‘‘(7) FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Fed-
eral Partnership’ means the Lake Tahoe Federal 
Interagency Partnership established by Executive 
Order 13957 (62 Fed. Reg. 41249) (or a successor Ex-
ecutive order). 
‘‘(8) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.—The term 
‘forest management activity’ includes— 
‘‘(A) prescribed burning for ecosystem 
health and hazardous fuels reduction; 
‘‘(B) mechanical treatments, including for-
est thinning, sale of commercial timber and fire-
wood, and brush mastication; 
‘‘(C) management of non-native, invasive 
species; 
‘‘(D) erosion control and water runoff miti-
gation on land adversely impacted by wildland 
fire; and 
‘‘(E) other activities consistent with Forest 
Service practices, as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
‘‘(9) MAPS.—The term ‘Maps’ means the maps 
dated April 12, 2013, and entitled ‘LTRA USFS-CA 
Land Exchange/North Shore’, ‘USFS-CA Land Ex-
change/West Shore’, and ‘USFS-CA Land Exchange/ 
South Shore’, which shall be on file and available for 
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public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Forest Service, the California Tahoe Conservancy, 
and the California Department of Parks and Recre-
ation. 
‘‘(10) NATIONAL
WILDLAND
FIRE
CODE.—The 
term ‘national wildland fire code’ means— 
‘‘(A) the most recent publication of the Na-
tional Fire Protection Association codes num-
bered 1141, 1142, 1143, and 1144; 
‘‘(B) the most recent publication of the 
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code of 
the International Code Council; or 
‘‘(C) any other code that the Secretary de-
termines provides the same, or better, standards 
for protection against wildland fire as a code de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
‘‘(11) PLANNING AGENCY.—The term ‘Planning 
Agency’ means the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency 
established under Public Law 91–148 (83 Stat. 360) 
and Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3233). 
‘‘(12) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service. 
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‘‘(13) 
WATERCRAFT.—The 
term 
‘watercraft’ 
means motorized and non-motorized watercraft that 
are capable of harboring an invasive species.’’. 
SEC. 4. IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAKE TAHOE 
BASIN MANAGEMENT UNIT. 
Section 4 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public 
Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2353) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(c) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) COORDINATION.—For the purpose of in-
creasing efficiencies and maximizing the compat-
ibility of management practices across public prop-
erty boundaries, in conducting forest management ac-
tivities in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 
the Secretary shall coordinate, as appropriate, with— 
‘‘(A) the Administrator; 
‘‘(B) State and local agencies; and 
‘‘(C) county governments, local govern-
ments, and local fire departments. 
‘‘(2) MULTIPLE BENEFITS.—In conducting forest 
management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin Man-
agement Unit, the Secretary shall conduct the activi-
ties in a manner that— 
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‘‘(A) except as provided in paragraph (3), 
promotes multiple management benefits, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) reducing forest fuels; 
‘‘(ii) enhancing and seeking ways to 
increase recreational opportunities; 
‘‘(iii) preserving existing and tradi-
tional uses; 
‘‘(iv) producing a sustainable yield of 
natural resource production; and 
‘‘(v) allowing for economic develop-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) helps achieve, maintain, and identify 
ways to expand the environmental threshold car-
rying capacities established by the Planning 
Agency. 
‘‘(3) COST-BENEFIT DETERMINATION.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (2)(A), the promotion of multiple 
management benefits shall not be required if the Sec-
retary determines that management for multiple bene-
fits would excessively increase the cost of a program 
in relation to the additional benefits gained from the 
management activity. The Secretary shall make each 
cost-benefit determination made under this paragraph 
publicly available. 
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‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION 
FOR
CERTAIN
FOREST
MANAGEMENT
PROJECTS.—A 
forest management activity conducted in the Lake 
Tahoe Basin Management Unit for the purpose of re-
ducing forest fuels is categorically excluded from the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) if the forest man-
agement activity— 
‘‘(A) notwithstanding section 423 of the De-
partment of the Interior, Environment, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (divi-
sion E of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 748), 
does not exceed 10,000 acres, including no more 
than 3,000 acres of mechanical thinning; 
‘‘(B) is developed— 
‘‘(i) in coordination with impacted 
parties, specifically including representa-
tives of local governments, such as county 
supervisors or county commissioners; and 
‘‘(ii) in consultation with other inter-
ested parties; and 
‘‘(C) is consistent with the Lake Tahoe 
Basin Management Unit land and resource 
management plan. 
‘‘(d) ARBITRATION PROCESS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any challenge to a forest 
management activity in the Lake Tahoe Basin Man-
agement Unit shall be addressed using arbitration 
consistent with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) WHO MAY SEEK.—Any person who sought 
administrative review for the forest management ac-
tivity and who is not satisfied with the decision made 
under the administrative review process may file a 
demand for arbitration regarding the covered active 
management project in accordance with chapter 1 of 
title 9, United States Code. The demand for arbitra-
tion under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be filed not more than 15 days after 
the date on which the administrative review de-
cision was issued; and 
‘‘(B) include a proposal describing the 
modifications sought to the forest management 
activity. 
‘‘(3) INTERVENING PARTIES.—Not later than 15 
days after the date on which the demand for arbitra-
tion was filed, any person that submitted a public 
comment on the forest management activity subject to 
arbitration may intervene in the arbitration— 
‘‘(A) by endorsing the activity or the modi-
fication proposal; or 
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‘‘(B) by submitting a proposal to further 
modify the activity. 
‘‘(4) 
APPOINTMENT
OF
ARBITRATOR.—The 
United States District Court in the district in which 
the forest management activity is located shall ap-
point the arbitrator to conduct the arbitration pro-
ceedings in accordance with this subsection and chap-
ter 1 of title 9, United States Code. 
‘‘(5) SELECTION OF PROPOSALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 30 days after 
appointment under paragraph (1), the arbitrator 
shall determine whether the proposal submitted 
by an objector or an intervening party or the 
forest management activity as approved by the 
Secretary best meets the purpose and needs de-
scribed in the environmental analysis conducted, 
in accordance with this Act, for the forest man-
agement activity. 
‘‘(B) MODIFICATION PROHIBITED.—The ar-
bitrator appointed under paragraph (4) may not 
modify any of the proposals submitted with the 
demand for arbitration or a request to intervene. 
‘‘(6) EFFECT OF DECISION.—The decision of an 
arbitrator with respect to the forest management ac-
tivity— 
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‘‘(A) shall not be considered a major Fed-
eral action; and 
‘‘(B) shall be binding. 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITION
ON
RESTRAINING
ORDERS, 
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS, AND INJUNCTIONS PEND-
ING APPEAL.—No restraining order, preliminary in-
junction, or injunction pending appeal shall be issued 
by an appellate court of the United States with re-
spect to the decision of an arbitrator with respect to 
the forest management activity. 
‘‘(e) ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CARRYING CAPAC-
ITY.—The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall sup-
port the attainment of the environmental threshold carrying 
capacities and identify and pursue the means to expand 
those capacities. 
‘‘(f) COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2016 
through 2020, the Secretary, in conjunction with land 
adjustment programs, may enter into contracts and 
cooperative agreements with States, units of local gov-
ernment, and other public and private entities to pro-
vide for fuel reduction, erosion control, reforestation, 
and similar management activities on Federal land 
and non-Federal land within the programs. 
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‘‘(2) EXTENDED
DURATION
OF
STEWARDSHIP 
CONTRACTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (d)(3) of 
section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c), an agreement or contract 
under such section for stewardship contracting 
projects to be carried out within the Lake Tahoe 
Basin Management Unit may be for a term in excess 
of 10 years, but not to exceed 20 years. 
‘‘(g) COMMERCIAL PRODUCT RECEIPTS.— 
‘‘(1) RETENTION.—The Secretary shall retain 
any commercial product receipts generated as part of 
forest management activities or cooperative activities 
conducted in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit 
under subsection (c) or (g), other than stewardship 
contracts described in subsection (g)(2). 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY AND USE.—Receipts retained 
under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Sec-
retary for the purpose of funding additional forest 
management activities and cooperative activities, de-
veloped through a collaborative process with rep-
resentatives from local governments with jurisdiction 
over lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin Management 
Unit. 
‘‘(3) OBLIGATION LIMIT.—The obligation and ex-
penditure of receipts retained under this subsection 
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shall be subject to such fiscal-year limitation as may 
be specified in an Act making appropriations for the 
Forest Service for a fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS. 
Section 5 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public 
Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2353) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, the Assistant Sec-
retary, the Directors, and the Administrator, in coordina-
tion with the Planning Agency and the States of California 
and Nevada, may carry out or provide financial assistance 
to any program described in subsection (b) or (c). 
‘‘(b) FIRE RISK REDUCTION AND FOREST MANAGE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authoriza-
tion of appropriations in subsection (a) of section 12, 
as amended by section 8 of the Lake Tahoe Restora-
tion Act of 2015, not less than $4,400,000 shall be 
made available to the Secretary to carry out, includ-
ing by making grants, the following programs: 
‘‘(A) The Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Jurisdic-
tional Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention 
Strategy 10-Year Plan. 
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‘‘(B) Competitive grants for fuels work to be 
awarded by the Secretary to communities that 
have adopted national wildland fire codes to im-
plement the applicable portion of the plan re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) Restoration activities related to any 
residual or future wildfire damage. 
‘‘(D) Washoe Tribe fire risk reduction and 
forest management programs on tribal lands 
within the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(E) Development of an updated Lake 
Tahoe Basin multijurisdictional fuel reduction 
and wildfire prevention strategy, consistent with 
the requirement that forest management activi-
ties in the Lake Tahoe Basin promote multiple 
management benefits as described in section 4(c) 
of this Act (as added by section 4 of the Lake 
Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015). 
‘‘(F) Development of updated community 
wildfire protection plans by local fire districts. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—Units of local government in 
the Lake Tahoe Basin that have dedicated funding for 
inspections and enforcement of defensible space regu-
lations shall be given priority for amounts provided 
under this subsection. 
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‘‘(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on the 
receipt of funds, communities or local fire dis-
tricts that receive funds under this subsection 
shall provide a 25-percent match. 
‘‘(B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The non-Federal 
share required under subparagraph (A) 
may be in the form of cash contributions or 
in-kind contributions, including 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 sub-
paragraph (A) any dedicated funding of the 
communities or local fire districts for a 
fuels reduction management program, de-
fensible space inspections, or dooryard chip-
ping. 
‘‘(C) DOCUMENTATION.—Communities and 
local fire districts shall— 
‘‘(i) maintain a record of in-kind con-
tributions that describes— 
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‘‘(I) the monetary value of the in- 
kind contributions; and 
‘‘(II) the manner in which the in- 
kind contributions assist in accom-
plishing project goals and objectives; 
and 
‘‘(ii) document in all requests for Fed-
eral funding, and include in the total 
project budget, evidence of the commitment 
to provide the non-Federal share through 
in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(c) INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authoriza-
tion of appropriations in subsection (a) of section 12, 
as amended by section 8 of the Lake Tahoe Restora-
tion Act of 2015, not less than $800,000 shall be 
transferred to the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service for the Aquatic Invasive Species 
Program and for the watercraft inspections and de-
contaminations described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Director 
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in co-
ordination with the Planning Agency, the California 
Department of Fish and Game, and the Nevada De-
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partment of Wildlife, shall deploy strategies consistent 
with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Man-
agement Plan to prevent the introduction and spread 
of aquatic invasive species into the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS
OF
STRATEGIES.— 
The strategies referred to in paragraph (2) shall pro-
vide for the following: 
‘‘(A) Combined inspection and decon-
tamination stations shall be established in the 
Lake Tahoe Basin. As provided in paragraph 
(4), these stations may be operated by the States 
of California and Nevada, local governments, or 
private entities. 
‘‘(B) Watercraft shall not be allowed to 
launch in waters of the Lake Tahoe Basin unless 
the watercraft has been inspected in accordance 
with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species 
Management Plan. 
‘‘(4) CERTIFICATION.—The Planning Agency 
shall certify the State of California, the State of Ne-
vada, local agencies, or private entities to perform in-
spection and decontamination activities described in 
paragraph (3)(A) at locations inside or outside the 
Lake Tahoe Basin if such activities are conducted in 
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a manner consistent with the standards established by 
this subsection. 
‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY.—The strategies developed 
under this subsection shall apply to all watercraft to 
be launched on water within the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(6) FEES.—An entity performing inspection 
and decontamination activities described in para-
graph (3)(A) may collect fees for such activities, but 
not higher than the level sufficient to cover the costs 
of operation of inspection and decontamination sta-
tions under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Any 
person 
that 
launches or attempts to launch a watercraft not 
in compliance with strategies deployed under 
this subsection shall be guilty of an infraction 
and shall be subject to a fine in the amount pro-
vided in title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Any fine im-
posed under this paragraph shall be separate 
from penalties assessed under any other author-
ity. 
‘‘(8) LIMITATION.—The strategies deployed under 
paragraph (2), including the specific elements re-
quired by paragraph (3), may be modified if the Sec-
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retary of the Interior, in a nondelegable capacity and 
in consultation with the Planning Agency, the States 
of California and Nevada, and State and local gov-
ernments, issues a determination that alternative 
measures will be no less effective at preventing intro-
duction of aquatic invasive species into Lake Tahoe. 
‘‘(9) SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY.—The author-
ity under this subsection is supplemental to all ac-
tions taken by non-Federal regulatory authorities. 
‘‘(10) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this title 
restricts, affects, or amends any other law or the au-
thority of any department, instrumentality, or agency 
of the United States, or any State or political sub-
division thereof, respecting the control of invasive spe-
cies.’’. 
SEC. 6. PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 6 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public 
Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2354) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
‘‘(a) 
PROGRAM
PERFORMANCE
AND
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authoriza-
tion of appropriations in subsection (a) of section 12, 
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as amended by section 8 of the Lake Tahoe Restora-
tion Act of 2015, not less than $150,000 shall be made 
available to the Secretary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) PLANNING AGENCY.—Of the amounts made 
available to the Secretary under paragraph (1), not 
less than 50 percent shall be made available to the 
Planning Agency to carry out the program oversight, 
coordination, and outreach activities under sub-
sections (d) and (e). 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this Act, the 
Secretary, the Administrator, and the Directors shall, as 
appropriate and in a timely manner, consult with the heads 
of the Washoe Tribe, applicable Federal, State, regional, 
county, and local governmental agencies, and the Lake 
Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(c) CORPS OF ENGINEERS; INTERAGENCY AGREE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may 
enter into interagency agreements with non-Federal 
interests in the Lake Tahoe Basin to use Lake Tahoe 
Partnership-Miscellaneous 
General 
Investigations 
funds to provide programmatic technical assistance 
for forest management or invasive species control ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(2) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before providing tech-
nical assistance under this section, the Assistant 
Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide 
for the technical assistance. 
‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The agreement entered 
into under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) describe the nature of the technical 
assistance; 
‘‘(ii) describe any legal and institu-
tional structures necessary to ensure the ef-
fective long-term viability of the end prod-
ucts by the non-Federal interest; and 
‘‘(iii) include cost-sharing provisions 
in accordance with subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share 
of program costs under each local coopera-
tion agreement under this paragraph shall 
be 75 percent. 
‘‘(ii) FORM.—The Federal share may 
be in the form of reimbursements of pro-
gram costs. 
‘‘(iii) CREDIT.—The non-Federal in-
terest may receive credit toward the non- 
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Federal share for the reasonable costs of re-
lated technical activities completed by the 
non-Federal interest before entering into a 
local cooperation agreement with the Assist-
ant Secretary under this paragraph. 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, the Adminis-
trator, and the Directors will coordinate with the 
Planning Agency to conduct public education and 
outreach programs, including encouraging— 
‘‘(A) owners of land and residences in the 
Lake Tahoe Basin to implement defensible space; 
and 
‘‘(B) owners of land and residences in the 
Lake Tahoe Basin and visitors to the Lake 
Tahoe Basin to help prevent the introduction 
and proliferation of invasive species. 
‘‘(2) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL GUIDANCE.— 
The Director of the United States Geological Survey 
shall provide scientific and technical guidance to pub-
lic outreach and education programs conducted under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED
COORDINATION.—Public out-
reach and education programs for aquatic invasive 
species under this subsection shall— 
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‘‘(A) be coordinated with county govern-
ments in the Lake Tahoe Basin and Lake Tahoe 
Basin tourism and business organizations; and 
‘‘(B) include provisions for the programs to 
extend outside of the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(e) 
EFFECTIVENESS
EVALUATING
AND
MONI-
TORING.—In carrying out this Act, the Secretary, the Ad-
ministrator, and the Directors, in coordination with the 
Planning Agency and States of California and Nevada, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and implement a plan for inte-
grated monitoring, assessment, and applied research 
to evaluate the effectiveness programs funded under 
this Act; and 
‘‘(2) include in each program funded under this 
section funds for monitoring and assessment of results 
at the program level.’’. 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 4(b)(3) of the 
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 
Stat. 2353) is amended by striking ‘‘basin’’ and inserting 
‘‘Basin’’. 
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Section 11 of 
the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 
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Stat. 2358) is amended by inserting ‘‘, Director, or Admin-
istrator’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(c) TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING COMPACT UPDATE.— 
Paragraph (c) of Article V of the Tahoe Regional Planning 
Compact included in the first section of Public Law 96– 
551 (94 Stat. 3233) is amended by inserting after ‘‘main-
tain the regional plan’’ the following: ‘‘and, in so doing, 
shall ensure that the regional plan reflects changing eco-
nomic conditions and the economic effect of regulation on 
commerce’’. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 12 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public 
Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2358) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. 
‘‘(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available to 
carry out this Act shall be derived from— 
‘‘(1) amounts appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations in subsection (a) and 
the amendment made by section 7 of this Act; and 
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‘‘(2) special use fees collected within the Lake 
Tahoe Basin Management Unit and made available 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL
FUNDING
FROM
SPECIAL
USE 
FEES.— 
‘‘(1) RETENTION OF CERTAIN FEES.— 
‘‘(A) DEPOSIT.—Fees collected for recre-
ation and non-recreation special uses within the 
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall be de-
posited in a special fund in the Treasury, which 
shall be available to the Secretary as provided in 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY AND USE.—Fees depos-
ited under subparagraph (A) shall be available 
to the Secretary, in such amounts as may be 
provided in an Act making appropriations for 
the Forest Service for a fiscal year, for the pur-
pose of providing additional funds to carry out 
this Act in excess of amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(C) OBLIGATION
LIMIT.—The obligation 
and expenditure of fees deposited under subpara-
graph (A) shall be subject to appropriation and 
such fiscal-year limitation as may be specified 
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the use of fees appropriated for a fiscal year through 
a collaborative process with representatives from local 
governments, such as county supervisors and county 
commissioners, with jurisdiction over lands within 
the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT
ON OTHER FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available to carry out this Act— 
‘‘(1) shall be in addition to any other amounts 
made available to the Secretary, the Administrator, 
or the Directors for expenditure in the Lake Tahoe 
Basin; and 
‘‘(2) shall not reduce allocations for other Re-
gions of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(e) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b)(3) of section 5 of this Act, as amend-
ed by section 5 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015, 
funds for activities under section 5 of this Act shall be avail-
able for obligation on a dollar-for-dollar basis with funding 
of restoration activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin by the 
States of California and Nevada.’’. 
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SEC. 9. LAND CONVEYANCES TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT 
EFFICIENCIES 
OF 
STATE 
AND 
FEDERAL 
LANDS. 
(a) CALIFORNIA CONVEYANCE.—Section 3(b) of Public 
Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384; commonly known as the 
Santini-Burton Act) 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 new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) CONVEYANCE TO CALIFORNIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the State of Cali-
fornia (acting through the California Tahoe Con-
servancy and the California Department of 
Parks and Recreation) offers to donate to the 
United States acceptable title to the non-Federal 
land described in subparagraph (B)(i), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture— 
‘‘(i) may accept the offer; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary receives accept-
able title to the non-Federal land described 
in subparagraph (B)(i), convey to the State 
of California, subject to valid existing rights 
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and for no consideration, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to 
the Federal land that is acceptable to the 
State of California. 
‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 
‘‘(i) NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The non- 
Federal land referred to in subparagraph 
(A) includes— 
‘‘(I) 
the 
approximately 
1,981 
acres of land administered by the Cali-
fornia Tahoe Conservancy and identi-
fied on the Maps as ‘Conservancy to 
the United States Forest Service’; and 
‘‘(II) the approximately 187 acres 
of land administered by California 
State Parks and identified on the 
Maps as ‘State Parks to the U.S. For-
est Service’. 
‘‘(ii) FEDERAL
LAND.—The Federal 
land referred to in subparagraph (A) in-
cludes the approximately 1,995 acres of 
Forest Service land identified on the Maps 
as ‘U.S. Forest Service to Conservancy and 
State Parks’. 
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‘‘(C) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyance 
authorized under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) be for the purpose of consolidating 
Federal and State ownerships and improv-
ing management efficiencies; and 
‘‘(ii) not result in any substantial re-
duction in public access or reduction in 
availability of existing and traditional pub-
lic recreation uses. 
‘‘(D) CONTINUATION OF SPECIAL USE PER-
MITS.—The land conveyance authorized under 
this paragraph shall be subject to the condition 
that the State of California accept all special use 
permits applicable, as of the date of the enact-
ment of this subparagraph, to the National For-
est System land described in subparagraph 
(B)(ii) for the duration of such permits, and sub-
ject to the terms and conditions of such per-
mits.’’. 
(b) NEVADA CONVEYANCE.—Section 3(b) of Public 
Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384; commonly known as the 
Santini-Burton Act) is further amended by inserting after 
paragraph (2), as added by subsection (a)(2), the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CONVEYANCE TO NEVADA.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the 
State of Nevada, the Secretary of Agriculture 
may convey, without consideration, the land or 
interests in land described in subparagraph (B) 
to the State, subject to appropriate deed restric-
tions to protect public access and existing or tra-
ditional public recreational uses of the conveyed 
land. 
‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) includes the ap-
proximately 39 acres of National Forest System 
land identified on the map entitled ‘State of Ne-
vada Conveyances’ as ‘Van Sickle Unit USFS 
Inholding’. 
‘‘(C) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyance 
authorized under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) be for the purpose of consolidating 
Federal and State ownerships and improv-
ing management efficiencies; and 
‘‘(ii) not result in any substantial re-
duction in public access or reduction in 
availability of existing and traditional pub-
lic recreation uses. 
‘‘(D) CONTINUATION OF SPECIAL USE PER-
MITS.—The land conveyance authorized under 
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this paragraph shall be subject to the condition 
that the State of Nevada accept all special use 
permits applicable, as of the date of the enact-
ment of this subparagraph, to the National For-
est System land described in subparagraph (B) 
for the duration of such permits, and subject to 
the terms and conditions of such permits.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
FOR CONVEYANCE
OF FOREST 
SERVICE URBAN LOTS.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to convey all urban lots 
within the Lake Tahoe Basin under the administra-
tive jurisdiction of the Forest Service. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—A conveyance under the 
authority of paragraph (1) shall require consideration 
in an amount equal to the fair-market value of the 
conveyed lot. 
(3) AVAILABILITY AND USE.—The proceeds from 
conveyances under paragraph (1) shall be retained by 
the Secretary of Agriculture and used for the purpose 
of— 
(A) purchasing inholdings throughout the 
Lake Tahoe Basin; or 
(B) providing additional funds to carry out 
the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 
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106–506) in excess of amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 12 of such Act, as amended by section 
8 of this Act. 
(4) OBLIGATION LIMIT.—The obligation and ex-
penditure of proceeds retained under this subsection 
shall be subject to such fiscal-year limitation as may 
be specified in an Act making appropriations for the 
Forest Service for a fiscal year. 
(5) INHOLDING DEFINED.—In paragraph (3)(A), 
the term ‘‘inholding’’ means a parcel of land that is 
surrounded on all sides by Federal land. 
SEC. 10. MODIFICATION OF LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY 
UNDER SANTINI-BURTON ACT AND SOUTH-
ERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 
ACT OF 1998. 
(a) ADDITIONAL LAND ACQUISITION CRITERIA.—Sec-
tion 3(a)(1) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3383; com-
monly known as the Santini-Burton Act) is amended by 
adding before the period at the end of the first sentence the 
following: ‘‘and, with respect to any land acquisition under 
this section within the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit 
that is proposed after the date of the enactment of the Lake 
Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015, which will provide critical 
access for recreational use and resolve significant inholding 
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issues in that a parcel of land to be acquired is wholly sur-
rounded by Federal land’’. 
(b) CONSENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRED.— 
Section 3(a) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3383; com-
monly known as the Santini-Burton Act) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) CONSENT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
RE-
QUIRED.—With respect to any land acquisition under 
this section within the Lake Tahoe Basin Manage-
ment Unit that is proposed after the date of the enact-
ment of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall obtain the consent of 
the government of the county within the boundaries of 
which the land is located before executing the land ac-
quisition.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 3 of Public 
Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3383; commonly known as the 
Santini-Burton Act) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES RELATED TO LAND 
ADJUSTMENTS.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in subsection (g) shall be 
available to the Secretary of Agriculture to cover staffing 
costs and related expenses incurred to accomplish land ad-
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justments in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit to 
create more efficient land management patterns.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SOUTHERN NE-
VADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1998.—Section 
5(a) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 
of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2347) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO 
ACQUISITIONS IN LAKE TAHOE BASIN MANAGEMENT 
UNIT.—With respect to any land acquisition under 
this subsection within the Lake Tahoe Basin Manage-
ment Unit that is proposed after the date of the enact-
ment of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall, before executing the 
land acquisition— 
‘‘(A) obtain the consent of each county with-
in whose boundaries the parcel of land is located; 
and 
‘‘(B) certify that, in addition to being envi-
ronmentally sensitive land, the parcel of land 
will provide critical access for recreational use 
and resolve significant inholding issues in that 
the parcel is wholly surrounded by National For-
est System land.’’. 
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SEC. 11. AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR 
LAKE TAHOE HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS TO 
CONTROL CERTAIN AQUATIC WEEDS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that ongoing efforts to 
eradicate Eurasian watermilfoil and curlyleaf pondweed in 
Lake Tahoe, using mechanical methods has had only lim-
ited success, threatening the rest of Lake Tahoe with the 
spread of these non-native aquatic invasive plants. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—Any 
project to be conducted by the Tahoe Regional Planning 
Agency that will use a registered herbicide to eradicate Eur-
asian watermilfoil and curlyleaf pondweed from the south 
end of Lake Tahoe, known as the Lake Tahoe Keys, is cat-
egorically excluded from the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.). 
(c) REGISTERED HERBICIDE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘registered herbicide’’ means a herbicide that 
is approved by the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agen-
cy for aquatic use. 
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Union Calendar No. 307 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3382 
[Report No. 114–404, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to en-
hance recreational opportunities, environmental 
restoration activities, and forest management ac-
tivities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for other 
purposes. 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
The Committees on Agriculture and Transportation and 
Infrastructure discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
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