‘‘(C) The potential to significantly con-
tribute to the achievement and maintenance of 
the environmental threshold carrying capacities 
identified in Article II of the Compact. 
‘‘(D) The ability of a program to provide 
multiple benefits. 
‘‘(E) The ability of a program to leverage 
non-Federal contributions. 
‘‘(F) Stakeholder support for the program. 
‘‘(G) The justification of Federal interest. 
‘‘(H) Agency priority. 
‘‘(I) Agency capacity. 
‘‘(J) Cost-effectiveness. 
‘‘(K) Federal funding history. 
‘‘(3) REVISIONS.—The Priority List submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall be revised every 2 years. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under section 10(a), $80,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Secretary to carry out projects listed 
on the Priority List. 
‘‘(c) RESTRICTION.—The Administrator shall use not 
more than 3 percent of the funds provided under sub-
section (a) for administering the programs described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.— 
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‘‘(1) FIRE RISK REDUCTION AND FOREST MAN-
AGEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under section 10(a), $150,000,000 
shall be made available to the Secretary to 
carry out, including by making grants, the fol-
lowing programs: 
‘‘(i) Programs identified as part of the 
Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Jurisdictional 
Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention 
Strategy 10-Year Plan. 
‘‘(ii) Competitive grants for fuels work 
to be awarded by the Secretary to commu-
nities that have adopted national wildland 
fire codes to implement the applicable por-
tion of the 10-year plan described in clause 
(i). 
‘‘(iii) Biomass programs, including 
feasibility assessments. 
‘‘(iv) Angora Fire Restoration under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(v) Washoe Tribe programs on tribal 
lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(vi) Development of an updated 
Lake Tahoe Basin multijurisdictional fuel 
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reduction and wildfire prevention strategy, 
consistent with section 4(c). 
‘‘(vii) Development of updated com-
munity wildfire protection plans by local 
fire districts. 
‘‘(viii) Municipal water infrastructure 
that significantly improves the firefighting 
capability of local government within the 
Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(ix) Stewardship end result con-
tracting projects carried out under section 
604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c). 
‘‘(B) 
MINIMUM
ALLOCATION.—Of 
the 
amounts made available to the Secretary to 
carry 
out 
subparagraph 
(A), 
at 
least 
$100,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary for 
programs under subparagraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—Units of local govern-
ment that have dedicated funding for inspec-
tions and enforcement of defensible space regu-
lations shall be given priority for amounts pro-
vided under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on 
the receipt of funds, communities or local 
fire districts that receive funds under this 
paragraph shall provide a 25-percent 
match. 
‘‘(ii) 
FORM
OF
NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The non- 
Federal share required under clause 
(i) may be in the form of cash con-
tributions or in-kind contributions, in-
cluding providing labor, equipment, 
supplies, space, and other operational 
needs. 
‘‘(II) 
CREDIT
FOR
CERTAIN 
DEDICATED
FUNDING.—There shall 
be credited toward the non-Federal 
share required under clause (i) any 
dedicated funding of the communities 
or local fire districts for a fuels reduc-
tion management program, defensible 
space inspections, or dooryard chip-
ping. 
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‘‘(III) DOCUMENTATION.—Com-
munities 
and 
local 
fire 
districts 
shall— 
‘‘(aa) maintain a record of 
in-kind contributions that de-
scribes— 
‘‘(AA) 
the 
monetary 
value of the in-kind con-
tributions; and 
‘‘(BB) the manner in 
which the in-kind contribu-
tions assist in accomplishing 
program goals and objec-
tives; and 
‘‘(bb) document in all re-
quests for Federal funding, and 
include in the total program 
budget, evidence of the commit-
ment to provide the non-Federal 
share through in-kind contribu-
tions. 
‘‘(2) INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under section 10(a), $45,000,000 shall 
be made available to the Director of the United 
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States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Aquatic 
Invasive Species Program and the watercraft 
inspections described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION
OF
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, in coordination with the Assistant Sec-
retary, the Planning Agency, the California De-
partment of Fish and Wildlife, and the Nevada 
Department of Wildlife, shall deploy strategies 
consistent with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic 
Invasive Species Management Plan to prevent 
the introduction or spread of aquatic invasive 
species in the Lake Tahoe region. 
‘‘(C) CRITERIA.—The strategies referred 
to in subparagraph (B) shall provide that— 
‘‘(i) combined inspection and decon-
tamination stations be established and op-
erated at not less than 2 locations in the 
Lake Tahoe region; and 
‘‘(ii) watercraft not be allowed to 
launch in waters of the Lake Tahoe region 
if the watercraft has not been inspected in 
accordance with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic 
Invasive Species Management Plan. 
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