I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4521 
To transfer recreational management authority for Lake Berryessa in the 
State of California from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau 
of Land Management, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2016 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. 
BERA, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
BOUSTANY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. CARNEY, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COLE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
CONYERS, Mr. COOK, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. DENT, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, 
Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SPEIER, 
Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TIBERI, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. WALZ, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MICHAEL F. 
DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. 
HECK of Washington, Mr. HIMES, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 
KILMER, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. NEAL, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISRAEL, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LATTA, Ms. LEE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Ms. 
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY 
of New York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MURPHY of 
Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. NUNES, Mr. O’ROURKE, 
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POE 
of Texas, Mr. POLIS, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
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SHERMAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BASS, Ms. JUDY CHU 
of California, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. KIND, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
PETERS, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 
KILDEE, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. HOYER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To transfer recreational management authority for Lake 
Berryessa in the State of California from the Bureau 
of Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Management, 
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 Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings; purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Establishment of Lake Berryessa Recreation Area. 
Sec. 5. Management of Recreation Area. 
Sec. 6. Concessions permits and agreements. 
Sec. 7. Continued authorities of Commissioner of Reclamation. 
Sec. 8. Existing authorizations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Monticello Dam— 
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(A) was authorized by the Reclamation 
Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187); 
(B) resulted in the formation of Lake 
Berryessa; and 
(C) is operated by the Bureau of Reclama-
tion; 
(2) Lake Berryessa— 
(A) covers approximately 28,915 acres of 
surface water and land; 
(B) has 165 miles of shoreline; 
(C) has a 2,000-acre wildlife area on the 
east side; 
(D) is located less than 100 miles from 
both Sacramento and San Francisco, Cali-
fornia; and 
(E) has become an important regional 
recreation destination; and 
(3) the recreational use at Lake Berryessa gen-
erates tourism that is important to local economies. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to provide diverse, high-quality recreational 
facilities and services on Lake Berryessa and the 
surrounding lands; 
(2) to conserve the natural, scenic, scientific, 
historic, and other resource values contributing to 
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the public use and enjoyment of that land and 
water; 
(3) to promote cooperation between the Federal 
Government and private entities to manage that ex-
ceptional resource; and 
(4) to establish the Lake Berryessa Recreation 
Area and transfer administrative jurisdiction over 
certain Federal land for management as public lands 
by the Bureau of Land Management as part of that 
area. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DAM.—The term ‘‘Dam’’ means— 
(A) the Monticello Dam; and 
(B) any facility relating to the Monticello 
Dam. 
(2) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 
Area’’ means the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area 
designated by section 4(a). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
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SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF LAKE BERRYESSA RECRE-
ATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the approximately lll acres of land adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Reclamation that is underlying or 
adjacent to Lake Berryessa and is identified as ‘‘lll’’ 
on the map dated lll, including any improvements 
thereon, are hereby established as the Lake Berryessa 
Recreation Area. 
(b) TRANSFER
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDIC-
TION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Recreation 
Area is transferred from the Bureau of Reclamation to 
the Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY.—The Bureau of Reclamation may transfer to the 
Bureau of Land Management, without compensation, ad-
ministrative jurisdiction over items of personal property 
used in the administration of the Recreation Area. 
SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Secretary shall manage and administer the Recreation 
Area in accordance with this Act, sections 601 through 
604 of Public Law 93–493, and the laws (including regu-
lations) applicable to land under the administrative juris-
diction of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
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