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118TH CONGRESS REPT. 118-702
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1
LAKE TAHOE RESTORATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 612]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (S. 612) to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably
thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
The purpose of S. 612 is to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restora-
tion Act, and for other purposes.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Lake Tahoe has long been a driver of recreation and economic
growth for Nevada and California, attracting over 6.4 million visi-
tors annually.1 For the past several decades, the Lake Tahoe Basin
has faced a confluence of threats, including insects, disease,
drought, invasive species, and catastrophic wildfires. To address
these challenges, the federal government, Nevada and California,
local governments, and private interests have collectively invested
nearly $2 billion since 1997 to increase the Tahoe Basin's health
and resiliency.2 In 2000, Congress passed the Lake Tahoe Restora-
tion Act, which authorized $300 million to restore the lake and sur-
rounding basin. Congress reauthorized the bill in 2016 in the
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act and
increased the authorization level to $415 million. The WIIN Act
also created a 10,000-acre categorical exclusion (CE) for the U.S.
Forest Service (USFS) to expedite forest management projects in
'National Forest Foundation, Lake Tahoe West Restoration Partnership, https://
www.nationalforests.org/regional-programs/california-program/laketahoewest.
2Public Law 114-322, https://www.congress.gov/114/plaws/publ322/PLAW-114publ322.pdf.
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