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Calendar No. 249 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1139 

[Report No. 110–116] 

To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 18, 2007 

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. SALAZAR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. SANDERS, 

and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JUNE 28, 2007 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, 

and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Conservation System Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

6 National Landscape Conservation System estab7 lished by section 3(a). 

8 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE 

9 CONSERVATION SYSTEM. 

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

11 and restore nationally significant landscapes that have 

12 outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for 

13 the benefit of current and future generations, there is es14 tablished in the Bureau of Land Management the Na15 tional Landscape Conservation System. 

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

17 the following areas administered by the Bureau of Land 

18 Management: 

19 (1) Each area that is designated as— 

20 (A) a national monument; 

21 (B) a national conservation area; 

22 (C) an outstanding natural area; 

23 (D) a wilderness study area; 

24 (E) a component of the National Trails 

25 System; 


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1 (F) a component of the National Wild and 

2 Scenic Rivers System; or 

3 (G) a component of the National Wilder4 ness Preservation System. 

5 (2) Any area designated by Congress to be ad6 ministered for conservation purposes, including— 

7 (A) the Steens Mountain Cooperative Man8 agement and Protection Area, as designated 

9 under section 101(a) of the Steens Mountain 

10 Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 

11 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460nnn–11(a)); 

12 (B) the Headwaters Forest Reserve; and 

13 (C) any additional area designated by Con14 gress for inclusion in the system. 

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

16 system— 

17 (1) in accordance with any applicable law (in18 cluding regulations) relating to any component of 

19 the system included under subsection (b); and 

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

21 which the components of the system were des22 ignated. 

23 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

25 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Conservation System Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

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

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 (2) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘system’’ means the Na9 tional Landscape Conservation System established by 

10 section 3(a). 

11 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE 

12 CONSERVATION SYSTEM. 

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

14 and restore nationally significant landscapes that have out15 standing cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the 

16 benefit of current and future generations, there is estab17 lished in the Bureau of Land Management the National 

18 Landscape Conservation System. 

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

20 the following areas administered by the Bureau of Land 

21 Management: 

22 (1) Each area that is designated as— 

23 (A) a national monument; 

24 (B) a national conservation area; 

25 (C) a wilderness study area; 


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1 (D) a national scenic trail or national his2 toric trail designated as a component of the Na3 tional Trails System; 

4 (E) a component of the National Wild and 

5 Scenic Rivers System; or 

6 (F) a component of the National Wilderness 

7 Preservation System. 

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

10 (A) the Steens Mountain Cooperative Man11 agement and Protection Area; 

12 (B) the Headwaters Forest Reserve; 

13 (C) the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural 

14 Area; and 

15 (D) any additional area designated by Con16 gress for inclusion in the system. 

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

18 system— 

19 (1) in accordance with any applicable law (in20 cluding regulations) relating to any component of the 

21 system included under subsection (b); and 

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

23 which the components of the system were designated. 


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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

3 are necessary to carry out this Act. 


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Calendar No. 249 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1139 

[Report No. 110

–116] 

A BILL 

To establish the National Landscape Conservation 

System, and for other purposes. 

JUNE 28, 2007 

Reported with an amendment 


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