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Calendar No. 245

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1329

[Report No. 106–133]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Nye County,

Nevada, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 1, 1999

Mr. REID introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

AUGUST 3, 1999

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

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,

3 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE TO NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

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

6 County, Nevada.
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1 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

2 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di3 rector of the Bureau of Land Management.

4 (b) PARCELS CONVEYED FOR USE OF THE NEVADA

5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER.—

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

7 no other cost to the County, the Secretary shall con8 vey to the County, subject to valid existing rights, all

9 right, title, and interest in and to the parcels of pub10 lic land described in paragraph (2).

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

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

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

14 States Route 95, T. 15 S. R. 49 E, Mount Dia15 blo Meridian, Nevada.

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

17 Diablo Meridian, Nevada:

(i) W 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 NW 1 18 ⁄4.

(ii) The portion of the W 1⁄2 W 1 19 ⁄2 SW

1 20 ⁄4 north of United States Route 95.

21 (3) USE.—

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The parcels described

23 in paragraph (2) shall be used for the construc24 tion and operation of the Nevada Science and

25 Technology Center as a nonprofit museum and
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1 exposition center, and related facilities and ac2 tivities.

3 (B) REVERSION.—The conveyance of any

4 parcel described in paragraph (2) shall be sub5 ject to reversion to the United States, at the

6 discretion of the Secretary, if the parcel is used

7 for a purpose other than that specified in sub8 paragraph (A).

9 (b) (c) PARCELS CONVEYED FOR OTHER USE FOR

10 A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE.—

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

12 years beginning on the date of enactment of this

13 Act, the County shall have the exclusive right to

14 purchase the parcels of public land described in

15 paragraph (2) for the fair market value of the par16 cels, as determined by the Secretary.

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

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

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

20 Meridian, Nevada:

(A) E 1⁄2 NW 1 21 ⁄4.

(B) E 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 NW 1 22 ⁄4.

(C) The portion of the E 1⁄2 SW 1 23 ⁄4 north

24 of United States Route 95.
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(D) The portion of the E 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 SW 1 1 ⁄4

2 north of United States Route 95.

(E) The portion of the SE 1 3 ⁄4 north of

4 United States Route 95.

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

6 a parcel described in paragraph (2)—

7 (A) shall be deposited in the special ac8 count established under section 4(e)(1)(C) of

9 the Southern Nevada Public Land Management

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

11 (B) shall be available to the Secretary as

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

13 Stat. 2346).

Calendar No. 245

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1329

[Report No. 106–133]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey

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

AUGUST 3, 1999

Reported with an amendment