,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1  
#bjbf,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1  
,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 and ,mr4    
,schiff7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend ,public
 ,law #if-ehf to modernize the authority
 of the ,forest ,service to acquire and 
administer land under that ,act1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the               
,santini-,burton ,modernization ,act of 
#bjbf4  #b4 ,environmentally sensitive  
land in the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin  7a7    
,findings2 purpose ,section #a of       
,public ,law #if-ehf 7#id ,stat4 #ccha7 
7commonly known as the ,santini-,burton 
,act7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection   
7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by        
striking and at the end2  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     

7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#h7 the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin is the   
homeland of the ,washoe ,tribe of       
,nevada and ,california1 but that ,tribe
 owns less than #j4e percent of the land
 in the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin1 and that   
limited land ownership and the presence 
of that land in the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin 
hamper the ability of the ,washoe ,tribe
 of ,nevada and ,california to provide  
access and cultural resources for the   
members of that ,tribe4  2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7b71 by inserting and        
management after acquisition4  7b7      
,acquisitions2 land management ,section 
#c of ,public ,law #if-ehf 7#id ,stat4  
#cchc2 #aad ,stat4 #bceg2 #acj ,stat4   
#agij7 7commonly known as the           
,santini-,burton ,act7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a77#c71 in the first    
sentence1 by inserting the ,washoe      
,tribe of ,nevada and ,california1 and  
after local government agencies12  7#b7 
in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,land and        

inserting the following3  7,a7 ,national
 ,forest ,system ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 land  2  7ii7 in     
subparagraph 7,a7 7as so designated71 by
 striking ,united ,states ,national     
,forest ,system2 except that the        
,secretary and inserting the following3 
8,national ,forest ,system4  7,b7       
,transfers  7i7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary  2 and  7iii7 in subparagraph
 7,b7 7as so designated7-- 7,i7 in      
clause 7i7-- 7aa7 by striking lands each
 place it appears and inserting land2   
7bb7 by striking which are unsuitable   
and inserting acquired under this       
section that is unsuitable2 and  7cc7 by
 inserting or to the ,washoe ,tribe of  
,nevada and ,california after local     
government2 and  7,,ii7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7ii7 ,funding      
,amounts made available to carry out    
this section may be used for the        
administrative costs of transfers of    
land and interests in land under this   
subsection4  2 and  7,b7 by adding at   

the end the following3  7#g7 ,land      
management  7,a7 ,acquired land         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 funds appropriated pursuant to this
 ,act for the purpose of the acquisition
 of land and interests in land under    
this section may be used by the         
,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting      
through the ,chief of the ,forest       
,service1 for-- 7i7 land management     
activities on land acquired under this  
section within the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin2 
and  7ii7 land management activities on 
,national ,forest ,system land within   
the boundaries of the ,lake ,tahoe      
,basin ,management ,unit4  7,b7         
,transferred land ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
of ,agriculture may transfer funds made 
available pursuant to this ,act for the 
purpose of the acquisition of land and  
interests in land under this section to 
appropriate units of ,state or local    
government or to the ,washoe ,tribe of  
,nevada and ,california to carry out    

land management activities on land      
acquired under this section and         
transferred to that unit of ,state or   
local government or to that ,tribe4     
7,c7 ,included land management          
activities ,land management activities  
that may be carried out under           
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 shall       
include activities for the purposes of--
 7i7 maintaining forest health2  7ii7   
maintaining the wildland-urban interface
 7as defined in section #aja of the     
,healthy ,forests ,restoration ,act of  
#bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feaa772  7iii7    
maintaining water quality2  7iv7        
preventing and mitigating environmental 
impacts due to recreational use2  7v7   
preserving cultural sites and indigenous
 management practices2 and  7vi7        
scientific research to support decisions
 relating to land management activities 
described in clauses 7i7 through 7v74   
7,d7 ,partnerships  7i7 ,federal        
agencies ,the ,secretary of             
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 

of the ,forest ,service1 may enter into 
partnerships with the heads of          
applicable ,federal agencies to carry   
out land management activities under    
subparagraph 7,a74  7ii7 ,other         
partnerships ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 the ,secretary of     
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service1 may enter into 
partnerships with1 and transfer funds   
appropriated pursuant to this ,act for  
the purpose of the acquisition of land  
and interests in land under this section
 to1 appropriate units of ,state or     
local government1 the ,tahoe ,regional  
,planning ,agency1 or the ,washoe ,tribe
 of ,nevada and ,california to develop  
and implement the land management       
activities described in subparagraph    
7,c7 and projects to provide public     
access to-- 7,i7 land in the ,lake      
,tahoe ,basin acquired under this       
section2  7,,ii7 land with a nexus to   
,federal land in the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin
 or the shoreline of ,lake ,tahoe2 or   

7,,iii7 land in the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin 
that is of cultural significance to the 
,washoe ,tribe of ,nevada and           
,california4  7,e7 ,spending plan  7i7  
,in general ,not later than ,march #ae  
of each fiscal year1 the ,secretary of  
,agriculture1 acting through the ,forest
 ,supervisor of the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin 
,management ,unit1 shall develop a      
spending plan for activities under this 
paragraph for the next fiscal year      
consistent with the priorities of the   
,lake ,tahoe ,environmental ,improvement
 ,program4  7ii7 ,consultation ,in      
developing the spending plan under      
clause 7i71 the ,secretary of           
,agriculture1 acting through the ,forest
 ,supervisor of the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin 
,management ,unit1 shall consult with-- 
7,i7 the ,tahoe ,regional ,planning     
,agency2  7,,ii7 the ,states of         
,california and ,nevada2  7,,iii7 the   
,washoe ,tribe of ,nevada and           
,california2 and  7,,iv7 appropriate    
units of local government4  7iii7       

,criteria ,the ranking of management    
activities in the spending plan         
developed under clause 7i7 shall be     
based on-- 7,i7 the potential to        
significantly contribute to the         
achievement and maintenance of the      
environmental threshold carrying        
capacities adopted by the ,tahoe        
,regional ,planning ,agency and the     
,tahoe ,regional ,planning ,compact     
7,public ,law #if-eea2 #id ,stat4       
#cbcc72  7,,ii7 the #d-year threshold   
carrying capacity evaluation2  7,,iii7  
the ability to measure progress or      
success of the management activity2     
7,,iv7 the ability of the management    
activity to have multiple benefits2     
7,v7 the ability of the management      
activity to leverage other              
contributions2  7,,vi7 inclusion on the 
#e-year priority list for the ,lake     
,tahoe ,environmental ,improvement      
,program2 and  7,,vii7 whether there is 
stakeholder support for the management  
activity4  7iv7 ,funding for            

administration2 availability ,any funds 
made available under this paragraph and 
allocated under the spending plan       
developed under clause 7i7-- 7,i7 may be
 used for administrative costs of       
carrying out the spending plan2 and     
7,,ii7 shall remain available until     
expended4  7,f7 ,maintenance of funding 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 any funds made available under this
 paragraph shall supplement1 and not    
supplant1 any other amounts available to
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture for     
expenditure in the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin  
and any other amounts made available by 
,congress4  7,g7 ,consideration as      
non-,federal matching funds             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 any funds transferred under this   
paragraph to the ,washoe ,tribe of      
,nevada and ,california1 an appropriate 
unit of ,state or local government1 or  
the ,tahoe ,regional ,planning ,agency  
shall be considered to be non-,federal  
matching funds for purposes of any other

 provision of ,federal law4  2  7#c7 in 
subsection 7c77#d7-- 7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,b7 by redesignating         
subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 
and  7,c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  7,b7  
,lake ,tahoe ,basin ,management ,unit   
means the land area included in the     
management unit created by the ,forest  
,service in #aigc2 and  2  7#d7 by      
redesignating subsection 7g7 as         
subsection 7h72 and  7#e7 by inserting  
after subsection 7f7 the following3  7g7
 ,acquisition and management of land of 
cultural significance to the ,washoe    
,tribe of ,nevada and ,california       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1    
acting through the ,chief of the ,forest
 ,service1 may transfer funds           
appropriated pursuant to this ,act for  
the purpose of the acquisition of land  
and interests in land under this section
 to the ,washoe ,tribe of ,nevada and   

,california to acquire and manage land  
of cultural significance to that ,tribe 
in the ,lake ,tahoe ,basin for the      
purposes of preservation1 access1 and   
land management4  4