110 HR 2016 EH: National Landscape Conservation System
U.S. House of Representatives
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1.This Act may be cited as the
National Landscape Conservation System
Act
.
2.In this Act:
(1)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(2)The
term system means the National Landscape Conservation System
established by section 3(a).
3.Establishment of
the national landscape conservation system
(a)In
order to conserve, protect, and restore nationally significant landscapes that
have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of
current and future generations, there is established in the Bureau of Land
Management the National Landscape Conservation System.
(b)The
system shall include each of the following areas administered by the Bureau of
Land Management:
(1)Each area that is
designated as—
(A)a national
monument;
(B)a national
conservation area;
(C)a wilderness study
area;
(D)a National Scenic Trail or National
Historic Trail designated as a component of the National Trails System;
(E)a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System; or
(F)a component of the
National Wilderness Preservation System.
(2)Any area
designated by Congress to be administered for conservation purposes,
including—
(A)the Steens
Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, as designated under
section 101(a) of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460nnn–11(a));
(B)the Headwaters
Forest Reserve;
(C)the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area;
and
(D)any additional
area designated by Congress for inclusion in the system.
(c)The
Secretary shall manage the system—
(1)in accordance with
each applicable law (including regulations) relating to each component of the
system included under subsection (b); and
(2)in a manner that
protects the values for which the components of the system were
designated.
4.Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to enhance, diminish, or modify any law or proclamation
(or regulations related to such law or proclamation) under which the components
of the system identified in section 3(b) were established, or are managed,
including, but not limited to, the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the National Trails System
Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). In addition, nothing in this Act creates a
Federal cause of action based on inclusion within the National Landscape
Conservation System. Moreover, nothing in this Act is intended to additionally
restrict or hinder energy development within the system. Nothing in this Act
shall be construed as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility
of the several States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident
wildlife under State law or regulations, including the regulation of hunting,
fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting on public land managed by the
Bureau of Land Management. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting
access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational shooting. Specifically,
inclusion in the National Landscape Conservation System shall not affect
current grazing rights or operations.
5.Nothing in this Act
shall impede any efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to secure the
borders of the United States.
Passed the House of
Representatives April 9, 2008.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.