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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–479 

EASTERN NEVADA LAND IMPLEMENTATION 

IMPROVEMENT ACT 

APRIL 11, 2016.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 1815] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 1815) to facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects 

in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of a conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, 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 ‘‘Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement 

Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF PINYON-JUNIPER RELATED PROJECTS IN LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA. 

(a) FACILITATION OF PINYON-JUNIPER RELATED PROJECTS.— 

(1) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT UNDER LINCOLN COUNTY LAND ACT OF

2000.—Section 5(b) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 

298; 114 Stat. 1048) is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and implementation’’ after ‘‘development’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting a 

semicolon; and 

(II) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(iii) development and implementation of comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and 

wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper 


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dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration 

projects within the County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan or a subsequent amendment to the plan; and’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Establishment of cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the County shall be required for 

any County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved 

by the Secretary regarding— 

‘‘(A) wilderness in the County designated by the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 

118 Stat. 2403); 

‘‘(B) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to 

that Act; 

‘‘(C) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by that Act; and 

‘‘(D) planning associated with land disposal and related land use authorizations required for utility corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that 

has been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to that Act (other than rightsof-way granted pursuant to that Act) and this Act.’’. 

(2) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT UNDER LINCOLN COUNTY CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2004.—Section 103 of the Lincoln County 

Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 

118 Stat. 2406) is amended— 

(A) in subsection (b)(3)— 

(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(G) development and implementation of comprehensive, cost-effective, 

and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention 

planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) 

and other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the County, 

consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan or a subsequent 

amendment to the plan.’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Establishment of cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the County shall be required for any 

County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the 

Secretary regarding— 

‘‘(1) wilderness in the County designated by this Act; 

‘‘(2) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to this 

Act; 

‘‘(3) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver 

State OHV Trail designated by this Act; and 

‘‘(4) planning associated with land disposal and related land use authorizations required for utility corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that has been, 

or is to be, disposed of pursuant to this Act (other than rights-of-way granted 

pursuant to this Act) and the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public Law 

106–298; 114 Stat. 1046).’’. 

(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

(1) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS UNDER LINCOLN COUNTY LAND ACT OF 2000.— 

Section 5(a)(2) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–298; 

114 Stat. 1047) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority’’ after ‘‘schools’’. 

(2) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS UNDER LINCOLN COUNTY CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2004.—Section 103(b)(2) of the Lincoln County 

Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 

118 Stat. 2405) is amended by striking ‘‘and transportation’’ and inserting 

‘‘transportation, and the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority or 

any other County economic development organization’’. 

(c) REALIGN A PORTION OF THE LCCRDA UTILITY CORRIDOR.—Section 301(a) of 

the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public 

Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2413) establishes a 2,640-foot wide utility corridor as depicted on a map dated October 1, 2004. The Secretary of the Interior shall realign 

a portion of the corridor by removing the designation in sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 

11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 E. and realigning the corridor to sections 31, 32, and 

33, T. 8 N., R. 68 E.; sections 4, 5, and 6, T. 7 N., R. 68 E.; and sections 1 and 

12, T. 7 N., 67 E. as shown on the October 1, 2004, map. 


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(d) FINAL CORRECTIVE PATENT IN CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

(1) VALIDATION OF PATENT.—Patent number 27-2005-0081 issued by the Bureau of Land Management on February 18, 2005, is affirmed and validated as 

having been issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Nevada-Florida 

Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52), 

the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for 

the benefit of the desert tortoise, other species, and the habitat of the desert 

tortoise and other species to increase the likelihood of the recovery of the desert 

tortoise and other species. 

(2) RATIFICATION OF RECONFIGURATION.—The process used by the United 

States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the land described in paragraph (1), as depicted on Exhibit 1-4 of 

the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Development 

Project MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in Special Condition 10 of the Army Corps of Engineers 

Permit No. 000005042 are ratified. 

(e) FINAL LAND RECONFIGURATION IN LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map prepared by the Bureau of 

Land Management entitled ‘‘Proposed Lincoln County Land Reconfiguration’’ and dated January 28, 2016. 

(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(2) ISSUANCE OF LINCOLN COUNTY CORRECTIVE PATENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue a corrective patent for 7,548 

acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, that is depicted on the Map. 

(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—A corrective patent issued under subparagraph (A) 

shall be considered to have been issued pursuant to, and in compliance 

with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988 (Public 

Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52). 

SEC. 3. MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS, HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS, AND ARC DOME WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS. 

(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE PAM WHITE WILDERNESS ACT.—Section 323 of the Pam 

White Wilderness Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 

3031) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(e) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the Mt. Moriah 

Wilderness established under section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act 

of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 101–195) is adjusted to include— 

‘‘(1) the land identified as the ‘Mount Moriah Wilderness Area’ and ‘Mount 

Moriah Additions’ on the map entitled ‘Eastern White Pine County’ and dated 

November 29, 2006; and 

‘‘(2) the land identified as ‘NFS Lands’ on the map entitled ‘Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area’ and dated June 18, 

2014. 

‘‘(f) HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the High Schells 

Wilderness established under subsection (a)(11) is adjusted to include the land identified as ‘Include as Wilderness’ on the map entitled ‘McCoy Creek Adjustment’ and 

dated November 3, 2014, and to exclude the land identified as ‘NFS Lands’ on the 

map entitled ‘Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment High Schells Wilderness 

Area’ and dated June 17, 2014.’’. 

(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE NEVADA WILDERNESS PROTECTION ACT OF 1989.—The 

Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 101– 

195; 103 Stat. 1784) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 12. ARC DOME BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

‘‘The boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness established under section 2(2) is adjusted to exclude the land identified as ‘Exclude from Wilderness’ on the map entitled ‘Arc Dome Adjustment’ and dated November 3, 2014.’’. 

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION PLAN, VIRGIN RIVER, NEVADA. 

Section 3(d)(3)(B) of Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 3061; 116 Stat. 2018) is amended by striking ‘‘development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for’’ and inserting ‘‘development and implementation of a conservation plan to benefit fish and 

wildlife species of’’. 

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 

Section 3(f)(2)(B) of Public Law 99-548 (100 Stat. 3061) is amended by striking 

‘‘(v) Sec. 7.’’. 


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PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 1815 is to facilitate certain pinyon-juniper 

related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to 

provide for the implementation of a conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

In 2002, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) required the 

City of Mesquite, Nevada, to create a multiple species habitat conservation plan (MSHCP) to protect several species in the Lower 

Virgin River Basin before moving ahead with two land acquisitions. 

The City planned to use funds from the Mesquite Lands Act, a law 

passed by Congress in 1986, which allows the City to acquire and 

develop lands from the federal government to complete the 

MSHCP. FWS signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the 

City to carry out the law. This agreement expired in 2014, and the 

FWS refused to sign a new MOA or allow the City access to necessary funding because it did not feel that current legislation enabled FWS to implement the MSHCP. As a result, all efforts to advance the MSHCP and expand the City have been halted. H.R. 

1815 remedies the problem by making a technical correction to the 

Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 that will provide the necessary authority to FWS to implement the conservation plan, after signing a new 

MOA with the City of Mesquite. 

Another provision of H.R. 1815 is intended to assist in rangeland 

and woodland restoration projects by authorizing the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) to use a portion of proceeds from land 

sales to conduct hazardous fuel reduction projects and wildfire 

planning in pinyon-juniper landscapes. Under the Lincoln County 

Land Act (LCLA) and Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation and 

Development Act (LCCRDA), 85 percent of proceeds from the sale 

of federal lands are managed in special accounts with uses prescribed by BLM. H.R. 1815 provides BLM with flexibility to determine which projects can be funded for pinyon-juniper landscape 

restoration projects using existing funds in the special account. 

Thinning of pinyon-juniper stands will help to prevent catastrophic 

wildfires and protect and enhance greater sage-grouse habitat in 

the County. 

H.R. 1815 also reduces the size of three wilderness areas in 

White Pine and Nye counties by approximately 50 acres. It reduces 

the Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area by 23 acres to improve public access to the Big Canyon Trailhead main road and facilities; the High 

Schells Wilderness Area by 11.7 acres to adjust a road and provide 

land to an existing Girl Scout Camp; and the Arc Dome Wilderness 

Area by approximately 10 acres to release a small dam owned and 

operated by the Yamba Tribe. 

During Committee consideration, Congressman Crescent Hardy 

(R–NV), the author of the bill, proposed an amendment that made 

a number of technical changes and additions to H.R. 1815. The 

amendment revised language clarifying the scope of cooperative 

agreements required under the bill, eliminated the ‘‘waiver of fees’’ 

language, and revised the ‘‘utility corridor’’ language to ensure that 

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consequences with respect to use of the corridor. Many of these 

changes were proposed after extensive consultations with BLM, the 

Nevada delegation, and local stakeholders. The amendment also 

adds two new sections that affirm and validate a corrective patent 

and associated land reconfiguration in the Coyote Springs Valley 

issued by the BLM in 2005. This language will enable implementation of the land reconfiguration stipulated in the Coyote Springs 

Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, which is intended to 

protect habitat while allowing economic development in south-central Nevada. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 1815 was introduced on April 15, 2015, by Congressman 

Cresent Hardy (R–NV). The bill was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee 

on Federal Lands. On February 2, 2016, the Natural Resources 

Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Cresent Hardy (R– 

NV) offered an amendment designated 028. The amendment was 

adopted by unanimous consent. No other amendments were offered, 

and the bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the 

House of Representatives by unanimous consent on February 3, 

2016. 

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 

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII 

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) 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. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) of that Rule provides 

that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 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 received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

H.R. 1815—Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement 

Act 

Summary: Three current laws—the Lincoln County Land Act of 

2000, the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004, and the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998—provide for the disposal of public lands within 

Lincoln and Clark Counties in Nevada. Under those laws, proceeds 

from land sales are deposited into special accounts that are available to be spent by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 

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develop land management plans, and perform other specified activities in Lincoln and Clark Counties. 

H.R. 1815 would authorize BLM and the USFWS to spend funds 

available in those accounts to carry out additional activities in Lincoln and Clark Counties. 

Spending from the special accounts occurs without further appropriation, and are thus considered direct spending. Based on information from BLM and the USFWS, CBO estimates that enacting 

this legislation would increase spending from those accounts by $2 

million over the 2017–2026 period. The legislation also would make 

other changes to the management of federal lands that CBO estimates would have no significant cost. 

Because enacting H.R. 1815 would affect direct spending, pay-asyou-go procedures apply. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues. 

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1815 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any 

of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027. 

H.R. 1815 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). 

Basis of estimate: H.R. 1815 would authorize BLM to use funds 

available in special accounts to cover the costs of fuel reduction and 

wildfire prevention activities on federal lands in Lincoln County, 

Nevada. The bill also would authorize the use of those funds to 

carry out wildlife conservation plans in Lincoln and Clark Counties. 

The affected accounts currently have unobligated balances total- ing $270 million. Because those amounts would be available to be 

spent without further appropriation on new activities, this legislation would increase direct spending. In recent years BLM and the 

USFWS have spent about $14 million a year on authorized activities. Based on information from affected agencies about future 

plans for fuel reduction and wildlife conservation projects, CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would increase direct spending from those special accounts by $2 million over the 2017–2026 

period. 

CBO expects that most of that spending would be for fuel reduction and conservation projects in Lincoln County. Based on information from local planners, CBO expects that implementing the 

wildlife conservation plan for Lincoln County will cost around $20 

million over the next 30 years; most of those funds would come 

from state, local, and private contributions. Therefore, CBO does 

not expect that the legislation would significantly increase federal 

spending for that activity. 

In addition, the bill would authorize land sale proceeds provided 

to Lincoln County to be used to support the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority; require BLM to enter into cooperative agreements with local agencies for any law enforcement or 

planning activities provided by those agencies; and make technical 

adjustments to the boundaries of several federal wilderness areas 

and a utility corridor on public land in Nevada. Finally, the bill 

would validate a corrective patent issued by BLM for lands in 

Clark County and authorize BLM to issue a corrective patent for 

lands in Lincoln County. CBO estimates that those provisions in 

the legislation would not have a significant effect on the budget. 


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Pay-As-You-Go considerations: The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act 

of 2010 establishes budget-reporting and enforcement procedures 

for legislation affecting direct spending or revenues. The net 

changes in direct spending that are subject to those pay-as-you-go 

procedures are shown in the following table. 

CBO ESTIMATE OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR H.R. 1815, AS ORDERED REPORTED BY THE 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES ON FEBRUARY 3, 2016 

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2016– 

2021 

2016– 

2026 

NET INCREASE IN THE DEFICIT 

Statutory Pay-As-YouGo Impact ............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

Increase in long-term deficit and direct spending: CBO estimates 

that enacting H.R. 1815 would not increase net direct spending or 

on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027. 

Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 1815 contains 

no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in 

UMRA and would benefit local and regional governments in Nevada by authorizing federal fluids to be used to support wildfire 

prevention and wildlife conservation projects. Any costs to those 

entities would be incurred voluntarily. 

Estimate prepared by: Federal costs: Jon Sperl; Impact on state, 

local, and tribal governments: Jon Sperl; Impact on the private sector: Amy Petz. 

Estimate approved by: Theresa A. Gullo; Assistant Director for 

Budget Analysis. 

2. Section 308(a) of 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 revenues or tax expenditures. The 

Congressional Budget Office has estimated that enactment of the 

bill would increase direct spending by $2 million over 2017–2026. 

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill is to facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in 

Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of a conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4 

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 


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COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5 

Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that this 

bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any specific 

rule-making proceedings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

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, 

and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 

roman): 

LINCOLN COUNTY LAND ACT OF 2000 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 5. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 

(a) LAND SALES.—Of the gross proceeds of sales of land under 

this Act in a fiscal year— 

(1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the State of Nevada for 

use in the general education program of the State; 

(2) 10 percent shall be returned to the County for use as determined through normal county budgeting procedures, with 

emphasis given to support of schools and the Lincoln County 

Regional Development Authority, of which no amount may be 

used in support of litigation against the Federal Government; 

and 

(3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account in 

the Treasury of the United States (referred to in this section 

as the ‘‘special account’’) for use as provided in subsection (b). 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the special account (including 

amounts earned as interest under paragraph (3)) shall be 

available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further Act 

of appropriation, and shall remain available until expended, 

for— 

(A) inventory, evaluation, protection, and management 

of unique archaeological resources (as defined in section 3 

of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 

U.S.C. 470bb)) in the County; 

(B) development and implementation of a multispecies 

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(C)(i) reimbursement of costs incurred by the Nevada 

State Office and the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

Management in preparing sales under this Act, or other 

authorized land sales within the County, including the 

costs of land boundary surveys, compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), appraisals, environmental and cultural clearances, 

and any public noticeø; and¿; 

(ii) processing public land use authorizations and 

rights-of-way stemming from development of the conveyed land; and 

(iii) development and implementation of comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous 

fuels reduction projects and wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland 

restoration projects within the County, consistent with 

the Ely Resource Management Plan or a subsequent 

amendment to the plan; and 

(D) the cost of acquisition of environmentally sensitive 

land or interests in such land in the State of Nevada, with 

priority given to land outside Clark County. 

(2) ACQUISITION FROM WILLING SELLERS.—An acquisition 

under paragraph (1)(D) shall be made only from a willing seller 

and after consultation with the State of Nevada and units of 

local government under the jurisdiction of which the environmentally sensitive land is located. 

(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Establishment of cooperative 

agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the 

County shall be required for any County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the Secretary 

regarding— 

(A) wilderness in the County designated by the Lincoln 

County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 

2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403); 

(B) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed 

pursuant to that Act; 

(C) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by that 

Act; and 

(D) planning associated with land disposal and related 

land use authorizations required for utility corridors and 

rights-of-way to serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to that Act (other than rights-of-way 

granted pursuant to that Act) and this Act. 

(c) INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—All funds deposited as 

principal in the special account shall earn interest in the amount 

determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the 

current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities. 

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LINCOLN COUNTY CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND 

DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2004 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE I—LAND DISPOSAL 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 103. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 

(a) INITIAL LAND SALE.—Section 5 of the Lincoln County Land 

Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1047) shall apply to the disposition of the 

gross proceeds from the sale of land described in section 102(b)(1). 

(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Proceeds from sales of lands described in section 102(b)(2) shall be disbursed as follows— 

(1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the state for use in the 

general education program of the State; 

(2) 10 percent shall be paid to the County for use for fire protection, law enforcement, public safety, housing, social services, 

education, planning,øand transportation¿ transportation, and 

the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority or any 

other County economic development organization; and 

(3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account in 

the Treasury of the United States and shall be available without further appropriation to the Secretary until expended for— 

(A) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Nevada 

State office and the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

Management for preparing for the sale of land described in 

section 102(b) including surveys appraisals, compliance 

with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321) and compliance with the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712); 

(B) the inventory, evaluation, protection, and management of unique archaeological resources (as defined in section 3 of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 

1979 (16 U.S.C. 470bb)) of the County; 

(C) the development and implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the County; 

(D) processing of public land use authorizations and 

rights-of-way relating to the development of land conveyed 

under section 102(a) of this Act; 

(E) processing the Silver State OHV trail and implementing the management plan required by section 

151(c)(2) of this Actø; and¿; 

(F) processing wilderness designation, including but not 

limited to, the costs of appropriate fencing, signage, public 

education, and enforcement for the wilderness areas 

designatedø.¿; and 

(G) development and implementation of comprehensive, 

cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and 

other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within 

the County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management 

Plan or a subsequent amendment to the plan. 


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(c) INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—Any amounts deposited 

in the special account shall earn interest in an amount determined 

by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the 

United States of comparable maturities, and may be expended according to the provisions of this section. 

(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Establishment of cooperative 

agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the 

County shall be required for any County-provided law enforcement 

and planning related activities approved by the Secretary regarding— 

(1) wilderness in the County designated by this Act; 

(2) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to this Act; 

(3) planning, management, and law enforcement associated 

with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by this Act; and 

(4) planning associated with land disposal and related land 

use authorizations required for utility corridors and rights-ofway to serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to this Act (other than rights-of-way granted pursuant to 

this Act) and the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public Law 

106–298; 114 Stat. 1046). 

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SECTION 323 OF THE PAM WHITE WILDERNESS ACT OF 

2006 

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SEC. 323. 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) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain Federal 

land managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 

Management, comprising approximately 11,261 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eastern White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, is incorporated in, and shall 

be managed as part of, the Mt. Moriah Wilderness, as designated by section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection 

Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 101-195). 

(2) MOUNT GRAFTON WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 78,754 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 

2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘Mount Grafton Wilderness’’. 

(3) SOUTH EGAN RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 67,214 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 

2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘South Egan Range Wilderness’’. 


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(4) HIGHLAND RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 

Service, comprising approximately 68,627 acres, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern White Pine County’’ 

and dated November 29, 2006, which shall be known as the 

‘‘Highland Ridge Wilderness’’. 

(5) GOVERNMENT PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 6,313 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eastern White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 

2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘Government Peak Wilderness’’. 

(6) CURRANT MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 10,697 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Western White Pine County’’ and dated November 

29, 2006, is incorporated in, and shall be managed as part of, 

the ‘‘Currant Mountain Wilderness’’, as designated by section 

2(4) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 

U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 101-195). 

(7) RED MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 20,490 

acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Western 

White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, which shall 

be known as the ‘‘Red Mountain Wilderness’’. 

(8) BALD MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 

Service, comprising approximately 22,366 acres, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Western White Pine County’’ and 

dated November 29, 2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘Bald 

Mountain Wilderness’’. 

(9) WHITE PINE RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 

managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 

40,013 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Western White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, which 

shall be known as the ‘‘White Pine Range Wilderness’’. 

(10) SHELLBACK WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 36,143 

acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Western 

White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, which shall 

be known as the ‘‘Shellback Wilderness’’. 

(11) HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 121,497 

acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eastern 

White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, which shall 

be known as the ‘‘High Schells Wilderness’’. 

(12) BECKY PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 18,119 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Northern White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, 

which shall be known as the ‘‘Becky Peak Wilderness’’. 

(13) GOSHUTE CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 42,544 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Northern White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 


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2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘Goshute Canyon Wilderness’’. 

(14) BRISTLECONE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 14,095 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Eastern White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, 

which shall be known as the ‘‘Bristlecone Wilderness’’. 

(b) BOUNDARY.—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 Energy and Natural Resources of 

the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 

Representatives. 

(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— 

(A) the Bureau of Land Management; 

(B) the Forest Service; and 

(C) the National Park Service. 

(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 

areas designated by subsection (a) 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 and geothermal leasing 

laws. 

ø(e) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The 

boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness established under section 

2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 

1132 note; Public Law 101-195) is adjusted to include only the land 

identified as the ‘‘Mount Moriah Wilderness Area’’ and ‘‘Mount 

Moriah Additions’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Eastern White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006.¿ 

(e) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 

Mt. Moriah Wilderness established under section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public 

Law 101–195) is adjusted to include— 

(1) the land identified as the ‘‘Mount Moriah Wilderness 

Area’’ and ‘‘Mount Moriah Additions’’ on the map entitled 

‘‘Eastern White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006; 

and 

(2) the land identified as ‘‘NFS Lands’’ on the map entitled 

‘‘Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area’’ and dated June 18, 2014. 

(f) HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of 

the High Schells Wilderness established under subsection (a)(11) is 

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on the map entitled ‘‘McCoy Creek Adjustment’’ and dated November 3, 2014, and to exclude the land identified as ‘‘NFS Lands’’ on 

the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment High 

Schells Wilderness Area’’ and dated June 17, 2014. 

NEVADA WILDERNESS PROTECTION ACT OF 1989 

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SEC. 12. ARC DOME BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

The boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness established under section 2(2) is adjusted to exclude the land identified as ‘‘Exclude from 

Wilderness’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Arc Dome Adjustment’’ and dated 

November 3, 2014. 

PUBLIC LAW 99–548 

AN ACT To transfer certain real property to the City of Mesquite, Nevada. 

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SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION AND SALE PERIODS. 

(a) FIRST AREA.—(1) No later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the City of Mesquite shall notify the Secretary 

as to which if any of the public lands within the area specified in 

paragraph (2) of this subsection the city wishes to purchase. 

(2) For the period of one year after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the city shall have the exclusive right to purchase public lands 

within the area identified on the map as ‘‘Area One’’. 

(b) SECOND AREA.—(1) No later than three years after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the City of Mesquite shall notify the Secretary as to which if any of the public lands within the area specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection the city wishes to purchase. 

(2) For a period of four years after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the city shall have the exclusive right to purchase public lands 

within the area identified on the map as ‘‘Area Two’’. 

(c) THIRD AREA.—(1) No later than five years after the date of enactment of this Act, the City of Mesquite shall notify the Secretary 

as to which if any of the public lands within the area specified in 

paragraph (2) of this subsection the city wishes to purchase. 

(2) For a period of six years after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the city shall have the exclusive right to purchase public lands 

within the area identified on the map as ‘‘Area Three’’. 

(d) FOURTH AREA.—(1) No later than ten years after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the City of Mesquite shall notify the Secretary as to which if any of the public lands identified in paragraph(2) of this subsection the city wishes to purchase. 

(2) For a period of twelve years after the date of enactment of 

this Act, the city shall have exclusive right to purchase the following parcels of public lands: 

Parcel A—East 1⁄2 Sec. 6, T. 13 S., R. 71 E., Mount Diablo 

Meridian; Sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 71 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; 

West 1⁄2 Sec. 4, T. 13 S., R. 71 E, Mount Diablo Meridian; East 1⁄2, West 1⁄2 Sec. 4, T. 13 S., R. 71 E., Mount Diablo Meridian. 

Parcel B—North 1⁄2 Sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 71 E., Mount Diablo 

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blo Meridian; East 1⁄2, North East 1⁄4 Sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 70 

E., Mount Diablo Meridian; East 1⁄2, West 1⁄2 North East 1⁄4

Sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian. 

Parcel C—West 1⁄2 Sec. 6, T. 13 S., R. 71 E., Mount Diablo 

Meridian; Sec. 1, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; 

West 1⁄2, West 1⁄2, North East 1⁄4 Sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., 

Mount Diablo Meridian; North West 1⁄4 Sec. 13, S., R. 70 E., 

Mount Diablo Meridian; West 1⁄2 Sec. 12, 3’. 13 S., R. 70 E., 

Mount Diablo Meridian; East 1⁄2, South East 1⁄4, Sec. 11, T. 

13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; East 1⁄2 North East 1⁄4, Sec. 14, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian. 

Parcel D—South 1⁄2 Sec. 14, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo 

Meridian; South West 1⁄4, Sec. 13, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount 

Diablo Meridian; Portion of section 23, North of Interstate 15, 

T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; Portion of section 

24, North of Interstate 15, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; Portion of section 26, North of Interstate 15, T. 13 S., 

R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian. 

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

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— 

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

Bureau of Land Management in arranging the land conveyances directed by this section; 

(B) for the ødevelopment of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for¿ development and implementation of a 

conservation plan to benefit fish and wildlife species of the 

Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, including any associated groundwater monitoring plan; and 

(C) 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 paragraph (1). 

(e) FIFTH AREA.— 

(1) RIGHT TO PURCHASE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—For a period of 12 years after thedate 

of the enactment of this Act, the City of Mesquite, Nevada, 

subject to all appropriate environmental reviews, including 

compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 

and the Endangered Species Act, shall have the exclusive 

right to purchase the parcels of public land described in 

paragraph (2). 

(B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) shall apply to a 

parcel of land described in paragraph (2) that has not been 

identified for disposal in the 1998 Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Resource Management Plan only if the 

conveyance is made under subsection (f). 

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

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(A) In T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada: 

(i) The portion of sec. 27 north of Interstate 

Route15. 

(ii) Sec. 28: NE 1⁄4, S 1⁄2 (except the Interstate 

Route 15 right-of-way). 

(iii) Sec. 29: E 1⁄2 NE 1/4 SE 1⁄4, SE 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4. (iv) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate Route 

15. 

(v) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate 

Route15. 

(vi) Sec. 32: NE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 (except the Interstate 

Route 15 right-of-way), the portion of NW 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4south of Interstate Route 15, and the portion of W1⁄2

south of Interstate Route 15. 

(vii) The portion of sec. 33 north of Interstate Route 

15. 

(B) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada: 

(i) The portion of sec. 25 south of Interstate 

Route15. 

(ii) The portion of sec. 26 south of Interstate 

Route15. 

(iii) The portion of sec. 27 south of Interstate Route 

15. 

(iv) Sec. 28: SW 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4. (v) Sec. 33: E 1⁄2. (vi) Sec. 34. 

(vii) Sec. 35. 

(viii) Sec. 36. 

(f) SIXTH AREA.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 

enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall convey to the 

City of Mesquite, Nevada, in accordance with section47125 of 

title 49, United States Code, and subject to all appropriate environmental reviews, including compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, up 

to 2,560 acres of public land to be selected by the city from 

among the parcels of land described in paragraph(2). 

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

paragraph (1) are as follows: 

(A) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada: 

(i) The portion of sec. 28 south of Interstate Route15 

(except S 1/2 SE 1/4). 

(ii) The portion of sec. 29 south of Interstate 

Route15. 

(iii) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate Route 

15. 

(iv) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate Route 

15. 

(v) Sec. 32. 

(vi) Sec. 33: W 1/2. 

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(i) Sec. 4. 

(ii) Sec. 5. 

(iii) Sec. 6. 

(iv) Sec. 7. 

(v) Sec. 8. 

ø(v) Sec. 7.¿ 

(C) In T. 14 S., R. 68 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada: 

(i) Sec. 1. 

(ii) Sec. 12. 

(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, until the 

date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of this 

subsection, the parcels of public land described in paragraph 

(2) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation 

under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and 

from operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 

laws. 

(4) If the land conveyed pursuant to this section is not utilized by the city as an airport, it shall revert to the United 

States, at the option of the Secretary. 

(5) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Secretary from 

applying appropriate terms and conditions as identified by the 

required environmental review to any conveyance made under 

this section. 

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