FEDERALhearing transcript

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Congressional Hearing on the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact (S. 118)

Original title: Tahoe regional planning compact: hearings before Subcommittee No. 3 of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-first Congress, first session S. 118, a bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and others to cooperate with the planning agency thereby created, and for other purposes, November 12, 1969.

July 20, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing marks the federal government's formal authorization of a bi-state agency to regulate land use and environmental standards across the California-Nevada border at Lake Tahoe.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Lake Tahoe Basin residents

Residents are subject to the land use and environmental regulations established by the new regional planning agency.

Secretary of the Interior

The Secretary is granted authority to cooperate with the regional planning agency created by the compact.

What changed

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Summary

This document records a 1969 Congressional hearing regarding S. 118, a bill intended to grant federal consent to the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact. The compact aims to establish a regional planning agency to manage development and environmental protection in the Lake Tahoe basin.

Key Facts

The hearing concerns S. 118, which seeks Congressional consent for the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact.
The compact creates a regional planning agency to oversee development in the Lake Tahoe area.
The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and other federal entities to cooperate with the newly created regional agency.
The hearing took place on November 12, 1969, during the 91st Congress.
The jurisdiction for the hearing was Subcommittee No. 3 of the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Why It Matters

The hearing marks the federal government's formal authorization of a bi-state agency to regulate land use and environmental standards across the California-Nevada border at Lake Tahoe.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of S. 118?

It is a bill to grant to the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, allowing for a regional agency to manage the Lake Tahoe basin.

Who is authorized to work with the new planning agency?

The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and other federal entities to cooperate with the agency.

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Federalization of Regional Planning

The document highlights a 1969 shift toward using federal consent to empower multi-state regional agencies to manage specific environmental basins.

Tahoe Regional Planning Compact

Connected Entities

personSecretary of the Interior“Authorized by the bill to cooperate with the proposed planning agency.”Map →

organizationSubcommittee No. 3 of the Committee on the Judiciary“The House committee conducting the hearing.”Map →

Sources

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