II 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3393 

To promote conservation and provide for sensible development in Carson 

City, Nevada, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2008 

Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. ENSIGN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 2008’’. 

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. Withdrawal. 

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. 

TITLE IV—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations. 

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 July 17, 

7 2008, and on file and available for public inspection 

8 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, 


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1 acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; 

2 and 

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

4 Secretary of the Interior. 

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

6 Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, which is a 

7 federally recognized Indian tribe. 

8 TITLE I—PUBLIC CONVEYANCES 

9 SEC. 101. CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND AND CITY 

10 LAND. 

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

12 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

13 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and the Forest and Rangeland Renew14 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 

15 seq.), if the City offers to convey to the United States title 

16 to the non-Federal land described in subsection (b)(1) that 

17 is acceptable to the Secretary of Agriculture— 

18 (1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall accept the 

19 offer; and 

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

21 which the Secretary of Agriculture receives accept22 able title to the non-Federal land described in sub23 section (b)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture and the 

24 Secretary of Interior shall convey to the City, sub25 ject to valid existing rights and for no consideration, 


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1 except as provided in subsection (c)(1), all right, 

2 title, and interest of the United States in and to the 

3 Federal land or interest in land described in sub4 section (b)(2). 

5 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

6 (1) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The parcels of non7 Federal land referred to in subsection (a) are the 

8 approximately 2,260 acres of land administered by 

9 the City and identified on the Map as ‘‘To the U.S. 

10 Forest Service’’. 

11 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The parcels of Federal 

12 land referred to in subsection (a)(2) are— 

13 (A) the approximately 1,012 acres of For14 est Service land identified on the Map as ‘‘To 

15 Carson City for Natural Areas’’; 

16 (B) the approximately 3,526 acres of Bu17 reau of Land Management land identified on 

18 the Map as ‘‘Silver Saddle Ranch and Carson 

19 River Area’’; 

20 (C) the approximately 1,746 acres of Bu21 reau of Land Management land identified on 

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

23 Public Purposes’’; and 

24 (D) the approximately 53 acres of City 

25 land in which the Bureau of Land Management 


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1 has a reversionary interest that is identified on 

2 the Map as ‘‘Reversionary Interest of United 

3 States Released’’. 

4 (c) CONDITIONS.— 

5 (1) CONSIDERATION.—Before the conveyance of 

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

7 shall deposit in the special account established by 

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

9 the difference between— 

10 (A) the amount for which the Bernhard 

11 parcel was purchased by the City on July 18, 

12 2001; and 

13 (B) the amount for which the Bernhard 

14 parcel was purchased by the Secretary on 

15 March 17, 2006. 

16 (2) CONSERVATION EASEMENT.—As a condition 

17 of the conveyance of the parcels of land described in 

18 subsection (b)(2)(B), the Secretary, in consultation 

19 with Carson City and affected local interests, shall 

20 reserve a perpetual conservation easement to the 

21 parcels to protect, preserve, and enhance the con22 servation values of the parcels, consistent with sub23 section (d)(2). 

24 (3) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the convey25 ance under subsection (a), including any costs for 


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1 surveys and other administrative costs, shall be paid 

2 by the recipient of the land being conveyed. 

3 (d) USE OF LAND.— 

4 (1) NATURAL AREAS.— 

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

6 subparagraph (B), the parcel of land described 

7 in subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be managed by the 

8 City to maintain undeveloped open space and to 

9 preserve the natural characteristics of the par10 cel of land in perpetuity. 

11 (B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub12 paragraph (A), the City may— 

13 (i) conduct projects on the parcel of 

14 land to reduce fuels; 

15 (ii) construct and maintain trails, 

16 trailhead facilities, and any infrastructure 

17 on the parcel of land that is required for 

18 municipal water and flood management ac19 tivities; and 

20 (iii) maintain or reconstruct any im21 provements on the parcel of land that are 

22 in existence on the date of enactment of 

23 this Act. 

24 (2) SILVER SADDLE RANCH AND CARSON RIVER

25 AREA.— 


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

2 subparagraph (B), the parcel of land described 

3 in subsection (b)(2)(B) shall— 

4 (i) be managed by the City to protect 

5 and enhance the Carson River, the flood6 plain and surrounding upland, and impor7 tant wildlife habitat; and 

8 (ii) be used for undeveloped open 

9 space, passive recreation, customary agri10 cultural practices, and wildlife protection. 

11 (B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub12 paragraph (A), the City may— 

13 (i) construct and maintain trails and 

14 trailhead facilities on the parcel of land; 

15 (ii) conduct projects on the parcel of 

16 land to reduce fuels; 

17 (iii) maintain or reconstruct any im18 provements on the parcel of land that are 

19 in existence on the date of enactment of 

20 this Act; and 

21 (iv) allow the use of motorized vehi22 cles on designated roads, trails, and areas 

23 in the south end of Prison Hill. 


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1 (3) PARKS AND PUBLIC PURPOSES.—The parcel 

2 of land described in subsection (b)(2)(C) shall be 

3 managed by the City for— 

4 (A) undeveloped open space; or 

5 (B) recreation or other public purposes in 

6 accordance with the Act of June 14, 1926 

7 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Pub8 lic Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

9 (4) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 

10 (A) RELEASE.—The reversionary interest 

11 described in subsection (b)(2)(D) shall termi12 nate on the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 (B) CONVEYANCE BY CITY.— 

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

15 leases, or otherwise conveys any portion of 

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

17 the sale, lease, or conveyance of land shall 

18 be— 

19 (I) through a competitive bidding 

20 process; and 

21 (II) except as provided in clause 

22 (ii), for not less than fair market 

23 value. 

24 (ii) CONVEYANCE TO GOVERNMENT

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1 ance of land described in subsection 

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

3 State government, a unit of local govern4 ment, or a nonprofit organization shall be 

5 for consideration in an amount equal to 

6 the price established by the Secretary of 

7 the Interior under section 2741.8 of title 

8 43, Code of Federal Regulation (or suc9 cessor regulations). 

10 (iii) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

11 The gross proceeds from the sale, lease, or 

12 conveyance of land under clause (i) shall 

13 be distributed in accordance with section 

14 202(a). 

15 (e) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land conveyed under 

16 subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent 

17 with the uses described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) 

18 of subsection (d), the parcel of land shall, at the discretion 

19 of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

20 (f) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—On conveyance of the non22 Federal land under subsection (a) to the Secretary 

23 of Agriculture, the non-Federal land shall— 

24 (A) become part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe 

25 National Forest; and 


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1 (B) be administered in accordance with the 

2 laws (including the regulations) and rules gen3 erally applicable to the National Forest System. 

4 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary of Ag5 riculture, in consultation with the City and other in6 terested parties, may develop and implement a man7 agement plan for National Forest System land that 

8 ensures the protection and stabilization of the Na9 tional Forest System land to minimize the impacts 

10 of flooding on the City. 

11 SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 

12 FROM THE FOREST SERVICE TO THE BUREAU 

13 OF LAND MANAGEMENT. 

14 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding the Forest and 

15 Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 

16 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), administrative jurisdiction over 

17 the approximately 50 acres of Forest Service land identi18 fied on the Map as ‘‘Parcel #1’’ is transferred, from the 

19 Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

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

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

23 Interior. 

24 (c) USE OF LAND.— 


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

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of the Interior shall grant to the City a right4 of-way for the maintenance of flood management fa5 cilities located on the land. 

6 (2) DISPOSAL.—The land referred to in sub7 section (a) shall be disposed of in accordance with 

8 section 201. 

9 (3) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The gross 

10 proceeds from the disposal of land under paragraph 

11 (2) shall be distributed in accordance with section 

12 202(a). 

13 TITLE II—LAND DISPOSAL 

14 SEC. 201. DISPOSAL OF CARSON CITY LAND. 

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

16 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

17 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary of the Inte18 rior shall, in accordance with that Act, this title, and other 

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

20 sales of the parcels of Federal land described in subsection 

21 (b) to qualified bidders. 

22 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of Federal 

23 land referred to in subsection (a) are— 


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1 (1) the approximately 103 acres of Bureau of 

2 Land Management land identified as ‘‘Lands for 

3 Disposal’’ on the Map; and 

4 (2) the approximately 50 acres of Bureau of 

5 Land Management land identified as ‘‘Parcel #1’’ 

6 on the Map. 

7 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING AND ZON8 ING LAWS.—Before a sale of Federal land under sub9 section (a), the City shall submit to the Secretary a certifi10 cation that qualified bidders have agreed to comply with— 

11 (1) City zoning ordinances; and 

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

13 the City. 

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

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

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

17 section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage18 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713); 

19 (2) unless otherwise determined by the Sec20 retary, through a competitive bidding process; and 

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

22 (e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

23 the Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn 

24 from— 


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1 (1) all forms of entry and appropriation under 

2 the public land laws; 

3 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

4 laws; and 

5 (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geo6 thermal leasing laws. 

7 (f) DEADLINE FOR SALE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para9 graph (2), not later than 1 year after the date of en10 actment of this Act, if there is a qualified bidder for 

11 the land described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub12 section (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall offer 

13 the land for sale to the qualified bidder. 

14 (2) POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE.— 

15 (A) REQUEST BY CARSON CITY FOR POST16 PONEMENT OR EXCLUSION.—At the request of 

17 the City, the Secretary shall postpone or ex18 clude from the sale under paragraph (1) all or 

19 a portion of the land described in paragraphs 

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

21 (B) INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT.—Unless 

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1 SEC. 202. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 

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

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

4 (1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the State 

5 for use in the general education program of the 

6 State; and 

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

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

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

10 shall be available without further appropriation to 

11 the Secretary until expended to— 

12 (A) reimburse costs incurred by the Bu13 reau of Land Management for preparing for the 

14 sale of the Federal land described in section 

15 201(b), including the costs of— 

16 (i) surveys and appraisals; and 

17 (ii) compliance with— 

18 (I) the National Environmental 

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

20 et seq.); and 

21 (II) sections 202 and 203 of the 

22 Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

24 (B) reimburse costs incurred by the Bu25 reau of Land Management and Forest Service 

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1 fers of land to be held in trust by the United 

2 States under section 301; 

3 (C) acquire land or an interest in environ4 mentally sensitive land; and 

5 (D) conduct an inventory of, evaluate, and 

6 protect unique archaeological resources (as de7 fined in section 3 of the Archaeological Re8 sources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 

9 470bb)) of the City. 

10 (b) SILVER SADDLE ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT.— 

11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

12 the Treasury of the United States a special account, 

13 to be known as the ‘‘Silver Saddle Endowment Ac14 count’’, consisting of such amounts are deposited 

15 under section 101(c)(1). 

16 (2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts de17 posited in the account established by paragraph (1) 

18 shall be available to the Secretary, without further 

19 appropriation, for the oversight and enforcement of 

20 the conservation easement established under section 

21 101(c)(2). 

22 (c) INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts deposited as prin24 cipal in the Carson City Special Account established 

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1 ment Account established by subsection (b)(1) shall 

2 earn interest in the amount determined by the Sec3 retary of the Treasury on the basis of the current 

4 average market yield on outstanding marketable ob5 ligations of the United States of comparable matu6 rities. 

7 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Any interest earned under 

8 paragraph (1) shall be— 

9 (A) added to the principal of the applicable 

10 account; and 

11 (B) expended in accordance with sub12 section (a)(2) or (b)(2), as applicable. 

13 SEC. 203. WITHDRAWAL. 

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

15 the Federal land described in subsection (b) is perma16 nently withdrawn from— 

17 (1) all forms of entry and appropriation under 

18 the public land laws and mining laws; 

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

20 and 

21 (3) operation of the mineral laws, geothermal 

22 leasing laws, and mineral material laws. 

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

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1 which is identified on the Map as ‘‘Urban Interface With2 drawal’’. 

3 (c) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE MANAGEMENT.—Until 

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

5 State, the City, and any other interested persons, com6 pletes a transportation plan for Federal land in the City, 

7 the use of motorized and mechanical vehicles on Federal 

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

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

10 the use of the vehicles is needed— 

11 (1) for administrative purposes; or 

12 (2) to respond to an emergency. 

13 SEC. 204. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 

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

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

16 2346; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 

17 120 Stat. 3045) is amended— 

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

19 Lincoln, and White Pine Counties and Washoe 

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

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

22 Washoe County (subject to paragraph (4)) and Car23 son City (subject to paragraph (5))’’; 

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

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1 ‘‘Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties and Car2 son City (subject to paragraph (5))’’; 

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

4 inserting ‘‘2015’’; and 

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

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

7 City shall be eligible to nominate for expenditure 

8 amounts to acquire land or an interest in land for 

9 parks or natural areas and for conservation initia10 tives— 

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

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

13 River.’’. 

14 TITLE III—TRANSFER OF LAND 

15 TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

16 THE WASHOE TRIBE, SKUNK 

17 HARBOR CONVEYANCE COR18 RECTION, FOREST SERVICE 

19 AGREEMENT, AND ARTIFACT 

20 COLLECTION 

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

22 WASHOE TRIBE. 

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

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

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

2 for the benefit and use of the Tribe; and 

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the 

10 boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection 

11 (a). 

12 (d) USE OF LAND.— 

13 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub14 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to 

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

16 class III gaming (as those terms are defined in sec17 tion 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

18 U.S.C. 2703)). 

19 (2) TRUST LAND FOR CEREMONIAL USE AND

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

21 taken into trust under subsection (a), the Tribe— 

22 (A) shall limit the use of the land above 

23 the 5,200′ elevation contour to— 

24 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

25 and 


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1 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

2 benefit of the Tribe; and 

3 (B) shall not permit any— 

4 (i) permanent residential or rec5 reational development on the land; or 

6 (ii) commercial use of the land, in7 cluding commercial development or gam8 ing. 

9 (3) TRUST LAND FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESI10 DENTIAL USE.—With respect to the use of the land 

11 identified as ‘‘To Washoe Tribe’’ on the Map, the 

12 Tribe shall limit the use of the land below the 5,200′ 

13 elevation to— 

14 (A) traditional and customary uses; 

15 (B) stewardship conservation for the ben16 efit of the Tribe; and 

17 (C)(i) residential or recreational develop18 ment; or 

19 (ii) commercial use. 

20 (4) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.— 

21 With respect to the land taken into trust under sub22 section (a), the Secretary of Agriculture, in consulta23 tion and coordination with the Tribe, may carry out 

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1 ties on the land that is beneficial to the Tribe and 

2 the Forest Service. 

3 SEC. 302. CORRECTION OF SKUNK HARBOR CONVEYANCE. 

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

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

6 technical correction relating to the land conveyance au7 thorized under that Act. 

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

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

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

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by para14 graph (1)), by striking ‘‘the parcel’’ and all that fol15 lows through the period at the end and inserting the 

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

17 identified as ‘Parcel #1’ on the map entitled ‘Skunk 

18 Harbor Conveyance Correction’ and dated June 24, 

19 2008, the western boundary of which is the low 

20 water line of Lake Tahoe at elevation 6,223.0 (Lake 

21 Tahoe Datum).’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(b) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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1 riculture shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to 

2 establish the boundaries of the trust land. 

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

4 prohibits any approved general public access (through ex5 isting easements or by boat) to, or use of, land remaining 

6 within the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit after the 

7 conveyance of the land to the Secretary of the Interior, 

8 in trust for the Tribe, under subsection (a), including ac9 cess to, and use of, the beach and shoreline areas adjacent 

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

11 (c) DATE OF TRUST STATUS.—The trust land de12 scribed in section 2(a) of Public Law 108–67 (117 Stat. 

13 880) shall be considered to be taken into trust as of Au14 gust 1, 2003. 

15 (d) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of the Interior, act16 ing on behalf of and for the benefit of the Tribe, shall 

17 transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture administrative ju18 risdiction over the land identified as ‘‘Parcel #2’’ on the 

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

20 dated June 24, 2008. 

21 SEC. 303. AGREEMENT WITH FOREST SERVICE. 

22 The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the 

23 Tribe, shall develop and implement a cooperative agree24 ment that ensures regular access by members of the Tribe 

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1 National Forest System land from the City to Lake Tahoe 

2 for cultural and religious purposes. 

3 SEC. 304. ARTIFACT COLLECTION. 

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

5 any ground disturbing activities on the land identified as 

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

7 of the proposed activities to provide the Tribe with ade8 quate time to inventory and collect any artifacts in the 

9 affected area. 

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

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

12 any artifacts relating to the Tribe in the land identified 

13 as ‘‘Parcel #2’’ on the Map. 

14 TITLE IV—AUTHORIZATION OF 

15 APPROPRIATIONS 

16 SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

18 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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