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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 974 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

6 Beds National Monument Act of 2013’’. 

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

8 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. 


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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. 

1 SEC. 2. TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONU2 MENT. 

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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

5 been valued by scientists because of the significant 

6 paleontological resources demonstrative of the Pleis7 tocene Epoch that are located in the area; 

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

9 Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary Final Environ10 mental Impact Statement, the Bureau of Land Man11 agement identified sensitive biological, cultural, and 

12 paleontological resources determined to be worthy of 

13 more evaluation with respect to the protective status 

14 of the resources; 

15 (3) the Upper Las Vegas Wash contains thou16 sands of paleontological resources from the Pleisto17 cene Epoch that are preserved in a unique geological 

18 context that are of national importance, including 

19 Columbian mammoth, ground sloth, American lion, 

20 camels, and horse fossils; 


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1 (4) in addition to Joshua trees and several spe2 cies of cacti, the Las Vegas buckwheat, Merriam’s 

3 bearpoppy, and the Las Vegas bearpoppy are 3 

4 unique and imperiled plants that are supported in 

5 the harsh desert environment of Tule Springs; 

6 (5) the area provides important habitat for 

7 threatened desert tortoise, endemic poppy bees, kit 

8 foxes, burrowing owls, LeConte’s thrasher, 

9 phainopepla, and a variety of reptiles; 

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

11 last decade, the Bureau of Land Management and 

12 National Park Service determined that the area like13 ly contains the longest continuous section of Pleisto14 cene strata in the desert southwest, which span mul15 tiple important global climate cooling and warming 

16 episodes; 

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

18 the culture and history of the native and indigenous 

19 people of the area, including the Southern Paiute 

20 Tribe; 

21 (8) despite the findings of the studies and rec22 ommendations for further assessment of the re23 sources for appropriate methods of protection— 

24 (A) the area remains inadequately pro25 tected; and 


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1 (B) many irreplaceable fossil specimens in 

2 the area have been lost to vandalism or theft; 

3 and 

4 (9) designation of the Upper Las Vegas Wash 

5 site as a National Monument would protect the 

6 unique fossil resources of the area and the geological 

7 context of those resources for present and future 

8 generations while allowing for public education and 

9 continued scientific research opportunities. 

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

12 Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advi13 sory Council established by subsection (g)(1). 

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

15 County, Nevada. 

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

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

18 North Las Vegas, or the County. 

19 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage20 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

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

22 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en23 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

24 April 30, 2013. 


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

2 means the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monu3 ment established by subsection (c)(1). 

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

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

6 section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage7 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

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

9 water agency’’ means a regional wholesale water pro10 vider that is engaged in the acquisition of water on 

11 behalf of, or the delivery of water to, water pur12 veyors who are member agencies of the public water 

13 agency. 

14 (9) QUALIFIED ELECTRIC UTILITY.—The term 

15 ‘‘qualified electric utility’’ means any public or pri16 vate utility determined by the Secretary to be tech17 nically and financially capable of developing the 

18 transmission line. 

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

20 means the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

22 State of Nevada. 

23 (c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to conserve, pro25 tect, interpret, and enhance for the benefit of 


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1 present and future generations the unique and na2 tionally important paleontological, scientific, edu3 cational, and recreational resources and values of 

4 the land described in this subsection, there is estab5 lished in the State, subject to valid existing rights, 

6 the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 

7 (2) BOUNDARIES.—The Monument shall consist 

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

9 County within the boundaries generally depicted on 

10 the Map. 

11 (3) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary shall prepare an official map and legal 

15 description of the boundaries of the Monument. 

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

17 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

18 shall have the same force and effect as if in19 cluded in this section, except that the Secretary 

20 may correct any clerical or typographical errors 

21 in the legal description or the map. 

22 (C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND LEGAL DE23 SCRIPTION.—The map and legal description 

24 prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on 

25 file and available for public inspection in the 


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1 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man2 agement and the National Park Service. 

3 (4) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara5 graph (B), the Secretary may acquire land or 

6 interests in land within or adjacent to the 

7 boundaries of the Monument by donation, pur8 chase with donated or appropriated funds, ex9 change, or transfer from another Federal agen10 cy. 

11 (B) LIMITATION.—Land or interests in 

12 land that are owned by the State or a political 

13 subdivision of the State may be acquired under 

14 subparagraph (A) only by donation or ex15 change. 

16 (5) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 

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

18 the Monument or any land or interest in land that 

19 is acquired by the United States for inclusion in the 

20 Monument after the date of enactment of this Act 

21 is withdrawn from— 

22 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

23 the public land laws; 

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

25 mining laws; and 


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1 (C) operation of the mineral leasing laws, 

2 geothermal leasing laws, and minerals materials 

3 laws. 

4 (6) RELATIONSHIP TO CLARK COUNTY MULTI5 SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.— 

6 (A) AMENDMENT TO PLAN.—The Sec7 retary shall credit, on an acre-for-acre basis, 

8 approximately 22,650 acres of the land con9 served for the Monument under this Act toward 

10 the development of additional non-Federal land 

11 within the County through an amendment to 

12 the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Con13 servation Plan. 

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

15 Act otherwise limits, alters, modifies, or amends 

16 the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Con17 servation Plan. 

18 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

19 (1) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC20 TION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the approxi21 mately 22,650 acres of public land depicted on the 

22 Map as ‘‘Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monu23 ment’’ is transferred from the Bureau of Land Man24 agement to the National Park Service. 

25 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall— 


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1 (A) allow only such uses of the Monument 

2 that— 

3 (i) are consistent with this section; 

4 (ii) the Secretary determines would 

5 further the purposes of the Monument; 

6 and 

7 (iii) are consistent with existing rights 

8 of previously authorized water facility and 

9 high voltage transmission facility rights-of10 way and any rights-of-way issued under 

11 this Act, including the operation, mainte12 nance, replacement, and repair and repair 

13 of the facility; and 

14 (B) manage the Monument— 

15 (i) in a manner that conserves, pro16 tects, interprets, and enhances the re17 sources and values of the Monument; and 

18 (ii) in accordance with— 

19 (I) this section; 

20 (II) the provisions of laws gen21 erally applicable to units of the Na22 tional Park System (including the Na23 tional Park Service Organic Act (16 

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

25 (III) any other applicable laws. 


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

2 Monument shall not— 

3 (A) lead to the creation of express or im4 plied protective perimeters or buffer zones 

5 around or over the Monument; 

6 (B) preclude disposal or development of 

7 public land adjacent to the boundaries of the 

8 Monument, if the disposal or development is 

9 consistent with other applicable law; 

10 (C) preclude an activity on, or use of, pri11 vate land adjacent to the boundaries of the 

12 Monument, if the activity or use is consistent 

13 with other applicable law; or 

14 (D) directly or indirectly subject an activ15 ity on, or use of, private land, to additional reg16 ulation, if the activity or use is consistent with 

17 other applicable law. 

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

19 Act alters the standards governing air or water qual20 ity outside the boundary of the Monument. 

21 (5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec24 retary shall develop a management plan that 


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1 provides for the long-term protection and man2 agement of the Monument. 

3 (B) COMPONENTS.—The management 

4 plan— 

5 (i) shall, consistent with this section 

6 and the purposes of the Monument— 

7 (I) describe the resources at the 

8 Monument that are to be protected; 

9 (II) describe the appropriate uses 

10 and management of the Monument; 

11 (III) allow for continued sci12 entific research at the Monument; and 

13 (IV) include a travel management 

14 plan that may include existing public 

15 transit; and 

16 (ii) may— 

17 (I) incorporate any appropriate 

18 decisions contained in an existing 

19 management or activity plan for the 

20 land designated as the Monument 

21 under subsection (c)(1); and 

22 (II) use information developed in 

23 any study of land within, or adjacent 

24 to, the boundary of the Monument 


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1 that was conducted before the date of 

2 enactment of this Act. 

3 (C) PUBLIC PROCESS.—In preparing the 

4 management plan, the Secretary shall— 

5 (i) consult with, and take into account 

6 the comments and recommendations of, the 

7 Council; 

8 (ii) provide an opportunity for public 

9 involvement in the preparation and review 

10 of the management plan, including holding 

11 public meetings; 

12 (iii) consider public comments received 

13 as part of the public review and comment 

14 process of the management plan; and 

15 (iv) consult with governmental and 

16 nongovernmental stakeholders involved in 

17 establishing and improving the regional 

18 trail system to incorporate, where appro19 priate, trails in the Monument that link to 

20 the regional trail system. 

21 (6) INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, AND SCI22 ENTIFIC RESEARCH.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

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1 tological resources of the Monument, with pri2 ority given to exhibiting and curating the re3 sources. 

4 (B) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

5 Secretary may enter into cooperative agree6 ments with the State, political subdivisions of 

7 the State, nonprofit organizations, and appro8 priate public and private entities to carry out 

9 subparagraph (A). 

10 (e) RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION FACILI11 TIES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a complete ap13 plication from a qualified electric utility, the Sec14 retary, in accordance with the National Environ15 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

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

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

18 high-voltage transmission facilities depicted on the 

19 Map as ‘‘Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor’’ 

20 if the high-voltage transmission facilities do not con21 flict with other previously authorized rights-of-way 

22 within the corridor. 

23 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The high-voltage trans25 mission facilities shall— 


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1 (i) be used— 

2 (I) primarily, to the maximum 

3 extent practicable, for renewable en4 ergy resources; and 

5 (II) to meet reliability standards 

6 set by the North American Electric 

7 Reliability Corporation, the Western 

8 Electricity Coordinating Council, or 

9 the public utilities regulator of the 

10 State; and 

11 (ii) employ best management practices 

12 identified as part of the compliance of the 

13 Secretary with the National Environmental 

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

15 seq.) to limit impacts on the Monument, 

16 including impacts to the viewshed. 

17 (B) CAPACITY.—The Secretary shall con18 sult with the qualified electric utility that is 

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

20 and the public utilities regulator of the State to 

21 seek to maximize the capacity of the high-volt22 age transmission facilities. 

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

24 a notice to proceed on the construction of the high25 voltage transmission facilities within the right-of-way 


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

2 conditions that the Secretary (in consultation with 

3 the qualified electric utility), as part of the compli4 ance of the Secretary with the National Environ5 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

6 determines appropriate to protect and conserve the 

7 resources for which the Monument is managed. 

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

9 right-of-way issued under paragraph (1) shall expire 

10 on the date that is 15 years after the date of enact11 ment of this Act if construction of the high-voltage 

12 transmission facilities described in paragraph (1) 

13 has not been initiated by that date, unless the Sec14 retary determines that it is in the public interest to 

15 continue the right-of-way. 

16 (f) WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES.— 

17 (1) WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES COR18 RIDOR.— 

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

20 complete applications from a public water agen21 cy and except as provided in subparagraph (B), 

22 the Secretary, in accordance with the National 

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

24 4321 et seq.), shall issue to the public water 

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1 tion, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a 

2 buried water conveyance pipeline and associated 

3 facilities within the ‘‘Water Conveyance Facili4 ties Corridor’’ and the ‘‘Renewable Energy 

5 Transmission Corridor’’ depicted on the Map. 

6 (B) LIMITATION.—A public water agency 

7 right-of-way shall not be granted under sub8 paragraph (A) within the portion of the Renew9 able Energy Transmission Corridor that is lo10 cated along the Moccasin Drive alignment, 

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

12 S., Mount Diablo Baseline and Meridian. 

13 (2) BURIED WATER CONVEYANCE PIPELINE.— 

14 On receipt of 1 or more complete applications from 

15 a unit of local government or public water agency, 

16 the Secretary, in accordance with the National Envi17 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

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

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

20 construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and re21 placement of a buried water conveyance pipeline to 

22 access the existing buried water pipeline turnout facility and surge tank located in the NE1 23 ⁄4 sec. 16 of 

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

25 (3) REQUIREMENTS.— 


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1 (A) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.—The 

2 water conveyance facilities shall employ best 

3 management practices identified as part of the 

4 compliance of the Secretary with the National 

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

6 4321 et seq.) to limit the impacts of the water 

7 conveyance facilities on the Monument. 

8 (B) CONSULTATIONS.—The water convey9 ance facilities within the ‘‘Renewable Energy 

10 Transmission Corridor’’ shall be sited in con11 sultation with the qualified electric utility to 

12 limit the impacts of the water conveyance facili13 ties on the high-voltage transmission facilities. 

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

15 a notice to proceed on the construction of the water 

16 conveyance facilities within the right-of-way under 

17 paragraph (1) shall be subject to any terms and con18 ditions that the Secretary, in consultation with the 

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

20 Secretary with the National Environmental Policy 

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

22 appropriate to protect and conserve the resources for 

23 which the Monument is managed. 

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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To provide guidance for 

2 the management of the Monument, there is estab3 lished the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monu4 ment Advisory Council. 

5 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

6 (A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall con7 sist of 13 members, to be appointed by the Sec8 retary, of whom— 

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

10 be nominated by, the County Commission; 

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

12 or be nominated by, the city council of Las 

13 Vegas, Nevada; 

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

15 or be nominated by, the city council of 

16 North Las Vegas, Nevada; 

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

18 or be nominated by, the tribal council of 

19 the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe; 

20 (v) 1 member shall be a representative 

21 of the conservation community in southern 

22 Nevada; 

23 (vi) 1 member shall be a representa24 tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 

25 the Bureau of Land Management; 


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1 (vii) 1 member shall be a representa2 tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 

3 the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv4 ice; 

5 (viii) 1 member shall be a representa6 tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 

7 the National Park Service; 

8 (ix) 1 member shall be a representa9 tive of Nellis Air Force Base; 

10 (x) 1 member shall be nominated by 

11 the State; 

12 (xi) 1 member shall reside in the 

13 County and have a background that re14 flects the purposes for which the Monu15 ment was established; and 

16 (xii) 2 members shall reside in the 

17 County or adjacent counties, both of whom 

18 shall have experience in the field of paleon19 tology, obtained through higher education, 

20 experience, or both. 

21 (B) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not later 

22 than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

23 this Act, the Secretary shall appoint the initial 

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

2 shall advise the Secretary with respect to— 

3 (A) the preparation and implementation of 

4 the management plan; and 

5 (B) other issues related to the manage6 ment of the Monument (including budgetary 

7 matters). 

8 (4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Council 

9 shall receive no compensation for serving on the 

10 Council. 

11 (5) CHAIRPERSON.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara13 graph (B), the Council shall elect a Chairperson 

14 from among the members of the Council. 

15 (B) LIMITATION.—The Chairperson shall 

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

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

18 shall be 3 years. 

19 (6) TERM OF MEMBERS.— 

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

21 of the Council shall be 3 years. 

22 (B) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the 

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

24 Council, a member may continue to serve on 

25 the Council until— 


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1 (i) the member is reappointed by the 

2 Secretary; or 

3 (ii) a successor is appointed. 

4 (7) VACANCIES.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the 

6 Council shall be filled in the same manner in 

7 which the original appointment was made. 

8 (B) APPOINTMENT FOR REMAINDER OF

9 TERM.—A member appointed to fill a vacancy 

10 on the Council— 

11 (i) shall serve for the remainder of the 

12 term for which the predecessor was ap13 pointed; and 

14 (ii) may be nominated for a subse15 quent term. 

16 (8) TERMINATION.—Unless an extension is 

17 jointly recommended by the Director of the National 

18 Park Service and the Director of the Bureau of 

19 Land Management, the Council shall terminate on 

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

21 of this Act. 

22 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec24 essary to carry out this section. 


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1 SEC. 3. ADDITION OF LAND TO RED ROCK CANYON NA2 TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Con5 servation Area’’ means the Red Rock Canyon Na6 tional Conservation Area established by the Red 

7 Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establish8 ment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.). 

9 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en10 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

11 April 30, 2013. 

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

13 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu14 reau of Land Management. 

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

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

17 expanded to include the land depicted on the map as 

18 ‘‘Additions to Red Rock NCA’’. 

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

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

21 the Secretary shall update the management plan for 

22 the Conservation Area to reflect the management re23 quirements of the acquired land. 

24 (3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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1 retary shall finalize the legal description of the 

2 parcel to be conveyed under this section. 

3 (B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 

4 correct any minor error in— 

5 (i) the map; or 

6 (ii) the legal description. 

7 (C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

8 description shall be on file and available for 

9 public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

10 the Bureau of Land Management. 

11 SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

12 LAND TO NORTH LAS VEGAS. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en15 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

16 April 30, 2013. 

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

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

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

20 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu21 reau of Land Management. 

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

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

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

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1 United States in and to the land described in subsection 

2 (c). 

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

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

5 of Land Management described on the map as the ‘‘North 

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

7 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 FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOP22 MENT.— 

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

24 lease, or otherwise convey any portion of the land 


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1 described in subsection (c) for nonresidential devel2 opment. 

3 (2) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale, lease, or con4 veyance of land under paragraph (1) shall be carried 

5 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 

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

21 under paragraph (1) shall be distributed in accord22 ance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Pub23 lic Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 

24 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 

25 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.—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 

9 the 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, lease, or convey the land in ac15 cordance with subsection (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 de20 scribed 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 paragraph (f) by the date that is 30 years after the 

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

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

4 United States. 

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

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

7 in 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 en20 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

21 April 30, 2013. 

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu24 reau of Land Management. 


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1 (b) IN GENERAL.—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), 

6 the Secretary shall convey to Las Vegas, without consider7 ation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

8 and to 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 

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

12 Job 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 

16 shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 

17 conveyed under this section. 

18 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor19 rect 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 

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1 (e) USE OF LAND.— 

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

3 otherwise convey any portion of the land described 

4 in subsection (c) for nonresidential development. 

5 (2) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale, lease, or con6 veyance of land under paragraph (1) shall be carried 

7 out, after consultation with the Las Vegas Paiute 

8 Tribe— 

9 (A) through a competitive bidding process; 

10 and 

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

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

13 determine the fair market value of the land under 

14 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is per15 formed in accordance with— 

16 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

17 Federal Land Acquisitions; 

18 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

19 Appraisal Practices; and 

20 (C) any other applicable law (including 

21 regulations). 

22 (4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross 

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

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1 lic Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 

2 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 

3 1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 3045). 

4 (f) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUB5 LIC PURPOSES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may retain a por7 tion of the land described in subsection (c) for public 

8 recreation or other public purposes consistent with 

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

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

11 869 et seq.) by providing written notice of the elec12 tion to the Secretary. 

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

14 for public recreation or other public purposes under 

15 paragraph (1), Las Vegas may— 

16 (A) revoke that election; and 

17 (B) sell, lease, or convey the land in ac18 cordance with subsection (e). 

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

20 all appraisal costs, survey costs, and other administrative 

21 costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any 

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

23 in subsection (c). 

24 (h) REVERSION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land de2 scribed in subsection (c) is not conveyed for nonresi3 dential development under this section or reserved 

4 for recreation or other public purposes under sub5 section (f) by the date that is 30 years after the date 

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

7 the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 

8 States. 

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

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

11 manner that is inconsistent with this section— 

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

13 parcel shall revert to the United States; or 

14 (B) if the Secretary does not make an elec15 tion under subparagraph (A), Las Vegas shall 

16 sell the parcel of land in accordance with this 

17 section. 

18 SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF CONVEYANCE TO LAS VEGAS MET19 ROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. 

20 Section 703 of the Clark County Conservation of 

21 Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public 

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

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

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


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

2 Vegas Valley Overview’, and dated April 30, 2013’’. 

3 SEC. 7. SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

4 WITHDRAWAL. 

5 Section 8 of the Spring Mountains National Recre6 ation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460hhh–6) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for lands de8 scribed’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided’’; and 

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

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

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

(a), W1⁄2E1⁄2 and W1 13 ⁄2 sec. 27, T. 23 S., R. 58 E., 

14 Mt. Diablo Meridian is not subject to withdrawal 

15 under that subsection. 

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

17 LAWS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of sub18 section (a), the following are not subject to with19 drawal under that paragraph: 

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

21 Area that qualifies for conveyance under Public 

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

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

24 notwithstanding section 7 of that Act (16 

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

2 Area that the Secretary determines to be appro3 priate for conveyance by exchange for non-Fed4 eral land within the Recreation Area under au5 thorities generally providing for the exchange of 

6 National Forest System land.’’. 

7 SEC. 8. SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 

8 ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENTS. 

9 Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man10 agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 

11 2344; 116 Stat. 2007) is amended— 

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

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

14 ‘‘dated April 30, 2013’’; and 

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

16 following: 

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

18 paragraphs (1) through (3), Clark County may con19 vey to a unit of local government or regional govern20 mental entity, without consideration, land located 

21 within the Airport Environs Overlay District (as of 

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

23 is used for a water or wastewater treatment facility 

24 or any other public purpose consistent with uses al25 lowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 


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

2 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), provided that if the con3 veyed land is used for a purpose other than a public 

4 purpose, paragraph (4) would apply to the convey5 ance.’’. 

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

7 HIGHER EDUCATION. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

10 Regents’’ means the Board of Regents of the Ne11 vada System of Higher Education. 

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

13 the Great Basin College, College of Southern Ne14 vada, and University of Las Vegas, Nevada, cam15 puses. 

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

17 means each of the 3 parcels of Bureau of Land 

18 Management land identified on the maps as ‘‘Parcel 

19 to be Conveyed’’, of which— 

20 (A) approximately 40 acres is to be con21 veyed for the College of Southern Nevada; 

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

23 conveyed for the University of Nevada, Las 

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1 (C) approximately 285 acres is to be con2 veyed for the Great Basin College. 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

6 of Nevada. 

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

8 Nevada System of Higher Education. 

9 (b) CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND TO THE SYS10 TEM.— 

11 (1) CONVEYANCES.—Notwithstanding section 

12 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

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

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

16 869(c)) and subject to all valid existing rights, the 

17 Secretary shall— 

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

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

20 without consideration, all right, title, and inter21 est of the United States in and to— 

22 (i) the Federal land identified on the 

23 map entitled ‘‘Great Basin College Land 

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

25 the Great Basin College; and 


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1 (ii) the Federal land identified on the 

2 map entitled ‘‘College of Southern Nevada 

3 Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 

4 2012, for the College of Southern Nevada, 

5 subject to the requirement that, as a pre6 condition of the conveyance, the Board of 

7 Regents shall, by mutual assent, enter into 

8 a binding development agreement with the 

9 City of Las Vegas that— 

10 (I) provides for the orderly devel11 opment of the Federal land to be con12 veyed under this subclause; and 

13 (II) complies with State law; and 

14 (B) convey to the System, without consid15 eration, all right, title, and interest of the 

16 United States in and to the Federal land identi17 fied on the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas Val18 ley Overview’’ and dated April 30, 2013, for the 

19 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, if the area 

20 identified as ‘‘Potential Utility Schedule’’ on 

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

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

23 transportation and public utilities. 

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

2 conveyance under paragraph (1), the Board of 

3 Regents shall agree in writing— 

4 (i) to pay any administrative costs as5 sociated with the conveyance, including the 

6 costs of any environmental, wildlife, cul7 tural, or historical resources studies; 

8 (ii) to use the Federal land conveyed 

9 for educational and recreational purposes; 

10 (iii) to release and indemnify the 

11 United States from any claims or liabilities 

12 that may arise from uses carried out on 

13 the Federal land on or before the date of 

14 enactment of this Act by the United States 

15 or any person; and 

16 (iv) to assist the Bureau of Land 

17 Management in providing information to 

18 the students of the System and the citizens 

19 of the State on— 

20 (I) public land (including the 

21 management of public land) in the 

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1 serving, and protecting the public land 

2 in the State. 

3 (B) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE

4 BASE.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land 

6 conveyed to the System under paragraph 

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

8 agreement entitled the ‘‘Cooperative 

9 Interlocal Agreement between the Board of 

10 Regents of the Nevada System of Higher 

11 Education, on Behalf of the University of 

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

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

14 dated June 19, 2009. 

15 (ii) MODIFICATIONS.—Any modifica16 tions to the agreement described in clause 

17 (i) or any related master plan shall require 

18 the mutual assent of the parties to the 

19 agreement. 

20 (iii) LIMITATION.—In no case shall 

21 the use of the Federal land conveyed under 

22 paragraph (1)(B) compromise the national 

23 security mission or avigation rights of 

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

2 use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) 

3 for any public purposes consistent with uses allowed 

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

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

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

7 (4) REVERSION.— 

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

9 any portion of the Federal land conveyed under 

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

11 the Federal land, or any portion of the Federal 

12 land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, re13 vert to the United States. 

14 (B) UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS

15 VEGAS.—If the System fails to complete the 

16 first building or show progression toward devel17 opment of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas 

18 campus on the applicable parcels of Federal 

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

20 of receipt of certification of acceptable remedi21 ation of environmental conditions, the parcels of 

22 the Federal land described in subsection 

23 (a)(3)(B) shall, at the discretion of the Sec24 retary, revert to the United States. 


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1 (C) COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.—If 

2 the System fails to complete the first building 

3 or show progression toward development of the 

4 College of Southern Nevada campus on the ap5 plicable parcels of Federal land by the date that 

6 is 12 years after the date of conveyance of the 

7 applicable parcels of Federal land to the College 

8 of Southern Nevada, the parcels of the Federal 

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

10 the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 

11 United States. 

12 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec14 essary to carry out this section. 

15 SEC. 10. LAND CONVEYANCE FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA SUP16 PLEMENTAL AIRPORT. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

19 County, Nevada. 

20 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en21 titled ‘‘Land Conveyance for Southern Nevada Sup22 plemental Airport’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 

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

24 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

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

3 existing rights and paragraph (3), and notwith4 standing the land use planning requirements of sec5 tions 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 

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

7 the Secretary shall convey to the County, without 

8 consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 

9 United States in and to the land described in sub10 section (c). 

11 (2) DATE ON WHICH CONVEYANCE MAY BE

12 MADE.—The Secretary shall not make the convey13 ance described in paragraph (1) until the later of 

14 the date on which the Administrator of the Federal 

15 Aviation Administration has— 

16 (A) approved an airport layout plan for an 

17 airport to be located in the Ivanpah Valley; and 

18 (B) with respect to the construction and 

19 operation of an airport on the site conveyed to 

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

21 Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer 

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

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1 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

2 et seq.). 

3 (3) RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.—In 

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

5 Secretary shall reserve the mineral estate, except for 

6 purposes related to flood mitigation (including re7 moval 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 

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

17 flood mitigation infrastructure for the Southern Ne18 vada 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 

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1 this section shall revert, at the option of the 

2 Secretary, to the United States. 

3 (B) USE OF LAND.—If the Secretary de4 termines that the County is not using the land 

5 conveyed under this section for a purpose de6 scribed in paragraph (4), all right, title, and in7 terest of the County in and to the land shall re8 vert, at the option of the Secretary, to the 

9 United States. 

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

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

12 of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 

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

14 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

17 shall prepare an official legal description and map of 

18 the parcel to be conveyed under this section. 

19 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor20 rect any minor error in— 

21 (A) the map; or 

22 (B) the legal description. 

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1 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

2 Land Management. 

3 SEC. 11. SUNRISE MOUNTAIN INSTANT STUDY AREA RE4 LEASE. 

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

6 of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage7 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in 

8 Clark County, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of 

9 Land Management in the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study 

10 Area has been adequately studied for wilderness designa11 tion. 

12 (b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub13 section (a) that is not designated as wilderness— 

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

15 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

16 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

17 (2) shall be managed in accordance with land 

18 management plans adopted under section 202 of 

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

20 (c) POST RELEASE LAND USE APPROVALS.—Recog21 nizing that the area released under subsection (b) presents 

22 unique opportunities for the granting of additional rights23 of-way, including for high voltage transmission facilities, 

24 the Secretary of the Interior may accommodate multiple 

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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) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 

7 County, Nevada. 

8 (3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT AREA.—The term 

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

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

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

12 means the approximately 1,211 acres of Federal 

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

14 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en15 titled ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

16 Area’’ and dated April 30, 2013. 

17 (6) NELLIS DUNES RECREATION AREA.—The 

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

19 Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area 

20 identified on the map as ‘‘Nellis Dunes OHV Recre21 ation Area’’. 

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

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1 (A) the amount of gross revenues received 

2 by the County from any activities at the Eco3 nomic Support Area; and 

4 (B) the total amount expended by the 

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

6 improvements to each of the Economic Support 

7 Area and the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area, 

8 provided that the capital improvements shall 

9 not exceed 80 percent of the total gross pro10 ceeds. 

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

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

14 of Nevada. 

15 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO CLARK

16 COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

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

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing 

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

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

22 to the parcels of Federal land. 

23 (2) RESERVATION OF MINERAL ESTATE.—In 

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1 tate, except for purposes related to flood mitigation 

2 (including removal from aggregate flood events). 

3 (3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.— 

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

5 land conveyed under paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) shall be used by the County— 

7 (I) to provide a suitable location 

8 for the establishment of a centralized 

9 off-road vehicle recreation park in the 

10 County; 

11 (II) to provide the public with 

12 opportunities for off-road vehicle 

13 recreation, including a location for 

14 races, competitive events, training and 

15 other commercial services that directly 

16 support a centralized off-road vehicle 

17 recreation area and County park; and 

18 (III) to provide a designated area 

19 and facilities that would discourage 

20 unauthorized use of off-highway vehi21 cles in areas that have been identified 

22 by the Federal Government, State 

23 government, or County government as 

24 containing environmentally sensitive 

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1 (ii) shall not be disposed of by the 

2 County. 

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

4 use any parcel of the Federal land for the pur5 poses described in subparagraph (A)(i) or sub6 paragraph (D)— 

7 (i) title to the parcel shall revert to 

8 the United States, at the option of the 

9 United States; and 

10 (ii) the County shall be responsible for 

11 any reclamation necessary to revert the 

12 parcel to the United States. 

13 (C) RENEWABLE AND SOLAR ENERGY.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 

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

16 conveyed to the County under paragraph 

17 (1) and the land conveyed to the County 

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

19 (116 Stat. 2975), may be used for the inci20 dental purpose of generating renewable en21 ergy and solar energy for use by the Clark 

22 County Off Highway Vehicle Recreation 

23 Park, the shooting park authorized under 

24 that Act, and the County. 


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1 (ii) LIMITATION.—Any project author2 ized under clause (i) shall not interfere 

3 with the national security mission of Nellis 

4 Air Force Base or any other military oper5 ation. 

6 (iii) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—Be7 fore the construction of any proposed 

8 project under clause (i), the project pro9 ponent shall consult with the Secretary of 

10 Defense or a designee of the Secretary of 

11 Defense. 

12 (D) FUTURE CONVEYANCES.—Any future 

13 conveyance of Federal land for addition to the 

14 Clark County Off Highway Vehicle Park or the 

15 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area shall be subject 

16 to— 

17 (i) the binding interlocal agreement 

18 under paragraph (4)(B); and 

19 (ii) the aviation easement require20 ments under paragraph (7). 

21 (E) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 

22 of the Air Force and the County, may develop 

23 a special management plan for the Federal 

24 land— 


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1 (i) to enhance public safety and safe 

2 off-highway vehicle recreation use in the 

3 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; 

4 (ii) to ensure compatible development 

5 with the mission requirements of the Nellis 

6 Air Force Base; and 

7 (iii) to avoid and mitigate known pub8 lic health risks associated with off-highway 

9 vehicle use in the Nellis Dunes Recreation 

10 Area. 

11 (4) ECONOMIC SUPPORT AREA.— 

12 (A) DESIGNATION.—There is designated 

13 the Economic Support Area. 

14 (B) INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—Before the Eco16 nomic Support Area may be developed, the 

17 City and County shall enter into an 

18 interlocal agreement regarding the develop19 ment of the Economic Support Area. 

20 (ii) LIMITATION OF AGREEMENT.—In 

21 no case shall the interlocal agreement 

22 under this subparagraph compromise or 

23 interfere with the aviation rights provided 

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


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1 (C) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Of the net pro2 ceeds from the development of the Economic 

3 Support Area, the County shall— 

4 (i) annually deposit 50 percent in a 

5 special account in the Treasury, to be used 

6 by the Secretary for the development, 

7 maintenance, operations, and environ8 mental restoration and mitigation of the 

9 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; and 

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

11 the County— 

12 (I) to pay for capital improve13 ments that are not covered by sub14 section (a)(7)(B); and 

15 (II) to maintain and operate the 

16 park established under paragraph 

17 (3)(A)(i)(I). 

18 (5) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE

19 BASE.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Before the Federal 

21 land may be conveyed to the County under 

22 paragraph (1), the Clark County Board of 

23 Commissioners and Nellis Air Force Base shall 

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1 eral land and the Nellis Dunes Recreation 

2 Area— 

3 (i) to enhance safe off-highway recre4 ation use; and 

5 (ii) to ensure that development of the 

6 Federal land is consistent with the long7 term mission requirements of Nellis Air 

8 Force Base. 

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

10 land conveyed under paragraph (1) shall not 

11 compromise the national security mission or 

12 aviation rights of Nellis Air Force Base. 

13 (6) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

14 With respect to the conveyance of Federal land 

15 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 

16 such additional terms and conditions as the Sec17 retary considers to be appropriate to protect the in18 terests of the United States. 

19 (7) AVIATION EASEMENT.— 

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

21 for the conveyance of the Federal land shall 

22 contain a perpetual aviation easement reserving 

23 to the United States all rights necessary to pre24 serve free and unobstructed overflight in and 

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1 surface of the Federal land conveyed under sub2 section (b)(1) for the passage of aircraft owned 

3 or operated by any Federal agency or other 

4 Federal entity. 

5 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—Each easement de6 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall include such 

7 terms and conditions as the Secretary of the 

8 Air Force determines to be necessary to comply 

9 with subparagraph (A). 

10 (c) DESIGNATION OF THE NELLIS DUNES NATIONAL

11 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.— 

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

13 acres of land identified as ‘‘Nellis Dunes’’ in the Bu14 reau of Land Management Resource Management 

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

16 Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

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

18 Bureau of Land Management may develop a special 

19 management plan for the Nellis Dunes Recreation 

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

21 for recreational purposes. 

22 (3) AVIATION RIGHTS.—The aviation rights de23 scribed in subsection (b)(7) shall apply to the Nellis 

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1 (d) WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LAND FOR

2 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE.— 

3 (1) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

4 rights and except as otherwise provided in this sub5 section— 

6 (A) the Federal land and interests in the 

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

8 be withdrawn for Nellis Air Force Base’’ are 

9 withdrawn from all forms of appropriation 

10 under the general land laws, including the min11 ing, mineral leasing, and geothermal leasing 

12 laws; and 

13 (B) jurisdiction over the land and interest 

14 in land withdrawn and reserved by this sub15 section is transferred to the Secretary of the 

16 Air Force. 

17 (2) RESERVATION.—The land withdrawn under 

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

19 of the Air Force for— 

20 (A) the enlargement and protection of 

21 Nellis Air Force Base; or 

22 (B) other defense-related purposes con23 sistent with the purposes of this subsection. 

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

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1 using the land withdrawn and reserved by this sub2 section for any purpose other than the purposes de3 scribed in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i). 

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

5 (A) a right of flight for the passage of air6 craft in the airspace above the surface of the 

7 Federal land conveyed to the County; and 

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

9 noise, vibration, smoke, or other effects that 

10 may be inherent in the operation of aircraft 

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

12 Base. 

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

14 BASE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over 

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

17 transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the 

18 Air Force for inclusion in Nellis Air Force Base. 

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

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

21 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Man22 agement and identified as ‘‘Addition to Nellis Air Force 

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1 SEC. 14. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

3 (1) military aircraft testing and training activi4 ties in the State of Nevada— 

5 (A) are an important part of the national 

6 defense system of the United States; and 

7 (B) are essential in order to secure an en8 during and viable national defense system for 

9 the current and future generations of people of 

10 the United States; 

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

12 the additions to the Conservation Area established 

13 under this Act are located within a region critical to 

14 providing training, research, and development for 

15 the Armed Forces of the United States and allies of 

16 the Armed Forces; 

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

18 for the military training, testing, and research activi19 ties being conducted in the State of Nevada; 

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

21 of Nevada is essential for military purposes; and 

22 (5) continuation of the military activities in the 

23 State of Nevada, under appropriate terms and condi24 tions, is not incompatible with the protection and 

25 proper management of the natural, environmental, 


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1 cultural, and other resources and values of Federal 

2 land in the State of Nevada. 

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

4 land management law applicable to a new unit of the Na5 tional Park System or an addition to the Conservation 

6 Area designated by this Act shall restrict or preclude over7 flights, including— 

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

9 the Federal land; and 

10 (2) military overflights that can be seen or 

11 heard within the unit or Conservation Area. 

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

13 other land management law applicable to a new unit of 

14 the National Park or an addition to the Conservation Area 

15 designated by this Act shall restrict or preclude the des16 ignation of new units of special airspace or the use or es17 tablishment of military flight training routes over the unit 

18 or Conservation Area. 

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