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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1329

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 27, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT–

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain

land to Nye County, Nevada, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE TO NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

3 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Nye

4 County, Nevada.

5 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

6 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di7 rector of the Bureau of Land Management.

8 (b) PARCELS CONVEYED FOR USE OF THE NEVADA

9 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—For no consideration and at

11 no other cost to the County, the Secretary shall con12 vey to the County, subject to valid existing rights, all

13 right, title, and interest in and to the parcels of pub14 lic land described in paragraph (2).

15 (2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of public

16 land referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:

17 (A) The portion of Sec. 13 north of United

18 States Route 95, T. 15 S. R. 49 E, Mount Dia19 blo Meridian, Nevada.

20 (B) In Sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 50 E., Mount

21 Diablo Meridian, Nevada:

(i) W 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 NW 1 22 ⁄4.

(ii) The portion of the W 1⁄2 W 1 23 ⁄2 SW

1 24 ⁄4 north of United States Route 95.

25 (3) USE.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The parcels described

2 in paragraph (2) shall be used for the construc3 tion and operation of the Nevada Science and

4 Technology Center as a nonprofit museum and

5 exposition center, and related facilities and ac6 tivities.

7 (B) REVERSION.—The conveyance of any

8 parcel described in paragraph (2) shall be sub9 ject to reversion to the United States, at the

10 discretion of the Secretary, if the parcel is used

11 for a purpose other than that specified in sub12 paragraph (A).

13 (c) PARCELS CONVEYED FOR OTHER USE FOR A

14 COMMERCIAL PURPOSE.—

15 (1) RIGHT TO PURCHASE.—For a period of 5

16 years beginning on the date of enactment of this

17 Act, the County shall have the exclusive right to

18 purchase the parcels of public land described in

19 paragraph (2) for the fair market value of the par20 cels, as determined by the Secretary.

21 (2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of public

22 land referred to in paragraph (1) are the following

23 parcels in Sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo

24 Meridian, Nevada:

(A) E 1⁄2 NW 1 25 ⁄4.
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(B) E 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 NW 1 1 ⁄4.

(C) The portion of the E 1⁄2 SW 1 2 ⁄4 north

3 of United States Route 95.

(D) The portion of the E 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 SW 1 4 ⁄4

5 north of United States Route 95.

(E) The portion of the SE 1 6 ⁄4 north of

7 United States Route 95.

8 (3) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Proceeds of a sale of

9 a parcel described in paragraph (2)—

10 (A) shall be deposited in the special ac11 count established under section 4(e)(1)(C) of

12 the Southern Nevada Public Land Management

13 Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and

14 (B) shall be available to the Secretary as

15 provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112

16 Stat. 2346).

Passed the Senate November 19, 1999.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.