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Calendar No. 405 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 974 

[Report No. 113–178] 

To provide for certain land conveyances in the State of Nevada, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2013 

Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. HELLER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

JUNE 2, 2014 

Reported by Ms. LANDRIEU, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To provide for certain land conveyances 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 

4 Beds National Monument Act of 2013’’. 

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

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 

Sec. 3. Addition of land to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. 

Sec. 4. Conveyance of Bureau of Land Management land to North Las Vegas. 

Sec. 5. Conveyance of Bureau of Land Management land to Las Vegas. 

Sec. 6. Expansion of conveyance to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. 

Sec. 7. Spring Mountains National Recreation Area withdrawal. 

Sec. 8. Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 amendments. 

Sec. 9. Conveyance of land to the Nevada System of Higher Education. 

Sec. 10. Land Conveyance for Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport. 

Sec. 11. Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area release. 

Sec. 12. Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 

Sec. 13. Conveyance of land for Nellis Air Force Base. 

Sec. 14. Military overflights. 

7 SEC. 2. TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONU8 MENT. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

10 (1) since 1933, the Upper Las Vegas Wash has 

11 been valued by scientists because of the significant 

12 paleontological resources demonstrative of the Pleis13 tocene Epoch that are located in the area; 

14 (2) in 2004, during the preparation of the Las 

15 Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary Final Environ16 mental Impact Statement, the Bureau of Land Man17 agement identified sensitive biological, cultural, and 

18 paleontological resources determined to be worthy of 


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1 more evaluation with respect to the protective status 

2 of the resources; 

3 (3) the Upper Las Vegas Wash contains thou4 sands of paleontological resources from the Pleisto5 cene Epoch that are preserved in a unique geological 

6 context that are of national importance, including 

7 Columbian mammoth, ground sloth, American lion, 

8 camels, and horse fossils; 

9 (4) in addition to Joshua trees and several spe10 cies of cacti, the Las Vegas buckwheat, Merriam’s 

11 bearpoppy, and the Las Vegas bearpoppy are 3 

12 unique and imperiled plants that are supported in 

13 the harsh desert environment of Tule Springs; 

14 (5) the area provides important habitat for 

15 threatened desert tortoise, endemic poppy bees, kit 

16 foxes, burrowing owls, LeConte’s thrasher, 

17 phainopepla, and a variety of reptiles; 

18 (6) in studies of the area conducted during the 

19 last decade, the Bureau of Land Management and 

20 National Park Service determined that the area like21 ly contains the longest continuous section of Pleisto22 cene strata in the desert southwest, which span mul23 tiple important global climate cooling and warming 

24 episodes; 


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1 (7) the Upper Las Vegas Wash is significant to 

2 the culture and history of the native and indigenous 

3 people of the area, including the Southern Paiute 

4 Tribe; 

5 (8) despite the findings of the studies and rec6 ommendations for further assessment of the re7 sources for appropriate methods of protection— 

8 (A) the area remains inadequately pro9 tected; and 

10 (B) many irreplaceable fossil specimens in 

11 the area have been lost to vandalism or theft; 

12 and 

13 (9) designation of the Upper Las Vegas Wash 

14 site as a National Monument would protect the 

15 unique fossil resources of the area and the geological 

16 context of those resources for present and future 

17 generations while allowing for public education and 

18 continued scientific research opportunities. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

21 Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advi22 sory Council established by subsection (g)(1). 

23 (2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 

24 County, Nevada. 


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1 (3) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local 

2 government’’ means the City of Las Vegas, City of 

3 North Las Vegas, or the County. 

4 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage5 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

6 Monument developed under subsection (d)(5). 

7 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en8 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

9 April 30, 2013. 

10 (6) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

11 means the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monu12 ment established by subsection (c)(1). 

13 (7) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 

14 has the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in 

15 section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage16 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

17 (8) PUBLIC WATER AGENCY.—The term ‘‘public 

18 water agency’’ means a regional wholesale water pro19 vider that is engaged in the acquisition of water on 

20 behalf of, or the delivery of water to, water pur21 veyors who are member agencies of the public water 

22 agency. 

23 (9) QUALIFIED ELECTRIC UTILITY.—The term 

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1 nically and financially capable of developing the 

2 transmission line. 

3 (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

4 means the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

6 State of Nevada. 

7 (c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to conserve, pro9 tect, interpret, and enhance for the benefit of 

10 present and future generations the unique and na11 tionally important paleontological, scientific, edu12 cational, and recreational resources and values of 

13 the land described in this subsection, there is estab14 lished in the State, subject to valid existing rights, 

15 the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 

16 (2) BOUNDARIES.—The Monument shall consist 

17 of approximately 22,650 acres of public land in the 

18 County within the boundaries generally depicted on 

19 the Map. 

20 (3) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall prepare an official map and legal 

24 description of the boundaries of the Monument. 


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1 (B) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal 

2 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

3 shall have the same force and effect as if in4 cluded in this section, except that the Secretary 

5 may correct any clerical or typographical errors 

6 in the legal description or the map. 

7 (C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND LEGAL DE8 SCRIPTION.—The map and legal description 

9 prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on 

10 file and available for public inspection in the 

11 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man12 agement and the National Park Service. 

13 (4) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara15 graph (B), the Secretary may acquire land or 

16 interests in land within or adjacent to the 

17 boundaries of the Monument by donation, pur18 chase with donated or appropriated funds, ex19 change, or transfer from another Federal agen20 cy. 

21 (B) LIMITATION.—Land or interests in 

22 land that are owned by the State or a political 

23 subdivision of the State may be acquired under 

24 subparagraph (A) only by donation or ex25 change. 


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1 (5) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights and subsections (e) and (f), any land within 

3 the Monument or any land or interest in land that 

4 is acquired by the United States for inclusion in the 

5 Monument after the date of enactment of this Act 

6 is withdrawn from— 

7 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

8 the public land laws; 

9 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

10 mining laws; and 

11 (C) operation of the mineral leasing laws, 

12 geothermal leasing laws, and minerals materials 

13 laws. 

14 (6) RELATIONSHIP TO CLARK COUNTY MULTI15 SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.— 

16 (A) AMENDMENT TO PLAN.—The Sec17 retary shall credit, on an acre-for-acre basis, 

18 approximately 22,650 acres of the land con19 served for the Monument under this Act toward 

20 the development of additional non-Federal land 

21 within the County through an amendment to 

22 the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Con23 servation Plan. 

24 (B) EFFECT ON PLAN.—Nothing in this 

25 Act otherwise limits, alters, modifies, or amends 


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1 the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Con2 servation Plan. 

3 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 (1) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC5 TION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the approxi6 mately 22,650 acres of public land depicted on the 

7 Map as ‘‘Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monu8 ment’’ is transferred from the Bureau of Land Man9 agement to the National Park Service. 

10 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall— 

11 (A) allow only such uses of the Monument 

12 that— 

13 (i) are consistent with this section; 

14 (ii) the Secretary determines would 

15 further the purposes of the Monument; 

16 and 

17 (iii) are consistent with existing rights 

18 of previously authorized water facility and 

19 high voltage transmission facility rights-of20 way and any rights-of-way issued under 

21 this Act, including the operation, mainte22 nance, replacement, and repair and repair 

23 of the facility; and 

24 (B) manage the Monument— 


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1 (i) in a manner that conserves, pro2 tects, interprets, and enhances the re3 sources and values of the Monument; and 

4 (ii) in accordance with— 

5 (I) this section; 

6 (II) the provisions of laws gen7 erally applicable to units of the Na8 tional Park System (including the Na9 tional Park Service Organic Act (16 

10 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)); and 

11 (III) any other applicable laws. 

12 (3) BUFFER ZONES.—The establishment of the 

13 Monument shall not— 

14 (A) lead to the creation of express or im15 plied protective perimeters or buffer zones 

16 around or over the Monument; 

17 (B) preclude disposal or development of 

18 public land adjacent to the boundaries of the 

19 Monument, if the disposal or development is 

20 consistent with other applicable law; 

21 (C) preclude an activity on, or use of, pri22 vate land adjacent to the boundaries of the 

23 Monument, if the activity or use is consistent 

24 with other applicable law; or 


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1 (D) directly or indirectly subject an activ2 ity on, or use of, private land, to additional reg3 ulation, if the activity or use is consistent with 

4 other applicable law. 

5 (4) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this 

6 Act alters the standards governing air or water qual7 ity outside the boundary of the Monument. 

8 (5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary shall develop a management plan that 

12 provides for the long-term protection and man13 agement of the Monument. 

14 (B) COMPONENTS.—The management 

15 plan— 

16 (i) shall, consistent with this section 

17 and the purposes of the Monument— 

18 (I) describe the resources at the 

19 Monument that are to be protected; 

20 (II) describe the appropriate uses 

21 and management of the Monument; 

22 (III) allow for continued sci23 entific research at the Monument; and 


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1 (IV) include a travel management 

2 plan that may include existing public 

3 transit; and 

4 (ii) may— 

5 (I) incorporate any appropriate 

6 decisions contained in an existing 

7 management or activity plan for the 

8 land designated as the Monument 

9 under subsection (c)(1); and 

10 (II) use information developed in 

11 any study of land within, or adjacent 

12 to, the boundary of the Monument 

13 that was conducted before the date of 

14 enactment of this Act. 

15 (C) PUBLIC PROCESS.—In preparing the 

16 management plan, the Secretary shall— 

17 (i) consult with, and take into account 

18 the comments and recommendations of, the 

19 Council; 

20 (ii) provide an opportunity for public 

21 involvement in the preparation and review 

22 of the management plan, including holding 

23 public meetings; 


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1 (iii) consider public comments received 

2 as part of the public review and comment 

3 process of the management plan; and 

4 (iv) consult with governmental and 

5 nongovernmental stakeholders involved in 

6 establishing and improving the regional 

7 trail system to incorporate, where appro8 priate, trails in the Monument that link to 

9 the regional trail system. 

10 (6) INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, AND SCI11 ENTIFIC RESEARCH.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

13 provide for public interpretation of, and edu14 cation and scientific research on, the paleon15 tological resources of the Monument, with pri16 ority given to exhibiting and curating the re17 sources. 

18 (B) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

19 Secretary may enter into cooperative agree20 ments with the State, political subdivisions of 

21 the State, nonprofit organizations, and appro22 priate public and private entities to carry out 

23 subparagraph (A). 

24 (e) RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION FACILI25 TIES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a complete ap2 plication from a qualified electric utility, the Sec3 retary, in accordance with the National Environ4 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

5 shall issue to the qualified electric utility a 400-foot 

6 right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of 

7 high-voltage transmission facilities depicted on the 

8 Map as ‘‘Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor’’ 

9 if the high-voltage transmission facilities do not con10 flict with other previously authorized rights-of-way 

11 within the corridor. 

12 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The high-voltage trans14 mission facilities shall— 

15 (i) be used— 

16 (I) primarily, to the maximum 

17 extent practicable, for renewable en18 ergy resources; and 

19 (II) to meet reliability standards 

20 set by the North American Electric 

21 Reliability Corporation, the Western 

22 Electricity Coordinating Council, or 

23 the public utilities regulator of the 

24 State; and 


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1 (ii) employ best management practices 

2 identified as part of the compliance of the 

3 Secretary with the National Environmental 

4 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

5 seq.) to limit impacts on the Monument, 

6 including impacts to the viewshed. 

7 (B) CAPACITY.—The Secretary shall con8 sult with the qualified electric utility that is 

9 issued the right-of-way under paragraph (1) 

10 and the public utilities regulator of the State to 

11 seek to maximize the capacity of the high-volt12 age transmission facilities. 

13 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance of 

14 a notice to proceed on the construction of the high15 voltage transmission facilities within the right-of-way 

16 under paragraph (1) shall be subject to terms and 

17 conditions that the Secretary (in consultation with 

18 the qualified electric utility), as part of the compli19 ance of the Secretary with the National Environ20 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

21 determines appropriate to protect and conserve the 

22 resources for which the Monument is managed. 

23 (4) EXPIRATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The 

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1 ment of this Act if construction of the high-voltage 

2 transmission facilities described in paragraph (1) 

3 has not been initiated by that date, unless the Sec4 retary determines that it is in the public interest to 

5 continue the right-of-way. 

6 (f) WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES.— 

7 (1) WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES COR8 RIDOR.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of 1 or more 

10 complete applications from a public water agen11 cy and except as provided in subparagraph (B), 

12 the Secretary, in accordance with the National 

13 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

14 4321 et seq.), shall issue to the public water 

15 agency a 100-foot right-of-way for the construc16 tion, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a 

17 buried water conveyance pipeline and associated 

18 facilities within the ‘‘Water Conveyance Facili19 ties Corridor’’ and the ‘‘Renewable Energy 

20 Transmission Corridor’’ depicted on the Map. 

21 (B) LIMITATION.—A public water agency 

22 right-of-way shall not be granted under sub23 paragraph (A) within the portion of the Renew24 able Energy Transmission Corridor that is lo25 cated along the Moccasin Drive alignment, 


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1 which is generally between T. 18 S. and T. 19 

2 S., Mount Diablo Baseline and Meridian. 

3 (2) BURIED WATER CONVEYANCE PIPELINE.— 

4 On receipt of 1 or more complete applications from 

5 a unit of local government or public water agency, 

6 the Secretary, in accordance with the National Envi7 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

8 seq.), shall issue to the unit of local government or 

9 public water agency a 100-foot right-of-way for the 

10 construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and re11 placement of a buried water conveyance pipeline to 

12 access the existing buried water pipeline turnout facility and surge tank located in the NE1 13 ⁄4 sec. 16 of 

14 T. 19 S. and R. 61 E. 

15 (3) REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 (A) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.—The 

17 water conveyance facilities shall employ best 

18 management practices identified as part of the 

19 compliance of the Secretary with the National 

20 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

21 4321 et seq.) to limit the impacts of the water 

22 conveyance facilities on the Monument. 

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1 sultation with the qualified electric utility to 

2 limit the impacts of the water conveyance facili3 ties on the high-voltage transmission facilities. 

4 (4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance of 

5 a notice to proceed on the construction of the water 

6 conveyance facilities within the right-of-way under 

7 paragraph (1) shall be subject to any terms and con8 ditions that the Secretary, in consultation with the 

9 public water agency, as part of the compliance of the 

10 Secretary with the National Environmental Policy 

11 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), determines 

12 appropriate to protect and conserve the resources for 

13 which the Monument is managed. 

14 (g) TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONU15 MENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

16 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To provide guidance for 

17 the management of the Monument, there is estab18 lished the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monu19 ment Advisory Council. 

20 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

21 (A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall con22 sist of 13 members, to be appointed by the Sec23 retary, of whom— 

24 (i) 1 member shall be a member of, or 

25 be nominated by, the County Commission; 


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1 (ii) 1 member shall be a member of, 

2 or be nominated by, the city council of Las 

3 Vegas, Nevada; 

4 (iii) 1 member shall be a member of, 

5 or be nominated by, the city council of 

6 North Las Vegas, Nevada; 

7 (iv) 1 member shall be a member of, 

8 or be nominated by, the tribal council of 

9 the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe; 

10 (v) 1 member shall be a representative 

11 of the conservation community in southern 

12 Nevada; 

13 (vi) 1 member shall be a representa14 tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 

15 the Bureau of Land Management; 

16 (vii) 1 member shall be a representa17 tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 

18 the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv19 ice; 

20 (viii) 1 member shall be a representa21 tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 

22 the National Park Service; 

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1 (x) 1 member shall be nominated by 

2 the State; 

3 (xi) 1 member shall reside in the 

4 County and have a background that re5 flects the purposes for which the Monu6 ment was established; and 

7 (xii) 2 members shall reside in the 

8 County or adjacent counties, both of whom 

9 shall have experience in the field of paleon10 tology, obtained through higher education, 

11 experience, or both. 

12 (B) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not later 

13 than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

14 this Act, the Secretary shall appoint the initial 

15 members of the Council in accordance with sub16 paragraph (A). 

17 (3) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council 

18 shall advise the Secretary with respect to— 

19 (A) the preparation and implementation of 

20 the management plan; and 

21 (B) other issues related to the manage22 ment of the Monument (including budgetary 

23 matters). 


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1 (4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Council 

2 shall receive no compensation for serving on the 

3 Council. 

4 (5) CHAIRPERSON.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara6 graph (B), the Council shall elect a Chairperson 

7 from among the members of the Council. 

8 (B) LIMITATION.—The Chairperson shall 

9 not be a member of a Federal or State agency. 

10 (C) TERM.—The term of the Chairperson 

11 shall be 3 years. 

12 (6) TERM OF MEMBERS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a member 

14 of the Council shall be 3 years. 

15 (B) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the 

16 expiration of a 3-year term of a member of the 

17 Council, a member may continue to serve on 

18 the Council until— 

19 (i) the member is reappointed by the 

20 Secretary; or 

21 (ii) a successor is appointed. 

22 (7) VACANCIES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the 

24 Council shall be filled in the same manner in 

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1 (B) APPOINTMENT FOR REMAINDER OF

2 TERM.—A member appointed to fill a vacancy 

3 on the Council— 

4 (i) shall serve for the remainder of the 

5 term for which the predecessor was ap6 pointed; and 

7 (ii) may be nominated for a subse8 quent term. 

9 (8) TERMINATION.—Unless an extension is 

10 jointly recommended by the Director of the National 

11 Park Service and the Director of the Bureau of 

12 Land Management, the Council shall terminate on 

13 the date that is 6 years after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act. 

15 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec17 essary to carry out this section. 

18 SEC. 3. ADDITION OF LAND TO RED ROCK CANYON NA19 TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Con22 servation Area’’ means the Red Rock Canyon Na23 tional Conservation Area established by the Red 

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1 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

3 April 30, 2013. 

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

5 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu6 reau of Land Management. 

7 (b) ADDITION OF LAND TO CONSERVATION AREA.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Conservation Area is 

9 expanded to include the land depicted on the map as 

10 ‘‘Additions to Red Rock NCA’’. 

11 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 2 

12 years after the date on which the land is acquired, 

13 the Secretary shall update the management plan for 

14 the Conservation Area to reflect the management re15 quirements of the acquired land. 

16 (3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec19 retary shall finalize the legal description of the 

20 parcel to be conveyed under this section. 

21 (B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 

22 correct any minor error in— 

23 (i) the map; or 

24 (ii) the legal description. 


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1 (C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

2 description shall be on file and available for 

3 public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

4 the Bureau of Land Management. 

5 SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

6 LAND TO NORTH LAS VEGAS. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

10 April 30, 2013. 

11 (2) NORTH LAS VEGAS.—The term ‘‘North Las 

12 Vegas’’ means the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

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

14 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu15 reau of Land Management. 

16 (b) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing 

18 rights, the Secretary shall convey to North Las Vegas, 

19 without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 

20 United States in and to the land described in subsection 

21 (c). 

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

23 subsection (b) consists of the land managed by the Bureau 

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1 Las Vegas Job Creation Zone’’ (including the interests in 

2 the land). 

3 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 

7 conveyed under this section. 

8 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor9 rect any minor error in— 

10 (A) the map; or 

11 (B) the legal description. 

12 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip13 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec14 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

15 Land Management. 

16 (e) USE OF LAND FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOP17 MENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—North Las Vegas may sell, 

19 lease, or otherwise convey any portion of the land 

20 described in subsection (c) for nonresidential devel21 opment. 

22 (2) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale, lease, or con23 veyance of land under paragraph (1) shall be carried 

24 out— 


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1 (A) through a competitive bidding process; 

2 and 

3 (B) for not less than fair market value. 

4 (3) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary shall 

5 determine the fair market value of the land under 

6 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is per7 formed in accordance with— 

8 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

9 Federal Land Acquisitions; 

10 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

11 Appraisal Practices; and 

12 (C) any other applicable law (including 

13 regulations). 

14 (4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross 

15 proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of land 

16 under paragraph (1) shall be distributed in accord17 ance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Pub18 lic Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 

19 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 

20 1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 3045). 

21 (f) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUB22 LIC PURPOSES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—North Las Vegas may retain 

24 a portion of the land described in subsection (c) for 

25 public recreation or other public purposes consistent 


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1 with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as 

2 the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

3 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) by providing written notice of 

4 the election to the Secretary. 

5 (2) REVOCATION.—If North Las Vegas retains 

6 land for public recreation or other public purposes 

7 under paragraph (1), North Las Vegas may— 

8 (A) revoke that election; and 

9 (B) sell, lease, or convey the land in ac10 cordance with subsection (e). 

11 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—North Las Vegas shall 

12 pay all appraisal costs, survey costs, and other administra13 tive costs necessary for the preparation and completion of 

14 any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land de15 scribed in subsection (c). 

16 (h) REVERSION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land de18 scribed in subsection (c) is not conveyed for nonresi19 dential development under this section or reserved 

20 for recreation or other public purposes under sub21 paragraph (f) by the date that is 30 years after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, the parcel of land 

23 shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 

24 United States. 


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1 (2) INCONSISTENT USE.—If North Las Vegas 

2 uses any parcel of land described in subsection (c) 

3 in a manner that is inconsistent with this section— 

4 (A) at the discretion of the Secretary, the 

5 parcel shall revert to the United States; or 

6 (B) if the Secretary does not make an elec7 tion under subparagraph (A), North Las Vegas 

8 shall sell the parcel of land in accordance with 

9 this section. 

10 SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

11 LAND TO LAS VEGAS. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) LAS VEGAS.—The term ‘‘Las Vegas’’ means 

14 the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. 

15 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en16 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

17 April 30, 2013. 

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu20 reau of Land Management. 

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

22 date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 

23 rights, and notwithstanding the land use planning require24 ments of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy 

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1 the Secretary shall convey to Las Vegas, without consider2 ation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

3 and to the land described in subsection (c). 

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

5 subsection (b) consists of land managed by the Bureau 

6 of Land Management described on the map as ‘‘Las Vegas 

7 Job Creation Zone’’ (including interests in the land). 

8 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 

12 conveyed under this section. 

13 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor14 rect any minor error in— 

15 (A) the map; or 

16 (B) the legal description. 

17 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip18 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec19 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

20 Land Management. 

21 (e) USE OF LAND.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may sell, lease, or 

23 otherwise convey any portion of the land described 

24 in subsection (c) for nonresidential development. 


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1 (2) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale, lease, or con2 veyance of land under paragraph (1) shall be carried 

3 out, after consultation with the Las Vegas Paiute 

4 Tribe— 

5 (A) through a competitive bidding process; 

6 and 

7 (B) for not less than fair market value. 

8 (3) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary shall 

9 determine the fair market value of the land under 

10 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is per11 formed in accordance with— 

12 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

13 Federal Land Acquisitions; 

14 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

15 Appraisal Practices; and 

16 (C) any other applicable law (including 

17 regulations). 

18 (4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross 

19 proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of land 

20 under paragraph (1) shall be distributed in accord21 ance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Pub22 lic Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 

23 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 

24 1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 3045). 


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1 (f) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUB2 LIC PURPOSES.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may retain a por4 tion of the land described in subsection (c) for public 

5 recreation or other public purposes consistent with 

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

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

8 869 et seq.) by providing written notice of the elec9 tion to the Secretary. 

10 (2) REVOCATION.—If Las Vegas retains land 

11 for public recreation or other public purposes under 

12 paragraph (1), Las Vegas may— 

13 (A) revoke that election; and 

14 (B) sell, lease, or convey the land in ac15 cordance with subsection (e). 

16 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Las Vegas shall pay 

17 all appraisal costs, survey costs, and other administrative 

18 costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any 

19 patents for, and transfers of title to, the land described 

20 in subsection (c). 

21 (h) REVERSION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land de23 scribed in subsection (c) is not conveyed for nonresi24 dential development under this section or reserved 

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1 section (f) by the date that is 30 years after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the parcel of land shall, at 

3 the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 

4 States. 

5 (2) INCONSISTENT USE.—If Las Vegas uses 

6 any parcel of land described in subsection (c) in a 

7 manner that is inconsistent with this section— 

8 (A) at the discretion of the Secretary, the 

9 parcel shall revert to the United States; or 

10 (B) if the Secretary does not make an elec11 tion under subparagraph (A), Las Vegas shall 

12 sell the parcel of land in accordance with this 

13 section. 

14 SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF CONVEYANCE TO LAS VEGAS MET15 ROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. 

16 Section 703 of the Clark County Conservation of 

17 Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public 

18 Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 2013) is amended by inserting 

19 before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and the parcel 

20 of land identified as ‘Conveyance to Las Vegas for Police 

21 Shooting Range Access’ on the map entitled ‘North Las 

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1 SEC. 7. SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

2 WITHDRAWAL. 

3 Section 8 of the Spring Mountains National Recre4 ation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460hhh–6) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for lands de6 scribed’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided’’; and 

7 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 

(a), W1⁄2E1⁄2 and W1 11 ⁄2 sec. 27, T. 23 S., R. 58 E., 

12 Mt. Diablo Meridian is not subject to withdrawal 

13 under that subsection. 

14 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF ENTRY UNDER PUBLIC LAND

15 LAWS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of sub16 section (a), the following are not subject to with17 drawal under that paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(A) Any Federal land in the Recreation 

19 Area that qualifies for conveyance under Public 

20 Law 97–465 (commonly known as the ‘Small 

21 Tracts Act’) (16 U.S.C. 521c et seq.), which, 

22 notwithstanding section 7 of that Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 521i), may be conveyed under that Act. 

24 ‘‘(B) Any Federal land in the Recreation 

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1 eral land within the Recreation Area under au2 thorities generally providing for the exchange of 

3 National Forest System land.’’. 

4 SEC. 8. SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 

5 ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENTS. 

6 Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man7 agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 

8 2344; 116 Stat. 2007) is amended— 

9 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 

10 striking ‘‘dated October 1, 2002’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘dated April 30, 2013’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), subject to 

15 paragraphs (1) through (3), Clark County may con16 vey to a unit of local government or regional govern17 mental entity, without consideration, land located 

18 within the Airport Environs Overlay District (as of 

19 the date of enactment of this paragraph) if the land 

20 is used for a water or wastewater treatment facility 

21 or any other public purpose consistent with uses al22 lowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

23 known as the ‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’) 

24 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), provided that if the con25 veyed land is used for a purpose other than a public 


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1 purpose, paragraph (4) would apply to the convey2 ance.’’. 

3 SEC. 9. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF 

4 HIGHER EDUCATION. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) BOARD OF REGENTS.—The term ‘‘Board of 

7 Regents’’ means the Board of Regents of the Ne8 vada System of Higher Education. 

9 (2) CAMPUSES.—The term ‘‘Campuses’’ means 

10 the Great Basin College, College of Southern Ne11 vada, and University of Las Vegas, Nevada, cam12 puses. 

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

14 means each of the 3 parcels of Bureau of Land 

15 Management land identified on the maps as ‘‘Parcel 

16 to be Conveyed’’, of which— 

17 (A) approximately 40 acres is to be con18 veyed for the College of Southern Nevada; 

19 (B) approximately 2,085 acres is to be 

20 conveyed for the University of Nevada, Las 

21 Vegas; and 

22 (C) approximately 285 acres is to be con23 veyed for the Great Basin College. 

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

25 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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

2 of Nevada. 

3 (6) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the 

4 Nevada System of Higher Education. 

5 (b) CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND TO THE SYS6 TEM.— 

7 (1) CONVEYANCES.—Notwithstanding section 

8 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

9 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and section 1(c) of 

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

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

12 869(c)) and subject to all valid existing rights, the 

13 Secretary shall— 

14 (A) not later than 180 days after the date 

15 of enactment of this Act, convey to the System, 

16 without consideration, all right, title, and inter17 est of the United States in and to— 

18 (i) the Federal land identified on the 

19 map entitled ‘‘Great Basin College Land 

20 Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 2012, for 

21 the Great Basin College; and 

22 (ii) the Federal land identified on the 

23 map entitled ‘‘College of Southern Nevada 

24 Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 

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1 subject to the requirement that, as a pre2 condition of the conveyance, the Board of 

3 Regents shall, by mutual assent, enter into 

4 a binding development agreement with the 

5 City of Las Vegas that— 

6 (I) provides for the orderly devel7 opment of the Federal land to be con8 veyed under this subclause; and 

9 (II) complies with State law; and 

10 (B) convey to the System, without consid11 eration, all right, title, and interest of the 

12 United States in and to the Federal land identi13 fied on the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas Val14 ley Overview’’ and dated April 30, 2013, for the 

15 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, if the area 

16 identified as ‘‘Potential Utility Schedule’’ on 

17 the map is reserved for use for a potential 400- 

18 foot utility corridor of certain rights-of-way for 

19 transportation and public utilities. 

20 (2) CONDITIONS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the 

22 conveyance under paragraph (1), the Board of 

23 Regents shall agree in writing— 

24 (i) to pay any administrative costs as25 sociated with the conveyance, including the 


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1 costs of any environmental, wildlife, cul2 tural, or historical resources studies; 

3 (ii) to use the Federal land conveyed 

4 for educational and recreational purposes; 

5 (iii) to release and indemnify the 

6 United States from any claims or liabilities 

7 that may arise from uses carried out on 

8 the Federal land on or before the date of 

9 enactment of this Act by the United States 

10 or any person; and 

11 (iv) to assist the Bureau of Land 

12 Management in providing information to 

13 the students of the System and the citizens 

14 of the State on— 

15 (I) public land (including the 

16 management of public land) in the 

17 Nation; and 

18 (II) the role of the Bureau of 

19 Land Management in managing, pre20 serving, and protecting the public land 

21 in the State. 

22 (B) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE

23 BASE.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land 

25 conveyed to the System under paragraph 


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1 (1)(B) shall be used in accordance with the 

2 agreement entitled the ‘‘Cooperative 

3 Interlocal Agreement between the Board of 

4 Regents of the Nevada System of Higher 

5 Education, on Behalf of the University of 

6 Nevada, Las Vegas, and the 99th Air Base 

7 Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada’’ and 

8 dated June 19, 2009. 

9 (ii) MODIFICATIONS.—Any modifica10 tions to the agreement described in clause 

11 (i) or any related master plan shall require 

12 the mutual assent of the parties to the 

13 agreement. 

14 (iii) LIMITATION.—In no case shall 

15 the use of the Federal land conveyed under 

16 paragraph (1)(B) compromise the national 

17 security mission or avigation rights of 

18 Nellis Air Force Base. 

19 (3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—The System may 

20 use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) 

21 for any public purposes consistent with uses allowed 

22 under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 

23 as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

24 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land or 

2 any portion of the Federal land conveyed under 

3 paragraph (1) ceases to be used for the System, 

4 the Federal land, or any portion of the Federal 

5 land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, re6 vert to the United States. 

7 (B) UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS

8 VEGAS.—If the System fails to complete the 

9 first building or show progression toward devel10 opment of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas 

11 campus on the applicable parcels of Federal 

12 land by the date that is 50 years after the date 

13 of receipt of certification of acceptable remedi14 ation of environmental conditions, the parcels of 

15 the Federal land described in subsection 

16 (a)(3)(B) shall, at the discretion of the Sec17 retary, revert to the United States. 

18 (C) COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.—If 

19 the System fails to complete the first building 

20 or show progression toward development of the 

21 College of Southern Nevada campus on the ap22 plicable parcels of Federal land by the date that 

23 is 12 years after the date of conveyance of the 

24 applicable parcels of Federal land to the College 

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1 land described in subsection (a)(3)(A) shall, at 

2 the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 

3 United States. 

4 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec6 essary to carry out this section. 

7 SEC. 10. LAND CONVEYANCE FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA SUP8 PLEMENTAL AIRPORT. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

11 County, Nevada. 

12 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en13 titled ‘‘Land Conveyance for Southern Nevada Sup14 plemental Airport’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

17 (b) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 

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

19 the date described in paragraph (2), subject to valid 

20 existing rights and paragraph (3), and notwith21 standing the land use planning requirements of sec22 tions 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 

23 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 

24 the Secretary shall convey to the County, without 

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1 United States in and to the land described in sub2 section (c). 

3 (2) DATE ON WHICH CONVEYANCE MAY BE

4 MADE.—The Secretary shall not make the convey5 ance described in paragraph (1) until the later of 

6 the date on which the Administrator of the Federal 

7 Aviation Administration has— 

8 (A) approved an airport layout plan for an 

9 airport to be located in the Ivanpah Valley; and 

10 (B) with respect to the construction and 

11 operation of an airport on the site conveyed to 

12 the County pursuant to section 2(a) of the 

13 Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer 

14 Act (Public Law 106–362; 114 Stat. 1404), 

15 issued a record of decision after the preparation 

16 of an environmental impact statement or simi17 lar analysis required under the National Envi18 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

19 et seq.). 

20 (3) RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.—In 

21 conveying the public land under paragraph (1), the 

22 Secretary shall reserve the mineral estate, except for 

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1 (4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, the public land to be conveyed under para3 graph (1) is withdrawn from— 

4 (A) location, entry, and patent under the 

5 mining laws; and 

6 (B) operation of the mineral leasing and 

7 geothermal leasing laws. 

8 (5) USE.—The public land conveyed under 

9 paragraph (1) shall be used for the development of 

10 flood mitigation infrastructure for the Southern Ne11 vada Supplemental Airport. 

12 (6) REVERSION AND REENTRY.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the land conveyed to 

14 the County under the Ivanpah Valley Airport 

15 Public Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 106– 

16 362; 114 Stat. 1404) reverts to the United 

17 States, the land conveyed to the County under 

18 this section shall revert, at the option of the 

19 Secretary, to the United States. 

20 (B) USE OF LAND.—If the Secretary de21 termines that the County is not using the land 

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1 vert, at the option of the Secretary, to the 

2 United States. 

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

4 subsection (b) consists of the approximately 2,320 acres 

5 of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 

6 described on the map as the ‘‘Conveyance Area’’. 

7 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 shall prepare an official legal description and map of 

11 the parcel to be conveyed under this section. 

12 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor13 rect any minor error in— 

14 (A) the map; or 

15 (B) the legal description. 

16 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip17 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec18 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

19 Land Management. 

20 SEC. 11. SUNRISE MOUNTAIN INSTANT STUDY AREA RE21 LEASE. 

22 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that for the purposes 

23 of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage24 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in 

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1 Land Management in the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study 

2 Area has been adequately studied for wilderness designa3 tion. 

4 (b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub5 section (a) that is not designated as wilderness— 

6 (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 

7 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

8 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

9 (2) shall be managed in accordance with land 

10 management plans adopted under section 202 of 

11 that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

12 (c) POST RELEASE LAND USE APPROVALS.—Recog13 nizing that the area released under subsection (b) presents 

14 unique opportunities for the granting of additional rights15 of-way, including for high voltage transmission facilities, 

16 the Secretary of the Interior may accommodate multiple 

17 applicants within a particular right-of-way. 

18 SEC. 12. NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE19 ATION AREA. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

22 North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

23 (2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 

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1 (3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT AREA.—The term 

2 ‘‘Economic Support Area’’ means the land identified 

3 on the map as the ‘‘Economic Support Area’’. 

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

5 means the approximately 1,211 acres of Federal 

6 land in the County, as depicted on the map. 

7 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en8 titled ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

9 Area’’ and dated April 30, 2013. 

10 (6) NELLIS DUNES RECREATION AREA.—The 

11 term ‘‘Nellis Dunes Recreation Area’’ means the 

12 Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area 

13 identified on the map as ‘‘Nellis Dunes OHV Recre14 ation Area’’. 

15 (7) NET PROCEEDS.—The term ‘‘net proceeds’’ 

16 means the amount that is equal to the difference be17 tween— 

18 (A) the amount of gross revenues received 

19 by the County from any activities at the Eco20 nomic Support Area; and 

21 (B) the total amount expended by the 

22 County (or a designee of the County) for capital 

23 improvements to each of the Economic Support 

24 Area and the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area, 

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1 not exceed 80 percent of the total gross pro2 ceeds. 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

6 of Nevada. 

7 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO CLARK

8 COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

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

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing 

12 rights and paragraph (2), without consideration, all 

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

14 to the parcels of Federal land. 

15 (2) RESERVATION OF MINERAL ESTATE.—In 

16 conveying the parcels of Federal land under para17 graph (1), the Secretary shall reserve the mineral es18 tate, except for purposes related to flood mitigation 

19 (including removal from aggregate flood events). 

20 (3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The parcels of Federal 

22 land conveyed under paragraph (1)— 

23 (i) shall be used by the County— 

24 (I) to provide a suitable location 

25 for the establishment of a centralized 


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1 off-road vehicle recreation park in the 

2 County; 

3 (II) to provide the public with 

4 opportunities for off-road vehicle 

5 recreation, including a location for 

6 races, competitive events, training and 

7 other commercial services that directly 

8 support a centralized off-road vehicle 

9 recreation area and County park; and 

10 (III) to provide a designated area 

11 and facilities that would discourage 

12 unauthorized use of off-highway vehi13 cles in areas that have been identified 

14 by the Federal Government, State 

15 government, or County government as 

16 containing environmentally sensitive 

17 land; and 

18 (ii) shall not be disposed of by the 

19 County. 

20 (B) REVERSION.—If the County ceases to 

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1 (i) title to the parcel shall revert to 

2 the United States, at the option of the 

3 United States; and 

4 (ii) the County shall be responsible for 

5 any reclamation necessary to revert the 

6 parcel to the United States. 

7 (C) RENEWABLE AND SOLAR ENERGY.— 

8 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 

9 (ii) and (iii), the parcels of Federal land 

10 conveyed to the County under paragraph 

11 (1) and the land conveyed to the County 

12 under section 1(c) of Public Law 107–350 

13 (116 Stat. 2975), may be used for the inci14 dental purpose of generating renewable en15 ergy and solar energy for use by the Clark 

16 County Off Highway Vehicle Recreation 

17 Park, the shooting park authorized under 

18 that Act, and the County. 

19 (ii) LIMITATION.—Any project author20 ized under clause (i) shall not interfere 

21 with the national security mission of Nellis 

22 Air Force Base or any other military oper23 ation. 

24 (iii) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—Be25 fore the construction of any proposed 


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1 project under clause (i), the project pro2 ponent shall consult with the Secretary of 

3 Defense or a designee of the Secretary of 

4 Defense. 

5 (D) FUTURE CONVEYANCES.—Any future 

6 conveyance of Federal land for addition to the 

7 Clark County Off Highway Vehicle Park or the 

8 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area shall be subject 

9 to— 

10 (i) the binding interlocal agreement 

11 under paragraph (4)(B); and 

12 (ii) the aviation easement require13 ments under paragraph (7). 

14 (E) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 

15 of the Air Force and the County, may develop 

16 a special management plan for the Federal 

17 land— 

18 (i) to enhance public safety and safe 

19 off-highway vehicle recreation use in the 

20 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; 

21 (ii) to ensure compatible development 

22 with the mission requirements of the Nellis 

23 Air Force Base; and 

24 (iii) to avoid and mitigate known pub25 lic health risks associated with off-highway 


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1 vehicle use in the Nellis Dunes Recreation 

2 Area. 

3 (4) ECONOMIC SUPPORT AREA.— 

4 (A) DESIGNATION.—There is designated 

5 the Economic Support Area. 

6 (B) INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—Before the Eco8 nomic Support Area may be developed, the 

9 City and County shall enter into an 

10 interlocal agreement regarding the develop11 ment of the Economic Support Area. 

12 (ii) LIMITATION OF AGREEMENT.—In 

13 no case shall the interlocal agreement 

14 under this subparagraph compromise or 

15 interfere with the aviation rights provided 

16 under paragraph (7) and subsection (c)(3). 

17 (C) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Of the net pro18 ceeds from the development of the Economic 

19 Support Area, the County shall— 

20 (i) annually deposit 50 percent in a 

21 special account in the Treasury, to be used 

22 by the Secretary for the development, 

23 maintenance, operations, and environ24 mental restoration and mitigation of the 

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1 (ii) retain 50 percent, to be used by 

2 the County— 

3 (I) to pay for capital improve4 ments that are not covered by sub5 section (a)(7)(B); and 

6 (II) to maintain and operate the 

7 park established under paragraph 

8 (3)(A)(i)(I). 

9 (5) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE

10 BASE.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Before the Federal 

12 land may be conveyed to the County under 

13 paragraph (1), the Clark County Board of 

14 Commissioners and Nellis Air Force Base shall 

15 enter into an interlocal agreement for the Fed16 eral land and the Nellis Dunes Recreation 

17 Area— 

18 (i) to enhance safe off-highway recre19 ation use; and 

20 (ii) to ensure that development of the 

21 Federal land is consistent with the long22 term mission requirements of Nellis Air 

23 Force Base. 

24 (B) LIMITATION.—The use of the Federal 

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1 compromise the national security mission or 

2 aviation rights of Nellis Air Force Base. 

3 (6) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

4 With respect to the conveyance of Federal land 

5 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 

6 such additional terms and conditions as the Sec7 retary considers to be appropriate to protect the in8 terests of the United States. 

9 (7) AVIATION EASEMENT.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each deed entered into 

11 for the conveyance of the Federal land shall 

12 contain a perpetual aviation easement reserving 

13 to the United States all rights necessary to pre14 serve free and unobstructed overflight in and 

15 through the airspace above, over, and across the 

16 surface of the Federal land conveyed under sub17 section (b)(1) for the passage of aircraft owned 

18 or operated by any Federal agency or other 

19 Federal entity. 

20 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—Each easement de21 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall include such 

22 terms and conditions as the Secretary of the 

23 Air Force determines to be necessary to comply 

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1 (c) DESIGNATION OF THE NELLIS DUNES NATIONAL

2 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 10,000 

4 acres of land identified as ‘‘Nellis Dunes’’ in the Bu5 reau of Land Management Resource Management 

6 Plan shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Nellis 

7 Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

8 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Director of the 

9 Bureau of Land Management may develop a special 

10 management plan for the Nellis Dunes Recreation 

11 Area to enhance the safe use of off-highway vehicles 

12 for recreational purposes. 

13 (3) AVIATION RIGHTS.—The aviation rights de14 scribed in subsection (b)(7) shall apply to the Nellis 

15 Dunes Recreation Area. 

16 (d) WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LAND FOR

17 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE.— 

18 (1) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

19 rights and except as otherwise provided in this sub20 section— 

21 (A) the Federal land and interests in the 

22 Federal land identified on the map as ‘‘Land to 

23 be withdrawn for Nellis Air Force Base’’ are 

24 withdrawn from all forms of appropriation 

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1 ing, mineral leasing, and geothermal leasing 

2 laws; and 

3 (B) jurisdiction over the land and interest 

4 in land withdrawn and reserved by this sub5 section is transferred to the Secretary of the 

6 Air Force. 

7 (2) RESERVATION.—The land withdrawn under 

8 paragraph (1) is reserved for use by the Secretary 

9 of the Air Force for— 

10 (A) the enlargement and protection of 

11 Nellis Air Force Base; or 

12 (B) other defense-related purposes con13 sistent with the purposes of this subsection. 

14 (3) CHANGES IN USE.—The Secretary of the 

15 Air Force shall consult with the Secretary before 

16 using the land withdrawn and reserved by this sub17 section for any purpose other than the purposes de18 scribed in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i). 

19 (4) EASEMENT.—The United States reserves— 

20 (A) a right of flight for the passage of air21 craft in the airspace above the surface of the 

22 Federal land conveyed to the County; and 

23 (B) the right to cause in the airspace any 

24 noise, vibration, smoke, or other effects that 

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1 landing at, or taking off from, Nellis Air Force 

2 Base. 

3 SEC. 13. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR NELLIS AIR FORCE 

4 BASE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over 

6 the parcel of Federal land described in subsection (b) is 

7 transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the 

8 Air Force for inclusion in Nellis Air Force Base. 

9 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of Federal 

10 land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 410 

11 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Man12 agement and identified as ‘‘Addition to Nellis Air Force 

13 Base’’ on the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Over14 view’’ and dated April 30, 2013. 

15 SEC. 14. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

17 (1) military aircraft testing and training activi18 ties in the State of Nevada— 

19 (A) are an important part of the national 

20 defense system of the United States; and 

21 (B) are essential in order to secure an en22 during and viable national defense system for 

23 the current and future generations of people of 

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1 (2) the units of the National Park System and 

2 the additions to the Conservation Area established 

3 under this Act are located within a region critical to 

4 providing training, research, and development for 

5 the Armed Forces of the United States and allies of 

6 the Armed Forces; 

7 (3) there is a lack of alternative sites available 

8 for the military training, testing, and research activi9 ties being conducted in the State of Nevada; 

10 (4) continued use of the airspace in the State 

11 of Nevada is essential for military purposes; and 

12 (5) continuation of the military activities in the 

13 State of Nevada, under appropriate terms and condi14 tions, is not incompatible with the protection and 

15 proper management of the natural, environmental, 

16 cultural, and other resources and values of Federal 

17 land in the State of Nevada. 

18 (b) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act or any other 

19 land management law applicable to a new unit of the Na20 tional Park System or an addition to the Conservation 

21 Area designated by this Act shall restrict or preclude over22 flights, including— 

23 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

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1 (2) military overflights that can be seen or 

2 heard within the unit or Conservation Area. 

3 (c) SPECIAL AIRSPACE.—Nothing in this Act or any 

4 other land management law applicable to a new unit of 

5 the National Park or an addition to the Conservation Area 

6 designated by this Act shall restrict or preclude the des7 ignation of new units of special airspace or the use or es8 tablishment of military flight training routes over the unit 

9 or Conservation Area. 

10 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

11 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Las 

12 Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds 

13 National Monument Act of 2013’’. 

14 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 

15 Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 

Sec. 3. Addition of land to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. 

Sec. 4. Conveyance of Bureau of Land Management land to North Las Vegas. 

Sec. 5. Conveyance of Bureau of Land Management land to Las Vegas. 

Sec. 6. Expansion of conveyance to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. 

Sec. 7. Spring Mountains National Recreation Area withdrawal. 

Sec. 8. Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 amendments. 

Sec. 9. Conveyance of land to the Nevada System of Higher Education. 

Sec. 10. Land Conveyance for Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport. 

Sec. 11. Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area release. 

Sec. 12. Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 

Sec. 13. Withdrawal and reservation of land for Nellis Air Force Base expansion. 

Sec. 14. Military overflights. 

Sec. 15. Authorization of appropriations. 

16 SEC. 2. TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONU17 MENT. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) since 1933, the Upper Las Vegas Wash has 

2 been valued by scientists because of the significant pa3 leontological resources demonstrative of the Pleistocene 

4 Epoch that are located in the area; 

5 (2) in 2004, during the preparation of the Las 

6 Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary Final Environ7 mental Impact Statement, the Bureau of Land Man8 agement identified sensitive biological, cultural, and 

9 paleontological resources determined to be worthy of 

10 more evaluation with respect to the protective status 

11 of the resources; 

12 (3) the Upper Las Vegas Wash contains thou13 sands of paleontological resources from the Pleistocene 

14 Epoch that are preserved in a unique geological con15 text that are of national importance, including Co16 lumbian mammoth, ground sloth, American lion, 

17 camels, and horse fossils; 

18 (4) in addition to Joshua trees and several spe19 cies of cacti, the Las Vegas buckwheat, Merriam’s 

20 bearpoppy, and the Las Vegas bearpoppy are 3 

21 unique and imperiled plants that are supported in 

22 the harsh desert environment of Tule Springs; 

23 (5) the area provides important habitat for 

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1 foxes, burrowing owls, LeConte’s thrasher, 

2 phainopepla, and a variety of reptiles; 

3 (6) in studies of the area conducted during the 

4 last decade, the Bureau of Land Management and 

5 National Park Service determined that the area likely 

6 contains the longest continuous section of Pleistocene 

7 strata in the desert southwest, which span multiple 

8 important global climate cooling and warming epi9 sodes; 

10 (7) the Upper Las Vegas Wash is significant to 

11 the culture and history of the native and indigenous 

12 people of the area, including the Southern Paiute 

13 Tribe; 

14 (8) despite the findings of the studies and rec15 ommendations for further assessment of the resources 

16 for appropriate methods of protection— 

17 (A) the area remains inadequately pro18 tected; and 

19 (B) many irreplaceable fossil specimens in 

20 the area have been lost to vandalism or theft; 

21 and 

22 (9) designation of the Upper Las Vegas Wash 

23 site as a National Monument would protect the 

24 unique fossil resources of the area and the geological 

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1 erations while allowing for public education and con2 tinued scientific research opportunities. 

3 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

5 Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advi6 sory Council established by subsection (g)(1). 

7 (2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 

8 County, Nevada. 

9 (3) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local gov10 ernment’’ means the City of Las Vegas, City of North 

11 Las Vegas, or the County. 

12 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage13 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

14 Monument developed under subsection (d)(5). 

15 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti16 tled ‘‘Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument 

17 Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 963/123, 142, and 

18 dated December 2013. 

19 (6) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means 

20 the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument es21 tablished by subsection (c)(1). 

22 (7) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ has 

23 the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 

24 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

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1 (8) PUBLIC WATER AGENCY.—The term ‘‘public 

2 water agency’’ means a regional wholesale water pro3 vider that is engaged in the acquisition of water on 

4 behalf of, or the delivery of water to, water purveyors 

5 who are member agencies of the public water agency. 

6 (9) QUALIFIED ELECTRIC UTILITY.—The term 

7 ‘‘qualified electric utility’’ means any public or pri8 vate utility determined by the Secretary to be tech9 nically and financially capable of developing the 

10 high-voltage transmission facilities described in sub11 section (e). 

12 (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

15 of Nevada. 

16 (c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to conserve, protect, 

18 interpret, and enhance for the benefit of present and 

19 future generations the unique and nationally impor20 tant paleontological, scientific, educational, and rec21 reational resources and values of the land described in 

22 this subsection, there is established in the State, sub23 ject to valid existing rights, the Tule Springs Fossil 

24 Beds National Monument. 


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1 (2) BOUNDARIES.—The Monument shall consist 

2 of approximately 22,650 acres of public land in the 

3 County identified as ‘‘Tule Springs Fossil Beds Na4 tional Monument’’, as generally depicted on the Map. 

5 (3) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary shall prepare an official map and legal 

9 description of the boundaries of the Monument. 

10 (B) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal 

11 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

12 shall have the same force and effect as if included 

13 in this section, except that the Secretary may 

14 correct any clerical or typographical errors in 

15 the legal description or the map. 

16 (C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND LEGAL DE17 SCRIPTION.—The map and legal description pre18 pared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file 

19 and available for public inspection in the appro20 priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management 

21 and the National Park Service. 

22 (4) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 

24 (B), the Secretary may acquire land or interests 

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1 the Monument by donation, purchase with do2 nated or appropriated funds, exchange, or trans3 fer from another Federal agency. 

4 (B) LIMITATION.—Land or interests in land 

5 that are owned by the State or a political sub6 division of the State may be acquired under sub7 paragraph (A) only by donation or exchange. 

8 (5) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 

9 rights and subsections (e) and (f), any land within 

10 the Monument or any land or interest in land that 

11 is acquired by the United States for inclusion in the 

12 Monument after the date of enactment of this Act is 

13 withdrawn from— 

14 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

15 the public land laws; 

16 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

17 mining laws; and 

18 (C) operation of the mineral leasing laws, 

19 geothermal leasing laws, and minerals materials 

20 laws. 

21 (6) RELATIONSHIP TO CLARK COUNTY MULTI22 SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.— 

23 (A) AMENDMENT TO PLAN.—The Secretary 

24 shall credit, on an acre-for-acre basis, approxi25 mately 22,650 acres of the land conserved for the 


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1 Monument under this Act toward the develop2 ment of additional non-Federal land within the 

3 County through an amendment to the Clark 

4 County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation 

5 Plan. 

6 (B) EFFECT ON PLAN.—Nothing in this Act 

7 otherwise limits, alters, modifies, or amends the 

8 Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conserva9 tion Plan. 

10 (7) TERMINATION OF UPPER LAS VEGAS WASH

11 CONSERVATION TRANSFER AREA.—The Upper Las 

12 Vegas Wash Conservation Transfer Area established 

13 by the Record of Decision dated October 21, 2011, for 

14 the Upper Las Vegas Wash Conservation Transfer 

15 Area Final Supplemental Environmental Impact 

16 Statement, is terminated. 

17 (d) ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT.— 

18 (1) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC19 TION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the approxi20 mately 22,650 acres of public land depicted on the 

21 Map as ‘‘Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monu22 ment’’ is transferred from the Bureau of Land Man23 agement to the National Park Service. 

24 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ad25 minister the Monument— 


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

2 interprets, and enhances the resources and values 

3 of the Monument; and 

4 (B) in accordance with— 

5 (i) this section; 

6 (ii) the provisions of laws generally 

7 applicable to units of the National Park 

8 System (including the National Park Serv9 ice Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)); and 

10 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

11 (3) BUFFER ZONES.—The establishment of the 

12 Monument shall not— 

13 (A) lead to the creation of express or im14 plied protective perimeters or buffer zones 

15 around or over the Monument; 

16 (B) preclude disposal or development of 

17 public land adjacent to the boundaries of the 

18 Monument, if the disposal or development is con19 sistent with other applicable law; or 

20 (C) preclude an activity on, or use of, pri21 vate land adjacent to the boundaries of the 

22 Monument, if the activity or use is consistent 

23 with other applicable law. 


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1 (4) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this 

2 Act alters the standards governing air or water qual3 ity outside the boundary of the Monument. 

4 (5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

6 after the date on which funds are made available 

7 to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary shall 

8 develop a management plan that provides for the 

9 long-term protection and management of the 

10 Monument. 

11 (B) COMPONENTS.—The management 

12 plan— 

13 (i) shall— 

14 (I) be prepared in accordance 

15 with section 12(b) of the National Park 

16 System General Authorities Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)); and 

18 (II) consistent with this section 

19 and the purposes of the Monument, 

20 allow for continued scientific research 

21 at the Monument; and 

22 (ii) may— 

23 (I) incorporate any appropriate 

24 decisions contained in an existing 

25 management or activity plan for the 


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1 land designated as the Monument 

2 under subsection (c)(1); and 

3 (II) use information developed in 

4 any study of land within, or adjacent 

5 to, the boundary of the Monument that 

6 was conducted before the date of enact7 ment of this Act. 

8 (C) PUBLIC PROCESS.—In preparing the 

9 management plan, the Secretary shall— 

10 (i) consult with, and take into account 

11 the comments and recommendations of, the 

12 Council; 

13 (ii) provide an opportunity for public 

14 involvement in the preparation and review 

15 of the management plan, including holding 

16 public meetings; 

17 (iii) consider public comments received 

18 as part of the public review and comment 

19 process of the management plan; and 

20 (iv) consult with governmental and 

21 nongovernmental stakeholders involved in 

22 establishing and improving the regional 

23 trail system to incorporate, where appro24 priate, trails in the Monument that link to 

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1 (6) INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, AND SCI2 ENTIFIC RESEARCH.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro4 vide for public interpretation of, and education 

5 and scientific research on, the paleontological re6 sources of the Monument, with priority given to 

7 the onsite exhibition and curation of the re8 sources, to the extent practicable. 

9 (B) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec10 retary may enter into cooperative agreements 

11 with the State, political subdivisions of the 

12 State, nonprofit organizations, and appropriate 

13 public and private entities to carry out subpara14 graph (A). 

15 (e) RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION FACILI16 TIES.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a complete ap18 plication from a qualified electric utility, the Sec19 retary, in accordance with applicable laws (including 

20 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

21 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and title V of the Federal Land 

22 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 

23 et seq.)), shall issue to the qualified electric utility a 

24 400-foot-wide right-of-way for the construction and 

25 maintenance of high-voltage transmission facilities 


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1 depicted on the Map as ‘‘Renewable Energy Trans2 mission Corridor’’ if the high-voltage transmission fa3 cilities do not conflict with other previously author4 ized rights-of-way within the corridor. 

5 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The high-voltage trans7 mission facilities shall— 

8 (i) be used— 

9 (I) primarily, to the maximum 

10 extent practicable, for renewable energy 

11 resources; and 

12 (II) to meet reliability standards 

13 set by the North American Electric Re14 liability Corporation, the Western 

15 Electricity Coordinating Council, or 

16 the public utilities regulator of the 

17 State; and 

18 (ii) employ best management practices 

19 identified as part of the compliance of the 

20 Secretary with the National Environmental 

21 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 

22 to limit impacts on the Monument, includ23 ing impacts to the viewshed. 

24 (B) CAPACITY.—The Secretary shall consult 

25 with the qualified electric utility that is issued 


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1 the right-of-way under paragraph (1) and the 

2 public utilities regulator of the State to seek to 

3 maximize the capacity of the high-voltage trans4 mission facilities. 

5 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance of a 

6 notice to proceed on the construction of the high-volt7 age transmission facilities within the right-of-way 

8 under paragraph (1) shall be subject to terms and 

9 conditions that the Secretary (in consultation with 

10 the qualified electric utility), as part of the compli11 ance of the Secretary with the National Environ12 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

13 determines appropriate to protect and conserve the re14 sources for which the Monument is managed. 

15 (4) EXPIRATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The right16 of-way issued under paragraph (1) shall expire on the 

17 date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of 

18 this Act if construction of the high-voltage trans19 mission facilities described in paragraph (1) has not 

20 been initiated by that date, unless the Secretary deter21 mines that it is in the public interest to continue the 

22 right-of-way. 

23 (f) WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES.— 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of 1 or more 

2 complete applications from a public water agen3 cy and except as provided in subparagraph (B), 

4 the Secretary, in accordance with applicable 

5 laws (including the National Environmental 

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

7 title V of the Federal Land Policy and Manage8 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.)) , 

9 shall issue to the public water agency a 100-foot10 wide right-of-way for the construction, mainte11 nance, repair, and replacement of a buried water 

12 conveyance pipeline and associated facilities 

13 within the ‘‘Water Conveyance Facilities Cor14 ridor’’ and the ‘‘Renewable Energy Transmission 

15 Corridor’’ depicted on the Map. 

16 (B) LIMITATION.—A public water agency 

17 right-of-way shall not be granted under subpara18 graph (A) within the portion of the Renewable 

19 Energy Transmission Corridor that is located 

20 along the Moccasin Drive alignment, which is 

21 generally between T. 18 S. and T. 19 S., Mount 

22 Diablo Baseline and Meridian. 

23 (2) BURIED WATER CONVEYANCE PIPELINE.—On 

24 receipt of 1 or more complete applications from a 

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1 Secretary, in accordance with applicable laws (in2 cluding the National Environmental Policy Act of 

3 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and title V of the Fed4 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

5 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.)), shall issue to the unit of local 

6 government or public water agency a 100-foot-wide 

7 right-of-way for the construction, operation, mainte8 nance, repair, and replacement of a buried water con9 veyance pipeline to access the existing buried water 

10 pipeline turnout facility and surge tank located in the 

NE1 11 ⁄4 sec. 16 of T. 19 S. and R. 61 E. 

12 (3) REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 (A) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.—The 

14 water conveyance facilities shall employ best 

15 management practices identified as part of the 

16 compliance of the Secretary with the National 

17 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

18 4321 et seq.) to limit the impacts of the water 

19 conveyance facilities on the Monument. 

20 (B) CONSULTATIONS.—The water convey21 ance facilities within the ‘‘Renewable Energy 

22 Transmission Corridor’’ shall be sited in con23 sultation with the qualified electric utility to 

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1 (4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance of a 

2 notice to proceed on the construction of the water con3 veyance facilities within the right-of-way under para4 graph (1) shall be subject to any terms and conditions 

5 that the Secretary, in consultation with the public 

6 water agency, as part of the compliance of the Sec7 retary with the National Environmental Policy Act of 

8 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), determines appropriate 

9 to protect and conserve the resources for which the 

10 Monument is managed. 

11 (g) TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONU12 MENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

13 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To provide guidance for 

14 the management of the Monument, there is established 

15 the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Ad16 visory Council. 

17 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

18 (A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall con19 sist of 10 members, to be appointed by the Sec20 retary, of whom— 

21 (i) 1 member shall be a member of, or 

22 be nominated by, the County Commission; 

23 (ii) 1 member shall be a member of, or 

24 be nominated by, the city council of Las 

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1 (iii) 1 member shall be a member of, or 

2 be nominated by, the city council of North 

3 Las Vegas, Nevada; 

4 (iv) 1 member shall be a member of, or 

5 be nominated by, the tribal council of the 

6 Las Vegas Paiute Tribe; 

7 (v) 1 member shall be a representative 

8 of the conservation community in southern 

9 Nevada; 

10 (vi) 1 member shall be a representative 

11 of Nellis Air Force Base; 

12 (vii) 1 member shall be nominated by 

13 the State; 

14 (viii) 1 member shall reside in the 

15 County and have a background that reflects 

16 the purposes for which the Monument was 

17 established; and 

18 (ix) 2 members shall reside in the 

19 County or adjacent counties, both of whom 

20 shall have experience in the field of paleon21 tology, obtained through higher education, 

22 experience, or both. 

23 (B) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 

24 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

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1 of the Council in accordance with subparagraph 

2 (A). 

3 (3) DUTIES OF COUNCIL.—The Council shall ad4 vise the Secretary with respect to the preparation and 

5 implementation of the management plan. 

6 (4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Council 

7 shall receive no compensation for serving on the 

8 Council. 

9 (5) CHAIRPERSON.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 

11 (B), the Council shall elect a Chairperson from 

12 among the members of the Council. 

13 (B) LIMITATION.—The Chairperson shall 

14 not be a member of a Federal or State agency. 

15 (C) TERM.—The term of the Chairperson 

16 shall be 3 years. 

17 (6) TERM OF MEMBERS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a member of 

19 the Council shall be 3 years. 

20 (B) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the ex21 piration of a 3-year term of a member of the 

22 Council, a member may continue to serve on the 

23 Council until— 

24 (i) the member is reappointed by the 

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1 (ii) a successor is appointed. 

2 (7) VACANCIES.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the Coun4 cil shall be filled in the same manner in which 

5 the original appointment was made. 

6 (B) APPOINTMENT FOR REMAINDER OF

7 TERM.—A member appointed to fill a vacancy 

8 on the Council— 

9 (i) shall serve for the remainder of the 

10 term for which the predecessor was ap11 pointed; and 

12 (ii) may be nominated for a subsequent 

13 term. 

14 (8) TERMINATION.—Unless an extension is joint15 ly recommended by the Director of the National Park 

16 Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Man17 agement, the Council shall terminate on the date that 

18 is 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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

20 the land identified on the Map as ‘‘BLM Withdrawn 

21 Lands’’ is withdrawn from— 

22 (1) entry under the public land laws; 

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

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1 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, geothermal 

2 leasing, and mineral materials laws. 

3 SEC. 3. ADDITION OF LAND TO RED ROCK CANYON NA4 TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Conserva7 tion Area’’ means the Red Rock Canyon National 

8 Conservation Area established by the Red Rock Can9 yon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 

10 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.). 

11 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti12 tled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

13 November 5, 2013. 

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

15 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu16 reau of Land Management. 

17 (b) ADDITION OF LAND TO CONSERVATION AREA.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Conservation Area is ex19 panded to include the land depicted on the Map as 

20 ‘‘Additions to Red Rock NCA’’. 

21 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 2 years 

22 after the date on which the land is acquired, the Sec23 retary shall update the management plan for the Con24 servation Area to reflect the management require25 ments of the acquired land. 


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1 (3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

3 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec4 retary shall finalize the legal description of the 

5 parcel to be conveyed under this section. 

6 (B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 

7 correct any minor error in— 

8 (i) the Map; or 

9 (ii) the legal description. 

10 (C) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal de11 scription shall be on file and available for public 

12 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu13 reau of Land Management. 

14 SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

15 LAND TO NORTH LAS VEGAS. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti18 tled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

19 November 5, 2013. 

20 (2) NORTH LAS VEGAS.—The term ‘‘North Las 

21 Vegas’’ means the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

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

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1 (b) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing 

3 rights, the Secretary shall convey to North Las Vegas, with4 out consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

5 States in and to the land described in subsection (c). 

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

7 subsection (b) consists of the land managed by the Bureau 

8 of Land Management described on the Map as the ‘‘North 

9 Las Vegas Job Creation Zone’’ (including the interests in 

10 the land). 

11 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

14 finalize the legal description of the parcel to be con15 veyed under this section. 

16 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct 

17 any minor error in— 

18 (A) the Map; or 

19 (B) the legal description. 

20 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip21 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec22 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

23 Management. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—North Las Vegas may sell any 

2 portion of the land described in subsection (c) for 

3 nonresidential development. 

4 (2) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale of land under 

5 paragraph (1) shall be carried out— 

6 (A) through a competitive bidding process; 

7 and 

8 (B) for not less than fair market value. 

9 (3) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary shall 

10 determine the fair market value of the land under 

11 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is per12 formed in accordance with— 

13 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

14 Federal Land Acquisitions; 

15 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

16 Appraisal Practices; and 

17 (C) any other applicable law (including 

18 regulations). 

19 (4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross pro20 ceeds from the sale of land under paragraph (1) shall 

21 be distributed in accordance with section 4(e) of the 

22 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 

23 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 

24 2007; 117 Stat. 1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 

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1 (f) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUBLIC

2 PURPOSES.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—North Las Vegas may retain 

4 a portion of the land described in subsection (c) for 

5 public recreation or other public purposes consistent 

6 with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as 

7 the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

8 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) by providing written notice of the 

9 election to the Secretary. 

10 (2) REVOCATION.—If North Las Vegas retains 

11 land for public recreation or other public purposes 

12 under paragraph (1), North Las Vegas may— 

13 (A) revoke that election; and 

14 (B) sell the land in accordance with sub15 section (e). 

16 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—North Las Vegas shall 

17 pay all appraisal costs, survey costs, and other administra18 tive costs necessary for the preparation and completion of 

19 any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land described 

20 in subsection (c). 

21 (h) REVERSION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land de23 scribed in subsection (c) is not conveyed for nonresi24 dential development under this section or reserved for 

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1 graph (f) by the date that is 30 years after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the parcel of land shall, at 

3 the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 

4 States. 

5 (2) INCONSISTENT USE.—If North Las Vegas 

6 uses any parcel of land described in subsection (c) in 

7 a manner that is inconsistent with this section— 

8 (A) at the discretion of the Secretary, the 

9 parcel shall revert to the United States; or 

10 (B) if the Secretary does not make an elec11 tion under subparagraph (A), North Las Vegas 

12 shall sell the parcel of land in accordance with 

13 this section. 

14 SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

15 LAND TO LAS VEGAS. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) LAS VEGAS.—The term ‘‘Las Vegas’’ means 

18 the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. 

19 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti20 tled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

21 November 5, 2013. 

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

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1 (b) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 

3 rights, and notwithstanding the land use planning require4 ments of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy 

5 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the 

6 Secretary shall convey to Las Vegas, without consideration, 

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

8 the land described in subsection (c). 

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

10 subsection (b) consists of land managed by the Bureau of 

11 Land Management described on the Map as ‘‘Las Vegas Job 

12 Creation Zone’’ (including interests in the land). 

13 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

16 finalize the legal description of the parcel to be con17 veyed under this section. 

18 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct 

19 any minor error in— 

20 (A) the Map; or 

21 (B) the legal description. 

22 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip23 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec24 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

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1 (e) USE OF LAND.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may sell any por3 tion of the land described in subsection (c) for non4 residential development. 

5 (2) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale of land under 

6 paragraph (1) shall be carried out, after consultation 

7 with the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe— 

8 (A) through a competitive bidding process; 

9 and 

10 (B) for not less than fair market value. 

11 (3) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary shall 

12 determine the fair market value of the land under 

13 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is per14 formed in accordance with— 

15 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

16 Federal Land Acquisitions; 

17 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

18 Appraisal Practices; and 

19 (C) any other applicable law (including 

20 regulations). 

21 (4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross pro22 ceeds from the sale of land under paragraph (1) shall 

23 be distributed in accordance with section 4(e) of the 

24 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 

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1 2007; 117 Stat. 1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 

2 3045). 

3 (f) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUBLIC

4 PURPOSES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may retain a por6 tion of the land described in subsection (c) for public 

7 recreation or other public purposes consistent with the 

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

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

10 869 et seq.) by providing written notice of the election 

11 to the Secretary. 

12 (2) REVOCATION.—If Las Vegas retains land for 

13 public recreation or other public purposes under 

14 paragraph (1), Las Vegas may— 

15 (A) revoke that election; and 

16 (B) sell the land in accordance with sub17 section (e). 

18 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Las Vegas shall pay all 

19 appraisal costs, survey costs, and other administrative costs 

20 necessary for the preparation and completion of any pat21 ents for, and transfers of title to, the land described in sub22 section (c). 

23 (h) REVERSION.— 

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1 dential development under this section or reserved for 

2 recreation or other public purposes under subsection 

3 (f) by the date that is 30 years after the date of enact4 ment of this Act, the parcel of land shall, at the dis5 cretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

6 (2) INCONSISTENT USE.—If Las Vegas uses any 

7 parcel of land described in subsection (c) in a manner 

8 that is inconsistent with this section— 

9 (A) at the discretion of the Secretary, the 

10 parcel shall revert to the United States; or 

11 (B) if the Secretary does not make an elec12 tion under subparagraph (A), Las Vegas shall 

13 sell the parcel of land in accordance with this 

14 section. 

15 SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF CONVEYANCE TO LAS VEGAS MET16 ROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. 

17 Section 703 of the Clark County Conservation of Pub18 lic Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 

19 107–282; 116 Stat. 2013) is amended by inserting before 

20 the period at the end the following: ‘‘and, subject to valid 

21 existing rights, the parcel of land identified as ‘Las Vegas 

22 Police Shooting Range’ on the map entitled ‘North Las 

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1 SEC. 7. SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

2 WITHDRAWAL. 

3 Section 8 of the Spring Mountains National Recre4 ation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460hhh–6) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for lands de6 scribed’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided’’; and 

7 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 

(a), W1⁄2E1⁄2 and W1 11 ⁄2 sec. 27, T. 23 S., R. 58 E., Mt. 

12 Diablo Meridian is not subject to withdrawal under 

13 that subsection. 

14 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF ENTRY UNDER PUBLIC LAND

15 LAWS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subsection 

16 (a), the following are not subject to withdrawal under 

17 that paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(A) Any Federal land in the Recreation 

19 Area that qualifies for conveyance under Public 

20 Law 97–465 (commonly known as the ‘Small 

21 Tracts Act’) (16 U.S.C. 521c et seq.), which, not22 withstanding section 7 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 

23 521i), may be conveyed under that Act. 

24 ‘‘(B) Any Federal land in the Recreation 

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1 eral land within the Recreation Area under au2 thorities generally providing for the exchange of 

3 National Forest System land.’’. 

4 SEC. 8. SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 

5 ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENTS. 

6 Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man7 agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2344; 

8 116 Stat. 2007) is amended— 

9 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 

10 striking ‘‘dated October 1, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘dated 

11 September 17, 2012’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), subject to 

15 paragraphs (1) through (3), Clark County may con16 vey to a unit of local government or regional govern17 mental entity, without consideration, land located 

18 within the Airport Environs Overlay District, as 

19 identified in the Cooperative Management Agreement 

20 described in section 3(3) of the Southern Nevada Pub21 lic Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 

22 263; 112 Stat. 2343), if the land is used for a water 

23 or wastewater treatment facility or any other public 

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1 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘Recreation 

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

3 SEC. 9. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF 

4 HIGHER EDUCATION. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) BOARD OF REGENTS.—The term ‘‘Board of 

7 Regents’’ means the Board of Regents of the Nevada 

8 System of Higher Education. 

9 (2) CAMPUSES.—The term ‘‘Campuses’’ means 

10 the Great Basin College, College of Southern Nevada, 

11 and University of Las Vegas, Nevada, campuses. 

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

13 means— 

14 (A) the approximately 40 acres to be con15 veyed for the College of Southern Nevada, identi16 fied as ‘‘Parcel to be Conveyed’’, as generally de17 picted on the map entitled ‘‘College of Southern 

18 Nevada Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 

19 2012; 

20 (B) the approximately 2,085 acres to be 

21 conveyed for the University of Nevada, Las 

22 Vegas, identified as ‘‘UNLV North Campus’’, as 

23 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘North 

24 Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated November 

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1 (C) the approximately 285 acres to be con2 veyed for the Great Basin College, identified as 

3 ‘‘Parcel to be Conveyed’’, as generally depicted 

4 on the map entitled ‘‘College of Southern Nevada 

5 Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 

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

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

9 of Nevada. 

10 (6) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the Ne11 vada System of Higher Education. 

12 (b) CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND TO SYSTEM.— 

13 (1) CONVEYANCES.—Notwithstanding section 202 

14 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

15 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and section 1(c) of the Act of 

16 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

17 and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869(c)), and 

18 subject to all valid existing rights and such terms and 

19 conditions as the Secretary determines to be nec20 essary, the Secretary shall— 

21 (A) not later than 180 days after the date 

22 of enactment of this Act, convey to the System, 

23 without consideration, all right, title, and inter24 est of the United States in and to— 


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1 (i) the Federal land identified on the 

2 map entitled ‘‘Great Basin College Land 

3 Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 2012, for 

4 the Great Basin College; and 

5 (ii) the Federal land identified on the 

6 map entitled ‘‘College of Southern Nevada 

7 Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 

8 2012, for the College of Southern Nevada, 

9 subject to the requirement that, as a pre10 condition of the conveyance, the Board of 

11 Regents shall, by mutual assent, enter into 

12 a binding development agreement with the 

13 City of Las Vegas that— 

14 (I) provides for the orderly devel15 opment of the Federal land to be con16 veyed under this subclause; and 

17 (II) complies with State law; and 

18 (B) convey to the System, without consider19 ation, all right, title, and interest of the United 

20 States in and to the Federal land identified on 

21 the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Over22 view’’ and dated November 5, 2013, for the Uni23 versity of Nevada, Las Vegas, if the area identi24 fied as ‘‘Potential Utility Schedule’’ on the map 

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1 utility corridor of certain rights-of-way for 

2 transportation and public utilities. 

3 (2) CONDITIONS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the 

5 conveyance under paragraph (1), the Board of 

6 Regents shall agree in writing— 

7 (i) to pay any administrative costs as8 sociated with the conveyance, including the 

9 costs of any environmental, wildlife, cul10 tural, or historical resources studies; 

11 (ii) to use the Federal land conveyed 

12 for educational and recreational purposes; 

13 (iii) to release and indemnify the 

14 United States from any claims or liabilities 

15 that may arise from uses carried out on the 

16 Federal land on or before the date of enact17 ment of this Act by the United States or 

18 any person; and 

19 (iv) to assist the Bureau of Land Man20 agement in providing information to the 

21 students of the System and the citizens of 

22 the State on— 

23 (I) public land (including the 

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1 (II) the role of the Bureau of 

2 Land Management in managing, pre3 serving, and protecting the public land 

4 in the State. 

5 (B) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE

6 BASE.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land 

8 conveyed to the System under paragraph 

9 (1)(B) shall be used in accordance with the 

10 agreement entitled the ‘‘Cooperative 

11 Interlocal Agreement between the Board of 

12 Regents of the Nevada System of Higher 

13 Education, on Behalf of the University of 

14 Nevada, Las Vegas, and the 99th Air Base 

15 Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada’’ and 

16 dated June 19, 2009. 

17 (ii) MODIFICATIONS.—Any modifica18 tions to the agreement described in clause 

19 (i) or any related master plan shall require 

20 the mutual assent of the parties to the 

21 agreement. 

22 (iii) LIMITATION.—In no case shall the 

23 use of the Federal land conveyed under 

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1 security mission or navigation rights of 

2 Nellis Air Force Base. 

3 (3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—The System may 

4 use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) 

5 for any public purposes consistent with uses allowed 

6 under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as 

7 the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

8 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

9 (4) REVERSION.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land or 

11 any portion of the Federal land conveyed under 

12 paragraph (1) ceases to be used for the System, 

13 the Federal land, or any portion of the Federal 

14 land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, re15 vert to the United States. 

16 (B) UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS.— 

17 If the System fails to complete the first building 

18 or show progression toward development of the 

19 University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus on the 

20 applicable parcels of Federal land by the date 

21 that is 50 years after the date of receipt of cer22 tification of acceptable remediation of environ23 mental conditions, the parcels of the Federal 

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1 the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 

2 United States. 

3 (C) COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.—If 

4 the System fails to complete the first building or 

5 show progression toward development of the Col6 lege of Southern Nevada campus on the applica7 ble parcels of Federal land by the date that is 12 

8 years after the date of conveyance of the applica9 ble parcels of Federal land to the College of 

10 Southern Nevada, the parcels of the Federal land 

11 described in subsection (a)(3)(A) shall, at the 

12 discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 

13 States. 

14 SEC. 10. LAND CONVEYANCE FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA SUP15 PLEMENTAL AIRPORT. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

17 (1) flood mitigation infrastructure is critical to 

18 the safe and uninterrupted operation of the proposed 

19 Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport authorized by 

20 the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer 

21 Act (Public Law 106–362; 114 Stat. 1404); and 

22 (2) through proper engineering, the land de23 scribed in this section for flood mitigation infrastruc24 ture for the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport 


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1 may be consistent with the role of the Bureau of Land 

2 Management— 

3 (A) to protect and prevent irreparable dam4 age to— 

5 (i) important historic, cultural, or sce6 nic values; 

7 (ii) fish and wildlife resources; or 

8 (iii) other natural systems or processes; 

9 or 

10 (B) to protect life and safety from natural 

11 hazards in the County and nearby areas. 

12 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

14 County, Nevada. 

15 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti16 tled ‘‘Land Conveyance for Southern Nevada Supple17 mental Airport’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 (c) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 

21 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

23 after the date described in paragraph (2), subject 

24 to valid existing rights and paragraph (3), and 

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1 ments of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal 

2 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

3 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to 

4 the County, without consideration, all right, 

5 title, and interest of the United States in and to 

6 the land described in subsection (d), subject to 

7 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter8 mines to be necessary. 

9 (B) COSTS.—The County shall be respon10 sible for all costs associated with the conveyance 

11 under subparagraph (A). 

12 (2) DATE ON WHICH CONVEYANCE MAY BE

13 MADE.—The Secretary shall not make the conveyance 

14 described in paragraph (1) until the later of the date 

15 on which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

16 Administration has— 

17 (A) approved an airport layout plan for an 

18 airport to be located in the Ivanpah Valley; and 

19 (B) with respect to the construction and op20 eration of an airport on the site conveyed to the 

21 County pursuant to section 2(a) of the Ivanpah 

22 Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (Pub23 lic Law 106–362; 114 Stat. 1404), issued a 

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1 ysis required under the National Environmental 

2 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

3 (3) RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.—In con4 veying the public land under paragraph (1), the Sec5 retary shall reserve the mineral estate, except for pur6 poses related to flood mitigation (including removal 

7 from aggregate flood events). 

8 (4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

9 rights, the public land to be conveyed under para10 graph (1) is withdrawn from— 

11 (A) location, entry, and patent under the 

12 mining laws; and 

13 (B) operation of the mineral leasing and 

14 geothermal leasing laws. 

15 (5) USE.—The public land conveyed under para16 graph (1) shall be used for the development of flood 

17 mitigation infrastructure for the Southern Nevada 

18 Supplemental Airport. 

19 (6) REVERSION AND REENTRY.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the land conveyed to 

21 the County under the Ivanpah Valley Airport 

22 Public Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 106– 

23 362; 114 Stat. 1404) reverts to the United States, 

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1 tion shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, 

2 to the United States. 

3 (B) USE OF LAND.—If the Secretary deter4 mines that the County is not using the land con5 veyed under this section for a purpose described 

6 in paragraph (4), all right, title, and interest of 

7 the County in and to the land shall revert, at the 

8 option of the Secretary, to the United States. 

9 (d) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

10 subsection (c) consists of the approximately 2,320 acres of 

11 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and de12 scribed on the Map as the ‘‘Conveyance Area’’. 

13 (e) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

16 prepare an official legal description and map of the 

17 parcel to be conveyed under this section. 

18 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct 

19 any minor error in— 

20 (A) the map prepared under paragraph (1); 

21 or 

22 (B) the legal description. 

23 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map prepared under 

24 paragraph (1) and legal description shall be on file 


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1 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

2 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

3 SEC. 11. SUNRISE MOUNTAIN INSTANT STUDY AREA RE4 LEASE. 

5 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that for the purposes of 

6 section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

7 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in Clark 

8 County, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of Land Man9 agement in the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area has 

10 been adequately studied for wilderness designation. 

11 (b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub12 section (a) that is not designated as wilderness— 

13 (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 

14 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

15 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

16 (2) shall be managed in accordance with land 

17 management plans adopted under section 202 of that 

18 Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

19 (c) POST RELEASE LAND USE APPROVALS.—Recog20 nizing that the area released under subsection (b) presents 

21 unique opportunities for the granting of additional rights22 of-way, including for high voltage transmission facilities, 

23 the Secretary of the Interior may accommodate multiple ap24 plicants within a particular right-of-way. 


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1 SEC. 12. NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE2 ATION AREA. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

5 North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

6 (2) CLARK COUNTY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

7 RECREATION PARK.—The term ‘‘Clark County Off8 Highway Vehicle Recreation Park’’ means the ap9 proximately 960 acres of land identified on the Map 

10 as ‘‘Clark County Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

11 Park’’. 

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

13 County, Nevada. 

14 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti15 tled ‘‘Nellis Dunes OHV Recreation Area’’ and dated 

16 December 17, 2013. 

17 (5) NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY RECREATION

18 AREA.—The term ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Recre19 ation Area’’ means the approximately 10,035 acres of 

20 land identified on the Map as ‘‘Nellis Dunes OHV 

21 Recreation Area’’. 

22 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

25 of Nevada. 

26 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO COUNTY.— 


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

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

3 convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights 

4 and paragraph (2), without consideration, all right, 

5 title, and interest of the United States in and to the 

6 Clark County Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Park. 

7 (2) RESERVATION OF MINERAL ESTATE.—In con8 veying the parcels of Federal land under paragraph 

9 (1), the Secretary shall reserve the mineral estate, ex10 cept for purposes related to flood mitigation (includ11 ing removal from aggregate flood events). 

12 (3) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The parcels of land con14 veyed under paragraph (1) may be used by the 

15 County for any public purposes described in sub16 paragraph (B), consistent with the Act of June 

17 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

18 and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et 

19 seq.). 

20 (B) AUTHORIZED USES.—The land con21 veyed under paragraph (1)— 

22 (i) shall be used by the County— 

23 (I) to provide a suitable location 

24 for the establishment of a centralized 


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1 off-road vehicle recreation park in the 

2 County; 

3 (II) to provide the public with op4 portunities for off-road vehicle recre5 ation, including a location for races, 

6 competitive events, training and other 

7 commercial services that directly sup8 port a centralized off-road vehicle 

9 recreation area and County park; 

10 (III) to provide a designated area 

11 and facilities that would discourage 

12 unauthorized use of off-highway vehi13 cles in areas that have been identified 

14 by the Federal Government, State gov15 ernment, or County government as 

16 containing environmentally sensitive 

17 land; and 

18 (ii) shall not be disposed of by the 

19 County. 

20 (C) REVERSION.—If the County ceases to 

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1 (i) title to the parcel shall revert to the 

2 Secretary, at the option of the Secretary; 

3 and 

4 (ii) the County shall be responsible for 

5 any reclamation necessary to revert the par6 cel to the United States. 

7 (D) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary of 

8 the Air Force and the County, may develop a 

9 special management plan for the land conveyed 

10 under paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) to enhance public safety and safe 

12 off-highway vehicle recreation use in the 

13 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; 

14 (ii) to ensure compatible development 

15 with the mission requirements of the Nellis 

16 Air Force Base; and 

17 (iii) to avoid and mitigate known pub18 lic health risks associated with off-highway 

19 vehicle use in the Nellis Dunes Recreation 

20 Area. 

21 (4) FUNDING.—Section 4(e)(3) of the Southern 

22 Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public 

23 Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2346; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 

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1 (A) in clause (x) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘;’’; 

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

4 and 

5 (C) by inserting after clause (x) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(xi) the Clark County Off-Highway 

8 Vehicle Recreation Park; and’’. 

9 (5) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE

10 BASE.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Before the Federal land 

12 may be conveyed to the County under paragraph 

13 (1), the Clark County Board of Commissioners 

14 and Nellis Air Force Base shall enter into an 

15 interlocal agreement for the Federal land and the 

16 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area— 

17 (i) to enhance safe off-highway recre18 ation use; and 

19 (ii) to ensure that development of the 

20 Federal land is consistent with the long21 term mission requirements of Nellis Air 

22 Force Base. 

23 (B) LIMITATION.—The use of the Federal 

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1 compromise the national security mission of 

2 Nellis Air Force Base. 

3 (6) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—With 

4 respect to the conveyance of Federal land under para5 graph (1), the Secretary may require such additional 

6 terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be 

7 appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

8 States. 

9 (c) DESIGNATION OF NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY

10 VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 10,035 

12 acres of land identified on the Map as the ‘‘Nellis 

13 Dunes OHV Recreation Area’’ shall be known and 

14 designated as the ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle 

15 Recreation Area’’. 

16 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary may de17 velop a special management plan for the Nellis Dunes 

18 Off-Highway Recreation Area to enhance the safe use 

19 of off-highway vehicles for recreational purposes. 

20 SEC. 13. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LAND FOR 

21 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE EXPANSION. 

22 (a) WITHDRAWALS.—Section 3011(b) of the Military 

23 Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 

24 Stat. 886) is amended— 

25 (1) in paragraph (4)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘comprise approximately’’ 

2 and inserting the following: ‘‘comprise— 

3 ‘‘(A) approximately’’; 

4 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

5 inserting a semicolon; and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) approximately 710 acres of land in 

8 Clark County, Nevada, identified as ‘Addition to 

9 Nellis Air Force Base’ on the map entitled ‘Nellis 

10 Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’ 

11 and dated June 26, 2012; and 

12 ‘‘(C) approximately 410 acres of land in 

13 Clark County, Nevada, identified as ‘Addition to 

14 Nellis Air Force Base’ on the map entitled ‘North 

15 Las Vegas Valley Overview’ and dated November 

16 5, 2013.’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(6) EXISTING MINERAL MATERIALS CON19 TRACTS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) APPLICABILITY.—Section 3022 shall 

21 not apply to any mineral material resource au22 thorized for sale by the Secretary of the Interior 

23 under a valid contract for the duration of the 

24 contract. 


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1 ‘‘(B) ACCESS.—Notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Air 

3 Force shall allow adequate and reasonable access 

4 to mineral material resources authorized for sale 

5 by the Secretary of the Interior under a valid 

6 contract for the duration of the contract.’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3022 of the 

8 Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106– 

9 65; 113 Stat. 897) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

10 3011(b)(5)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5)(B) and (6) 

11 of section 3011(b)’’. 

12 SEC. 14. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 

13 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that military aircraft 

14 testing and training activities in the State of Nevada— 

15 (1) are an important part of the national defense 

16 system of the United States; and 

17 (2) are essential in order to secure an enduring 

18 and viable national defense system for the current 

19 and future generations of people of the United States. 

20 (b) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act restricts or 

21 precludes any military overflight, including— 

22 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

23 the Federal land; 

24 (2) flight testing and evaluation; and 


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1 (3) the designation or creation of new units of 

2 special airspace, or the use or establishment of mili3 tary flight training routes, over— 

4 (A) the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National 

5 Monument established by section 2(c)(1); or 

6 (B) the Red Rock Canyon National Con7 servation Area established by the Red Rock Can8 yon National Conservation Area Establishment 

9 Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.) (as modi10 fied by section 3). 

11 SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

13 are necessary to carry out this Act. 


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Calendar No. 405 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 974 

[Report No. 113–178] 

A BILL 

To provide for certain land conveyances in the 

State of Nevada, and for other purposes. 

JUNE 2, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 


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