[Senate Report 113-191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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                   LAKE TAHOE RESTORATION ACT OF 2013

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                  June 5, 2014.--Ordered to be printed

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    Mrs. Boxer, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 1451]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was 
referred the bill (S. 1451) to provide for environmental 
restoration activities and forest management activities in the 
Lake Tahoe Basin to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
prohibit the importation or shipment of guagga mussels and for 
other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably 
thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

                    General Statement and Background

    The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013 reauthorizes the 
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. S. 1451 authorizes $415 million 
over 10 years for forest fuels management, watershed 
restoration, stormwater management, and other projects. The 
bill would create a science program and authorize efforts to 
prevent introduction of invasive species like quagga and zebra 
mussels. The bill also funds efforts for recovery of Lahontan 
cutthroat trout.
    Lake Tahoe, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is the 
second deepest lake in North America and the 10th deepest 
(1,645 feet deep) lake in the world.\1\ Known for the 
incredible clarity of its waters and its scenery, Lake Tahoe is 
a major tourist and recreational attraction for California and 
Nevada.\2\
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    \1\U.S. Geological Survey, Facts about Lake Tahoe, Accessed at: 
http://tahoe.usgs.gov/facts.html.
    \2\U.S. Forest Service, Welcome to Lake Tahoe Basin Mgmt Unit, 
Accessed at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu.
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    The Lake is threatened by pollution, drought, and 
wildfires. Due to pollution and sedimentation, the Lake is 
losing its treasured clarity. Clarity has degraded from over 
100 feet in the 1960's to an annual average depth of 67.7 
feet.\3\ Urbanization of the basin has eliminated 75% of its 
marshes, 50% of its meadows, and 35% of its stream zone 
habitat.\4\ Fire suppression in the Tahoe Basin has harmed the 
ecological health of its forests making them highly vulnerable 
to insect, disease and catastrophic wildfire.\5\
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    \3\U.S. Geological Survey, Facts about Lake Tahoe, Accessed at: 
http://tahoe.usgs.gov/facts.html.
    \4\Editors, UC scientists alert Clinton to Lake Tahoe's woes, 
California Agriculture 51(5):4-5, Accessed at: http://ucanr.org/
repository/cao/landingpage.cfm?article=ca.v051n05p4&fulltext=yes 
(1997).
    \5\Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Restoration in Progress: 
Environmental Improvement Program Update, Accessed at: http://
www.trpa.org/documents/docdwnlds/EIP/Update/EIP_Update_Pgs_1-45.pdf 
(``Restoration in Progress'') (2010).
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    In the 1960s, leaders in California and Nevada approved a 
bi-state compact that created a regional planning agency to 
oversee development at Lake Tahoe. In 1969, the United States 
Congress ratified the agreement and created the Tahoe Regional 
Planning Agency (TRPA). The Compact was revised in 1980 to give 
TRPA authority to adopt environmental quality standards known 
as thresholds and to enforce ordinances to achieve the 
thresholds.\6\ In 1997, TRPA created the Environmental 
Improvement Plan (EIP), which involved 50 state, federal, and 
local agencies and included capital improvement, research, and 
maintenance projects to restore Lake clarity and the Basin's 
environment.\7\
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    \6\Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, About TRPA, Accessed at: http://
www.trpa.org/default.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=3 (2012).
    \7\``Restoration in Progress''
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    A 1997 Presidential Executive Order created the Lake Tahoe 
Federal Interagency Partnership to lead a 10-year clean-up 
effort. As part of this partnership, Congress passed the Lake 
Tahoe Restoration Act (P.L. 106-506; 114 Stat. 2358), which was 
originally passed in 2000 and authorized $300 million over ten 
years to restore the Lake. The funding supported land 
acquisition, erosion control, forest management, fire 
suppression, and improving local watersheds and water 
quality.\8\ The 2000 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act has enabled 
over 270 environmental projects and restoration activities 
around the Lake.\9\
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    \8\US Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit: 
Partnerships, Accessed at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/
fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04 _SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9 CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9_ 
AI8zPyhQoY6BdkOyoCAGixyPg!/?ss= 110519&navtype= 
BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSM9 _046609&navid=140110000000000&pnavid= 
140000000000000&position=Feature*&ttype=detail&pname= 
Lake%2520Tahoe%2520Basin%2520Mgt%2520Unit -%2520Partnerships 
(``Partnerships'').
    \9\ ``Restoration in Progress''
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    In 2003, Congress established an ongoing source of funding 
for Tahoe restoration efforts. Proceeds from federal land sales 
in the Las Vegas area are set aside to fund the annual federal 
contribution to the restoration of the basin.\10\
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    \10\``Partnerships''
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    Introduced by Senator Feinstein on August 1, 2013, and co-
sponsored by Senators Reid, Heller, and Boxer, the Lake Tahoe 
Restoration Act of 2013 reauthorizes the expiring legislation 
passed in 2000. S. 1451 authorizes $415 million over ten years 
to combat invasive species, improve water clarity, reduce the 
threat of catastrophic wildfire, and restore the environment.

                     Objectives of the Legislation

    This bill will amend the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to 
authorize $415 million over ten years to combat invasive 
species, improve water clarity, reduce the threat of 
catastrophic wildfire, and restore the environment of the Lake 
Tahoe Basin.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis


Section 1. Short title

    Section 1 notes that this Act may be cited as the ``Lake 
Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013''.

Section 2. Findings and purposes

    Section 2 amends the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act by updating 
its ``Findings and Purposes'' section to include relevant 
findings and actions since 2000, including references to the 
2011 and 2012 Lake Tahoe Forums and updated estimates of the 
level of support provided by the Federal Government, the States 
of California and Nevada, units of local government and the 
private sector to the Lake Tahoe Basin since 1997.

Section 3. Definitions

    Section 3 amends the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act by revising 
and expanding the definitions sections to include additional 
terms.

Section 4. Administration of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

    Section 4 amends Section 4 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration 
Act to add subsections ``(c)'' through ``(g)'', which include 
additional requirements and authorities for the management of 
the Lake Tahoe Basin.
    Subsection ``(c)'' requires the Lake Tahoe Basin Management 
Unit to manage vehicular parking and traffic in the Unit with 
priority given to improving public access, including 
prioritization of alternatives to the private automobile; 
coordination with state transportation agencies, and providing 
support to local public transit systems. This section also 
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the U.S. Forest Service (Secretary), to enter into an 
agreement with the Secretary of Transportation to secure 
operating and capital funds for the National Forest Transit 
Program.
    Subsection ``(d)'' requires the Secretary to coordinate 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
(Administrator) as well as State and local agencies and 
organizations, including local fire departments and volunteer 
groups.
    This subsection also requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct 
forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin in a 
manner that helps achieve and maintain the environmental 
threshold carrying capacities established by the Tahoe Regional 
Planning Agency (Agency) and attains multiple ecosystem 
benefits, unless the attainment of such benefits would 
excessively increase the project's cost in relation to the 
additional benefits gained; (2) establish post-project ground 
condition criteria for ground disturbance caused by forest 
management activities; and (3) provide for monitoring to 
ascertain the attainment of such conditions.
    Subsection ``(e)'' withdraws federal land located in the 
Unit from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent 
under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws 
relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.
    Subsection ``(f)'' requires the Lake Tahoe Basin Management 
Unit to support the attainment of environmental threshold 
carrying capacities.
    Subsection ``(g)'' allows the Secretary to enter into 
contracts or cooperative agreements with States, units of local 
government, and other public and private entities to provide 
for fuel reduction, erosion control, reforestation, Stream 
Environment Zone restoration, and similar management activities 
on Federal land and non-Federal land within the Lake Tahoe 
basin projects or programs. This authority is supplemental to 
all other cooperative authorities of the Secretary.

Section 5. Consultation

    Section 5 amends Section 5 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration 
Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator 
of the EPA, and the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service to regularly consult with the heads of the Washoe 
Tribe, applicable Federal, State, regional, and local 
governmental agencies, and the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory 
Committee to ensure effective implementation of this Act.

Section 6. Authorized projects

    Section 6 replaces Section 6 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration 
Act and provides authorizations for the basin's highest 
priority projects and programs, including:
           $75 million for stormwater management and 
        related projects;
           $38 million to restore the basin's 
        watersheds and wildlife;
           $135 million for projects to improve forest 
        health and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire;
           $30 million for the basin's efforts to 
        control invasive species through inspection, treatment, 
        and prevention programs;
           $20 million to restore the Lahontan 
        Cutthroat Trout and other special status species; and
           $30 million to support the Lake Tahoe Basin 
        Program.
    All projects authorized under this section must include 
funds for monitoring and assessment of the results and 
effectiveness of the project using the integrated multiagency 
performance measures established in the science program 
developed under section 11.

Section 7. Environmental restoration priority list

    Section 7 amends the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act by 
replacing ``Section 8'' and ``Section 9'' and adding new 
Sections 10-14.
    ``Section 8'' requires the Chair of the Lake Tahoe Federal 
Interagency Partnership, in consultation with the Secretary, 
the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the 
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the States of California and 
Nevada, the Federal Partnership, the Washoe Tribe, the Lake 
Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee, and the Tahoe Science 
Consortium, to submit to Congress a prioritized list of all 
Environmental Improvement Program projects for the Basin. This 
priority list is developed based on a list of criteria, 
including the ability of the project to significantly 
contribute to achievement of environmental threshold carrying 
capacities.
    This section reserves a minimum share of funding authorized 
by the Act for implementation of projects included on the 
priority list.
    ``Section 9'' establishes a program led by the Director of 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in coordination with the 
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the California Department of 
Fish and Game, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife to deploy 
strategies for preventing the introduction of aquatic invasive 
species into the Lake Tahoe Basin, including inspection and 
decontamination of vessels. The strategies developed apply to 
all watercraft to be launched on water within the Basin. This 
section also provides authority to assess fees to support 
decontamination efforts and establishes civil penalties for 
launching a vessel not in compliance with the strategies set 
forth in this section.
    ``Section 10'' allows the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
(Civil Works) who oversees the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to 
enter into interagency agreements with non-Federal interests in 
the Lake Tahoe Basin to provide programmatic technical 
assistance for the Environmental Improvement Program.
    ``Section 11'' requires the Administrator to implement a 
Lake Tahoe Program that includes: (1) developing and updating 
an integrated multiagency programmatic assessment and 
monitoring plan and evaluating the effectiveness of the 
Agency's Environmental Improvement Program; and (2) providing 
support to governments in reducing pollutants that contribute 
to the loss of lake clarity.
    ``Section 12'' directs the Secretary, Administrator, and 
Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate 
with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to conduct public 
education and outreach programs.
    ``Section 13'' directs the Secretary, in cooperation with 
the Chair of the Lake Tahoe Federal Interagency Partnership, 
the Administrator, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and the States of 
California and Nevada, to provide an annual report to Congress 
on: the status of Federal, state, and local projects authorized 
by the Act; Federal, state and local expenditures, monitoring 
and assessment, and public outreach and education.
    ``Section 14'' directs the Federal agencies involved in 
restoration of Lake Tahoe to prepare and submit an annual 
cross-cut budget to Congress that outlines each Federal 
agency's responsibilities and provides a detailed accounting of 
funds used by Federal agencies in the preceding year to 
implement the Environmental Improvement Program.

Section 8. Relationship to other laws

    Section 8 amends ``Section 17'' of the Lake Tahoe 
Restoration Act (as redesignated by section 7(2)) by inserting 
``, Director, or Administrator'' after ``Secretary''.

Section 9. Authorization of appropriations

    Section 9 amends ``Section 18'' of the Lake Tahoe 
Restoration Act by authorizing $415,000,000 to be appropriated 
over the next 10 years to implement the Act.

Section 10. Administration of acquired land

    Section 10 amends Section 3(b) of P.L. 96-586 (94 Stat. 
3384) to clarify the Secretary of Agriculture's authority to 
transfer or acquire land or interest in land within the Lake 
Tahoe Basin Management Unit with appropriate units of State 
government.

                          Legislative History

    The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (S. 1451) was introduced by 
Senator Feinstein on August 1, 2013, and co-sponsored by 
Senators Reid, Heller, and Boxer. The bill was received, read 
twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and 
Public Works.
    On February 6, 2014, the Full Committee met to discuss a 
number of bills including S. 1451. During this meeting, the 
Committee ordered the bill to be reported favorably by voice 
vote with Sens. Crapo, Inhofe, Fischer, and Vitter recorded as 
``no''.

                                Hearings

    In the 111th Congress, on February 24, 2010, the Full 
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the 
Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife held a joint legislative 
hearing on Great Water Bodies bills (i.e., Lake Tahoe, Puget 
Sound, Long Island Sound, Columbia River Basin, and the Great 
Lakes), including the previous version of S. 1451. In addition 
to Senators Reid, Feinstein, and former-Senator Ensign, the 
Committee also heard testimony from the EPA Assistant 
Administrator for Water, the USDA Under Secretary for Natural 
Resources and Environment and the Executive Director of the 
California Tahoe Conservancy--all of whom expressed support for 
the bill.

                             Rollcall Votes

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works met to 
consider S. 1451 on February 6, 2014. The bill was ordered to 
be reported favorably by voice vote with Sens. Crapo, Inhofe, 
Fischer, and Vitter recorded as ``no''.

                      Regulatory Impact Statement

    In compliance with section 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the committee finds that S. 1451 
does not create any additional regulatory burdens, nor will it 
cause any adverse impact on the personal privacy of 
individuals.

                          Mandates Assessment

    In compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(Public Law 104-4), the committee noted that the Congressional 
Budget Office (CBO) has found, ``S. 1451 would impose an 
intergovernmental and private-sector mandate as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) on owners and operators of 
watercraft used in the Lake Tahoe Basin.'' However, CBO also 
estimates, `` . . . the cost of the mandate would fall 
significantly below the annual thresholds established in UMRA 
for intergovernmental and private-sector mandates ($76 million 
and $152 million in 2014, respectively, adjusted annually for 
inflation).''

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, February 27, 2014.
Hon. Barbara Boxer,
Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 1451, the Lake Tahoe 
Restoration Act of 2013.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jeff LaFave.
            Sincerely,
                                              Douglas W. Elmendorf.
    Enclosure.

S. 1451--Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013

    Summary: S. 1451 would authorize appropriations to restore 
the ecological health of the Lake Tahoe Basin in California and 
Nevada. The authorized funds would be available to the Forest 
Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for projects that reduce 
the risk of fire, provide assistance to state and local 
governments for water management, and protect against invasive 
species.
    Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO 
estimates that implementing S. 1451 would cost $192 million 
over the 2015-2019 period and $223 million after 2019. Enacting 
the legislation could increase offsetting receipts (from 
inspection fees) and associated direct spending, as well as 
revenues (from civil penalties); therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures apply.
    However, CBO estimates that any net effects of new 
offsetting receipts, direct spending, and revenues would be 
negligible in any year.
    S. 1451 would impose an intergovernmental and private-
sector mandate as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
(UMRA) on owners and operators of watercraft used in the Lake 
Tahoe Basin. CBO estimates that the cost of the mandate would 
fall significantly below the annual thresholds established in 
UMRA for intergovernmental and private-sector mandates ($76 
million and $152 million in 2014, respectively, adjusted 
annually for inflation).
    Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated 
budgetary impact of S. 1451 is shown in the following table. 
The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 300 
(natural resources and environment).

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                                                               By fiscal year, in millions of dollars--
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                                                       2015      2016      2017      2018      2019    2015-2019
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                                  CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION
Forest Service Programs:
    Estimated Authorization Level..................        25        25        25        25        25        126
    Estimated Outlays..............................        18        24        25        25        25        117
Multi-agency Programs:
    Estimated Authorization Level..................        11        11        11        11        11         57
    Estimated Outlays..............................         8        10        11        11        11         52
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Programs:
    Estimated Authorization Level..................         5         5         5         5         5         25
    Estimated Outlays..............................         4         5         5         5         5         23
    Total Changes:
        Estimated Authorization Level..............        42        42        42        42        42        208
        Estimated Outlays..........................        29        39        41        41        42        192
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Note: Amounts may not sum to totals because of rounding.

    Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that the 
legislation will be enacted in 2014 and that the authorized 
amounts will be appropriated over the 2015-2024 period. 
Estimated outlays are based on historical spending patterns for 
ongoing and similar activities.

Spending subject to appropriation

    Section 9 would authorize the appropriation of $415 million 
over the 10-year period beginning after the enactment of the 
bill for several federal agencies to perform ecological 
restoration activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin. CBO assumes 
that those amounts would be appropriated evenly over the 10-
year period--amounting to about $42 million a year and $208 
million over the 2015-2019 period.
    Of the amounts authorized under section 9, $252 million 
would be available for the Forest Service to reduce the risk of 
fire, conduct restoration projects, and fund environmental 
research in the Lake Tahoe Basin. An additional $113 million 
would be authorized for the Forest Service and EPA to make 
grants to state and local governments for certain water 
management projects. Finally, an authorization of $50 million 
would support USFWS activities to protect against invasive 
species and to restore native species to the Lake Tahoe Basin. 
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates 
that implementing those provisions would cost $192 million over 
the 2015-2019 period and $223 million after 2019.

Direct spending and revenues

    S. 1451 would require the USFWS to ensure that watercraft 
are inspected prior to launching in waters of the Lake Tahoe 
Basin to prevent organisms from other bodies of water from 
contaminating the basin. The bill would authorize the agency to 
establish inspection and decontamination stations within the 
basin and to certify nonfederal entities to operate similar 
facilities. The bill also would allow any entity performing 
those activities to collect and spend fees to cover the cost of 
operating those facilities. CBO expects that the USFWS would 
certify the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to conduct 
inspections and collect fees under the bill; and we estimate 
that the collection and expenditure of such fees would have no 
net impact on direct spending in any year.
    The bill also would establish civil penalties for 
individuals who launch watercraft in the Lake Tahoe Basin that 
have not been inspected and decontaminated in accordance with 
standards established by the USFWS. Any penalties collected 
would be recorded as revenues in the budget and deposited into 
the general fund of the U.S. Treasury. Based on information 
obtained from the USFWS, CBO estimates that annual revenues 
from those civil penalties would not be significant.
    Pay-As-You-Go Considerations: The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go 
Act of 2010 establishes budget-reporting and enforcement 
procedures for legislation affecting direct spending or 
revenues. S. 1451 could increase offsetting receipts (from 
inspection fees) and associated direct spending. The bill also 
could increase revenues (from civil penalties); therefore, pay-
as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any 
increase in offsetting receipts would be offset by similar 
increases in direct spending and any new revenues from 
penalties would be insignificant.
    Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: S. 1451 would 
impose an intergovernmental and private-sector mandate as 
defined in UMRA. The bill would require owners and operators of 
watercraft to submit their watercraft for inspection and 
decontamination of invasive species prior to launching in 
waters of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Because the regional agency for 
the Lake Tahoe Basin currently subjects watercraft to 
inspection requirements and fees, most owners and operators 
would already be in compliance with the bill's requirements. 
Therefore, CBO estimates that the cost to comply with the 
mandate would be minimal and would fall significantly below the 
annual thresholds established in UMRA for intergovernmental and 
private-sector mandates ($76 million and $152 million in 2014, 
respectively, adjusted annually for inflation).
    Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Jeff LaFave; Impact on 
State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Melissa Merrell; Impact 
on the Private Sector: Amy Petz.
    Estimate approved by: Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                        Changes in Existing Law

    In compliance with section 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill 
as reported are shown as follows: Existing law proposed to be 
omitted is enclosed in [black brackets], new matter is printed 
in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown 
in roman:

          [PUBLIC LAW 106-506--NOV. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2351]

LAKE TAHOE RESTORATION ACT

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[SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

  [(a) Findings. Congress finds that.--
          [(1) Lake Tahoe, one of the largest, deepest, and 
        clearest lakes in the world, has a cobalt blue color, a 
        unique alpine setting, and remarkable water clarity, 
        and is recognized nationally and worldwide as a natural 
        resource of special significance;
          [(2) in addition to being a scenic and ecological 
        treasure, Lake Tahoe is one of the outstanding 
        recreational resources of the United States, offering 
        skiing, water sports, biking, camping, and hiking to 
        millions of visitors each year, and contributing 
        significantly to the economies of California, Nevada, 
        and the United States;
          [(3) the economy in the Lake Tahoe basin is dependent 
        on the protection and restoration of the natural beauty 
        and recreation opportunities in the area;
          [(4) Lake Tahoe is in the midst of an environmental 
        crisis; the Lake's water clarity has declined from a 
        visibility level of 105 feet in 1967 to only 70 feet in 
        1999, and scientific estimates indicate that if the 
        water quality at the Lake continues to degrade, Lake 
        Tahoe will lose its famous clarity in only 30 years;
          [(5) sediment and algae-nourishing phosphorous and 
        nitrogen continue to flow into the Lake from a variety 
        of sources, including land erosion, fertilizers, air 
        pollution, urban runoff, highway drainage, streamside 
        erosion, land disturbance, and ground water flow;
          [(6) methyl tertiary butyl ether--
          [(A) has contaminated and closed more than one-third 
        of the wells in South Tahoe; and
          [(B) is advancing on the Lake at a rate of 
        approximately 9 feet per day;
          [(7) destruction of wetlands, wet meadows, and stream 
        zone habitat has compromised the Lake's ability to 
        cleanse itself of pollutants;
          [(8) approximately 40 percent of the trees in the 
        Lake Tahoe basin are either dead or dying, and the 
        increased quantity of combustible forest fuels has 
        significantly increased the risk of catastrophic forest 
        fire in the Lake Tahoe basin;
          [(9) as the largest land manager in the Lake Tahoe 
        basin, with 77 percent of the land, the Federal 
        Government has a unique responsibility for restoring 
        environmental health to Lake Tahoe;
          [(10) the Federal Government has a long history of 
        environmental preservation at Lake Tahoe, including--
                  [(A) congressional consent to the 
                establishment of the Tahoe Regional Planning 
                Agency in 1969 (Public Law 91-148; 83 Stat. 
                360) and in 1980 (Public Law 96-551; 94 Stat. 
                3233);
                  [(B) the establishment of the Lake Tahoe 
                Basin Management Unit in 1973; and
                  [(C) the enactment of Public Law 96-586 (94 
                Stat.3381) in 1980 to provide for the 
                acquisition of environmentally sensitive land 
                and erosion control grants;
          [(11) the President renewed the Federal Government's 
        commitment to Lake Tahoe in 1997 at the Lake Tahoe 
        Presidential Forum, when he committed to increased 
        Federal resources for environmental restoration at Lake 
        Tahoe and established the Federal Interagency 
        Partnership and Federal Advisory Committee to consult 
        on natural resources issues concerning the Lake Tahoe 
        basin;
          [(12) the States of California and Nevada have 
        contributed proportionally to the effort to protect and 
        restore Lake Tahoe, including--
                  [(A) expenditures--
                          [(i) exceeding 200,000,000 by the 
                        State of California since 1980 for land 
                        acquisition, erosion control, and other 
                        environmental projects in the Lake 
                        Tahoe basin; and
                          [(ii) exceeding 30,000,000 by the 
                        State of Nevada since 1980 for the 
                        purposes described in clause (i); and 
                        (B) the approval of a bond issue by 
                        voters in the State of Nevada 
                        authorizing the expenditure by the 
                        State of an additional $20,000,000; and
          [(13) significant additional investment from Federal, 
        State, local, and private sources is needed to stop the 
        damage to Lake Tahoe and its forests, and restore the 
        Lake Tahoe basin to ecological health.
  [(b) Purposes. The purposes of this Act are.--
          [(1) to enable the Forest Service to plan and 
        implement significant new environmental restoration 
        activities and forest management activities to address 
        the phenomena described in paragraphs (4) through (8) 
        of subsection (a) in the Lake Tahoe basin;
          [(2) to ensure that Federal, State, local, regional, 
        tribal, and private entities continue to work together 
        to improve water quality and manage Federal land in the 
        Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit; and
          [(3) to provide funding to local governments for 
        erosion and sediment control projects on non-Federal 
        land if the projects benefit the Federal land.]

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) Lake Tahoe--
                  (A) is one of the largest, deepest, and 
                clearest lakes in the world;
                  (B) has a cobalt blue color, a biologically 
                diverse alpine setting, and remarkable water 
                clarity; and
                  (C) is recognized nationally and worldwide as 
                a natural resource of special significance;
          (2) in addition to being a scenic and ecological 
        treasure, the Lake Tahoe Basin is one of the 
        outstanding recreational resources of the United 
        States, which--
                  (A) offers skiing, water sports, biking, 
                camping, and hiking to millions of visitors 
                each year; and
                  (B) contributes significantly to the 
                economies of California, Nevada, and the United 
                States;
          (3) the economy in the Lake Tahoe Basin is dependent 
        on the protection and restoration of the natural beauty 
        and recreation opportunities in the area;
          (4) the Lake Tahoe Basin continues to be threatened 
        by the impacts of land use and transportation patterns 
        developed in the last century that damage the fragile 
        watershed of the Basin;
          (5) the water clarity of Lake Tahoe declined from a 
        visibility level of 105 feet in 1967 to only 70 feet in 
        2008;
          (6) the rate of decline in water clarity of Lake 
        Tahoe has decreased in recent years;
          (7) a stable water clarity level for Lake Tahoe could 
        be achieved through feasible control measures for very 
        fine sediment particles and nutrients;
          (8) fine sediments that cloud Lake Tahoe, and key 
        nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen that support 
        the growth of algae and invasive plants, continue to 
        flow into the lake from stormwater runoff from 
        developed areas, roads, turf, other disturbed land, and 
        streams;
          (9) the destruction and alteration of wetland, wet 
        meadows, and stream zone habitat have compromised the 
        natural capacity of the watershed to filter sediment, 
        nutrients, and pollutants before reaching Lake Tahoe;
          (10) approximately 25 percent of the trees in the 
        Lake Tahoe Basin are either dead or dying;
          (11) forests in the Tahoe Basin suffer from over a 
        century of fire suppression and periodic drought, which 
        have resulted in--
                  (A) high tree density and mortality;
                  (B) the loss of biological diversity; and
                  (C) a large quantity of combustible forest 
                fuels, which significantly increases the threat 
                of catastrophic fire and insect infestation;
          (12) the establishment of several aquatic and 
        terrestrial invasive species (including perennial 
        pepperweed, milfoil, and Asian clam) threatens the 
        ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin;
          (13) there is an ongoing threat to the Lake Tahoe 
        Basin of the introduction and establishment of other 
        invasive species (such as yellow starthistle, New 
        Zealand mud snail, and quagga mussel);
          (14) the report prepared by the University of 
        California, Davis, entitled the `State of the Lake 
        Report', found that conditions in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
        had changed, including--
                  (A) the average surface water temperature of 
                Lake Tahoe has risen by more than 1.2 degrees 
                Fahrenheit in the past 43 years;
                  (B) since 1910, the percent of precipitation 
                that has fallen as snow in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
                decreased from 51 percent to 35.5 percent; and
                  (C) daily air temperatures have increased by 
                more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit and the trend in 
                daily maximum temperature has risen by 
                approximately 2 degrees Fahrenheit;
          (15) 75 percent of the land in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
        is owned by the Federal Government, which makes it a 
        Federal responsibility to restore environmental health 
        to the Basin;
          (16) the Federal Government has a long history of 
        environmental preservation at Lake Tahoe, including--
                  (A) congressional consent to the 
                establishment of the Tahoe Regional Planning 
                Agency with--
                          (i) the enactment in 1969 of Public 
                        Law 91-148 (83 Stat. 360); and
                          (ii) the enactment in 1980 of Public 
                        Law 96-551 (94 Stat. 3233);
                  (B) the establishment of the Lake Tahoe Basin 
                Management Unit in 1973;
                  (C) the enactment of Public Law 96-586 (94 
                Stat. 3381) in 1980 to provide for the 
                acquisition of environmentally sensitive land 
                and erosion control grants in the Lake Tahoe 
                Basin;
                  (D) the enactment of sections 341 and 342 of 
                the Department of the Interior and Related 
                Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 
                108-108; 117 Stat. 1317), which amended the 
                Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 
                1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2346) to 
                provide payments for the environmental 
                restoration projects under this Act; and
                  (E) the enactment of section 382 of the Tax 
                Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Public Law 
                109-432; 120 Stat. 3045), which amended the 
                Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 
                1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2346) to 
                authorize development and implementation of a 
                comprehensive 10-year hazardous fuels and fire 
                prevention plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin;
          (17) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
        Works was an original signatory in 1997 to the 
        Agreement of Federal Departments on Protection of the 
        Environment and Economic Health of the Lake Tahoe 
        Basin;
          (18) the Chief of Engineers, under direction from the 
        Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, has 
        continued to be a significant contributor to Lake Tahoe 
        Basin restoration, including--
                  (A) stream and wetland restoration;
                  (B) urban stormwater conveyance and 
                treatment; and
                  (C) programmatic technical assistance;
          (19) at the Lake Tahoe Presidential Forum in 1997, 
        the President renewed the commitment of the Federal 
        Government to Lake Tahoe by--
                  (A) committing to increased Federal resources 
                for environmental restoration at Lake Tahoe; 
                and
                  (B) establishing the Federal Interagency 
                Partnership and Federal Advisory Committee to 
                consult on natural resources issues concerning 
                the Lake Tahoe Basin;
          (20) at the 2011 and 2012 Lake Tahoe Forums, Senator 
        Reid, Senator Feinstein, Senator Heller, Senator 
        Ensign, Governor Gibbons, Governor Sandoval, and 
        Governor Brown--
                  (A) renewed their commitment to Lake Tahoe; 
                and
                  (B) expressed their desire to fund the 
                Federal and State shares of the Environmental 
                Improvement Program through 2022;
          (21) since 1997, the Federal Government, the States 
        of California and Nevada, units of local government, 
        and the private sector have contributed more than 
        $1,620,000,000 to the Lake Tahoe Basin, including--
                  (A) $521,100,000 from the Federal Government;
                  (B) $636,200,000 from the State of 
                California;
                  (C) $101,400,000 from the State of Nevada;
                  (D) $68,200,000 from units of local 
                government; and
                  (E) $299,600,000 from private interests;
          (22) significant additional investment from Federal, 
        State, local, and private sources is necessary--
                  (A) to restore and sustain the environmental 
                health of the Lake Tahoe Basin;
                  (B) to adapt to the impacts of changing water 
                temperature and precipitation; and
                  (C) to protect the Lake Tahoe Basin from the 
                introduction and establishment of invasive 
                species; and
          (23) the Secretary has indicated that the Lake Tahoe 
        Basin Management Unit has the capacity for at least 
        $10,000,000 for the Fire Risk Reduction and Forest 
        Management Program.
  (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
          (1) to enable the Chief of the Forest Service, the 
        Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency, in cooperation with the Planning 
        Agency and the States of California and Nevada, to 
        fund, plan, and implement significant new environmental 
        restoration activities and forest management activities 
        to address in the Lake Tahoe Basin the issues described 
        in paragraphs (4) through (14) of subsection (a);
          (2) to ensure that Federal, State, local, regional, 
        tribal, and private entities continue to work together 
        to manage land in the Lake Tahoe Basin and to 
        coordinate on other activities in a manner that 
        supports achievement and maintenance of--
                  (A) the environmental threshold carrying 
                capacities for the region; and
                  (B) other applicable environmental standards 
                and objectives;
          (3) to support local governments in efforts related 
        to environmental restoration, stormwater pollution 
        control, fire risk reduction, and forest management 
        activities; and
          (4) to ensure that agency and science community 
        representatives in the Lake Tahoe Basin work together--
                  (A) to develop and implement a plan for 
                integrated monitoring, assessment, and applied 
                research to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
                Environmental Improvement Program; and
                  (B) to provide objective information as a 
                basis for ongoing decisionmaking, with an 
                emphasis on decisionmaking relating to public 
                and private land use and resource management in 
                the Basin.

[SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    [In this Act:
          [(1) Environmental threshold carrying capacity.--The 
        term ``environmental threshold carrying capacity'' has 
        the meaning given the term in article II of the Tahoe 
        Regional Planning Compact set forth in the first 
        section of Public Law 96-551 (94 Stat. 3235).
          [(2) Fire risk reduction activity.--
                  [(A) In general._The term ``fire risk 
                reduction activity'' means an activity that is 
                necessary to reduce the risk of wildfire to 
                promote forest management and simultaneously 
                achieve and maintain the environmental 
                threshold carrying capacities established by 
                the Planning Agency in a manner consistent, 
                where applicable, with chapter 71 of the Tahoe 
                Regional Planning Agency Code of Ordinances.
                  [(B) Included activities._The term ``fire 
                risk reduction activity'' includes--
                          [(i) prescribed burning;
                          [(ii) mechanical treatment;
                          [(iii) road obliteration or 
                        reconstruction; and
                          [(iv) such other activities 
                        consistent with Forest Service 
                        practices as the Secretary determines 
                        to be appropriate.
          [(3) Planning agency._The term ``Planning Agency'' 
        means the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency established 
        under Public Law 91-148 (83 Stat. 360) and Public Law 
        96-551 (94 Stat. 3233).
          [(4) Priority list._The term ``priority list'' means 
        the environmental restoration priority list developed 
        under section 6.
          [(5) Secretary._The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of 
        the Forest Service.]

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

  In this Act:
          (1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means 
        the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency.
          (2) Assistant secretary.--The term `Assistant 
        Secretary' means the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
        for Civil Works.
          (3) Chair.--The term `Chair' means the Chair of the 
        Federal Partnership.
          (4) Compact.--The term `Compact' means the Tahoe 
        Regional Planning Compact included in the first section 
        of Public Law 96 551 (94 Stat. 3233).
          (5) Directors.--The term `Directors' means--
                  (A) the Director of the United States Fish 
                and Wildlife Service; and
                  (B) the Director of the United States 
                Geological Survey.
          (6) Environmental improvement program.--The term 
        `Environmental Improvement Program' means--
                  (A) the Environmental Improvement Program 
                adopted by the Planning Agency; and
                  (B) any amendments to the Program.
          (7) Environmental threshold carrying capacity.--The 
        term `environmental threshold carrying capacity' has 
        the meaning given the term in article II of the 
        compact.
          (8) Federal partnership.--The term `Federal 
        Partnership' means the Lake Tahoe Federal Interagency 
        Partnership established by Executive Order 13957 (62 
        Fed. Reg. 41249) (or a successor Executive order).
          (9) Forest management activity.--The term `forest 
        management activity' includes--
                  (A) prescribed burning for ecosystem health 
                and hazardous fuels reduction;
                  (B) mechanical and minimum tool treatment;
                  (C) road decommissioning or reconstruction;
                  (D) stream environment zone restoration and 
                other watershed and wildlife habitat 
                enhancements;
                  (E) nonnative invasive species management; 
                and
                  (F) other activities consistent with Forest 
                Service practices, as the Secretary determines 
                to be appropriate.
          (10) Maps.--The term `Maps' means the maps--
                  (A) entitled--
                          (i) `LTRA USFS-CA Land Exchange/North 
                        Shore';
                          (ii) `USFS-CA Land Exchange/West 
                        Shore'; and
                          (iii) `USFS-CA Land Exchange/South 
                        Shore'; and
                  (B) dated April 12, 2013, and on file and 
                available for public inspection in the 
                appropriate offices of--
                          (i) the Forest Service;
                          (ii) the California Tahoe 
                        Conservancy; and
                          (iii) the California Department of 
                        Parks and Recreation.
          (11) National wildland fire code.--The term `national 
        wildland fire code' means--
                  (A) the most recent publication of the 
                National Fire Protection Association codes 
                numbered 1141, 1142, 1143, and 1144;
                  (B) the most recent publication of the 
                International Wildland-Urban Interface Code of 
                the International Code Council; or
                  (C) any other code that the Secretary 
                determines provides the same, or better, 
                standards for protection against wildland fire 
                as a code described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
          (12) Planning agency.--The term `Planning Agency' 
        means the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency established 
        under Public Law 91-148 (83 Stat. 360) and Public Law 
        96-551 (94 Stat. 3233).
          (13) Priority list.--The term `Priority List' means 
        the environmental restoration priority list developed 
        under section 8.
          (14) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of 
        the Forest Service.
          (15) Stream environment zone.--The term `Stream 
        Environment Zone' means an area that generally owes the 
        biological and physical characteristics of the area to 
        the presence of surface water or groundwater.
          (16) Total maximum daily load.--The term `total 
        maximum daily load' means the total maximum daily load 
        allocations adopted under section 303(d) of the Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)).
          (17) Watercraft.--The term `watercraft' means 
        motorized and non-motorized watercraft, including 
        boats, seaplanes, personal watercraft, kayaks, and 
        canoes.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN MANAGEMENT UNIT.

  (a) In General._The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall be 
administered by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and 
the laws applicable to the National Forest System.
  (b) Relationship to Other Authority._
          (1) Private or non-federal land.--Nothing in this Act 
        grants regulatory authority to the Secretary over 
        private or other non-Federal land.
          (2) Planning agency.--Nothing in this Act affects or 
        increases the authority of the Planning Agency.
          (3) Acquisition under other law.--Nothing in this Act 
        affects the authority of the Secretary to acquire land 
        from willing sellers in the Lake Tahoe [basin] Basin 
        under any other law.
  (c) Transit.--
          (1) In general.--The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit 
        shall, consistent with the regional transportation plan 
        adopted by the Planning Agency, manage vehicular 
        parking and traffic in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management 
        Unit, with priority given--
                  (A) to improving public access to the Lake 
                Tahoe Basin, including the prioritization of 
                alternatives to the private automobile, 
                consistent with the requirements of the 
                Compact;
                  (B) to coordinating with the Nevada 
                Department of Transportation, Caltrans, State 
                parks, and other entities along Nevada Highway 
                28 and California Highway 89; and
                  (C) to providing support and assistance to 
                local public transit systems in the management 
                and operations of activities under this 
                subsection.
          (2) National forest transit program.--Consistent with 
        the support and assistance provided under paragraph 
        (1)(C), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Transportation, may enter into a contract, 
        cooperative agreement, interagency agreement, or other 
        agreement with the Department of Transportation to 
        secure operating and capital funds from the National 
        Forest Transit Program.
  (d) Forest Management Activities.--
          (1) Coordination.--
                  (A) In general.--In conducting forest 
                management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
                Management Unit, the Secretary shall, as 
                appropriate, coordinate with the Administrator 
                and State and local agencies and organizations, 
                including local fire departments and volunteer 
                groups.
                  (B) Goals.--The coordination of activities 
                under subparagraph (A) should aim to increase 
                efficiencies and maximize the compatibility of 
                management practices across public property 
                boundaries.
          (2) Multiple benefits.--
                  (A) In general.--In conducting forest 
                management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
                Management Unit, the Secretary shall conduct 
                the activities in a manner that--
                          (i) except as provided in 
                        subparagraph (B), attains multiple 
                        ecosystem benefits, including--
                                  (I) reducing forest fuels;
                                  (II) maintaining or restoring 
                                biological diversity;
                                  (III) improving wetland and 
                                water quality, including in 
                                Stream Environment Zones; and
                                  (IV) increasing resilience to 
                                changing water temperature and 
                                precipitation; and
                          (ii) helps achieve and maintain the 
                        environmental threshold carrying 
                        capacities established by the Planning 
                        Agency.
                  (B) Exception.--Notwithstanding clause 
                (A)(i), the attainment of multiple ecosystem 
                benefits shall not be required if the Secretary 
                determines that management for multiple 
                ecosystem benefits would excessively increase 
                the cost of a project in relation to the 
                additional ecosystem benefits gained from the 
                management activity.
          (3) Ground disturbance.--Consistent with applicable 
        Federal law and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit land 
        and resource management plan direction, the Secretary 
        shall--
                  (A) establish post-project ground condition 
                criteria for ground disturbance caused by 
                forest management activities; and
                  (B) provide for monitoring to ascertain the 
                attainment of the post-project conditions.
  (e) Withdrawal of Federal Land.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
        paragraph (2), the Federal land located in the Lake 
        Tahoe Basin Management Unit is withdrawn from--
                  (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
                disposal under the public land laws;
                  (B) location, entry, and patent under the 
                mining laws; and
                  (C) disposition under all laws relating to 
                mineral and geothermal leasing.
          (2) Exceptions.--A conveyance of land shall be exempt 
        from withdrawal under this subsection if carried out 
        under--
                  (A) the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public 
                Law 106 506; 114 Stat. 2351); or
                  (B) the Santini-Burton Act (Public Law 96 
                586; 94 Stat. 3381).
  (f) Environmental Threshold Carrying Capacity.--The Lake 
Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall support the attainment of the 
environmental threshold carrying capacities.
  (g) Cooperative Authorities.--During the 4 fiscal years 
following the date of enactment of the Lake Tahoe Restoration 
Act of 2013, the Secretary, in conjunction with land adjustment 
projects or programs, may enter into contracts and cooperative 
agreements with States, units of local government, and other 
public and private entities to provide for fuel reduction, 
erosion control, reforestation, Stream Environment Zone 
restoration, and similar management activities on Federal land 
and non-Federal land within the projects or programs.

[SEC. 5. CONSULTATION WITH PLANNING AGENCY AND OTHER ENTITIES.

  [(a) In General._ With respect to the duties described in 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with and seek the 
advice and recommendations of--
          [(1) the Planning Agency;
          [(2) the Tahoe Federal Interagency Partnership 
        established by Executive Order No. 13057 (62 Fed. Reg. 
        41249) or a successor Executive order;
          [(3) the Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee 
        established by the Secretary on December 15, 1998 (64 
        Fed. Reg. 2876) (until the committee is terminated);
          [(4) Federal representatives and all political 
        subdivisions of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit; 
        and
          [(5) the Lake Tahoe Transportation and Water Quality 
        Coalition.
  [(b) Duties._The Secretary shall consult with and seek advice 
and recommendations from the entities described in subsection 
(a) with respect to--
          [(1) the administration of the Lake Tahoe Basin 
        Management Unit;
          [(2) the development of the priority list;
          [(3) the promotion of consistent policies and 
        strategies to address the Lake Tahoe basin's 
        environmental and recreational concerns;
          [(4) the coordination of the various programs, 
        projects, and activities relating to the environment 
        and recreation in the Lake Tahoe basin to avoid 
        unnecessary duplication and inefficiencies of Federal, 
        State, local, tribal, and private efforts; and
          [(5) the coordination of scientific resources and 
        data, for the purpose of obtaining the best available 
        science as a basis for decisionmaking on an ongoing 
        basis.]

SEC. 5. 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, regional, and local governmental agencies, and the Lake 
Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee.

[SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PRIORITY LIST.

  [(a) In General._Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a priority 
list of potential or proposed environmental restoration 
projects for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
  [(b) Development of Priority List._In developing the priority 
list, the Secretary shall--
          [(1) use the best available science, including any 
        relevant findings and recommendations of the watershed 
        assessment conducted by the Forest Service in the Lake 
        Tahoe basin; and
          [(2) include, in order of priority, potential or 
        proposed environmental restoration projects in the Lake 
        Tahoe basin that--
                  [(A) are included in or are consistent with 
                the environmental improvement program adopted 
                by the Planning Agency in February 1998 and 
                amendments to the program;
                  [(B) would help to achieve and maintain the 
                environmental threshold carrying capacities 
                for--
                          [(i) air quality;
                          [(ii) fisheries;
                          [(iii) noise;
                          [(iv) recreation;
                          [(v) scenic resources;
                          [(vi) soil conservation;
                          [(vii) forest health;
                          [(viii) water quality; and
                          [(ix) wildlife.
  [(c) Focus in Determining Order of Priority._In determining 
the order of priority of potential and proposed environmental 
restoration projects under subsection (b)(2), the focus shall 
address projects (listed in no particular order) involving--
          [(1) erosion and sediment control, including the 
        activities described in section 2(g) of Public Law 96-
        586 (94 Stat. 3381) (as amended by section 7 of this 
        Act);
          [(2) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive 
        land from willing sellers--
                  [(A) using funds appropriated from the land 
                and water conservation fund established under 
                section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation 
                Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5); or (B) 
                under the authority of Public Law 96-586 (94 
                Stat. 3381);
          [(3) fire risk reduction activities in urban areas 
        and urban-wildland interface areas, including high 
        recreational use areas and urban lots acquired from 
        willing sellers under the authority of Public Law 96-
        586 (94 Stat. 3381);
          [(4) cleaning up methyl tertiary butyl ether 
        contamination; and
          [(5) the management of vehicular parking and traffic 
        in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, especially--
                  [(A) improvement of public access to the Lake 
                Tahoe basin, including the promotion of 
                alternatives to the private automobile;
                  [(B) the Highway 28 and 89 corridors and 
                parking problems in the area; and
                  [(C) cooperation with local public 
                transportation systems, including--
                          [(i) the Coordinated Transit System; 
                        and
                          [(ii) public transit systems on the 
                        north shore of Lake Tahoe.
  [(d) Monitoring._The Secretary shall provide for continuous 
scientific research on and monitoring of the implementation of 
projects on the priority list, including the status of the 
achievement and maintenance of environmental threshold carrying 
capacities.
  [(e) Consistency With Memorandum of Understanding._A project 
on the priority list shall be conducted in accordance with the 
memorandum of understanding signed by the Forest Supervisor and 
the Planning Agency on November 10, 1989, including any 
amendments to the memorandum as long as the memorandum remains 
in effect.
  [(f) Review of Priority List._Periodically, but not less 
often than every 3 years, the Secretary shall--
          [(1) review the priority list;
          [(2) consult with--
                  [(A) the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency;
                  [(B) interested political subdivisions; and
                  [(C) the Lake Tahoe Water Quality and 
                Transportation Coalition;
          [(3) make any necessary changes with respect to--
                  [(A) the findings of scientific research and 
                monitoring in the Lake Tahoe basin;
                  [(B) any change in an environmental threshold 
                as determined by the Planning Agency; and
                  [(C) any change in general environmental 
                conditions in the Lake Tahoe basin; and
          [(4) submit to Congress a report on any changes made.
  [(g) Cleanup of Hydrocarbon Contamination._
          [(1) In general._Secretary shall, subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, make a payment of 
        $1,000,000 to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and 
        the South Tahoe Public Utility District to develop and 
        publish a plan, not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, for the prevention and 
        cleanup of hydrocarbon contamination (including 
        contamination with MTBE) of the surface water and 
        ground water of the Lake Tahoe basin.
          [(2) Consultation.--In developing the plan, the Tahoe 
        Regional Planning Agency and the South Tahoe Public 
        Utility District shall consult with the States of 
        California and Nevada and appropriate political 
        subdivisions.
          [(3) Willing sellers.--The plan shall not include any 
        acquisition of land or an interest in land except an 
        acquisition from a willing seller.
  [(h) Authorization of Appropriations._There is authorized to 
be appropriated, for the implementation of projects on the 
priority list and the payment identified in subsection (g), 
20,000,000 for the first fiscal year that begins after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and for each of the 9 fiscal years 
thereafter.]

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, the 
Directors, and the Administrator, in coordination with the 
Planning Agency and the States of California and Nevada, may 
carry out or provide financial assistance to any project or 
program that--
          (1) is described in subsection (d);
          (2) is included in the Priority List under section 8; 
        and
          (3) furthers the purposes of the Environmental 
        Improvement Program if the project has been subject to 
        environmental review and approval, respectively, as 
        required under Federal law, article 7 of the Compact, 
        and State law, as applicable.
  (b) Restriction.--The Administrator shall use not more than 3 
percent of the funds provided under subsection (a) for 
administering the projects or programs described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (d).
  (c) Monitoring and Assessment.--All projects authorized under 
subsection (d) shall--
          (1) include funds for monitoring and assessment of 
        the results and effectiveness at the project and 
        program level consistent with the program developed 
        under section 11; and
          (2) use the integrated multiagency performance 
        measures established under section 13.
  (d) Description of Activities.--
          (1) Stormwater management, erosion control, and total 
        maximum daily load implementation.--Of the amounts made 
        available under section 17(a), $75,000,000 shall be 
        made available--
                  (A) to the Secretary or the Administrator for 
                the Federal share of stormwater management and 
                related projects and programs consistent with 
                the adopted Total Maximum Daily Load and near-
                shore water quality goals; and
                  (B) for grants by the Secretary and the 
                Administrator to carry out the projects and 
                programs described in subparagraph (A).
          (2) Stream environment zone and watershed 
        restoration.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 17(a), $38,000,000 shall be made available--
                  (A) to the Secretary or the Assistant 
                Secretary for the Federal share of the Upper 
                Truckee River restoration projects and other 
                watershed restoration projects identified in 
                the priority list established under section 8; 
                and
                  (B) for grants by the Administrator to carry 
                out the projects described in subparagraph (A).
          (3) Fire risk reduction and forest management.--
                  (A) In general.--Of the amounts made 
                available under section 17(a), $135,000,000 
                shall be made available to the Secretary to 
                carry out, including by making grants, the 
                following projects:
                          (i) Projects identified as part of 
                        the Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-
                        Jurisdictional Fuel Reduction and 
                        Wildfire Prevention Strategy 10-Year 
                        Plan.
                          (ii) 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 10-year plan 
                        described in clause (i).
                          (iii) Biomass projects, including 
                        feasibility assessments and 
                        transportation of materials.
                          (iv) Angora Fire Restoration projects 
                        under the jurisdiction of the 
                        Secretary.
                          (v) Washoe Tribe projects on tribal 
                        lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin.
                          (vi) Development of an updated Lake 
                        Tahoe Basin multijurisdictional fuel 
                        reduction and wildfire prevention 
                        strategy, consistent with section 4(d).
                          (vii) Development of updated 
                        community wildfire protection plans by 
                        local fire districts.
                          (viii) Municipal water infrastructure 
                        that significantly improves the 
                        firefighting capability of local 
                        government within the Lake Tahoe Basin.
                  (B) Minimum allocation.--Of the amounts made 
                available to the Secretary to carry out 
                subparagraph (A), at least $80,000,000 shall be 
                used by the Secretary for projects under 
                subparagraph (A)(i).
                  (C) Priority.--Units of local government that 
                have dedicated funding for inspections and 
                enforcement of defensible space regulations 
                shall be given priority for amounts provided 
                under this paragraph.
                  (D) Cost-sharing requirements.--
                          (i) In general.--As a condition on 
                        the receipt of funds, communities or 
                        local fire districts that receive funds 
                        under this paragraph shall provide a 
                        25-percent match.
                          (ii) Form of non-federal share.--
                                  (I) In general.--The non-
                                Federal share required under 
                                clause (i) may be in the form 
                                of cash contributions or in-
                                kind contributions, including 
                                providing labor, equipment, 
                                supplies, space, and other 
                                operational needs.
                                  (II) Credit for certain 
                                dedicated funding.--There shall 
                                be credited toward the non-
                                Federal share required under 
                                clause (i) any dedicated 
                                funding of the communities or 
                                local fire districts for a 
                                fuels reduction management 
                                program, defensible space 
                                inspections, or dooryard 
                                chipping.
                                  (III) Documentation.--
                                Communities and local fire 
                                districts shall--
                                          (aa) maintain a 
                                        record of in-kind 
                                        contributions that 
                                        describes--
                                                  (AA) the 
                                                monetary value 
                                                of the in-kind 
                                                contributions; 
                                                and
                                                  (BB) the 
                                                manner in which 
                                                the in-kind 
                                                contributions 
                                                assist in 
                                                accomplishing 
                                                project goals 
                                                and objectives; 
                                                and
                                          (bb) document in all 
                                        requests for Federal 
                                        funding, and include in 
                                        the total project 
                                        budget, evidence of the 
                                        commitment to provide 
                                        the non-Federal share 
                                        through in-kind 
                                        contributions.
          (4) Invasive species management.--Of the amounts to 
        be made available under section 17(a), $30,000,000 
        shall be made available to the Director of the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Aquatic 
        Invasive Species Program and the watercraft inspections 
        described in section 9.
          (5) Special status species management.--Of the 
        amounts to be made available under section 17(a), 
        $20,000,000 shall be made available to the Director of 
        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the 
        Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery Program.
          (6) Lake tahoe basin science program.--Of the amounts 
        to be made available under section 17(a), $30,000,000 
        shall be made available to the Chief of the Forest 
        Service to develop and implement, in coordination with 
        the Tahoe Science Consortium, the Lake Tahoe Basin 
        Science Program established under section 11.
          (7) Program performance and accountability.--
                  (A) In general.--Of the amounts to be made 
                available under section 17(a), 5,000,000 shall 
                be made available to the Secretary to carry out 
                sections 12, 13, and 14.
                  (B) Planning agency.--Of the amounts 
                described in subparagraph (A), not less than 50 
                percent shall be made available to the Planning 
                Agency to carry out the program oversight, 
                coordination, and outreach activities 
                established under sections 12, 13, and 14.
          (8) Land conveyance.--
                  (A) In general.--Of the amount made available 
                under section 17(a), 2,000,000 shall be made 
                available to the Secretary to carry out the 
                activities under section 3(b)(2) of Public Law 
                96 586 (94 Stat. 3384) (commonly known as the 
                `Santini-Burton Act').
                  (B) Other funds.--Of the amounts available to 
                the Secretary under subparagraph (A), not less 
                than 50 percent shall be provided to the 
                California Tahoe Conservancy to facilitate the 
                conveyance of land described in section 3(b)(2) 
                of Public Law 96 586 (94 Stat. 3384) (commonly 
                known as the `Santini-Burton Act').

SEC. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PAYMENTS.

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SEC. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PRIORITY LIST.

  (a) Deadline.--Not later than February 15 of the year after 
the date of enactment of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 
2013, the Chair, in consultation with the Secretary, the 
Administrator, the Directors, the Planning Agency, the States 
of California and Nevada, the Federal Partnership, the Washoe 
Tribe, the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee, and the Tahoe 
Science Consortium shall submit to Congress a prioritized list 
of all Environmental Improvement Program projects for the Lake 
Tahoe Basin for each program category described in section 
6(d).
  (b) Criteria.--
          (1) In general.--The priority of projects included in 
        the Priority List shall be based on the best available 
        science and the following criteria:
                  (A) The 5-year threshold carrying capacity 
                evaluation.
                  (B) The ability to measure progress or 
                success of the project.
                  (C) The potential to significantly contribute 
                to the achievement and maintenance of the 
                environmental threshold carrying capacities 
                identified in the Compact for--
                          (i) air quality;
                          (ii) fisheries;
                          (iii) noise;
                          (iv) recreation;
                          (v) scenic resources;
                          (vi) soil conservation;
                          (vii) forest health;
                          (viii) water quality; and
                          (ix) wildlife.
                  (D) The ability of a project to provide 
                multiple benefits.
                  (E) The ability of a project to leverage non-
                Federal contributions.
                  (F) Stakeholder support for the project.
                  (G) The justification of Federal interest.
                  (H) Agency priority.
                  (I) Agency capacity.
                  (J) Cost-effectiveness.
                  (K) Federal funding history.
          (2) Secondary factors.--In addition to the criteria 
        under paragraph (1), the Chair shall, as the Chair 
        determines to be appropriate, give preference to 
        projects in the Priority List that benefit existing 
        neighborhoods in the Basin that are at or below 
        regional median income levels, based on the most recent 
        census data available.
  (c) Revisions.--
          (1) In general.--The Priority List submitted under 
        subsection (b) shall be revised--
                  (A) every 2 years; or
                  (B) on a finding of compelling need under 
                paragraph (2).
          (2) Finding of compelling need.--
                  (A) In general.--If the Secretary, the 
                Administrator, or the Director of the United 
                States Fish and Wildlife Service makes a 
                finding of compelling need justifying a 
                priority shift and the finding is approved by 
                the Secretary, the Executive Director of the 
                Planning Agency, the California Natural 
                Resources Secretary, and the Director of the 
                Nevada Department of Conservation, the Priority 
                List shall be revised in accordance with this 
                subsection.
                  (B) Inclusions.--A finding of compelling need 
                includes--
                          (i) major scientific findings;
                          (ii) results from the threshold 
                        evaluation of the Planning Agency;
                          (iii) emerging environmental threats; 
                        and
                          (iv) rare opportunities for land 
                        acquisition.
  (d) Funding.--Of the amount made available under section 
17(a), 80,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary to 
carry out this section.

SEC. 9. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION.

  (a) In General.--The Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Planning Agency, the 
California Department of Fish and Game, and the Nevada 
Department of Wildlife, shall deploy strategies consistent with 
the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan to 
prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species into the 
Lake Tahoe Basin.
  (b) Criteria.--The strategies referred to in subsection (a) 
shall provide that--
          (1) combined inspection and decontamination stations 
        be established and operated at not less than 2 
        locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin; and
          (2) watercraft not be allowed to launch in waters of 
        the Lake Tahoe Basin if the watercraft has not been 
        inspected in accordance with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic 
        Invasive Species Management Plan.
  (c) Certification.--The Planning Agency may certify State and 
local agencies to perform the decontamination activities 
described in subsection (b)(3) at locations outside the Lake 
Tahoe Basin if standards at the sites meet or exceed standards 
for similar sites in the Lake Tahoe Basin established under 
this section.
  (d) Applicability.--The strategies and criteria developed 
under this section shall apply to all watercraft to be launched 
on water within the Lake Tahoe Basin.
  (e) Fees.--The Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service may collect and spend fees for decontamination 
only at a level sufficient to cover the costs of operation of 
inspection and decontamination stations under this section.
  (f) Civil Penalties.--
          (1) In general.--Any person that launches, attempts 
        to launch, or facilitates launching of watercraft not 
        in compliance with strategies deployed under this 
        section shall be liable for a civil penalty in an 
        amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation.
          (2) Other authorities.--Any penalties assessed under 
        this subsection shall be separate from penalties 
        assessed under any other authority.
  (g) Limitation.--The strategies and criteria under 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively, may be modified if the 
Secretary of the Interior, in a nondelegable capacity and in 
consultation with the Planning Agency and State governments, 
issues a determination that alternative measures will be no 
less effective at preventing introduction of aquatic invasive 
species into Lake Tahoe than the strategies and criteria.
  (h) Supplemental Authority.--The authority under this section 
is supplemental to all actions taken by non-Federal regulatory 
authorities.
  (i) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
as restricting, affecting, or amending any other law or the 
authority of any department, instrumentality, or agency of the 
United States, or any State or political subdivision thereof, 
respecting the control of invasive species.

SEC. 10. CORPS OF ENGINEERS; INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.

  (a) 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 
Investigations funds to provide programmatic technical 
assistance for the Environmental Improvement Program.
  (b) Local Cooperation Agreements.--
          (1) In general.--Before providing technical 
        assistance under this section, the Assistant Secretary 
        shall enter into a local cooperation agreement with a 
        non-Federal interest to provide for the technical 
        assistance.
          (2) Components.--The agreement entered into under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                  (A) describe the nature of the technical 
                assistance;
                  (B) describe any legal and institutional 
                structures necessary to ensure the effective 
                long-term viability of the end products by the 
                non-Federal interest; and
                  (C) include cost-sharing provisions in 
                accordance with paragraph (3).
          (3) Federal share.--
                  (A) In general.--The Federal share of project 
                costs under each local cooperation agreement 
                under this subsection shall be 65 percent.
                  (B) Form.--The Federal share may be in the 
                form of reimbursements of project costs.
                  (C) Credit.--The non-Federal interest may 
                receive credit toward the non-Federal share for 
                the reasonable costs of related technical 
                activities completed by the non-Federal 
                interest before entering into a local 
                cooperation agreement with the Assistant 
                Secretary under this subsection.

SEC. 11. LAKE TAHOE BASIN SCIENCE PROGRAM.

  The Secretary (acting through the Station Director of the 
Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station), the 
Administrator, the Planning Agency, the States of California 
and Nevada, and the Tahoe Science Consortium, shall develop and 
implement the Lake Tahoe Basin Science Program that--
          (1) develops and regularly updates an integrated 
        multiagency programmatic assessment and monitoring 
        plan--
                  (A) to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
                Environmental Improvement Program;
                  (B) to evaluate the status and trends of 
                indicators related to environmental threshold 
                carrying capacities; and
                  (C) to assess the impacts and risks of 
                changing water temperature, precipitation, and 
                invasive species;
          (2) produces and synthesizes scientific information 
        necessary for--
                  (A) the identification and refinement of 
                environmental indicators for the Lake Tahoe 
                Basin; and
                  (B) the evaluation of standards and 
                benchmarks;
          (3) conducts applied research, programmatic technical 
        assessments, scientific data management, analysis, and 
        reporting related to key management questions;
          (4) develops new tools and information to support 
        objective assessments of land use and resource 
        conditions;
          (5) provides scientific and technical support to the 
        Federal Government and State and local governments in--
                  (A) reducing stormwater runoff, air 
                deposition, and other pollutants that 
                contribute to the loss of lake clarity; and
                  (B) the development and implementation of an 
                integrated stormwater monitoring and assessment 
                program;
          (6) establishes and maintains independent peer review 
        processes--
                  (A) to evaluate the Environmental Improvement 
                Program; and
                  (B) to assess the technical adequacy and 
                scientific consistency of central environmental 
                documents, such as the 5-year threshold review; 
                and
          (7) provides scientific and technical support for the 
        development of appropriate management strategies to 
        accommodate changing water temperature and 
        precipitation in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

SEC. 12. PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary, the Administrator, and the 
Directors will coordinate with the Planning Agency to conduct 
public education and outreach programs, including encouraging--
          (1) owners of land and residences in the Lake Tahoe 
        Basin--
                  (A) to implement defensible space; and
                  (B) to conduct best management practices for 
                water quality; and
          (2) 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 as part of the private share investment in the 
        Environmental Improvement Program.
  (b) 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 section.
  (c) Required Coordination.--Public outreach and education 
programs for aquatic invasive species under this section 
shall--
          (1) be coordinated with Lake Tahoe Basin tourism and 
        business organizations; and
          (2) include provisions for the programs to extend 
        outside of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

SEC. 13. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

  Not later than February 15 of each year, the Secretary, in 
cooperation with the Chair, the Administrator, the Directors, 
the Planning Agency, and the States of California and Nevada, 
consistent with section 6(d)(6), shall submit to Congress a 
report that describes--
          (1) the status of all Federal, State, local, and 
        private projects authorized under this Act, including 
        to the maximum extent practicable, for projects that 
        will receive Federal funds under this Act during the 
        current or subsequent fiscal year--
                  (A) the project scope;
                  (B) the budget for the project; and
                  (C) the justification for the project, 
                consistent with the criteria established in 
                section 8(b)(1);
          (2) Federal, State, local, and private expenditures 
        in the preceding fiscal year to implement the 
        Environmental Improvement Program and projects 
        otherwise authorized under this Act;
          (3) accomplishments in the preceding fiscal year in 
        implementing this Act in accordance with the 
        performance measures and other monitoring and 
        assessment activities; and
          (4) public education and outreach efforts undertaken 
        to implement programs and projects authorized under 
        this Act.

SEC. 14. ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN.

  As part of the annual budget of the President, the President 
shall submit information regarding each Federal agency involved 
in the Environmental Improvement Program (including the Forest 
Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service), the United States Geological 
Survey, and the Corps of Engineers), including--
          (1) an interagency crosscut budget that displays the 
        proposed budget for use by each Federal agency in 
        carrying out restoration activities relating to the 
        Environmental Improvement Program for the following 
        fiscal year;
          (2) a detailed accounting of all amounts received and 
        obligated by Federal agencies to achieve the goals of 
        the Environmental Improvement Program during the 
        preceding fiscal year; and
          (3) a description of the Federal role in the 
        Environmental Improvement Program, including the 
        specific role of each agency involved in the 
        restoration of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

[SEC. 8. FIRE RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITIES.

  [(a) In General._In conducting fire risk reduction activities 
in the Lake Tahoe basin, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, 
coordinate with State and local agencies and organizations, 
including local fire departments and volunteer groups.
  [(b) Ground Disturbance._The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, minimize any ground disturbances caused by 
fire risk reduction activities.]

[SEC. 9. AVAILABILITY AND SOURCE OF FUNDS.

  [(a) In General._Funds authorized under this Act and the 
amendment made by this Act--
          [(1) shall be in addition to any other amounts 
        available to the Secretary for expenditure in the Lake 
        Tahoe basin; and
          [(2) shall not reduce allocations for other Regions 
        of the Forest Service.
  [(b) Matching Requirement._Except as provided in subsection 
(c), funds for activities under section 6 and section 7 of this 
Act 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 California and Nevada.
  [(c) Relocation Costs._The Secretary shall provide two-thirds 
of necessary funding to local utility districts for the costs 
of relocating facilities in connection with environmental 
restoration projects under section 6 and erosion control 
projects under section 2 of Public Law 96-586].

SEC. [10] 15. AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 96-586.

    Section 3(a) of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 3383) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
          ``(5) Willing sellers.--Land within the Lake Tahoe 
        Basin Management Unit subject to acquisition under this 
        section that is owned by a private person shall be 
        acquired only from a willing seller.''.

SEC. [11] 16. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

    Nothing in this Act exempts the Secretary, Director, or 
Administrator from the duty to comply with any applicable 
Federal law.

[SEC. [12] 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    [There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.]

SEC. 17. 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 2013.
  (b) Effect on Other Funds.--Amounts authorized 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, or the 
        Directors for expenditure in the Lake Tahoe Basin; and
          (2) shall not reduce allocations for other Regions of 
        the Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency, or 
        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  (c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--Except as provided in 
subsection (d) and section 6(d)(3)(D), the States of California 
and Nevada shall pay 50 percent of the aggregate costs of 
restoration activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin funded under 
section 6.
  (d) Relocation Costs.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), the 
Secretary shall provide to local utility districts two-thirds 
of the costs of relocating facilities in connection with--
          (1) environmental restoration projects under sections 
        6 and 8; and
          (2) erosion control projects under section 2 of 
        Public Law 96 586 (94 Stat. 3381).
  (e) Signage.--To the maximum extent practicable, a project 
provided assistance under this Act shall include appropriate 
signage at the project site that--
          (1) provides information to the public on--
                  (A) the amount of Federal funds being 
                provided to the project; and
                  (B) this Act; and
          (2) displays the visual identity mark of the 
        Environmental Improvement Program.

           [PUBLIC LAW 96-586--DEC. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3381]

                           SANTINI-BURTON ACT


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  [(b) Lands]
  (b) Administration of Acquired Land.--
          (1) In general.--Land acquired under this section 
        shall be administered as a part of the United States 
        National Forest System; except that the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
        Service, may, in the case of lands which are unsuitable 
        for Forest Service administration, transfer such lands 
        or interests therein to an appropriate unit of State or 
        local government with appropriate deed restrictions to 
        protect the environmental quality and public 
        recreational use of the lands concerned.
          (2) Conveyance.--
                  (A) In general.--If the State of California 
                (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-
                Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(i), 
                the Secretary--
                          (i) may accept the offer; and
                          (ii) not later than 180 days after 
                        the date on which the Secretary 
                        receives acceptable title to the non-
                        Federal land described in subparagraph 
                        (B)(i), convey to the State of 
                        California, subject to valid existing 
                        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 Conservancy and identified 
                                on the Maps as `Conservancy to 
                                the United States Forest 
                                Service'; and
                                  (II) the approximately 187 
                                acres of land administered by 
                                California 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) 
                        includes 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 
                        consolidating 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, restrictions, covenants, 
                        conditions, and reservations as the 
                        Secretary determines necessary to--
                                  (I) ensure compliance with 
                                this Act; and
                                  (II) ensure that the 
                                development rights associated 
                                with the conveyed parcels shall 
                                not be recognized or available 
                                for transfer under section 90.2 
                                of the Code of Ordinances for 
                                the Tahoe Regional Planning 
                                Agency.

                                  
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