of 8 fiscal years beginning the first fiscal year after the 
date of enactment of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 
2009. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON OTHER FUNDS.—Amounts author-
ized under this section and any amendments made by this 
Act— 
‘‘(1) shall be in addition to any other amounts 
made available to the Secretary, Administrator, or 
Director for expenditure in the Lake Tahoe Basin; 
and 
‘‘(2) shall not reduce allocations for other Re-
gions of the Forest Service, Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, or United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
‘‘(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (d) and section 6(c)(3)(E), the States 
of California and Nevada shall pay 50 percent of the ag-
gregate costs of restoration activities in the Lake Tahoe 
Basin funded under section 6 or 8. 
‘‘(d) RELOCATION
COSTS.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (c), the Secretary shall provide to local utility dis-
tricts 2⁄3 the costs of relocating facilities in connection 
with— 
‘‘(1) environmental restoration projects under 
sections 6 and 8; and 
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‘‘(2) erosion control projects under section 2 of 
Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3381). 
‘‘(e) SIGNAGE.—To the maximum extent practicable, 
a project provided assistance under this Act shall include 
appropriate signage at the project site that— 
‘‘(1) provides information to the public on— 
‘‘(A) the amount of Federal funds being 
provided to the project; and 
‘‘(B) this Act; and 
‘‘(2) displays the visual identity mark of the 
Environmental Improvement Program.’’. 
SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Section 
3(b) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) Lands’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Land’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) INTERCHANGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service) (re-
ferred to in this paragraph as the ‘Secretary’) 
may interchange (as defined in the first section 
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of Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521c)) any 
land or interest in land within the Lake Tahoe 
Basin Management Unit described in subpara-
graph (B) with appropriate units of State gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The land or inter-
est in land referred to in subparagraph (A) is 
land or an interest in land that the Secretary 
determines is not subject to efficient adminis-
tration by the Secretary because of the location 
or size of the land. 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—In any interchange 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) insert in the applicable deed such 
terms, covenants, conditions, and reserva-
tions as the Secretary determines to be 
necessary to ensure— 
‘‘(I) protection of the public in-
terest, including protection of the sce-
nic, wildlife, and recreational values of 
the National Forest System; and 
‘‘(II) the provision for appro-
priate access to, and use of, land 
within the National Forest System; 
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‘‘(ii) receive land within the Lake 
Tahoe Basin of approximately equal value 
(as defined in accordance with section 6(2) 
of Public Law 97–465 (96 Stat. 2535)); 
and 
‘‘(iii) for the purposes of any environ-
mental assessment— 
‘‘(I) assume the maintenance of 
the environmental status quo; and 
‘‘(II) not be required to individ-
ually assess each parcel that is man-
aged under the Lake Tahoe Basin 
Management Unit Urban Lots Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(D) USE OF LAND ACQUIRED BY UNITS 
OF
STATE
GOVERNMENT.—Any unit of State 
government that receives National Forest Sys-
tem land through an exchange or transfer 
under this paragraph shall not convey the land 
to any person or entity other than the Federal 
Government or a State government.’’. 
(b) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FUNDING.—Section 
108(g) of title I of division C of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 
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2942) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$75,000,000’’. 
Æ 
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