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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 765 

To establish the Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 28, 2009 

Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 

and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish the Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle 

Recreation Area, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nellis Dunes National 

5 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO CLARK COUNTY, 

2 NEVADA. 

3 (a) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

5 shall convey to Clark County, Nevada, subject to valid ex6 isting rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and in7 terest of the United States in and to the land described 

8 in subsection (b). 

9 (b) MAP.—The land to be conveyed under subsection 

10 (a) is the approximately 1,150 acres of land as depicted 

11 on the map titled ‘‘Clark County OHV Recreation Park’’ 

12 and dated July 2008. 

13 (c) USE OF LAND.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The parcels of land conveyed 

15 under subsection (a)— 

16 (A) shall be used by Clark County— 

17 (i) to provide a suitable location for 

18 the establishment of a centralized off road 

19 vehicle recreation park in Clark County, 

20 Nevada; 

21 (ii) to provide the public with opportu22 nities for off road vehicle recreation includ23 ing a location for races, competitive events, 

24 training and other commercial support 

25 services; and 


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1 (iii) to provide a designated area and 

2 facilities that will discourage unauthorized 

3 use of off-highway vehicles in areas that 

4 have been identified as environmentally 

5 sensitive lands by the Federal, State, and 

6 Clark County agencies; and 

7 (B) shall not be disposed of by the county. 

8 (2) REVERSION.—If Clark County ceases to use 

9 any parcel for the purposes described in subsection 

10 (a)— 

11 (A) title to the parcel shall revert to the 

12 United States, at the option of the United 

13 States; and 

14 (B) Clark County, Nevada, shall be re15 sponsible for any reclamation necessary to re16 vert the parcel to the United States. 

17 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

18 Secretary of the Interior may require such additional 

19 terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 

20 as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter21 ests of the United States. 

22 (e) EASEMENT.—The United States hereby reserves 

23 a right of flight for the passage of aircraft in the airspace 

24 above the surface of the lands conveyed to Clark County 

25 identified under this section together with the right to 


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1 cause in such air space such noise, vibration, smoke, and 

2 other effects as may be inherent in operation of aircraft 

3 landing at or taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Ne4 vada. 

5 SEC. 3. SPECIAL DESIGNATION OF THE NELLIS DUNES NA6 TIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION 

7 AREA IN CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The area commonly known and 

9 managed as Nellis Dunes in the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment Resource Management Plan shall be designated the 

11 ‘‘Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

12 Area’’. 

13 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Bureau of Land 

14 Management may develop a special management plan for 

15 the area to enhance the safe off-highway vehicle recreation 

16 use. 

17 SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO 

18 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over 

20 the parcel of land identified on the map referred to in sub21 section (b) is transferred from the Bureau of Land Man22 agement to the Department of the Air Force for the use 

23 of Nellis Air Force Base. 

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

25 subsection (a) is the land administered by the Bureau of 


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1 Land Management and generally depicted on the map ti2 tled ‘‘Nellis Air Force Base Additions August 2008’’. 

3 (c) USE OF LAND.—The parcel of land described in 

4 subsection (b) shall be used by Air Force for the enlarge5 ment and protection of Nellis Air Force Base. 

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