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Union Calendar No. 79 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1169 

[Report No. 113–111] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the 

Navy certain Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2013 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

JUNE 17, 2013 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 14, 2013] 

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A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the 

Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land in Churchill 

County, Nevada. 

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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 ‘‘Naval Air Station 

5 Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

7 LAND. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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

10 shall transfer to the Secretary of the Navy, without consid11 eration, the Federal land described in subsection (b). 

12 (b) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 

13 land referred to in subsection (a) is the parcel of approxi14 mately 400 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Sec15 retary of the Interior that— 

16 (1) is adjacent to Naval Air Station Fallon in 

17 Churchill County, Nevada; and 

18 (2) was withdrawn under Public Land Order 

19 6834 (NV–943–4214–10; N–37875). 

20 (c) MANAGEMENT.—On transfer of the Federal land 

21 described under subsection (b) to the Secretary of the Navy, 

22 the Secretary of the Navy shall have full jurisdiction, cus23 tody, and control of the Federal land. 

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1 SEC. 3. WATER RIGHTS. 

2 (a) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be con3 strued— 

4 (1) to establish a reservation in favor of the 

5 United States with respect to any water or water 

6 right on lands transferred by this Act; or 

7 (2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 

8 lands transferred by this Act except in accordance 

9 with applicable State law. 

10 (b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RESERVED

11 WATER RIGHTS.—This section shall not be construed to af12 fect any water rights acquired or reserved by the United 

13 States before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 4. WITHDRAWAL. 

15 Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land to be 

16 transferred under section 2 is withdrawn from all forms 

17 of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 

18 mining laws and geothermal leasing laws, so long as the 

19 land remains under the administrative jurisdiction of the 

20 Secretary of the Navy. 

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Union Calendar No. 79 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1169 

[Report No. 113–111] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer 

in Churchill County, Nevada. to the Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land 

JUNE 17, 2013 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

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