113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5205 

AN ACT 

To authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands 

in northern Nevada to promote economic development 

and conservation, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic De4 velopment Act’’. 

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

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—PINE FOREST RANGE RECREATION ENHANCEMENT ACT 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

Sec. 103. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Sec. 104. Administration. 

Sec. 105. Release of wilderness study areas. 

Sec. 106. Wildlife management. 

Sec. 107. Land exchanges. 

Sec. 108. Native American cultural and religious uses. 

TITLE II—LYON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 

CONSERVATION ACT 

Sec. 201. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 202. Land conveyance to Yerington, Nevada. 

Sec. 203. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Sec. 204. Withdrawal. 

Sec. 205. Native American cultural and religious uses. 

TITLE III—CARLIN ECONOMIC SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 

Sec. 301. Conveyance of certain Federal land to City of Carlin, Nevada. 

TITLE IV—FERNLEY ECONOMIC SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 

Sec. 401. Definitions. 

Sec. 402. Conveyance of certain Federal land to City of Fernley, Nevada. 

Sec. 403. Release of United States. 

TITLE V—RESTORING STOREY COUNTY ACT 

Sec. 501. Short title. 

Sec. 502. Definitions. 

Sec. 503. Conveyance of Federal land in Storey County, Nevada. 

TITLE VI—ELKO MOTOCROSS AND TRIBAL CONVEYANCE ACT 

Sec. 601. Short title. 

Sec. 602. Definition of Secretary. 

Subtitle A—Elko Motocross Land Conveyance 

Sec. 611. Definitions. 
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Sec. 612. Conveyance of land to Elko County. 

Subtitle B—Trust Land for Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of 

Nevada (Elko Band) 

Sec. 621. Land to be held in trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone 

Indians of Nevada (Elko Band). 

TITLE VII—NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON HOUSING AND SAFETY 

DEVELOPMENT ACT 

Sec. 701. Short title. 

Sec. 702. Transfer of Department of the Interior land. 

Sec. 703. Water rights. 

Sec. 704. Withdrawal. 

1 TITLE I—PINE FOREST RANGE 

2 RECREATION ENHANCEMENT 

3 ACT 

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Pine Forest Range 

6 Recreation Enhancement Act’’. 

7 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this title: 

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

10 Humboldt County, Nevada. 

11 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en12 titled ‘‘Proposed Pine Forest Range Wilderness 

13 Area’’ and dated October 28, 2013. 

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

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

17 of Nevada. 
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1 (5) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 

2 means the Pine Forest Range Wilderness designated 

3 by section 103(a). 

4 SEC. 103. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA5 TION SYSTEM. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 

7 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approxi8 mately 26,000 acres of Federal land managed by the Bu9 reau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the 

10 Map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of 

11 the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known 

12 as the ‘‘Pine Forest Range Wilderness’’. 

13 (b) BOUNDARY.— 

14 (1) ROAD ACCESS.—The boundary of any por15 tion of the Wilderness that is bordered by a road 

16 shall be 100 feet from the edge of the road. 

17 (2) ROAD ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary 

18 shall— 

19 (A) reroute the road running through 

20 Long Meadow to the west to remove the road 

21 from the riparian area; 

22 (B) reroute the road currently running 

23 through Rodeo Flat/Corral Meadow to the east 

24 to remove the road from the riparian area; 
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1 (C) except for administrative use, close the 

2 road along Lower Alder Creek south of Bureau 

3 of Land Management road #2083; 

4 (D) manage the access road, through Lit5 tle Onion Basin, on the east side of the wet 

6 meadow to retain travel only on the road exist7 ing on the date of the enactment of this Act; 

8 and 

9 (E) permanently leave open the Cove 

10 Creek road to Little Onion Basin, but close 

11 connecting spur roads. 

12 (3) LITTLE ONION BASIN.—Remove Little 

13 Onion Basin from the boundaries of the Wilderness 

14 and from wilderness designation. 

15 (4) RESERVOIR ACCESS.—The access road to 

16 the Little Onion Reservoir dam will remain open and 

17 the boundary of the Wilderness shall be 160 feet 

18 downstream from the dam at Little Onion Reservoir 

19 to allow public access and dam maintenance. 

20 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wil24 derness. 
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1 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

2 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

3 force and effect as if included in this title, except 

4 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo5 graphical errors in the map or legal description. 

6 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip7 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

8 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

9 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

10 (d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

11 the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 

12 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis13 posal under the public land laws; 

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

15 laws; and 

16 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min17 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

18 SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION. 

19 (a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

20 the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in 

21 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

22 seq.), except that— 

23 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

24 effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

25 a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
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1 (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

2 Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 

3 reference to the Secretary. 

4 (b) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Wil5 derness, if established before the date of enactment of this 

6 Act, is compatible with the Wilderness designation and 

7 shall continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, poli8 cies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be nec9 essary in accordance with— 

10 (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

12 (2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 

13 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

14 Affairs of the House of Representatives accom15 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 

16 Report 101–405). 

17 (c) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 

19 the designation of the Wilderness to create a protec20 tive perimeter or buffer zone around the Wilderness. 

21 (2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

22 that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen, 

23 heard, or detected from areas within the Wilderness 

24 shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate or deter-
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1 mine the conduct or management of the activities or 

2 uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness. 

3 (d) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act 

4 restricts or precludes— 

5 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

6 the Wilderness, including military overflights that 

7 can be seen, heard, or detected within the Wilder8 ness; 

9 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

10 (3) the designation or creation of new units of 

11 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

12 flight training routes, over the Wilderness. 

13 (e) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE14 MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilder15 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take 

16 such measures in the Wilderness as are necessary for the 

17 control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as the Sec18 retary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of 

19 the activities with a State or local agency). 

20 (f) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS.—Nothing 

21 in this Act shall be construed to preclude a Federal, State, 

22 or local agency from conducting wildfire management or 

23 prevention operations (including operations using aircraft 

24 or mechanized equipment) or to interfere with the author25 ity of the Secretary to authorize mechanical thinning of 
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1 trees or underbrush to prevent or control the spread of 

2 wildfires or the use of mechanized equipment for wildfire 

3 pre-suppression and suppression. 

4 (g) WATER RIGHTS.— 

5 (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 

6 is to protect the wilderness recreation value of the 

7 land designated as wilderness by this title by means 

8 other than a federally reserved water right. 

9 (2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

10 this title— 

11 (A) constitutes an express or implied res12 ervation by the United States of any water or 

13 water rights with respect to the Wilderness; 

14 (B) affects any water rights in the State 

15 (including any water rights held by the United 

16 States) in existence on the date of enactment of 

17 this Act; 

18 (C) establishes a precedent with regard to 

19 any future wilderness designations; 

20 (D) affects the interpretation of, or any 

21 designation made under, any other Act; or 

22 (E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 

23 interstate compact or equitable apportionment 

24 decree that apportions water among and be25 tween the State and other States. 
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1 (3) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 

2 follow the procedural and substantive requirements 

3 of State law in order to obtain and hold any water 

4 rights not in existence on the date of enactment of 

5 this Act with respect to the Wilderness. 

6 (4) NEW PROJECTS.— 

7 (A) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE FA8 CILITY.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 

10 the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means 

11 irrigation and pumping facilities, res12 ervoirs, water conservation works, aque13 ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hy14 dropower projects, transmission and other 

15 ancillary facilities, and other water diver16 sion, storage, and carriage structures. 

17 (ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, 

18 the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ does not 

19 include wildlife guzzlers. 

20 (B) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RE21 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise pro22 vided in this title, on or after the date of enact23 ment of this Act, neither the President nor any 

24 other officer, employee, or agent of the United 

25 States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a 
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1 license or permit for the development of any 

2 new water resource facility within the Wilder3 ness, any portion of which is located in the 

4 County. 

5 SEC. 105. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Blue Lakes and Alder Creek 

7 wilderness study areas not designated as wilderness by 

8 section 103(a) have been adequately studied for wilderness 

9 character and wilderness designation pursuant to section 

10 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

11 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782) and are no longer subject to any 

12 requirement pertaining to the management of wilderness 

13 or wilderness study areas, including the approximately 

14 990 acres in the following locations: 

15 (1) Lower Adler Creek Basin. 

16 (2) Little Onion Basin. 

17 (3) Lands east of Knott Creek reservoir. 

18 (4) Portions of Corral Meadow and the Blue 

19 Lakes trailhead. 

20 (b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub21 section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 

22 Act— 

23 (1) is no longer subject to— 
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1 (A) section 603(c) of the Federal Land 

2 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

3 1782(c)); and 

4 (B) Secretarial Order 3310 issued on De5 cember 22, 2010; 

6 (2) shall be managed in accordance with— 

7 (A) land management plans adopted under 

8 section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 

9 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); 

10 and 

11 (B) cooperative conservation agreements in 

12 existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

13 and 

14 (3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species 

15 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

16 SEC. 106. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 

18 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

19 nothing in this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction 

20 of the State with respect to fish and wildlife management, 

21 including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, 

22 in the Wilderness. 

23 (b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 

24 the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 

25 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any man-
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1 agement activities in the Wilderness that are necessary to 

2 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the 

3 habitats to support those populations, if the activities are 

4 carried out— 

5 (1) consistent with relevant wilderness manage6 ment plans; and 

7 (2) in accordance with— 

8 (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

9 seq.); and 

10 (B) appropriate policies, such as those set 

11 forth in Appendix B of the report of the Com12 mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

13 House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

14 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 

15 101–405), including the occasional and tem16 porary use of motorized vehicles if the use, as 

17 determined by the Secretary, would promote 

18 healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed 

19 wildlife populations that would enhance wilder20 ness recreation with the minimal impact nec21 essary to reasonably accomplish those tasks, in22 cluding but not limited to, the hunting or cull23 ing of wildlife and access for persons with dis24 abilities. 
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1 (c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 

2 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 

3 in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 

4 forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on 

5 Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representa6 tives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 

7 (House Report 101–405), the State may continue to use 

8 aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, trans9 plant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife in the Wil10 derness. 

11 (d) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this title 

12 prohibits a Federal land management agency from estab13 lishing or implementing emergency closures or restrictions 

14 of the smallest practicable area to provide for public safe15 ty, resource conservation, national security, or other pur16 poses as authorized by law. Such an emergency closure 

17 shall terminate after a reasonable period of time, but no 

18 longer than one year, unless converted to a permanent clo19 sure consistent with Federal statute. 

20 (e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The State, including a des22 ignee of the State, may conduct wildlife management 

23 activities in the Wilderness— 

24 (A) in accordance with the terms and con25 ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 
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1 between the Secretary and the State entitled 

2 ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the 

3 Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada 

4 Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9’’ and 

5 signed November and December 2003, includ6 ing any amendments to the cooperative agree7 ment agreed to by the Secretary and the State; 

8 and 

9 (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 

10 regulations). 

11 (2) REFERENCES; CLARK COUNTY.—For the 

12 purposes of this subsection, any reference to Clark 

13 County in the cooperative agreement described in 

14 paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to be a ref15 erence to the Pine Forest Range Wilderness. 

16 SEC. 107. LAND EXCHANGES. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

19 means Federal land in the County that is identified 

20 for disposal by the Secretary through the 

21 Winnemucca Resource Management Plan. 

22 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed23 eral land’’ means land identified on the Map as 

24 ‘‘non-Federal lands for exchange’’. 
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1 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN

2 LAND.—Consistent with applicable law and subject to sub3 section (c), the Secretary may exchange the Federal land 

4 for non-Federal land. 

5 (c) CONDITIONS.—Each land exchange under sub6 section (a) shall be subject to— 

7 (1) the condition that the owner of the non8 Federal land pay not less than 50 percent of all 

9 costs relating to the land exchange, including the 

10 costs of appraisals, surveys, and any necessary envi11 ronmental clearances; and 

12 (2) such additional terms and conditions as the 

13 Secretary may require. 

14 (d) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EX15 CHANGE.—It is the intent of Congress that the land ex16 changes under this section be completed by not later than 

17 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 108. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 

19 USES. 

20 Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty 

21 rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 204 of 

22 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

23 Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)). 
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1 TITLE II—LYON COUNTY ECO2 NOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 

3 CONSERVATION ACT 

4 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lyon County Eco6 nomic Development and Conservation Act’’. 

7 SEC. 202. LAND CONVEYANCE TO YERINGTON, NEVADA. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

10 Yerington, Nevada. 

11 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

12 means the land located in Lyon County and Mineral 

13 County, Nevada, that is identified on the map as 

14 ‘‘City of Yerington Sustainable Development Con15 veyance Lands’’. 

16 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en17 titled ‘‘Yerington Land Conveyance’’ and dated De18 cember 19, 2012. 

19 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (b) CONVEYANCES OF LAND TO CITY OF YERINGTON, 

22 NEVADA.— 

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

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to 

25 valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land 
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1 use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 

2 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

3 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall 

4 convey to the City, subject to the agreement of the 

5 City, all right, title, and interest of the United 

6 States in and to the Federal land identified on the 

7 map. 

8 (2) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET

9 VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair 

10 market value of the Federal land to be conveyed— 

11 (A) in accordance with the Federal Land 

12 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

13 1701 et seq.); and 

14 (B) based on an appraisal that is con15 ducted in accordance with— 

16 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

17 for Federal Land Acquisition; and 

18 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes19 sional Appraisal Practice. 

20 (3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

21 on file and available for public inspection in the ap22 propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage23 ment. 

24 (4) APPLICABLE LAW.—Beginning on the date 

25 on which the Federal land is conveyed to the City, 
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1 the development of and conduct of activities on the 

2 Federal land shall be subject to all applicable Fed3 eral laws (including regulations). 

4 (5) COSTS.—As a condition of the conveyance 

5 of the Federal land under paragraph (1), the City 

6 shall pay— 

7 (A) an amount equal to the appraised 

8 value determined in accordance with paragraph 

9 (2); and 

10 (B) all costs related to the conveyance, in11 cluding all surveys, appraisals, and other ad12 ministrative costs associated with the convey13 ance of the Federal land to the City under 

14 paragraph (1). 

15 SEC. 203. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA16 TION SYSTEM. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lyon 

19 County, Nevada. 

20 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en21 titled ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness Area’’ and dated Decem22 ber 18, 2012. 

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

24 the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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1 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

2 of Nevada. 

3 (5) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 

4 means the approximately 47,449 acres to be known 

5 as the Wovoka Wilderness designated by subsection 

6 (b)(1). 

7 (b) ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER8 VATION SYSTEM.— 

9 (1) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the pur10 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

11 seq.), the Federal land managed by the Forest Serv12 ice, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated 

13 as wilderness and as a component of the National 

14 Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the 

15 ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness’’. 

16 (2) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of any portion 

17 of the Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall 

18 be 150 feet from the centerline of the road. 

19 (3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary shall prepare a map and legal description 

23 of the Wilderness. 

24 (B) EFFECT.—The map and legal descrip25 tion prepared under subparagraph (A) shall 
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1 have the same force and effect as if included in 

2 this section, except that the Secretary may cor3 rect any clerical and typographical errors in the 

4 map or legal description. 

5 (C) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal 

6 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

7 shall be on file and available for public inspec8 tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest 

9 Service. 

10 (4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

11 rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 

12 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

13 disposal under the public land laws; 

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

15 mining laws; and 

16 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

17 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma18 terials. 

19 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

20 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

21 rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the 

22 Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 

24 that Act to the effective date shall be considered to 

25 be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 
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1 (2) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in 

2 the Wilderness, if established before the date of en3 actment of this Act, shall continue, subject to such 

4 reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the 

5 Secretary considers to be necessary, in accordance 

6 with— 

7 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 

8 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

9 (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 

10 of the report of the Committee on Interior and 

11 Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 

12 accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 

13 (House Report 101–405). 

14 (3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not in16 tend for the designation of the Wilderness to 

17 create a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

18 around the Wilderness. 

19 (B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The 

20 fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

21 seen, heard, or detected from areas within the 

22 Wilderness shall not preclude, limit, control, 

23 regulate, or determine the conduct of the activi24 ties or uses outside the boundary of the Wilder25 ness. 
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1 (4) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section re2 stricts or precludes— 

3 (A) low-level overflights of aircraft over the 

4 Wilderness, including military overflights that 

5 can be seen, heard, or detected within the Wil6 derness; 

7 (B) flight testing and evaluation; or 

8 (C) the designation or creation of new 

9 units of special use airspace, or the establish10 ment of military flight training routes, over the 

11 Wilderness. 

12 (5) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE13 MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 

14 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Sec15 retary may take any measures in the Wilderness 

16 that the Secretary determines to be necessary for 

17 the control of fire, insects, and diseases, including, 

18 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the 

19 coordination of the activities with a State or local 

20 agency. 

21 (6) WATER RIGHTS.— 

22 (A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para23 graph is to protect the wilderness values of the 

24 Wilderness by means other than a federally re25 served water right. 
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1 (B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

2 in this paragraph— 

3 (i) constitutes an express or implied 

4 reservation by the United States of any 

5 water or water rights with respect to the 

6 Wilderness; 

7 (ii) affects any water rights in the 

8 State (including any water rights held by 

9 the United States) in existence on the date 

10 of enactment of this Act; 

11 (iii) establishes a precedent with re12 gard to any future wilderness designations; 

13 (iv) affects the interpretation of, or 

14 any designation made under, any other 

15 Act; or 

16 (v) limits, alters, modifies, or amends 

17 any interstate compact or equitable appor18 tionment decree that apportions water 

19 among and between the State and other 

20 States. 

21 (C) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary 

22 shall follow the procedural and substantive re23 quirements of State law in order to obtain and 

24 hold any water rights not in existence on the 
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1 date of enactment of this Act with respect to 

2 the Wilderness. 

3 (D) NEW PROJECTS.— 

4 (i) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE

5 FACILITY.— 

6 (I) IN GENERAL.—In this sub7 paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 

8 facility’’ means irrigation and pump9 ing facilities, reservoirs, water con10 servation works, aqueducts, canals, 

11 ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower 

12 projects, transmission and other ancil13 lary facilities, and other water diver14 sion, storage, and carriage structures. 

15 (II) EXCLUSION.—In this sub16 paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 

17 facility’’ does not include wildlife guz18 zlers. 

19 (ii) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RE20 SOURCE FACILITIES.— 

21 (I) IN GENERAL.—Except as oth22 erwise provided in this section, on or 

23 after the date of enactment of this 

24 Act, neither the President nor any of25 ficer, employee, or agent of the United 
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1 States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 

2 issue a license or permit for the devel3 opment of any new water resource fa4 cility within the Wilderness, any por5 tion of which is located in the County. 

6 (II) EXCEPTION.—If a permittee 

7 within the Bald Mountain grazing al8 lotment submits an application for the 

9 development of water resources for 

10 the purpose of livestock watering by 

11 the date that is 10 years after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, the 

13 Secretary shall issue a water develop14 ment permit within the non-wilderness 

15 boundaries of the Bald Mountain 

16 grazing allotment for the purposes of 

17 carrying out activities under para18 graph (2). 

19 (d) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 

21 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section affects or dimin23 ishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to 

24 fish and wildlife management, including the regula-
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1 tion of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the Wilder2 ness. 

3 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

4 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

5 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 

6 any management activities in the Wilderness that 

7 are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife 

8 populations and the habitats to support the popu9 lations, if the activities are carried out— 

10 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

11 management plans; and 

12 (B) in accordance with— 

13 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1131 et seq.); and 

15 (ii) appropriate policies, such as those 

16 set forth in Appendix B of the report of 

17 the Committee on Interior and Insular Af18 fairs of the House of Representatives ac19 companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con20 gress (House Report 101–405), including 

21 the occasional and temporary use of motor22 ized vehicles and aircraft, if the use, as de23 termined by the Secretary, would promote 

24 healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib25 uted wildlife populations that would en-
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1 hance wilderness values with the minimal 

2 impact necessary to reasonably accomplish 

3 those tasks, including but not limited to, 

4 the hunting or culling of wildlife and ac5 cess for persons with disabilities. 

6 (3) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with 

7 section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with appropriate poli9 cies such as those set forth in Appendix B of House 

10 Report 101–405, the State may continue to use air11 craft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, 

12 transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife 

13 populations in the Wilderness. 

14 (4) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this 

15 title prohibits a Federal land management agency 

16 from establishing or implementing emergency clo17 sures or restrictions of the smallest practicable area 

18 to provide for public safety, resource conservation, 

19 national security, or other purposes as authorized by 

20 law. Such an emergency closure shall terminate after 

21 a reasonable period of time, unless converted to a 

22 permanent closure consistent with Federal statute. 

23 (5) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 

24 State, including a designee of the State, may con-
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1 duct wildlife management activities in the Wilder2 ness— 

3 (A) in accordance with the terms and con4 ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 

5 between the Secretary and the State entitled 

6 ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding: Inter7 mountain Region USDA Forest Service and the 

8 Nevada Department of Wildlife State of Ne9 vada’’ and signed by the designee of the State 

10 on February 6, 1984, and by the designee of 

11 the Secretary on January 24, 1984, including 

12 any amendments, appendices, or additions to 

13 the agreement agreed to by the Secretary and 

14 the State or a designee; and 

15 (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 

16 regulations). 

17 (e) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

18 Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall authorize 

19 structures and facilities, including existing structures and 

20 facilities, for wildlife water development projects (includ21 ing guzzlers) in the Wilderness if— 

22 (1) the structures and facilities will, as deter23 mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values 

24 by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally 

25 distributed wildlife populations; and 
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1 (2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa2 cilities on the Wilderness can reasonably be mini3 mized. 

4 SEC. 204. WITHDRAWAL. 

5 (a) DEFINITION OF WITHDRAWAL AREA.—In this 

6 section, the term ‘‘Withdrawal Area’’ means the land ad7 ministered by the Forest Service and identified as ‘‘With8 drawal Area’’ on the map described in section 203(a)(2). 

9 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

10 all Federal land within the Withdrawal Area is withdrawn 

11 from all forms of— 

12 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

13 public land laws; 

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

15 laws; and 

16 (3) operation of the mineral laws, geothermal 

17 leasing laws, and mineral materials laws. 

18 (c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANICAL VEHICLES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

20 use of motorized and mechanical vehicles in the 

21 Withdrawal Area shall be permitted only on roads 

22 and trails designated for the use of those vehicles, 

23 unless the use of those vehicles is needed— 

24 (A) for administrative purposes; or 

25 (B) to respond to an emergency. 
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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 

2 to aircraft (including helicopters). 

3 SEC. 205. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 

4 USES. 

5 Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty 

6 rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 204 of 

7 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

8 Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)). 

9 TITLE III—CARLIN ECONOMIC 

10 SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 

11 SEC. 301. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO 

12 CITY OF CARLIN, NEVADA. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 

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

15 Carlin, Nevada. 

16 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

17 means the approximately 1329 acres of land located 

18 in the City of Carlin, Nevada, that is identified on 

19 the map as ‘‘Carlin Selected Parcels’’. 

20 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en21 titled ‘‘Proposed Carlin, Nevada Land Sales’’ map 

22 dated October 25, 2013. 

23 (b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist24 ing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning re25 quirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 
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1 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 

2 1713), not later than 180 days after the date on which 

3 the Secretary of the Interior receives a request from the 

4 City for the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to 

5 the City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 

6 of the United States to and in the Federal land. 

7 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

8 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of9 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

10 (d) COSTS.—At closing for the conveyance authorized 

11 under subsection (b) the City shall pay or reimburse the 

12 Secretary, as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction 

13 and administrative personnel costs associated with the 

14 conveyance authorized under such subsection, including 

15 the costs of title searches, maps, and boundary and cadas16 tral surveys. 

17 (e) RELEASE OF UNITED STATES.—Upon making 

18 the conveyance under subsection (b), notwithstanding any 

19 other provision of law, the United States is released from 

20 any and all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature aris21 ing from the presence, release, or threat of release of any 

22 hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum 

23 product (or derivative of a petroleum product of any kind), 

24 solid waste, mine materials or mining related features (in25 cluding tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill remnants, 
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1 pits, or other hazards resulting from the presence of min2 ing related features) on the Federal land in existence on 

3 or before the date of the conveyance. 

4 (f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

5 the Federal land identified for conveyance shall be with6 drawn from all forms of— 

7 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

8 public land laws; 

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

10 laws; and 

11 (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, min12 eral materials and geothermal leasing laws. 

13 TITLE IV—FERNLEY ECONOMIC 

14 SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 

15 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this title: 

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

18 Fernley, Nevada. 

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

20 means the land located in the City of Fernley, Ne21 vada, that is identified as ‘‘Proposed Sale Parcels’’ 

22 on the map. 

23 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en24 titled ‘‘Proposed Fernley, Nevada, Land Sales’’ and 

25 dated January 25, 2013. 
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1 SEC. 402. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO 

2 CITY OF FERNLEY, NEVADA. 

3 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to valid ex4 isting rights and notwithstanding the land use planning 

5 requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 

6 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 

7 1713), not later than 180 days after the date on which 

8 the Secretary of the Interior receives a request from the 

9 City for the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to 

10 the City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 

11 of the United States to and in the Federal land. 

12 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

13 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of14 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

15 (c) RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF16 WAY.—The City and the Bureau of Reclamation may re17 tain easements or rights-of-way on the Federal land to be 

18 conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way that the 

19 Bureau of Reclamation determines are necessary to carry 

20 out— 

21 (1) the operation and maintenance of the 

22 Truckee Canal Irrigation District Canal; or 

23 (2) the Newlands Project. 

24 (d) COSTS.—At closing for the conveyance authorized 

25 under subsection (a), the City shall pay or reimburse the 

26 Secretary, as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction 
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1 and administrative personnel costs associated with the 

2 conveyance authorized under such subsection, including 

3 the costs of title searches, maps, and boundary and cadas4 tral surveys. 

5 SEC. 403. RELEASE OF UNITED STATES. 

6 Upon making the conveyance under section 402, not7 withstanding any other provision of law, the United States 

8 is released from any and all liabilities or claims of any 

9 kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat 

10 of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contami11 nant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum 

12 product of any kind), solid waste, mine materials or min13 ing related features (including tailings, overburden, waste 

14 rock, mill remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from 

15 the presence of mining related features) on the Federal 

16 land in existence on or before the date of the conveyance. 

17 TITLE V—RESTORING STOREY 

18 COUNTY ACT 

19 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Storey 

21 County Act’’. 

22 SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 

23 In this title: 

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

25 Storey County, Nevada. 
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1 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

2 means the approximately 1,745 acres of Federal 

3 land identified on the map as ‘‘BLM Owned - Coun4 ty Request Transfer’’. 

5 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti6 tled ‘‘Restoring Storey County Act’’ and dated No7 vember 20, 2012. 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu10 reau of Land Management. 

11 SEC. 503. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN STOREY 

12 COUNTY, NEVADA. 

13 Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding 

14 the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 

15 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

16 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act and if re18 quested by the County, the Secretary shall convey to the 

19 County, by quitclaim deed, all surface rights of the United 

20 States in and to the Federal land, including any improve21 ments thereon. All costs associated with the conveyance 

22 under this section shall be the responsibility of the Bureau 

23 of Land Management. 
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1 TITLE VI—ELKO MOTOCROSS 

2 AND TRIBAL CONVEYANCE ACT 

3 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Elko Motocross and 

5 Tribal Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 602. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

7 In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec8 retary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 

9 Management. 

10 Subtitle A—Elko Motocross Land 

11 Conveyance 

12 SEC. 611. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this subtitle: 

14 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means the 

15 county of Elko, Nevada. 

16 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en17 titled ‘‘Elko Motocross Park’’ and dated April 19, 

18 2013. 

19 SEC. 612. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO ELKO COUNTY. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

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

22 rights and the provisions of this section, if requested by 

23 the county the Secretary shall convey to the county, with24 out consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
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1 United States in and to the land described in subsection 

2 (b). 

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

4 subsection (a) consists of approximately 275 acres of land 

5 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Elko Dis6 trict, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Elko 

7 Motocross Park’’. 

8 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 

12 conveyed under this section. 

13 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor14 rect any minor error in the map or the legal descrip15 tion. 

16 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip17 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec18 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

19 Land Management. 

20 (d) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The land conveyed 

21 under this subtitle shall be used only as a motocross, bicy22 cle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for 

23 any other public purpose consistent with uses allowed 

24 under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
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1 ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 

2 et seq.). 

3 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 

4 require the county to pay all survey costs and other admin5 istrative costs necessary for the preparation and comple6 tion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land 

7 described in subsection (b). 

8 Subtitle B—Trust Land for Te9 moak Tribe of Western Sho10 shone Indians of Nevada (Elko 

11 Band) 

12 SEC. 621. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE TE-MOAK 

13 TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE INDIANS OF 

14 NEVADA (ELKO BAND). 

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

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

17 to the land described in subsection (b)— 

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

19 for the benefit and use of the Te-moak Tribe of 

20 Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Elko Band) 

21 (referred to in this subtitle as the ‘‘Tribe’’); and 

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

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

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1 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen2 erally depicted on the map as ‘‘Expansion Area’’. 

3 (c) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 

4 ‘‘Te-moak Tribal Land Expansion’’, dated April 19, 2013. 

5 This map shall be on file and available for public inspec6 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man7 agement. 

8 (d) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

9 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 

10 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

11 of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

12 (e) USE OF TRUST 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) GENERAL USES.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe shall use the 

21 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

22 for— 

23 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

24 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

25 benefit of the Tribe; or 
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1 (iii) residential or recreational devel2 opment. 

3 (B) OTHER USES.—If the Tribe uses any 

4 portion of the land taken into trust under sub5 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

6 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

7 pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to 

8 the fair market value of the portion of the land, 

9 as determined by an appraisal. 

10 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.— 

11 With respect to the land taken into trust under sub12 section (a), the Secretary, in consultation and co13 ordination with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels 

14 reduction and other landscape restoration activities 

15 on the land that is beneficial to the Tribe and the 

16 Bureau of Land Management. 

17 TITLE VII—NAVAL AIR STATION 

18 FALLON HOUSING AND SAFE19 TY DEVELOPMENT ACT 

20 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Naval Air Station 

22 Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 702. TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

2 LAND. 

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

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

5 shall transfer to the Secretary of the Navy, without reim6 bursement, the Federal land described in subsection (b). 

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

8 land referred to in subsection (a) is the parcel of approxi9 mately 400 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Sec10 retary of the Interior that— 

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

12 Churchill County, Nevada; and 

13 (2) was withdrawn under Public Land Order 

14 6834 (NV–943–4214–10; N–37875). 

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

16 described under subsection (b) to the Secretary of the 

17 Navy, the Secretary of the Navy shall have full jurisdic18 tion, custody, and control of the Federal land. 

19 SEC. 703. WATER RIGHTS. 

20 (a) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title shall be 

21 construed— 

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

23 United States with respect to any water or water 

24 right on lands transferred by this title; or 
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1 (2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 

2 lands transferred by this title except in accordance 

3 with applicable State law. 

4 (b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RE5 SERVED WATER RIGHTS.—This section shall not be con6 strued to affect any water rights acquired or reserved by 

7 the United States before the date of the enactment of this 

8 Act. 

9 SEC. 704. WITHDRAWAL. 

10 Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land to 

11 be transferred under section 702 is withdrawn from all 

12 forms of appropriation under the public land laws, includ13 ing the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geo14 thermal leasing laws, so long as the land remains under 

15 the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 

16 Navy. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 

2014. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5205 

AN ACT 

To authorize certain land conveyances involving 

other purposes. nomic development and conservation, and for public lands in northern Nevada to promote eco-