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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3390 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 30, 2013 

Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. TITUS, 

and Mr. GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Administration of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. 

Sec. 5. Consultation. 

Sec. 6. Authorized projects. 

Sec. 7. Environmental restoration priority list. 

Sec. 8. Relationship to other laws. 

Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 10. Administration of acquired land. 

Sec. 11. Miscellaneous provisions. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

4 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

5 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 2 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

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

9 ‘‘(1) Lake Tahoe— 

10 ‘‘(A) is 1 of the largest, deepest, and clear11 est lakes in the world; 

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

13 diverse alpine setting, and remarkable water 

14 clarity; and 

15 ‘‘(C) is recognized nationally and world16 wide as a natural resource of special signifi17 cance; 

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

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1 standing recreational resources of the United States, 

2 which— 

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

4 camping, and hiking to millions of visitors each 

5 year; and 

6 ‘‘(B) contributes significantly to the econo7 mies of California, Nevada, and the United 

8 States; 

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

10 dependent on the protection and restoration of the 

11 natural beauty and recreation opportunities in the 

12 area; 

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

14 threatened by the impacts of land use and transpor15 tation patterns developed in the last century that 

16 damage the fragile watershed of the Basin; 

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

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

19 feet in 2008; 

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

21 Tahoe has decreased in recent years; 

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

23 could be achieved through feasible control measures 

24 for very fine sediment particles and nutrients; 


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

2 key nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen that 

3 support the growth of algae and invasive plants, con4 tinue to flow into the lake from stormwater runoff 

5 from developed areas, roads, turf, other disturbed 

6 land, and streams; 

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

8 wet meadows, and stream zone habitat have com9 promised the natural capacity of the watershed to 

10 filter sediment, nutrients, and pollutants before 

11 reaching Lake Tahoe; 

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

13 the Lake Tahoe Basin are either dead or dying; 

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

15 over a century of fire suppression and periodic 

16 drought, which have resulted in— 

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

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

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

20 fuels, which significantly increases the threat of 

21 catastrophic fire and insect infestation; 

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

23 terrestrial invasive species (including perennial 

24 pepperweed, milfoil, and Asian clam) threatens the 

25 ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin; 


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

2 Tahoe Basin of the introduction and establishment 

3 of other invasive species (such as yellow starthistle, 

4 New Zealand mud snail, and quagga mussel); 

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

6 California, Davis, entitled the ‘State of the Lake Re7 port’, found that conditions in the Lake Tahoe 

8 Basin had changed, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) the average surface water tempera10 ture of Lake Tahoe has risen by more than 1.2 

11 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 43 years; 

12 ‘‘(B) since 1910, the percent of precipita13 tion that has fallen as snow in the Lake Tahoe 

14 Basin decreased from 51 percent to 35.5 per15 cent; and 

16 ‘‘(C) daily air temperatures have increased 

17 by more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit and the 

18 trend in daily maximum temperature has risen 

19 by approximately 2 degrees Fahrenheit; 

20 ‘‘(15) 75 percent of the land in the Lake Tahoe 

21 Basin is owned by the Federal Government, which 

22 makes it a Federal responsibility to restore environ23 mental health to the Basin; 


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1 ‘‘(16) the Federal Government has a long his2 tory of environmental preservation at Lake Tahoe, 

3 including— 

4 ‘‘(A) congressional consent to the estab5 lishment of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agen6 cy with— 

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

8 Law 91–148 (83 Stat. 360); and 

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

10 Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3233); 

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

12 Basin Management Unit in 1973; 

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

14 (94 Stat. 3381) in 1980 to provide for the ac15 quisition of environmentally sensitive land and 

16 erosion control grants in the Lake Tahoe Basin; 

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

18 342 of the Department of the Interior and Re19 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub20 lic Law 108–108; 117 Stat. 1317), which 

21 amended the Southern Nevada Public Land 

22 Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 

23 263; 112 Stat. 2346) to provide payments for 

24 the environmental restoration projects under 

25 this Act; and 


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

2 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Pub3 lic Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3045), which 

4 amended the Southern Nevada Public Land 

5 Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 

6 263; 112 Stat. 2346) to authorize development 

7 and implementation of a comprehensive 10-year 

8 hazardous fuels and fire prevention plan for the 

9 Lake Tahoe Basin; 

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

11 Civil Works was an original signatory in 1997 to the 

12 Agreement of Federal Departments on Protection of 

13 the Environment and Economic Health of the Lake 

14 Tahoe Basin; 

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

16 from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

17 Works, has continued to be a significant contributor 

18 to Lake Tahoe Basin restoration, including— 

19 ‘‘(A) stream and wetland restoration; 

20 ‘‘(B) urban stormwater conveyance and 

21 treatment; and 

22 ‘‘(C) programmatic technical assistance; 

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

24 1997, the President renewed the commitment of the 

25 Federal Government to Lake Tahoe by— 


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1 ‘‘(A) committing to increased Federal re2 sources for environmental restoration at Lake 

3 Tahoe; and 

4 ‘‘(B) establishing the Federal Interagency 

5 Partnership and Federal Advisory Committee to 

6 consult on natural resources issues concerning 

7 the Lake Tahoe Basin; 

8 ‘‘(20) at the 2011 and 2012 Lake Tahoe Fo9 rums, Senator Reid, Senator Feinstein, Senator 

10 Heller, Senator Ensign, Governor Gibbons, Governor 

11 Sandoval, and Governor Brown— 

12 ‘‘(A) renewed their commitment to Lake 

13 Tahoe; and 

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

15 Federal and State shares of the Environmental 

16 Improvement Program through 2022; 

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

18 States of California and Nevada, units of local gov19 ernment, and the private sector have contributed 

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

21 Basin, including— 

22 ‘‘(A) $521,100,000 from the Federal Gov23 ernment; 

24 ‘‘(B) $636,200,000 from the State of Cali25 fornia; 


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1 ‘‘(C) $101,400,000 from the State of Ne2 vada; 

3 ‘‘(D) $68,200,000 from units of local gov4 ernment; and 

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

6 ‘‘(22) significant additional investment from 

7 Federal, State, local, and private sources is nec8 essary— 

9 ‘‘(A) to restore and sustain the environ10 mental health of the Lake Tahoe Basin; 

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

12 water temperature and precipitation; and 

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

14 from the introduction and establishment of 

15 invasive species; and 

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

17 Tahoe Basin Management Unit has the capacity for 

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

19 and Forest Management Program. 

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

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

22 the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

23 Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental 

24 Protection Agency, in cooperation with the Planning 

25 Agency and the States of California and Nevada, to 


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1 fund, plan, and implement significant new environ2 mental restoration activities and forest management 

3 activities to address in the Lake Tahoe Basin the 

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

5 subsection (a); 

6 ‘‘(2) to ensure that Federal, State, local, re7 gional, tribal, and private entities continue to work 

8 together to manage land in the Lake Tahoe Basin 

9 and to coordinate on other activities in a manner 

10 that supports achievement and maintenance of— 

11 ‘‘(A) the environmental threshold carrying 

12 capacities for the region; and 

13 ‘‘(B) other applicable environmental stand14 ards and objectives; 

15 ‘‘(3) to support local governments in efforts re16 lated to environmental restoration, stormwater pollu17 tion control, fire risk reduction, and forest manage18 ment activities; and 

19 ‘‘(4) to ensure that agency and science commu20 nity representatives in the Lake Tahoe Basin work 

21 together— 

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

23 integrated monitoring, assessment, and applied 

24 research to evaluate the effectiveness of the En25 vironmental Improvement Program; and 


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

2 basis for ongoing decisionmaking, with an em3 phasis on decisionmaking relating to public and 

4 private land use and resource management in 

5 the Basin.’’. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

8 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 3 

9 and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

11 ‘‘In this Act: 

12 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis13 trator’ means the Administrator of the Environ14 mental Protection Agency. 

15 ‘‘(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘As16 sistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary of 

17 the Army for Civil Works. 

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

19 Chair of the Federal Partnership. 

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

21 the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact included in 

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

23 3233). 

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

25 means— 


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

2 Fish and Wildlife Service; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the Director of the United States Ge4 ological Survey. 

5 ‘‘(6) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PRO6 GRAM.—The term ‘Environmental Improvement Pro7 gram’ means— 

8 ‘‘(A) the Environmental Improvement Pro9 gram adopted by the Planning Agency; and 

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

11 ‘‘(7) ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CARRYING

12 CAPACITY.—The term ‘environmental threshold car13 rying capacity’ has the meaning given the term in 

14 article II of the compact. 

15 ‘‘(8) FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Fed16 eral Partnership’ means the Lake Tahoe Federal 

17 Interagency Partnership established by Executive 

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

19 Executive order). 

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

21 term ‘forest management activity’ includes— 

22 ‘‘(A) prescribed burning for ecosystem 

23 health and hazardous fuels reduction; 

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1 ‘‘(C) road decommissioning or reconstruc2 tion; 

3 ‘‘(D) stream environment zone restoration 

4 and other watershed and wildlife habitat en5 hancements; 

6 ‘‘(E) nonnative invasive species manage7 ment; and 

8 ‘‘(F) other activities consistent with Forest 

9 Service practices, as the Secretary determines 

10 to be appropriate. 

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

12 maps— 

13 ‘‘(A) entitled— 

14 ‘‘(i) ‘LTRA USFS-CA Land Ex15 change/North Shore’; 

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

17 Shore’; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) ‘USFS-CA Land Exchange/ 

19 South Shore’; and 

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

21 available for public inspection in the appro22 priate offices of— 

23 ‘‘(i) the Forest Service; 

24 ‘‘(ii) the California Tahoe Conser25 vancy; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) the California Department of 

2 Parks and Recreation. 

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

4 term ‘national wildland fire code’ means— 

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

6 National Fire Protection Association codes 

7 numbered 1141, 1142, 1143, and 1144; 

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

9 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code of 

10 the International Code Council; or 

11 ‘‘(C) any other code that the Secretary de12 termines provides the same, or better, stand13 ards for protection against wildland fire as a 

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

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

16 Agency’ means the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency 

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

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

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

20 means the environmental restoration priority list de21 veloped under section 8. 

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

23 means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 

24 the Chief of the Forest Service. 


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

2 term ‘Stream Environment Zone’ means an area 

3 that generally owes the biological and physical char4 acteristics of the area to the presence of surface 

5 water or groundwater. 

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

7 term ‘total maximum daily load’ means the total 

8 maximum daily load allocations established under 

9 section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Con10 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)). 

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

12 means motorized and non-motorized watercraft, in13 cluding boats, seaplanes, personal watercraft, 

14 kayaks, and canoes.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN MAN16 AGEMENT UNIT. 

17 Section 4 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public 

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

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

20 and inserting ‘‘Basin’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(c) TRANSIT.— 

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

24 Management Unit shall, consistent with the regional 

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1 cy, manage vehicular parking and traffic in the Lake 

2 Tahoe Basin Management Unit, with priority 

3 given— 

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

5 Lake Tahoe Basin, including the prioritization 

6 of alternatives to the private automobile, con7 sistent with the requirements of the Compact; 

8 ‘‘(B) to coordinating with the Nevada De9 partment of Transportation, Caltrans, State 

10 parks, and other entities along Nevada High11 way 28 and California Highway 89; and 

12 ‘‘(C) to providing support and assistance 

13 to local public transit systems in the manage14 ment and operations of activities under this 

15 subsection. 

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

17 Consistent with the support and assistance provided 

18 under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary, in consulta19 tion with the Secretary of Transportation, may enter 

20 into a contract, cooperative agreement, interagency 

21 agreement, or other agreement with the Department 

22 of Transportation to secure operating and capital 

23 funds from the National Forest Transit Program. 

24 ‘‘(d) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

25 ‘‘(1) COORDINATION.— 


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

2 management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin 

3 Management Unit, the Secretary shall, as ap4 propriate, coordinate with the Administrator 

5 and State and local agencies and organizations, 

6 including local fire departments and volunteer 

7 groups. 

8 ‘‘(B) GOALS.—The coordination of activi9 ties under subparagraph (A) should aim to in10 crease efficiencies and maximize the compat11 ibility of management practices across public 

12 property boundaries. 

13 ‘‘(2) MULTIPLE BENEFITS.— 

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

15 management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin 

16 Management Unit, the Secretary shall conduct 

17 the activities in a manner that— 

18 ‘‘(i) except as provided in subpara19 graph (B), attains multiple ecosystem ben20 efits, including— 

21 ‘‘(I) reducing forest fuels; 

22 ‘‘(II) maintaining or restoring bi23 ological diversity; 


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1 ‘‘(III) improving wetland and 

2 water quality, including in Stream 

3 Environment Zones; and 

4 ‘‘(IV) increasing resilience to 

5 changing water temperature and pre6 cipitation; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) helps achieve and maintain the 

8 environmental threshold carrying capacities 

9 established by the Planning Agency. 

10 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 

11 clause (A)(i), the attainment of multiple eco12 system benefits shall not be required if the Sec13 retary determines that management for mul14 tiple ecosystem benefits would excessively in15 crease the cost of a project in relation to the 

16 additional ecosystem benefits gained from the 

17 management activity. 

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

19 applicable Federal law and Lake Tahoe Basin Man20 agement Unit land and resource management plan 

21 direction, the Secretary shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) establish post-project ground condi23 tion criteria for ground disturbance caused by 

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1 ‘‘(B) provide for monitoring to ascertain 

2 the attainment of the post-project conditions. 

3 ‘‘(e) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.— 

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

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

6 in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is with7 drawn from— 

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

9 disposal under the public land laws; 

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

11 mining laws; and 

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

13 mineral and geothermal leasing. 

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

15 be exempt from withdrawal under this subsection if 

16 carried out under— 

17 ‘‘(A) this Act; or 

18 ‘‘(B) Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3381) 

19 (commonly known as the ‘Santini-Burton Act’). 

20 ‘‘(f) ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CARRYING CA21 PACITY.—The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall 

22 support the attainment of the environmental threshold 

23 carrying capacities. 

24 ‘‘(g) COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES.—During the 4 fis25 cal years following the date of enactment of the Lake 


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1 Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013, the Secretary, in conjunc2 tion with land adjustment projects or programs, may enter 

3 into contracts and cooperative agreements with States, 

4 units of local government, and other public and private 

5 entities to provide for fuel reduction, erosion control, re6 forestation, Stream Environment Zone restoration, and 

7 similar management activities on Federal land and non8 Federal land within the projects or programs.’’. 

9 SEC. 5. CONSULTATION. 

10 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

11 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 5 

12 and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 5. CONSULTATION. 

14 ‘‘In carrying out this Act, the Secretary, the Adminis15 trator, and the Directors shall, as appropriate and in a 

16 timely manner, consult with the heads of the Washoe 

17 Tribe, applicable Federal, State, regional, and local gov18 ernmental agencies, and the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory 

19 Committee.’’. 

20 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 

21 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

22 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 6 

23 and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 

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

3 Secretary, the Directors, and the Administrator, in coordi4 nation with the Planning Agency and the States of Cali5 fornia and Nevada, may carry out or provide financial as6 sistance to any project or program that— 

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

8 ‘‘(2) is included in the Priority List under sec9 tion 8; and 

10 ‘‘(3) furthers the purposes of the Environ11 mental Improvement Program if the project has 

12 been subject to environmental review and approval, 

13 respectively, as required under Federal law, article 7 

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

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

16 more than 3 percent of the funds provided under sub17 section (a) for administering the projects or programs de18 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d). 

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

20 authorized under subsection (d) shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) include funds for monitoring and assess22 ment of the results and effectiveness at the project 

23 and program level consistent with the program de24 veloped under section 11; and 

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1 ‘‘(d) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.— 

2 ‘‘(1) STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, EROSION

3 CONTROL, AND TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD IMPLE4 MENTATION.—Of the amounts made available under 

5 section 17(a), $75,000,000 shall be made avail6 able— 

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

8 for the Federal share of stormwater manage9 ment and related projects and programs con10 sistent with the established total maximum 

11 daily load and near-shore water quality goals; 

12 and 

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

14 Administrator to carry out the projects and 

15 programs described in subparagraph (A). 

16 ‘‘(2) STREAM ENVIRONMENT ZONE AND WATER17 SHED RESTORATION.—Of the amounts made avail18 able under section 17(a), $38,000,000 shall be made 

19 available— 

20 ‘‘(A) to the Secretary or the Assistant Sec21 retary for the Federal share of the Upper 

22 Truckee River restoration projects and other 

23 watershed restoration projects identified in the 

24 priority list established under section 8; and 


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

2 carry out the projects described in subpara3 graph (A). 

4 ‘‘(3) FIRE RISK REDUCTION AND FOREST MAN5 AGEMENT.— 

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

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

8 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

9 carry out, including by making grants, the fol10 lowing projects: 

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

12 Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Jurisdictional 

13 Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention 

14 Strategy 10-Year Plan. 

15 ‘‘(ii) Competitive grants for fuels work 

16 to be awarded by the Secretary to commu17 nities that have adopted national wildland 

18 fire codes to implement the applicable por19 tion of the 10-year plan described in clause 

20 (i). 

21 ‘‘(iii) Biomass projects, including fea22 sibility assessments and transportation of 

23 materials. 

24 ‘‘(iv) Angora Fire Restoration projects 

25 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(v) Washoe Tribe projects on tribal 

2 lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin. 

3 ‘‘(vi) Development of an updated 

4 Lake Tahoe Basin multijurisdictional fuel 

5 reduction and wildfire prevention strategy, 

6 consistent with section 4(d). 

7 ‘‘(vii) Development of updated com8 munity wildfire protection plans by local 

9 fire districts. 

10 ‘‘(viii) Municipal water infrastructure 

11 that significantly improves the firefighting 

12 capability of local government within the 

13 Lake Tahoe Basin. 

14 ‘‘(B) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—Of the 

15 amounts made available to the Secretary to 

16 carry out subparagraph (A), at least 

17 $80,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary for 

18 projects under subparagraph (A)(i). 

19 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—Units of local govern20 ment that have dedicated funding for inspec21 tions and enforcement of defensible space regu22 lations shall be given priority for amounts pro23 vided under this paragraph. 

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

2 the receipt of funds, communities or local 

3 fire districts that receive funds under this 

4 paragraph shall provide a 25 percent 

5 match. 

6 ‘‘(ii) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL

7 SHARE.— 

8 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The non9 Federal share required under clause 

10 (i) may be in the form of cash con11 tributions or in-kind contributions, in12 cluding providing labor, equipment, 

13 supplies, space, and other operational 

14 needs. 

15 ‘‘(II) CREDIT FOR CERTAIN

16 DEDICATED FUNDING.—There shall 

17 be credited toward the non-Federal 

18 share required under clause (i) any 

19 dedicated funding of the communities 

20 or local fire districts for a fuels reduc21 tion management program, defensible 

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1 ‘‘(III) DOCUMENTATION.—Com2 munities and local fire districts 

3 shall— 

4 ‘‘(aa) maintain a record of 

5 in-kind contributions that de6 scribes— 

7 ‘‘(AA) the monetary 

8 value of the in-kind con9 tributions; and 

10 ‘‘(BB) the manner in 

11 which the in-kind contribu12 tions assist in accomplishing 

13 project goals and objectives; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(bb) document in all re16 quests for Federal funding, and 

17 include in the total project budg18 et, evidence of the commitment 

19 to provide the non-Federal share 

20 through in-kind contributions. 

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

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

23 $30,000,000 shall be made available to the Director 

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1 the Aquatic Invasive Species Program and the 

2 watercraft inspections described in section 9. 

3 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES MANAGE4 MENT.—Of the amounts to be made available under 

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

6 to the Director of the United States Fish and Wild7 life Service for the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Re8 covery Program. 

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

10 Of the amounts to be made available under section 

11 17(a), $30,000,000 shall be made available to the 

12 Chief of the Forest Service to develop and imple13 ment, in coordination with the Tahoe Science Con14 sortium, the Lake Tahoe Basin Science Program es15 tablished under section 11. 

16 ‘‘(7) PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNT17 ABILITY.— 

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

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

20 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

21 carry out sections 12, 13, and 14. 

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

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

24 percent shall be made available to the Planning 

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1 ordination, and outreach activities established 

2 under sections 12, 13, and 14. 

3 ‘‘(8) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 

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

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

6 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

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

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

9 as the ‘Santini-Burton Act’). 

10 ‘‘(B) OTHER FUNDS.—Of the amounts 

11 available to the Secretary under subparagraph 

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

13 to the California Tahoe Conservancy to facili14 tate the conveyance of land described in section 

15 3(b)(2) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384) 

16 (commonly known as the ‘Santini-Burton 

17 Act’).’’. 

18 SEC. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PRIORITY LIST. 

19 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

20 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking sections 8 and 9; 

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

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

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

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

3 year after the date of enactment of the Lake Tahoe Res4 toration Act of 2013, the Chair, in consultation with the 

5 Secretary, the Administrator, the Directors, the Planning 

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

7 Partnership, the Washoe Tribe, the Lake Tahoe Federal 

8 Advisory Committee, and the Tahoe Science Consortium 

9 shall submit to Congress a prioritized list of all Environ10 mental Improvement Program projects for the Lake 

11 Tahoe Basin for each program category described in sec12 tion 6(d). 

13 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The priority of projects in15 cluded in the Priority List shall be based on the best 

16 available science and the following criteria: 

17 ‘‘(A) The 5-year threshold carrying capac18 ity evaluation. 

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

20 success of the project. 

21 ‘‘(C) The potential to significantly con22 tribute to the achievement and maintenance of 

23 the environmental threshold carrying capacities 

24 identified in the Compact for— 

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1 ‘‘(iii) noise; 

2 ‘‘(iv) recreation; 

3 ‘‘(v) scenic resources; 

4 ‘‘(vi) soil conservation; 

5 ‘‘(vii) forest health; 

6 ‘‘(viii) water quality; and 

7 ‘‘(ix) wildlife. 

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

9 multiple benefits. 

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

11 non-Federal contributions. 

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

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

14 ‘‘(H) Agency priority. 

15 ‘‘(I) Agency capacity. 

16 ‘‘(J) Cost-effectiveness. 

17 ‘‘(K) Federal funding history. 

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

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

20 Chair determines to be appropriate, give preference 

21 to projects in the Priority List that benefit existing 

22 neighborhoods in the Basin that are at or below re23 gional median income levels, based on the most re24 cent census data available. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Priority List sub2 mitted under subsection (b) shall be revised— 

3 ‘‘(A) every 2 years; or 

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

5 paragraph (2). 

6 ‘‘(2) FINDING OF COMPELLING NEED.— 

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

8 Administrator, or the Director of the United 

9 States Fish and Wildlife Service makes a find10 ing of compelling need justifying a priority shift 

11 and the finding is approved by the Secretary, 

12 the Executive Director of the Planning Agency, 

13 the California Natural Resources Secretary, and 

14 the Director of the Nevada Department of Con15 servation, the Priority List shall be revised in 

16 accordance with this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—A finding of compel18 ling need includes— 

19 ‘‘(i) major scientific findings; 

20 ‘‘(ii) results from the threshold eval21 uation of the Planning Agency; 

22 ‘‘(iii) emerging environmental threats; 

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

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

3 to the Secretary to carry out this section. 

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

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

6 States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the 

7 Planning Agency, the California Department of Fish and 

8 Game, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife, shall de9 ploy strategies consistent with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic 

10 Invasive Species Management Plan to prevent the intro11 duction of aquatic invasive species into the Lake Tahoe 

12 Basin. 

13 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—The strategies referred to in sub14 section (a) shall provide that— 

15 ‘‘(1) combined inspection and decontamination 

16 stations be established and operated at not less than 

17 2 locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin; and 

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

19 waters of the Lake Tahoe Basin if the watercraft 

20 has not been inspected in accordance with the Lake 

21 Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan. 

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

23 certify State and local agencies to perform the decon24 tamination activities described in subsection (b)(3) at loca25 tions outside the Lake Tahoe Basin if standards at the 


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

2 Tahoe Basin established under this section. 

3 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.—The strategies and criteria de4 veloped under this section shall apply to all watercraft to 

5 be launched on water within the Lake Tahoe Basin. 

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

7 and Wildlife Service may collect and spend fees for decon8 tamination only at a level sufficient to cover the costs of 

9 operation of inspection and decontamination stations 

10 under this section. 

11 ‘‘(f) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 

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

13 attempts to launch, or facilitates launching of 

14 watercraft not in compliance with strategies de15 ployed under this section shall be liable for a civil 

16 penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per viola17 tion. 

18 ‘‘(2) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Any penalties as19 sessed under this subsection shall be separate from 

20 penalties assessed under any other authority. 

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

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior, in a nondelegable capacity 

24 and in consultation with the Planning Agency and State 

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1 measures will be no less effective at preventing introduc2 tion of aquatic invasive species into Lake Tahoe than the 

3 strategies and criteria. 

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

5 under this section is supplemental to all actions taken by 

6 non-Federal regulatory authorities. 

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

8 construed as restricting, affecting, or amending any other 

9 law or the authority of any department, instrumentality, 

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

11 subdivision thereof, respecting the control of invasive spe12 cies. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 10. CORPS OF ENGINEERS; INTERAGENCY AGREE14 MENTS. 

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

16 enter into interagency agreements with non-Federal inter17 ests in the Lake Tahoe Basin to use Lake Tahoe Partner18 ship-Miscellaneous General Investigations funds to provide 

19 programmatic technical assistance for the Environmental 

20 Improvement Program. 

21 ‘‘(b) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 

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

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1 with a non-Federal interest to provide for the tech2 nical assistance. 

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

4 into under paragraph (1) shall— 

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

6 assistance; 

7 ‘‘(B) describe any legal and institutional 

8 structures necessary to ensure the effective 

9 long-term viability of the end products by the 

10 non-Federal interest; and 

11 ‘‘(C) include cost-sharing provisions in ac12 cordance with paragraph (3). 

13 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

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

15 project costs under each local cooperation 

16 agreement under this subsection shall be 65 

17 percent. 

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

19 the form of reimbursements of project costs. 

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

21 may receive credit toward the non-Federal 

22 share for the reasonable costs of related tech23 nical activities completed by the non-Federal in24 terest before entering into a local cooperation 


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1 agreement with the Assistant Secretary under 

2 this subsection. 

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

4 ‘‘The Secretary (acting through the Station Director 

5 of the Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Sta6 tion), the Administrator, the Planning Agency, the States 

7 of California and Nevada, and the Tahoe Science Consor8 tium, shall develop and implement the Lake Tahoe Basin 

9 Science Program that— 

10 ‘‘(1) develops and regularly updates an inte11 grated multiagency programmatic assessment and 

12 monitoring plan— 

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

14 Environmental Improvement Program; 

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

16 indicators related to environmental threshold 

17 carrying capacities; and 

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

19 changing water temperature, precipitation, and 

20 invasive species; 

21 ‘‘(2) produces and synthesizes scientific infor22 mation necessary for— 

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1 ‘‘(B) the evaluation of standards and 

2 benchmarks; 

3 ‘‘(3) conducts applied research, programmatic 

4 technical assessments, scientific data management, 

5 analysis, and reporting related to key management 

6 questions; 

7 ‘‘(4) develops new tools and information to sup8 port objective assessments of land use and resource 

9 conditions; 

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

11 the Federal Government and State and local govern12 ments in— 

13 ‘‘(A) reducing stormwater runoff, air depo14 sition, and other pollutants that contribute to 

15 the loss of lake clarity; and 

16 ‘‘(B) the development and implementation 

17 of an integrated stormwater monitoring and as18 sessment program; 

19 ‘‘(6) establishes and maintains independent 

20 peer review processes— 

21 ‘‘(A) to evaluate the Environmental Im22 provement Program; and 

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

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

2 and 

3 ‘‘(7) provides scientific and technical support 

4 for the development of appropriate management 

5 strategies to accommodate changing water tempera6 ture and precipitation in the Lake Tahoe Basin. 

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

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, the Adminis9 trator, and the Directors will coordinate with the Planning 

10 Agency to conduct public education and outreach pro11 grams, including encouraging— 

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

13 Tahoe Basin— 

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

15 ‘‘(B) to conduct best management prac16 tices for water quality; and 

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

18 Tahoe Basin and visitors to the Lake Tahoe Basin, 

19 to help prevent the introduction and proliferation of 

20 invasive species as part of the private share invest21 ment in the Environmental Improvement Program. 

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

23 Director of the United States Geological Survey shall pro24 vide scientific and technical guidance to public outreach 

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

2 and education programs for aquatic invasive species under 

3 this section shall— 

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

5 tourism and business organizations; and 

6 ‘‘(2) include provisions for the programs to ex7 tend outside of the Lake Tahoe Basin. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 13. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

9 ‘‘Not later than February 15 of each year, the Sec10 retary, in cooperation with the Chair, the Administrator, 

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

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

13 shall submit to Congress a report that describes— 

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

15 private projects authorized under this Act, including 

16 to the maximum extent practicable, for projects that 

17 will receive Federal funds under this Act during the 

18 current or subsequent fiscal year— 

19 ‘‘(A) the project scope; 

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

21 ‘‘(C) the justification for the project, con22 sistent with the criteria established in section 

23 8(b)(1); 

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1 Environmental Improvement Program and projects 

2 otherwise authorized under this Act; 

3 ‘‘(3) accomplishments in the preceding fiscal 

4 year in implementing this Act in accordance with the 

5 performance measures and other monitoring and as6 sessment activities; and 

7 ‘‘(4) public education and outreach efforts un8 dertaken to implement programs and projects au9 thorized under this Act. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 14. ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN. 

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

12 President shall submit information regarding each Federal 

13 agency involved in the Environmental Improvement Pro14 gram (including the Forest Service, the Environmental 

15 Protection Agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife 

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

17 Corps of Engineers), including— 

18 ‘‘(1) an interagency crosscut budget that dis19 plays the proposed budget for use by each Federal 

20 agency in carrying out restoration activities relating 

21 to the Environmental Improvement Program for the 

22 following fiscal year; 

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1 the goals of the Environmental Improvement Pro2 gram during the preceding fiscal year; and 

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

4 Environmental Improvement Program, including the 

5 specific role of each agency involved in the restora6 tion of the Lake Tahoe Basin.’’. 

7 SEC. 8. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. 

8 Section 16 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Pub9 lic Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2358) (as redesignated by sec10 tion 7(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, Director, or Admin11 istrator’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. 

12 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 

14 506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 17 

15 (as redesignated by section 7(2)) and inserting the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

19 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 

20 $415,000,000 for a period of 10 fiscal years beginning the 

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

22 Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013. 

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

2 made available to the Secretary, the Administrator, 

3 or the Directors for expenditure in the Lake Tahoe 

4 Basin; and 

5 ‘‘(2) shall not reduce allocations for other Re6 gions of the Forest Service, Environmental Protec7 tion Agency, or the United States Fish and Wildlife 

8 Service. 

9 ‘‘(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro10 vided in subsection (d) and section 6(d)(3)(D), the States 

11 of California and Nevada shall pay 50 percent of the ag12 gregate costs of restoration activities in the Lake Tahoe 

13 Basin funded under section 6. 

14 ‘‘(d) RELOCATION COSTS.—Notwithstanding sub15 section (c), the Secretary shall provide to local utility dis16 tricts two-thirds of the costs of relocating facilities in con17 nection with— 

18 ‘‘(1) environmental restoration projects under 

19 sections 6 and 8; and 

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

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

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

23 a project provided assistance under this Act shall include 

24 appropriate signage at the project site that— 

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2 provided to the project; and 

3 ‘‘(B) this Act; and 

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

5 Environmental Improvement Program.’’. 

6 SEC. 10. ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND. 

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

8 586 (94 Stat. 3384) (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini9 Burton Act’’) is amended— 

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

11 following: 

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

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Land’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(2) CONVEYANCE.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the State of Cali17 fornia (acting through the California Tahoe 

18 Conservancy and the California Department of 

19 Parks and Recreation) offers to donate to the 

20 United States acceptable title to the non-Fed21 eral land described in subparagraph (B)(i), the 

22 Secretary— 

23 ‘‘(i) may accept the offer; and 

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1 ceptable title to the non-Federal land de2 scribed in subparagraph (B)(i), convey to 

3 the State of California, subject to valid ex4 isting rights and for no consideration, all 

5 right, title, and interest of the United 

6 States in and to the Federal land that is 

7 acceptable to the State of California. 

8 ‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

9 ‘‘(i) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The non10 Federal land referred to in subparagraph 

11 (A) includes— 

12 ‘‘(I) the approximately 1,981 

13 acres of land administered by the 

14 Conservancy and identified on the 

15 Maps as ‘Conservancy to the United 

16 States Forest Service’; and 

17 ‘‘(II) the approximately 187 

18 acres of land administered by Cali19 fornia State Parks and identified on 

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

21 Forest Service’. 

22 ‘‘(ii) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 

23 land referred to in subparagraph (A) in24 cludes the approximately 1,995 acres of 

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1 as ‘U.S. Forest Service to Conservancy 

2 and State Parks’. 

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

4 under this paragraph shall— 

5 ‘‘(i) be for the purpose of consoli6 dating Federal and State ownerships and 

7 improving management efficiencies; 

8 ‘‘(ii) not result in any significant 

9 changes in the uses of the land; and 

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

11 the applicable deed include such terms , re12 strictions, covenants, conditions, and res13 ervations as the Secretary determines nec14 essary to— 

15 ‘‘(I) ensure compliance with this 

16 Act; and 

17 ‘‘(II) ensure that the develop18 ment rights associated with the con19 veyed parcels shall not be recognized 

20 or available for transfer under section 

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1 SEC. 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

2 (a) IMPORTATION OR SHIPMENT OF QUAGGA MUS3 SELS.—Section 42 of title 18, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding ‘‘of the 

6 quagga mussel of the species Dreissena 

7 rostriformis;’’ after ‘‘Hypophthalmichthys nobilis;’’; 

8 and 

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

10 ‘‘(d) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.—Nothing in this sec11 tion applies to— 

12 ‘‘(1) the importation or transportation of pro13 hibited species through the operation of a public 

14 water system or a related water conveyance, storage, 

15 or distribution facility; or 

16 ‘‘(2) the possession or conveyance of water sup17 plies containing prohibited species by a public water 

18 system operator.’’. 

19 (b) CONTROL OF ILLEGALLY TAKEN FISH AND

20 WILDLIFE.—Section 8 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 

21 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3377) is amended by adding at the end 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(d) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.—Nothing in this Act 

24 applies to— 

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2 or a related water conveyance, storage, and distribu3 tion facility; or 

4 ‘‘(2) the possession or conveyance of water sup5 plies containing fish or wildlife by a public water 

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