide 

16 programmatic technical assistance for the Environmental 

17 Improvement Program. 

18 ‘‘(b) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing technical 

20 assistance under this section, the Assistant Sec21 retary shall enter into a local cooperation agreement 

22 with a non-Federal interest to provide for the tech23 nical assistance. 

24 ‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The agreement entered 

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1 ‘‘(A) describe the nature of the technical 

2 assistance; 

3 ‘‘(B) describe any legal and institutional 

4 structures necessary to ensure the effective 

5 long-term viability of the end products by the 

6 non-Federal interest; and 

7 ‘‘(C) include cost-sharing provisions in ac8 cordance with paragraph (3). 

9 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

11 project costs under each local cooperation 

12 agreement under this subsection shall be 65 

13 percent. 

14 ‘‘(B) FORM.—The Federal share may be in 

15 the form of reimbursements of project costs. 

16 ‘‘(C) CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest 

17 may receive credit toward the non-Federal 

18 share for the reasonable costs of related tech19 nical activities completed by the non-Federal in20 terest before entering into a local cooperation 

21 agreement with the Assistant Secretary under 

22 this subsection. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 11. LAKE TAHOE BASIN SCIENCE PROGRAM. 

24 ‘‘The Secretary (acting through the Station Director 

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1 tion), the Administrator, the Planning Agency, the States 

2 of California and Nevada, and the Tahoe Science Consor3 tium, shall develop and implement the Lake Tahoe Basin 

4 Science Program that— 

5 ‘‘(1) develops and regularly updates an inte6 grated multiagency programmatic assessment and 

7 monitoring plan— 

8 ‘‘(A) to evaluate the effectiveness of the 

9 Environmental Improvement Program; 

10 ‘‘(B) to evaluate the status and trends of 

11 indicators related to environmental threshold 

12 carrying capacities; and 

13 ‘‘(C) to assess the impacts and risks of 

14 changing water temperature, precipitation, and 

15 invasive species; 

16 ‘‘(2) produces and synthesizes scientific infor17 mation necessary for— 

18 ‘‘(A) the identification and refinement of 

19 environmental indicators for the Lake Tahoe 

20 Basin; and 

21 ‘‘(B) the evaluation of standards and 

22 benchmarks; 

23 ‘‘(3) conducts applied research, programmatic 

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1 analysis, and reporting related to key management 

2 questions; 

3 ‘‘(4) develops new tools and information to sup4 port objective assessments of land use and resource 

5 conditions; 

6 ‘‘(5) provides scientific and technical support to 

7 the Federal Government and State and local govern8 ments in— 

9 ‘‘(A) reducing stormwater runoff, air depo10 sition, and other pollutants that contribute to 

11 the loss of lake clarity; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the development and implementation 

13 of an integrated stormwater monitoring and as14 sessment program; 

15 ‘‘(6) establishes and maintains independent 

16 peer review processes— 

17 ‘‘(A) to evaluate the Environmental Im18 provement Program; and 

19 ‘‘(B) to assess the technical adequacy and 

20 scientific consistency of central environmental 

21 documents, such as the 5-year threshold review; 

22 and 

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1 strategies to accommodate changing water tempera2 ture and precipitation in the Lake Tahoe Basin. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 12. PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, the Adminis5 trator, and the Directors will coordinate with the Planning 

6 Agency to conduct public education and outreach pro7 grams, including encouraging— 

8 ‘‘(1) owners of land and residences in the Lake 

9 Tahoe Basin— 

10 ‘‘(A) to implement defensible space; and 

11 ‘‘(B) to conduct best management prac12 tices for water quality; and 

13 ‘‘(2) owners of land and residences in the Lake 

14 Tahoe Basin and visitors to the Lake Tahoe Basin, 

15 to help prevent the introduction and proliferation of 

16 invasive species as part of the private share invest17 ment in the Environmental Improvement Program. 

18 ‘‘(b) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL GUIDANCE.—The 

19 Director of the United States Geological Survey shall pro20 vide scientific and technical guidance to public outreach 

21 and education programs conducted under this section. 

22 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED COORDINATION.—Public outreach 

23 and education programs for aquatic invasive species under 

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1 ‘‘(1) be coordinated with Lake Tahoe Basin 

2 tourism and business organizations; and 

3 ‘‘(2) include provisions for the programs to ex4 tend outside of the Lake Tahoe Basin. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 13. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

6 ‘‘Not later than February 15 of each year, the Sec7 retary, in cooperation with the Chair, the Administrator, 

8 the Directors, the Planning Agency, and the States of 

9 California and Nevada, consistent with section 6(d)(6), 

10 shall submit to Congress a report that describes— 

11 ‘‘(1) the status of all Federal, State, local, and 

12 private projects authorized under this Act, including 

13 to the maximum extent practicable, for projects that 

14 will receive Federal funds under this Act during the 

15 current or subsequent fiscal year— 

16 ‘‘(A) the project scope; 

17 ‘‘(B) the budget for the project; and 

18 ‘‘(C) the justification for the project, con19 sistent with the criteria established in section 

20 8(b)(1); 

21 ‘‘(2) Federal, State, local, and private expendi22 tures in the preceding fiscal year to implement the 

23 Environmental Improvement Program and projects 

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1 ‘‘(3) accomplishments in the preceding fiscal 

2 year in implementing this Act in accordance with the 

3 performance measures and other monitoring and as4 sessment activities; and 

5 ‘‘(4) public education and outreach efforts un6 dertaken to implement programs and projects au7 thorized under this Act. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 14. ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN. 

9 ‘‘As part of the annual budget of the President, the 

10 President shall submit information regarding each Federal 

11 agency involved in the Environmental Improvement Pro12 gram (including the Forest Service, the Environmental 

13 Protection Agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife 

14 Service), the United States Geological Survey, and the 

15 Corps of Engineers), including— 

16 ‘‘(1) an interagency crosscut budget that dis17 plays the proposed budget for use by each Federal 

18 agency in carrying out restoration activities relating 

19 to the Environmental Improvement Program for the 

20 following fiscal year; 

21 ‘‘(2) a detailed accounting of all amounts re22 ceived and obligated by Federal agencies to achieve 

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1 ‘‘(3) a description of the Federal role in the 

2 Environmental Improvement Program, including the 

3 specific role of each agency involved in the restora4 tion of the Lake Tahoe Basin.’’. 

5 SEC. 8. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. 

6 Section 16 of The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Pub7 lic Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2358) (as redesignated by sec8 tion 7(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, Director, or Admin9 istrator’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. 

10 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

12 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 17 

13 (as redesignated by section 7(2)) and inserting the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 

18 $415,000,000 for a period of 10 fiscal years beginning the 

19 first fiscal year after the date of enactment of the Lake 

20 Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013. 

21 ‘‘(b) EFFECT ON OTHER FUNDS.—Amounts author22 ized under this section and any amendments made by this 

23 Act— 

24 ‘‘(1) shall be in addition to any other amounts 

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1 or the Directors for expenditure in the Lake Tahoe 

2 Basin; and 

3 ‘‘(2) shall not reduce allocations for other Re4 gions of the Forest Service, Environmental Protec5 tion Agency, or the United States Fish and Wildlife 

6 Service. 

7 ‘‘(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro8 vided in subsection (d) and section 6(d)(3)(D), the States 

9 of California and Nevada shall pay 50 percent of the ag10 gregate costs of restoration activities in the Lake Tahoe 

11 Basin funded under section 6. 

12 ‘‘(d) RELOCATION COSTS.—Notwithstanding sub13 section (c), the Secretary shall provide to local utility dis14 tricts two-thirds of the costs of relocating facilities in con15 nection with— 

16 ‘‘(1) environmental restoration projects under 

17 sections 6 and 8; and 

18 ‘‘(2) erosion control projects under section 2 of 

19 Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3381). 

20 ‘‘(e) SIGNAGE.—To the maximum extent practicable, 

21 a project provided assistance under this Act shall include 

22 appropriate signage at the project site that— 

23 ‘‘(1) provides information to the public on— 

24 ‘‘(A) the amount of Federal funds being 

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1 ‘‘(B) this Act; and 

2 ‘‘(2) displays the visual identity mark of the 

3 Environmental Improvement Program.’’. 

4 SEC. 10. ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(b) of Public Law 96– 

6 586 (94 Stat. 3384) (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini7 Burton Act’’) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘(b) Lands’’ and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Land’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(2) CONVEYANCE.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the State of Cali15 fornia (acting through the California Tahoe 

16 Conservancy and the California Department of 

17 Parks and Recreation) offers to donate to the 

18 United States acceptable title to the non-Fed19 eral land described in subparagraph (B)(i), the 

20 Secretary— 

21 ‘‘(i) may accept the offer; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) not later than 180 days after the 

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1 the State of California, subject to valid ex2 isting rights and for no consideration, all 

3 right, title, and interest of the United 

4 States in and to the Federal land that is 

5 acceptable to the State of California. 

6 ‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

7 ‘‘(i) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The non8 Federal land referred to in subparagraph 

9 (A) includes— 

10 ‘‘(I) the approximately 1,981 

11 acres of land administered by the 

12 Conservancy and identified on the 

13 Maps as ‘Conservancy to the United 

14 States Forest Service’; and 

15 ‘‘(II) the approximately 187 

16 acres of land administered by Cali17 fornia State Parks and identified on 

18 the Maps as ‘State Parks to the U.S. 

19 Forest Service’. 

20 ‘‘(ii) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 

21 land referred to in subparagraph (A) in22 cludes the approximately 1,995 acres of 

23 Forest Service land identified on the Maps 

24 as ‘U.S. Forest Service to Conservancy 

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1 ‘‘(C) CONDITIONS.—Any land conveyed 

2 under this paragraph shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) be for the purpose of consoli4 dating Federal and State ownerships and 

5 improving management efficiencies; 

6 ‘‘(ii) not result in any significant 

7 changes in the uses of the land; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) be subject to the condition that 

9 the applicable deed include such terms, re10 strictions, covenants, conditions, and res11 ervations as the Secretary determines nec12 essary to— 

13 ‘‘(I) ensure compliance with this 

14 Act; and 

15 ‘‘(II) ensure that the develop16 ment rights associated with the con17 veyed parcels shall not be recognized 

18 or available for transfer under section 

19 90.2 of the Code of Ordinances for 

20 the Tahoe Regional Planning Agen21 cy.’’. 

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