110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2016 
AN ACT 
To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Landscape 
Conservation System Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘system’’ means the 
National Landscape Conservation System estab-
lished by section 3(a). 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE 
CONSERVATION SYSTEM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to conserve, protect, 
and restore nationally significant landscapes that have 
outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for 
the benefit of current and future generations, there is es-
tablished in the Bureau of Land Management the Na-
tional Landscape Conservation System. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The system shall include each of 
the following areas administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management: 
(1) Each area that is designated as— 
(A) a national monument; 
(B) a national conservation area; 
(C) a wilderness study area;
(D) a National Scenic Trail or National 
Historic Trail designated as a component of the 
National Trails System; 
(E) a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System; or 
(F) a component of the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System. 
(2) Any area designated by Congress to be ad-
ministered for conservation purposes, including— 
(A) the Steens Mountain Cooperative Man-
agement and Protection Area, as designated 
under section 101(a) of the Steens Mountain 
Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 460nnn–11(a)); 
(B) the Headwaters Forest Reserve; 
(C) the Yaquina Head Outstanding Nat-
ural Area; and 
(D) any additional area designated by Con-
gress for inclusion in the system. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 
system— 
(1) in accordance with each applicable law (in-
cluding regulations) relating to each component of 
the system included under subsection (b); and
(2) in a manner that protects the values for 
which the components of the system were des-
ignated. 
SEC. 4. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to enhance, 
diminish, or modify any law or proclamation (or regula-
tions related to such law or proclamation) under which 
the components of the system identified in section 3(b) 
were established, or are managed, including, but not lim-
ited to, the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1241 et seq.), and the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). In 
addition, nothing in this Act creates a Federal cause of 
action based on inclusion within the National Landscape 
Conservation System. Moreover, nothing in this Act is in-
tended to additionally restrict or hinder energy develop-
ment within the system. Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsi-
bility of the several States to manage, control, or regulate 
fish and resident wildlife under State law or regulations, 
including the regulation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and 
recreational shooting on public land managed by the Bu-
reau of Land Management. Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed as limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, 
or recreational shooting. Specifically, inclusion in the Na-
tional Landscape Conservation System shall not affect 
current grazing rights or operations. 
SEC. 5. BORDER SECURITY. 
Nothing in this Act shall impede any efforts by the 
Department of Homeland Security to secure the borders 
of the United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2016 
AN ACT 
To establish the National Landscape Conservation 
System, and for other purposes.