Calendar No. 657

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3050

AN ACT

To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon

National Conservation Area.

SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported without amendment
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Calendar No. 657

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3050

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 9 (legislative day, AUGUST 8), 1994

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural

Resources

SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported by Mr. JOHNSTON, without amendment

AN ACT

To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National

Conservation Area.

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

3 SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.

4 Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon National

5 Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.

6 460ccc–1(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

7 ‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of approxi8 mately 195,610 acres as generally depicted on a map enti9 tled ‘Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area—Pro-
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1 posed Expansion’, numbered NV–RRCNCA–002, and

2 dated July 1994.’’.

3 SEC. 2. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE RED ROCK CANYON

4 NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ESTABLISH5 MENT ACT OF 1990.

6 (a) DEADLINE FOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section

7 5(a)(1) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation

8 Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–

9 3(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Within 3 full fiscal years

10 following the fiscal year in which the date of enactment

11 of this Act occurs,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘No later

12 than January 1, 1997,’’.

13 (b) EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—Section 7 of the Red

14 Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment

15 Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–5) is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘Except as specifically author17 ized’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(a) Except as

18 specifically authorized’’; and

19 (2) by adding at the end thereof a new sub20 section, as follows:

21 ‘‘(b) The Secretary may transfer to the owner of the

22 Old Nevada recreation facility the approximately 20 acres

23 of Federal lands within the conservation area which, on

24 March 1, 1994, were used to provide parking for visitors

25 to such facility, in exchange for lands of equal or greater
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1 value within the conservation area acceptable to the Sec2 retary.’’.

3 (c) PRIORITY DATES.—Section 10(b) of the Red

4 Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment

5 Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–8(b)) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘Act.’’ and by inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Act, except

7 that as related to rights associated with lands added to

8 the conservation area after such date, the priority date

9 shall be the date of enactment of the Act adding such

10 lands to the conservation area.’’.

11 SEC. 3. POTENTIAL CONSERVATION LANDS.

12 (a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,

13 the lands identified in subsection (b) are hereby withdrawn

14 from all forms of entry under the public land laws, includ15 ing the mining laws, and from operation of the mineral

16 and geothermal leasing laws: Provided, That nothing in

17 this subsection shall limit the issuance of any necessary

18 licenses or public land rights-of-way for any hydroelectric

19 project involving such lands.

20 (b) LANDS.—The lands referred to in subsection (a)

21 are the approximately 1,280 acres of public lands as gen22 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Potential Conserva23 tion Lands: Possible Hydroelectric Project’’ dated July,

24 1994.
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1 (c) FUTURE STATUS.—(1) Effective on the date 5

2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the lands

3 described in subsection (b) shall be added to the Red Rock

4 Canyon National Conservation Area unless before such ef5 fective date all necessary licenses and public land rights6 of-way have been issued for a hydroelectric project involv7 ing some or all of such lands.

8 (2) For purposes of section 10(b) of the Red Rock

9 Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of

10 1990, as amended by this Act, the date on which the lands

11 identified in subsection (b) of this section are added to

12 the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area shall

13 be deemed to be the date of enactment of an Act adding

14 such lands to the conservation area.

15 SEC. 4. AUSTIN, NEVADA MUSEUM.

16 (a) LANDS.—The Austin Historic Mining District

17 Historical Society (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Historical

18 Society’’) shall be permitted to use the lands located in

19 Austin, Nevada, identified as township 19 North, range

20 44 East, section 19, block 38, lots 1 through 16, assessor’s

21 parcel number 01–147–01, amounting to approximately

22 0.59 acres, in accordance with the requirements of this

23 section.

24 (b) USES.—The Historical Society’s use of the lands

25 identified in subsection (a) shall be subject to the require-
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1 ments of this section and shall be limited to use for a mu2 seum or other facility to illustrate the history of the Austin

3 Historic Mining District.

4 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—(1) The Secretary of

5 Agriculture shall permit the Historical Society to use the

6 lands identified in subsection (a) for a period of 20 years

7 after the date of enactment of this Act. After such period,

8 the Historical Society may continue to use such lands, at

9 the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.

10 (2) During the period of 20 years after the date of

11 the enactment of this Act, the Historical Society, if it

12 elects to use the lands identified in subsection (a), shall

13 pay to the Secretary of Agriculture, on behalf of the Unit14 ed States, an annual rental of $100.

15 (3) If the Secretary of Agriculture permits continued

16 use of the lands identified in subsection (a) after the end

17 of the period of 20 years after the date of enactment of

18 this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall require pay19 ment of such annual rental as the Secretary determines

20 reasonable.

21 (4) At all times that the lands identified in subsection

22 (a) are used by the Historical Society, the Historical Soci23 ety shall be solely responsible for all necessary mainte24 nance and repairs of all structures and improvements on
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1 such lands and for all necessary payments for utilities or

2 other services.

3 (5) All rentals received by the Secretary of Agri4 culture under this section shall be deemed to have been

5 deposited with such Secretary pursuant to the Act of De6 cember 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a).

Passed the House of Representatives August 8,

1994.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.