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 PUBLIC LAW 106-506—NOV. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 2355 (c) Focus IN DETERMINING ORDER OF PRIORITY. —In determining the order of priority of potential and proposed environmental restoration projects under subsection (b)(2), the focus shall address projects (listed in no particular order) involving— (1) erosion and sediment control, including the activities described in section 2(g) of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 3381) (as amended by section 7 of this Act); (2) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land from willing sellers— (A) using funds appropriated from the land and water conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601- 5); or (B) under the authority of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 3381); (3) fire risk reduction activities in urban areas and urbanwildland interface areas, including high recreational use areas and urban lots acquired from willing sellers under the authority of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 3381); (4) cleaning up methyl tertiary butyl ether contamination; and (5) the management of vehicular parking and traffic in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, especially— (A) improvement of public access to the Lake Tahoe basin, including the promotion of alternatives to the private automobile; (B) the Highway 28 and 89 corridors and parking problems in the area; and (C) cooperation with local public transportation systems, including— (i) the Coordinated Transit System; and (ii) public transit systems on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. (d) MONITORING. — The Secretary shall provide for continuous scientific research on and monitoring of the implementation of projects on the priority list, including the status of the achievement and maintenance of environmental threshold carrying capacities. (e) CONSISTENCY WITH MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— A project on the priority list shall be conducted in accordance with the memorandum of understanding signed by the Forest Supervisor and the Planning Agency on November 10, 1989, including any amendments to the memorandum as long as the memorandum remains in effect. (f) REVIEW OF PRIORITY LIST.— Periodically, but not less often than every 3 years, the Secretary shall— (1) review the priority list; (2) consult with— (A) the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; (B) interested political subdivisions; and (C) the Lake Tahoe Water Quality and Transportation Coalition; (3) make any necessary changes with respect to— (A) the findings of scientific research and monitoring in the Lake Tahoe basin; (B) any change in an environmental threshold as determined by the Planning Agency; and

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