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 
activities 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 for-
est management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
Management Unit, the Secretary shall conduct the 
activities in a manner that— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in paragraph (3), 
promotes multiple management benefits, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) reducing forest fuels; 
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‘‘(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 
carrying capacities established by the Planning 
Agency. 
‘‘(3) COST-BENEFIT
DETERMINATION.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (2)(A), the promotion of 
multiple management benefits shall not be required 
if the Secretary determines that management for 
multiple benefits 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. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY
OF
CATEGORICAL
EXCLU-
SION.—A forest management activity conducted in 
the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit for the 
purpose of reducing forest fuels is categorically ex-
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cluded from the requirements of the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et 
seq.) if the activity— 
‘‘(A) 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 
‘‘(B) is consistent with the Lake Tahoe 
Basin Management Unit land and resource 
management plan. 
‘‘(d) ARBITRATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(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 chap-
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ter 1 of title 9, United States Code. The demand for 
arbitration 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 ar-
bitration was filed, any person that submitted a pub-
lic comment on the forest management activity sub-
ject to arbitration may intervene in the arbitration— 
‘‘(A) by endorsing the activity or the modi-
fication proposal; or 
‘‘(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 
chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code. 
‘‘(5) SELECTION OF PROPOSALS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 30 days after 
appointment under paragraph (1), the arbi-
trator shall determine whether the proposal 
submitted by an objector or an intervening 
party or the forest management activity as ap-
proved by the Secretary best meets the purpose 
and needs described in the environmental anal-
ysis conducted, in accordance with this Act, for 
the forest management activity. 
‘‘(B) MODIFICATION
PROHIBITED.—The 
arbitrator appointed under paragraph (4) may 
not modify any of the proposals submitted with 
the demand for arbitration or a request to in-
tervene. 
‘‘(6) EFFECT OF DECISION.—The decision of an 
arbitrator with respect to the forest management ac-
tivity— 
‘‘(A) shall not be considered a major Fed-
eral action; and 
‘‘(B) shall be binding. 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITION ON RESTRAINING ORDERS, 
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTIONS, 
AND
INJUNCTIONS 
PENDING
APPEAL.—No restraining order, prelimi-
nary injunction, or injunction pending appeal shall 
be issued by an appellate court of the United States 
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with respect to the decision of an arbitrator with re-
spect to the forest management activity. 
‘‘(e) ENVIRONMENTAL THRESHOLD CARRYING CA-
PACITY.—The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall 
support 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 government, and other public and private enti-
ties to provide for fuel reduction, erosion control, re-
forestation, and similar management activities on 
Federal land and non-Federal land within the pro-
grams. 
‘‘(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 con-
tract 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. 
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‘‘(g) COMMERCIAL PRODUCT RECEIPTS.— 
‘‘(1) RETENTION.—The Secretary shall retain 
any commercial product receipts generated as part 
of forest management activities or cooperative activi-
ties conducted in the Lake Tahoe Basin Manage-
ment Unit under subsection (c) or (g), other than 
stewardship contracts described in subsection (g)(2). 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
AND
USE.—Receipts re-
tained under paragraph (1) shall be available to the 
Secretary for the purpose of funding additional for-
est management activities and cooperative activities, 
developed through a collaborative process with rep-
resentatives from local governments with jurisdiction 
over lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin Manage-
ment Unit. 
‘‘(3) OBLIGATION LIMIT.—The obligation and 
expenditure of receipts retained under this sub-
section 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: 
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‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(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 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 Res-
toration Act of 2015, not less than $4,400,000 shall 
be made available to the Secretary to carry out, in-
cluding by making grants, the following programs: 
‘‘(A) The Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Juris-
dictional Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Preven-
tion Strategy 10-Year Plan. 
‘‘(B) Competitive grants for fuels work to 
be awarded by the Secretary to communities 
that have adopted national wildland fire codes 
to implement the applicable portion of the plan 
referred to in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) Restoration activities related to any 
residual or future wildfire damage. 
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‘‘(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 
regulations shall be given priority for amounts pro-
vided under this subsection. 
‘‘(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.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal 
share required under subparagraph (A) 
may be in the form of cash contributions 
or in-kind contributions, including pro-
viding labor, equipment, supplies, space, 
and other operational needs. 
‘‘(ii) CREDIT
FOR
CERTAIN
DEDI-
CATED FUNDING.—There shall be credited 
toward the non-Federal share required 
under subparagraph (A) any dedicated 
funding of the communities or local fire 
districts for a fuels reduction management 
program, defensible space inspections, or 
dooryard chipping. 
‘‘(C) DOCUMENTATION.—Communities and 
local fire districts shall— 
‘‘(i) maintain a record of in-kind con-
tributions that describes— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(ii) document in all requests for Fed-
eral funding, and include in the total 
project budget, evidence of the commit-
ment 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 Res-
toration 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 decontaminations described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Direc-
tor of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
in coordination with the Planning Agency, the Cali-
fornia Department of Fish and Game, and the Ne-
vada Department of Wildlife, shall deploy strategies 
consistent with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive 
Species Management Plan to prevent the introduc-
tion of the quagga mussel into the Lake Tahoe 
Basin. 
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‘‘(3) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIES.— 
The strategies referred to in paragraph (2) shall 
provide 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 govern-
ments, or private entities. 
‘‘(B) Watercraft shall not be allowed to 
launch in waters of the Lake Tahoe Basin un-
less the watercraft has been inspected in ac-
cordance 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 
inspection and decontamination activities described 
in paragraph (3)(A) at locations inside or outside 
the Lake Tahoe Basin if such activities are con-
ducted in 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. 
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‘‘(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 
provided 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 
required by paragraph (3), may be modified if the 
Secretary of the Interior, in a nondelegable capacity 
and in consultation with the Planning Agency, the 
States of California and Nevada, and State and local 
governments, issues a determination that alternative 
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measures will be no less effective at preventing intro-
duction of aquatic invasive species into Lake Tahoe. 
‘‘(9) SUPPLEMENTAL
AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority under this subsection is supplemental to all 
actions 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 agen-
cy of the United States, or any State or political 
subdivision thereof, respecting the control of invasive 
species.’’. 
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, as amended by section 8 of the Lake Tahoe Res-
toration Act of 2015, not less than $150,000 shall 
be made available to the Secretary to carry out this 
section. 
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‘‘(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 
subsections (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, re-
gional, 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 In-
vestigations funds to provide programmatic technical 
assistance for forest management or invasive species 
control activities. 
‘‘(2) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before providing tech-
nical assistance under this section, the Assist-
ant Secretary shall enter into a local coopera-
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tion agreement with a non-Federal interest to 
provide for the technical assistance. 
‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The agreement en-
tered into under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) describe the nature of the tech-
nical assistance; 
‘‘(ii) describe any legal and institu-
tional structures necessary to ensure the 
effective long-term viability of the end 
products 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- 
Federal share for the reasonable costs of 
related technical activities completed by 
the non-Federal interest before entering 
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into a local cooperation agreement with the 
Assistant Secretary under this paragraph. 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, the Admin-
istrator, 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 
public 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— 
‘‘(A) be coordinated with county govern-
ments in the Lake Tahoe Basin and Lake 
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Tahoe Basin tourism and business organiza-
tions; 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 re-
sults 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 in-
serting ‘‘Basin’’. 
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Section 11 of 
the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 
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114 Stat. 2358) is amended by inserting ‘‘, Director, or 
Administrator’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(c) TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING COMPACT UP-
DATE.—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 
‘‘maintain the regional plan’’ the following: ‘‘and, in so 
doing, shall ensure that the regional plan reflects changing 
economic conditions and the economic effect of regulation 
on commerce’’. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 12 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Pub-
lic Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2358) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘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 
deposited in a special fund in the Treasury, 
which shall be available to the Secretary as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY
AND
USE.—Fees de-
posited under subparagraph (A) shall be avail-
able 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 
purpose of providing additional funds to carry 
out this Act in excess of amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(C) OBLIGATION LIMIT.—The obligation 
and expenditure of fees deposited under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be subject to appropriation 
and such fiscal-year limitation as may be speci-
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fied in an Act making appropriations for the 
Forest Service for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) USE OF RETAINED FEES.—Of the fees de-
posited under paragraph (1) and appropriated for a 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall use— 
‘‘(A) at least 50 percent to establish, main-
tain, and expand recreation improvements, spe-
cifically existing and traditional uses, within the 
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, including 
trails, interpretation, and on-the-ground pres-
ence of Forest Service personnel; and 
‘‘(B) the remainder to support other activi-
ties authorized by this Act. 
‘‘(3) COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall make decisions under paragraph (2) regarding 
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, 
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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. 
‘‘(e) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b)(3) of section 5 of this Act, as 
amended by section 5 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act 
of 2015, funds for activities under section 5 of this Act 
shall be available 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.’’. 
SEC. 9. LAND CONVEYANCES TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT 
EFFICIENCIES 
OF 
STATE 
AND 
FEDERAL 
LANDS. 
(a) CALIFORNIA CONVEYANCE.—Section 3(b) of Pub-
lic 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 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) CONVEYANCE TO CALIFORNIA.— 
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‘‘(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 of Agriculture— 
‘‘(i) may accept the offer; and 
‘‘(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-
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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’. 
‘‘(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) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyance 
authorized under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) be for the purpose of consoli-
dating Federal and State ownerships and 
improving 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.’’. 
(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 
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paragraph (2), as added by subsection (a)(2), the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CONVEYANCE TO NEVADA.— 
‘‘(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 re-
strictions to protect public access and existing 
or traditional public recreational uses of the 
conveyed land. 
‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land 
referred to in subsection (a) includes the ap-
proximately 39 acres of National Forest System 
land identified on the map entitled ‘State of 
Nevada 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 consoli-
dating Federal and State ownerships and 
improving management efficiencies; and 
‘‘(ii) not result in any substantial re-
duction in public access or reduction in 
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availability of existing and traditional pub-
lic recreation uses.’’. 
(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 consider-
ation 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 re-
tained 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 
106–506) in excess of amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 12 of such Act, as amended by sec-
tion 8 of this Act. 
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(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.— 
Section 3(a)(1) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3383; 
commonly 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 Manage-
ment 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 sig-
nificant inholding issues in that a parcel of land to be ac-
quired is wholly surrounded by Federal land’’. 
(b) CONSENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRED.— 
Section 3(a) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3383; com-
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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 
Management Unit that is proposed after the date of 
the enactment 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 exe-
cuting the land acquisition.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 3 of Pub-
lic 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 adjustments 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.—Sec-
tion 5(a) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Manage-
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ment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2347) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(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 Man-
agement Unit that is proposed after the date of the 
enactment of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 
2015, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, before exe-
cuting the land acquisition— 
‘‘(A) obtain the consent of each county 
within 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 
Forest System land.’’. 
Æ 
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