Union Calendar No. 369

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3050

[Report No. 103–679]

A BILL

To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon

National Conservation Area.

AUGUST 8, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 369

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3050

[Report No. 103–679]

To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation

Area.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 13, 1993

Mr. BILBRAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

AUGUST 8, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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

A BILL

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,
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1 SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.

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

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

4 460ccc–1(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of ap6 proximately 176,500 acres as generally depicted on

7 a map entitled ‘Red Rock Canyon National Con8 servation Area—Proposed Expansion’, numbered

9 NV–RRCNCA–002, and dated August 1993.’’.

10 SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.

11 Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon National Con12 servation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.

13 460ccc–1(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

14 ‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of approxi15 mately 195,610 acres as generally depicted on a map enti16 tled ‘Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area—Pro17 posed Expansion’, numbered NV–RRCNCA–002, and dated

18 July 1994.’’.

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

20 NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ESTABLISH21 MENT ACT OF 1990.

22 (a) DEADLINE FOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section

23 5(a)(1) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation

24 Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–3(a)(1))

25 is amended by striking ‘‘Within 3 full fiscal years following

26 the fiscal year in which the date of enactment of this Act
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1 occurs,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘No later than Janu2 ary 1, 1997,’’.

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

4 Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment

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

6 (1) by striking ‘‘Except as specifically author7 ized’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(a) Except as spe8 cifically authorized’’; and

9 (2) by adding at the end thereof a new sub10 section, as follows:

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

12 Old Nevada recreation facility the approximately 20 acres

13 of Federal lands within the conservation area which, on

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

15 to such facility, in exchange for lands of equal or greater

16 value within the conservation area acceptable to the Sec17 retary.’’.

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

19 Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of

20 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–8(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Act.’’

21 and by inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Act, except that as related

22 to rights associated with lands added to the conservation

23 area after such date, the priority date shall be the date of

24 enactment of the Act adding such lands to the conservation

25 area.’’.
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1 SEC. 3. POTENTIAL CONSERVATION LANDS.

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

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

4 from all forms of entry under the public land laws, includ5 ing the mining laws, and from operation of the mineral

6 and geothermal leasing laws: Provided, That nothing in this

7 subsection shall limit the issuance of any necessary licenses

8 or public land rights-of-way for any hydroelectric project

9 involving such lands.

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

11 are the approximately 1,280 acres of public lands as gen12 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Potential Conservation

13 Lands: Possible Hydroelectric Project’’ dated July, 1994.

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

15 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the lands de16 scribed in subsection (b) shall be added to the Red Rock

17 Canyon National Conservation Area unless before such ef18 fective date all necessary licenses and public land rights19 of-way have been issued for a hydroelectric project involving

20 some or all of such lands.

21 (2) For purposes of section 10(b) of the Red Rock Can22 yon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990,

23 as amended by this Act, the date on which the lands identi24 fied in subsection (b) of this section are added to the Red

25 Rock Canyon National Conservation Area shall be deemed
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1 to be the date of enactment of an Act adding such lands

2 to the conservation area.

3 SEC. 4. AUSTIN, NEVADA MUSEUM.

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

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

6 Society’’) shall be permitted to use the lands located in Aus7 tin, Nevada, identified as township 19 North, range 44

8 East, section 19, block 38, lots 1 through 16, assessor’s par9 cel number 01–147–01, amounting to approximately 0.59

10 acres, in accordance with the requirements of this section.

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

12 identified in subsection (a) shall be subject to the require13 ments of this section and shall be limited to use for a mu14 seum or other facility to illustrate the history of the Austin

15 Historic Mining District.

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

17 Agriculture shall permit the Historical Society to use the

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

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

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

21 the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.

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

23 enactment of this Act, the Historical Society, if it elects to

24 use the lands identified in subsection (a), shall pay to the
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1 Secretary of Agriculture, on behalf of the United States, an

2 annual rental of $100.

3 (3) If the Secretary of Agriculture permits continued

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

5 of the period of 20 years after the date of enactment of this

6 Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall require payment of

7 such annual rental as the Secretary determines reasonable.

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

9 (a) are used by the Historical Society, the Historical Soci10 ety shall be solely responsible for all necessary maintenance

11 and repairs of all structures and improvements on such

12 lands and for all necessary payments for utilities or other

13 services.

14 (5) All rentals received by the Secretary of Agriculture

15 under this section shall be deemed to have been deposited

16 with such Secretary pursuant to the Act of December 4,

17 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a).