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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1451

To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada,

for use as a shooting range.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 21, 2001

Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. ENSIGN) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural

Resources

A BILL

To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark

County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range.

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 OF PROPERTY TO CLARK COUN4 TY, NEVADA.

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

6 (1) the Las Vegas area has experienced such

7 rapid growth in the last few years that traditional

8 locations for target shooting are now too close to

9 populated areas for safety;
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1 (2) there is a need to designate a centralized lo2 cation in the Las Vegas valley where target shooters

3 can practice safely; and

4 (3) a central facility is also needed for persons

5 training in the use of firearms, such as local law en6 forcement and security personnel.

7 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

8 (1) to provide a suitable location for the estab9 lishment of a centralized shooting facility in the Las

10 Vegas valley; and

11 (2) to provide the public with—

12 (A) opportunities for education and recre13 ation; and

14 (B) a location for competitive events and

15 marksmanship training.

16 (c) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the

17 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior

18 shall convey to Clark County, Nevada, subject to valid ex19 isting rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and in20 terest of the United States in and to the parcels of land

21 described in subsection (d).

22 (d) LAND DESCRIPTIONS.—The parcels of land to be

23 conveyed under subsection (c) are the parcels of land de24 scribed as follows:
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1 (1) Approximately 320 acres of land in Clark

County, Nevada, in S1 2 ⁄2, sec. 25, T. 18 S., R. 60 E.,

3 Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.

4 (2) Approximately 320 acres of land in Clark

County, Nevada, in S1 5 ⁄2, sec. 26, T. 18 S., R. 60 E.,

6 Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.

7 (3) Approximately 320 acres of land in Clark

County, Nevada, in S1 8 ⁄2, sec. 27, T. 18 S., R. 60 E.,

9 Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.

10 (4) Approximately 640 acres of land in Clark

11 County, Nevada, in sec. 34, T. 18 S., R. 60 E.,

12 Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.

13 (5) Approximately 640 acres of land in Clark

14 County, Nevada, in sec. 35, T. 18 S., R. 60 E.,

15 Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.

16 (6) Approximately 640 acres of land in Clark

17 County, Nevada, in sec. 36, T. 18 S., R. 60 E.,

18 Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.

19 (e) USE OF LAND.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The parcels of land conveyed

21 under subsection (c)—

22 (A) shall be used by Clark County for the

23 purposes described in subsection (b) only; and

24 (B) shall not be disposed of by the county.
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1 (2) REVERSION.—If Clark County ceases to use

2 any parcel for the purposes described in subsection

3 (b), title to the parcel shall revert to the United

4 States, at the option of the United States.

5 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec6 retary of the Interior may require such additional terms

7 and conditions in connection with the conveyance as the

8 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of

9 the United States.

10 (g) RELEASE OF LAND.—Congress—

11 (1) finds that the parcels of land conveyed

12 under subsection (c), comprising a portion of the

13 Quail Springs Wilderness Study Area, NV–050–411,

14 managed by the Bureau of Land Management and

15 reported to Congress in 1991, have been adequately

16 studied for wilderness designation under section 603

17 of the Federal Land Management Policy Act of

18 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782); and

19 (2) declares that those parcels are no longer

20 subject to the requirements contained in subsection

21 (c) of that section pertaining to the management of

22 wilderness study areas in a manner that does not

23 impair the suitability of such areas for preservation

24 as wilderness.

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