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Calendar No. 628 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4457 

To provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 4, 2024 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide for conservation and economic development in 

the State of Nevada, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conserva6 tion Act’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 101. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes. 

Sec. 102. Tribal fee land to be held in trust. 

Sec. 103. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. 

TITLE II—CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA 

Sec. 201. Definition of public park under the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002. 

Sec. 202. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 203. Land disposal and public purpose conveyances. 

Sec. 204. Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern and 

establishment of special management areas. 

Sec. 205. Relationship to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 

Sec. 206. Designation of Maude Frazier Mountain. 

Sec. 207. Availability of special account. 

Sec. 208. Nevada Cancer Institute land conveyance. 

Sec. 209. Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 210. Sloan Job Creation Zone. 

Sec. 211. Amendments to the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989. 

TITLE III—WILDERNESS 

Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

TITLE IV—LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE 

OF NEVADA FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES 

Sec. 401. City of Boulder City, Nevada, conveyance. 

Sec. 402. City of Mesquite, Nevada, conveyance for the protection of the Virgin 

River watershed. 

Sec. 403. Clark County, Nevada, conveyance to support public safety and wildfire response. 

Sec. 404. Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada, conveyance to support access 

to rural water supply. 

Sec. 405. City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, conveyance for fire training facility. 

Sec. 406. Clark County, Nevada, conveyance to support public recreation. 

Sec. 407. Conveyance of Desert Breeze Water Resources Center in Clark County, Nevada. 

Sec. 408. Clark County Water Reclamation District conveyance for wastewater 

treatment facility. 

Sec. 409. Water infrastructure conveyances for public purposes. 

Sec. 410. Henderson, Nevada, conveyance to support public recreation. 

Sec. 411. Flood control infrastructure conveyances for public purposes. 

Sec. 412. Las Vegas, Nevada, conveyance to support public recreation. 


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Sec. 413. North Las Vegas, Nevada, conveyance to support public recreation. 

Sec. 414. Mesquite, Nevada, conveyance to support public infrastructure. 

TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER 

WATERSHED PLAN 

Sec. 501. Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan. 

TITLE VI—SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA 

Sec. 601. Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area. 

TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 701. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas. 

Sec. 702. Lower Las Vegas Wash weirs. 

Sec. 703. Critical flood control facilities. 

Sec. 704. Jurisdiction over fish and wildlife. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

4 County, Nevada. 

5 (2) FEDERAL INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT.—The 

6 term ‘‘Federal incidental take permit’’ means an in7 cidental take permit issued under section 

8 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

9 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)) to— 

10 (A) the Nevada Department of Transpor11 tation; 

12 (B) the County; or 

13 (C) any of the following cities in the State: 

14 (i) Las Vegas. 

15 (ii) North Las Vegas. 

16 (iii) Henderson. 

17 (iv) Boulder City. 


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1 (v) Mesquite. 

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

3 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

5 of Nevada. 

6 (5) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 

7 ‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given 

8 the term in section 3 of the Southern Nevada Public 

9 Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 

10 263; 112 Stat. 2343). 

11 TITLE I—TRIBAL EMPOWER12 MENT AND ECONOMIC DE13 VELOPMENT 

14 SEC. 101. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

15 THE MOAPA BAND OF PAIUTES. 

16 (a) DEFINITION OF TRIBE.—In this section and sec17 tion 102, the term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Moapa Band of Pai18 utes of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada. 

19 (b) TRANSFER OF LAND.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

21 rights, including existing rights-of-way and pending 

22 right-of-way applications for water and wastewater 

23 facilities and for electric generation, storage, trans24 mission, distribution, and supporting facilities, all 


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1 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

2 to the land described in subsection (c) shall be— 

3 (A) held in trust by the United States for 

4 the benefit of the Tribe; and 

5 (B) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

6 (2) CERTAIN TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The transfer of land 

8 under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the res9 ervation to the United States of electric trans10 mission corridor rights-of-way, which shall be 

11 administered by the Secretary under the laws 

12 applicable to such rights-of-way. 

13 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

14 ensure that any payments after the date of en15 actment of this Act for the right-of-way under 

16 subparagraph (A) shall be— 

17 (i) made for the benefit of the Tribe; 

18 and 

19 (ii) transferred from the Secretary to 

20 the Tribe in a timely manner. 

21 (c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

22 subsection (b)(1) is the approximately 44,950 acres of 

23 land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 

24 and the Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted on 


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1 the map entitled ‘‘Moapa Band of Paiutes’’ and dated 

2 February 2, 2023. 

3 (d) SURVEY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 

5 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

6 of the land taken into trust under subsection (b)(1). 

7 (e) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under this sec8 tion shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken 

9 into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as 

10 those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming 

11 Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 

12 (f) WATER RIGHTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall not be Federal 

14 reserved rights to surface water or groundwater for 

15 any land taken into trust by the United States for 

16 the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b)(1). 

17 (2) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe shall re18 tain any right or claim to water under State law for 

19 any land taken into trust by the United States for 

20 the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b)(1). 

21 SEC. 102. TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—All right, title, and interest of the 

23 Tribe in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall 

24 be— 


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1 (1) held in trust by the United States for the 

2 benefit of the Tribe; and 

3 (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

4 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

5 subsection (a) is the approximately 196 acres of land held 

6 in fee by the Tribe, as generally depicted on the map enti7 tled ‘‘Moapa Band of Paiutes’’ and dated February 2, 

8 2023. 

9 (c) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 

11 survey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into 

12 trust under subsection (a). 

13 SEC. 103. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

14 THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE TRIBE. 

15 (a) DEFINITION OF TRIBE.—In this section, the term 

16 ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. 

17 (b) TRANSFER OF LAND.—Subject to valid existing 

18 rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

19 in and to the land described in subsection (c) shall be— 

20 (1) held in trust by the United States for the 

21 benefit of the Tribe; and 

22 (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

23 (c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

24 subsection (b) is the approximately 3,156 acres of land 

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1 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Las Vegas Paiute 

2 Tribe’’ and dated February 2, 2023. 

3 (d) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 

5 survey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into 

6 trust under subsection (b). 

7 (e) RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION COR8 RIDOR.—As a condition of the transfer of land under sub9 section (b), not later than 30 days after the date on which 

10 the land is taken into trust by the United States for the 

11 benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b), a 300-foot-wide 

12 right-of-way (as generally depicted on the map described 

13 in subsection (c)) shall be granted by the Tribe to a quali14 fied electric utility for the construction and maintenance 

15 of high-voltage transmission facilities consistent with ex16 isting renewable energy transmission agreements between 

17 the Tribe and the qualified electric utility on the Snow 

18 Mountain Reservation. 

19 (f) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under this sec20 tion shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken 

21 into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as 

22 those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming 

23 Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 

24 (g) WATER RIGHTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af2 firms or denies Federal reserved rights to surface 

3 water or groundwater for any land taken into trust 

4 by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe 

5 under subsection (b). 

6 (2) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe shall re7 tain any right or claim to water under State law for 

8 any land taken into trust by the United States for 

9 the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b). 

10 (h) INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT.—Nothing 

11 in this section affects the implementation of the March 

12 2021 Intergovernmental Agreement between the Las 

13 Vegas Paiute Tribe and the City of Las Vegas. 

14 (i) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3092 of the 

15 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

17 113–291; 128 Stat. 3870) is amended by striking sub18 section (d). 


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1 TITLE II—CLARK COUNTY, 

2 NEVADA 

3 SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC PARK UNDER THE RED 

4 ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION 

5 AREA PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT 

6 OF 2002. 

7 Section 102 of the Red Rock Canyon National Con8 servation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 

9 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–4 note; Public Law 107–282) is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 

12 (3) as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively; 

13 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re14 designated) the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) ASSOCIATED SUPPORTIVE USE.—The term 

16 ‘associated supportive use’ means a use that sup17 ports the overall function and enjoyment of a public 

18 park.’’; and 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so re20 designated) the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC PARK.—The term ‘public park’ in22 cludes land developed or managed by a partnership 

23 between Clark County, Nevada, and a private entity 

24 for recreational uses and associated supportive uses, 


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1 including uses that require a fee for admittance or 

2 use of property within the public park.’’. 

3 SEC. 202. RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION 

4 AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

5 Section 3(a) of the Red Rock Canyon National Con6 servation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 

7 460ccc–1(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 

8 inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of ap10 proximately 253,950 acres of land, as generally de11 picted on the map entitled ‘Red Rock Canyon Na12 tional Conservation Area’ and dated February 2, 

13 2023.’’. 

14 SEC. 203. LAND DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEY15 ANCES. 

16 (a) LAND DISPOSAL.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(a) of the Southern 

18 Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 

19 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2344; 116 Stat. 

20 2007; 127 Stat. 3872) is amended, in the first sen21 tence, by striking ‘‘September 17, 2012.’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘February 2, 2023. The Secretary and Clark 

23 County shall jointly nominate not more than an ad24 ditional 25,000 acres from land depicted on the map 


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1 as ‘Proposed Expanded Las Vegas Disposal Bound2 ary’ for addition to the disposal boundary.’’. 

3 (2) REVOCATION OF DISPOSAL.—The designa4 tion by the Bureau of Land Management of the Val5 ley West disposal area and the Nelson disposal area 

6 in the document entitled ‘‘Record of Decision for the 

7 Approved Las Vegas Resource Management Plan 

8 and Final Environmental Impact Statement’’ and 

9 dated October 1998 is revoked. 

10 (3) SAND AND GRAVEL.—For purposes of the 

11 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 

12 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2343) or the 

13 Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Nat14 ural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–282; 

15 116 Stat. 1994), the Secretary shall authorize the 

16 following: 

17 (A) The movement of common varieties of 

18 sand and gravel on a surface estate acquired 

19 under the Southern Nevada Public Land Man20 agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 

21 112 Stat. 2343) or the Clark County Conserva22 tion of Public Land and Natural Resources Act 

23 of 2002 (Public Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 1994) 

24 by the owner of the surface estate for purposes 

25 including recontouring or balancing the surface 


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1 estate or filling utility trenches on the surface 

2 estate. 

3 (B) The disposal of sand or gravel de4 scribed in subparagraph (A) at an off-site land5 fill. 

6 (b) AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRIORITIZATION.—Sec7 tion 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Manage8 ment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2349) 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec11 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

13 (2) by adding the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) REVIEW PRIORITIZATION.—If a local gov15 ernmental entity submits an application to use land 

16 for affordable housing purposes under this sub17 section, the Secretary shall prioritize review of the 

18 application over other pending land disposal applica19 tions under this Act. 

20 ‘‘(3) DEADLINE.—The Secretary (and the Sec21 retary of Housing and Urban Development, if appli22 cable) shall complete all necessary reviews of an ap23 plication submitted under this subsection not later 

24 than 180 days after the date of submission of the 

25 application, consistent with any applicable laws.’’. 


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1 (c) USE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS BY

2 UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUS3 ING.— 

4 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

5 (A) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term 

6 ‘‘affordable housing’’ means housing that serves 

7 individuals and families with a household in8 come that does not exceed 120 percent of the 

9 area median income, including— 

10 (i) in the case of homes for sale, 

11 homes that retain affordability for future 

12 buyers through the use of perpetual resale 

13 or deed restrictions; and 

14 (ii) a manufactured home community 

15 if the manufactured home community is 

16 managed by— 

17 (I) a nonprofit organization; or 

18 (II) a resident-owned cooperative. 

19 (B) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered 

20 land’’ means any parcel of Federal land in the 

21 County that is acquired or conveyed by a unit 

22 of local government before, on, or after the date 

23 of enactment of this Act for public purposes. 

24 (2) USE OF COVERED LAND.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any covered land may 

2 be developed, financed, used, and maintained 

3 for public purposes, including affordable hous4 ing, by any entity operating in the County that 

5 has entered into a contract with the applicable 

6 unit of local government providing for the use 

7 of the covered land by the entity. 

8 (B) EXEMPTION FROM NOTICE OF REALTY

9 ACTION REQUIREMENT.—If an entity seeks to 

10 use covered land for affordable housing pur11 poses under subparagraph (A), the entity— 

12 (i) shall not be required to comply 

13 with notice of realty action requirements 

14 with respect to the covered land; but 

15 (ii) before using the covered land for 

16 affordable housing purposes, shall provide, 

17 for a period of not less than 14 days, ade18 quate public notice of the use of the cov19 ered land. 

20 (3) ACQUISITION OF COVERED LAND FOR AF21 FORDABLE HOUSING PURPOSES.—On submission of 

22 an application to the Secretary by a unit of local 

23 government for the conveyance to the unit of local 

24 government of covered land for affordable housing 

25 purposes as authorized under section 7(b) of the 


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1 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 

2 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 111 Stat. 2349), not 

3 later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the 

4 application, the Secretary shall convey to the unit of 

5 local government, for consideration in an amount of 

6 not more than $100 per acre, all right, title, and in7 terest of the United States in and to the covered 

8 land. 

9 (4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR AFFORDABLE

10 HOUSING.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 

11 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, may 

12 subject covered land to other terms and conditions 

13 as determined appropriate for affordable housing 

14 purposes. 

15 SEC. 204. REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL EN16 VIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND ESTABLISH17 MENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 

18 (a) REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL

19 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN.—Any portion of the designa20 tion by the Bureau of Land Management of the Ivanpah 

21 Area of Critical Environmental Concern in the State dated 

22 February 14, 2014, not included within a Special Manage23 ment Area designated by subsection (b) is revoked. 


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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

2 AREAS.—The following areas in the County are des3 ignated as special management areas: 

4 (1) STUMP SPRINGS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

5 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis6 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com7 prising approximately 140,976 acres, as generally 

8 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Special Management 

9 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, which shall be 

10 known as the ‘‘Stump Springs Special Management 

11 Area’’. 

12 (2) BIRD SPRINGS VALLEY SPECIAL MANAGE13 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County 

14 administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 

15 comprising approximately 39,327 acres, as generally 

16 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Special Management 

17 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, which shall be 

18 known as the ‘‘Bird Springs Valley Special Manage19 ment Area’’. 

20 (3) DESERT TORTOISE PROTECTIVE CORRIDOR

21 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—Certain Federal land 

22 in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 

23 Management, comprising approximately 45,881 

24 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

25 ‘‘Special Management Areas’’ and dated February 2, 


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1 2023, which shall be known as the ‘‘Desert Tortoise 

2 Protective Corridor Special Management Area’’. 

3 (4) JEAN LAKE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

4 Certain Federal land in the County administered by 

5 the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap6 proximately 2,645 acres, as generally depicted on the 

7 map entitled ‘‘Special Management Areas’’ and 

8 dated February 2, 2023, which shall be known as 

9 the ‘‘Jean Lake Special Management Area’’. 

10 (5) GALE HILLS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

11 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis12 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com13 prising approximately 16,355 acres, as generally de14 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Special Management 

15 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, which shall be 

16 known as the ‘‘Gale Hills Special Management 

17 Area’’. 

18 (6) CALIFORNIA WASH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

19 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis20 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com21 prising approximately 10,120 acres, as generally de22 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Special Management 

23 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, which shall be 

24 known as the ‘‘California Wash Special Management 

25 Area’’. 


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1 (7) BITTER SPRINGS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

2 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis3 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com4 prising approximately 61,813 acres, as generally de5 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Special Management 

6 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, which shall be 

7 known as the ‘‘Bitter Springs Special Management 

8 Area’’. 

9 (8) MUDDY MOUNTAINS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

10 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis11 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com12 prising approximately 33,430 acres, as generally de13 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Special Management 

14 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, which shall be 

15 known as the ‘‘Muddy Mountains Special Manage16 ment Area’’. 

17 (9) MESA MILKVETCH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

18 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis19 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com20 prising approximately 8,417 acres, as generally de21 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Special Management 

22 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, which shall be 

23 known as the ‘‘Mesa Milkvetch Special Management 

24 Area’’. 


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1 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of a special manage2 ment area designated by subsection (b) (referred to in this 

3 section as a ‘‘Special Management Area’’) are to mitigate 

4 the impacts of any amendment to the Clark County Mul5 tiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal inci6 dental take permit and to conserve, protect, and enhance 

7 for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future gen8 erations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, 

9 scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife (includ10 ing wildlife referred to in the Clark County Multiple Spe11 cies Habitat Conservation Plan), educational, and scenic 

12 resources of the Special Management Area. 

13 (d) MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

14 AREAS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

16 each Special Management Area— 

17 (A) in a manner that— 

18 (i) conserves, protects, and enhances 

19 the purposes for which the Special Man20 agement Area is established; and 

21 (ii) ensures protection of species cov22 ered by the Clark County Multiple Species 

23 Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal in24 cidental take permit; and 

25 (B) in accordance with— 


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1 (i) this section; 

2 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man3 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

4 seq.); and 

5 (iii) any other applicable law. 

6 (2) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only uses 

7 of a Special Management Area that are consistent 

8 with the purposes for which the Special Management 

9 Area is established. 

10 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES; NEW ROADS.— 

11 (A) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as 

12 needed for emergency response or administra13 tive purposes, the use of motorized vehicles in 

14 the Special Management Areas shall be per15 mitted only on roads and motorized routes des16 ignated for the use of motorized vehicles in the 

17 management plan developed under subsection 

18 (h). 

19 (B) NEW ROADS.—No new permanent or 

20 temporary roads or other motorized vehicle 

21 routes shall be constructed within the Special 

22 Management Areas after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act. 

24 (e) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall prepare a map and legal description of each 

4 Special Management Area. 

5 (2) EFFECT.—A map or legal description filed 

6 under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and 

7 effect as if included in this Act. 

8 (3) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary— 

9 (A) may correct minor errors in a map or 

10 legal description filed under paragraph (1); but 

11 (B) shall consult and coordinate with the 

12 County before finalizing the correction under 

13 subparagraph (A). 

14 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of each 

15 map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) 

16 shall be on file and available for public inspection in 

17 the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man18 agement. 

19 (f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER20 ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land that is ac21 quired by the United States within a Special Management 

22 Area shall— 

23 (1) become part of the Special Management 

24 Area in which the acquired land or interest in land 

25 is located; 


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1 (2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection 

2 (g); and 

3 (3) be managed in accordance with subsection 

4 (d). 

5 (g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

6 and rights-of-way for construction, maintenance, and op7 eration of the Moapa Valley Water District facilities de8 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Moapa Valley Water District– 

9 Facilities and Land Conveyances’’ and dated February 2, 

10 2023, all Federal land within a Special Management Area 

11 is withdrawn from— 

12 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis13 posal under the public land laws; 

14 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

15 laws; and 

16 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

17 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

18 (h) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—As soon as practicable, 

19 but not later than 1 year, after the date on which the 

20 County is issued an amended Federal incidental take per21 mit under section 205, the Secretary, in consultation, col22 laboration, and coordination with the County, shall— 

23 (1) consistent with the purposes described in 

24 subsection (c), develop a comprehensive management 

25 plan that prohibits any activity inconsistent with 


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1 those purposes for the long-term protection and 

2 management of the Special Management Areas; and 

3 (2) amend the applicable resource management 

4 plan to incorporate the provisions of the manage5 ment plan for the Special Management Areas devel6 oped under paragraph (1). 

7 (i) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—During the period be8 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 

9 on the date on which the management plan developed 

10 under paragraph (1) of subsection (h) and the amendment 

11 to the applicable resource management plan required 

12 under paragraph (2) of that subsection take effect, the 

13 Secretary shall not authorize any new use of the Federal 

14 land described in subsection (b) for any activity contrary 

15 to the purposes described in subsection (c), including— 

16 (1) disposal; 

17 (2) rights-of-way outside designated transpor18 tation and utility corridors; 

19 (3) leases, including utility-scale solar energy 

20 facilities; 

21 (4) livestock grazing; 

22 (5) infrastructure development; and 

23 (6) mineral entry. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with this sub2 section, the management plan for the Special Man3 agement Areas developed under subsection (h) shall 

4 establish provisions, including avoidance, minimiza5 tion, and mitigation measures, for ongoing mainte6 nance of public utility and other rights-of-way in ex7 isting designated transportation and utility corridors 

8 within a Special Management Area. 

9 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 

10 (A) affects the existence, use, operation, 

11 maintenance, repair, construction, reconfigura12 tion, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruc13 tion, alteration, addition, relocation improve14 ment funding, removal, or replacement of any 

15 utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way with16 in an existing designated transportation and 

17 utility corridor within a Special Management 

18 Area; 

19 (B) precludes the Secretary from author20 izing the establishment of a new or the renewal 

21 or expansion of an existing utility facility right22 of-way within an existing designated transpor23 tation and utility corridor within a Special 

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1 tablished under section 368 of the Energy Pol2 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926) through the 

3 Stump Springs Management Area— 

4 (i) in accordance with— 

5 (I) the National Environmental 

6 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

7 et seq.); and 

8 (II) any other applicable law; and 

9 (ii) subject to such terms and condi10 tions as the Secretary determines to be ap11 propriate; or 

12 (C) prohibits access to, or the repair or re13 placement of, a transmission line within a right14 of-way within a Special Management Area 

15 issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 

16 (k) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Not later than 1 

17 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

18 shall seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with the 

19 County under section 307(b) of the Federal Land Policy 

20 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(b)) for the 

21 long-term protection and management of the Special Man22 agement Areas. 

23 (l) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section prevents or 

24 interferes with— 


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1 (1) the construction or operation of the Ivanpah 

2 Valley Airport authorized under the Ivanpah Valley 

3 Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 

4 106–362; 114 Stat. 1404); or 

5 (2) the Airport Environs Overlay District au6 thorized under section 501(c) of the Clark County 

7 Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources 

8 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 2008) 

9 and section 3092(i) of the Carl Levin and Howard 

10 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

11 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

12 Stat. 3875). 

13 SEC. 205. RELATIONSHIP TO THE CLARK COUNTY MUL14 TIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION 

15 PLAN. 

16 (a) EXTENSION OF HABITAT CONSERVATION

17 PLAN.—On receipt from the County of a complete applica18 tion for an amendment to the applicable Federal incidental 

19 take permit and an amended Clark County Multiple Spe20 cies Habitat Conservation Plan which incorporates the 

21 Special Management Areas established by section 204(b), 

22 the Secretary shall, in accordance with this Act, the Na23 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

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1 1531 et seq.), and any other applicable Federal environ2 mental laws— 

3 (1) credit approximately 358,964 acres of the 

4 land conserved and designated as Special Manage5 ment Areas under section 204(b), as depicted on the 

6 map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 

7 and dated February 2, 2023, as mitigation to fully 

8 or partially offset, as determined by the Secretary 

9 using the best available scientific and commercial in10 formation, additional incidental take impacts result11 ing from development of additional land within the 

12 County covered under the existing Clark County 

13 Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan or to be 

14 covered through an amendment to the Clark County 

15 Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan and 

16 Federal incidental take permit; and 

17 (2) extend the Clark County Multiple Species 

18 Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal incidental 

19 take permit for the maximum authorized duration, 

20 as determined by the Secretary. 

21 (b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act otherwise limits, 

22 alters, modifies, or amends the Clark County Multiple 

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1 SEC. 206. DESIGNATION OF MAUDE FRAZIER MOUNTAIN. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The peak of Frenchman Moun3 tain in the State located at latitude 3610031′45′′ N, by 

4 longitude 11459031′52′′ W, shall be designated as 

5 ‘‘Maude Frazier Mountain’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg7 ulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 

8 States to the peak described in subsection (a) shall be con9 sidered to be a reference to ‘‘Maude Frazier Mountain’’. 

10 SEC. 207. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT. 

11 Section 4(e)(3)(A)(ii) of the Southern Nevada Public 

12 Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 

13 112 Stat. 2346; 120 Stat. 3045) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘the Great Basin National Park, and other areas’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘the Great Basin National Park, the Tule 

16 Springs Fossil Bed National Monument, and other areas’’. 

17 SEC. 208. NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE LAND CONVEYANCE. 

18 Section 2603(a)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land 

19 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

20 1118) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or any successors in in21 terest’’ before the period at the end. 

22 SEC. 209. SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 

23 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

24 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 

25 (1) MAP.—Section 603(4) of the Sloan Canyon 

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1 1(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘map entitled ‘South2 ern Nevada Public Land Management Act’ and 

3 dated October 1, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘map entitled 

4 ‘Proposed Sloan Canyon Expansion’ and dated June 

5 7, 2023’’. 

6 (2) ACREAGE.—Section 604(b) of the Sloan 

7 Canyon National Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 460qqq–2(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘48,438’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘57,728’’. 

10 (b) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—Section 605 of the Sloan Can11 yon National Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq– 

12 3) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(h) HORIZON LATERAL PIPELINE RIGHT-OF14 WAY.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

16 202 and 503 of the Federal Land Policy Manage17 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1763) and sub18 ject to valid existing rights and paragraph (3), the 

19 Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Direc20 tor of the Bureau of Land Management (referred to 

21 in this subsection as the ‘Secretary’), shall, not later 

22 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this sub23 section, grant to the Southern Nevada Water Au24 thority (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Author25 ity’), not subject to the payment of rents or other 


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1 charges, the temporary and permanent water pipe2 line infrastructure, and outside the boundaries of the 

3 Conservation Area, powerline, facility, and access 

4 road rights-of-way depicted on the map for the pur5 poses of— 

6 ‘‘(A) performing geotechnical investigations 

7 within the rights-of-way; and 

8 ‘‘(B) constructing and operating water 

9 transmission and related facilities. 

10 ‘‘(2) EXCAVATION AND DISPOSAL.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Authority may, 

12 without consideration, excavate and use or dis13 pose of sand, gravel, minerals, or other mate14 rials from the tunneling of the water pipeline 

15 necessary to fulfill the purpose of the rights-of16 way granted under paragraph (1). 

17 ‘‘(B) MEMORANDUM OF UNDER18 STANDING.—Not later than 30 days after the 

19 date on which the rights-of-way are granted 

20 under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Au21 thority shall enter into a memorandum of un22 derstanding identifying Federal land on which 

23 the Authority may dispose of materials under 

24 subparagraph (A) to further the interests of the 

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1 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A right-of-way issued 

2 under this subsection shall be subject to the fol3 lowing requirements: 

4 ‘‘(A) The Secretary may include reasonable 

5 terms and conditions, consistent with section 

6 505 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage7 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1765), as are nec8 essary to protect Conservation Area resources. 

9 ‘‘(B) Construction of the water pipeline 

10 shall not permanently adversely affect conserva11 tion area surface resources. 

12 ‘‘(C) The right-of-way shall not be located 

13 through or under any area designated as wilder14 ness.’’. 

15 (c) PRESERVATION OF TRANSMISSION AND UTILITY

16 CORRIDORS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The expansion of the 

17 Conservation Area boundary under the amendment made 

18 by subsection (a)— 

19 (1) shall be subject to valid existing rights, in20 cluding land within a designated utility transmission 

21 corridor or a transmission line right-of-way grant 

22 approved by the Secretary in a record of decision 

23 issued before the date of enactment of this Act; 

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1 (A) any activity authorized in accordance 

2 with a designated corridor or right-of-way re3 ferred to in paragraph (1), including the oper4 ation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of 

5 any authorized utility facility within the cor6 ridor or right-of-way; or 

7 (B) the Secretary from authorizing the es8 tablishment of a new utility facility right-of-way 

9 within an existing designated transportation 

10 and utility corridor referred to in paragraph (1) 

11 in accordance with— 

12 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

13 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

14 other applicable laws; and 

15 (ii) subject to such terms and condi16 tions as the Secretary determines to be ap17 propriate; and 

18 (3) except as provided in the amendment made 

19 by subsection (b), modifies the management of the 

20 Conservation Area pursuant to section 605 of the 

21 Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act (16 

22 U.S.C. 460qqq–3). 

23 SEC. 210. SLOAN JOB CREATION ZONE. 

24 (a) DEFINITION OF JOB CREATION ZONE.—In this 

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1 mately 354 acres of Federal land located in Sloan, Ne2 vada, and identified as ‘‘Job Creation Zone’’ on the map 

3 entitled ‘‘Job Creation Zone’’ and dated February 2, 

4 2023. 

5 (b) CLARK COUNTY CONVEYANCE.— 

6 (1) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding sections 

7 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Man8 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on re9 quest of the County, the Secretary shall, without 

10 consideration and subject to all valid existing rights, 

11 convey to the County all right, title, and interest of 

12 the United States in and to the Job Creation Zone, 

13 except as otherwise provided in this subsection. 

14 (2) USE OF LAND FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DE15 VELOPMENT.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—After the date of the 

17 conveyance to the County under paragraph (1), 

18 the County may sell, lease, or otherwise convey 

19 any portion or portions of the Job Creation 

20 Zone for purposes of nonresidential develop21 ment, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C). 

22 (B) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—Any sale, 

23 lease, or other conveyance of land under sub24 paragraph (A) shall be for not less than fair 

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1 (C) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The 

2 gross proceeds from the sale, lease, or other 

3 conveyance of land under subparagraph (A) 

4 shall be distributed in accordance with section 

5 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man6 agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 

7 112 Stat. 2345). 

8 (3) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER

9 PUBLIC PURPOSES.—The County may elect to retain 

10 parcels in the Job Creation Zone for public recre11 ation or other public purposes consistent with the 

12 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 

13 ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 

14 869 et seq.), by providing to the Secretary written 

15 notice of the election. 

16 (4) NOISE COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 

17 The County shall— 

18 (A) plan and manage the Job Creation 

19 Zone in accordance with section 47504 of title 

20 49, United States Code, and regulations pro21 mulgated in accordance with that section; and 

22 (B) agree that if any land in the Job Cre23 ation Zone is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed 

24 by the County, the sale, lease, or conveyance 

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1 patible with airport noise compatibility plan2 ning. 

3 (5) REVERSION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land 

5 within the Job Creation Zone is not conveyed 

6 for nonresidential development under this sec7 tion or reserved for recreation or other public 

8 purposes under paragraph (3) by the date that 

9 is 30 years after the date of enactment of this 

10 Act, the parcel of land shall, at the discretion 

11 of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

12 (B) INCONSISTENT USE.—If the County 

13 uses any parcel of land within the Job Creation 

14 Zone in a manner that is inconsistent with the 

15 uses specified in this subsection, at the discre16 tion of the Secretary, the parcel shall revert to 

17 the United States. 

18 SEC. 211. AMENDMENTS TO THE APEX PROJECT, NEVADA 

19 LAND TRANSFER AND AUTHORIZATION ACT 

20 OF 1989. 

21 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2(b) of the Apex Project, 

22 Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 

23 (Public Law 101–67; 103 Stat. 169) is amended— 

24 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

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1 shall have the following meanings—’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘In this Act:’’; 

3 (2) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5), 

4 by inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which 

5 comprises the term defined in that paragraph; 

6 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘COUNTY; 

7 CLARK COUNTY.—’’ before ‘‘The term’’; 

8 (4) in paragraph (6)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘FLPMA TERMS.—’’ be10 fore ‘‘All’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

12 seq.)’’ before the period at the end; 

13 (5) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 

14 (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (7), (6), (4), (5), 

15 (2), and (8), respectively; 

16 (6) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re17 designated) the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) APEX INDUSTRIAL PARK OWNERS ASSOCIA19 TION.—The term ‘Apex Industrial Park Owners As20 sociation’ means the Apex Industrial Park Owners 

21 Association formed on April 9, 2001, and chartered 

22 in the State of Nevada (including any successor in 

23 interest).’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) CITY.—The term ‘City’ means the city of 

2 North Las Vegas, Nevada.’’. 

3 (b) KERR-MCGEE SITE TRANSFER.—Section 3(b) of 

4 the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authoriza5 tion Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–67; 103 Stat. 170) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in the first sentence— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘Clark County’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘Clark County, the City, or the Apex Indus10 trial Park Owners Association, individually or 

11 jointly, as appropriate,’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘Site’’ and inserting ‘‘Site 

13 and other land conveyed in accordance with this 

14 Act’’; and 

15 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Clark 

16 County’’ and inserting ‘‘Clark County, the City, or 

17 the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, indi18 vidually or jointly, as appropriate,’’. 

19 (c) AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL TRANS20 FERS.—Section 4 of the Apex Project, Nevada Land 

21 Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101– 

22 67; 103 Stat. 171) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Clark Coun24 ty’’ and inserting ‘‘Clark County, the City, or the 


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1 Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, individ2 ually or jointly, as appropriate,’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(3) MINERAL MATERIALS SALE.—Notwith6 standing the requirements of part 3600 of title 43, 

7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 

8 date of enactment of the Apex Project, Nevada Land 

9 Transfer and Authorization Act Amendments Act), 

10 the Secretary may sell, at not less than fair market 

11 value, without advertising or calling for bids and 

12 without regard to volume or time limitations, min13 eral materials resulting from grading, land bal14 ancing, or other activities on the surface of a parcel 

15 of land within the Apex Site for which the United 

16 States retains an interest in the minerals.’’. 

17 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 6 

18 of the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Author19 ization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–67; 103 Stat. 173) 

20 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESS22 MENTS.—Each transfer by the United States of land or 

23 interest in lands within the Apex Site or rights-of-way 

24 issued pursuant to this Act shall be conditioned on the 

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1 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

2 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and Manage3 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).’’. 

4 TITLE III—WILDERNESS 

5 SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 

6 PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 

7 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 202(a) of the Clark 

8 County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Re9 sources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

10 107–282; 116 Stat. 1999) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 10,095 acres 

13 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

14 Management, as generally depicted on the map enti15 tled ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 

16 2023’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 3,789 acres 

19 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

20 Management, as generally depicted on the map enti21 tled ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 

22 2023’’; 

23 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 19,716 acres 

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1 Management, as generally depicted on the map enti2 tled ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 

3 2023’’; 

4 (4) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 33,164 acres 

6 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

7 Management, as generally depicted on the map enti8 tled ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 

9 2023’’; 

10 (5) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 30,134 acres 

12 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

13 Management, as generally depicted on the map enti14 tled ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 

15 2023’’; 

16 (6) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 29,966 acres 

18 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

19 Management, as generally depicted on the map enti20 tled ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 

21 2023’’; 

22 (7) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 699 acres of 

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1 ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 

2 2023’’; and 

3 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(19) MOUNT STIRLING WILDERNESS.—Certain 

5 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man6 agement, comprising approximately 72,942 acres, as 

7 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Wilderness 

8 Additions’ and dated February 2, 2023, which shall 

9 be known as the ‘Mount Stirling Wilderness’. 

10 ‘‘(20) GATES OF THE GRAND CANYON WILDER11 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Na12 tional Park Service, comprising approximately 

13 91,963 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti14 tled ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 

15 2023, which shall be known as the ‘Gates of the 

16 Grand Canyon Wilderness’. 

17 ‘‘(21) NEW YORK MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

18 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

19 Land Management, comprising approximately 

20 14,459 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti21 tled ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 

22 2023, which is incorporated in, and considered to be 

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1 Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103– 

2 433; 108 Stat. 4496). 

3 ‘‘(22) PAIUTE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer4 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

5 Management, comprising approximately 7,520 acres, 

6 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Wilder7 ness Additions’ and dated February 2, 2023, which 

8 is incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, 

9 the Mojave Wilderness designated by section 

10 601(a)(3) of the California Desert Protection Act of 

11 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–13 

12 433; 108 Stat. 4496). 

13 ‘‘(23) SOUTHERN PAIUTE WILDERNESS.—Cer14 tain Federal land managed by the Director of the 

15 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising 

16 approximately 1,276,246 acres, as generally depicted 

17 as ‘Southern Paiute Wilderness’ on the map entitled 

18 ‘Wilderness Additions’ and dated February 2, 2023, 

19 which shall be known as the ‘Southern Paiute Wil20 derness’. 

21 ‘‘(24) LUCY GRAY WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed22 eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage23 ment, comprising approximately 9,601 acres, as gen24 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Wilderness AddiVerDate Sep 11 2014 19:04 Nov 22, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S4457.RS S4457

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1 tions’ and dated February 2, 2023, which shall be 

2 known as the ‘Lucy Gray Wilderness’.’’. 

3 (b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Subject to valid existing 

4 rights and notwithstanding section 203(a) of the Clark 

5 County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Re6 sources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

7 107–282; 116 Stat. 2002), any reference in the Wilder8 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date 

9 of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 

10 date of enactment of this Act for purposes of admin11 istering land designated as wilderness or a wilderness ad12 dition by an amendment to section 202(a) of the Clark 

13 County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Re14 sources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

15 107–282; 116 Stat. 1999) made by subsection (a). 

16 TITLE IV—LOCAL GOVERNMENT 

17 CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE 

18 OF NEVADA FOR PUBLIC PUR19 POSES 

20 SEC. 401. CITY OF BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE. 

21 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

23 Boulder City, Nevada. 

24 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

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1 United States, as described in item 2 under exhibit 

2 B of Patent Nev–048100, which was created pursu3 ant to Public Law 85–339 (72 Stat. 31). 

4 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—On request 

5 of the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without 

6 consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

7 States in and to the Federal land, except as otherwise pro8 vided in this section. 

9 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land conveyed 

11 under subsection (b) shall be subject to valid exist12 ing rights. 

13 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.—The Sec14 retary shall continue to have administrative author15 ity over the Federal land conveyed under subsection 

16 (b) after the date of the conveyance. 

17 (d) REVERSION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

19 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

20 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 

21 the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 

22 at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 

23 determines that reversion is in the best interest of 

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1 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

2 determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal 

3 land should revert to the United States and that the 

4 Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 

5 the City shall be responsible for remediation of the 

6 contamination of the Federal land. 

7 SEC. 402. CITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE FOR 

8 THE PROTECTION OF THE VIRGIN RIVER WA9 TERSHED. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

12 Mesquite, Nevada. 

13 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

14 means the approximately 250 acres of Federal land, 

15 as generally depicted on the Map. 

16 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en17 titled ‘‘City of Mesquite, River Park’’ and dated 

18 February 2, 2023. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith20 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

21 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

22 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

23 City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con24 sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

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1 oping and implementing a watershed management plan for 

2 the protection of the Virgin River watershed, subject to 

3 the provisions of this section. 

4 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall complete the surveys necessary to develop the 

8 final legal descriptions of the Federal land to be con9 veyed under subsection (b). 

10 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

11 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

12 prepared under paragraph (1). 

13 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip14 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

15 and available for public inspection in the Las Vegas 

16 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. 

17 (d) REVERSION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

19 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

20 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 

21 the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 

22 at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 

23 determines that reversion is in the best interest of 

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1 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

2 determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal 

3 land should revert to the United States and that the 

4 Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 

5 the City shall be responsible for the remediation of 

6 the contamination of the Federal land. 

7 SEC. 403. CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUP8 PORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND WILDFIRE RE9 SPONSE. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith11 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

12 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

13 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

14 County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without 

15 consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

16 States in and to the following parcels of Federal land, sub17 ject to the provisions of this section: 

18 (1) MOUNT CHARLESTON PUBLIC SAFETY COM19 PLEX.—The approximately 16 acres of Federal land 

20 generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel A’’ on the map entitled 

21 ‘‘Mount Charleston Public Safety Complex’’ and 

22 dated February 2, 2023, and the 1.5 acres of Fed23 eral land generally depicted on the map entitled 

24 ‘‘Parcel for Lee Canyon Fire Station’’ and dated 

25 February 2, 2023, for police and fire facilities. 


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1 (2) PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITIES.— 

2 The approximately 126.8 acres of Federal land gen3 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Metro Parcels’’ 

4 and dated February 2, 2023, for public safety train5 ing facilities. 

6 (b) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con7 veyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay any 

8 costs relating to any land surveys and other associated 

9 costs of conveying the parcels of Federal land under that 

10 subsection. 

11 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 shall prepare legal descriptions of the parcels of 

15 Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a). 

16 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

17 any minor errors in the maps described in subsection 

18 (a) or legal descriptions prepared under paragraph 

19 (1). 

20 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The maps described in 

21 subsection (a) and legal descriptions prepared under 

22 paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for pub23 lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu24 reau of Land Management. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of Federal land 

2 conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be used for 

3 the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal 

4 land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall 

5 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 

6 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

7 is in the best interest of the United States. 

8 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY.—If the Sec9 retary determines under paragraph (1) that a parcel 

10 of Federal land should revert to the United States 

11 and that the parcel of Federal land is contaminated 

12 with hazardous waste, the County shall be respon13 sible for remediation of the contamination of the 

14 parcel of Federal land. 

15 SEC. 404. MOAPA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, NEVADA, CON16 VEYANCE TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO RURAL 

17 WATER SUPPLY. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

20 Moapa Valley Water District. 

21 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

22 means the approximately 121 acres of Federal land, 

23 as generally depicted on the Map. 


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1 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and 

3 Land Conveyances’’ and dated February 2, 2023. 

4 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land 

6 use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 

7 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

8 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to para9 graph (2), on request of the District, the Secretary 

10 shall convey to the District, without consideration, 

11 all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

12 and to the Federal land for the construction, oper13 ation, and maintenance of critical water conveyance 

14 infrastructure necessary to supply water to the com15 munities of Logandale, Overton, Glendale, and 

16 Moapa, Nevada, except as otherwise provided in this 

17 section. 

18 (2) LIMITATION.—If any parcel of Federal land 

19 authorized for conveyance under paragraph (1) is 

20 subject to transfer for the benefit of the Tribe (as 

21 defined in section 101(a)), the interest in the parcel 

22 of Federal land to be conveyed to the District under 

23 paragraph (1) shall be in the form of a right-of-way 

24 for construction, maintenance, and operation of crit25 ical water conveyance infrastructure. 


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1 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

4 shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal 

5 land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

6 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

7 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

8 prepared under paragraph (1). 

9 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip10 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

11 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

12 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

13 (d) REVERSION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

15 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

16 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, as 

17 described in subsection (b), the Federal land shall 

18 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 

19 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

20 is in the best interest of the United States. 

21 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF DISTRICT.—If the Sec22 retary determines under paragraph (1) that the Fed23 eral land should revert to the United States and that 

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1 waste, the District shall be responsible for remedi2 ation of the contamination of the Federal land. 

3 SEC. 405. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, CONVEY4 ANCE FOR FIRE TRAINING FACILITY. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

7 North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

8 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

9 means the approximately 10 acres of Federal land, 

10 as generally depicted on the Map. 

11 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en12 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Fire Training Facility’’ and 

13 dated February 2, 2023. 

14 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith15 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

16 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

17 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

18 City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con19 sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

20 in and to the Federal land for the construction, operation, 

21 and maintenance of a training facility necessary to sup22 port public safety and fire response, subject to the provi23 sions of this section. 

24 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con25 veyance under subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs 


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1 relating to any surveys and other associated costs of con2 veying the Federal land. 

3 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal 

7 land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

8 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

9 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

10 prepared under paragraph (1). 

11 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip12 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

13 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

14 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

15 (e) REVERSION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

17 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

18 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 

19 the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 

20 at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 

21 determines that reversion is in the best interest of 

22 the United States. 

23 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

24 determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal 

25 land should revert to the United States and that the 


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1 Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 

2 the City shall be responsible for remediation of the 

3 contamination on the Federal land. 

4 SEC. 406. CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUP5 PORT PUBLIC RECREATION. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

8 means the approximately 1,485.64 acres of Federal 

9 land, as generally depicted on the Map. 

10 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en11 titled ‘‘Clark County, Nevada Conveyance to Sup12 port Public Recreation’’ and dated May 29, 2024. 

13 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith14 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

15 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

16 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

17 County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without 

18 consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

19 States in and to the following parcels of Federal land, sub20 ject to the provisions of this section: 

21 (1) MOUNTAINS EDGE PARK.—The approxi22 mately 235 acres of Federal land generally depicted 

23 as ‘‘Mountains Edge Park’’ on the Map, for public 

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1 (2) SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS SPORTS PARK.— 

2 The approximately 83.77 acres of Federal land gen3 erally depicted as ‘‘Southern Highlands Sports 

4 Park’’ on the Map, for public recreation and park 

5 facilities. 

6 (3) MOAPA REGIONAL PARK.—The approxi7 mately 117.5 acres of Federal land generally de8 picted as ‘‘Moapa Regional Park’’ on the Map, for 

9 public recreation and park facilities. 

10 (4) DESERT BREEZE PARK.—The approxi11 mately 277.25 acres of Federal land generally de12 picted as ‘‘Desert Breeze Park’’ on the Map, for 

13 public recreation and park facilities. 

14 (5) INDIAN SPRINGS PARK.—The approximately 

15 44.42 acres of Federal land generally depicted as 

16 ‘‘Indian Springs Park’’ on the Map, for public recre17 ation and park facilities. 

18 (6) LONE MOUNTAIN PARK.—The approxi19 mately 400 acres of Federal land generally depicted 

20 as ‘‘Lone Mountain Park’’ on the Map, for public 

21 recreation and park facilities. 

22 (7) SOUTHWEST RIDGE PARK.—The approxi23 mately 18.2 acres of Federal land generally depicted 

24 as ‘‘Southwest Ridge Park’’ on the Map, for public 

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1 (8) PAIUTE PARK.—The approximately 15 acres 

2 of Federal land generally depicted as ‘‘Paiute Park’’ 

3 on the Map, for public recreation and park facilities. 

4 (9) NATHANIEL JONES PARK.—The approxi5 mately 20 acres of Federal land generally depicted 

6 as ‘‘Nathaniel Jones Park’’ on the Map, for public 

7 recreation and park facilities. 

8 (10) CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS MULTIUSE

9 CENTER.—The approximately 77.5 acres of Federal 

10 land generally depicted as ‘‘Clark County Public 

11 Works Multiuse Center’’ on the Map, for mainte12 nance and operations of public infrastructure and 

13 facilities. 

14 (11) CLARK COUNTY HOLLYWOOD REGIONAL

15 PARK, FIRE STATION, AND POLICE STATION.—The 

16 approximately 197 acres of Federal land generally 

17 depicted as ‘‘Clark County Hollywood Regional 

18 Park, Fire Station, and Police Station’’ on the Map, 

19 for public recreation and maintenance and public 

20 safety facilities. 

21 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con22 veyance under subsection (b), the County shall pay any 

23 costs relating to any land surveys and other associated 

24 costs of conveying the parcels of Federal land under that 

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1 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

4 shall prepare legal descriptions of the parcels of 

5 Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

6 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

7 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

8 prepared under paragraph (1). 

9 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip10 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

11 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

12 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

13 (e) REVERSION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of Federal land 

15 conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for 

16 the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal 

17 land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall 

18 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 

19 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

20 is in the best interest of the United States. 

21 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY.—If the Sec22 retary determines under paragraph (1) that a parcel 

23 of Federal land should revert to the United States 

24 and that the parcel of Federal land is contaminated 

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1 sible for remediation of the contamination of the 

2 parcel of Federal land. 

3 SEC. 407. CONVEYANCE OF DESERT BREEZE WATER RE4 SOURCES CENTER IN CLARK COUNTY, NE5 VADA. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) DISTRICTS.—The term ‘‘Districts’’ means 

8 the Clark County Water Reclamation District and 

9 the Las Vegas Valley Water District. 

10 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

11 means the 11 acres of Federal land, as generally de12 picted on the Map. 

13 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘Desert Breeze Water Resources Facility Par15 cels’’ and dated May 2024. 

16 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith17 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

18 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

19 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

20 Districts, the Secretary shall convey to the Districts, with21 out consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 

22 United States in and to the Federal land for the operation, 

23 repair, and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities 

24 and associated infrastructure, subject to the provisions of 

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1 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con2 veyance under subsection (b), the Districts shall pay any 

3 costs relating to any surveys and other associated costs 

4 of conveying the Federal land. 

5 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal 

9 land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

10 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

11 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

12 prepared under paragraph (1). 

13 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip14 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

15 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

16 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

17 (e) REVERSION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

19 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

20 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 

21 the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 

22 at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 

23 determines that reversion is in the best interest of 

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1 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF DISTRICTS.—If the 

2 Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that the 

3 Federal land should revert to the United States and 

4 that the Federal land is contaminated with haz5 ardous waste, the Districts shall be responsible for 

6 remediation of the contamination on the Federal 

7 land. 

8 SEC. 408. CLARK COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT 

9 CONVEYANCE FOR WASTEWATER TREAT10 MENT FACILITY. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

13 Clark County Water Reclamation District. 

14 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

15 means the approximately 240 acres of Federal land, 

16 as generally depicted on the Map. 

17 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en18 titled ‘‘Flamingo Water Resources Center’’ and 

19 dated May 2024. 

20 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith21 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

22 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

23 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

24 District, the Secretary shall convey to the District, without 

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1 States in and to the Federal land for the operation, repair, 

2 and maintenance of wastewater treatment facility and as3 sociated infrastructure, subject to the provisions of this 

4 section. 

5 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con6 veyance under subsection (b), the District shall pay any 

7 costs relating to any surveys and other associated costs 

8 of conveying the Federal land. 

9 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal 

13 land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

14 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

15 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

16 prepared under paragraph (1). 

17 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip18 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

19 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

20 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

21 (e) REVERSION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

23 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

24 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 

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1 at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 

2 determines that reversion is in the best interest of 

3 the United States. 

4 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF DISTRICT.—If the Sec5 retary determines under paragraph (1) that the Fed6 eral land should revert to the United States and that 

7 the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous 

8 waste, the District shall be responsible for remedi9 ation of the contamination on the Federal land. 

10 SEC. 409. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE CONVEYANCES FOR 

11 PUBLIC PURPOSES. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

14 means the approximately 2,193 total acres of Fed15 eral land, as generally depicted on the Map. 

16 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en17 titled ‘‘Water Infrastructure Conveyances for Public 

18 Purposes’’ and dated May 30, 2024. 

19 (3) PUBLIC WATER AGENCY.—The term ‘‘public 

20 water agency’’ means the Southern Nevada Water 

21 Authority or the Las Vegas Valley Water District. 

22 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith23 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

24 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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1 existing rights, on receipt of a request from a public water 

2 agency that provides wholesale or retail water service in 

3 the County, the Secretary shall convey to a public water 

4 agency, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 

5 of the United States in and to the following parcels of 

6 Federal land for the construction, operation, and mainte7 nance of water infrastructure to supply water to the com8 munities serviced by the public water agency: 

9 (1) ALFRED MERRITT SMITH WATER TREAT10 MENT FACILITY, ASSOCIATED INTAKES, PUMPING

11 STATIONS, AQUEDUCTS, AND FOREBAYS.—The ap12 proximately 974 acres of Federal land, which in13 cludes the Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment 

14 Facility and Intake Pumping Stations 1C and 2C, 

15 Aqueducts C1 and C2, Forebay 1A East and West, 

16 Pumping Plants 2A, 2B, 2C, Boulder City Pumping 

17 Station 7, 7B, Forebay 7, Boulder City Pumping 

18 Station 4 and Forebay 4, as generally depicted on 

19 the Map as ‘‘1. Alfred Merit Smith Water Treat20 ment Facility; 1. Boulder City Pumping Station 4 

21 and Forebay 4; 1. Boulder City Pumping Stations 

22 7B, 7 and Forebays 7; and Grant No. 07–07–30– 

23 L045, 8360–01–029, 05–07–30–L0430, 9–07–30– 

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1 (2) RIVER MOUNTAINS TUNNEL 1 AND 2.—The 

2 approximately 259 acres of Federal land generally 

3 depicted on the Map as ‘‘2. River Mountains Tunnel 

4 1 and 2’’. 

5 (3) FOOTHILLS RESERVOIR, PUMPING STATION, 

6 AND FOREBAYS.—The approximately 162 acres of 

7 Federal land, as generally depicted on the Map as 

8 ‘‘3. Foothills Pumping Facility’’. 

9 (4) RIVER MOUNTAINS LATERAL AND RAW

10 WATER LATERAL.—The approximately 155 acres of 

11 Federal land generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘4. 

12 River Mountains Lateral and Raw Water Lateral’’. 

13 (5) RIVER MOUNTAINS WATER TREATMENT FA14 CILITY.—The approximately 510 acres of Federal 

15 land generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘5. River 

16 Mountains Water Treatment Facility’’. 

17 (6) LAMB RESERVOIR PUMPING STATION.—The 

18 approximately 13 acres of Federal land generally de19 picted on the Map as ‘‘6. Lamb Reservoir Pumping 

20 Station’’. 

21 (7) LOG CABIN RESERVOIR.—The approxi22 mately 21 acres of Federal land generally depicted 

23 on the Map as ‘‘1. Log Cabin Reservoir’’. 

24 (8) TROPICAL RESERVOIR, PUMPING STATION, 

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1 acres of Federal land generally depicted on the Map 

2 as ‘‘2. Tropical Reservoir, Pumping Station, Sat3 ellite Office’’. 

4 (9) LEVI RESERVOIR AND PUMPING STATION.— 

5 The approximately 15 acres of Federal land gen6 erally depicted on the Map as ‘‘3. Levi Reservoir 

7 Pumping Station’’. 

8 (10) COUGAR RESERVOIR AND PUMPING STA9 TION.—The approximately 19 acres of Federal land 

10 generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘4. Cougar Res11 ervoir Pumping Station’’. 

12 (11) BERMUDA RESERVOIR AND PUMPING STA13 TION.—The approximately 15 acres of Federal land, 

14 as generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘5. Bermuda 

15 Reservoir Pumping Station’’. 

16 (12) SOUTH BOULEVARD RESERVOIR PUMPING

17 STATION.—The approximately 30 acres of Federal 

18 land generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘6. South 

19 Boulevard Reservoir Pumping Station’’. 

20 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall prepare final legal descriptions of the parcels 

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1 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

2 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

3 prepared under paragraph (1). 

4 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip5 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

6 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

7 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

8 (d) REVERSION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

10 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

11 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 

12 the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 

13 at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 

14 determines that reversion is in the best interest of 

15 the United States. 

16 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC WATER AGEN17 CY.—If the Secretary determines under paragraph 

18 (1) that the Federal land should revert to the 

19 United States and that the Federal land is contami20 nated with hazardous waste, the public water agency 

21 shall be responsible for remediation of the contami22 nation of the Federal land. 

23 (e) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section— 

24 (1) permits any public water agency to obtain 

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1 the groundwater development project referred to in 

2 the right-of-way numbered N–78803; or 

3 (2) affects the right, interest, or authority of 

4 the National Park Service to manage the Lake Mead 

5 National Recreation Area. 

6 SEC. 410. HENDERSON, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUP7 PORT PUBLIC RECREATION. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

10 Henderson, Nevada. 

11 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

12 means the approximately 1,527.01 acres of Federal 

13 land, as generally depicted on the Map. 

14 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en15 titled ‘‘City of Henderson, Nevada Conveyance to 

16 Support Public Recreation’’ and dated May 29, 

17 2024. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith19 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

20 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

21 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

22 City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con23 sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

24 in and to the following parcels of Federal land, subject 

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1 (1) MOUNTAIN PARK NORTH.—The approxi2 mately 608.11 acres of Federal land generally de3 picted as ‘‘Mountain Park North’’ on the Map, for 

4 public recreation and park facilities. 

5 (2) MOUNTAIN PARK SOUTH.—The approxi6 mately 563.64 acres of Federal land generally de7 picted as ‘‘Mountain Park South’’ on the Map, for 

8 public recreation and park facilities. 

9 (3) WEST HENDERSON MAINTENANCE BUILD10 ING.—The approximately 80 acres of Federal land 

11 generally depicted as ‘‘West Henderson Maintenance 

12 Building’’ on the Map, for public facilities mainte13 nance. 

14 (4) RUSSELL SPORTS COMPLEX.—The approxi15 mately 35.26 acres of Federal land generally de16 picted as ‘‘Russell Sports Complex’’ on the Map, for 

17 public recreation and park facilities. 

18 (5) HERITAGE PARK.—The approximately 160 

19 acres of Federal land generally depicted as ‘‘Herit20 age Park’’ on the Map, for public recreation and 

21 park facilities. 

22 (6) WEST HENDERSON PARK.—The approxi23 mately 80 acres of Federal land generally depicted 

24 as ‘‘West Henderson Park’’ on the Map, for public 

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1 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con2 veyance under subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs 

3 relating to any land surveys and other associated costs of 

4 conveying the parcels of Federal land under that sub5 section. 

6 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 shall prepare legal descriptions of the parcels of 

10 Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a). 

11 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

12 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

13 prepared under paragraph (1). 

14 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip15 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

16 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

17 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

18 (e) REVERSION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of Federal land 

20 conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for 

21 the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal 

22 land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall 

23 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 

24 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

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1 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

2 determines under paragraph (1) that a parcel of 

3 Federal land should revert to the United States and 

4 that the parcel of Federal land is contaminated with 

5 hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for re6 mediation of the contamination of the parcel of Fed7 eral land. 

8 SEC. 411. FLOOD CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE CONVEY9 ANCES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

12 means the approximately 858 acres of Federal land, 

13 as generally depicted on the Map. 

14 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en15 titled ‘‘Flood Control Infrastructure Conveyances for 

16 Public Purposes’’ and dated May 29, 2024. 

17 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith18 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

19 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

20 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to valid 

21 existing rights, on receipt of a request from a unit of local 

22 government that owns and operates flood control facilities 

23 in the County, the Secretary shall convey, without consid24 eration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

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1 struction, operation, and maintenance of critical flood con2 trol infrastructure necessary to protect life and property: 

3 (1) R-4 DETENTION BASIN.—The approximately 

4 88 acres of Federal land generally depicted as ‘‘R5 4 Detention Basin’’ on the Map, for flood control 

6 and protection of life and property. 

7 (2) HIKO SPRINGS WASH DETENTION BASIN.— 

8 The approximately 55 acres of Federal land gen9 erally depicted as ‘‘Hiko Springs Wash Detention 

10 Basin’’ on the Map, for flood control and protection 

11 of life and property. 

12 (3) SOUTHWEST PITTMAN DETENTION BASIN.— 

13 The approximately 142 acres of Federal land gen14 erally depicted as ‘‘Southwest Pittman Detention 

15 Basin’’ on the Map, for flood control and protection 

16 of life and property. 

17 (4) SOUTHEAST PITTMAN DETENTION BASIN.— 

18 The approximately 160 acres of Federal land gen19 erally depicted as ‘‘Southeast Pittman Detention 

20 Basin’’ on the Map, for flood control and protection 

21 of life and property. 

22 (5) CENTRAL DUCK CREEK DETENTION

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1 tention Basin’’ on the Map, for flood control and 

2 protection of life and property. 

3 (6) NORTH APEX SYSTEM 1 DETENTION

4 BASIN.—The approximately 140 acres of Federal 

5 land generally depicted as ‘‘North Apex System 1 

6 Detention Basin’’ on the Map, for flood control and 

7 protection of life and property. 

8 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 shall prepare final legal descriptions of the parcels 

12 of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

13 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

14 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

15 prepared under paragraph (1). 

16 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip17 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

18 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

19 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

20 (d) REVERSION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of Federal land 

22 conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for 

23 the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal 

24 land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall 

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1 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

2 is in the best interest of the United States. 

3 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF UNIT OF LOCAL GOV4 ERNMENT.—If the Secretary determines under para5 graph (1) that a parcel of Federal land should revert 

6 to the United States and that the parcel of Federal 

7 land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the unit 

8 of local government shall be responsible for remedi9 ation of the contamination of the parcel of Federal 

10 land. 

11 SEC. 412. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUPPORT 

12 PUBLIC RECREATION. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

15 Las Vegas, Nevada. 

16 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

17 means the approximately 1,072 acres of Federal 

18 land, as generally depicted on the Map. 

19 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en20 titled ‘‘City of Las Vegas, Nevada Conveyance to 

21 Support Public Recreation’’ and dated May 29, 

22 2024. 

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith24 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

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1 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

2 City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con3 sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

4 in and to the following parcels of Federal land, subject 

5 to the provisions of this section: 

6 (1) ANGEL PARK.—The approximately 557 

7 acres of Federal land generally depicted as ‘‘Angel 

8 Park’’ on the Map, for public recreation and park 

9 facilities. 

10 (2) WEST CITY SERVICE CENTER.—The ap11 proximately 170 acres of Federal land generally de12 picted as ‘‘West City Service Center’’ on the Map, 

13 for public recreation, park facilities, and mainte14 nance facilities. 

15 (3) KELLOGG ZAHER SPORTS COMPLEX.—The 

16 approximately 157 acres of Federal land generally 

17 depicted as ‘‘Kellogg Zaher Sports Complex’’ on the 

18 Map, for public recreation and park facilities. 

19 (4) DURANGO HILLS GOLF/YMCA/WATER.—The 

20 approximately 99 acres of Federal land generally de21 picted as ‘‘Durango Hills/Golf/YMCA/Water’’ on the 

22 Map, for public recreation, park facilities, and public 

23 infrastructure. 

24 (5) BETTE WILSON SOCCER COMPLEX AND

25 ANNEX.—The approximately 58 acres of Federal 


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1 land generally depicted as ‘‘Bette Wilson Soccer 

2 Complex and Annex’’ on the Map, for public recre3 ation, park facilities, and maintenance facilities. 

4 (6) ALL AMERICAN PARK.—The approximately 

5 31 acres of Federal land generally depicted as ‘‘All 

6 American Park’’ on the Map, for public recreation 

7 and park facilities. 

8 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con9 veyance under subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs 

10 relating to any land surveys and other associated costs of 

11 conveying the parcels of Federal land under that sub12 section. 

13 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

16 shall prepare legal descriptions of the parcels of 

17 Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

18 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

19 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

20 prepared under paragraph (1). 

21 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip22 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

23 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

24 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of Federal land 

2 conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for 

3 the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal 

4 land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall 

5 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 

6 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

7 is in the best interest of the United States. 

8 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

9 determines under paragraph (1) that a parcel of 

10 Federal land should revert to the United States and 

11 that the parcel of Federal land is contaminated with 

12 hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for re13 mediation of the contamination of the parcel of Fed14 eral land. 

15 SEC. 413. NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO 

16 SUPPORT PUBLIC RECREATION. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

19 North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

20 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

21 means the approximately 209.65 acres of Federal 

22 land, as generally depicted on the Map. 

23 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en24 titled ‘‘City of North Las Vegas, Nevada Conveyance 


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1 to Support Public Recreation’’ and dated May 29, 

2 2024. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith4 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

5 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

6 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

7 City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con8 sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

9 in and to the following parcels of Federal land, subject 

10 to the provisions of this section: 

11 (1) MCCOOL PARK.—The approximately 163.08 

12 acres of Federal land generally depicted as ‘‘McCool 

13 Park’’ on the Map, for public recreation and park 

14 facilities. 

15 (2) SKYVIEW MULTI-GENERATIONAL PARK AND

16 CENTER.—The approximately 41.48 acres of Federal 

17 land generally depicted as ‘‘Skyview Multi-Genera18 tion Park and Center’’ on the Map, for public recre19 ation and park facilities. 

20 (3) POLICE SUBSTATION.—The approximately 

21 5.09 acres of Federal land generally depicted as 

22 ‘‘Police Substation’’ on the Map, for public safety 

23 and public facilities. 

24 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con25 veyance under subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs 


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1 relating to any land surveys and other associated costs of 

2 conveying the parcels of Federal land under that sub3 section. 

4 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall prepare legal descriptions of the parcels of 

8 Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

9 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

10 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

11 prepared under paragraph (1). 

12 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip13 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

14 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

15 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

16 (e) REVERSION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of Federal land 

18 conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for 

19 the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal 

20 land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall 

21 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 

22 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

23 is in the best interest of the United States. 

24 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

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1 Federal land should revert to the United States and 

2 that the parcel of Federal land is contaminated with 

3 hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for re4 mediation of the contamination of the parcel of Fed5 eral land. 

6 SEC. 414. MESQUITE, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUPPORT 

7 PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

10 Mesquite, Nevada. 

11 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

12 means the approximately 671.50 acres of Federal 

13 land, as generally depicted on the Map. 

14 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en15 titled ‘‘City of Mesquite, Nevada Conveyance to Sup16 port Public Recreation’’ and dated June 4, 2024. 

17 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith18 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

19 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

20 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 

21 City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con22 sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

23 in and to the following parcels of Federal land, subject 

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1 (1) SPECIAL EVENTS COMPLEX.—The approxi2 mately 670 acres of Federal land generally depicted 

3 as ‘‘Special Events Complex’’ on the Map, for public 

4 recreation and public facilities. 

5 (2) SCENIC TANK COMMUNICATION TOWER.— 

6 The approximately 1.50 acres of Federal land gen7 erally depicted as ‘‘Scenic Tank Communication 

8 Tower’’ on the Map, for public recreation and public 

9 facilities. 

10 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con11 veyance under subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs 

12 relating to any land surveys and other associated costs of 

13 conveying the parcels of Federal land under that sub14 section. 

15 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

18 shall prepare legal descriptions of the parcels of 

19 Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

20 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

21 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

22 prepared under paragraph (1). 

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1 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

2 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (e) REVERSION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of Federal land 

5 conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for 

6 the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal 

7 land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall 

8 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 

9 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

10 is in the best interest of the United States. 

11 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

12 determines under paragraph (1) that a parcel of 

13 Federal land should revert to the United States and 

14 that the parcel of Federal land is contaminated with 

15 hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for re16 mediation of the contamination of the parcel of Fed17 eral land. 

18 TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION OF 

19 LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WA20 TERSHED PLAN 

21 SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WA22 TERSHED PLAN. 

23 Section 3(d)(3) of Public Law 99–548 (commonly 

24 known as the ‘‘Mesquite Lands Act of 1988’’) (100 Stat. 

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1 (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 

2 inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) for the development and implementa4 tion of a watershed plan for the Lower Virgin 

5 River; and’’; and 

6 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub7 paragraph (B). 

8 TITLE VI—SOUTHERN NEVADA 

9 LIMITED TRANSITION AREA 

10 SEC. 601. SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA. 

11 (a) DEFINITION OF TRANSITION AREA.—Section 

12 2602(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

13 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1117) is amended 

14 by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(4) TRANSITION AREA.—The term ‘Transition 

16 Area’ means the approximately 742 acres of Federal 

17 land located in Henderson, Nevada, identified as 

18 ‘Subject Area’ on the map entitled ‘Limited Transi19 tion Area (LTA) 2023 Amendment’ and dated Feb20 ruary 2, 2023, excluding the east 100 feet of the 

NW1 21 ⁄4 sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 61 E., identified on the 

22 map as ‘NV Energy Utility Corridor’.’’. 

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1 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 

2 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1117) is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

5 and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) AUTHORIZED USES.—After the con7 veyance to the City under paragraph (1), the 

8 City may sell, lease, or otherwise convey any 

9 portion of the Transition Area for purposes 

10 of— 

11 ‘‘(i) nonresidential development; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) limited residential development 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(I) augments and integrates any 

15 nonresidential development under 

16 clause (i); and 

17 ‘‘(II) is not freestanding. 

18 ‘‘(B) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—Any land 

19 sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed under sub20 paragraph (A) shall be for not less than fair 

21 market value.’’; and 

22 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

23 ‘‘and applicable State law’’ before the period at 

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1 (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(3) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER

4 PUBLIC PURPOSES; RETENTION BY CITY.—The City 

5 may elect to retain parcels in the Transition Area— 

6 ‘‘(A) for public recreation or other public 

7 purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 

8 1926 (commonly known as the ‘Recreation and 

9 Public Purposes Act’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), 

10 by providing to the Secretary written notice of 

11 the election; or 

12 ‘‘(B) for any other use by the City, by pro13 viding to the Secretary— 

14 ‘‘(i) written notice of the election; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) consideration in an amount equal 

16 to the fair market value of the land re17 tained, which shall be subject to disposition 

18 in accordance with paragraph (2)(D).’’; 

19 and 

20 (3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘or re21 served for recreation or other public purposes under 

22 paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘, reserved for recre23 ation or other public purposes under paragraph 

24 (3)(A), or retained by the City under paragraph 

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1 TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 701. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

5 rights, and to rights-of-way for the construction, mainte6 nance, and operation of Moapa Valley Water District fa7 cilities, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Moapa Valley 

8 Water District–Facilities and Land Conveyances’’, and 

9 dated February 2, 2023, the following areas of Federal 

10 land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 

11 in the State are established as off-highway vehicle recre12 ation areas: 

13 (1) LAUGHLIN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE14 ATION AREA.—The approximately 16,131 acres of 

15 Federal land, as generally depicted on the map enti16 tled ‘‘Off-highway Vehicle Recreation Areas’’ and 

17 dated February 2, 2023, to be known as the 

18 ‘‘Laughlin Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

19 (2) LOGANDALE TRAILS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHI20 CLE RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 21,729 

21 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the 

22 map entitled ‘‘Off-highway Vehicle Recreation 

23 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, to be known as 

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1 (3) NELSON HILLS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

2 RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 43,775 

3 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the 

4 map entitled ‘‘Off-highway Vehicle Recreation 

5 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, to be known as 

6 the ‘‘Nelson Hills Off-Highway Recreation Area’’. 

7 (4) SANDY VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

8 RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 39,022 

9 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the 

10 map entitled ‘‘Off-highway Vehicle Recreation 

11 Areas’’ and dated February 2, 2023, to be known as 

12 the ‘‘Sandy Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

13 Area’’. 

14 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of each off-highway 

15 vehicle recreation area established by subsection (a) (re16 ferred to in this section as an ‘‘off-highway vehicle recre17 ation area’’) are to preserve, protect, and enhance for the 

18 benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations— 

19 (1) off-highway vehicle use; 

20 (2) other activities as the Secretary determines 

21 to be appropriate; and 

22 (3) the scenic, watershed, habitat, cultural, his23 toric, and ecological resources of the off-highway ve24 hicle recreation areas. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 

3 with applicable law, the Secretary shall develop a 

4 comprehensive plan for the long-term management 

5 of each off-highway vehicle recreation area. 

6 (2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the man7 agement plans under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

8 shall consult with— 

9 (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 

10 governmental entities; and 

11 (B) members of the public. 

12 (d) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

13 off-highway vehicle recreation areas— 

14 (1) to support the purposes described in sub15 section (b); and 

16 (2) in accordance with— 

17 (A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage18 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

19 (B) this section; and 

20 (C) any other applicable law (including 

21 regulations). 

22 (e) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as needed for admin24 istrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, 

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1 cle recreation areas shall be permitted only on roads 

2 and trails designated for the use of motorized vehi3 cles by the applicable management plan under sub4 section (c). 

5 (2) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—During the period 

6 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 

7 ending on the date on which the management plan 

8 under subsection (c) for an off-highway vehicle 

9 recreation area takes effect, the use of motorized ve10 hicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 

11 shall be permitted in accordance with applicable land 

12 management requirements. 

13 (3) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 

14 subsection prevents the Secretary from closing an 

15 existing road or trail to protect natural resources or 

16 public safety, as the Secretary determines to be ap17 propriate. 

18 (f) TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY CORRIDORS.— 

19 Nothing in this section— 

20 (1) affects the existence, use, operation, mainte21 nance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expan22 sion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, 

23 addition, relocation improvement funding, removal, 

24 or replacement of any utility facility or appurtenant 

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1 tation and utility corridor within an off-highway ve2 hicle recreation area; 

3 (2) precludes the Secretary from authorizing 

4 the establishment of a new utility facility right-of5 way within an existing designated transportation 

6 and utility corridor within an off-highway vehicle 

7 recreation area— 

8 (A) in accordance with— 

9 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

10 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 

11 (ii) any other applicable law; and 

12 (B) subject to such terms and conditions 

13 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 

14 or 

15 (3) prohibits access to, or the repair or replace16 ment of, a transmission line within a right-of-way 

17 grant within an off-highway vehicle recreation area 

18 issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

20 all Federal land within the boundaries of an off-highway 

21 vehicle recreation area, together with any land designated 

22 as the ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

23 Area’’ under section 3092(j)(3)(A) of Public Law 113– 

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1 (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under 

2 the public land laws; 

3 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

4 laws; and 

5 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

6 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

7 (h) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 shall finalize the legal description of each off-high11 way vehicle recreation area. 

12 (2) ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 

13 minor error in— 

14 (A) a map referred to in subsection (a); or 

15 (B) a legal description under paragraph 

16 (1). 

17 (3) TREATMENT.—The maps and legal descrip18 tions referred to in paragraph (2) shall— 

19 (A) be on file and available for public in20 spection in the appropriate offices of the Bu21 reau of Land Management; and 

22 (B) have the same force and effect as if in23 cluded in this Act, subject to paragraph (2). 


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1 SEC. 702. LOWER LAS VEGAS WASH WEIRS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

3 the availability of appropriations, and all applicable laws, 

4 the Secretary shall complete construction of the 6 erosion 

5 control weirs on the lower Las Vegas Wash within the 

6 Lake Mead National Recreation Area that are unfinished 

7 as of the date of enactment of this Act, as identified in 

8 the study of the Federal Highway Administration entitled 

9 ‘‘2010 Lower Las Vegas Wash Planning Study’’. 

10 (b) DEADLINE.—It is the intent of Congress that the 

11 construction of the weirs described in subsection (a) be 

12 completed by the Secretary by not later than 8 years after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 703. CRITICAL FLOOD CONTROL FACILITIES. 

15 The Secretary shall amend the Las Vegas Resource 

16 Management Plan dated 1998 to allow for the design and 

17 construction of flood control facilities in the Coyote 

18 Springs Desert Tortoise Area of Critical Environmental 

19 Concern, as described in the most-recent update of the 

20 Las Vegas Valley Master Plan for Flood Control Facilities 

21 developed by the Regional Flood Control District, as gen22 erally depicted on the map attached to that update entitled 

23 ‘‘Regional Flood Control District Master Plan Facilities 

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1 SEC. 704. JURISDICTION OVER FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

2 Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 

3 State with respect to the management of fish or wildlife 

4 on any Federal land located in the State. 

5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

6 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

7 ‘‘Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conserva8 tion Act’’. 

9 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

10 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 101. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes. 

Sec. 102. Tribal fee land to be held in trust. 

Sec. 103. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. 

TITLE II—CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA 

Sec. 201. Definition of public park under the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002. 

Sec. 202. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 203. Land disposal and public purpose conveyances. 

Sec. 204. Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern and establishment of special management areas. 

Sec. 205. Relationship to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 

Sec. 206. Designation of Maude Frazier Mountain. 

Sec. 207. Availability of special account. 

Sec. 208. Nevada Cancer Institute land conveyance. 

Sec. 209. Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 210. Clark County conveyance. 

TITLE III—WILDERNESS 

Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

TITLE IV—LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE OF 

NEVADA FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES 

Sec. 401. City of Boulder City, Nevada, conveyance. 

Sec. 402. City of Mesquite, Nevada, conveyance for the protection of the Virgin 

River watershed. 


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Sec. 403. Clark County, Nevada, conveyance to support public safety and wildfire 

response. 

Sec. 404. Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada, conveyance to support access to 

rural water supply. 

Sec. 405. City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, conveyance for fire training facility. 

TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WATERSHED 

PLAN 

Sec. 501. Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan. 

TITLE VI—SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA 

Sec. 601. Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area. 

TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 701. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas. 

Sec. 702. Lower Las Vegas Wash weirs. 

Sec. 703. Critical flood control facilities. 

Sec. 704. Jurisdiction over fish and wildlife. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

4 County, Nevada. 

5 (2) FEDERAL INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT.—The 

6 term ‘‘Federal incidental take permit’’ means an inci7 dental take permit issued under section 10(a)(1)(B) of 

8 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

9 1539(a)(1)(B)) to— 

10 (A) the Nevada Department of Transpor11 tation; 

12 (B) the County; or 

13 (C) any of the following cities in the State: 

14 (i) Las Vegas. 

15 (ii) North Las Vegas. 

16 (iii) Henderson. 


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1 (iv) Boulder City. 

2 (v) Mesquite. 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

6 of Nevada. 

7 TITLE I—TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT 

8 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

9 SEC. 101. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

10 THE MOAPA BAND OF PAIUTES. 

11 (a) DEFINITION OF TRIBE.—In this section and sec12 tion 102, the term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Moapa Band of Pai13 utes of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada. 

14 (b) TRANSFER OF LAND.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

16 rights, including existing rights-of-way for water and 

17 wastewater facilities and for electric generation, stor18 age, transmission, distribution, and supporting facili19 ties, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

20 in and to the land described in subsection (c) shall 

21 be— 

22 (A) held in trust by the United States for 

23 the benefit of the Tribe; and 

24 (B) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The transfer of land 

2 under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the res3 ervation to the United States of electric trans4 mission corridor rights-of-way, which shall be 

5 administered by the Secretary under the laws 

6 applicable to such rights-of-way. 

7 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

8 ensure that any payments after the date of enact9 ment of this Act for the right-of-way under sub10 paragraph (A) shall be— 

11 (i) made for the benefit of the Tribe; 

12 and 

13 (ii) transferred from the Secretary to 

14 the Tribe in a timely manner. 

15 (c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

16 subsection (b)(1) is the approximately 44,950 acres of land 

17 administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the 

18 Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted on the map 

19 entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and dated 

20 August 9, 2024. 

21 (d) SURVEY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

22 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a sur23 vey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the 

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1 (e) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under this section 

2 shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into 

3 trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those 

4 terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regu5 latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 

6 (f) WATER RIGHTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall not be Federal re8 served rights to surface water or groundwater for any 

9 land taken into trust by the United States for the ben10 efit of the Tribe under subsection (b)(1). 

11 (2) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe shall re12 tain any right or claim to water under State law for 

13 any land taken into trust by the United States for the 

14 benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b)(1). 

15 SEC. 102. TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—All right, title, and interest of the 

17 Tribe in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall 

18 be— 

19 (1) held in trust by the United States for the 

20 benefit of the Tribe; and 

21 (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

22 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

23 subsection (a) is the approximately 196 acres of land held 

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1 tled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and dated Au2 gust 9, 2024. 

3 (c) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a sur5 vey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust 

6 under subsection (a). 

7 SEC. 103. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

8 THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE TRIBE. 

9 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Tribe’’ 

10 means the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. 

11 (b) TRANSFER OF LAND.—Subject to valid existing 

12 rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

13 and to the land described in subsection (c) shall be— 

14 (1) held in trust by the United States for the 

15 benefit of the Tribe; and 

16 (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

17 (c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

18 subsection (b) is the approximately 3,156 acres of land ad19 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen20 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

21 Management’’ and dated August 9, 2024. 

22 (d) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

23 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a sur24 vey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust 

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1 (e) RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION CORRIDOR.— 

2 As a condition of the transfer of land under subsection (b), 

3 not later than 30 days after the date on which the land 

4 is taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of 

5 the Tribe under subsection (b), a 300-foot-wide right-of-way 

6 (as generally depicted on the map described in subsection 

7 (c)) shall be granted by the Tribe to a qualified electric util8 ity for the construction and maintenance of high-voltage 

9 transmission facilities consistent with existing renewable 

10 energy transmission agreements between the Tribe and the 

11 qualified electric utility on the Snow Mountain Reserva12 tion. 

13 (f) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under this section 

14 shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into 

15 trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those 

16 terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regu17 latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 

18 (g) WATER RIGHTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af20 firms or denies Federal reserved rights to surface 

21 water or groundwater for any land taken into trust 

22 by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under 

23 subsection (b). 

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1 any land taken into trust by the United States for the 

2 benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b). 

3 (h) INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT.—Nothing in 

4 this section affects the implementation of the March 2021 

5 Intergovernmental Agreement between the Las Vegas Paiute 

6 Tribe and the City of Las Vegas. 

7 (i) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3092 of the 

8 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

10 113–291; 128 Stat. 3870) is amended by striking subsection 

11 (d). 

12 TITLE II—CLARK COUNTY, 

13 NEVADA 

14 SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC PARK UNDER THE RED 

15 ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION 

16 AREA PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT 

17 OF 2002. 

18 Section 102 of the Red Rock Canyon National Con19 servation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 

20 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–4 note; Public Law 107–282) is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 

23 as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively; 

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1 ‘‘(1) ASSOCIATED SUPPORTIVE USE.—The term 

2 ‘associated supportive use’ means a use that supports 

3 the overall function and enjoyment of a public park.’’; 

4 and 

5 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redes6 ignated) the following: 

7 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC PARK.—The term ‘public park’ in8 cludes land developed or managed by a partnership 

9 between Clark County, Nevada, and a private entity 

10 for recreational uses and associated supportive uses, 

11 including uses that require a fee for admittance or 

12 use of property within the public park.’’. 

13 SEC. 202. RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION 

14 AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

15 Section 3(a) of the Red Rock Canyon National Con16 servation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 

17 460ccc–1(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of ap20 proximately 253,950 acres of land, as generally de21 picted on the map entitled ‘Southern Nevada Land 

22 Management’ and dated August 9, 2024.’’. 

23 SEC. 203. LAND DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEY24 ANCES. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(a) of the Southern 

2 Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public 

3 Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2344; 116 Stat. 2007; 127 

4 Stat. 3872) is amended, in the first sentence, by strik5 ing ‘‘September 17, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘August 9, 

6 2024. The Secretary and Clark County shall jointly 

7 nominate not more than 25,000 acres from land de8 picted on the map as ‘Proposed Expanded Las Vegas 

9 Disposal Boundary’ for addition to the disposal 

10 boundary.’’. 

11 (2) SAND AND GRAVEL.—For purposes of the 

12 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 

13 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2343) or the 

14 Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Nat15 ural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–282; 116 

16 Stat. 1994), the Secretary may authorize any of the 

17 following: 

18 (A) The movement of common varieties of 

19 sand and gravel on a surface estate acquired 

20 under the Southern Nevada Public Land Man21 agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 

22 Stat. 2343) or the Clark County Conservation of 

23 Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 

24 (Public Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 1994) by the 

25 owner of the surface estate for purposes including 


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1 recontouring or balancing the surface estate or 

2 filling utility trenches on the surface estate. 

3 (B) The disposal of sand or gravel described 

4 in subparagraph (A) at an off-site landfill. 

5 (b) RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSE ACT CONVEY6 ANCES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall offer to enter into an 

8 agreement with the County under which the County is au9 thorized to implement immediate management modifica10 tions necessary to protect and improve public health and 

11 safety on Federal land conveyed to the County under the 

12 authority of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 

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

14 869 et seq.), for public safety facilities (including flood con15 trol and water management facilities), parks, and edu16 cational facilities, without requiring approval of the Sec17 retary, consistent with the requirements of that Act. 

18 (c) USE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS BY UNITS

19 OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.— 

20 Section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Manage21 ment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2349) 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec24 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

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1 (2) by adding the following: 

2 ‘‘(2) REVIEW PRIORITIZATION.—If a local gov3 ernmental entity submits an application to use land 

4 for affordable housing purposes under this subsection, 

5 the Secretary shall prioritize review of the application 

6 over other pending land disposal applications under 

7 this Act. 

8 ‘‘(3) DEADLINE.—The Secretary (and the Sec9 retary of Housing and Urban Development, if appli10 cable) shall complete all necessary reviews of an ap11 plication submitted under this subsection not later 

12 than 180 days after the date of submission of the ap13 plication, consistent with any applicable laws.’’. 

14 SEC. 204. REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL EN15 VIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND ESTABLISH16 MENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 

17 (a) REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL EN18 VIRONMENTAL CONCERN.—Any portion of the designation 

19 by the Bureau of Land Management of the Ivanpah Area 

20 of Critical Environmental Concern in the State dated Feb21 ruary 14, 2014, not included within a Special Management 

22 Area designated by subsection (b) is revoked. 

23 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

24 AREAS.—The following areas in the County are designated 

25 as special management areas: 


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1 (1) STUMP SPRINGS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

2 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis3 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com4 prising approximately 140,976 acres, as generally de5 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

6 Management’’ and dated August 9, 2024, which shall 

7 be known as the ‘‘Stump Springs Special Manage8 ment Area’’. 

9 (2) BIRD SPRINGS VALLEY SPECIAL MANAGE10 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County ad11 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, com12 prising approximately 39,327 acres, as generally de13 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

14 Management’’ and dated August 9, 2024, which shall 

15 be known as the ‘‘Bird Springs Valley Special Man16 agement Area’’. 

17 (3) DESERT TORTOISE PROTECTIVE CORRIDOR

18 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—Certain Federal land 

19 in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 

20 Management, comprising approximately 45,881 acres, 

21 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern 

22 Nevada Land Management’’ and dated August 9, 

23 2024, which shall be known as the ‘‘Desert Tortoise 

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1 (4) JEAN LAKE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

2 Certain Federal land in the County administered by 

3 the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap4 proximately 2,645 acres, as generally depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 

6 and dated August 9, 2024, which shall be known as 

7 the ‘‘Jean Lake Special Management Area’’. 

8 (5) GALE HILLS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

9 Certain Federal land in the County administered by 

10 the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap11 proximately 16,355 acres, as generally depicted on the 

12 map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 

13 and dated August 9, 2024, which shall be known as 

14 the ‘‘Gale Hills Special Management Area’’. 

15 (6) CALIFORNIA WASH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

16 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis17 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com18 prising approximately 10,120 acres, as generally de19 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

20 Management’’ and dated August 9, 2024, which shall 

21 be known as the ‘‘California Wash Special Manage22 ment Area’’. 

23 (7) BITTER SPRINGS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

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1 prising approximately 61,813 acres, as generally de2 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

3 Management’’ and dated August 9, 2024, which shall 

4 be known as the ‘‘Bitter Springs Special Management 

5 Area’’. 

6 (8) MUDDY MOUNTAINS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

7 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis8 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com9 prising approximately 33,430 acres, as generally de10 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

11 Management’’ and dated August 9, 2024, which shall 

12 be known as the ‘‘Muddy Mountains Special Manage13 ment Area’’. 

14 (9) MESA MILKVETCH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

15 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis16 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com17 prising approximately 8,417 acres, as generally de18 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

19 Management’’ and dated August 9, 2024, which shall 

20 be known as the ‘‘Mesa Milkvetch Special Manage21 ment Area’’. 

22 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of a special manage23 ment area designated by subsection (b) (referred to in this 

24 section as a ‘‘Special Management Area’’) are to conserve, 

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1 present and future generations the cultural, archaeological, 

2 natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biologi3 cal, wildlife (including wildlife referred to in the Clark 

4 County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan), edu5 cational, and scenic resources of the Special Management 

6 Area. 

7 (d) MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

8 AREAS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

10 each Special Management Area— 

11 (A) in a manner that— 

12 (i) conserves, protects, and enhances 

13 the purposes for which the Special Manage14 ment Area is established; and 

15 (ii) ensures protection of species cov16 ered by the Clark County Multiple Species 

17 Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal in18 cidental take permit; and 

19 (B) in accordance with— 

20 (i) this section; 

21 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man22 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

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1 (2) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only uses 

2 of a Special Management Area that are consistent 

3 with the purposes for which the Special Management 

4 Area is established. 

5 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES; NEW ROADS.— 

6 (A) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as 

7 needed for emergency response or administrative 

8 purposes, the use of motorized vehicles in the 

9 Special Management Areas shall be permitted 

10 only on roads and motorized routes designated 

11 for the use of motorized vehicles in the manage12 ment plan developed under subsection (h). 

13 (B) NEW ROADS.—No new permanent or 

14 temporary roads or other motorized vehicle 

15 routes shall be constructed within the Special 

16 Management Areas after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act. 

18 (e) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

21 prepare a map and legal description of each Special 

22 Management Area. 

23 (2) EFFECT.—A map or legal description filed 

24 under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and ef25 fect as if included in this Act. 


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1 (3) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary, in consulta2 tion and coordination with the County, may correct 

3 minor errors in a map or legal description filed 

4 under paragraph (1). 

5 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of each map 

6 and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall 

7 be on file and available for public inspection in the 

8 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment. 

10 (f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER11 ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land that is ac12 quired by the United States within a Special Management 

13 Area shall— 

14 (1) become part of the Special Management Area 

15 in which the acquired land or interest in land is lo16 cated; 

17 (2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection 

18 (g); and 

19 (3) be managed in accordance with subsection 

20 (d). 

21 (g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all 

22 Federal land within a Special Management Area is with23 drawn from— 

24 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis25 posal under the public land laws; 


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1 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

2 laws; and 

3 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

4 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

5 (h) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—As soon as practicable, but 

6 not later than 1 year, after the date on which the County 

7 is issued an amended Federal incidental take permit under 

8 section 205, the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 

9 with the County, shall— 

10 (1) develop a comprehensive management plan 

11 for the long-term protection and management of the 

12 Special Management Areas; and 

13 (2) amend the applicable resource management 

14 plan to incorporate the provisions of the management 

15 plan for the Special Management Areas developed 

16 under paragraph (1). 

17 (i) TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY CORRIDORS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with this sub19 section, the management plan for the Special Manage20 ment Areas developed under subsection (h) shall estab21 lish provisions, including avoidance, minimization, 

22 and mitigation measures, for ongoing maintenance of 

23 public utility and other rights-of-way in existing des24 ignated transportation and utility corridors within a 

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1 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 

2 (A) affects the existence, use, operation, 

3 maintenance, repair, construction, reconfigura4 tion, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruc5 tion, alteration, addition, relocation improve6 ment funding, removal, or replacement of any 

7 utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way 

8 within an existing designated transportation 

9 and utility corridor within a Special Manage10 ment Area; 

11 (B) precludes the Secretary from author12 izing the establishment of a new or the renewal 

13 or expansion of an existing utility facility right14 of-way within an existing designated transpor15 tation and utility corridor within a Special 

16 Management Area, including the potential re17 alignment of a corridor numbered 224-225 estab18 lished under section 368 of the Energy Policy 

19 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926) through the 

20 Stump Springs Management Area— 

21 (i) in accordance with— 

22 (I) the National Environmental 

23 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

24 seq.); and 

25 (II) any other applicable law; and 


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1 (ii) subject to such terms and condi2 tions as the Secretary determines to be ap3 propriate; or 

4 (C) prohibits access to, or the repair or re5 placement of, a transmission line within a right6 of-way within a Special Management Area 

7 issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (j) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section prevents or inter9 feres with— 

10 (1) the construction or operation of the Ivanpah 

11 Valley Airport authorized under the Ivanpah Valley 

12 Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 106– 

13 362; 114 Stat. 1404); or 

14 (2) the Airport Environs Overlay District au15 thorized under section 501(c) of the Clark County 

16 Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources 

17 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 2008) 

18 and section 3092(i) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

19 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

20 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

21 3875). 

22 SEC. 205. RELATIONSHIP TO THE CLARK COUNTY MULTIPLE 

23 SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN. 

24 (a) EXTENSION OF HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.— 

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1 an amendment to the applicable Federal incidental take 

2 permit, as required by sections 17.22(b)(1) and 17.32(b)(1) 

3 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula4 tions), and an amended Clark County Multiple Species 

5 Habitat Conservation Plan which incorporates the Special 

6 Management Areas established by section 204(b) and the 

7 provisions of the management plan required under section 

8 204(h), the Secretary shall, in accordance with this Act, the 

9 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

10 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

11 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and any other applicable Federal envi12 ronmental laws— 

13 (1) credit approximately 358,954 acres of the 

14 land conserved and designated as Special Manage15 ment Areas under section 204(b), as depicted on the 

16 map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 

17 and dated August 9, 2024, as mitigation to fully or 

18 partially offset, as determined by the Secretary using 

19 the best available scientific and commercial informa20 tion, additional incidental take impacts resulting 

21 from development of additional land within the Coun22 ty covered under the existing Clark County Multiple 

23 Species Habitat Conservation Plan or to be covered 

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1 Species Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal inci2 dental take permit; and 

3 (2) extend the Clark County Multiple Species 

4 Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal incidental 

5 take permit for the maximum authorized duration, as 

6 determined by the Secretary. 

7 (b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act otherwise limits, al8 ters, modifies, or amends the Clark County Multiple Species 

9 Habitat Conservation Plan. 

10 SEC. 206. DESIGNATION OF MAUDE FRAZIER MOUNTAIN. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The peak of Frenchman Mountain 

12 in the State located at latitude 3610031’45′′ N, by longitude 

13 11459031’52′′ W, shall be designated as ‘‘Maude Frazier 

14 Mountain’’. 

15 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu16 lation, document, record, or other paper of the United 

17 States to the peak described in subsection (a) shall be con18 sidered to be a reference to ‘‘Maude Frazier Mountain’’. 

19 SEC. 207. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT. 

20 Section 4(e)(3)(A)(ii) of the Southern Nevada Public 

21 Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 

22 Stat. 2346; 120 Stat. 3045) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

23 Great Basin National Park, and other areas’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘the Great Basin National Park, the Tule Springs Fossil 

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1 SEC. 208. NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE LAND CONVEYANCE. 

2 Section 2603(a)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Man3 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1118) 

4 is amended by inserting ‘‘, or any successors in interest’’ 

5 before the period at the end. 

6 SEC. 209. SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 

7 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Conserva10 tion Area’’ means the Sloan Canyon National Con11 servation Area. 

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

13 the Secretary (acting through the Director of the Bu14 reau of Land Management.) 

15 (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 

16 (1) MAP.—Section 603(4) of the Sloan Canyon 

17 National Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq– 

18 1(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘map entitled ‘Southern 

19 Nevada Public Land Management Act’ and dated Oc20 tober 1, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘map entitled ‘Proposed 

21 Sloan Canyon Expansion’ and dated May 20, 2024’’. 

22 (2) ACREAGE.—Section 604(b) of the Sloan Can23 yon National Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 

24 460qqq–2(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘48,438’’ and 

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1 (c) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—Section 605 of the Sloan Canyon 

2 National Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq–3) is 

3 amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(h) HORIZON LATERAL PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

6 202 and 503 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage7 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1763) and subject 

8 to valid existing rights and paragraph (3), the Sec9 retary of the Interior, acting through the Director of 

10 the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this 

11 subsection as the ‘Secretary’), shall, not later than 1 

12 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 

13 grant to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (re14 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘Authority’), not 

15 subject to the payment of rents or other charges, the 

16 temporary and permanent water pipeline infrastruc17 ture, and outside the boundaries of the Conservation 

18 Area, powerline, facility, and access road rights-of19 way depicted on the map for the purposes of— 

20 ‘‘(A) performing geotechnical investigations 

21 within the rights-of-way; and 

22 ‘‘(B) constructing and operating water 

23 transmission and related facilities. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Authority may, 

2 without consideration, excavate and use or dis3 pose of sand, gravel, minerals, or other materials 

4 from the tunneling of the water pipeline nec5 essary to fulfill the purpose of the rights-of-way 

6 granted under paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(B) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

8 Not later than 30 days after the date on which 

9 the rights-of-way are granted under paragraph 

10 (1), the Secretary and the Authority shall enter 

11 into a memorandum of understanding identi12 fying Federal land on which the Authority may 

13 dispose of materials under subparagraph (A) to 

14 further the interests of the Bureau of Land Man15 agement. 

16 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A right-of-way issued 

17 under this subsection shall be subject to the following 

18 requirements: 

19 ‘‘(A) The Secretary may include reasonable 

20 terms and conditions, consistent with section 505 

21 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

22 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1765), as are necessary to 

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1 ‘‘(B) Construction of the water pipeline 

2 shall not permanently adversely affect conserva3 tion area surface resources. 

4 ‘‘(C) The right-of-way shall not be located 

5 through or under any area designated as wilder6 ness.’’. 

7 (d) PRESERVATION OF TRANSMISSION AND UTILITY

8 CORRIDORS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The expansion of the 

9 Conservation Area boundary under the amendment made 

10 by subsection (b)— 

11 (1) shall be subject to valid existing rights, in12 cluding land within a designated utility transmission 

13 corridor or a transmission line right-of-way grant 

14 approved by the Secretary in a record of decision 

15 issued before the date of enactment of this Act; and 

16 (2) shall not preclude— 

17 (A) any activity authorized in accordance 

18 with a designated corridor or right-of-way re19 ferred to in paragraph (1), including the oper20 ation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of 

21 any authorized utility facility within the cor22 ridor or right-of-way; or 

23 (B) the Secretary from authorizing the es24 tablishment of a new utility facility right-of-way 

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1 and utility corridor referred to in paragraph 

2 (1)— 

3 (i) in accordance with the National 

4 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

5 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable 

6 laws; and 

7 (ii) subject to such terms and condi8 tions as the Secretary determines to be ap9 propriate. 

10 (e) CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT.—Except as 

11 provided in the amendment made by subsection (c), nothing 

12 in this section modifies the management of the Conservation 

13 Area pursuant to section 605 of the Sloan Canyon National 

14 Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq–3). 

15 SEC. 210. CLARK COUNTY CONVEYANCE. 

16 (a) DEFINITION OF JOB CREATION ZONE.—In this sec17 tion, the term ‘‘Job Creation Zone’’ means the approxi18 mately 350 acres of Federal land located in Sloan, Nevada, 

19 and identified as ‘‘Clark County Job Creation Zone’’ on 

20 the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 

21 and dated August 9, 2024. 

22 (b) CLARK COUNTY CONVEYANCE.— 

23 (1) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding sections 202 

24 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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1 County, the Secretary shall, without consideration 

2 and subject to all valid existing rights, convey to the 

3 County all right, title, and interest of the United 

4 States in and to the Job Creation Zone, except as oth5 erwise provided in this subsection. 

6 (2) USE OF LAND FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVEL7 OPMENT.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—After the date of the con9 veyance to the County under paragraph (1), the 

10 County may sell, lease, or otherwise convey any 

11 portion or portions of the Job Creation Zone for 

12 purposes of nonresidential development, subject 

13 to subparagraphs (B) and (C). 

14 (B) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—Any sale, lease, 

15 or other conveyance of land under subparagraph 

16 (A) shall be for not less than fair market value. 

17 (C) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross 

18 proceeds from the sale, lease, or other conveyance 

19 of land under subparagraph (A) shall be distrib20 uted in accordance with section 4(e) of the 

21 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 

22 of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345). 

23 (3) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER

24 PUBLIC PURPOSES.—The County may elect to retain 

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1 or other public purposes consistent with the Act of 

2 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

3 and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), by 

4 providing to the Secretary written notice of the elec5 tion. 

6 (4) NOISE COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—The 

7 County shall— 

8 (A) plan and manage the Job Creation 

9 Zone in accordance with section 47504 of title 

10 49, United States Code, and regulations promul11 gated in accordance with that section; and 

12 (B) agree that if any land in the Job Cre13 ation Zone is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed 

14 by the County, the sale, lease, or conveyance 

15 shall contain a limitation to require uses com16 patible with airport noise compatibility plan17 ning. 

18 (5) REVERSION.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land 

20 within the Job Creation Zone is not conveyed for 

21 nonresidential development under this section or 

22 reserved for recreation or other public purposes 

23 under paragraph (3) by the date that is 30 years 

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1 of land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, 

2 revert to the United States. 

3 (B) INCONSISTENT USE.—If the County uses 

4 any parcel of land within the Job Creation Zone 

5 in a manner that is inconsistent with the uses 

6 specified in this subsection, at the discretion of 

7 the Secretary, the parcel shall revert to the 

8 United States. 

9 TITLE III—WILDERNESS 

10 SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 

11 PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 

12 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 202(a) of the Clark Coun13 ty Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act 

14 of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 107–282; 116 

15 Stat. 1999) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and in17 serting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 10,095 acres of 

18 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man19 agement, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

20 ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated Au21 gust 9, 2024’’; 

22 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and in23 serting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 3,789 acres of 

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1 ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated Au2 gust 9, 2024’’; 

3 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and in4 serting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 19,716 acres of 

5 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man6 agement, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

7 ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated Au8 gust 9, 2024’’; 

9 (4) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 33,164 acres 

11 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

12 Management, as generally depicted on the map enti13 tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated 

14 August 9, 2024’’; 

15 (5) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 30,134 acres 

17 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

18 Management, as generally depicted on the map enti19 tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated 

20 August 9, 2024’’; 

21 (6) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 29,966 acres 

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1 tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated 

2 August 9, 2024’’; 

3 (7) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 699 acres of 

5 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man6 agement, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

7 ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated Au8 gust 9, 2024’’; and 

9 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(19) MOUNT STIRLING WILDERNESS.—Certain 

11 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man12 agement and the Forest Service, comprising approxi13 mately 72,942 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

14 entitled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 

15 dated August 9, 2024, which shall be known as the 

16 ‘Mount Stirling Wilderness’. 

17 ‘‘(20) GATES OF THE GRAND CANYON WILDER18 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Na19 tional Park Service, comprising approximately 

20 91,963 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti21 tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated 

22 August 9, 2024, which shall be known as the ‘Gates 

23 of the Grand Canyon Wilderness’. 

24 ‘‘(21) NEW YORK MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

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1 Land Management, comprising approximately 14,459 

2 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

3 ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated Au4 gust 9, 2024, which is incorporated in, and consid5 ered to be a part of, the Mojave Wilderness designated 

6 by section 601(a)(3) of the California Desert Protec7 tion Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

8 103–433; 108 Stat. 4496). 

9 ‘‘(22) PIUTE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

10 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man11 agement, comprising approximately 7,520 acres, as 

12 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Ne13 vada Land Management’ and dated August 9, 2024, 

14 which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 

15 of, the Mojave Wilderness designated by section 

16 601(a)(3) of the California Desert Protection Act of 

17 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–13 433; 

18 108 Stat. 4496). 

19 ‘‘(23) SOUTHERN PAIUTE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

20 Federal land managed by the Director of the United 

21 States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising approxi22 mately 1,276,246 acres, as generally depicted as 

23 ‘Southern Paiute Wilderness’ on the map entitled 

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1 gust 9, 2024, which shall be known as the ‘Southern 

2 Paiute Wilderness’. 

3 ‘‘(24) LUCY GRAY WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed4 eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage5 ment, comprising approximately 9,601 acres, as gen6 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Nevada 

7 Land Management’ and dated August 9, 2024, which 

8 shall be known as the ‘Lucy Gray Wilderness’.’’. 

9 (b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Subject to valid existing rights 

10 and notwithstanding section 203(a) of the Clark County 

11 Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 

12 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 

13 2002), any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

14 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act shall be considered 

15 to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act for 

16 purposes of administering land designated as wilderness or 

17 a wilderness addition by an amendment to section 202(a) 

18 of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Nat19 ural Resources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public 

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1 TITLE IV—LOCAL GOVERNMENT 

2 CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE 

3 OF NEVADA FOR PUBLIC PUR4 POSES 

5 SEC. 401. CITY OF BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

8 Boulder City, Nevada. 

9 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

10 means the public land that was reserved to the United 

11 States, as described in item 2 under exhibit B of Pat12 ent Nev–048100, which was created pursuant to Pub13 lic Law 85–339 (72 Stat. 31). 

14 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—On request of 

15 the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without 

16 consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

17 States in and to the Federal land, except as otherwise pro18 vided in this section. 

19 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land conveyed 

21 under subsection (b) shall be subject to valid existing 

22 rights. 

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1 ity over the Federal land conveyed under subsection 

2 (b) after the date of the conveyance. 

3 (d) REVERSION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

5 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

6 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, the 

7 Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the 

8 discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary deter9 mines that reversion is in the best interest of the 

10 United States. 

11 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

12 determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal land 

13 should revert to the United States and that the Fed14 eral land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the 

15 City shall be responsible for remediation of the con16 tamination of the Federal land. 

17 SEC. 402. CITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE FOR 

18 THE PROTECTION OF THE VIRGIN RIVER WA19 TERSHED. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

22 Mesquite, Nevada. 

23 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

24 means the approximately 250 acres of Federal land, 

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1 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti2 tled ‘‘City of Mesquite, River Park’’ and dated No3 vember 13, 2019. 

4 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith5 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 202 

6 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

7 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the City, the 

8 Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, 

9 all right, title, and interest of the United States (except for 

10 the reversionary interest described in subsection (d)) in and 

11 to the Federal land for use by the City in developing and 

12 implementing a watershed management plan for the protec13 tion of the Virgin River watershed, subject to the provisions 

14 of this section. 

15 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

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

18 complete the surveys necessary to develop the final 

19 legal descriptions of the Federal land to be conveyed 

20 under subsection (b). 

21 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

22 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

23 prepared under paragraph (1). 

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1 and available for public inspection in the Las Vegas 

2 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (d) REVERSION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

5 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

6 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, the 

7 Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the 

8 discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary deter9 mines that reversion is in the best interest of the 

10 United States. 

11 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

12 determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal land 

13 should revert to the United States and that the Fed14 eral land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the 

15 City shall be responsible for the remediation of the 

16 contamination of the Federal land. 

17 SEC. 403. CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUP18 PORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND WILDFIRE RE19 SPONSE. 

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith21 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 202 

22 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

23 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the County, 

24 the Secretary shall convey to the County, on completion of 

25 any necessary environmental analysis under any applicable 


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1 law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 

2 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), without consideration, all 

3 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 

4 following parcels of Federal land, subject to the provisions 

5 of this section and consistent with uses allowed under the 

6 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

7 and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

8 (1) MOUNT CHARLESTON PUBLIC SAFETY COM9 PLEX.—The approximately 12-acre parcel of Federal 

10 land generally depicted as Parcel A on the map enti11 tled ‘‘Mount Charleston Public Safety Complex’’ and 

12 dated November 13, 2019, and the 1.5-acre parcel of 

13 Federal land depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Parcel for 

14 Lee Canyon Fire Station’’ and dated February 2, 

15 2023, for police and fire facilities. 

16 (2) PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITIES.—The 

17 approximately 127.6 acres of Federal land, as gen18 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Metro Parcels’’ 

19 and dated November 13, 2019, for public safety train20 ing facilities. 

21 (b) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con22 veyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay any 

23 costs relating to any land surveys and other associated costs 

24 of conveying the parcels of Federal land under subsection 

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1 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

4 prepare legal descriptions of the parcels of Federal 

5 land to be conveyed under subsection (a). 

6 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

7 any minor errors in the maps described in subsection 

8 (a) or legal descriptions prepared under paragraph 

9 (1). 

10 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The maps described in sub11 section (a) and legal descriptions prepared under 

12 paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public 

13 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

14 Land Management. 

15 (d) REVERSION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of Federal land 

17 conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be used for the 

18 public purpose for which the parcel of Federal land 

19 was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall revert 

20 to the United States, at the discretion of the Sec21 retary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in 

22 the best interest of the United States. 

23 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY.—If the Sec24 retary determines under paragraph (1) that a parcel 

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1 that the parcel of Federal land is contaminated with 

2 hazardous waste, the County shall be responsible for 

3 remediation of the contamination of the parcel of 

4 Federal land. 

5 SEC. 404. MOAPA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, NEVADA, CON6 VEYANCE TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO RURAL 

7 WATER SUPPLY. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

10 Moapa Valley Water District. 

11 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

12 means the approximately 121 acres of Federal land, 

13 as generally depicted on the Map. 

14 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti15 tled ‘‘Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and 

16 Land Conveyances’’ and dated November 13, 2019. 

17 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use 

19 planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the 

20 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

21 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to paragraph (2), 

22 on request of the District, the Secretary shall convey 

23 to the District, without consideration, all right, title, 

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1 nance of critical water conveyance infrastructure nec2 essary to supply water to the communities of 

3 Logandale, Overton, Glendale, and Moapa, Nevada, 

4 except as otherwise provided in this section. 

5 (2) LIMITATION.—If any parcel of Federal land 

6 authorized for conveyance under paragraph (1) is 

7 subject to transfer for the benefit of the Tribe (as de8 fined in section 101(a)), the interest in the parcel of 

9 Federal land to be conveyed to the District under 

10 paragraph (1) shall be in the form of a right-of-way 

11 for construction, maintenance, and operation of crit12 ical water conveyance infrastructure. 

13 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

16 prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal land to 

17 be conveyed under subsection (b). 

18 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

19 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

20 prepared under paragraph (1). 

21 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip22 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

23 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

24 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

2 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

3 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, as 

4 described in subsection (b), the Federal land shall re5 vert to the United States, at the discretion of the Sec6 retary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in 

7 the best interest of the United States. 

8 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF DISTRICT.—If the Sec9 retary determines under paragraph (1) that the Fed10 eral land should revert to the United States and that 

11 the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous 

12 waste, the District shall be responsible for remediation 

13 of the contamination of the Federal land. 

14 SEC. 405. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, CONVEY15 ANCE FOR FIRE TRAINING FACILITY. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 

18 North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

19 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

20 means the approximately 10 acres of Federal land, as 

21 generally depicted on the Map. 

22 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti23 tled ‘‘North Las Vegas Fire Department Training Fa24 cility’’ and dated November 13, 2019. 


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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith2 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 202 

3 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

4 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the City, the 

5 Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, 

6 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

7 the Federal land for the construction, operation, and main8 tenance of a training facility necessary to support public 

9 safety and fire response, subject to the provisions of this 

10 section, and consistent with uses allowed under the Act of 

11 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 

12 Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

13 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the convey14 ance under subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs re15 lating to any surveys and other associated costs of con16 veying the Federal land. 

17 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

20 prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal land to 

21 be conveyed under subsection (b). 

22 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

23 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

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1 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip2 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

3 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

4 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

5 (e) REVERSION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 

7 under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 

8 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, the 

9 Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the 

10 discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary deter11 mines that reversion is in the best interest of the 

12 United States. 

13 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 

14 determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal land 

15 should revert to the United States and that the Fed16 eral land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the 

17 City shall be responsible for remediation of the con18 tamination on the Federal land. 


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1 TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION OF 

2 LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WATER3 SHED PLAN 

4 SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WA5 TERSHED PLAN. 

6 Section 3(d)(3) of Public Law 99–548 (commonly 

7 known as the ‘‘Mesquite Lands Act of 1988’’) (100 Stat. 

8 3061; 110 Stat. 3009–202; 116 Stat. 2018) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) for the development and implementa12 tion of a watershed plan for the Lower Virgin 

13 River; and’’; and 

14 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub15 paragraph (B). 

16 TITLE VI—SOUTHERN NEVADA 

17 LIMITED TRANSITION AREA 

18 SEC. 601. SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA. 

19 (a) DEFINITION OF TRANSITION AREA.—Section 

20 2602(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

21 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1117) is amended by 

22 striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(4) TRANSITION AREA.—The term ‘Transition 

24 Area’ means the approximately 742 acres of Federal 

25 land located in Henderson, Nevada, identified as 


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1 ‘Subject Area’ on the map entitled ‘Limited Transi2 tion Area (LTA) 2020 Amendment’ and dated October 12, 2020, excluding the east 100 feet of the NW1 3 ⁄4

4 sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 61 E., identified on the map as 

5 ‘NV Energy Utility Corridor’.’’. 

6 (b) USE OF LAND FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOP7 MENT; RETENTION OF LAND BY CITY.—Section 2602(b) of 

8 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public 

9 Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1117) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

12 and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) AUTHORIZED USES.—After the convey14 ance to the City under paragraph (1), the City 

15 may sell, lease, or otherwise convey any portion 

16 of the Transition Area for purposes of— 

17 ‘‘(i) nonresidential development; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) limited residential development 

19 that— 

20 ‘‘(I) augments and integrates any 

21 nonresidential development under 

22 clause (i); and 

23 ‘‘(II) is not freestanding. 

24 ‘‘(B) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—Any land sold, 

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1 graph (A) shall be for not less than fair market 

2 value.’’; and 

3 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and 

4 applicable State law’’ before the period at the 

5 end; 

6 (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(3) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER

9 PUBLIC PURPOSES; RETENTION BY CITY.—The City 

10 may elect to retain parcels in the Transition Area— 

11 ‘‘(A) for public recreation or other public 

12 purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 

13 1926 (commonly known as the ‘Recreation and 

14 Public Purposes Act’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), by 

15 providing to the Secretary written notice of the 

16 election; or 

17 ‘‘(B) for any other use by the City, by pro18 viding to the Secretary— 

19 ‘‘(i) written notice of the election; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) consideration in an amount equal 

21 to the fair market value of the land re22 tained, which shall be subject to disposition 

23 in accordance with paragraph (2)(D).’’; and 

24 (3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘or reserved 

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1 graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘, reserved for recreation or 

2 other public purposes under paragraph (3)(A), or re3 tained by the City under paragraph (3)(B)’’. 

4 TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 

5 PROVISIONS 

6 SEC. 701. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

8 and to rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and 

9 operation of Moapa Valley Water District facilities, as de10 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Moapa Valley Water District– 

11 Facilities and Land Conveyances’’, and dated November 13, 

12 2019, the following areas of Federal land administered by 

13 the Bureau of Land Management in the State are estab14 lished as off-highway vehicle recreation areas: 

15 (1) LAUGHLIN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE16 ATION AREA.—The approximately 16,131 acres of 

17 Federal land, as generally depicted on the map enti18 tled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and dated 

19 August 9, 2024, to be known as the ‘‘Laughlin Off20 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

21 (2) LOGANDALE TRAILS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

22 RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 21,729 acres 

23 of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map en24 titled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and 


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1 dated August 9, 2024, to be known as the ‘‘Logandale 

2 Trails Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

3 (3) NELSON HILLS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

4 RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 43,775 acres 

5 of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map en6 titled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and 

7 dated August 9, 2024, to be known as the ‘‘Nelson 

8 Hills Off-Highway Recreation Area’’. 

9 (4) SANDY VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

10 RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 39,022 acres 

11 of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and 

13 dated August 9, 2024, to be known as the ‘‘Sandy 

14 Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

15 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of each off-highway ve16 hicle recreation area established by subsection (a) (referred 

17 to in this section as an ‘‘off-highway vehicle recreation 

18 area’’) are to preserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit 

19 and enjoyment of present and future generations— 

20 (1) off-highway vehicle use; 

21 (2) other activities as the Secretary determines to 

22 be appropriate; and 

23 (3) the scenic, watershed, habitat, cultural, his24 toric, and ecological resources of the off-highway vehi25 cle recreation areas. 


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1 (c) MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with 

4 applicable law, the Secretary shall develop a com5 prehensive plan for the long-term management of each 

6 off-highway vehicle recreation area. 

7 (2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the manage8 ment plans under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

9 consult with— 

10 (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 

11 governmental entities; and 

12 (B) members of the public. 

13 (d) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

14 off-highway vehicle recreation areas— 

15 (1) to support the purposes described in sub16 section (b); and 

17 (2) in accordance with— 

18 (A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage19 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

20 (B) this section; and 

21 (C) any other applicable law (including 

22 regulations). 

23 (e) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

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1 use of motorized vehicles in the off-highway vehicle 

2 recreation areas shall be permitted only on roads and 

3 trails designated for the use of motorized vehicles by 

4 the applicable management plan under subsection (c). 

5 (2) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—During the period 

6 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 

7 ending on the date on which the management plan 

8 under subsection (c) for an off-highway vehicle recre9 ation area takes effect, the use of motorized vehicles 

10 in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas shall be 

11 permitted in accordance with applicable land man12 agement requirements. 

13 (3) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 

14 subsection prevents the Secretary from closing an ex15 isting road or trail to protect natural resources or 

16 public safety, as the Secretary determines to be appro17 priate. 

18 (f) TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY CORRIDORS.— 

19 Nothing in this section— 

20 (1) affects the existence, use, operation, mainte21 nance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expan22 sion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, 

23 addition, relocation improvement funding, removal, 

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1 tation and utility corridor within an off-highway ve2 hicle recreation area; 

3 (2) precludes the Secretary from authorizing the 

4 establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way 

5 within an existing designated transportation and 

6 utility corridor within an off-highway vehicle recre7 ation area— 

8 (A) in accordance with— 

9 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

10 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 

11 (ii) any other applicable law; and 

12 (B) subject to such terms and conditions as 

13 the Secretary determines to be appropriate; or 

14 (3) prohibits access to, or the repair or replace15 ment of, a transmission line within a right-of-way 

16 grant within an off-highway vehicle recreation area 

17 issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 (g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all 

19 Federal land within the boundaries of an off-highway vehi20 cle recreation area, together with any land designated as 

21 the ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’ 

22 under section 3092(j)(3)(A) of Public Law 113–291 (16 

23 U.S.C. 460aaaa(3)(A)), is withdrawn from— 

24 (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under 

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1 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

2 laws; and 

3 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

4 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

5 (h) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

8 finalize the legal description of each off-highway vehi9 cle recreation area. 

10 (2) ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 

11 minor error in— 

12 (A) a map referred to in subsection (a); or 

13 (B) a legal description under paragraph 

14 (1). 

15 (3) TREATMENT.—The maps and legal descrip16 tions referred to in paragraph (2) shall— 

17 (A) be on file and available for public in18 spection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau 

19 of Land Management; and 

20 (B) have the same force and effect as if in21 cluded in this Act, subject to paragraph (2). 

22 SEC. 702. LOWER LAS VEGAS WASH WEIRS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 

24 availability of appropriations, and all applicable laws, the 

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1 trol weirs on the lower Las Vegas Wash within the Lake 

2 Mead National Recreation Area that are unfinished as of 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, as identified in the study 

4 of the Federal Highway Administration entitled ‘‘2010 

5 Lower Las Vegas Wash Planning Study’’. 

6 (b) DEADLINE.—It is the intent of Congress that the 

7 construction of the weirs described in subsection (a) be com8 pleted by the Secretary by not later than 8 years after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 703. CRITICAL FLOOD CONTROL FACILITIES. 

11 The Secretary shall amend the Las Vegas Resource 

12 Management Plan dated 1998 to allow for the design and 

13 construction of flood control facilities in the Coyote Springs 

14 Desert Tortoise Area of Critical Environmental Concern, 

15 as described in the most-recent update of the Las Vegas Val16 ley Master Plan for Flood Control Facilities developed by 

17 the Regional Flood Control District, as generally depicted 

18 on the map attached to that update entitled ‘‘Regional 

19 Flood Control District Master Plan Facilities in the Coyote 

20 Springs Area of Critical Environmental Concern’’. 

21 SEC. 704. JURISDICTION OVER FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

22 Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State 

23 with respect to the management of fish or wildlife on any 

24 Federal land located in the State. 


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Calendar No. 628 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4457 

A BILL 

To provide for conservation and economic developposes. ment in the State of Nevada, and for other purNOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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