I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3390 
To provide for environmental restoration activities and forest management 
activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to prohibit the importation or shipment of quagga mussels, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. TITUS, 
and Mr. GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Commit-
tees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and the Judici-
ary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for environmental restoration activities and forest 
management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the im-
portation or shipment of quagga mussels, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Administration of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. 
Sec. 5. Consultation. 
Sec. 6. Authorized projects. 
Sec. 7. Environmental restoration priority list. 
Sec. 8. Relationship to other laws. 
Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 10. Administration of acquired land. 
Sec. 11. Miscellaneous provisions. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 
506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 2 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
‘‘(1) Lake Tahoe— 
‘‘(A) is 1 of the largest, deepest, and clear-
est lakes in the world; 
‘‘(B) has a cobalt blue color, a biologically 
diverse alpine setting, and remarkable water 
clarity; and 
‘‘(C) is recognized nationally and world-
wide as a natural resource of special signifi-
cance; 
‘‘(2) in addition to being a scenic and ecological 
treasure, the Lake Tahoe Basin is 1 of the out-
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standing recreational resources of the United States, 
which— 
‘‘(A) offers skiing, water sports, biking, 
camping, and hiking to millions of visitors each 
year; and 
‘‘(B) contributes significantly to the econo-
mies of California, Nevada, and the United 
States; 
‘‘(3) the economy in the Lake Tahoe Basin is 
dependent on the protection and restoration of the 
natural beauty and recreation opportunities in the 
area; 
‘‘(4) the Lake Tahoe Basin continues to be 
threatened by the impacts of land use and transpor-
tation patterns developed in the last century that 
damage the fragile watershed of the Basin; 
‘‘(5) the water clarity of Lake Tahoe declined 
from a visibility level of 105 feet in 1967 to only 70 
feet in 2008; 
‘‘(6) the rate of decline in water clarity of Lake 
Tahoe has decreased in recent years; 
‘‘(7) a stable water clarity level for Lake Tahoe 
could be achieved through feasible control measures 
for very fine sediment particles and nutrients; 
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‘‘(8) fine sediments that cloud Lake Tahoe, and 
key nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen that 
support the growth of algae and invasive plants, con-
tinue to flow into the lake from stormwater runoff 
from developed areas, roads, turf, other disturbed 
land, and streams; 
‘‘(9) the destruction and alteration of wetland, 
wet meadows, and stream zone habitat have com-
promised the natural capacity of the watershed to 
filter sediment, nutrients, and pollutants before 
reaching Lake Tahoe; 
‘‘(10) approximately 25 percent of the trees in 
the Lake Tahoe Basin are either dead or dying; 
‘‘(11) forests in the Tahoe Basin suffer from 
over a century of fire suppression and periodic 
drought, which have resulted in— 
‘‘(A) high tree density and mortality; 
‘‘(B) the loss of biological diversity; and 
‘‘(C) a large quantity of combustible forest 
fuels, which significantly increases the threat of 
catastrophic fire and insect infestation; 
‘‘(12) the establishment of several aquatic and 
terrestrial invasive species (including perennial 
pepperweed, milfoil, and Asian clam) threatens the 
ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin; 
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‘‘(13) there is an ongoing threat to the Lake 
Tahoe Basin of the introduction and establishment 
of other invasive species (such as yellow starthistle, 
New Zealand mud snail, and quagga mussel); 
‘‘(14) the report prepared by the University of 
California, Davis, entitled the ‘State of the Lake Re-
port’, found that conditions in the Lake Tahoe 
Basin had changed, including— 
‘‘(A) the average surface water tempera-
ture of Lake Tahoe has risen by more than 1.2 
degrees Fahrenheit in the past 43 years; 
‘‘(B) since 1910, the percent of precipita-
tion that has fallen as snow in the Lake Tahoe 
Basin decreased from 51 percent to 35.5 per-
cent; and 
‘‘(C) daily air temperatures have increased 
by more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit and the 
trend in daily maximum temperature has risen 
by approximately 2 degrees Fahrenheit; 
‘‘(15) 75 percent of the land in the Lake Tahoe 
Basin is owned by the Federal Government, which 
makes it a Federal responsibility to restore environ-
mental health to the Basin; 
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‘‘(16) the Federal Government has a long his-
tory of environmental preservation at Lake Tahoe, 
including— 
‘‘(A) congressional consent to the estab-
lishment of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agen-
cy with— 
‘‘(i) the enactment in 1969 of Public 
Law 91–148 (83 Stat. 360); and 
‘‘(ii) the enactment in 1980 of Public 
Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3233); 
‘‘(B) the establishment of the Lake Tahoe 
Basin Management Unit in 1973; 
‘‘(C) the enactment of Public Law 96–586 
(94 Stat. 3381) in 1980 to provide for the ac-
quisition of environmentally sensitive land and 
erosion control grants in the Lake Tahoe Basin; 
‘‘(D) the enactment of sections 341 and 
342 of the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–108; 117 Stat. 1317), which 
amended the Southern Nevada Public Land 
Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 
263; 112 Stat. 2346) to provide payments for 
the environmental restoration projects under 
this Act; and 
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‘‘(E) the enactment of section 382 of the 
Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Pub-
lic Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3045), which 
amended the Southern Nevada Public Land 
Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 
263; 112 Stat. 2346) to authorize development 
and implementation of a comprehensive 10-year 
hazardous fuels and fire prevention plan for the 
Lake Tahoe Basin; 
‘‘(17) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Civil Works was an original signatory in 1997 to the 
Agreement of Federal Departments on Protection of 
the Environment and Economic Health of the Lake 
Tahoe Basin; 
‘‘(18) the Chief of Engineers, under direction 
from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works, has continued to be a significant contributor 
to Lake Tahoe Basin restoration, including— 
‘‘(A) stream and wetland restoration; 
‘‘(B) urban stormwater conveyance and 
treatment; and 
‘‘(C) programmatic technical assistance; 
‘‘(19) at the Lake Tahoe Presidential Forum in 
1997, the President renewed the commitment of the 
Federal Government to Lake Tahoe by— 
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‘‘(A) committing to increased Federal re-
sources for environmental restoration at Lake 
Tahoe; and 
‘‘(B) establishing the Federal Interagency 
Partnership and Federal Advisory Committee to 
consult on natural resources issues concerning 
the Lake Tahoe Basin; 
‘‘(20) at the 2011 and 2012 Lake Tahoe Fo-
rums, Senator Reid, Senator Feinstein, Senator 
Heller, Senator Ensign, Governor Gibbons, Governor 
Sandoval, and Governor Brown— 
‘‘(A) renewed their commitment to Lake 
Tahoe; and 
‘‘(B) expressed their desire to fund the 
Federal and State shares of the Environmental 
Improvement Program through 2022; 
‘‘(21) since 1997, the Federal Government, the 
States of California and Nevada, units of local gov-
ernment, and the private sector have contributed 
more than $1,620,000,000 to the Lake Tahoe 
Basin, including— 
‘‘(A) $521,100,000 from the Federal Gov-
ernment; 
‘‘(B) $636,200,000 from the State of Cali-
fornia; 
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‘‘(C) $101,400,000 from the State of Ne-
vada; 
‘‘(D) $68,200,000 from units of local gov-
ernment; and 
‘‘(E) $299,600,000 from private interests; 
‘‘(22) significant additional investment from 
Federal, State, local, and private sources is nec-
essary— 
‘‘(A) to restore and sustain the environ-
mental health of the Lake Tahoe Basin; 
‘‘(B) to adapt to the impacts of changing 
water temperature and precipitation; and 
‘‘(C) to protect the Lake Tahoe Basin 
from the introduction and establishment of 
invasive species; and 
‘‘(23) the Secretary has indicated that the Lake 
Tahoe Basin Management Unit has the capacity for 
at least $10,000,000 for the Fire Risk Reduction 
and Forest Management Program. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
‘‘(1) to enable the Chief of the Forest Service, 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, in cooperation with the Planning 
Agency and the States of California and Nevada, to 
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fund, plan, and implement significant new environ-
mental restoration activities and forest management 
activities to address in the Lake Tahoe Basin the 
issues described in paragraphs (4) through (14) of 
subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) to ensure that Federal, State, local, re-
gional, tribal, and private entities continue to work 
together to manage land in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
and to coordinate on other activities in a manner 
that supports achievement and maintenance of— 
‘‘(A) the environmental threshold carrying 
capacities for the region; and 
‘‘(B) other applicable environmental stand-
ards and objectives; 
‘‘(3) to support local governments in efforts re-
lated to environmental restoration, stormwater pollu-
tion control, fire risk reduction, and forest manage-
ment activities; and 
‘‘(4) to ensure that agency and science commu-
nity representatives in the Lake Tahoe Basin work 
together— 
‘‘(A) to develop and implement a plan for 
integrated monitoring, assessment, and applied 
research to evaluate the effectiveness of the En-
vironmental Improvement Program; and 
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‘‘(B) to provide objective information as a 
basis for ongoing decisionmaking, with an em-
phasis on decisionmaking relating to public and 
private land use and resource management in 
the Basin.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 
506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 3 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY.—The term ‘As-
sistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works. 
‘‘(3) CHAIR.—The term ‘Chair’ means the 
Chair of the Federal Partnership. 
‘‘(4) COMPACT.—The term ‘Compact’ means 
the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact included in 
the first section of Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 
3233). 
‘‘(5) 
DIRECTORS.—The 
term 
‘Directors’ 
means— 
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‘‘(A) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service; and 
‘‘(B) the Director of the United States Ge-
ological Survey. 
‘‘(6) ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘Environmental Improvement Pro-
gram’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Environmental Improvement Pro-
gram adopted by the Planning Agency; and 
‘‘(B) any amendments to the Program. 
‘‘(7) ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CARRYING 
CAPACITY.—The term ‘environmental threshold car-
rying capacity’ has the meaning given the term in 
article II of the compact. 
‘‘(8) 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 
Executive order). 
‘‘(9) FOREST
MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘forest management activity’ includes— 
‘‘(A) prescribed burning for ecosystem 
health and hazardous fuels reduction; 
‘‘(B) mechanical and minimum tool treat-
ment; 
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‘‘(C) road decommissioning or reconstruc-
tion; 
‘‘(D) stream environment zone restoration 
and other watershed and wildlife habitat en-
hancements; 
‘‘(E) nonnative invasive species manage-
ment; and 
‘‘(F) other activities consistent with Forest 
Service practices, as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
‘‘(10) MAPS.—The term ‘Maps’ means the 
maps— 
‘‘(A) entitled— 
‘‘(i) ‘LTRA USFS-CA Land Ex-
change/North Shore’; 
‘‘(ii) ‘USFS-CA Land Exchange/West 
Shore’; and 
‘‘(iii) ‘USFS-CA Land Exchange/ 
South Shore’; and 
‘‘(B) dated April 12, 2013, and on file and 
available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of— 
‘‘(i) the Forest Service; 
‘‘(ii) the California Tahoe Conser-
vancy; and 
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‘‘(iii) the California Department of 
Parks and Recreation. 
‘‘(11) NATIONAL WILDLAND FIRE CODE.—The 
term ‘national wildland fire code’ means— 
‘‘(A) the most recent publication of the 
National Fire Protection Association codes 
numbered 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, stand-
ards for protection against wildland fire as a 
code described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
‘‘(12) 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). 
‘‘(13) PRIORITY LIST.—The term ‘Priority List’ 
means the environmental restoration priority list de-
veloped under section 8. 
‘‘(14) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
the Chief of the Forest Service. 
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‘‘(15) 
STREAM
ENVIRONMENT
ZONE.—The 
term ‘Stream Environment Zone’ means an area 
that generally owes the biological and physical char-
acteristics of the area to the presence of surface 
water or groundwater. 
‘‘(16) TOTAL
MAXIMUM
DAILY
LOAD.—The 
term ‘total maximum daily load’ means the total 
maximum daily load allocations established under 
section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)). 
‘‘(17) WATERCRAFT.—The term ‘watercraft’ 
means motorized and non-motorized watercraft, in-
cluding 
boats, 
seaplanes, 
personal 
watercraft, 
kayaks, and canoes.’’. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN MAN-
AGEMENT UNIT. 
Section 4 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public 
Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2353) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘basin’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Basin’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) TRANSIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Lake Tahoe Basin 
Management Unit shall, consistent with the regional 
transportation plan adopted by the Planning Agen-
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cy, manage vehicular parking and traffic in the Lake 
Tahoe Basin Management Unit, with priority 
given— 
‘‘(A) to improving public access to the 
Lake Tahoe Basin, including the prioritization 
of alternatives to the private automobile, con-
sistent with the requirements of the Compact; 
‘‘(B) to coordinating with the Nevada De-
partment of Transportation, Caltrans, State 
parks, and other entities along Nevada High-
way 28 and California Highway 89; and 
‘‘(C) to providing support and assistance 
to local public transit systems in the manage-
ment and operations of activities under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL FOREST TRANSIT PROGRAM.— 
Consistent with the support and assistance provided 
under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Transportation, may enter 
into a contract, cooperative agreement, interagency 
agreement, or other agreement with the Department 
of Transportation to secure operating and capital 
funds from the National Forest Transit Program. 
‘‘(d) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) COORDINATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In conducting forest 
management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
Management Unit, the Secretary shall, as ap-
propriate, coordinate with the Administrator 
and State and local agencies and organizations, 
including local fire departments and volunteer 
groups. 
‘‘(B) GOALS.—The coordination of activi-
ties under subparagraph (A) should aim to in-
crease efficiencies and maximize the compat-
ibility of management practices across public 
property boundaries. 
‘‘(2) MULTIPLE BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In conducting forest 
management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
Management Unit, the Secretary shall conduct 
the activities in a manner that— 
‘‘(i) except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), attains multiple ecosystem ben-
efits, including— 
‘‘(I) reducing forest fuels; 
‘‘(II) maintaining or restoring bi-
ological diversity; 
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‘‘(III) improving wetland and 
water quality, including in Stream 
Environment Zones; and 
‘‘(IV) increasing resilience to 
changing water temperature and pre-
cipitation; and 
‘‘(ii) helps achieve and maintain the 
environmental threshold carrying capacities 
established by the Planning Agency. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
clause (A)(i), the attainment of multiple eco-
system benefits shall not be required if the Sec-
retary determines that management for mul-
tiple ecosystem benefits would excessively in-
crease the cost of a project in relation to the 
additional ecosystem benefits gained from the 
management activity. 
‘‘(3) GROUND DISTURBANCE.—Consistent with 
applicable Federal law and Lake Tahoe Basin Man-
agement Unit land and resource management plan 
direction, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) establish post-project ground condi-
tion criteria for ground disturbance caused by 
forest management activities; and 
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‘‘(B) provide for monitoring to ascertain 
the attainment of the post-project conditions. 
‘‘(e) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and paragraph (2), the Federal land located 
in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is with-
drawn from— 
‘‘(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
disposal under the public land laws; 
‘‘(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
‘‘(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral and geothermal leasing. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—A conveyance of land shall 
be exempt from withdrawal under this subsection if 
carried out under— 
‘‘(A) this Act; or 
‘‘(B) Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3381) 
(commonly known as the ‘Santini-Burton Act’). 
‘‘(f) ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CARRYING CA-
PACITY.—The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall 
support the attainment of the environmental threshold 
carrying capacities. 
‘‘(g) COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES.—During the 4 fis-
cal years following the date of enactment of the Lake 
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Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013, the Secretary, in conjunc-
tion with land adjustment projects or programs, may enter 
into contracts and cooperative agreements with States, 
units of local government, and other public and private 
entities to provide for fuel reduction, erosion control, re-
forestation, Stream Environment Zone restoration, and 
similar management activities on Federal land and non- 
Federal land within the projects or programs.’’. 
SEC. 5. CONSULTATION. 
The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 
506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 5 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. CONSULTATION. 
‘‘In carrying out this Act, the Secretary, the Adminis-
trator, and the Directors shall, as appropriate and in a 
timely manner, consult with the heads of the Washoe 
Tribe, applicable Federal, State, regional, and local gov-
ernmental agencies, and the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory 
Committee.’’. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 
The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 
506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 6 
and inserting the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, the Assistant 
Secretary, the Directors, and the Administrator, in coordi-
nation with the Planning Agency and the States of Cali-
fornia and Nevada, may carry out or provide financial as-
sistance to any project or program that— 
‘‘(1) is described in subsection (d); 
‘‘(2) is included in the Priority List under sec-
tion 8; and 
‘‘(3) furthers the purposes of the Environ-
mental Improvement Program if the project has 
been subject to environmental review and approval, 
respectively, as required under Federal law, article 7 
of the Compact, and State law, as applicable. 
‘‘(b) RESTRICTION.—The Administrator shall use not 
more than 3 percent of the funds provided under sub-
section (a) for administering the projects or programs de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT.—All projects 
authorized under subsection (d) shall— 
‘‘(1) include funds for monitoring and assess-
ment of the results and effectiveness at the project 
and program level consistent with the program de-
veloped under section 11; and 
‘‘(2) use the integrated multiagency perform-
ance measures established under section 13. 
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‘‘(d) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT, 
EROSION 
CONTROL, AND TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD IMPLE-
MENTATION.—Of the amounts made available under 
section 17(a), $75,000,000 shall be made avail-
able— 
‘‘(A) to the Secretary or the Administrator 
for the Federal share of stormwater manage-
ment and related projects and programs con-
sistent with the established total maximum 
daily load and near-shore water quality goals; 
and 
‘‘(B) for grants by the Secretary and the 
Administrator to carry out the projects and 
programs described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) STREAM ENVIRONMENT ZONE AND WATER-
SHED RESTORATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under section 17(a), $38,000,000 shall be made 
available— 
‘‘(A) to the Secretary or the Assistant Sec-
retary for the Federal share of the Upper 
Truckee River restoration projects and other 
watershed restoration projects identified in the 
priority list established under section 8; and 
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‘‘(B) for grants by the Administrator to 
carry out the projects described in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(3) FIRE RISK REDUCTION AND FOREST MAN-
AGEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under section 17(a), $135,000,000 
shall be made available to the Secretary to 
carry out, including by making grants, the fol-
lowing projects: 
‘‘(i) Projects identified as part of the 
Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Jurisdictional 
Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention 
Strategy 10-Year Plan. 
‘‘(ii) Competitive grants for fuels work 
to be awarded by the Secretary to commu-
nities that have adopted national wildland 
fire codes to implement the applicable por-
tion of the 10-year plan described in clause 
(i). 
‘‘(iii) Biomass projects, including fea-
sibility assessments and transportation of 
materials. 
‘‘(iv) Angora Fire Restoration projects 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
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‘‘(v) Washoe Tribe projects on tribal 
lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(vi) Development of an updated 
Lake Tahoe Basin multijurisdictional fuel 
reduction and wildfire prevention strategy, 
consistent with section 4(d). 
‘‘(vii) Development of updated com-
munity wildfire protection plans by local 
fire districts. 
‘‘(viii) Municipal water infrastructure 
that significantly improves the firefighting 
capability of local government within the 
Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(B) 
MINIMUM
ALLOCATION.—Of 
the 
amounts made available to the Secretary to 
carry 
out 
subparagraph 
(A), 
at 
least 
$80,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary for 
projects under subparagraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—Units of local govern-
ment that have dedicated funding for inspec-
tions and enforcement of defensible space regu-
lations shall be given priority for amounts pro-
vided under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on 
the receipt of funds, communities or local 
fire districts that receive funds under this 
paragraph shall provide a 25 percent 
match. 
‘‘(ii) 
FORM
OF
NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The non- 
Federal share required under clause 
(i) may be in the form of cash con-
tributions or in-kind contributions, in-
cluding 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 clause (i) any 
dedicated funding of the communities 
or local fire districts for a fuels reduc-
tion management program, defensible 
space inspections, or dooryard chip-
ping. 
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‘‘(III) DOCUMENTATION.—Com-
munities 
and 
local 
fire 
districts 
shall— 
‘‘(aa) maintain a record of 
in-kind contributions that de-
scribes— 
‘‘(AA) 
the 
monetary 
value of the in-kind con-
tributions; and 
‘‘(BB) the manner in 
which the in-kind contribu-
tions assist in accomplishing 
project goals and objectives; 
and 
‘‘(bb) document in all re-
quests for Federal funding, and 
include in the total project budg-
et, evidence of the commitment 
to provide the non-Federal share 
through in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(4) INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT.—Of the 
amounts to be made available under section 17(a), 
$30,000,000 shall be made available to the Director 
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for 
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the Aquatic Invasive Species Program and the 
watercraft inspections described in section 9. 
‘‘(5) 
SPECIAL
STATUS
SPECIES
MANAGE-
MENT.—Of the amounts to be made available under 
section 17(a), $20,000,000 shall be made available 
to the Director of the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service for the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Re-
covery Program. 
‘‘(6) LAKE TAHOE BASIN SCIENCE PROGRAM.— 
Of the amounts to be made available under section 
17(a), $30,000,000 shall be made available to the 
Chief of the Forest Service to develop and imple-
ment, in coordination with the Tahoe Science Con-
sortium, the Lake Tahoe Basin Science Program es-
tablished under section 11. 
‘‘(7) PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts to be 
made available under section 17(a), $5,000,000 
shall be made available to the Secretary to 
carry out sections 12, 13, and 14. 
‘‘(B) PLANNING AGENCY.—Of the amounts 
described in subparagraph (A), not less than 50 
percent shall be made available to the Planning 
Agency to carry out the program oversight, co-
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ordination, and outreach activities established 
under sections 12, 13, and 14. 
‘‘(8) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount made 
available under section 17(a), $2,000,000 shall 
be made available to the Secretary to carry out 
the activities under section 3(b)(2) of Public 
Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384) (commonly known 
as the ‘Santini-Burton Act’). 
‘‘(B) OTHER
FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
available to the Secretary under subparagraph 
(A), not less than 50 percent shall be provided 
to the California Tahoe Conservancy to facili-
tate the conveyance of land described in section 
3(b)(2) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384) 
(commonly 
known 
as 
the 
‘Santini-Burton 
Act’).’’. 
SEC. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PRIORITY LIST. 
The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 
506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended— 
(1) by striking sections 8 and 9; 
(2) by redesignating sections 10, 11, and 12 as 
sections 15, 16, and 17, respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after section 7 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PRIORITY LIST. 
‘‘(a) DEADLINE.—Not later than February 15 of the 
year after the date of enactment of the Lake Tahoe Res-
toration Act of 2013, the Chair, in consultation with the 
Secretary, the Administrator, the Directors, the Planning 
Agency, the States of California and Nevada, the Federal 
Partnership, the Washoe Tribe, the Lake Tahoe Federal 
Advisory Committee, and the Tahoe Science Consortium 
shall submit to Congress a prioritized list of all Environ-
mental Improvement Program projects for the Lake 
Tahoe Basin for each program category described in sec-
tion 6(d). 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The priority of projects in-
cluded in the Priority List shall be based on the best 
available science and the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The 5-year threshold carrying capac-
ity evaluation. 
‘‘(B) The ability to measure progress or 
success of the project. 
‘‘(C) The potential to significantly con-
tribute to the achievement and maintenance of 
the environmental threshold carrying capacities 
identified in the Compact for— 
‘‘(i) air quality; 
‘‘(ii) fisheries; 
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‘‘(iii) noise; 
‘‘(iv) recreation; 
‘‘(v) scenic resources; 
‘‘(vi) soil conservation; 
‘‘(vii) forest health; 
‘‘(viii) water quality; and 
‘‘(ix) wildlife. 
‘‘(D) The ability of a project to provide 
multiple benefits. 
‘‘(E) The ability of a project to leverage 
non-Federal contributions. 
‘‘(F) Stakeholder support for the project. 
‘‘(G) The justification of Federal interest. 
‘‘(H) Agency priority. 
‘‘(I) Agency capacity. 
‘‘(J) Cost-effectiveness. 
‘‘(K) Federal funding history. 
‘‘(2) SECONDARY FACTORS.—In addition to the 
criteria under paragraph (1), the Chair shall, as the 
Chair determines to be appropriate, give preference 
to projects in the Priority List that benefit existing 
neighborhoods in the Basin that are at or below re-
gional median income levels, based on the most re-
cent census data available. 
‘‘(c) REVISIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Priority List sub-
mitted under subsection (b) shall be revised— 
‘‘(A) every 2 years; or 
‘‘(B) on a finding of compelling need under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) FINDING OF COMPELLING NEED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary, the 
Administrator, or the Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service makes a find-
ing of compelling need justifying a priority shift 
and the finding is approved by the Secretary, 
the Executive Director of the Planning Agency, 
the California Natural Resources Secretary, and 
the Director of the Nevada Department of Con-
servation, the Priority List shall be revised in 
accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—A finding of compel-
ling need includes— 
‘‘(i) major scientific findings; 
‘‘(ii) results from the threshold eval-
uation of the Planning Agency; 
‘‘(iii) emerging environmental threats; 
and 
‘‘(iv) rare opportunities for land ac-
quisition. 
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‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of the amount made available 
under section 17(a), $80,000,000 shall be made available 
to the Secretary to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 9. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the 
Planning Agency, the California Department of Fish and 
Game, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife, shall de-
ploy strategies consistent with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic 
Invasive Species Management Plan to prevent the intro-
duction of aquatic invasive species into the Lake Tahoe 
Basin. 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—The strategies referred to in sub-
section (a) shall provide that— 
‘‘(1) combined inspection and decontamination 
stations be established and operated at not less than 
2 locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin; and 
‘‘(2) watercraft not be allowed to launch in 
waters of the Lake Tahoe Basin if the watercraft 
has not been inspected in accordance with the Lake 
Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Planning Agency may 
certify State and local agencies to perform the decon-
tamination activities described in subsection (b)(3) at loca-
tions outside the Lake Tahoe Basin if standards at the 
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sites meet or exceed standards for similar sites in the Lake 
Tahoe Basin established under this section. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.—The strategies and criteria de-
veloped under this section shall apply to all watercraft to 
be launched on water within the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
‘‘(e) FEES.—The Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service may collect and spend fees for decon-
tamination only at a level sufficient to cover the costs of 
operation of inspection and decontamination stations 
under this section. 
‘‘(f) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person that launches, 
attempts to launch, or facilitates launching of 
watercraft not in compliance with strategies de-
ployed under this section shall be liable for a civil 
penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per viola-
tion. 
‘‘(2) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Any penalties as-
sessed under this subsection shall be separate from 
penalties assessed under any other authority. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION.—The strategies and criteria under 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively, may be modified if 
the Secretary of the Interior, in a nondelegable capacity 
and in consultation with the Planning Agency and State 
governments, issues a determination that alternative 
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measures will be no less effective at preventing introduc-
tion of aquatic invasive species into Lake Tahoe than the 
strategies and criteria. 
‘‘(h) SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY.—The authority 
under this section is supplemental to all actions taken by 
non-Federal regulatory authorities. 
‘‘(i) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this title shall be 
construed as restricting, affecting, or amending any other 
law or the authority of any department, instrumentality, 
or agency of the United States, or any State or political 
subdivision thereof, respecting the control of invasive spe-
cies. 
‘‘SEC. 10. CORPS OF ENGINEERS; INTERAGENCY AGREE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may 
enter into interagency agreements with non-Federal inter-
ests in the Lake Tahoe Basin to use Lake Tahoe Partner-
ship-Miscellaneous General Investigations funds to provide 
programmatic technical assistance for the Environmental 
Improvement Program. 
‘‘(b) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing technical 
assistance under this section, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall enter into a local cooperation agreement 
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with a non-Federal interest to provide for the tech-
nical assistance. 
‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The agreement entered 
into under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the nature of the technical 
assistance; 
‘‘(B) describe any legal and institutional 
structures necessary to ensure the effective 
long-term viability of the end products by the 
non-Federal interest; and 
‘‘(C) include cost-sharing provisions in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
project costs under each local cooperation 
agreement under this subsection shall be 65 
percent. 
‘‘(B) FORM.—The Federal share may be in 
the form of reimbursements of project costs. 
‘‘(C) CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest 
may receive credit toward the non-Federal 
share for the reasonable costs of related tech-
nical activities completed by the non-Federal in-
terest before entering into a local cooperation 
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agreement with the Assistant Secretary under 
this subsection. 
‘‘SEC. 11. LAKE TAHOE BASIN SCIENCE PROGRAM. 
‘‘The Secretary (acting through the Station Director 
of the Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Sta-
tion), the Administrator, the Planning Agency, the States 
of California and Nevada, and the Tahoe Science Consor-
tium, shall develop and implement the Lake Tahoe Basin 
Science Program that— 
‘‘(1) develops and regularly updates an inte-
grated multiagency programmatic assessment and 
monitoring plan— 
‘‘(A) to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
Environmental Improvement Program; 
‘‘(B) to evaluate the status and trends of 
indicators related to environmental threshold 
carrying capacities; and 
‘‘(C) to assess the impacts and risks of 
changing water temperature, precipitation, and 
invasive species; 
‘‘(2) produces and synthesizes scientific infor-
mation necessary for— 
‘‘(A) the identification and refinement of 
environmental indicators for the Lake Tahoe 
Basin; and 
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‘‘(B) the evaluation of standards and 
benchmarks; 
‘‘(3) conducts applied research, programmatic 
technical assessments, scientific data management, 
analysis, and reporting related to key management 
questions; 
‘‘(4) develops new tools and information to sup-
port objective assessments of land use and resource 
conditions; 
‘‘(5) provides scientific and technical support to 
the Federal Government and State and local govern-
ments in— 
‘‘(A) reducing stormwater runoff, air depo-
sition, and other pollutants that contribute to 
the loss of lake clarity; and 
‘‘(B) the development and implementation 
of an integrated stormwater monitoring and as-
sessment program; 
‘‘(6) establishes and maintains independent 
peer review processes— 
‘‘(A) to evaluate the Environmental Im-
provement Program; and 
‘‘(B) to assess the technical adequacy and 
scientific consistency of central environmental 
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