cordance with this Act and the laws applicable to the Na-
tional Forest System.
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITY.—
(1) PRIVATE OR NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Noth-
ing in this Act grants regulatory authority to the
Secretary over private or other non-Federal land.
(2) PLANNING AGENCY.—Nothing in this Act
affects or increases the authority of the Planning
Agency.
(3) ACQUISITION UNDER OTHER LAW.—Noth-
ing in this Act affects the authority of the Secretary
to acquire land from willing sellers in the Lake
Tahoe basin under any other law.
SEC. 5. CONSULTATION WITH PLANNING AGENCY AND
OTHER ENTITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the duties de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with
and seek the advice and recommendations of—
(1) the Planning Agency;
(2) the Tahoe Federal Interagency Partnership
established by Executive Order No. 13057 (62 Fed.
Reg. 41249) or a successor Executive order;
(3) the Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory
Committee established by the Secretary on Decem-
ber 15, 1998 (64 Fed. Reg. 2876) (until the com-
mittee is terminated);
(4) Federal representatives and all political sub-
divisions of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management
Unit; and
(5) the Lake Tahoe Transportation and Water
Quality Coalition.
(b) DUTIES.—The Secretary shall consult with and
seek advice and recommendations from the entities de-
scribed in subsection (a) with respect to—
(1) the administration of the Lake Tahoe Basin
Management Unit;
(2) the development of the priority list;
(3) the promotion of consistent policies and
strategies to address the Lake Tahoe basin’s envi-
ronmental and recreational concerns;
(4) the coordination of the various programs,
projects, and activities relating to the environment
and recreation in the Lake Tahoe basin to avoid un-
necessary duplication and inefficiencies of Federal,
State, local, tribal, and private efforts; and
(5) the coordination of scientific resources and
data, for the purpose of obtaining the best available
science as a basis for decisionmaking on an ongoing
basis.
SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PRIORITY LIST.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop
a priority list of potential or proposed environmental res-
toration projects for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management
Unit.
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PRIORITY LIST.—In devel-
oping the priority list, the Secretary shall—
(1) use the best available science, including any
relevant findings and recommendations of the water-
shed assessment conducted by the Forest Service in
the Lake Tahoe basin; and
(2) include, in order of priority, potential or
proposed environmental restoration projects in the
Lake Tahoe basin that—
(A) are included in or are consistent with
the environmental improvement program adopt-
ed by the Planning Agency in February 1998
and amendments to the program;
(B) would help to achieve and maintain the
environmental threshold carrying capacities
for—
(i) air quality;
(ii) fisheries;
(iii) noise;
(iv) recreation;
(v) scenic resources;
(vi) soil conservation;
(vii) forest health;
(viii) water quality; and
(ix) wildlife.
(c) FOCUS IN DETERMINING ORDER OF PRIORITY.—
In determining the order of priority of potential and pro-
posed environmental restoration projects under subsection
(b)(2), the focus shall address projects (listed in no par-
ticular order) involving—
(1) erosion and sediment control, including the
activities described in section 2(g) of Public Law
96–586 (94 Stat. 3381) (as amended by section 7
of this Act);
(2) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive
land from willing sellers—
(A) using funds appropriated from the
land and water conservation fund established
under section 2 of the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–
5); or
(B) under the authority of Public Law 96–
586 (94 Stat. 3381);
(3) fire risk reduction activities in urban areas
and urban-wildland interface areas, including high
recreational use areas and urban lots acquired from
willing sellers under the authority of Public Law 96–
586 (94 Stat. 3381);
(4) cleaning up methyl tertiary butyl ether con-
tamination; and
(5) the management of vehicular parking and
traffic in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit,
especially—
(A) improvement of public access to the
Lake Tahoe basin, including the promotion of
alternatives to the private automobile;
(B) the Highway 28 and 89 corridors and
parking problems in the area; and
(C) cooperation with local public transpor-
tation systems, including—
(i) the Coordinated Transit System;
and
(ii) public transit systems on the
north shore of Lake Tahoe.
(d) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall provide for
continuous scientific research on and monitoring of the
implementation of projects on the priority list, including
the status of the achievement and maintenance of environ-
mental threshold carrying capacities.
(e) CONSISTENCY WITH MEMORANDUM OF UNDER-
STANDING.—A project on the priority list shall be con-
ducted in accordance with the memorandum of under-
standing signed by the Forest Supervisor and the Plan-
ning Agency on November 10, 1989, including any amend-
ments to the memorandum as long as the memorandum
remains in effect.
(f) REVIEW OF PRIORITY LIST.—Periodically, but
not less often than every 3 years, the Secretary shall—
(1) review the priority list;
(2) consult with—
(A) the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency;
(B) interested political subdivisions; and
(C) the Lake Tahoe Water Quality and
Transportation Coalition;
(3) make any necessary changes with respect
to—
(A) the findings of scientific research and
monitoring in the Lake Tahoe basin;
(B) any change in an environmental
threshold as determined by the Planning Agen-
cy; and
(C) any change in general environmental
conditions in the Lake Tahoe basin; and