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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1639

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

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 1, 1993

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

bill; which was referred jointly to the Committee on Natural Resources

and Agriculture

A BILL

To designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest in the

States of California and Nevada to be administered by

the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

4 There is hereby designated in the States of California

5 and Nevada the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest to be

6 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a unit of

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

8 regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
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1 SEC. 2. BOUNDARIES.

2 (a) The Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest shall

3 comprise those lands designated as the Lake Tahoe Basin

4 Management Unit in the Federal Register notice dated

5 January 13, 1978 (43 F.R. 1971).

6 (b) For the purposes of section 7 of the Land and

7 Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9), the

8 exterior boundary of the Lake Tahoe Basin National For9 est established by this Act shall be treated as if it were

10 the boundary as of January 1, 1965.

11 (c) The boundaries of the Tahoe, Eldorado, Toiyabe

12 National Forests are hereby modified to exclude those

13 lands within the boundaries of the Lake Tahoe Basin Na14 tional Forest.

15 (d) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to

16 made corrections or adjustments in the boundaries of the

17 Tahoe, Eldorado, Toiyabe, and Lake Tahoe Basin Na18 tional Forests for administrative purposes.

19 SEC. 3. LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING.

20 (a) The Land and Resource Management Plan for

21 the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit dated December

22 2, 1988, shall constitute the land management plan re23 quired by section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew24 able Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the

25 National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.

26 1604).
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1 (b) Nothing in this Act shall require the Forest Serv2 ice to amend or revise—

3 (1) the land and resource management plan

4 dated December 2, 1988, or its associated environ5 mental impact statement, or to prepare a new plan

6 or associated environmental impact statement; or

7 (2) any draft or final land and resource man8 agement plan or associated environmental impact

9 statement for the Tahoe, Eldorado or Toiyabe Na10 tional Forests.

11 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

12 (a) Any reference to the Lake Tahoe Basin Manage13 ment Unit in any existing statute, regulation, manual,

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

15 Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest.

16 (b) Nothing in this Act shall affect—

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

18 Stat. 3233), giving Congressional consent to the

19 Tahoe Planning Compact;

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

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

22 Federal lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin, commonly

23 called the Burton-Santini Act; or
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1 (3) valid existing rights of persons holding any

2 authorization, permit, option or other form of con3 tract existing on the date of enactment of this Act.

4 (c) Notwithstanding the distribution requirements of

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

6 Stat. 251, as amended), distribution of receipts from the

7 Eldorado, Tahoe, Toiyabe, and Lake Tahoe Basin Na8 tional Forests shall be based upon the National Forest

9 boundaries that existed prior to enactment of this Act, as

10 though the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest does not

11 exist.

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