I 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1597 

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

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2021 

Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. HORSFORD, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, and Mr. 

AMODEI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

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’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 1597 IH

TITLE I—MOAPA VALLEY 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. 

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. Boundary adjustment to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation 

Area. 

Sec. 203. Boundary adjustment to the Rainbow Gardens Area of Critical Environmental Concern. 

Sec. 204. Land disposal and public purpose conveyances. 

Sec. 205. Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern and 

establishment of special management areas. 

Sec. 206. Relationship to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 

Sec. 207. Designation of Maude Frazier Mountain. 

Sec. 208. Availability of special account. 

Sec. 209. Nevada Cancer Institute land 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. 

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. Water infrastructure conveyances for public purposes. 

Sec. 703. Lower Las Vegas Wash weirs. 

Sec. 704. Critical flood control facilities. 

Sec. 705. Maximizing education benefits. 

Sec. 706. Jurisdiction over fish and wildlife. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 1597 IH

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. 

18 (v) Mesquite. 

19 (3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

20 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

21 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

22 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

23 (4) REGIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; SPE24 CIAL ACCOUNT; UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The 

25 terms ‘‘regional governmental entity’’, ‘‘special ac26 count’’, and ‘‘unit of local government’’ have the 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 1597 IH

1 meanings given the terms in section 3 of the South2 ern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 

3 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2344). 

4 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

7 of Nevada. 

8 (7) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

9 Moapa Band of Paiutes of the Moapa River Indian 

10 Reservation, Nevada. 

11 TITLE I—MOAPA VALLEY TRIBAL 

12 EMPOWERMENT AND ECO13 NOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

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

15 THE MOAPA BAND OF PAIUTES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

17 including rights-of-way for construction, maintenance, and 

18 operation of the Moapa Valley Water District facilities, as 

19 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Moapa Valley Water Dis20 trict–Facilities and Land Conveyances’’ and dated Novem21 ber 13, 2019, and existing rights-of-way for electric gen22 eration, transmission, distribution, and supporting facili23 ties, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

24 and to the land described in subsection (b) shall be— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
5 

•HR 1597 IH

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 41,055 acres of land 

6 administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the 

7 Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted on the map 

8 entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and dated 

9 February 22, 2021. 

10 (c) SURVEY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

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

12 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

13 of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

14 (d) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under this sec15 tion shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken 

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

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

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

19 (e) WATER RIGHTS.— 

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

21 reserved rights to surface water or groundwater for 

22 any land taken into trust by the United States for 

23 the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (a). 

24 (2) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe shall re25 tain any right or claim to water under State law for 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
6 

•HR 1597 IH

1 any land taken into trust by the United States for 

2 the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (a). 

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

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

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

6 be— 

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

8 benefit of the Tribe; and 

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

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

11 subsection (a) is the approximately 200 acres of land held 

12 in fee by the Tribe as generally depicted on the map enti13 tled ‘‘General Land Status, Moapa Band of Paiutes’’ and 

14 dated September 2012. 

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

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

17 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

18 of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
7 

•HR 1597 IH

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, 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
8 

•HR 1597 IH

1 including uses that require a fee for admittance or 

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

3 SEC. 202. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO THE RED ROCK CAN4 YON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. 

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 246,990 acres of land, as generally de11 picted on the map entitled ‘Southern Nevada Land 

12 Management’ and dated February 22, 2021.’’. 

13 SEC. 203. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO THE RAINBOW GAR14 DENS AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL 

15 CONCERN. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Rainbow 

17 Gardens Area of Critical Environmental Concern, as 

18 amended under the Las Vegas Resource Management 

19 Plan of 1998, is modified to exclude approximately 390 

20 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

21 ‘‘Rainbow Gardens ACEC Boundary Adjustment’’ and 

22 dated November 13, 2019. 

23 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in 

24 subsection (a) shall be on file and available for inspection 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
9 

•HR 1597 IH

1 in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage2 ment. 

3 SEC. 204. LAND DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEY4 ANCES. 

5 (a) LAND DISPOSAL.— 

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

7 Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 

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

9 2007; 127 Stat. 3872) is amended, in the first sen10 tence, by striking ‘‘September 17, 2012’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘November 23, 2020’’. 

12 (2) MINERAL INTERESTS.—The following shall 

13 not constitute the unauthorized use of sand or gravel 

14 for purposes of the Southern Nevada Public Land 

15 Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 

16 112 Stat. 2343) or the Clark County Conservation 

17 of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 

18 (Public Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 1994): 

19 (A) The movement of common varieties of 

20 sand and gravel on a surface estate acquired 

21 under the Southern Nevada Public Land Man22 agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 

23 112 Stat. 2343) or the Clark County Conserva24 tion of Public Land and Natural Resources Act 

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


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
10 

•HR 1597 IH

1 by the owner of the surface estate for purposes 

2 including recontouring or balancing the surface 

3 estate or filling utility trenches on the surface 

4 estate. 

5 (B) The disposal of sand or gravel de6 scribed in subparagraph (A) at an off-site land7 fill. 

8 (b) PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES.— 

9 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

10 (A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible 

11 entity’’ means the State, a political subdivision 

12 of the State, a unit of local government, or a 

13 regional governmental entity in the County. 

14 (B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal 

15 land’’ means any Federal land in the County— 

16 (i) that is leased, patented, authorized 

17 as a right-of-way, or otherwise approved 

18 for use pursuant to the Act of June 14, 

19 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

20 and Public Purposes Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, 

21 chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the 

22 Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

23 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Na24 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
11 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or any other ap2 plicable Federal law; 

3 (ii) on which a permanent public facil4 ity has been or may be constructed; and 

5 (iii) that is not— 

6 (I) under the jurisdiction of the 

7 National Park Service or the Depart8 ment of Defense; or 

9 (II) managed as— 

10 (aa) a unit of the National 

11 Wildlife Refuge System; 

12 (bb) a component of the Na13 tional Wilderness Preservation 

14 System; or 

15 (cc) a component of the Na16 tional Landscape Conservation 

17 System. 

18 (2) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE.—Sub19 ject to valid existing rights and paragraph (4), on 

20 request by an eligible entity for the conveyance of a 

21 parcel of Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to 

22 the eligible entity by quitclaim deed, without consid23 eration, terms, conditions, reservations, or stipula24 tions, all right, title, and interest of the United 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
12 

•HR 1597 IH

1 States in and to the parcel of Federal land for any 

2 public purpose. 

3 (3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

5 days after the date of a request by an eligible 

6 entity for a conveyance of Federal land under 

7 paragraph (2), the Secretary shall file a map 

8 and legal description of the parcel of Federal 

9 land to be conveyed under that paragraph. 

10 (B) EFFECT; AVAILABILITY.—Each map 

11 and legal description filed under subparagraph 

12 (A) shall— 

13 (i) have the same force and effect as 

14 if included in this Act; and 

15 (ii) be on file and available for public 

16 inspection in the Las Vegas Field Office of 

17 the Bureau of Land Management. 

18 (C) ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct 

19 any minor error in a map or legal description 

20 filed under subparagraph (A). 

21 (4) REVERSION.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of a 

23 conveyance under paragraph (2) and except as 

24 provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary 

25 shall require that, if the parcel of the Federal 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
13 

•HR 1597 IH

1 land conveyed under that paragraph is no 

2 longer used for any public purpose for which 

3 the Federal land was conveyed, all right, title, 

4 and interest in and to the parcel of Federal 

5 land shall— 

6 (i) revert to the United States; or 

7 (ii) on authorization by the Secretary, 

8 be disposed of by the eligible entity 

9 through a sale, lease, or other conveyance, 

10 in accordance with subparagraph (C). 

11 (B) EXCEPTION.—The removal of sedi12 ment or minerals from a stormwater detention 

13 basin or from a parcel of Federal land conveyed 

14 under paragraph (2) shall be considered to be 

15 an authorized use. 

16 (C) REQUIREMENTS FOR SALE, LEASE, OR

17 OTHER CONVEYANCE.— 

18 (i) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The sale, 

19 lease, or other conveyance of a parcel of 

20 Federal land by an eligible entity under 

21 subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be for fair mar22 ket value. 

23 (ii) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Any 

24 gross proceeds received by an eligible enti25 ty from the sale, lease, or other conveyance 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
14 

•HR 1597 IH

1 of a parcel of Federal land under subpara2 graph (A)(ii) shall be deposited in the spe3 cial account. 

4 (D) RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMEDI5 ATION.—If a parcel of Federal land reverts to 

6 the Secretary under subparagraph (A) and the 

7 Secretary determines that the Federal land is 

8 contaminated with hazardous waste, the eligible 

9 entity to which the Federal land was conveyed 

10 shall be responsible for remediation of the con11 tamination of the parcel of Federal land. 

12 (5) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any lease, patent, or 

13 real estate transaction for Federal land conveyed 

14 under paragraph (2) is affirmed and validated as 

15 having been completed pursuant to, and in compli16 ance with, the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

17 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 

18 Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et 

19 seq.), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

20 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and the National 

21 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

22 et seq.), for the construction of public schools, fire 

23 stations, parks, community centers, law enforcement 

24 facilities, flood control facilities, and other public in25 frastructure. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
15 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (6) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—The Secretary shall 

2 pay for any administrative and real estate transfer 

3 costs incurred in carrying out the conveyances of 

4 Federal land under paragraph (2) using amounts 

5 from the special account. 

6 (c) USE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS BY

7 UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUS8 ING.— 

9 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

10 (A) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term 

11 ‘‘affordable housing’’ means housing that serves 

12 individuals and families with a household in13 come that does not exceed 120 percent of the 

14 area median income, including— 

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

16 homes that retain affordability for future 

17 buyers through the use of perpetual resale 

18 or deed restrictions; and 

19 (ii) a manufactured home community, 

20 if the manufactured home community is 

21 managed by— 

22 (I) a nonprofit organization; or 

23 (II) a resident-owned cooperative. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
16 

•HR 1597 IH

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

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

3 County that is— 

4 (i) acquired or conveyed by a unit of 

5 local government before, on, or after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act for public 

7 purposes; and 

8 (ii) subject to reversion to the United 

9 States if the acquired or conveyed Federal 

10 land is no longer used for public purposes. 

11 (2) USE OF COVERED LAND.— 

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

13 be developed, financed, used, and maintained 

14 for public purposes, including affordable hous15 ing, by any entity operating in the County that 

16 has entered into a contract with the applicable 

17 unit of local government providing for the use 

18 of the covered land by the entity. 

19 (B) EXEMPTION FROM NOTICE OF REALTY

20 ACTION REQUIREMENT.—If an entity seeks to 

21 use covered land for affordable housing pur22 poses under subparagraph (A), the entity— 

23 (i) shall not be required to comply 

24 with notice of realty action requirements 

25 with respect to the covered land; but 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
17 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (ii) before using the covered land for 

2 affordable housing purposes, shall provide, 

3 for a period of not less than 14 days, ade4 quate public notice of the use of the cov5 ered land. 

6 (C) REVERSION.—If covered land that is 

7 used for affordable housing purposes under sub8 paragraph (A) ceases to be used for affordable 

9 housing or any other public purpose, all right, 

10 title, and interest in and to the covered land 

11 shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert 

12 to the United States. 

13 (3) ACQUISITION OF COVERED LAND FOR AF14 FORDABLE HOUSING PURPOSES.—On submission of 

15 an application to the Secretary by a unit of local 

16 government for the conveyance to the unit of local 

17 government of covered land for affordable housing 

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

19 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 

20 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 111 Stat. 2349), not 

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

22 application, the Secretary shall convey to the unit of 

23 local government, for consideration in an amount of 

24 not more than $1, all right, title, and interest of the 

25 United States in and to the covered land. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
18 

•HR 1597 IH

1 SEC. 205. REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL EN2 VIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND ESTABLISH3 MENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 

4 (a) REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL

5 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN.—The designation by the Bu6 reau of Land Management of the Ivanpah Area of Critical 

7 Environmental Concern in the State dated February 14, 

8 2014, is revoked. 

9 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

10 AREAS.—The following areas in the County are des11 ignated as special management areas: 

12 (1) STUMP SPRINGS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

13 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis14 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com15 prising approximately 141,786 acres, as generally 

16 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada 

17 Land Management’’ and dated February 22, 2021, 

18 which shall be known as the ‘‘Stump Springs Special 

19 Management Area’’. 

20 (2) BIRD SPRINGS VALLEY SPECIAL MANAGE21 MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County 

22 administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 

23 comprising approximately 39,282 acres, as generally 

24 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada 

25 Land Management’’ and dated February 22, 2021, 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
19 

•HR 1597 IH

1 which shall be known as the ‘‘Bird Springs Valley 

2 Special Management Area’’. 

3 (3) DESERT TORTOISE PROTECTIVE CORRIDOR

4 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—Certain Federal land 

5 in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management, comprising approximately 42,974 

7 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

8 ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and dated 

9 February 22, 2021, which shall be known as the 

10 ‘‘Desert Tortoise Protective Corridor Special Man11 agement Area’’, which shall take the place of and 

12 serve the purposes of the Ivanpah Area of Critical 

13 Environmental Concern revoked under subsection 

14 (a). 

15 (4) JEAN LAKE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

16 Certain Federal land in the County administered by 

17 the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap18 proximately 2,669 acres, as generally depicted on the 

19 map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 

20 and dated February 22, 2021, which shall be known 

21 as the ‘‘Jean Lake Special Management Area’’. 

22 (5) GALE HILLS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

23 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis24 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com25 prising approximately 16,411 acres, as generally deVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1597.IH H1597

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
20 

•HR 1597 IH

1 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

2 Management’’ and dated February 22, 2021, which 

3 shall be known as the ‘‘Gale Hills Special Manage4 ment Area’’. 

5 (6) CALIFORNIA WASH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

6 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis7 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com8 prising approximately 8,203 acres, as generally de9 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

10 Management’’ and dated February 22, 2021, which 

11 shall be known as the ‘‘California Wash Special 

12 Management Area’’. 

13 (7) BITTER SPRINGS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

14 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis15 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com16 prising approximately 61,711 acres, as generally de17 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

18 Management’’ and dated February 22, 2021, which 

19 shall be known as the ‘‘Bitter Springs Special Man20 agement Area’’. 

21 (8) MUDDY MOUNTAINS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

22 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis23 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com24 prising approximately 32,250 acres, as generally de25 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
21 

•HR 1597 IH

1 Management’’ and dated February 22, 2021, which 

2 shall be known as the ‘‘Muddy Mountains Special 

3 Management Area’’. 

4 (9) MESA MILKVETCH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

5 AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis6 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com7 prising approximately 8,430 acres, as generally de8 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 

9 Management’’ and dated February 22, 2021, which 

10 shall be known as the ‘‘Mesa Milkvetch Special Man11 agement Area’’. 

12 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of a special manage13 ment area designated by subsection (b) (referred to in this 

14 section as a ‘‘Special Management Area’’) are— 

15 (1) to provide for the conservation and recovery 

16 of the diversity of natural habitats and native spe17 cies of plants and animals in the County covered by 

18 the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Con19 servation Plan (including any amendments to the 

20 plan); and 

21 (2) to mitigate the impacts of— 

22 (A) any amendment to the applicable Fed23 eral incidental take permit, as required by sec24 tions 17.22(b)(1) and 17.32(b)(1) of title 50, 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
22 

•HR 1597 IH

1 Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regu2 lations); and 

3 (B) any amendments to the Clark County 

4 Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan 

5 under section 206. 

6 (d) MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

7 AREAS.— 

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

9 each Special Management Area— 

10 (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

11 and enhances the purposes for which the Spe12 cial Management Area is established; and 

13 (B) in accordance with— 

14 (i) this section; 

15 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man16 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

17 seq.); and 

18 (iii) any other applicable law. 

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

20 of a Special Management Area that are consistent 

21 with the purposes for which the Special Management 

22 Area is established. 

23 (3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES; NEW ROADS.— 

24 (A) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as 

25 needed for emergency response or administraVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1597.IH H1597

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
23 

•HR 1597 IH

1 tive purposes, the use of motorized vehicles in 

2 the Special Management Areas shall be per3 mitted only on roads and motorized routes des4 ignated for the use of motorized vehicles in the 

5 management plan developed under subsection 

6 (i)(1)(A). 

7 (B) NEW ROADS.—No new permanent or 

8 temporary roads or other motorized vehicle 

9 routes shall be constructed within the Special 

10 Management Areas after the date of enactment 

11 of this Act. 

12 (e) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

15 shall prepare and submit to the Committee on En16 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

17 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

18 Representatives a map and legal description of each 

19 Special Management Area. 

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

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

22 effect as if included in this Act. 

23 (3) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

24 minor errors in a map or legal description filed 

25 under paragraph (1), if, before making a proposed 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
24 

•HR 1597 IH

1 correction, the Secretary submits to the County the 

2 proposed correction for review and approval. 

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

4 map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) 

5 shall be on file and available for public inspection in 

6 the Las Vegas Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

7 Management. 

8 (f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER9 ESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is acquired by 

10 the United States within a Special Management Area 

11 shall— 

12 (1) become part of the Special Management 

13 Area in which the acquired land or interest in land 

14 is located; 

15 (2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection 

16 (g); and 

17 (3) be managed in accordance with— 

18 (A) this section; 

19 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage20 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

21 (C) any other applicable law (including 

22 regulations). 

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

24 and to rights-of-way for construction, maintenance, and 

25 operation of the Moapa Valley Water District facilities deVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1597.IH H1597

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
25 

•HR 1597 IH

1 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Moapa Valley Water District– 

2 Facilities and Land Conveyances’’ and dated November 

3 13, 2019, all Federal land within the areas described in 

4 subsection (b) are withdrawn from— 

5 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis6 posal under the public land laws; 

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

8 laws; and 

9 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

10 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

11 (h) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.—Not 

12 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

13 the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative management 

14 agreement with the County that provides for the joint 

15 management of the Special Management Areas by the Sec16 retary and the County, in accordance with— 

17 (1) this section; 

18 (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

19 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

20 (3) any other applicable Federal law. 

21 (i) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 

23 not later than 1 year, after the date on which the 

24 County is issued an amended Federal incidental take 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
26 

•HR 1597 IH

1 permit in accordance with section 206, the Secretary 

2 and the County shall— 

3 (A) develop a comprehensive cooperative 

4 management plan for the long-term protection 

5 and management of the Special Management 

6 Areas; and 

7 (B) amend the 1998 Las Vegas Resource 

8 Management Plan to incorporate the provisions 

9 of the management plan for the Special Man10 agement Areas developed under subparagraph 

11 (A). 

12 (2) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—During the period 

13 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 

14 ending on the date on which the management plan 

15 developed under paragraph (1)(A) and the amend16 ment to the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management 

17 Plan required under paragraph (1)(B) take effect, 

18 the Secretary shall not authorize the use of the Fed19 eral land described in subsection (b) for any activity 

20 contrary to the purposes described in subsection (c), 

21 including— 

22 (A) disposal; 

23 (B) rights-of-way; 

24 (C) leases, including utility-scale solar en25 ergy facilities; 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
27 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (D) livestock grazing; 

2 (E) infrastructure development; and 

3 (F) mineral entry. 

4 (j) TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY CORRIDORS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with this sub6 section, the management plan for the Special Man7 agement Areas developed under subsection (i)(1)(A) 

8 shall establish provisions, including avoidance, mini9 mization, and mitigation measures, for ongoing 

10 maintenance of public utility and other rights-of-way 

11 in existing designated transportation and utility cor12 ridors within a Special Management Area. 

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

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

15 maintenance, repair, construction, reconfigura16 tion, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruc17 tion, alteration, addition, relocation improve18 ment funding, removal, or replacement of any 

19 utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way with20 in an existing designated transportation and 

21 utility corridor within a Special Management 

22 Area; 

23 (B) precludes the Secretary from author24 izing the establishment of a new utility facility 

25 right-of-way within an existing designated 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
28 

•HR 1597 IH

1 transportation and utility corridor within a Spe2 cial Management Area— 

3 (i) in accordance with— 

4 (I) the National Environmental 

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

6 et seq.); and 

7 (II) any other applicable law; and 

8 (ii) subject to such terms and condi9 tions as the Secretary determines to be ap10 propriate; or 

11 (C) prohibits access to, or the repair or re12 placement of, a transmission line within a right13 of-way grant within a Special Management 

14 Area issued before the date of enactment of this 

15 Act. 

16 (k) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section prevents or 

17 interferes with— 

18 (1) the construction or operation of the Ivanpah 

19 Valley Airport authorized under the Ivanpah Valley 

20 Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 

21 106–362; 114 Stat. 1404); or 

22 (2) the Airport Environs Overlay District au23 thorized under section 501(c) of the Clark County 

24 Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources 

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


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
29 

•HR 1597 IH

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

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

3 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 127 

4 Stat. 3875). 

5 SEC. 206. RELATIONSHIP TO THE CLARK COUNTY MUL6 TIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION 

7 PLAN. 

8 (a) EXTENSION OF HABITAT CONSERVATION

9 PLAN.—On receipt from the County of a complete applica10 tion for an amendment to the applicable Federal incidental 

11 take permit, as required by sections 17.22(b)(1) and 

12 17.32(b)(1) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

13 successor regulations), and an amended Clark County 

14 Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan which incor15 porates the Special Management Areas established by sec16 tion 205(b) and the provisions of the management plan 

17 required under section 205(i)(1)(A), the Secretary shall, 

18 in accordance with this Act, the National Environmental 

19 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endan20 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and 

21 any other applicable Federal environmental laws— 

22 (1) credit approximately 353,716 acres of the 

23 land conserved and designated as Special Manage24 ment Areas under section 205(b), as depicted on the 

25 map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
30 

•HR 1597 IH

1 and dated February 22, 2021, as mitigation to fully 

2 or partially offset, as determined by the Secretary 

3 using the best available scientific and commercial in4 formation, additional incidental take impacts result5 ing from development of additional land within the 

6 County covered under the existing Clark County 

7 Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan or to be 

8 covered through an amendment to the Clark County 

9 Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan and 

10 Federal incidental take permit; and 

11 (2) extend the Clark County Multiple Species 

12 Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal incidental 

13 take permit for the maximum authorized duration, 

14 as determined by the Secretary. 

15 (b) FEDERAL PERMIT ISSUANCE CRITERIA.—Before 

16 amending the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Con17 servation Plan and extending the Federal incidental take 

18 permit under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure 

19 that the Federal incidental take permit issuance criteria 

20 required in sections 17.22(b)(2), 17.32(b)(2), and 

21 222.307(c)(2) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

22 successor regulations), are met. 

23 (c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act otherwise limits, 

24 alters, modifies, or amends the Clark County Multiple 

25 Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
31 

•HR 1597 IH

1 SEC. 207. DESIGNATION OF MAUDE FRAZIER MOUNTAIN. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The peak of Frenchman Moun3 tain in the State located at latitude 36°10′45′′ N, by lon4 gitude 114°59′52′′ W, shall be designated as ‘‘Maude 

5 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. 208. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT. 

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

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

13 112 Stat. 2346; 120 Stat. 3045) is amended— 

14 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the Great Basin 

15 National Park, and other areas’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

16 Great Basin National Park, the Tule Springs Fossil 

17 Bed National Monument, and other areas’’; 

18 (2) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 (3) by redesignating clause (xi) as clause (xii); 

20 and 

21 (4) by inserting after clause (x) the following: 

22 ‘‘(xi) development and implementation 

23 of sustainability and climate initiatives in 

24 Clark County, Nevada, in accordance with 

25 a cooperative agreement with a unit of 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
32 

•HR 1597 IH

1 local government or regional governmental 

2 entity; and’’. 

3 SEC. 209. NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE LAND CONVEYANCE. 

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

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

6 1118) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or any successors in in7 terest’’ before the period at the end. 

8 TITLE III—WILDERNESS 

9 SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 

10 PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 

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

12 County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Re13 sources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

14 107–282; 116 Stat. 1999) is amended— 

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

16 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 10,137 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 

20 dated February 22, 2021’’; 

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

22 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 3,878 acres 

23 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

24 Management, as generally depicted on the map entiVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1597.IH H1597

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
33 

•HR 1597 IH

1 tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 

2 dated February 22, 2021’’; 

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

4 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 19,521 acres 

5 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management, as generally depicted on the map enti7 tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 

8 dated February 22, 2021’’; 

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

10 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 44,942 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 

14 dated February 22, 2021’’; 

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

16 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 30,211 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 

20 dated February 22, 2021’’; 

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

22 inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 31,120 acres 

23 of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

24 Management, as generally depicted on the map entiVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1597.IH H1597

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
34 

•HR 1597 IH

1 tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 

2 dated February 22, 2021’’; 

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 

8 February 22, 2021’’; 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, comprising approximately 73,011 acres, as 

13 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Ne14 vada Land Management’ and dated February 22, 

15 2021, which shall be known as the ‘Mount Stirling 

16 Wilderness’. 

17 ‘‘(20) OVERTON WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed18 eral land managed by the National Park Service, 

19 comprising approximately 23,227 acres, as generally 

20 depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Nevada 

21 Land Management’ and dated February 22, 2021, 

22 which shall be known as the ‘Overton Wilderness’. 

23 ‘‘(21) TWIN SPRINGS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

24 Federal land managed by the National Park Service, 

25 comprising approximately 9,684 acres, as generally 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
35 

•HR 1597 IH

1 depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Nevada 

2 Land Management’ and dated February 22, 2021, 

3 which shall be known as the ‘Twin Springs Wilder4 ness’. 

5 ‘‘(22) SCANLON WASH WILDERNESS.—Certain 

6 Federal land managed by the National Park Service, 

7 comprising approximately 22,826 acres, as generally 

8 depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Nevada 

9 Land Management’ and dated February 22, 2021, 

10 which shall be known as the ‘Scanlon Wash Wilder11 ness’. 

12 ‘‘(23) HILLER MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer13 tain Federal land managed by the National Park 

14 Service, comprising approximately 14,832 acres, as 

15 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Ne16 vada Land Management’ and dated February 22, 

17 2021, which shall be known as the ‘Hiller Mountains 

18 Wilderness’. 

19 ‘‘(24) HELL’S KITCHEN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

20 Federal land managed by the National Park Service, 

21 comprising approximately 12,439 acres, as generally 

22 depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Nevada 

23 Land Management’ and dated February 22, 2021, 

24 which shall be known as the ‘Hell’s Kitchen Wilder25 ness’. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
36 

•HR 1597 IH

1 ‘‘(25) SOUTH MILLION HILLS WILDERNESS.— 

2 Certain Federal land managed by the National Park 

3 Service, comprising approximately 8,955 acres, as 

4 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Ne5 vada Land Management’ and dated February 22, 

6 2021, which shall be known as the ‘South Million 

7 Hills Wilderness’. 

8 ‘‘(26) NEW YORK MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

9 Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 

10 Land Management, comprising approximately 

11 14,114 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti12 tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 

13 dated February 22, 2021, which is incorporated in, 

14 and considered to be a part of, the Mojave Wilder15 ness designated by section 601(a)(3) of the Cali16 fornia Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 

17 1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4496). 

18 ‘‘(27) PIUTE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer19 tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 

20 Management, comprising approximately 7,404 acres, 

21 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern 

22 Nevada Land Management’ and dated February 22, 

23 2021, which is incorporated in, and considered to be 

24 a part of, the Mojave Wilderness designated by sec25 tion 601(a)(3) of the California Desert Protection 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
37 

•HR 1597 IH

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

2 13 433; 108 Stat. 4496). 

3 ‘‘(28) SHEEP RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 Federal land managed by the Director of the United 

5 States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising ap6 proximately 435,277 acres, as generally depicted as 

7 ‘Sheep Range Wilderness’ on the map entitled 

8 ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated 

9 February 22, 2021, which shall be known as the 

10 ‘Sheep Range Wilderness’. 

11 ‘‘(29) LAS VEGAS RANGE WILDERNESS.—Cer12 tain Federal land managed by the Director of the 

13 United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Di14 rector of the Bureau of Land Management, com15 prising approximately 150,823 acres, as generally 

16 depicted as ‘Las Vegas Range Wilderness’ on the 

17 map entitled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ 

18 and dated February 22, 2021, which shall be known 

19 as the ‘Las Vegas Range Wilderness’. 

20 ‘‘(30) GASS PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed21 eral land managed by the Director of the United 

22 States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising ap23 proximately 33,424 acres, as generally depicted as 

24 ‘Gass Peak Wilderness’ on the map entitled ‘South25 ern Nevada Land Management’ and dated February 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
38 

•HR 1597 IH

1 22, 2021, which shall be known as the ‘Gass Peak 

2 Wilderness’. 

3 ‘‘(31) DESERT BIGHORN WILDERNESS.—Cer4 tain Federal land managed by the Director of the 

5 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising 

6 approximately 285,749 acres, as generally depicted 

7 as ‘Desert Bighorn Wilderness’ on the map entitled 

8 ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated 

9 February 22, 2021, which shall be known as the 

10 ‘Desert Bighorn Wilderness’. 

11 ‘‘(32) PINTWATER-EAST DESERT-SPOTTED

12 RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land man13 aged by the Director of the United States Fish and 

14 Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 268,698 

15 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Pintwater-East 

16 Desert-Spotted Range Wilderness’ on the map enti17 tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 

18 dated February 22, 2021, which shall be known as 

19 the ‘Pintwater-East Desert-Spotted Range Wilder20 ness’. 

21 ‘‘(33) HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK WEST WILDER22 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Direc23 tor of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

24 comprising approximately 91,533 acres, as generally 

25 depicted as ‘Hole-In-The-Rock Wilderness’ on the 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
39 

•HR 1597 IH

1 map entitled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ 

2 and dated February 22, 2021, which shall be known 

3 as the ‘Hole-In-The-Rock West Wilderness’. 

4 ‘‘(34) HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK EAST WILDER5 NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Direc6 tor of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

7 comprising approximately 13,412 acres, as generally 

8 depicted as ‘Hole-In-The-Rock Wilderness’ on the 

9 map entitled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ 

10 and dated February 22, 2021, which shall be known 

11 as the ‘Hole-In-The-Rock East Wilderness’. 

12 ‘‘(35) DESERT RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

13 Federal land managed by the Director of the United 

14 States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising ap15 proximately 23,100 acres, as generally depicted as 

16 ‘Desert Range Wilderness’ on the map entitled 

17 ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated 

18 February 22, 2021, which shall be known as the 

19 ‘Desert Range Wilderness’. 

20 ‘‘(36) LUCY GRAY WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed21 eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage22 ment, comprising approximately 9,717 acres, as gen23 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Ne24 vada Land Management’ and dated February 22, 

25 2021.’’. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
40 

•HR 1597 IH

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

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

3 County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Re4 sources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

5 107–282; 116 Stat. 2002), any reference in the Wilder6 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date 

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

8 date of enactment of this Act for purposes of admin9 istering land designated as wilderness or a wilderness ad10 dition by an amendment to section 202(a) of the Clark 

11 County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Re12 sources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 

13 107–282; 116 Stat. 1999) made by subsection (a). 

14 TITLE IV—LOCAL GOVERNMENT 

15 CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE 

16 OF NEVADA FOR PUBLIC PUR17 POSES 

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

19 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

21 Boulder City, Nevada. 

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

23 means the public land that was reserved to the 

24 United States, as described in item 2 under exhibit 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
41 

•HR 1597 IH

1 B of Patent Nev–048100, which was created pursu2 ant to Public Law 85–339 (72 Stat. 31). 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—On request 

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

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

6 States in and to the Federal land. 

7 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

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

9 under subsection (b) shall be subject to valid exist10 ing rights. 

11 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.—The Sec12 retary shall continue to have administrative author13 ity over the Federal land conveyed under subsection 

14 (b) after the date of the conveyance. 

15 (d) 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 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
42 

•HR 1597 IH

1 Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 

2 the City shall be responsible for remediation of the 

3 contamination of the Federal land. 

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

5 THE PROTECTION OF THE VIRGIN RIVER WA6 TERSHED. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

9 Mesquite, Nevada. 

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

11 means the approximately 250 acres of Federal land, 

12 as generally depicted on the Map. 

13 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘City of Mesquite, River Park’’ and dated No15 vember 13, 2019. 

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 City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con21 sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

22 in and to the Federal land for use by the City in devel23 oping and implementing a watershed management plan for 

24 the Virgin River watershed, subject to the provisions of 

25 this section. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
43 

•HR 1597 IH

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 Las Vegas 

12 Field Office 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, 

17 the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 

18 at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 

19 determines that reversion is in the best interest of 

20 the United States. 

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

22 determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal 

23 land should revert to the United States and that the 

24 Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
44 

•HR 1597 IH

1 the City shall be responsible for the remediation of 

2 the contamination of the Federal land. 

3 SEC. 403. CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUP4 PORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND WILDFIRE RE5 SPONSE. 

6 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith7 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

8 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

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

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

12 States in and to the following parcels of Federal land, sub13 ject to the provisions of this section: 

14 (1) MOUNT CHARLESTON PUBLIC SAFETY COM15 PLEX.—The approximately 16-acre parcel of Federal 

16 land generally depicted as Parcel A on the map enti17 tled ‘‘Mount Charleston Public Safety Complex’’ and 

18 dated November 13, 2019, and the 1.5-acre parcel 

19 of Federal land depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Parcel 

20 for Lee Canyon Fire Station’’ and dated November 

21 13, 2019, for police and fire facilities. 

22 (2) PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITIES.— 

23 The approximately 123 acres of Federal land, as 

24 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Metro ParVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1597.IH H1597

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
45 

•HR 1597 IH

1 cels’’ and dated November 13, 2019, for public safe2 ty training facilities. 

3 (b) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con4 veyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay any 

5 costs relating to any land surveys and other associated 

6 costs of conveying the parcels of Federal land under sub7 section (a). 

8 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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 (a). 

13 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

14 any minor errors in the maps described in subsection 

15 (a) or legal descriptions prepared under paragraph 

16 (1). 

17 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The maps described in 

18 subsection (a) and legal descriptions prepared under 

19 paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for pub20 lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu21 reau of Land Management. 

22 (d) REVERSION.— 

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

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

25 the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
46 

•HR 1597 IH

1 land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall 

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

3 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

4 is in the best interest of the United States. 

5 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY.—If the Sec6 retary determines under paragraph (1) that a parcel 

7 of Federal land should revert to the United States 

8 and that the parcel of Federal land is contaminated 

9 with hazardous waste, the County shall be respon10 sible for remediation of the contamination of the 

11 parcel of Federal land. 

12 SEC. 404. MOAPA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, NEVADA, CON13 VEYANCE TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO RURAL 

14 WATER SUPPLY. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

17 Moapa Valley Water District. 

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

19 means the approximately 121 acres of Federal land, 

20 as generally depicted on the Map. 

21 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en22 titled ‘‘Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and 

23 Land Conveyances’’ and dated November 13, 2019. 

24 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
47 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land 

2 use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 

3 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

4 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to para5 graph (2), on request of the District, the Secretary 

6 shall convey to the District, without consideration, 

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

8 and to the Federal land for the construction, oper9 ation, and maintenance of critical water conveyance 

10 infrastructure necessary to supply water to the com11 munities of Logandale, Overton, Glendale, and 

12 Moapa, Nevada. 

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

14 authorized for conveyance under paragraph (1) is 

15 subject to transfer for the benefit of the Tribe under 

16 section 101(a), the interest in the parcel of Federal 

17 land to be conveyed to the District under paragraph 

18 (1) shall be in the form of a right-of-way for con19 struction, maintenance, and operation of critical 

20 water conveyance infrastructure. 

21 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

23 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal 

25 land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
48 

•HR 1597 IH

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, as 

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

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

14 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

15 is in the best interest of the United States. 

16 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF DISTRICT.—If the Sec17 retary determines under paragraph (1) that the Fed18 eral land should revert to the United States and that 

19 the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous 

20 waste, the District shall be responsible for remedi21 ation of the contamination of the Federal land. 

22 SEC. 405. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, CONVEY23 ANCE FOR FIRE TRAINING FACILITY. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
49 

•HR 1597 IH

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

2 North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

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

4 means the approximately 10 acres of Federal land, 

5 as generally depicted on the Map. 

6 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Fire Department Training 

8 Facility’’ and dated November 13, 2019. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith10 standing the land use planning requirements of sections 

11 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

13 City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con14 sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

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

16 and maintenance of a training facility necessary to sup17 port public safety and fire response, subject to the provi18 sions of this section. 

19 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the con20 veyance under subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs 

21 relating to any surveys and other associated costs of con22 veying the Federal land. 

23 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

25 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
50 

•HR 1597 IH

1 shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal 

2 land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

3 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 

4 any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 

5 prepared under paragraph (1). 

6 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip7 tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

8 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

9 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

10 (e) REVERSION.— 

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

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

13 purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 

14 the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 

15 at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 

16 determines that reversion is in the best interest of 

17 the United States. 

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

19 determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal 

20 land should revert to the United States and that the 

21 Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 

22 the City shall be responsible for remediation of the 

23 contamination on the Federal land. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
51 

•HR 1597 IH

1 TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION OF 

2 LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WA3 TERSHED 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 

22 by 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 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
52 

•HR 1597 IH

1 ‘Subject Area’ on the map entitled ‘Limited Transi2 tion Area (LTA) 2020 Amendment’ and dated Octo3 ber 12, 2020, excluding the east 100 feet of the 

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

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

6 (b) USE OF LAND FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOP7 MENT; RETENTION OF LAND BY CITY.—Section 2602(b) 

8 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 

9 (Public 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 con14 veyance to the City under paragraph (1), the 

15 City may sell, lease, or otherwise convey any 

16 portion of the Transition Area for purposes 

17 of— 

18 ‘‘(i) nonresidential development; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) limited residential development 

20 that— 

21 ‘‘(I) augments and integrates any 

22 nonresidential development under 

23 clause (i); and 

24 ‘‘(II) is not freestanding. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
53 

•HR 1597 IH

1 ‘‘(B) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—Any land 

2 sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed under sub3 paragraph (A) shall be for not less than fair 

4 market value.’’; and 

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

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

7 the end; 

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

9 following: 

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

11 PUBLIC PURPOSES; RETENTION BY CITY.—The City 

12 may elect to retain parcels in the Transition Area— 

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

14 purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 

15 1926 (commonly known as the ‘Recreation and 

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

17 by providing to the Secretary written notice of 

18 the election; or 

19 ‘‘(B) for any other use by the City, by pro20 viding to the Secretary— 

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

22 ‘‘(ii) consideration in an amount equal 

23 to the fair market value of the land re24 tained, which shall be subject to disposition 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
54 

•HR 1597 IH

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

2 and 

3 (3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘or re4 served for recreation or other public purposes under 

5 paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘, reserved for recre6 ation or other public purposes under paragraph 

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

8 (3)(B)’’. 

9 TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 

10 PROVISIONS 

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

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

13 rights, and to rights-of-way for the construction, mainte14 nance, and operation of Moapa Valley Water District fa15 cilities, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Moapa Valley 

16 Water District–Facilities and Land Conveyances’’, the fol17 lowing areas of Federal land administered by the Bureau 

18 of Land Management in the State are established as off19 highway vehicle recreation areas: 

20 (1) LAUGHLIN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE21 ATION AREA.—The approximately 18,304 acres of 

22 Federal land, as generally depicted on the map enti23 tled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and 

24 dated February 22, 2021, to be known as the 

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


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
55 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (2) LOGANDALE TRAILS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHI2 CLE RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 21,756 

3 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the 

4 map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 

5 and dated February 22, 2021, to be known as the 

6 ‘‘Logandale Trails Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

7 Area’’. 

8 (3) NELSON HILLS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

9 RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 42,756 

10 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the 

11 map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 

12 and dated February 22, 2021, to be known as the 

13 ‘‘Nelson Hills Off-Highway Recreation Area’’. 

14 (4) SANDY VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

15 RECREATION AREA.—The approximately 39,040 

16 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the 

17 map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 

18 and dated February 22, 2021, to be known as the 

19 ‘‘Sandy Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

20 Area’’. 

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

22 vehicle recreation area established by subsection (a) (re23 ferred to in this section as an ‘‘off-highway vehicle recre24 ation area’’) are to preserve, protect, and enhance for the 

25 benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
56 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (1) off-highway vehicle use; 

2 (2) other activities as the Secretary determines 

3 to be appropriate; and 

4 (3) the scenic, watershed, habitat, cultural, his5 toric, and ecological resources of the off-highway ve6 hicle recreation areas. 

7 (c) MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 

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

9 the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 

10 with applicable law, the Secretary shall develop a 

11 comprehensive plan for the long-term management 

12 of each off-highway vehicle recreation area. 

13 (2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the man14 agement plans under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

15 shall consult with— 

16 (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 

17 governmental entities; and 

18 (B) members of the public. 

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

20 off-highway vehicle recreation areas— 

21 (1) to support the purposes described in sub22 section (b); and 

23 (2) in accordance with— 

24 (A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage25 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
57 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (B) this section; and 

2 (C) any other applicable law (including 

3 regulations). 

4 (e) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as needed for admin6 istrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, 

7 the use of motorized vehicles in the off-highway vehi8 cle recreation areas shall be permitted only on roads 

9 and trails designated for the use of motorized vehi10 cles by the applicable management plan under sub11 section (c). 

12 (2) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—During the period 

13 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 

14 ending on the date on which the management plan 

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

16 recreation area takes effect, the use of motorized ve17 hicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 

18 shall be permitted in accordance with the applicable 

19 land use plan. 

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

21 subsection prevents the Secretary from closing an 

22 existing road or trail to protect natural resources or 

23 public safety, as the Secretary determines to be ap24 propriate. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
58 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (f) TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY CORRIDORS.— 

2 Nothing in this section— 

3 (1) affects the existence, use, operation, mainte4 nance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expan5 sion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, 

6 addition, relocation improvement funding, removal, 

7 or replacement of any utility facility or appurtenant 

8 right-of-way within an existing designated transpor9 tation and utility corridor within an off-highway ve10 hicle recreation area; 

11 (2) precludes the Secretary from authorizing 

12 the establishment of a new utility facility right-of13 way within an existing designated transportation 

14 and utility corridor within an off-highway vehicle 

15 recreation area— 

16 (A) in accordance with— 

17 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

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

19 (ii) any other applicable law; and 

20 (B) subject to such terms and conditions 

21 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 

22 or 

23 (3) prohibits access to, or the repair or replace24 ment of, a transmission line within a right-of-way 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
59 

•HR 1597 IH

1 grant within an off-highway vehicle recreation area 

2 issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 

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

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

5 vehicle recreation area, together with any land designated 

6 as the ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

7 Area’’ under section 3092(j)(3)(A) of Public Law 113– 

8 291 (16 U.S.C. 460aaaa(3)(A)), is withdrawn from— 

9 (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under 

10 the public land laws; 

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

12 laws; and 

13 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

14 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

15 (h) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

18 shall finalize the legal description of each off-high19 way vehicle recreation area. 

20 (2) ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 

21 minor error in— 

22 (A) a map referred to in subsection (a); or 

23 (B) a legal description under paragraph 

24 (1). 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
60 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (3) TREATMENT.—The maps and legal descrip2 tions referred to in paragraph (2) shall— 

3 (A) be on file and available for public in4 spection in the appropriate offices of the Bu5 reau of Land Management; and 

6 (B) have the same force and effect as if in7 cluded in this Act, subject to paragraph (2). 

8 SEC. 702. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE CONVEYANCES FOR 

9 PUBLIC PURPOSES. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

12 means the approximately 2,495 acres of Federal 

13 land, as generally depicted on the Map. 

14 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en15 titled ‘‘Section 702 Water Infrastructure Convey16 ances for Public Purposes’’ and dated December 3, 

17 2020. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith19 standing section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Man20 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713) and subject to 

21 valid existing rights, on receipt of a request from a public 

22 water agency that provides wholesale or retail water serv23 ice in the County, the Secretary shall convey to the public 

24 water agency, without consideration, all right, title, and 

25 interest of the United States in and to the Federal land 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
61 

•HR 1597 IH

1 for the construction, operation, and maintenance of crit2 ical water conveyance infrastructure necessary to supply 

3 water to the communities serviced by the public water 

4 agency. 

5 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 shall prepare a final legal description 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 the legal description 

12 prepared under paragraph (1). 

13 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and the legal de14 scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on 

15 file and available for public inspection in the appro16 priate offices 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, as 

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

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

23 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 

24 is in the best interest of the United States. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
62 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC WATER AGEN2 CY.—If the Secretary determines under paragraph 

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

4 United States and that the Federal land is contami5 nated with hazardous waste, the public water agency 

6 shall be responsible for remediation of the contami7 nation of the Federal land. 

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

9 (1) permits any public water agency to obtain 

10 title to Federal land for the purpose of constructing 

11 the groundwater development project referred to in 

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

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

14 the National Park Service to manage the Lake Mead 

15 National Recreation Area. 

16 SEC. 703. LOWER LAS VEGAS WASH WEIRS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

18 and all applicable laws, the Secretary shall complete con19 struction of the 6 erosion control weirs on the lower Las 

20 Vegas Wash within the Lake Mead National Recreation 

21 Area that are unfinished as of the date of enactment of 

22 this Act, as identified in the study of the Federal Highway 

23 Administration entitled ‘‘2010 Lower Las Vegas Wash 

24 Planning Study’’. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
63 

•HR 1597 IH

1 (b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall complete con2 struction of the weirs described in subsection (a) by not 

3 later than 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 704. CRITICAL FLOOD CONTROL FACILITIES. 

5 The Secretary shall amend the Las Vegas Resource 

6 Management Plan dated 1998 to allow for the design and 

7 construction of flood control facilities in the Coyote 

8 Springs Desert Tortoise Area of Critical Environmental 

9 Concern, as described in the most-recent update of the 

10 Las Vegas Valley Master Plan for Flood Control Facilities 

11 developed by the Regional Flood Control District, as gen12 erally depicted on the map attached to that update entitled 

13 ‘‘Regional Flood Control District Master Plan Facilities 

14 in the Coyote Springs Area of Critical Environmental Con15 cern’’. 

16 SEC. 705. MAXIMIZING EDUCATION BENEFITS. 

17 (a) NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—Sec18 tion 3092(h)(2) of Public Law 113–291 (127 Stat. 3874) 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking 

21 ‘‘purposes; and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘pur22 poses, subject to the condition that the Board of Re23 gents may— 

24 ‘‘(aa) enter into 1 or more 

25 public-private partnerships or 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
64 

•HR 1597 IH

1 agreements (including a lease or 

2 conveyance), with respect to the 

3 Federal land, with any individual 

4 or entity for the commercial or 

5 residential development of all, or 

6 any portion of, the Federal land, 

7 to the extent that the develop8 ment is consistent with the edu9 cational and research purposes of 

10 the System (including any use in11 tended to generate financial sup12 port for those purposes); and 

13 ‘‘(bb) impose restrictions on 

14 the Federal land in accordance 

15 with those purposes; and’’; and 

16 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘The Sys17 tem’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph 

18 (B)(i)(II), the System’’. 

19 (b) NEVADA STATE COLLEGE AT HENDERSON.— 

20 Section 704(b)(3) of the Clark County Conservation of 

21 Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public 

22 Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 2015) is amended by striking 

23 subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The College and the 

25 City may— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
65 

•HR 1597 IH

1 ‘‘(i) use the land conveyed under 

2 paragraph (1) for any purpose relating to 

3 the establishment, operation, growth, or 

4 maintenance of the College, including any 

5 use that may generate financial support 

6 for such a purpose; and 

7 ‘‘(ii)(I) enter into 1 or more public8 private partnerships or agreements (includ9 ing a lease or conveyance), with respect to 

10 the conveyed land, with any individual or 

11 entity for the commercial or residential de12 velopment of all, or any portion of, the 

13 land; and 

14 ‘‘(II) impose such other restrictions 

15 on the conveyed land as the College and 

16 the City determine to be appropriate.’’. 

17 SEC. 706. JURISDICTION OVER FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

18 Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 

19 State with respect to the management of fish or wildlife 

20 on any Federal land located in the State. 

Æ 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS