ministered by the Forest Service in accordance with 
applicable laws and regulations; and 
(2) all National Park System land within the 
revised Yurok Reservation shall continue to be ad-
ministered by the National Park Service in accord-
ance with applicable laws and regulations. 
SEC. 5. TRIBAL-FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR FEDERAL 
LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of any process 
triggered by a requirement under NEPA regarding major 
Federal action on Federal land within the revised Yurok 
Reservation, at the Tribe’s option, the Tribe shall act as 
a joint lead agency in accordance with a Memorandum of 
Understanding entered into between the lead Federal 
agency and the Tribe not later than 30 days after the date 
of notice of initiation of the process. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDER-
STANDING.—A Memorandum of Understanding entered 
into under this section shall— 
(1) be negotiated in good faith; 
(2) comply with the NEPA statute and regula-
tions; and 
(3) include— 
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(A) the respective roles and responsibilities 
of the Tribe and the lead Federal agency in the 
NEPA process; 
(B) mechanisms for dispute resolution; and 
(C) a requirement that environmental im-
pact statements shall discuss any inconsistency 
of a proposed action with any plan or environ-
mental requirement of the Tribe (whether or 
not federally sanctioned), and, where such an 
inconsistency exists, a requirement that the en-
vironmental impact statement shall describe— 
(i) the extent to which the lead Fed-
eral agency would reconcile its proposed 
action with the plan or environmental re-
quirement; and 
(ii) what mitigation measures are 
being imposed to lessen adverse environ-
mental impacts of the proposal identified 
by the Tribe. 
(c) COOPERATING AGENCY.—For the purpose of any 
process triggered by a requirement under NEPA regard-
ing a major Federal action on Federal land that may af-
fect the revised Yurok Reservation, at the option of the 
Tribe, the Tribe shall act as a cooperating agency. 
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(d) NO LIMITATION
ON EXISTING AUTHORITY.— 
Nothing in this section shall limit ability of the Tribe or 
any other federally recognized Indian Tribe to participate 
in any process triggered by a requirement under NEPA 
as a joint lead or a cooperating agency. 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE TRIBE.— 
(1) REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK.—The Secretary 
shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
Tribe for system unit natural resource protection for 
the purpose of protecting natural resources of Red-
wood National Park pursuant to section 101702 of 
title 54, United States Code. 
(2) FOREST SERVICE.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall enter into a cooperative agreement with 
the Tribe that includes, at a minimum, provisions 
that implement section 3. 
(3) TRIBE AS AN AGENCY.—The Tribe shall be 
considered a State or local government agency for 
purposes of section 101703 of title 54, United 
States Code, and the Secretary shall enter into a co-
operative management agreement with the Tribe 
pursuant to that section. 
(4) CONFIRMATION
AND
AUTHORIZATION
OF 
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE KLAM-
ATH RIVER BASIN.—The 2006 ‘‘Cooperative Agree-
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ment between the Department of the Interior and 
the Yurok Tribe for the Cooperative Management of 
Tribal and Federal Lands and Resources in the 
Klamath River Basin of California’’ is confirmed 
and the Secretary is authorized to take such actions 
as are necessary to effectuate the agreement. 
(f) 
SELF-GOVERNANCE
AGREEMENTS.—Federal 
agencies, as appropriate, shall negotiate, in good faith, 
self-governance agreements under this Act pursuant to the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). Program functions, services, and 
activities, or portions thereof, carried out by the National 
Park Service on Federal land within the revised Yurok 
Reservation shall be included in a contract or compact to 
the extent allowed under title I or title IV of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. 
SEC. 6. YUROK SCENIC BYWAY DESIGNATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF THE YUROK SCENIC BYWAY.— 
Bald Hills Road from its junction with U.S. Highway 101 
to its terminus on the Klamath River shall be designated 
as the ‘‘Yurok Scenic Byway’’, an Indian Tribe scenic 
byway, and the Tribe shall be eligible for appropriate 
grants and technical assistance as authorized in section 
162(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
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(b) CONTINUED ACCESS AND USE RETAINED.—The 
Tribe shall not prohibit or limit, and the Secretary of the 
Interior shall allow, continued access and use of the Bald 
Hills Road in accordance with section 3(b)(1) of the Act 
entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Redwood National Park 
in the State of California, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved October 2, 1968 (16 U.S.C. 79c). 
SEC. 7. CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNING BODY AND DOCU-
MENTS. 
The governing documents of the Tribe and the gov-
erning body established and elected thereunder, as recog-
nized by the Secretary and in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, are hereby ratified and confirmed 
and shall only have effect within the revised Yurok Res-
ervation. 
SEC. 8. NO DELEGATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY OVER 
NON-TRIBAL LAND OR PEOPLE. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as a delegation 
of Federal or other authority to the Tribe, the Tribal body 
or any member of the Tribe, over or related to land or 
interests in land that are not within the revised Yurok 
Reservation. 
SEC. 9. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OR RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act shall increase, diminish, or other-
wise affect the rights, privileges, or authorities of any fed-
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erally recognized Indian Tribe in relation to any other fed-
erally recognized Indian Tribe. 
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