ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin, and the likeli-
hood exists for the introduction and establishment of 
other invasive species (such as yellow starthistle, 
New Zealand mud snail, Zebra mussel, and quagga 
mussel). 
‘‘(6) 75 percent of the land in the Lake Tahoe 
Basin is administered by the Federal Government, 
which makes it a Federal responsibility to signifi-
cantly contribute to the restoration of the ecological 
health of the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) To identify ways and pursue options to ex-
pand the environmental threshold carrying capacity 
of the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(2) To enable the Chief of the Forest Service, 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and the Administrator, in cooperation with 
the Planning Agency and the States of California 
and Nevada, to fund, plan, and implement signifi-
cant forest management and invasive species control 
activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(3) To ensure that Federal, State, local, re-
gional, tribal, and private entities continue to work 
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together to manage lands and forests in the Lake 
Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(4) To support local governments in the Lake 
Tahoe Basin in efforts related fire risk reduction 
and forest management activities. 
‘‘(5) To prioritize public recreational access to 
public lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(6) To ensure that management of Federal 
land and forests in the Lake Tahoe Basin is con-
ducted with the understanding that— 
‘‘(A) public forests are renewable assets 
that should be managed, rather than neglected, 
and that excess timber should be harvested to 
generate continuing revenue for care of the 
public’s land, in accordance with a good neigh-
bor policy; and 
‘‘(B) the Federal Government will defer to 
local communities whenever possible with re-
gard to land acquisition and land regulations or 
restrictions.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public 
Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2353) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY.—The term ‘As-
sistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works. 
‘‘(3) CHAIR.—The term ‘Chair’ means the 
Chair of the Federal Partnership. 
‘‘(4) COMPACT.—The term ‘Compact’ means 
the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact included in 
the first section of Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 
3233). 
‘‘(5) 
DIRECTORS.—The 
term 
‘Directors’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service; and 
‘‘(B) the Director of the United States Ge-
ological Survey. 
‘‘(6) ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CARRYING 
CAPACITY.—The term ‘environmental threshold car-
rying capacity’ has the meaning given the term in 
article II of the Compact. 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Fed-
eral Partnership’ means the Lake Tahoe Federal 
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Interagency Partnership established by Executive 
Order 13957 (62 Fed. Reg. 41249) (or a successor 
Executive order). 
‘‘(8) FOREST
MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘forest management activity’ includes— 
‘‘(A) prescribed burning for ecosystem 
health and hazardous fuels reduction; 
‘‘(B) mechanical treatments, including for-
est thinning, sale of commercial timber and 
firewood, and brush mastication; 
‘‘(C) management of non-native, invasive 
species; 
‘‘(D) erosion control and water runoff miti-
gation on land adversely impacted by wildland 
fire; and 
‘‘(E) other activities consistent with Forest 
Service practices, as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
‘‘(9) MAPS.—The term ‘Maps’ means the maps 
dated April 12, 2013, and entitled ‘LTRA USFS-CA 
Land Exchange/North Shore’, ‘USFS-CA Land Ex-
change/West Shore’, and ‘USFS-CA Land Ex-
change/South Shore’, which shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Forest Service, the California Tahoe 
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Conservancy, and the California Department of 
Parks and Recreation. 
‘‘(10) NATIONAL WILDLAND FIRE CODE.—The 
term ‘national wildland fire code’ means— 
‘‘(A) the most recent publication of the 
National Fire Protection Association codes 
numbered 1141, 1142, 1143, and 1144; 
‘‘(B) the most recent publication of the 
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code of 
the International Code Council; or 
‘‘(C) any other code that the Secretary de-
termines provides the same, or better, stand-
ards for protection against wildland fire as a 
code described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
‘‘(11) PLANNING AGENCY.—The term ‘Planning 
Agency’ means the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency 
established under Public Law 91–148 (83 Stat. 360) 
and Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3233). 
‘‘(12) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
the Chief of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(13) WATERCRAFT.—The term ‘watercraft’ 
means motorized and non-motorized watercraft that 
are capable of harboring an invasive species.’’. 
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