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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3346 

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

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 27, 2012 

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 2012’’. 

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. Transfer 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. 

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 fossils demonstrative of the Pleisto7 cene Ice Age 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 Pleistocene mammal fossils of national im17 portance, including Columbian mammoth, ground 

18 sloth, American lion, camels, and horse fossils; 

19 (4) in addition to Joshua trees and several spe20 cies of cacti, the Las Vegas buckwheat, Merriam’s 

21 bearpoppy, Las Vegas bearpoppy, and the halfring 


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1 milkvetch are 4 unique and imperiled plants that are 

2 supported in the harsh desert environment of Tule 

3 Springs; 

4 (5) the area provides important habitat for 

5 threatened desert tortoise, endemic poppy bees, kit 

6 foxes, burrowing owls, phainopepla, and a variety of 

7 reptiles; 

8 (6) in 2010, a National Park Service reconnais9 sance survey of the area determined that the area 

10 likely contains the longest continuous section of 

11 Pleistocene strata in the desert southwest, which 

12 span multiple important global climate cooling and 

13 warming episodes; 

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

15 the culture and history of the native and indigenous 

16 people of the area, including the Southern Paiute 

17 Tribe; 

18 (8) despite the findings of the studies and rec19 ommendations for further assessment of the re20 sources for appropriate methods of protection— 

21 (A) the area remains inadequately pro22 tected; and 

23 (B) many irreplaceable fossil specimens in 

24 the area have been lost to vandalism or theft; 

25 and 


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1 (9) designation of the Upper Las Vegas Wash 

2 site as a National Monument would protect the 

3 unique fossil resources of the area for present and 

4 future generations while allowing for public edu5 cation and continued scientific research opportuni6 ties. 

7 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

9 Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advi10 sory Council established by subsection (f)(1). 

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

12 County, Nevada. 

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

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

15 North Las Vegas, or the County. 

16 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage17 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

18 Monument developed under subsection (d)(3). 

19 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en20 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

21 June 26, 2012. 

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

23 means the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monu24 ment established by subsection (c)(1). 


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

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

3 section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage4 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

5 (8) QUALIFIED ELECTRIC UTILITY.—The term 

6 ‘‘qualified electric utility’’ means any public or pri7 vate utility determined by the Secretary to be tech8 nically and financially capable of developing the 

9 transmission line. 

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

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

13 State of Nevada. 

14 (c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to conserve, pro16 tect, interpret, and enhance for the benefit of 

17 present and future generations the unique and na18 tionally important paleontological, scientific, edu19 cational, and recreational resources and values of 

20 the land described in this subsection, there is estab21 lished in the State the Tule Springs Fossil Beds Na22 tional Monument. 

23 (2) BOUNDARIES.—The Monument shall consist 

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


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1 County within the boundaries generally depicted on 

2 the Map. 

3 (3) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary shall prepare an official map and legal 

7 description of the boundaries of the Monument. 

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

9 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

10 shall have the same force and effect as if in11 cluded in this section, except that the Secretary 

12 may correct any clerical or typographical errors 

13 in the legal description or the map. 

14 (C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND LEGAL DE15 SCRIPTION.—The map and legal description 

16 prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on 

17 file and available for public inspection in the 

18 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man19 agement and the National Park Service. 

20 (4) MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.—The 

21 Secretary may make minor boundary adjustments to 

22 the Monument to include additional public land ad23 jacent to the Monument, if, after the date of enact24 ment of this Act— 


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1 (A) additional paleontological resources are 

2 discovered on the adjacent public land; and 

3 (B) a Federal agency, State agency, and 

4 local government requests that the adjacent 

5 public land be included in the Monument to 

6 promote the consistent management of re7 sources. 

8 (5) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara10 graph (B), the Secretary may acquire land or 

11 interests in land within or adjacent to the 

12 boundaries of the Monument by donation, pur13 chase with donated or appropriated funds, ex14 change, or transfer from another Federal agen15 cy. 

16 (B) LIMITATION.—Land or interests in 

17 land that are owned by the State or a political 

18 subdivision of the State may be acquired under 

19 subparagraph (A) only by donation or ex20 change. 

21 (6) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 

22 rights and subsection (e), any land within the Monu23 ment or any land or interest in land that is acquired 

24 by the United States for inclusion in the Monument 


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1 after the date of enactment of this Act is withdrawn 

2 from— 

3 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

4 the public land laws; 

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

6 mining laws; and 

7 (C) operation of the mineral leasing laws, 

8 geothermal leasing laws, and minerals materials 

9 laws. 

10 (7) EFFECT ON OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in 

11 this Act or the management plan developed for the 

12 Monument restricts or precludes— 

13 (A) overflights (including low-level military 

14 and law enforcement overflights) over land in 

15 the Monument, including military, law enforce16 ment, commercial, and general aviation over17 flights that can be seen or heard in the Monu18 ment; or 

19 (B) the designation or creation of new 

20 units of special use airspace or the establish21 ment of military flight training routes over the 

22 Monument. 

23 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

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1 mately 22,650 acres of public land depicted on the 

2 Map as ‘‘Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monu3 ment’’ is transferred from the Director of the Bu4 reau of Land Management to the Director of the 

5 National Park Service. 

6 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall— 

7 (A) allow only such uses of the Monument 

8 that— 

9 (i) are consistent with this section; 

10 and 

11 (ii) the Secretary determines would 

12 further the purposes of the Monument; 

13 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 of public land adja7 cent to the boundaries of the Monument, if the 

8 disposal is consistent with other applicable law; 

9 (C) preclude an activity on, or use of, pri10 vate land adjacent to the boundaries of the 

11 Monument, if the activity or use is consistent 

12 with other applicable law; or 

13 (D) directly or indirectly subject an activ14 ity on, or use of, private land, to additional reg15 ulation, if the activity or use is consistent with 

16 other applicable law. 

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

18 Act alters the standards governing air or water qual19 ity outside the boundary of the Monument. 

20 (5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall develop a management plan that 

24 provides for the long-term protection and man25 agement of the Monument. 


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1 (B) COMPONENTS.—The management 

2 plan— 

3 (i) shall, consistent with this section 

4 and the purposes of the Monument— 

5 (I) describe the resources at the 

6 Monument that are to be protected; 

7 (II) describe the appropriate uses 

8 and management of the Monument; 

9 (III) allow for continued sci10 entific research at the Monument; and 

11 (IV) include a travel management 

12 plan that may include existing public 

13 transit; and 

14 (ii) may— 

15 (I) incorporate any appropriate 

16 decisions contained in an existing 

17 management or activity plan for the 

18 land designated as the Monument 

19 under subsection (c)(1); and 

20 (II) use information developed in 

21 any study of land within, or adjacent 

22 to, the boundary of the Monument 

23 that was conducted before the date of 

24 enactment of this Act. 


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1 (C) PUBLIC PROCESS.—In preparing the 

2 management plan, the Secretary shall— 

3 (i) consult with, and take into account 

4 the comments and recommendations of, the 

5 Council; 

6 (ii) provide an opportunity for public 

7 involvement in the preparation and review 

8 of the management plan, including holding 

9 public meetings; and 

10 (iii) consider public comments received 

11 as part of the public review and comment 

12 process of the management plan. 

13 (6) INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, AND SCI14 ENTIFIC RESEARCH.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

16 provide for public interpretation of, and edu17 cation and scientific research on, the paleon18 tological resources of the Monument, with pri19 ority given to exhibiting and curating the re20 sources. 

21 (B) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

22 Secretary may enter into cooperative agree23 ments with the State, political subdivisions of 

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1 priate public and private entities to carry out 

2 subparagraph (A). 

3 (e) RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION FACILI4 TIES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a complete ap6 plication from a qualified electric utility, the Sec7 retary, in accordance with the National Environ8 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

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

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

11 high-voltage transmission facilities depicted on the 

12 Map as ‘‘Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor’’. 

13 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The high-voltage trans15 mission facilities shall— 

16 (i) be used— 

17 (I) primarily, to the maximum 

18 extent practicable, for renewable en19 ergy resources; and 

20 (II) to meet reliability standards 

21 set by the North American Reliability 

22 Electric Corporation, the Western 

23 Electricity Coordinating Council, or 

24 the public utilities regulator of the 

25 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) TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONU7 MENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To provide guidance for 

9 the management of the Monument, there is estab10 lished the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monu11 ment Advisory Council. 

12 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

13 (A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall con14 sist of 13 members, to be appointed by the Sec15 retary, of whom— 

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

17 be nominated by, the County Commission; 

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

19 or be nominated by, the city council of Las 

20 Vegas, Nevada; 

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

22 or be nominated by, the city council of 

23 North Las Vegas, Nevada; 


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

2 or be nominated by, the tribal council of 

3 the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe; 

4 (v) 1 member shall be a representative 

5 of the conservation community in southern 

6 Nevada; 

7 (vi) 1 member shall be a representa8 tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 

9 the Bureau of Land Management; 

10 (vii) 1 member shall be a representa11 tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 

12 the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv13 ice; 

14 (viii) 1 member shall be a representa15 tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 

16 the National Park Service; 

17 (ix) 1 member shall be a representa18 tive of Nellis Air Force Base; 

19 (x) 1 member shall be nominated by 

20 the State; 

21 (xi) 1 member shall reside in the 

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1 (xii) 2 members shall reside in the 

2 County, both of whom shall have experi3 ence in the field of paleontology, obtained 

4 through higher education, experience, or 

5 both. 

6 (B) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not later 

7 than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

8 this Act, the Secretary shall appoint the initial 

9 members of the Council in accordance with sub10 paragraph (A). 

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

12 shall advise the Secretary with respect to— 

13 (A) the preparation and implementation of 

14 the management plan; and 

15 (B) other issues related to the manage16 ment of the Monument (including budgetary 

17 matters). 

18 (4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Council 

19 shall receive no compensation for serving on the 

20 Council. 

21 (5) CHAIRPERSON.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara23 graph (B), the Council shall elect a Chairperson 

24 from among the members of the Council. 


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1 (B) LIMITATION.—The Chairperson shall 

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

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

4 shall be 3 years. 

5 (6) TERM OF MEMBERS.— 

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

7 of the Council shall be 3 years. 

8 (B) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the 

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

10 Council, a member may continue to serve on 

11 the Council until— 

12 (i) the member is reappointed by the 

13 Secretary; or 

14 (ii) a successor is appointed. 

15 (7) VACANCIES.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the 

17 Council shall be filled in the same manner in 

18 which the original appointment was made. 

19 (B) APPOINTMENT FOR REMAINDER OF

20 TERM.—A member appointed to fill a vacancy 

21 on the Council— 

22 (i) shall serve for the remainder of the 

23 term for which the predecessor was ap24 pointed; and 


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1 (ii) may be nominated for a subse2 quent term. 

3 (8) TERMINATION.—Unless an extension is 

4 jointly recommended by the Director of the National 

5 Park Service and the Director of the Bureau of 

6 Land Management, the Council shall terminate on 

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

8 of this Act. 

9 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec11 essary to carry out this section. 

12 SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF LAND TO RED ROCK CANYON NA13 TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Con16 servation Area’’ means the Red Rock Canyon Na17 tional Conservation Area established by the Red 

18 Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establish19 ment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.). 

20 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en21 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

22 June 26, 2012. 

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

24 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu25 reau of Land Management. 


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1 (b) TRANSFER OF LAND TO CONSERVATION AREA.— 

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

3 the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid 

4 existing rights, and notwithstanding the land use 

5 planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of 

6 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

7 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall 

8 add to, and administer as part of, the Conservation 

9 Area, in accordance with the laws (including regula10 tions) applicable to the Conservation Area, the land 

11 described in paragraph (2). 

12 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

13 to in paragraph (1) consists of approximately 1,530 

14 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Man15 agement described on the map as ‘‘Additions to Red 

16 Rock NCA’’. 

17 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 2 

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

19 the Secretary shall update the management plan for 

20 the Conservation Area to reflect the management re21 quirements of the acquired land. 

22 (4) 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 June 26, 2012. 

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, subject to valid existing 

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

2 the Secretary shall convey to North Las Vegas, without 

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

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

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

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

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

8 Las Vegas Job Creation Zone’’. 

9 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 

13 conveyed under this section. 

14 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor15 rect any minor error in— 

16 (A) the map; or 

17 (B) the legal description. 

18 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip19 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec20 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

21 Land Management. 

22 (e) USE OF LAND FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOP23 MENT.— 

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

25 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) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross 

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

11 under paragraph (1) shall be distributed in accord12 ance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Pub13 lic Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 

14 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 

15 1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 3045). 

16 (f) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUB17 LIC PURPOSES.— 

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

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

20 public recreation or other public purposes consistent 

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

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

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

24 the election to the Secretary. 


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

2 land for public recreation or other public purposes 

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

4 (A) revoke that election; and 

5 (B) sell, lease, or convey the land in ac6 cordance with subsection (e). 

7 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 

8 require North Las Vegas to pay all survey costs and other 

9 administrative costs necessary for the preparation and 

10 completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, 

11 the land described in subsection (c). 

12 (h) REVERSION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land de14 scribed in subsection (c) is not conveyed for nonresi15 dential development under this section or reserved 

16 for recreation or other public purposes under sub17 paragraph (f) by the date that is 30 years after the 

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

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

20 United States. 

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

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

23 in a manner that is inconsistent with this section— 

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

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1 (B) if the Secretary does not make an elec2 tion under subparagraph (A), North Las Vegas 

3 shall sell the parcel of land in accordance with 

4 this section. 

5 SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

6 LAND TO LAS VEGAS. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

9 the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. 

10 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en11 titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 

12 June 26, 2012. 

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

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

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

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

18 rights, and notwithstanding the land use planning require19 ments of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy 

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

21 the Secretary shall convey to Las Vegas, without consider22 ation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

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

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

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

2 Job Creation Zone’’. 

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.— 

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

18 otherwise convey any portion of the land described 

19 in subsection (c) for nonresidential development. 

20 (2) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale, lease, or con21 veyance of land under paragraph (1) shall be carried 

22 out, after consultation with the Las Vegas Paiute 

23 Tribe— 

24 (A) through a competitive bidding process; 

25 and 


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

2 (3) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross 

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

4 under paragraph (1) shall be distributed in accord5 ance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Pub6 lic Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 

7 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 

8 1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 3045). 

9 (f) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUB10 LIC PURPOSES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may retain a por12 tion of the land described in subsection (c) for public 

13 recreation or other public purposes consistent with 

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

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

16 869 et seq.) by providing written notice of the elec17 tion to the Secretary. 

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

19 for public recreation or other public purposes under 

20 paragraph (1), Las Vegas may— 

21 (A) revoke that election; and 

22 (B) sell, lease, or convey the land in ac23 cordance with subsection (e). 

24 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 

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1 istrative costs necessary for the preparation and comple2 tion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land 

3 described in subsection (c). 

4 (h) REVERSION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land de6 scribed in subsection (c) is not conveyed for nonresi7 dential development under this section or reserved 

8 for recreation or other public purposes under sub9 section (f) by the date that is 30 years after the date 

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

11 the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 

12 States. 

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

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

15 manner that is inconsistent with this section— 

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

17 parcel shall revert to the United States; or 

18 (B) if the Secretary does not make an elec19 tion under subparagraph (A), Las Vegas shall 

20 sell the parcel of land in accordance with this 

21 section. 

22 SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF CONVEYANCE TO LAS VEGAS MET23 ROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. 

24 Section 703 of the Clark County Conservation of 

25 Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public 


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

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

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

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

5 Vegas Valley Overview’, and dated June 26, 2012, for the 

6 development of an access road and parking facilities’’. 

7 SEC. 7. SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

8 WITHDRAWAL. 

9 Section 8 of the Spring Mountains National Recre10 ation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460hhh–6) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for lands de12 scribed’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided’’; and 

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

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

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

(a), W1⁄2E1⁄2 and W1 17 ⁄2, sec. 27, T23S, R58E, Mt. 

18 Diablo Meridian is not subject to withdrawal under 

19 that subsection. 

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

21 LAWS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of sub22 section (a), the following are not subject to with23 drawal under that paragraph: 

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

25 Area that qualifies for conveyance under Public 


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

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

3 notwithstanding section 7 of that Act (16 

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

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

6 Area that the Secretary determines to be appro7 priate for conveyance by exchange for non-Fed8 eral land within the Recreation Area under au9 thorities generally providing for the exchange of 

10 National Forest System land.’’. 

11 SEC. 8. SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 

12 ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENTS. 

13 Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man14 agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 

15 2344; 116 Stat. 2007) is amended— 

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

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

18 ‘‘dated June 26, 2012’’; and 

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

20 following: 

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

22 paragraphs (1) through (3), Clark County may con23 vey to a unit of local government or regional govern24 mental entity, without consideration, land located 

25 within the Airport Environs Overlay District (as of 


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

2 is used for a public purpose consistent with uses al3 lowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

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

5 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), provided that if the con6 veyed land is used for a purpose other than a public 

7 purpose, paragraph (4) would apply to the convey8 ance.’’. 

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

10 HIGHER EDUCATION. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

13 Regents’’ means the Board of Regents of the Ne14 vada System of Higher Education. 

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

16 the Great Basin College, College of Southern Ne17 vada, and University of Las Vegas, Nevada, cam18 puses. 

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

20 means each of the 3 parcels of Bureau of Land 

21 Management land identified on the maps as ‘‘Parcel 

22 to be Conveyed’’, of which— 

23 (A) approximately 40 acres is to be con24 veyed for the College of Southern Nevada; 


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

2 conveyed for the University of Nevada, Las 

3 Vegas; and 

4 (C) approximately 285 acres is to be con5 veyed for the Great Basin College. 

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 

11 Nevada System of Higher Education. 

12 (b) CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND TO THE SYS13 TEM.— 

14 (1) CONVEYANCES.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec16 tion 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Man17 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and sec18 tion 1(c) of the Act of June 14, 1926 (com19 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 

20 Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869(c)) and subject 

21 to all valid existing rights, the Secretary shall— 

22 (i) not later than 180 days after the 

23 date of enactment of this Act, convey to 

24 the System, without consideration, all 


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1 right, title, and interest of the United 

2 States in and to— 

3 (I) the Federal land identified on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Great Basin College 

5 Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 

6 26, 2012, for the Great Basin College; 

7 and 

8 (II) the Federal land identified 

9 on the map entitled ‘‘College of 

10 Southern Nevada Land Conveyance’’ 

11 and dated June 26, 2012, for the Col12 lege of Southern Nevada, subject to 

13 the requirement that, as a pre14 condition of the conveyance, the 

15 Board of Regents shall, by mutual as16 sent, enter into a binding development 

17 agreement with the City of Las Vegas 

18 that— 

19 (aa) provides for the orderly 

20 development of the Federal land 

21 to be conveyed under this sub22 clause; and 

23 (bb) complies with State 

24 law; and 


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1 (ii) not later than 180 days after the 

2 receipt of certification of acceptable reme3 diation of environmental conditions exist4 ing on the parcel to be conveyed for the 

5 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, convey 

6 to the System, without consideration, all 

7 right, title, and interest of the United 

8 States in and to the Federal land identified 

9 on the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas 

10 Valley Overview’’ and dated June 26, 2012 

11 for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, if 

12 the area identified as ‘‘Potential Utility 

13 Schedule’’ on the map is reserved for use 

14 for a potential future 400-foot utility cor15 ridor of certain rights-of-way for transpor16 tation and public utilities. 

17 (B) PHASES.—The Secretary may phase 

18 the conveyance of the Federal land under sub19 paragraph (A)(ii) as remediation is completed. 

20 (2) CONDITIONS.— 

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

22 conveyance under paragraph (1)(A), the Board 

23 of 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)(A)(ii) shall be used in accordance with 

2 the 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)(A)(ii) compromise the na17 tional security mission or aviation rights of 

18 Nellis Air Force Base. 

19 (3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The System may use 

21 the Federal land conveyed under paragraph 

22 (1)(A) for— 

23 (i) any purpose relating to the estab24 lishment, operation, growth, and mainte25 nance of the System; and 


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1 (ii) any uses relating to the purposes, 

2 including residential and commercial devel3 opment that would generally be associated 

4 with an institution of higher education. 

5 (B) OTHER ENTITIES.—The System 

6 may— 

7 (i) consistent with Federal and State 

8 law, lease, or otherwise provide property or 

9 space at, the Campuses, with or without 

10 consideration, to religious, public interest, 

11 community, or other groups for services 

12 and events that are of interest to the Sys13 tem or to any community located in south14 ern Nevada; 

15 (ii) allow any other communities in 

16 southern Nevada to use facilities of the 

17 Campuses for educational and recreational 

18 programs of the community; and 

19 (iii) in conjunction with the city of 

20 Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, or Pahrump 

21 or Clark or Nye County plan, finance (in22 cluding through the provision of cost-share 

23 assistance), construct, and operate facili24 ties for the city of Las Vegas, North Las 

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1 ty on the Federal land conveyed for edu2 cational or recreational purposes consistent 

3 with this subsection. 

4 (4) REVERSION.— 

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

6 any portion of the Federal land conveyed under 

7 paragraph (1)(A) ceases to be used for the Sys8 tem, the Federal land, or any portion of the 

9 Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Sec10 retary, revert to the United States. 

11 (B) UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS

12 VEGAS.—If the System fails to complete the 

13 first building or show progression toward devel14 opment of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas 

15 campus on the applicable parcels of Federal 

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

17 of receipt of certification of acceptable remedi18 ation of environmental conditions, the parcels of 

19 the Federal land described in subsection 

20 (a)(3)(B) shall, at the discretion of the Sec21 retary, revert to the United States. 

22 (c) 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. 10. LAND CONVEYANCE FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA SUP2 PLEMENTAL AIRPORT. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

5 County, Nevada. 

6 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Land Conveyance for Southern Nevada Sup8 plemental Airport’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 (b) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 

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

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

14 existing rights, and notwithstanding the land use 

15 planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of 

16 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

17 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall 

18 convey to the County, without consideration, all 

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

20 to the land described in subsection (c). 

21 (2) DATE ON WHICH CONVEYANCE MAY BE

22 MADE.—The Secretary shall not make the convey23 ance described in paragraph (1) until the later of 

24 the date on which the Administrator of the Federal 

25 Aviation Administration has— 


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1 (A) approved an airport layout plan for an 

2 airport to be located in the Ivanpah Valley; and 

3 (B) with respect to the construction and 

4 operation of an airport on the site conveyed to 

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

6 Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer 

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

8 issued a record of decision after the preparation 

9 of an environmental impact statement or simi10 lar analysis required under the National Envi11 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

12 et seq.). 

13 (3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

14 rights, the public land to be conveyed under para15 graph (1) is withdrawn from— 

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

17 mining laws; and 

18 (B) operation of the mineral leasing and 

19 geothermal leasing laws. 

20 (4) USE.—The public land conveyed under 

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

22 flood mitigation infrastructure for the Southern Ne23 vada Supplemental Airport. 

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

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1 of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 

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

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 prepare an official legal description and map of 

7 the parcel to be 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 SEC. 11. SUNRISE MOUNTAIN INSTANT STUDY AREA RE17 LEASE. 

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

19 of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage20 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in 

21 Clark County, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of 

22 Land Management in the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study 

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1 (b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub2 section (a) that is not designated as wilderness— 

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

4 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

5 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

6 (2) shall be managed in accordance with land 

7 management plans adopted under section 202 of 

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

9 (c) POST RELEASE LAND USE APPROVALS.—Recog10 nizing that the area released under subsection (b) presents 

11 unique opportunities for the granting of additional rights12 of-way, including for high voltage transmission facilities, 

13 the Secretary of the Interior may accommodate multiple 

14 applicants within a particular right-of-way. 

15 SEC. 12. NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE16 ATION AREA. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

19 North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

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

21 County, Nevada. 

22 (3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT AREA.—The term 

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

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

2 means the approximately 1,211 acres of Federal 

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

4 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en5 titled ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

6 Area’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 

7 (6) NELLIS DUNES RECREATION AREA.—The 

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

9 Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area 

10 identified on the map as ‘‘Nellis Dunes OHV Recre11 ation Area’’. 

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

13 means the amount that is equal to the difference be14 tween— 

15 (A) the amount of gross revenues received 

16 by the County from any activities at the Eco17 nomic Support Area; and 

18 (B) the total amount expended by the 

19 County for capital improvements to each of the 

20 Economic Support Area and the Nellis Dunes 

21 Recreation Area, provided that the capital im22 provements shall not exceed 80 percent of the 

23 total gross proceeds. 

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

25 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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

2 of Nevada. 

3 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO CLARK

4 COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

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

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing 

8 rights, without consideration, all right, title, and in9 terest of the United States in and to the parcels of 

10 Federal land. 

11 (2) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.— 

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

13 land conveyed under paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) shall be used by the County— 

15 (I) to provide a suitable location 

16 for the establishment of a centralized 

17 off-road vehicle recreation park in the 

18 County; 

19 (II) to provide the public with 

20 opportunities for off-road vehicle 

21 recreation, including a location for 

22 races, competitive events, training and 

23 other commercial services that directly 

24 support a centralized off-road vehicle 

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1 (III) to provide a designated area 

2 and facilities that would discourage 

3 unauthorized use of off-highway vehi4 cles in areas that have been identified 

5 by the Federal Government, State 

6 government, or County government as 

7 containing environmentally sensitive 

8 land; and 

9 (ii) shall not be disposed of by the 

10 County. 

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

12 use any parcel of the Federal land for the pur13 poses described in subparagraph (A)(i) or sub14 paragraph (C)— 

15 (i) title to the parcel shall revert to 

16 the United States, at the option of the 

17 United States; and 

18 (ii) the County shall be responsible for 

19 any reclamation necessary to revert the 

20 parcel to the United States. 

21 (C) RENEWABLE AND SOLAR ENERGY.— 

22 The Federal land conveyed to the County under 

23 paragraph (1) and the land conveyed to the 

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1 dental purpose of generating renewable energy 

2 and solar energy for use by the Clark County 

3 Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Park, the 

4 shooting park authorized under Public Law 

5 107–350 (116 Stat. 2975), and the County. 

6 (D) CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY

7 OF THE AIR FORCE.— 

8 (i) RESTRICTION.—Any project au9 thorized under subparagraph (C) shall not 

10 interfere with the national security mission 

11 of Nellis Air Force Base (or any military 

12 operation). 

13 (ii) CONDITION.—Before the construc14 tion of any proposed project under sub15 paragraph (C), the project proponent shall 

16 consult with the Secretary of Defense (or 

17 a designee). 

18 (E) FUTURE CONVEYANCES.—Any future 

19 conveyance of Federal land for addition to the 

20 Clark County Off Highway Vehicle Park or the 

21 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area shall be subject 

22 to— 

23 (i) the binding interlocal agreement 

24 under paragraph (3)(B); and 


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1 (ii) the aviation easement require2 ments under paragraph (6). 

3 (F) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary, 

4 in consultation with the Secretary of the Air 

5 Force and the County, may develop a special 

6 management plan for the Federal land— 

7 (i) to enhance public safety and safe 

8 off-highway vehicle recreation use in the 

9 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; 

10 (ii) to ensure compatible development 

11 with the mission requirements of the Nellis 

12 Air Force Base; and 

13 (iii) to avoid and mitigate known pub14 lic health risks associated with off-highway 

15 vehicle use in the Nellis Dunes Recreation 

16 Area. 

17 (3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT AREA.— 

18 (A) DESIGNATION.—There is designated 

19 the Economic Support Area. 

20 (B) INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.— 

21 (i) IN GENERAL.—Before the Eco22 nomic Support Area may be developed, the 

23 City and County shall enter into an 

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1 (ii) LIMITATION OF AGREEMENT.—In 

2 no case shall the interlocal agreement 

3 under this subparagraph compromise or 

4 interfere with the aviation rights provided 

5 under paragraph (6) and subsection (c)(4). 

6 (C) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Of the net pro7 ceeds from the development of the Economic 

8 Support Area, the County shall— 

9 (i) annually deposit 50 percent in a 

10 special account in the Treasury, to be used 

11 by the Secretary for the development, 

12 maintenance, operations, and environ13 mental restoration and mitigation of the 

14 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; and 

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

16 the County— 

17 (I) to pay for capital improve18 ments that are not covered by sub19 section (a)(7)(B); and 

20 (II) to maintain and operate the 

21 park established under paragraph 

22 (2)(A)(i)(I). 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Before the Federal 

2 land may be conveyed to the County under 

3 paragraph (1), the Clark County Board of 

4 Commissioners, the Bureau of Land Manage5 ment, and Nellis Air Force Base shall enter 

6 into an interlocal agreement for the Federal 

7 land and the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area— 

8 (i) to enhance safe off-highway recre9 ation use; and 

10 (ii) to ensure that development of the 

11 Federal land is consistent with the long12 term mission requirements of Nellis Air 

13 Force Base. 

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

15 land conveyed under paragraph (1) shall not 

16 compromise the national security mission or 

17 aviation rights of Nellis Air Force Base. 

18 (5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

19 With respect to the conveyance of Federal land 

20 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 

21 such additional terms and conditions as the Sec22 retary considers to be appropriate to protect the in23 terests of the United States. 

24 (6) AVIATION EASEMENT.— 


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

2 for the conveyance of the Federal land shall 

3 contain a perpetual aviation easement reserving 

4 to the United States all rights necessary to pre5 serve free and unobstructed overflight in and 

6 through the airspace above, over, and across the 

7 surface of the Federal land for the passage of 

8 aircraft owned or operated by any Federal 

9 agency or other Federal entity. 

10 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—Each easement de11 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall include such 

12 terms and conditions as the Secretary of the 

13 Air Force determines to be necessary to comply 

14 with subparagraph (A). 

15 (c) DESIGNATION OF THE NELLIS DUNES NATIONAL

16 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.— 

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

18 acres of land identified as ‘‘Nellis Dunes’’ in the Bu19 reau of Land Management Resource Management 

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

21 Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

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

23 Bureau of Land Management may develop a special 

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

2 for recreational purposes. 

3 (3) EXCLUSION FROM NATIONAL LANDSCAPE

4 CONSERVATION SYSTEM.—The Nellis Dunes Recre5 ation Area shall not be considered a unit of the Na6 tional Landscape Conservation System. 

7 (4) AVIATION RIGHTS.—The aviation rights de8 scribed in subsection (b)(6) shall apply to the Nellis 

9 Dunes Recreation Area. 

10 (d) WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LAND FOR

11 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE.— 

12 (1) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

13 rights and except as otherwise provided in this sub14 section— 

15 (A) the Federal land and interests in the 

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

17 be withdrawn for Nellis Air Force Base’’ are 

18 withdrawn from all forms of appropriation 

19 under the general land laws, including the min20 ing, mineral leasing, and geothermal leasing 

21 laws; and 

22 (B) jurisdiction over the land and interest 

23 in land withdrawn and reserved by this sub24 section is transferred to the Secretary of the 

25 Air Force. 


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1 (2) RESERVATION.—The land withdrawn under 

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

3 of the Air Force for— 

4 (A) the enlargement and protection of 

5 Nellis Air Force Base; or 

6 (B) other defense-related purposes con7 sistent with the purposes of this subsection. 

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

9 Air Force shall consult with the Secretary before 

10 using the land withdrawn and reserved by this sub11 section for any purpose other than the purposes de12 scribed in subsection (b)(2). 

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

14 (A) a right of flight for the passage of air15 craft in the airspace above the surface of the 

16 Federal land conveyed to the County; and 

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

18 noise, vibration, smoke, or other effects that 

19 may be inherent in the operation of aircraft 

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

21 Base. 

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