(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
a management plan for the administration and man-
agement of the Recreation Area. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
For purposes of this Act, the Secretary may use or 
adopt, in whole or part— 
(A) the recreational use plan adopted by 
the Bureau of Reclamation on June 2, 2006, or 
may develop a new management plan; and 
(B) any concessions planning or environ-
mental documents prepared by or for the Bu-
reau of Reclamation for the Recreation Area. 
(3) NEPA.—The decision to use or adopt, in 
whole or part, any document referenced in para-
graph (2) shall not constitute a major Federal action 
for the purposes of the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). This deci-
sion is not subject to judicial review. 
(4) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this Act re-
quires an immediate revision or amendment to any 
plan for the Recreation Area. 
(5) RECREATIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY.— 
Subject to paragraph (5), the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may establish guidelines and restrictions on rec-
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reational uses to ensure the safety and security of 
recreational users in Recreational Area. 
(c) FUNDING.—For the purposes of managing and 
administering the Recreation Area during a transition pe-
riod not to exceed five years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary may transfer funds from the 
Bureau of Reclamation to the ‘‘Bureau of Land Manage-
ment-Management of Lands and Resources’’ account, to 
remain available until expended, for the administration the 
Recreation Area. 
(d) RECREATIONAL USES.—Nothing in this Act or 
the comprehensive management plan for the Recreation 
Area shall prohibit historical or existing authorized rec-
reational uses, including motorized use, from occurring in 
the Recreation Area. 
SEC. 6. CONCESSIONS PERMITS AND AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
issue recreation concession permits, including at the 
Recreation Area, to allow a third party to provide facilities 
and services to visitors on lands and waters managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management in support of outdoor 
recreational opportunities in accordance with an applicable 
land use plan. Any such permit shall not constitute a con-
tract for the procurement of goods and services for the 
benefit of the government or otherwise. 
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(b) COMPENSATION TO THE GOVERNMENT.—Each 
permit issued under this section shall provide for monetary 
compensation, including franchise fees, to the Federal 
Government for the rights and privileges provided. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations to facilitate the implementation of this section. 
(d) REVENUES.—Revenues collected under this sec-
tion shall be deposited into an account in the Treasury, 
and shall remain available until expended for managing 
and enhancing the public lands at the specific area where 
the revenues are collected. 
(e) EXISTING AGREEMENTS AT LAKE BERRYESSA 
RECREATION AREA.— 
(1) CONTINUATION OF AGREEMENTS.—Facili-
ties and services provided in the Recreation Area 
under existing recreation concessions and recreation 
lease agreements with the Bureau of Reclamation, 
including agreements for campgrounds and marinas, 
may continue pursuant to the terms and conditions 
of each agreement. 
(2) EXTENSION
OF
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may extend an existing recreation concessions 
and recreation lease agreement at the Recreation 
Area after expiration for a period not to exceed 3 
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years to allow continuation of services during the 
transition. 
(3) REDUCTION IN FEDERAL COSTS.—To re-
duce Federal costs in administering this subsection, 
the issuance of new agreements or concession per-
mits for activities within the Recreation Area that 
have been considered and permitted by the Bureau 
of Reclamation under previous analysis, that are 
similar to existing uses, or that are not inconsistent 
with approved uses and will not substantially in-
crease the use of an area, shall not constitute a 
major Federal action for the purposes of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 7. CONTINUED AUTHORITIES OF COMMISSIONER OF 
RECLAMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Reclama-
tion shall continue to administer and operate— 
(1) the Dam; and 
(2) any power facility relating to the Dam. 
(b) EFFECTS.—Nothing in this Act or any subse-
quent management plan shall— 
(1) impair the ability of the Bureau of Rec-
lamation and its managing partners to operate, 
maintain, 
or 
manage 
Monticello 
Dam, 
Lake 
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Berryessa, and other Solano Project facilities in ac-
cordance with authorized purposes; 
(2) affect the use or allocation, in existence on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, of any water, 
water right, or interest in water; 
(3) affect any vested absolute or decreed condi-
tional water right in existence on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, including any water right held 
by the United States; 
(4) affect any interstate water compact in exist-
ence on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(5) authorize or impose any new reserved Fed-
eral water rights; 
(6) relinquish or reduce any water rights re-
served or appropriated by the United States in the 
State on or before the date of the enactment of this 
Act; or 
(7) modify, change, or supersede any water con-
tract or agreements approved or administered by the 
Bureau of Reclamation or Solano County Water 
Agency or Solano Irrigation District. 
SEC. 8. EXISTING AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, nothing in this Act affects any authorization in 
effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act made 
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by any department or agency of the Federal Government 
for the use of land or water located in the Recreation Area 
(referred to in this section as an ‘‘existing authorization’’). 
(b) ASSUMPTION OF EXISTING AUTHORIZATION.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall assume the administration 
of any existing authorization, with such revisions as nec-
essary to align the authorization with existing law and 
policies of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) RENEWAL OF EXISTING AUTHORIZATION.—The 
renewal of any existing authorization shall be made in ac-
cordance with such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe. 
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