‘‘(A) a metropolitan planning organization; 
‘‘(B) a transportation management area 
under subsection (k); and 
‘‘(C) an urbanized area, which is com-
prised of a population of 145,000 and 25 
square miles of land area in the State of Cali-
fornia and a population of 65,000 and 12 
square miles of land area in the State of Ne-
vada.’’. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106– 
506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 10 
(as redesignated by section 7(a)(2)) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$415,000,000 for a period of 10 fiscal years beginning the 
first fiscal year after the date of enactment of the Lake 
Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON OTHER FUNDS.—Amounts author-
ized under this section and any amendments made by this 
Act— 
‘‘(1) shall be in addition to any other amounts 
made available to the Secretary, the Administrator, 
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or the Directors for expenditure in the Lake Tahoe 
Basin; and 
‘‘(2) shall not reduce allocations for other Re-
gions of the Forest Service, the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, or the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service. 
‘‘(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (d) and section 5(d)(1)(D), funds for 
activities carried out under section 5 shall be available for 
obligation on a 1-to-1 basis with funding of restoration 
activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin by the States of Cali-
fornia and Nevada. 
‘‘(d) RELOCATION
COSTS.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (c), the Secretary shall provide to local utility dis-
tricts 2⁄3 of the costs of relocating facilities in connection 
with— 
‘‘(1) environmental restoration programs under 
sections 5 and 6; and 
‘‘(2) erosion control programs under section 2 
of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3381). 
‘‘(e) SIGNAGE.—To the maximum extent practicable, 
a program provided assistance under this Act shall include 
appropriate signage at the program site that— 
‘‘(1) provides information to the public on— 
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‘‘(A) the amount of Federal funds being 
provided to the program; and 
‘‘(B) this Act; and 
‘‘(2) displays the visual identity mark of the 
Environmental Improvement Program.’’. 
SEC. 9. LAND TRANSFERS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT EF-
FICIENCIES OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAND. 
Section 3(b) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Santini-Burton Act’’) is amend-
ed— 
(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: 
‘‘(2) CALIFORNIA CONVEYANCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the State of Cali-
fornia (acting through the California Tahoe 
Conservancy and the California Department of 
Parks and Recreation) offers to donate to the 
United States acceptable title to the non-Fed-
eral land described in subparagraph (B)(i), the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) may accept the offer; and 
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‘‘(ii) not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary receives ac-
ceptable title to the non-Federal land de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)(i), convey to 
the State of California, subject to valid ex-
isting rights 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 
California Tahoe Conservancy and 
identified on the Maps as ‘Conser-
vancy to the United States Forest 
Service’; and 
‘‘(II) 
the 
approximately 
187 
acres of land administered by Cali-
fornia State Parks and identified on 
the Maps as ‘State Parks to the U.S. 
Forest Service’. 
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‘‘(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’. 
‘‘(C) CONDITIONS.—Any land conveyed 
under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) be for the purpose of consoli-
dating Federal and State ownerships and 
improving management efficiencies; 
‘‘(ii) not result in any significant 
changes in the uses of the land; and 
‘‘(iii) be subject to the condition that 
the applicable deed include such terms, re-
strictions, covenants, conditions, and res-
ervations as the Secretary determines nec-
essary— 
‘‘(I) to ensure compliance with 
this Act; and 
‘‘(II) to ensure that the transfer 
of development rights associated with 
the conveyed parcels shall not be rec-
ognized or available for transfer under 
chapter 51 of the Code of Ordinances 
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Agency. 
‘‘(3) NEVADA CONVEYANCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with 
this section and on request by the Governor of 
Nevada, the Secretary may transfer the land or 
interests in land described in subparagraph (B) 
to the State of Nevada without consideration, 
subject to appropriate deed restrictions to pro-
tect the environmental quality and public rec-
reational use of the land transferred. 
‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land 
referred to in subparagraph (A) includes— 
‘‘(i) the approximately 38.68 acres of 
Forest Service land identified on the map 
entitled ‘State of Nevada Conveyances’ as 
‘Van Sickle Unit USFS Inholding’; and 
‘‘(ii) the approximately 92.28 acres of 
Forest Service land identified on the map 
entitled ‘State of Nevada Conveyances’ as 
‘Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park USFS 
Inholding’. 
‘‘(C) CONDITIONS.—Any land conveyed 
under this paragraph shall— 
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‘‘(i) be for the purpose of consoli-
dating Federal and State ownerships and 
improving management efficiencies; 
‘‘(ii) not result in any significant 
changes in the uses of the land; and 
‘‘(iii) be subject to the condition that 
the applicable deed include such terms, re-
strictions, covenants, conditions, and res-
ervations as the Secretary determines nec-
essary— 
‘‘(I) to ensure compliance with 
this Act; and 
‘‘(II) to ensure that the develop-
ment rights associated with the con-
veyed parcels shall not be recognized 
or available for transfer under section 
90.2 of the Code of Ordinances for 
the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. 
‘‘(4) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land trans-
ferred under paragraph (2) or (3) is used in a man-
ner that is inconsistent with the use described for 
the parcel of land in paragraph (2) or (3), respec-
tively, the parcel of land, shall, at the discretion of 
the Secretary, revert to the United States. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under section 10(a) of the Lake Tahoe 
Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 
Stat. 2351), $2,000,000 shall be made available 
to the Secretary to carry out the activities 
under paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(B) OTHER
FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
available to the Secretary under paragraph (1), 
not less than 50 percent shall be provided to 
the California Tahoe Conservancy to facilitate 
the conveyance of land described in paragraphs 
(2) and (3).’’. 
Æ 
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