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Federal Vision for the Environmental Improvement Program at Lake Tahoe
The Federal Interagency Partnership (FIP) and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) have completed
"A Federal Vision for the Environmental Improvement Program at Lake Tahoe" dated June 2006. The document,
developed by the FIP and the TRPA, identifies our Vision, three goals, and four Environmental Improvement
Program focus areas for Federal Agencies.
Meetings
The next scheduled LTBEC meeting will be held on
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Emerald Bay Room
of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Forest Supervisor's Office located at 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe.
Agenda
Progress Reports on Federal Actions at Lake Tahoe
Background Information
Almost a decade ago, the TRPA developed a list of projects needed to stem the
degradation of Lake Tahoe. The projects became known as the Environmental
Improvement Program. TRPA hoped that the Federal Government would provide
one-third of the funds needed to do the restoration work. The rest would
be shared by California, Nevada, and local jurisdictions.
President Clinton's 1997 visit spotlighted the value of the EIP and the Federal Government
promised to provide its third. During the 1997 Lake Tahoe Presidential Forum, the
President issued Executive Order 13507 which created the Lake Tahoe Federal Interagency
Partnership. Federal agencies with management and research responsibilities at Lake Tahoe
entered into the Partnership and agreed to work with the Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency to integrate appropriate Federal programs and funds to achieve the goals
on the Environmental Improvement Program.
The Federal Partnership completed a review and comment on the 1997 draft Environmental Improvement Program
in August 1999 and found that the EIP is a viable framework for guiding implementation of actions
needed to attain the environmental thresholds for the Tahoe Basin.
In 2001 the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act was signed. This legislation authorized $300 million
for the Federal share of the EIP. Significant funding became available with the 2003 amendment of the
Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA), which provided for $300 million dollars for
Federal EIP projects over time. The implementing agreement for the SNPLMA specifies a process for
determining which EIP projects are funded, and includes input from Federal agencies and the Lake Tahoe
Federal Advisory Committee.
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