A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California.

Bill: 108-s-490
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2003-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Conservation of natural resources
Disabled
Easements
Environmental Protection
Forest roads
Indian lands
Lakes
Land transfers
Land use
Law
Minorities
Motor vehicles
National forests
Nature conservation
Nevada
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and the disabled
Water Resources Development
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.
Reserves for the United States a nonexclusive easement for public and administrative access to National Forest System land. Requires the Secretary to provide a reciprocal easement to the Tribe for vehicular access to such land to accommodate: (1) individuals with disabilities or who would otherwise have access difficulties; and (2) administrative or safety needs.
Requires the Tribe to: (1) limit the use of the conveyed land to traditional and customary uses and stewardship conservation; (2) not permit any permanent or recreational development on, or commercial use of, such land (including commercial development, tourist accommodations, gaming, sale of timber, or mineral extraction); and (3) comply with environmental requirements that are no less protective than those that apply under the Regional Plan of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.
 
Reserves for the United States a nonexclusive easement for public and administrative access to National Forest System land. Requires the Secretary to provide a reciprocal easement to the Tribe for vehicular access to such land to accommodate: (1) individuals with disabilities or who would otherwise have access difficulties; and (2) administrative or safety needs.
Requires the Tribe to: (1) limit the use of the conveyed land to traditional and customary uses and stewardship conservation; (2) not permit any permanent or recreational development on, or commercial use of, such land (including commercial development, tourist accommodations, gaming, sale of timber, or mineral extraction); and (3) comply with environmental requirements that are no less protective than those that apply under the Regional Plan of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 11, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.
 
Reserves for the United States a nonexclusive easement for public and administrative access to National Forest System land. Requires the Secretary to provide a reciprocal easement to the Tribe for vehicular access to such land to accommodate: (1) individuals with disabilities or who would otherwise have access difficulties; and (2) administrative or safety needs.
Requires the Tribe to: (1) limit the use of the conveyed land to traditional and customary uses and stewardship conservation; (2) not permit any permanent or recreational development on, or commercial use of, such land (including commercial development, tourist accommodations, gaming, sale of timber, or mineral extraction); and (3) comply with environmental requirements that are no less protective than those that apply under the Regional Plan of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9605-9618; text as passed Senate: CR S9607; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9606-9607)
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9605-9618; text as passed Senate: CR S9607; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9606-9607)
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199.
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 108-91.
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 108-91.
action_date: 2003-06-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-06-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-80.
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2976)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2975-2976)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate