Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Transfers the administrative jurisdiction over specified land underlying or adjacent to Lake Berryessa in California from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for administration as the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area.
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from diminishing or altering: (1) day-use, short-term, or annual occupancy levels; (2) motorized boating or water surface zoning restrictions; (3) recreational hiking or equine access; or (4) hunting, fishing, shooting sports, or trapping within the area.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to act in accordance with any existing agreement with any organization for the management of campgrounds, marinas, lodging facilities, food and beverage services, and boating and boat rental facilities located in the Area.
Requires the Secretary to adopt the recreational use plan adopted by the Bureau of Reclamation on June 2, 2006.
(Sec. 6) Declares that nothing in this Act or any subsequent management plan shall impair the ability of the Bureau of Reclamation and its managing partners to operate, maintain, or manage Monticello Dam, Lake Berryessa, and other Solano Project facilities in accordance with that project's authorized purposes. Requires the Commissioner of Reclamation to continue to administer and operate the Dam and any power facility related to it.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4166 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4166
To transfer recreational management authority for Lake Berryessa in the
State of California from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of
Land Management, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2014
Mr. Thompson of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To transfer recreational management authority for Lake Berryessa in the
State of California from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of
Land Management, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Lake Berryessa
Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction.
Sec. 5. Management of Recreation Area.
Sec. 6. Continued authorities of Commissioner of Reclamation.
Sec. 7. Existing authorizations.
Sec. 8. Recreation and concession fees.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Monticello Dam--
(A) was authorized by the Reclamation Project Act
of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187);
(B) resulted in the formation of Lake Berryessa;
and
(C) is operated by the Bureau of Reclamation;
(2) Lake Berryessa--
(A) covers approximately 28,915 acres of surface
water and land;
(B) has 165 miles of shoreline;
(C) has a 2,000 acre wildlife area on the east
side;
(D) is located less than 100 miles from both
Sacramento, California and San Francisco, California;
and
(E) has become an important regional recreation
destination; and
(3) the recreational use at Lake Berryessa generates
tourism that is important to local economies.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to provide diverse, high quality recreational
facilities and services on the water and land surrounding Lake
Berryessa;
(2) to conserve the natural, scenic, scientific, historic,
and other resource values contributing to the public use and
enjoyment of that land and water;
(3) to promote cooperation between the Federal Government
and private entities to manage that exceptional resource;
(4) to authorize the Secretary to manage certain resources
under the Bureau of Land Management; and
(5) to transfer to the Secretary, without consideration,
administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land for
management as a unit of the Bureau of Land Management.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Dam.--The term ``Dam'' means--
(A) the Monticello Dam; and
(B) any facility relating to the Monticello Dam.
(2) Recreation area.--The term ``Recreation Area'' means
the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area designated by section 4(a).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
California.
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.
(a) In General.--Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land
described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Bureau of
Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Management for administration as the
Lake Berryessa Recreation Area.
(b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is
the approximately ___ acres of water and land administered by the
Bureau of Reclamation that is within or adjacent to Lake Berryessa and
is identified as ``___'' on the map dated ___.
SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION AREA.
(a) In General.--Subject to the authority of the Secretary under
section 6, the Secretary shall manage the Recreation Area in accordance
with sections 601 through 604 of Public Law 93-483.
(b) Applicable Law.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Secretary shall administer the Recreation Area in accordance with laws
(including regulations) applicable to units of the public lands of the
Bureau of Land Management.
(c) Waters.--Nothing in this Act--
(1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on the date
of the enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or
interest in water;
(2) affects any vested absolute or decreed conditional
water right in existence on the date of the enactment of this
Act, including any water right held by the United States;
(3) affects any interstate water compact in existence on
the date of the enactment of this Act;
(4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved Federal water
rights;
(5) relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or
appropriated by the United States in the State on or before the
date of the enactment of this Act;
(6) impairs the ability of the Bureau of Reclamation and
its managing partners to operate, maintain, or manage
Monticello Dam and other Solano Project facilities in
accordance with the purposes of such project; or
(7) modifies, changes, or supersedes any water contract or
agreements approved or administered by the Bureau of
Reclamation or Solano County Water Agency or Solano Irrigation
District.
(d) Existing Agreements.--To benefit the interests of the public,
the Secretary shall act in accordance with any agreement in existence
on the date of the enactment of this Act with any organization for the
management of--
(1) campgrounds located in the Recreation Area; and
(2) marinas located in the Recreation Area.
(e) Comprehensive Management Plan.--
(1) Development of plan.--The Secretary may develop a
management plan under paragraph (1)--
(A) as a new document; or
(B) by adopting the recreational use plan adopted
by the Bureau of Reclamation on June 2, 2006.
(2) Applicability.--Nothing in this Act requires an
immediate revision or amendment to any plan for any public land
of the Bureau of Land Management.
(3) Use of planning documents.--Until the date on which the
Secretary develops a management plan, the Secretary may use
planning documents prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation
without further administrative action.
SEC. 6. CONTINUED AUTHORITIES OF COMMISSIONER OF RECLAMATION.
Nothing in this Act or any subsequent management plan shall impair
the ability of the Bureau of Reclamation and its managing partners to
operate, maintain, or manage Monticello Dam, Lake Berryessa, and other
Solano Project facilities in accordance with that project's authorized
purposes. The Commissioner of Reclamation shall continue to administer
and operate--
(1) the Dam; and
(2) any power facility relating to the Dam.
SEC. 7. EXISTING AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c),
nothing in this Act affects any authorization in effect as of the date
of the enactment of this Act made by any department or agency of the
Federal Government for the use of land or water located within the
Recreation Area (referred to in this section as an ``existing
authorization'').
(b) Assumption of Existing Authorization.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assume
the administration of any existing authorization, with such revisions
as necessary to align the authorization with existing law and policies
of the Bureau of Land Management.
(c) Renewal of Existing Authorization.--The renewal of any existing
authorization shall be made in accordance with such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
SEC. 8. RECREATION AND CONCESSION FEES.
(a) Fees Authorized.--The Secretary may establish, modify, charge,
and collect recreation or concession fees at the Recreation Area in
accordance with section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act (16 U.S.C. 6802). The amount of the fee shall be commensurate with
the benefits and services provided to the visitor or with the recovery
of the anticipated costs associated with management of the Recreation
Area, including costs of maintaining or operating facilities and
visitor services.
(b) Use of Fees.--The Secretary may retain fees collected under
subsection (a) for the purposes of managing the Recreation Area.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-696.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-696.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
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