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107TH CONGRESS REPORT " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ! 2d Session 107–750

CLARK COUNTY CONSERVATION OF PUBLIC LAND AND 

NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2002

OCTOBER 15, 2002.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. HANSEN, from the Committee on Resources, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 5200]

The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 

(H.R. 5200) to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, 

improve public land, and provide for high quality development in 

Clark County, Nevada, and for other purposes, having considered 

the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. 

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short Title. 

Sec. 2. Table of Contents. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Authorization of Appropriations. 

TITLE I—RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA LAND EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY 

ADJUSTMENT. 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

Sec. 103. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 104. Red Rock Canyon land exchange. 

Sec. 105. Status and management of lands. 

Sec. 106. General provisions. 

TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS. 

Sec. 201. Findings. 

Sec. 202. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Sec. 203. Administration. 

Sec. 204. Adjacent management. 

Sec. 205. Military overflights. 

Sec. 206. Native American cultural and religious uses. 

Sec. 207. Release of wilderness study areas. 

Sec. 208. Wildlife management. 

Sec. 209. Wildfire management. 

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Sec. 210. Climatological data collection. 

Sec. 211. National Park Service lands. 

TITLE III—TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION. 

Sec. 301. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Sec. 302. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to National Park Service. 

TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 

Sec. 401. Disposal and exchange. 

TITLE V—IVANPAH CORRIDOR 

Sec. 501. Interstate Route 15 south corridor. 

Sec. 502. Area of Critical Environmental Concern segregation. 

TITLE VI—SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 

Sec. 601. Short title. 

Sec. 602. Purpose. 

Sec. 603. Definitions. 

Sec. 604. Establishment. 

Sec. 605. Management. 

Sec. 606. Sale of Federal parcel. 

Sec. 607. Right of way. 

TITLE VII—PUBLIC INTEREST CONVEYANCES 

Sec. 701. Definition of map. 

Sec. 702. Conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Foundation. 

Sec. 703. Conveyance to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. 

Sec. 704. Conveyance to the City of Henderson for the Nevada State College at Henderson. 

Sec. 705. Conveyance to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Sec. 706. Sale of Federal parcel. 

Sec. 707. Relocation of right of way corridor in Clark and Lincoln counties. 

TITLE VIII—HUMBOLDT PROJECT CONVEYANCE 

Sec. 801. Short title. 

Sec. 802. Definitions. 

Sec. 803. Authority to convey title. 

Sec. 804. Payment. 

Sec. 805. Compliance with other laws. 

Sec. 806. Revocation of withdrawals. 

Sec. 807. Liability. 

Sec. 808. National Environmental Policy Act. 

Sec. 809. Future benefits. 

TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 901. Technical amendments to the Mesquite Lands Act 2001.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the Agreement entitled ‘‘Interim Cooperative Management Agreement Between the United States of the 

Interior Bureau of Land Management and Clark County’’, dated November 4, 

1992. 

(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark County, Nevada. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means—

(A) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to land in the National Forest System; or 

(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to other Federal land. 

(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Nevada. 

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

There is authorized such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 

TITLE I—RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA LAND EXCHANGE AND 

BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002’’. 

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

As used in this title: 

(1) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’ means the Howard Hughes Corporation, an affiliate of the Rouse Company, with its principal place of business 

at 10000 West Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

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(2) RED ROCK CANYON.—The term ‘‘Red Rock Canyon’’ means the Red Rock 

Canyon National Conservation Area, consisting of approximately 195,780 acres 

of public lands in Clark County, Nevada, specially designated for protection in 

the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 

(16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.), as depicted on the Red Rock Canyon Map. 

(3) RED ROCK CANYON MAP.—The term ‘‘Red Rock Canyon Map’’ means the 

map entitled Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, dated October 1, 

2002. 

SEC. 103. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) Red Rock Canyon is a natural resource of major significance to the people 

of Nevada and the United States. It must be protected in its natural state for 

the enjoyment of future generations of Nevadans and Americans, and enhanced 

wherever possible. 

(2) In 1998, the Congress enacted the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263), which provided among other things 

for the protection and enhancement of Red Rock Canyon.–– (3) The Corporation owns much of the private land on Red Rock Canyon s 

eastern boundary, and is engaged in developing a large-scale master-planned 

community. 

(4) Included in the Corporation’s land holdings are 1,071 acres of highgrounds lands at the eastern edge of Red Rock Canyon. These lands were intended to be included in Red Rock, but to date have not been acquired by the 

United States. The protection of this high-ground acreage would preserve an important element of the western Las Vegas Valley viewshed.– (5) The Corporation has volunteered to forgo development of the high-ground 

lands, and proposes that the United States acquire title to the lands so that 

they can be preserved in perpetuity to protect and expand Red Rock Canyon. 

(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of this title are: 

(1) To accomplish an exchange of lands between the United States and the 

Corporation that would transfer certain high-ground lands to the United States 

in exchange for the transfer of other lands of approximately equal value to the 

Corporation. 

(2) To protect Red Rock Canyon and to expand its boundaries as contemplated 

by the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted on the Red Rock Canyon Map. 

(3) To further fulfill the purposes of the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 and the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990. 

SEC. 104. RED ROCK CANYON LAND EXCHANGE. 

(a) ACQUISITION REQUIREMENT.—If the Corporation offers to convey to the United 

States all right, title, and interest in and to the approximately 1,082 acres of nonFederal land owned by the Corporation and depicted on the Red Rock Canyon Map 

as ‘‘Offered Lands proposed addition to the Red Rock Canyon NCA’’, the Secretary 

shall accept such offer on behalf of the United States, and not later than 90 days 

after the date of the offer, except as otherwise provided in this title, shall make the 

following conveyances: 

(1) To the Corporation, the approximately 998 acres of Federal lands depicted 

on the Red Rock Canyon Map as ‘‘Public land selected for exchange’’. 

(2) To Clark County, Nevada, the approximately 1,221 acres of Federal lands 

depicted on the Red Rock Canyon Map as ‘‘Proposed BLM transfer for county 

park’’. 

(b) SIMULTANEOUS CONVEYANCES.—Title to the private property and the Federal 

property to be conveyed pursuant to this section shall be conveyed at the same time. 

(c) MAP.—The Secretary shall keep the Red Rock Canyon Map on file and available for public inspection in the Las Vegas District Office of the Bureau of Land 

Management in Nevada, and the State Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 

Reno, Nevada. 

(d) CONDITIONS.—

(1) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.—As a condition of the conveyance under ––subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall require that the Corporation be responsible 

for removal of and remediation related to any hazardous materials that are 

present on the property conveyed to the United States under subsection (a). 

(2) SURVEY.—As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a)(1), the 

Secretary shall require that not later than 90 days after the date of the offer 

referred to in subsection (a), the Corporation shall provide a metes and bounds 

survey, that is acceptable to the Corporation, Clark County, and the Secretary, 

of the common boundary between the parcels of land to be conveyed under subsection (a). 

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(3) LANDS CONVEYED TO CLARK COUNTY.—As a condition of the conveyance 

under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall require that—

(A) the lands transferred to Clark County by the United States must be 

held in perpetuity by the County for use only as a public park or as part 

of a public regional trail system; and 

(B) if the County attempts to transfer the lands or to undertake a use 

on the lands that is inconsistent with their preservation and use as described in subparagraph (A), such lands shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

(e) VALUATION.—

(1) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the Federal parcel and the nonFederal parcel, as determined under paragraph (2)—

(A) shall be equal; or 

(B) if the values are not equal, shall be equalized in accordance with 

paragraph (3). 

(2) APPRAISAL.—The values of the Federal parcel and the non-Federal parcel 

shall be determined by an appraisal, to be approved by the Secretary, that complies with the Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions. 

(3) EQUALIZATION.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—If the value of the non-Federal parcel is less than the 

value of the Federal parcel—

(i) the Corporation shall make a cash equalization payment to the 

Secretary; or 

(ii) the Secretary shall, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary and the Corporation, reduce the acreage of the Federal parcel. 

(B) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit any cash 

equalization payments received under subparagraph (A)(i) in accordance 

with section 4(e)(2) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 

of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345). 

SEC. 105. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF LANDS. 

(a) INCLUSION AND MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.—Upon the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary shall administer the lands depicted on the Red Rock Map 

as Public Lands-proposed addition to the Red Rock Canyon NCA, exclusive of those 

lands used for the Corps of Engineers R-4 Detention Basin, as part of Red Rock and 

in accordance with the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment 

Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.) and all other applicable laws. 

(b) INCLUSION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—Upon acquisition by the United States of 

lands under this Act, the Secretary shall—

(1) administer the lands as part of Red Rock and in accordance with the Red 

Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 

460ccc et seq.), the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 

(Public Law 105–263), and all other applicable laws; and 

(2) create new maps showing the boundaries of Red Rock as modified or pursuant to this Act, and make such maps available for review at the Las Vegas 

District Office of the Bureau of Land Management and the State Office of the 

Bureau of Land Management, Reno, Nevada. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon National 

Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–1 (a)(2)) is amended 

by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, and such additional areas as are included in the conservation area pursuant to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002’’. 

SEC. 106. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

(a) REVIEW OF APPRAISAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a review of the appraisal entitled, ‘‘Complete Self-Contained Appraisal Red Rock Exchange, Las Vegas, Nevada’’, completed 

on or about June 3, 2002. The difference in appraisal values shall be reimbursed 

to the Secretary by the Corporation in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public 

Lands Management Act of 1998. 

(b) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The land exchange under this Act shall be subject 

to valid existing rights. Each party to which property is conveyed under this Act 

shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the conveying party with respect to 

any lease, right-of-way, permit, or other valid existing right to which the property 

is subject. 

(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Nothing in this Act prohibits the parties to the conveyances under this Act from agreeing to the correction of technical errors or omissions in the Red Rock Map. 

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(d) WITHDRAWAL OF AFFECTED LANDS.—To the extent not already accomplished 

under law or administrative action, the Secretary shall withdraw from operation of 

the public land and mining laws, subject to valid existing rights— (1) those Federal lands acquired by the United States under this Act; and 

(2) those Federal lands already owned by the United States on the date of 

enactment of this Act but included within the Red Rock National Conservation 

Area boundaries by this Act. 

TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS. 

SEC. 201. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds that— (1) public land in the County contains unique and spectacular natural resources, including— (A) priceless habitat for numerous species of plants and wildlife; and 

(B) thousands of acres of pristine land that remain in a natural state; 

(2) continued preservation of those areas would benefit the County and all of 

the United States by— (A) ensuring the conservation of ecologically diverse habitat; 

(B) conserving primitive recreational resources; and 

(C) protecting air and water quality. 

SEC. 202. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 

(a) ADDITIONS.—The following land in the State is designated as wilderness and 

as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

(1) ARROW CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 27,503 acres, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Arrow Canyon’’, dated October 1, 2002, which 

shall be known as the ‘‘Arrow Canyon Wilderness’’. (2) BLACK CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lake Mead 

National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by 

the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 17,220 acres, as 

generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Mountain’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the Black Canyon Wilderness . 

(3) BRIDGE CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lake 

Mead National Recreation Area, comprising approximately 7,761 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Mountain’’, dated October 

1, 2002, which shall be known as ‘‘the Bridge Canyon Wilderness’’. 

(4) ELDORADO WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by the 

Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 31,950 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Mountain’’, dated October 

1, 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Eldorado Wilderness’’. 

(5) IRETEBA PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lake Mead 

National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by 

the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 32,745 acres, as 

generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Mountain’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Ireteba Peaks Wilderness’’. 

(6) JIMBILNAN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, comprising approximately 18,879 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Muddy Mountains’’, dated October 1, 2002, which 

shall be known as the ‘‘Jimbilnan Wilderness’’. 

(7) JUMBO SPRINGS WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 4,631 acres, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gold Butte’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall 

be known as the ‘‘Jumbo Springs Wilderness’’. 

(8) LA MADRE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the 

Toiyabe National Forest and an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by 

the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 47,180 acres, as 

generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Spring Mountains’’, dated October 1, 

2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘La Madre Mountain Wilderness’’. 

(9) LIME CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau 

of Land Management, comprising approximately 23,233 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gold Butte’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be 

known as the ‘‘Lime Canyon Wilderness’’. 

(10) MT. CHARLESTON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal land within 

the Toiyabe National Forest and an adjacent portion of Federal land managed 

by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 13,598 acres, as 

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generally depicted on the map entitled Spring Mountains, dated October 1, 

2002, which shall be included in the Mt. Charleston Wilderness. 

(11) MUDDY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lake 

Mead National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of land managed by the 

Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 48,019 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Muddy Mountains, dated October 1, 2002, 

which shall be known as the Muddy Mountains Wilderness. 

(12) NELLIS WASH WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lake Mead 

National Recreation Area, comprising approximately 16,423 acres, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled Eldorado/Spirit Mountain, dated October 1, 2002, 

which shall be known as the Nellis Wash Wilderness. 

(13) NORTH MCCULLOUGH WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by 

the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 14,763 acres, as 

generally depicted on the map entitled McCulloughs, dated October 1, 2002, 

which shall be known as the North McCullough Wilderness. 

(14) PINTO VALLEY WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lake Mead 

National Recreation Area, comprising approximately 39,173 acres, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled Muddy Mountains, dated October 1, 2002, which 

shall be known as the Pinto Valley Wilderness. 

(15) RAINBOW MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the 

Toiyabe National Forest and an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by 

the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 24,997 acres, as 

generally depicted on the map entitled Spring Mountains, dated October 1, 

2002, which shall be known as the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness. 

(16) SOUTH MCCULLOUGH WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by 

the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 44,245 acres, as 

generally depicted on the map entitled McCulloughs, dated October 1, 2002, 

which shall be known as the South McCullough Wilderness. 

(17) SPIRIT MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within the Lake 

Mead National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 33,518 

acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Eldorado/Spirit Mountain, 

dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the Spirit Mountain Wilderness. 

(18) WEE THUMP JOSHUA TREE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed 

by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 6,050 acres, as 

generally depicted on the map entitled McCulloughs, dated October 1, 2002, 

which shall be known as the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness. 

(b) BOUNDARY.—

(1) LAKE OFFSET.—The boundary of any portion of a wilderness area designated by subsection (a) that is bordered by Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, or the 

Colorado River shall be 300 feet inland from the high water line. 

(2) ROAD OFFSET.—The boundary of any portion of a wilderness area designated by subsection (a) that is bordered by a road shall be at least 100 feet 

from the edge of the road to allow public access. 

(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each wilderness area 

designated by subsection (a) with the Committee on Resources of the House of 

Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

Senate. 

(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description shall have the same force and 

effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description. 

(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, or Forest Service, as applicable. 

(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas designated in this section are withdrawn from—

(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; 

(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and 

(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, each area designated as wilderness by this title shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the 

Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—

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(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be 

a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 

(b) LIVESTOCK.—Within the wilderness areas designated under this title that are 

administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the grazing of livestock in areas 

in which grazing is established as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices that 

the Secretary considers necessary, consistent with section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), including the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of House 

Report 101–405. 

(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS AND INTERESTS.—Any land or interest in 

land within the boundaries of an area designated as wilderness by this title that 

is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be 

added to and administered as part of the wilderness area within which the acquired 

land or interest is located. 

(d) WATER RIGHTS.— (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— (A) the lands designated as Wilderness by this Act are within the Mojave 

Desert, are arid in nature, and include ephemeral streams; 

(B) the hydrology of the lands designated as wilderness by this Act is locally characterized by complex flow patterns and alluvial fans with impermanent channels; 

(C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the region is characterized by ground 

water subject to local and regional flow gradients and artesian aquifers; 

(D) the lands designated as wilderness by this Act are generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities and there are 

no actual or proposed water resource facilities and no opportunities for diversion, storage, or other uses of water occurring outside such lands that 

would adversely affect the wilderness or other values of such lands; and 

(E) because of the unique nature and hydrology of these desert lands designated as wilderness by this Act and the existence of the Clark County 

Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan it is possible to provide for proper 

management and protection of the wilderness, perennial springs and other 

values of such lands in ways different from those utilized in other legislation. 

(2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—

(A) Nothing in this Act shall constitute or be construed to constitute either an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water 

or water rights with respect to the lands designated as Wilderness by this 

Act. 

(B) Nothing in this Act shall affect any water rights in the State of Nevada existing on the date of the enactment of this Act, including any water 

rights held by the United States. 

(C) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as establishing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations. 

(D) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting, altering, modifying, or amending any of the interstate compacts or equitable apportionment decrees that apportion water among and between the State of Nevada 

and other States. 

(E) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting, altering, 

modifying, or amending the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) with respect to the lands designated as Wilderness by 

this Act including the MSHCP’s specific management actions for the conservation of perennial springs. 

(3) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements of the law of the State of Nevada in order to obtain and 

hold any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with 

respect to the wilderness areas designated by this Act. 

(4) NEW PROJECTS.—

(A) As used in this paragraph, the term water resource facility means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, and transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, 

and carriage structures. The term water resource facility does not include 

wildlife guzzlers. 

(B) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, on and after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, neither the President nor any other officer, employee, 

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or agent of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license 

or permit for the development of any new water resource facility within the 

wilderness areas designated by this Act. 

SEC. 204. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for the designation of wilderness in 

the State pursuant to this title to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or 

buffer zones around any such wilderness area. 

(b) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses 

can be seen or heard from areas within a wilderness designated under this title 

shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of 

the wilderness area. 

SEC. 205. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 

Nothing in this title restricts or precludes— (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the areas designated as wilderness by this title, including military overflights that can be seen or heard 

within the wilderness areas; 

(2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

(3) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. 

SEC. 206. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES. 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the rights of any Indian Tribe. 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish tribal rights regarding access to 

Federal lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and traditional foodgathering activities. 

SEC. 207. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in the 

County administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service 

in the following areas have been adequately studied for wilderness designation: 

(1) The Garrett Buttes Wilderness Study Area. 

(2) The Quail Springs Wilderness Study Area. 

(3) The Nellis A, B, C Wilderness Study Area. 

(4) Any portion of the wilderness study areas—

(A) not designated as wilderness by section 202(a); and 

(B) designated for release on—

(i) the map entitled Muddy Mountains and dated October 1, 2002; 

(ii) the map entitled Spring Mountains and dated October 1, 2002; 

(iii) the map entitled Arrow Canyon and dated October 1, 2002; 

(iv) the map entitled Gold Butte and dated October 1, 2002; 

(v) the map entitled McCullough Mountains and dated October 1, 

2002; 

(vi) the map entitled El Dorado/Spirit Mountain and dated October 

1, 2002; or 

(vii) the map entitled Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 

and dated October 1, 2002. 

(b) RELEASE.—Except as provided in subsection (c), any public land described in 

subsection (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this title—

(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

(2) shall be managed in accordance with—

(A) land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 

U.S.C. 1712); and 

(B) existing cooperative conservation agreements. 

(c) RIGHT OF WAY GRANT.—The Secretary shall issue to the State-regulated sponsor of the Centennial Project the right-of-way for the construction and maintenance 

of two 500-kilovolt electrical transmission lines. The construction shall occur within 

a 500-foot-wide corridor that is released from the Sunrise Mountains Instant Study 

Area in the County as depicted on the Southern Nevada Public Land Management 

Act map, dated October 1, 2002. 

SEC. 208. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 

U.S.C. 1133(d)(7), nothing in this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction of the 

State with respect to fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of 

hunting and fishing, in the wilderness areas designated by this title. 

(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of the purposes and principles of 

the Wilderness Act, management activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife 

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populations and the habitats to support such populations may be carried out within 

wilderness areas designated by this title where consistent with relevant wilderness 

management plans, in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set forth 

in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, including the occasional and temporary use 

of motorized vehicles, if such use, as determined by the Secretary, would promote 

healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values and accomplish those purposes with the minimum impact 

necessary to reasonably accomplish the task. 

(c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 

U.S.C. 1133(d)), the State or its designee may continue to use aircraft (including 

helicopters) to transport water to wildlife water developments, including guzzlers, 

and to survey, capture, transplant and monitor wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep, and feral stock, horses, and burros. 

(d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall, subject to 

subsection (f) authorize existing structures and facilities for wildlife water development projects, including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas designated by this title 

if—

(1) the structures and facilities will, as determined by the Secretary, enhance 

wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable and more naturally distributed 

wildlife populations; and 

(2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the wilderness areas 

can reasonably be minimized. 

(e) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—The Secretary may designate by regulation areas in consultation with the appropriate State agency (except in emergencies), in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of public safety, 

administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping 

will be permitted in the wilderness areas designated by this title. 

(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—No later than one year after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State 

of Nevada. The cooperative agreement shall specify the terms and conditions under 

which the State (including a designee of the State) may utilize wildlife management 

activities in the wilderness areas designated by this title. 

SEC. 209. WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT. 

Consistent with section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133), nothing in this 

title precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from conducting wildfire management operations (including operations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) to 

manage wildfires in the wilderness areas designated by this title. 

SEC. 210. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION. 

Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, nothing in 

this title precludes the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or 

climatological collection devices in the wilderness areas designated by this title if 

the facilities and access to the facilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, 

and water reservoir operation activities. 

SEC. 211. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LANDS. 

To the extent any of the provisions of this title are in conflict with laws, regulations, or management policies applicable to the National Park Service for Lake 

Mead National Recreation Area, those laws, regulations, or policies shall control. 

TITLE III—TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE 

JURISDICTION. 

SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE 

SERVICE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the land described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the United States 

Fish and Wildlife Service for inclusion in the Desert National Wildlife Range. 

(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land referred to in subsection (a) is the 

approximately 26,433 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map entitled Arrow Canyon and dated October 

1, 2002. 

(c) WILDERNESS RELEASE.—

(1) Congress finds that the parcel of land described in subsection (b) has been 

adequately studied for wilderness designation for the purposes of section 603(c) 

of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 

(2) The parcel of land described in subsection (b)—

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(A) shall not be subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

(B) shall be managed in accordance with 

(i) the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, as 

amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997 (16 U.S. C. 668dd–668ee); and 

(ii) existing cooperative conservation agreements. 

SEC. 302. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the parcel of land described in 

subsection (b) is transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the National 

Park Service for inclusion in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. 

(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land referred to in subsection (a) is the 

approximately 10 acres of Bureau of Land Management land, as depicted on the 

map entitled Eldorado/Spirit Mountain and dated October 1, 2002. 

(c) USE OF LAND.—The parcel of land described in subsection (b) shall be used by 

the National Park Service for administrative facilities. 

TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN 

NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 

SEC. 401. DISPOSAL AND EXCHANGE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 

of 1998 (112 Stat. 2344) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking entitled Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land Disposal Map, April 10, 1997 and inserting entitled Southern 

Nevada Public Land Management Act, dated October 1, 2002; and 

(2) in subsection (e)(3)(A)— (A) in clause (iv)— (i) by inserting or regional governmental entity after local government ; and 

(ii) by striking and at the end; 

(B) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and 

(C) by inserting after clause (iv) the following: 

(v) up to 10 percent of amounts available, to be used for conservation 

initiatives on Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, administered by 

the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on January 31, 2003. 

(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the land designated for disposal in this section is withdrawn from—

(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; 

(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and 

(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

TITLE V—IVANPAH CORRIDOR 

SEC. 501. INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 SOUTH CORRIDOR. 

(a) MANAGEMENT OF INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 CORRIDOR LAND.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the land located along the 

Interstate Route 15 corridor south of the Las Vegas Valley to the border between the States of California and Nevada, generally depicted as Interstate 15 

South Corridor on the map entitled Clark County Conservation of Public Land 

and Natural Resources Act of 2002 and dated October 1, 2002, in accordance 

with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2343) and this section. 

(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file 

and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

Land Management. 

(3) MULTIPLE USE MANAGEMENT.—Subject to any land management designations under the 1998 Las Vegas District Resource Management Plan or the 

Clark County Multi-Species Conservation Plan, land depicted on the map described in paragraph (1) shall be managed for multiple use purposes. 

(4) TERMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL.—The administrative withdrawal of the land identified as the Interstate 15 South Corridor on the map 

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entitled Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act 

of 2002 and dated October 1, 2002, from mineral entry dated July 23, 1997, and 

as amended March 9, 1998, as further amended July 2, 2002, is terminated. 

(5) WITHDRAWAL OF LAND.—Subject to valid existing rights, the corridor described in subsection (b) and the land described in subsection (c)(1) are withdrawn from location and entry under the mining laws, and from operation 

under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until such time as—

(A) the Secretary terminates the withdrawal; or 

(B) the corridor or land, respectively, is patented. 

(b) TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES CORRIDOR.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 

203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 

the Secretary, in consultation with the City of Henderson and the County, and in 

accordance with this section and other applicable laws and subject to valid existing 

rights, shall establish a 2,640-foot-wide corridor between the Las Vegas valley and 

the proposed Ivanpah Airport for the placement, on a nonexclusive basis, of utilities 

and transportation. 

(c) IVANPAH AIRPORT ENVIRONS OVERLAY DISTRICT LAND TRANSFER.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) and valid existing rights, on request by the County, the Secretary shall transfer to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land identified as Ivanpah Airport noise compatibility area on the map entitled Clark 

County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002’’ and 

dated October 1, 2002. 

(2) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—As a condition of the transfer under paragraph (1), the County shall agree—

(A) to manage the transferred land in accordance with section 47504 of 

title 49, United States Code (including regulations promulgated under that 

section); and 

(B) that if any portion of the transferred land is sold, leased, or otherwise 

conveyed or leased by the County 

(i) the sale, lease, or other conveyance shall be—

(I) subject to a limitation that requires that any use of the transferred land be consistent with the Agreement and section 47504 of 

title 49, United States Code (including regulations promulgated 

under that section); and 

(II) for fair market value; and 

(ii) of any gross proceeds received by the County from the sale, lease, 

or other conveyance of the land, the County shall—

(I) contribute 85 percent to the special account established by 

section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); 

(II) contribute 5 percent to the State for use in the general education program of the State; and 

(III) reserve 10 percent for use by the Clark County Department 

of Aviation for airport development and noise compatibility programs. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall not take effect until construction of the Ivanpah Valley Airport is approved in accordance with Public Law 106–

362. 

SEC. 502. AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN SEGREGATION. 

(a) TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal land 

in an Area of Critical Environmental Concern that is designated for withdrawal 

under the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan, and which is not already 

withdrawn by the effect of this or any other Act, is hereby withdrawn from location, 

entry, and patent under the mining laws for a period not to exceed five years. The 

withdrawal shall lapse at the earlier—

(1) five years; or 

(2) when the Secretary issues a final decision on each proposed withdrawal. 

(b) ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL.—The Secretary shall make final decisions on 

each of the temporary withdrawals described in subsection (a) within five years of 

the date of enactment of this Act. Such decisions shall be made consistent with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1714), and in accordance with 

the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan. 

(c) MINERAL REPORT.—The mineral reports required by section 204(c)(12) of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management Act shall be the responsibility of the U.S. Geological Survey and shall be completed for each of the temporary withdrawals described in subsection (a) within four years of the date of enactment of this Act. 

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TITLE VI—SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL 

CONSERVATION AREA 

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act’’. 

SEC. 602. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this title is to establish the Sloan Canyon National Conservation 

Area to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and 

future generations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, and scenic resources of the Conservation Area. 

SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS. 

In this title: 

(1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Conservation Area’’ means the Sloan 

Canyon National Conservation Area established by section 604(a). 

(2) FEDERAL PARCEL.—The term ‘‘Federal parcel’’ means the parcel of Federal 

land consisting of approximately 500 acres that is identified as Tract A on the 

map entitled Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act and dated October 

1, 2002. 

(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term management plan means the management 

plan for the Conservation Area developed under section 605(b). 

(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled Southern Nevada Public 

Land Management Act and dated October 1, 2002. 

SEC. 604. ESTABLISHMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose described in section 602, there is established 

in the State a conservation area to be known as the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. 

(b) AREA INCLUDED.—The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 48,438 

acres of public land in the County, as generally depicted on the map. 

(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a map and legal description of the 

Conservation Area. 

(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct minor 

errors in the map or legal description. 

(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and legal description shall be 

on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Bureau 

of Land Management

SEC. 605. MANAGEMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 

Land Management, shall manage the Conservation Area—

(1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the 

Conservation Area; and 

(2) in accordance with—

(A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 

et seq.); and 

(B) other applicable law, including this Act. 

(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the State, the city of Henderson, the 

County, and any other interested persons, shall develop a management plan for 

the Conservation Area. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall—

(A) describe the appropriate uses and management of the Conservation 

Area; 

(B)(i) authorize the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area—

(I) for installing, repairing, maintaining, and reconstructing water 

development projects, including guzzlers, that would enhance the Conservation Area by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and 

(II) subject to any limitations that are not more restrictive than the 

limitations on such uses authorized in wilderness areas under section 

208; and 

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(ii) include or provide recommendations on ways of minimizing the visual 

impacts of such activities on the Conservation Area; 

(C) include a plan for litter cleanup and public lands awareness campaign 

on public lands in and around the Conservation Area; 

(D) include a recommendation on the location for a right-of-way for rural–

roadways or public trails to provide the city of Henderson with access to 

the Conservation Area, in accordance with the application numbered N–

65874. 

(c) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the Conservation Area that 

the Secretary determines will further the purpose described in section 602. 

(d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area shall 

be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of motorized vehicles 

by the management plan developed under subsection (b). 

(e) WITHDRAWAL.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from—

(A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land laws; 

(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and 

(C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal 

leasing laws. 

(2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the 

Secretary acquires mineral or other interests in a parcel of land within the Conservation Area after the date of enactment of this Act, the parcel is withdrawn 

from operation of the laws referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of acquisition of the land. 

(f) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State with 

respect to fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Area. 

(2) LIMITATIONS.—

(A) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may designate by regulation areas in 

which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or 

trapping will be permitted in the Conservation Area. 

(B) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult 

with the appropriate State agency before promulgating regulations under 

subparagraph (A) that close a portion of the Conservation Area to hunting, 

fishing, or trapping. 

(g) NO BUFFER ZONES.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of the Conservation Area shall not create 

an express or implied protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Conservation Area. 

(2) PRIVATE LAND.—If the use of, or conduct of an activity on, private land 

that shares a boundary with the Conservation Area is consistent with applicable law, nothing in this title concerning the establishment of the Conservation 

Area shall prohibit or limit the use or conduct of the activity. 

SEC. 606. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to valid existing 

rights, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

shall convey to the highest qualified bidder all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to the Federal parcel. 

(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Of the gross proceeds from the conveyance of land 

under subsection (a)—

(1) 5 percent shall be available to the State for use in the general education 

program of the State; and 

(2) the remainder shall be deposited in the special account established under 

the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–

263; 112 Stat. 2345), to be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation for—

(A) the construction and operation of facilities to support the management of the Conservation Area; 

(B) the construction and repair of trails and roads in the Conservation 

Area authorized under the management plan; 

(C) research on and interpretation of the archaeological and geological resources of the Conservation Area; 

(D) conservation and research relating to the Conservation Area; and 

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(E) any other purpose that the Secretary determines to be consistent with 

the purpose described in section 602. 

SEC. 607. RIGHT OF WAY. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

shall convey to the City of Henderson the public right-of-way requested for public 

trail purposes under the application numbered N–76312. 

TITLE VII—PUBLIC INTEREST CONVEYANCES 

SEC. 701. DEFINITION OF MAP. 

In this title, the term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Public 

Land Management Act’’ and dated October 1, 2002. 

SEC. 702. CONVEYANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA AT LAS VEGAS RESEARCH FOUNDATION. 

(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—

(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

(A) the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, needs land in the greater Las 

Vegas area to provide for the future growth of the university; 

(B) the proposal by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for construction 

of a research park and technology center in the greater Las Vegas area 

would enhance the high tech industry and entrepreneurship in the State; 

and 

(C) the land transferred to the Clark County Department of Aviation 

under section 4(g) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 

of 1998 (112 Stat. 2346) is the best location for the research park and technology center. 

(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—

(A) to provide a suitable location for the construction of a research park 

and technology center in the greater Las Vegas area; 

(B) to provide the public with opportunities for education and research in 

the field of high technology; and 

(C) to provide the State with opportunities for competition and economic 

development in the field of high technology. 

(b) TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER.—

(1) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding section 4(g)(4) of the Southern Nevada 

Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2347), the Clark County Department of Aviation may convey, without consideration, all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of land described in paragraph (3) to the University 

of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Foundation (referred to in this section as 

‘‘Foundation’’) for the development of a technology research center. 

(2) CONDITION.—The conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the 

condition that the Foundation enter into an agreement that if the land described in paragraph (3) is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed by the Foundation. 

(A) the Foundation shall sell, lease, or otherwise convey the land for fair 

market value; 

(B) the Foundation shall contribute 85 percent of the gross proceeds from 

the sale, lease, or conveyance of the land to the special account; 

(C) with respect to land identified on the map entitled ‘‘Las Vegas Valley, 

Nevada, Land Sales Map’’, numbered 7306A, and dated May 1980, the proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of the land identified on the map 

contributed to the special account by the Foundation under subparagraph 

(B) shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire environmentally 

sensitive land in the Lake Tahoe Basin under section 3 of Public Law 96–

586 (94 Stat. 3383); 

(D) the Foundation shall contribute 5 percent of the gross proceeds from 

the sale, lease, or conveyance of the land to the State of Nevada for use 

in the general education program of the State; and 

(E) the remainder of the gross proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of the land shall be available for use by the Foundation. 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land referred to in paragraph (1) is 

the parcel of Clark County Department of Aviation land—

(A) consisting of approximately 115 acres; and 

(B) located in the SAW1⁄4 of section 33, T. 21 S., R. 60 E., Mount Diablo 

Base and Meridian. 

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SEC. 703. CONVEYANCE TO THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. 

The Secretary shall convey to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 

without consideration, all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of land identified as ‘‘Tract F’’ on the map for use as a shooting range. 

SEC. 704. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF HENDERSON FOR THE NEVADA STATE COLLEGE AT 

HENDERSON. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CHANCELLOR.—The term Chancellor means the Chancellor of the University system. 

(2) CITY.—The term City means the city of Henderson, Nevada. 

(3) COLLEGE.—The term College means the Nevada State College at Henderson. 

(4) SURVEY.—The term survey means the land survey required under Federal 

law to define the official metes and bounds of the parcel of Federal land identified as Tract H on the map. 

(5) UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.—The term University system means the University 

and Community College System of Nevada. 

(b) CONVEYANCE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and section 1(c) of the Act of June 14, 1926 

(commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’ ) (43 U.S.C. 

869(c)), not later than 180 days after the date on which the survey is approved, 

the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, and 

interest of the United States in and to the parcel of Federal land identified as 

‘‘Tract H’’ on the map for use as a campus for the College. 

(2) CONDITIONS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the conveyance under paragraph (1), 

the Chancellor and the City shall agree in writing—

(i) to pay any administrative costs associated with the conveyance, 

including the costs of any environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical 

resources studies; 

(ii) to use the Federal land conveyed for educational and recreational 

purposes; 

(iii) to release and indemnify the United States from any claims or 

––––liabilities which may arise from uses that are carried out on the 

Federal land on or before the date of enactment of this Act by the 

United States or any person; 

(iv) as soon as practicable after the date of the conveyance under 

paragraph (1), to erect at the College an appropriate and centrally located monument that acknowledges the conveyance of the Federal land 

by the United States for the purpose of furthering the higher education 

of citizens in the State; and 

(v) to assist the Bureau of Land Management in providing information to the students of the College and the citizens of the State on—

(I) public land in the State; and 

(II) the role of the Bureau of Land Management in managing, 

preserving, and protecting the public land. 

(B) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance under paragraph (1) shall 

be subject to all valid existing rights. 

(3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The College and the City may use the land conveyed 

under paragraph (1) for—

(i) any purpose relating to the establishment, operation, growth, and 

maintenance of the College. 

(ii) any uses relating to such purposes, including residential and commercial development that would generally be associated with an institution of higher education. 

(B) OTHER ENTITIES.—The College and the City may—

(i) consistent with Federal and State law, lease or otherwise provide 

property or space at the College, with or without consideration, to religious, public interest, community, or other groups for services and 

events that are of interest to the College, the City, or any community 

located in the Las Vegas Valley; 

(ii) allow the City or any other community in the Las Vegas Valley 

to use facilities of the College for educational and recreational programs of the City or community; and 

(iii) in conjunction with the City, plan, finance, (including the provision of cost-share assistance), construct, and operate facilities for the 

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City on the Federal land conveyed for educational or recreational purposes consistent with this section. 

(4) REVERSION.—

(A) If the Federal land or any portion of the Federal land conveyed under 

paragraph (1) ceases to be used for the College, the Federal land or any portion of the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to 

the United States. 

SEC. 705. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. 

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, 

acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(b) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, 

all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of land identified as ‘‘Tract C’’ and ‘‘Tract D’’ on the map. 

(c) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land conveyed to the City under subsection (b) 

ceases to be used for affordable housing or for a purpose related to affordable housing, the parcel shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

SEC. 706. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to valid existing 

rights, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

shall convey as a single parcel to the highest qualified bidder all right, title, and 

interest of the United States in and to approximately 360 acres that is identified 

as the North Half (N1⁄2) of Section 7, Township 23 South, Range 61 East, 

M.D.B.&M., Clark County, Nevada and the Northeast Quarter (NE1⁄4) of the Southeast Quarter (SE1⁄4) of Section 7, Township 23 South, Range 61 East, M.D.M., Clark 

County, Nevada, and shall include such lands within the disposal boundaries as 

identified on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act’’ and 

dated June 10, 2002. 

(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Of the gross proceeds from the conveyance of land 

under subsection (a) shall be distributed pursuant to Public Law 105–263. 

SEC. 707. RELOCATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY CORRIDOR IN CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. 

(a) RELINQUISHMENT OF UNITED STATES’ INTEREST.—Subject to subsection (b), the 

Secretary of the Interior shall relinquish all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in the entire right-of-way corridor as identified in section 5(b)(1) of Public 

Law 100–275 and described in section 14(a) of the Land Exchange Agreement entered into between Aerojet-General Corporation and the United States made effective as of July 14, 1988 (hereinafter referred to ‘‘Exchange Agreement’’), together 

with that sufficient portion of the utility corridor identified in the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan (1998) lying southerly of the boundary of the lands described in the Exchange Agreement and a sufficient portion of said utility corridor 

identified in the Caliente Management Framework Plan Amendment (2000) lying 

northerly of the boundary of the lands described in the Exchange Agreement that 

are necessary and appropriate to relocate such relinquished interest to a new utility 

corridor being 1,000 feet in width, the centerline of said corridor being 1,000 feet 

westerly of and parallel to the centerline of United States Highway 93 while maintaining a gradual and smooth interconnection of the existing designated corridors 

with the relocated segment such that the 2 existing rights-of-way within this corridor may be relocated into the new corridor alignment with minimal engineering 

design changes. 

(b) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the 

difference between the fair market value of that portion of the Aerojet lands encumbered by the corridor and the fair market value of such lands unencumbered by the 

corridor, which the difference shall be the fair market value of such corridor. Upon 

the Secretary’s receipt of title to lands or interests in lands having a fair market 

value equal to the fair market value of the corridor the Secretary shall concurrently 

relinquish the corridor in accordance with the provisions of this section. 

(c) RELOCATION OF GRANT U–42519.—The Secretary shall, without consideration 

from the grant holder, relocate the entire portion of right-of-way grant U–42519 

(also known as grant UTU–60642) lying within the relinquished portion of the corridor from the existing corridor to the relocated corridor in such a manner as to 

minimize engineering design changes. 

(d) RELOCATION OF GRANT NVN–49781.—The Secretary shall, without consideration from the grant holder, relocate the entire portion of NVN–49781 (which is a 

portion of IDI–26446 and UTU–73363) lying with the relinquished portion of the 

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corridor from the existing corridor to the relocated corridor in such a manner as to 

minimize engineering design changes. 

(e) PERMITTED USES WITHIN UTILITY CORRIDOR.—The Secretary may authorize 

the location of any and all above ground and below ground utility facilities within 

the relocated corridor, including, without limitation, transmission lines, gas pipelines, natural gas pipelines, fiber optics, telecommunications, water lines, wells (including monitoring wells), cable television, together with all related appurtenances. 

(f) WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—The relocation of the utility corridor and 

rights-of-ways under this section shall be subject to the following: 

(1) Shall not require the Secretary to update either the 1998 Las Vegas Valley 

Resource Management Plan or the Caliente Management Framework Plan 

Amendment. 

(2) Shall not require the Secretary to undertake any further environmental 

assessment work prior to relocation of the corridor or the rights-of-ways. 

(3) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of FLPMA that would otherwise be applicable to the holders of the rights-of-way for an amendment to the 

legal description of the respective rights-of-ways. 

TITLE VIII—HUMBOLDT PROJECT 

CONVEYANCE 

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Humboldt Project Conveyance Act’’. 

SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS. 

For purposes of this title: 

(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Nevada. 

(3) PCWCD.—The term ‘‘PCWCD’’ means the Pershing County Water Conservation District, a public entity organized under the laws of the State of Nevada. 

(4) PERSHING COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Pershing County’’ means the Pershing 

County government, a political subunit of the State of Nevada. 

(5) LANDER COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Lander County’’ means the Lander County 

government, a political subunit of the State of Nevada. 

SEC. 803. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY TITLE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act 

and in accordance with all applicable law, the Secretary shall convey all right, title, 

and interest in and to the lands and features of the Humboldt Project, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled the ‘‘Humboldt Project Conveyance Act’’, and dated 

July 3, 2002, including all water rights for storage and diversion, to PCWCD, the 

State, Pershing County, and Lander County, consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement between PCWCD and Lander 

County dated January 24, 2000, the Conceptual Agreement between PCWCD and 

the State dated October 18, 2001, the Letter of Agreement between Pershing County 

and the State dated April 16, 2002, and any agreements between the Bureau of Reclamation and PCWCD. 

(b) MAP.—As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary shall submit to Congress a map of the Humboldt Project Conveyance. In 

case of a conflict between the map referred to in subsection (a) and the map submitted by the Secretary, the map referred to in subsection (b) shall control. The map 

shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in such map and legal description. Copies of the map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 

Office of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and in the office of the 

Area Manager of the Bureau of Reclamation in Carson City, Nevada. 

(c) COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENTS.—All parties to the conveyance under subsection (a) shall comply with the terms and conditions of the agreements cited in 

subsection (a). 

(d) REPORT.—If the conveyance required by this section has not been completed 

within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

a report to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that describes—

(1) the status of the conveyance; 

(2) any obstacles to completion of the conveyance; and 

(3) the anticipated date for completion of the conveyance. 

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SEC. 804. PAYMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for any conveyance required by section 803, 

PCWCD shall pay to the United States the net present value of miscellaneous revenues associated with the lands and facilities to be conveyed. 

(b) WITHDRAWN LANDS.—As consideration for any conveyance of withdrawn lands 

required by section 803, the entity receiving title shall pay the United States (in 

addition to amounts paid under subsection (a)) the fair market value for any such 

lands conveyed that were withdrawn from the public domain pursuant to the Secretarial Orders dated March 16, 1934, and April 6, 1956. 

(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Administrative costs for conveyance of any land or facility under this title shall be paid in equal shares by the Secretary and the entity 

receiving title to the land or facility, except costs identified in subsections (d) and 

(e). 

(d) REAL ESTATE TRANSFER COSTS.—As a condition of any conveyance of any land 

or facility required by section 803, costs of all boundary surveys, title searches, cadastral surveys, appraisals, and other real estate transactions required for the conveyance shall be paid by the entity receiving title to the land or facility. 

(e) NEPA COSTS.—Costs associated with any review required under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for conveyance of any 

land or facility under section 803 shall be paid in equal shares by the Secretary and 

the entity receiving title to the land or facility. 

(f) STATE OF NEVADA.—The State shall not be responsible for any payments for 

land or facilities under this section. Any proposal by the State to reconvey to another entity land conveyed by the Secretary under this title shall be pursuant to 

an agreement with the Secretary providing for fair market value to the United 

States for the lands, and for continued management of the lands for recreation, 

wildlife habitat, wetlands, or resource conservation. 

SEC. 805. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. 

Following the conveyance required by section 803, the district, the State, Pershing 

County, and Lander County shall, with respect to the interests conveyed, comply 

with all requirements of Federal, State, and local law applicable to non-Federal 

water distribution systems. 

SEC. 806. REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWALS. 

Effective on the date of the conveyance required by section 803, the Secretarial 

Orders dated March 16, 1934, and April 6, 1956, that withdrew public lands for the 

Rye Patch Reservoir and the Humboldt Sink, are hereby revoked. 

SEC. 807. LIABILITY. 

Effective on the date of the conveyance required by section 803, the United States 

shall not be held liable by any court for damages of any kind arising out of any act, 

omission, or occurrence relating to the Humboldt Project, except for damages caused 

by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by its employees or agents 

prior to the date of conveyance. Nothing in this section shall be considered to increase the liability of the United States beyond that currently provided in chapter 

171 of title 28, United States Code, popularly known as the Federal Tort Claims 

Act. 

SEC. 808. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. 

Prior to any conveyance under this title, the Secretary shall complete all actions 

as may be required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and all 

other applicable laws. 

SEC. 809. FUTURE BENEFITS. 

Upon conveyance of the lands and facilities by the Secretary under this title, the 

Humboldt Project shall no longer be a Federal reclamation project and the district 

shall not be entitled to receive any future reclamation benefits with respect to that 

project, except those benefits that would be available to other nonreclamation districts. 

TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

SEC. 901. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MESQUITE LANDS ACT 2001. 

Section 3 of Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat. 3009–202) is amended—

(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) USE OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds of the sale of each parcel completed 

after the date of enactment of this subsection—

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‘‘(A) shall be deposited in the special account established under section 

4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 

(112 Stat. 2345); and shall be available for use by the Secretary—

‘‘(i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of the Bureau of 

Land Management in arranging the land conveyances directed by this 

section; 

‘‘(ii) for the development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan 

for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, including any associated 

groundwater monitoring plan; and 

‘‘(iii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 Stat. 2346). 

‘‘(4) TIMING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall complete the sale of any parcel authorized to be conveyed pursuant to this section and for which the Secretary has received notification from the city under subsection (d)(1).’’; and 

(2) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(v) sec. 7.’’. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 5200 is to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, 

improve public land, and provide for high quality development in Clark County, Nevada. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

To better address the unprecedented growth of Las Vegas, Nevada, and its effects 

on surrounding federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, H.R. 5200 (as introduced) 

would authorize the Secretary of the Interior with the following authority: (1) to 

designate a number of wilderness areas in Clark County; (2) to release wilderness 

studies areas for multiple use management; (3) to provide several conveyances of 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to various local governmental and educational entities; (4) to designate BLM land to the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area; (5) to establish a corridor along Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and the 

California border for a utility and transportation corridor between Las Vegas and 

the proposed Ivanpah airport, and (6) designate some BLM lands north of Las Vegas 

for disposal under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 5200 was introduced on July 24, 2002, by Congressman Jim Gibbons (R-NV). 

The bill was referred to the Committee on Resources, and within the Committee to 

the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health and the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. On October 8, 2002, the Full Resources Committee 

met to consider the bill. The three Subcommittees were discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5200 by unanimous consent. Congressman Gibbons offered an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute that made the following changes to the 

original text: (1) removed provisions regarding the planned community development 

within the Ivanpah Corridor and the Henderson Economic Development Zone; (2) 

removed the ‘‘hard release’’ language concerning released wilderness study areas; (3) 

modified the water rights provision so as not to affect existing water rights and removed any reference to reserved federal water rights, and (4) added two new titles—

the Red Rock National Conservation Area and the Humboldt Project Conveyance—

reflective of separate legislation approved by the House of Representatives affecting 

Nevada public lands. It was adopted by voice vote. The bill as amended was then 

ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by voice vote. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 

the House of Representatives, the Committee on Resources’ oversight findings and 

recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section 3, of the Constitution of the United 

States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill. 

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COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII 

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the Committee of the costs 

which would be incurred in carrying out this bill. The Committee believes that enactment of this bill will have little impact on the federal budget. 

2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules 

of the House of Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget authority, credit authority, or an 

increase or decrease in tax expenditures. 

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. This bill does not authorize funding 

and therefore, clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 

does not apply. 

4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has requested but not received a cost estimate 

for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4 

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law.

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

SECTION 3 OF THE RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL 

CONSERVATION AREA ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 1990

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONSERVATION AREA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) * * *

(2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately 195,780 

acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Red Rock Canyon 

National Conservation Area Administrative Boundary Modification’’, dated August 8, 1996, and such additional areas as are included in the conservation area pursuant to the Red Rock Canyon 

National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 

2002. 

* * * * * * *

SECTION 4 OF THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND 

MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1998

SEC. 4. DISPOSAL AND EXCHANGE. 

(a) DISPOSAL.—Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements contained in sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712), the Secretary, in accordance with this Act, the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, and other applicable law, and subject to 

valid existing rights, is authorized to dispose of lands within the 

boundary of the area under the jurisdiction of the Director of the 

Bureau of Land Management in Clark County, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map øentitled ‘‘Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 

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Land Disposal Map’’, dated April 10, 1997¿ entitled Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, dated October 1, 2002. Such 

map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Director and the Las Vegas District of the Bureau of 

Land Management. 

* * * * * * *

(e) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—

(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

(3) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts deposited in the special account may be expended by the Secretary for— (i) * * *

* * * * * * *

(iv) development of parks, trails, and natural areas 

in Clark County, Nevada, pursuant to a cooperative 

agreement with a unit of local governmentø; and¿ or 

regional governmental entity;

(v) up to 10 percent of amounts available, to be used 

for conservation initiatives on Federal land in Clark 

County, Nevada, administered by the Department of 

the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and

ø(v)¿ (vi) reimbursement of costs incurred by the 

local offices of the Bureau of Land Management in arranging sales or exchanges under this Act. 

* * * * * * *

SECTION 3 OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 27, 1986

(Public Law 99–548)

SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION AND SALE PERIODS. 

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(d) FOURTH AREA.—(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

(3) USE OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds of the sale of each parcel completed after the date of enactment of this subsection—

(A) shall be deposited in the special account established 

under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public 

Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and shall 

be available for use by the Secretary—

(i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of 

the Bureau of Land Management in arranging the 

land conveyances directed by this section; 

(ii) for the development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, 

Nevada, including any associated groundwater monitoring plan; and 

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

Stat. 2346). 

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(4) TIMING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall complete the sale of any 

parcel authorized to be conveyed pursuant to this section and 

for which the Secretary has received notification from the city 

under subsection (d)(1).

* * * * * * *

(f ) SIXTH AREA.—

(1) * * *

(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of land referred to in 

paragraph (1) are as follows: 

(A) * * *

(B) In T. 14 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada: 

(i) Sec. 4. 

* * * * * * *

(v) sec. 7.

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