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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 763 

To promote conservation and provide for sensible development in Carson 

City, Nevada, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 28, 2009 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To promote conservation and provide for sensible 

development in Carson City, 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 ‘‘Carson City Vital Community Act of 2009’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—PUBLIC CONVEYANCES 

Sec. 101. Conveyances of Federal land and City land. 


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Sec. 102. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction from the Forest Service to the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

TITLE II—LAND DISPOSAL 

Sec. 201. Disposal of Carson City land. 

Sec. 202. Disposition of proceeds. 

Sec. 203. Urban interface. 

Sec. 204. Availability of funds. 

TITLE III—TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE 

WASHOE TRIBE, SKUNK HARBOR CONVEYANCE CORRECTION, 

FOREST SERVICE AGREEMENT, AND ARTIFACT COLLECTION 

Sec. 301. Transfer of land to be held in trust for Washoe Tribe. 

Sec. 302. Correction of Skunk Harbor conveyance. 

Sec. 303. Agreement with Forest Service. 

Sec. 304. Artifact collection. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means Carson City 

4 Consolidated Municipality, Nevada. 

5 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en6 titled ‘‘Carson City, Nevada Area’’, dated September 

7 12, 2008, and on file and available for public inspec8 tion in the appropriate offices of— 

9 (A) the Bureau of Land Management; 

10 (B) the Forest Service; and 

11 (C) the City. 

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

13 means— 

14 (A) with respect to land in the National 

15 Forest System, the Secretary of Agriculture, 

16 acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; 

17 and 


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1 (B) with respect to other Federal land, the 

2 Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (4) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

4 means the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec5 retary of the Interior, acting jointly. 

6 (5) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

7 Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, which is a 

8 federally recognized Indian tribe. 

9 TITLE I—PUBLIC CONVEYANCES 

10 SEC. 101. CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND AND CITY 

11 LAND. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 202 of 

13 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

14 (43 U.S.C. 1712), if the City offers to convey to the 

15 United States title to the non-Federal land described in 

16 subsection (b)(1) that is acceptable to the Secretary of Ag17 riculture— 

18 (1) the Secretary shall accept the offer; and 

19 (2) not later than 180 days after the date on 

20 which the Secretary receive acceptable title to the 

21 non-Federal land described in subsection (b)(1), the 

22 Secretaries shall convey to the City, subject to valid 

23 existing rights and for no consideration, except as 

24 provided in subsection (c)(1), all right, title, and in25 terest of the United States in and to the Federal 


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1 land (other than any easement reserved under sub2 section (c)(2)) or interest in land described in sub3 section (b)(2). 

4 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

5 (1) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The non-Federal 

6 land referred to in subsection (a) is the approxi7 mately 2,264 acres of land administered by the City 

8 and identified on the Map as ‘‘To U.S. Forest Serv9 ice’’. 

10 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land re11 ferred to in subsection (a)(2) is— 

12 (A) the approximately 935 acres of Forest 

13 Service land identified on the Map as ‘‘To Car14 son City for Natural Areas’’; 

15 (B) the approximately 3,604 acres of Bu16 reau of Land Management land identified on 

17 the Map as ‘‘Silver Saddle Ranch and Carson 

18 River Area’’; 

19 (C) the approximately 1,862 acres of Bu20 reau of Land Management land identified on 

21 the Map as ‘‘To Carson City for Parks and 

22 Public Purposes’’; and 

23 (D) the approximately 75 acres of City 

24 land in which the Bureau of Land Management 

25 has a reversionary interest that is identified on 


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1 the Map as ‘‘Reversionary Interest of the 

2 United States Released’’. 

3 (c) CONDITIONS.— 

4 (1) CONSIDERATION.—Before the conveyance of 

5 the 62-acre Bernhard parcel to the City, the City 

6 shall deposit in the special account established by 

7 section 202(b)(1) an amount equal to 25 percent of 

8 the difference between— 

9 (A) the amount for which the Bernhard 

10 parcel was purchased by the City on July 18, 

11 2001; and 

12 (B) the amount for which the Bernhard 

13 parcel was purchased by the Secretary on 

14 March 24, 2006. 

15 (2) CONSERVATION EASEMENT.—As a condition 

16 of the conveyance of the land described in subsection 

17 (b)(2)(B), the Secretary, in consultation with Carson 

18 City and affected local interests, shall reserve a per19 petual conservation easement to the land to protect, 

20 preserve, and enhance the conservation values of the 

21 land, consistent with subsection (d)(2). 

22 (3) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the convey23 ance under subsection (a), including any costs for 

24 surveys and other administrative costs, shall be paid 

25 by the recipient of the land being conveyed. 


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1 (d) USE OF LAND.— 

2 (1) NATURAL AREAS.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

4 subparagraph (B), the land described in sub5 section (b)(2)(A) shall be managed by the City 

6 to maintain undeveloped open space and to pre7 serve the natural characteristics of the land in 

8 perpetuity. 

9 (B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub10 paragraph (A), the City may— 

11 (i) conduct projects on the land to re12 duce fuels; 

13 (ii) construct and maintain trails, 

14 trailhead facilities, and any infrastructure 

15 on the land that is required for municipal 

16 water and flood management activities; 

17 and 

18 (iii) maintain or reconstruct any im19 provements on the land that are in exist20 ence on the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (2) SILVER SADDLE RANCH AND CARSON RIVER

22 AREA.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

24 subparagraph (B), the land described in sub25 section (b)(2)(B) shall— 


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1 (i) be managed by the City to protect 

2 and enhance the Carson River, the flood3 plain and surrounding upland, and impor4 tant wildlife habitat; and 

5 (ii) be used for undeveloped open 

6 space, passive recreation, customary agri7 cultural practices, and wildlife protection. 

8 (B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub9 paragraph (A), the City may— 

10 (i) construct and maintain trails and 

11 trailhead facilities on the land; 

12 (ii) conduct projects on the land to re13 duce fuels; 

14 (iii) maintain or reconstruct any im15 provements on the land that are in exist16 ence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

17 and 

18 (iv) allow the use of motorized vehi19 cles on designated roads, trails, and areas 

20 in the south end of Prison Hill. 

21 (3) PARKS AND PUBLIC PURPOSES.—The land 

22 described in subsection (b)(2)(C) shall be managed 

23 by the City for— 

24 (A) undeveloped open space; and 


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1 (B) recreation or other public purposes 

2 consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (com3 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 

4 Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

5 (4) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 

6 (A) RELEASE.—The reversionary interest 

7 described in subsection (b)(2)(D) shall termi8 nate on the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (B) CONVEYANCE BY CITY.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—If the City sells, 

11 leases, or otherwise conveys any portion of 

12 the land described in subsection (b)(2)(D), 

13 the sale, lease, or conveyance of land shall 

14 be— 

15 (I) through a competitive bidding 

16 process; and 

17 (II) except as provided in clause 

18 (ii), for not less than fair market 

19 value. 

20 (ii) CONVEYANCE TO GOVERNMENT

21 OR NONPROFIT.—A sale, lease, or convey22 ance of land described in subsection 

23 (b)(2)(D) to the Federal Government, a 

24 State government, a unit of local govern25 ment, or a nonprofit organization shall be 


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1 for consideration in an amount equal to 

2 the price established by the Secretary of 

3 the Interior under section 2741 of title 43, 

4 Code of Federal Regulation (or successor 

5 regulations). 

6 (iii) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

7 The gross proceeds from the sale, lease, or 

8 conveyance of land under clause (i) shall 

9 be distributed in accordance with section 

10 202(a). 

11 (e) REVERSION.—If land conveyed under subsection 

12 (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the uses 

13 described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection 

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

16 (f) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—On conveyance of the non18 Federal land under subsection (a) to the Secretary 

19 of Agriculture, the non-Federal land shall— 

20 (A) become part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe 

21 National Forest; and 

22 (B) be administered in accordance with the 

23 laws (including the regulations) and rules gen24 erally applicable to the National Forest System. 


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1 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary of Ag2 riculture, in consultation with the City and other in3 terested parties, may develop and implement a man4 agement plan for National Forest System land that 

5 ensures the protection and stabilization of the Na6 tional Forest System land to minimize the impacts 

7 of flooding on the City. 

8 (g) CONVEYANCE TO BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE9 MENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the City offers to convey 

11 to the United States title to the non-Federal land 

12 described in paragraph (2) that is acceptable to the 

13 Secretary of the Interior, the land shall, at the dis14 cretion of the Secretary, be conveyed to the United 

15 States. 

16 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The non-Federal 

17 land referred to in paragraph (1) is the approxi18 mately 136 acres of land administered by the City 

19 and identified on the Map as ‘‘To Bureau of Land 

20 Management’’. 

21 (3) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the convey22 ance under paragraph (1), including any costs for 

23 surveys and other administrative costs, shall be paid 

24 by the Secretary of the Interior. 


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1 SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 

2 FROM THE FOREST SERVICE TO THE BUREAU 

3 OF LAND MANAGEMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over 

5 the approximately 50 acres of Forest Service land identi6 fied on the Map as ‘‘Parcel #1’’ is transferred, from the 

7 Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 (b) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the transfer under 

9 subsection (a), including any costs for surveys and other 

10 administrative costs, shall be paid by the Secretary of the 

11 Interior. 

12 (c) USE OF LAND.— 

13 (1) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—Not later than 120 days 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary of the Interior shall grant to the City a right16 of-way for the maintenance of flood management fa17 cilities located on the land. 

18 (2) DISPOSAL.—The land referred to in sub19 section (a) shall be disposed of in accordance with 

20 section 201. 

21 (3) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross 

22 proceeds from the disposal of land under paragraph 

23 (2) shall be distributed in accordance with section 

24 202(a). 


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1 TITLE II—LAND DISPOSAL 

2 SEC. 201. DISPOSAL OF CARSON CITY LAND. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 

4 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

5 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary of the Inte6 rior shall, in accordance with that Act, this title, and other 

7 applicable law, and subject to valid existing rights, conduct 

8 sales of the Federal land described in subsection (b) to 

9 qualified bidders. 

10 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land re11 ferred to in subsection (a) is— 

12 (1) the approximately 108 acres of Bureau of 

13 Land Management land identified as ‘‘Lands for 

14 Disposal’’ on the Map; and 

15 (2) the approximately 50 acres of land identi16 fied as ‘‘Parcel #1’’ on the Map. 

17 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING AND ZON18 ING LAWS.—Before a sale of Federal land under sub19 section (a), the City shall submit to the Secretary a certifi20 cation that qualified bidders have agreed to comply with— 

21 (1) City zoning ordinances; and 

22 (2) any master plan for the area approved by 

23 the City. 

24 (d) METHOD OF SALE; CONSIDERATION.—The sale 

25 of Federal land under subsection (a) shall be— 


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1 (1) consistent with subsections (d) and (f) of 

2 section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage3 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713); 

4 (2) unless otherwise determined by the Sec5 retary, through a competitive bidding process; and 

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

7 (e) WITHDRAWAL.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

9 rights and except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

10 Federal land described in subsection (b) is with11 drawn from— 

12 (A) all forms of entry and appropriation 

13 under the public land laws; 

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

15 mining laws; and 

16 (C) operation of the mineral leasing and 

17 geothermal leasing laws. 

18 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1)(A) shall not 

19 apply to sales made consistent with this section. 

20 (f) DEADLINE FOR SALE.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para22 graph (2), not later than 1 year after the date of en23 actment of this Act, if there is a qualified bidder for 

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1 section (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall offer 

2 the land for sale to the qualified bidder. 

3 (2) POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE.— 

4 (A) REQUEST BY CARSON CITY FOR POST5 PONEMENT OR EXCLUSION.—At the request of 

6 the City, the Secretary shall postpone or ex7 clude from the sale under paragraph (1) all or 

8 a portion of the land described in paragraphs 

9 (1) and (2) of subsection (b). 

10 (B) INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT.—Unless 

11 specifically requested by the City, a postpone12 ment under subparagraph (A) shall not be in13 definite. 

14 SEC. 202. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the proceeds from the sale of 

16 land under sections 101(d)(4)(B) and 201(a)— 

17 (1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the State 

18 for use in the general education program of the 

19 State; and 

20 (2) the remainder shall be deposited in a special 

21 account in the Treasury of the United States, to be 

22 known as the ‘‘Carson City Special Account’’, and 

23 shall be available without further appropriation to 

24 the Secretary until expended to— 


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1 (A) reimburse costs incurred by the Bu2 reau of Land Management for preparing for the 

3 sale of the Federal land described in section 

4 201(b), including the costs of— 

5 (i) surveys and appraisals; and 

6 (ii) compliance with— 

7 (I) the National Environmental 

8 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

9 et seq.); and 

10 (II) sections 202 and 203 of the 

11 Federal Land Policy and Management 

12 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713); 

13 (B) reimburse costs incurred by the Bu14 reau of Land Management and Forest Service 

15 for preparing for, and carrying out, the trans16 fers of land to be held in trust by the United 

17 States under section 301; and 

18 (C) acquire environmentally sensitive land 

19 or an interest in environmentally sensitive land 

20 in the City. 

21 (b) SILVER SADDLE ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT.— 

22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

23 the Treasury of the United States a special account, 

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1 count’’, consisting of such amounts as are deposited 

2 under section 101(c)(1). 

3 (2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts de4 posited in the account established by paragraph (1) 

5 shall be available to the Secretary, without further 

6 appropriation, for the oversight and enforcement of 

7 the conservation easement established under section 

8 101(c)(2). 

9 SEC. 203. URBAN INTERFACE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

11 this Act and subject to valid existing rights, the Federal 

12 land described in subsection (b) is permanently withdrawn 

13 from— 

14 (1) all forms of entry and appropriation under 

15 the public land laws and mining laws; 

16 (2) location and patent under the mining laws; 

17 and 

18 (3) operation of the mineral laws, geothermal 

19 leasing laws, and mineral material laws. 

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

21 subsection (a) consists of approximately 19,747 acres, 

22 which is identified on the Map as ‘‘Urban Interface With23 drawal’’. 

24 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER25 ESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the boundaries 


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1 of the land described in subsection (b) that is acquired 

2 by the United States after the date of enactment of this 

3 Act shall be withdrawn in accordance with this section. 

4 (d) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE MANAGEMENT.—Until 

5 the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with the 

6 State, the City, and any other interested persons, com7 pletes a transportation plan for Federal land in the City, 

8 the use of motorized and mechanical vehicles on Federal 

9 land within the City shall be limited to roads and trails 

10 in existence on the date of enactment of this Act unless 

11 the use of the vehicles is needed— 

12 (1) for administrative purposes; or 

13 (2) to respond to an emergency. 

14 SEC. 204. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 

15 Section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 

16 Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 

17 2346; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 

18 120 Stat. 3045) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (3)(A)(iv), by striking ‘‘Clark, 

20 Lincoln, and White Pine Counties and Washoe 

21 County (subject to paragraph 4))’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties and 

23 Washoe County (subject to paragraph 4)) and Car24 son City (subject to paragraph (5))’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(v), by striking ‘‘Clark, 

2 Lincoln, and White Pine Counties’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties and Car4 son City (subject to paragraph (5))’’; 

5 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2011’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘2015’’; and 

7 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(5) LIMITATION FOR CARSON CITY.—Carson 

9 City shall be eligible to nominate for expenditure 

10 amounts to acquire land or an interest in land for 

11 parks or natural areas and for conservation initia12 tives— 

13 ‘‘(A) adjacent to the Carson River; or 

14 ‘‘(B) within the floodplain of the Carson 

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1 TITLE III—TRANSFER OF LAND 

2 TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

3 THE WASHOE TRIBE, SKUNK 

4 HARBOR CONVEYANCE COR5 RECTION, FOREST SERVICE 

6 AGREEMENT, AND ARTIFACT 

7 COLLECTION 

8 SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

9 WASHOE TRIBE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

11 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

12 to the land described in subsection (b)— 

13 (1) shall be held in trust by the United States 

14 for the benefit and use of the Tribe; and 

15 (2) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

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

17 subsection (a) consists of approximately 293 acres, which 

18 is identified on the Map as ‘‘To Washoe Tribe’’. 

19 (c) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

20 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

21 complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the 

22 boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection 

23 (a). 

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1 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub2 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to 

3 have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or 

4 class III gaming (as those terms are defined in sec5 tion 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

6 U.S.C. 2703)). 

7 (2) TRUST LAND FOR CEREMONIAL USE AND

8 CONSERVATION.—With respect to the use of the land 

9 taken into trust under subsection (a) that is above 

10 the 5,200′ elevation contour, the Tribe— 

11 (A) shall limit the use of the land to— 

12 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

13 and 

14 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

15 benefit of the Tribe; and 

16 (B) shall not permit any— 

17 (i) permanent residential or rec18 reational development on the land; or 

19 (ii) commercial use of the land, in20 cluding commercial development or gam21 ing. 

22 (3) TRUST LAND FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESI23 DENTIAL USE.—With respect to the use of the land 

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1 limit the use of the land below the 5,200′ elevation 

2 to— 

3 (A) traditional and customary uses; 

4 (B) stewardship conservation for the ben5 efit of the Tribe; and 

6 (C)(i) residential or recreational develop7 ment; or 

8 (ii) commercial use. 

9 (4) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.— 

10 With respect to the land taken into trust under sub11 section (a), the Secretary of Agriculture, in consulta12 tion and coordination with the Tribe, may carry out 

13 any thinning and other landscape restoration activi14 ties on the land that is beneficial to the Tribe and 

15 the Forest Service. 

16 SEC. 302. CORRECTION OF SKUNK HARBOR CONVEYANCE. 

17 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

18 amend Public Law 108–67 (117 Stat. 880) to make a 

19 technical correction relating to the land conveyance au20 thorized under that Act. 

21 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 2 of Public 

22 Law 108–67 (117 Stat. 880) is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ and inserting the 

24 following: 

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1 (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by para2 graph (1)), by striking ‘‘the parcel’’ and all that fol3 lows through the period at the end and inserting the 

4 following: ‘‘and to approximately 23 acres of land 

5 identified as ‘Parcel A’ on the map entitled ‘Skunk 

6 Harbor Conveyance Correction’ and dated Sep7 tember 12, 2008, the western boundary of which is 

8 the low water line of Lake Tahoe at elevation 

9 6,223.0 (Lake Tahoe Datum).’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(b) SURVEY AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 

14 Secretary of Agriculture shall complete a survey and 

15 legal description of the boundary lines to establish 

16 the boundaries of the trust land. 

17 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The Sec18 retary may correct any technical errors in the survey 

19 or legal description completed under paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC ACCESS AND USE.—Nothing in this Act 

21 prohibits any approved general public access (through ex22 isting easements or by boat) to, or use of, land remaining 

23 within the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit after the 

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1 cess to, and use of, the beach and shoreline areas adjacent 

2 to the portion of land conveyed under that subsection.’’. 

3 (c) DATE OF TRUST STATUS.—The trust land de4 scribed in section 2(a) of Public Law 108–67 (117 Stat. 

5 880) shall be considered to be taken into trust as of Au6 gust 1, 2003. 

7 (d) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of the Interior, act8 ing on behalf of and for the benefit of the Tribe, shall 

9 transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture administrative ju10 risdiction over the land identified as ‘‘Parcel B’’ on the 

11 map entitled ‘‘Skunk Harbor Conveyance Correction’’ and 

12 dated September 12, 2008. 

13 SEC. 303. AGREEMENT WITH FOREST SERVICE. 

14 The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the 

15 Tribe, shall develop and implement a cooperative agree16 ment that ensures regular access by members of the Tribe 

17 and other people in the community of the Tribe across 

18 National Forest System land from the City to Lake Tahoe 

19 for cultural and religious purposes. 

20 SEC. 304. ARTIFACT COLLECTION. 

21 (a) NOTICE.—At least 180 days before conducting 

22 any ground disturbing activities on the land identified as 

23 ‘‘Parcel #2’’ on the Map, the City shall notify the Tribe 

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1 quate time to inventory and collect any artifacts in the 

2 affected area. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—On receipt of notice 

4 under subsection (a), the Tribe may collect and possess 

5 any artifacts relating to the Tribe in the land identified 

6 as ‘‘Parcel #2’’ on the Map. 

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