114 STAT. 2356
PUBLIC LAW 106-506—NOV. 13, 2000
(C) any change in general environmental conditions
in the Lake Tahoe basin; and
Reports.
(4) submit to Congress a report on any changes made.
(g) CLEANUP OF HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION. —
Publication.
(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall, subject to the avail-
Deadline,
ability 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. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PAYMENTS.
Section 2 of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 3381) is amended
by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
"(g) PAYMENTS TO LOCALITIES.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, make annual payments
to the governing bodies of each of the political subdivisions
(including any public utility the service area of which includes
any part of the Lake Tahoe basin), any portion of which is
located in the area depicted on the final map filed under section
3(a).
"(2) USE OF PAYMENTS.— Pa3mnents under this subsection
may be used—
"(A) first, for erosion control and water quality projects;
and
"(B) second, unless emergency projects arise, for
projects to address other threshold categories after thresholds for water quality and soil conservation have been
achieved and maintained.
" (3) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS. —
"(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a pa3nTient under
this subsection, a political subdivision shall annually
submit a priority list of proposed projects to the Secretary
of Agriculture.
"(B) COMPONENTS OF LIST.—^A priority list under
subparagraph (A) shall include, for each proposed project
listed—
"(i) a description of the need for the project;
"(ii) all projected costs and benefits; and
"(iii) a detailed budget.
"(C) USE OF PAYMENTS.—^A payment under this subsection shall be used only to carry out a project or proposed
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