Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act” or the “LBL Recreation and Heritage Act”.
Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act
A BILL
To amend the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 to clarify the administration of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Administration of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Definitions— Section 502 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.460lll) is amended—
in paragraph (5)(B)—
in clause (viii), by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end;
in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(x) division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the “National Historic Preservation Act”).”
by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (15) as paragraphs (12) through (16), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
“(11) Qualified resident or relative—The term qualified resident or relative means—
“(A) a former resident of the area within the Recreation Area or the spouse of a former resident of that area; or
“(B) a widow, widower, or lineal descendant of an individual buried in a cemetery located in the Recreation Area.”
Establishment— Section 511(b) of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.460lll–11(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
“(3) Status of unit—The Secretary shall administer the Recreation Area as a separate unit of the National Forest System.”
Advisory board— Section 522 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.460lll–22) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “17” and inserting “13”;
by striking paragraphs (4) and (5);
in paragraph (3), by adding “and” after the semicolon at the end; and
by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4);
in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) Nonconsecutive terms—Members of the Advisory Board may serve multiple terms, but may not serve consecutive terms.”
in subsection (f)—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “may advise” and inserting “shall advise and partner with”;
in paragraph (1), by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end;
in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) developing an annual work plan for recreation and environment education areas in the Recreation Area, including the heritage program, with the nonappropriated amounts in the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund;
“(4) developing an annual forest management and harvest plan for the Recreation Area; and
“(5) the balance and status of the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund.”
in subsection (g)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “biannually” and inserting “twice each year”;
in paragraph (3), by inserting “, on a public website of the Department of Agriculture,” before “and by”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Minutes—The chairperson of the Advisory Board shall publish the minutes of each meeting of the Advisory Board on a public website of the Department of Agriculture.”
Fees— Section 523(a) of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.460lll–23(a)) is amended by striking “may charge reasonable fees” and inserting “shall charge reasonable fees, as determined by the Advisory Board,”.
Disposition of receipts— Section 524 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.460lll–24) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
“(b) Use—Amounts in the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund—
“(1) shall be available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, to perform new work or deferred maintenance in the Recreation Area; and
“(2) shall not be available for the payment of salaries or other expenses.”
Cooperative authorities and gifts— Section 526 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.460lll–26) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Memoranda of understanding—The Secretary is encouraged, for purposes of carrying out this Act—
“(1) to enter into memoranda of understanding with State or local government entities, including law enforcement, as appropriate, to clarify jurisdictional matters, such as road management, policing, and other functions that are typically performed by the entity on non-Federal land; and
“(2) to make available on a public website of the Department of Agriculture any memoranda of understanding entered into under paragraph (1).”
Cemeteries— Section 528 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.460lll–28) is amended—
by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following:
“(a) In general—The Secretary”
by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Land for plots for qualified residents or relatives
“(1) Requests—The Secretary, on request from a qualified resident or relative or a cemetery association, shall grant additional land for the expansion of existing cemeteries within the Recreation Area to allow for the burial of qualified residents or relatives.
“(2) Expenses—Any expenses required to move border fences or markers due to an expansion under paragraph (1) shall be the responsibility of the person making the request under that paragraph.”
Resource management— Section 529 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.460lll–29) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Historical resources
“(1) In general—The Secretary shall identify and manage the historical resources of the Recreation Area—
“(A) in accordance with the requirements of division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the “National Historic Preservation Act”); and
“(B) in coordination with qualified residents or relatives.
“(2) Consideration—The Secretary shall—
“(A) give consideration to requests by qualified residents or relatives to use and maintain traditional sites, buildings, cemeteries, and other areas of cultural importance in the Recreation Area; and
“(B) work cooperatively with qualified residents or relatives in the management of the historical resources of the Recreation Area.”
Authorization of appropriations— Section 551 of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.460lll–61) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Minimum expenditure—Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make available not less than $8,000,000 each fiscal year for the purposes of administering the Recreation Area (not including salaries and expenses).”