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                                                       Calendar No. 249
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1139

                          [Report No. 110-116]

To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2007

Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Sanders, and 
  Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                             June 28, 2007

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``National Landscape 
Conservation System Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) System.--The term ``system'' means the 
        National Landscape Conservation System established by section 
        3(a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION 
              SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Components.--The system shall include each of the 
following areas administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Each area that is designated as--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a national monument;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a national conservation 
                area;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) an outstanding natural area;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) a wilderness study area;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) a component of the National Trails 
                System;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) a component of the National Wild and 
                Scenic Rivers System; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) a component of the National Wilderness 
                Preservation System.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Any area designated by Congress to be 
        administered for conservation purposes, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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));</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Headwaters Forest Reserve; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any additional area designated by 
                Congress for inclusion in the system.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Management.--The Secretary shall manage the system--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in accordance with any applicable law 
        (including regulations) relating to any component of the system 
        included under subsection (b); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in a manner that protects the values for which 
        the components of the system were designated.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Landscape Conservation 
System Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) System.--The term ``system'' means the National 
        Landscape Conservation System established by section 3(a).

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Establishment.--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) Components.--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;
                    (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) Management.--The Secretary shall manage the system--
            (1) in accordance with any applicable law (including 
        regulations) relating to any 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.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 249

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1139

                          [Report No. 110-116]

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                                 A BILL

To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 28, 2007

                       Reported with an amendment