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Union Calendar No. 440 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5205 

[Report No. 113–593] 

To authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands in northern 

Nevada to promote economic development and conservation, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2014 

Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. HECK of Nevada, and Ms. 

TITUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 

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 July 25, 2014] 


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A BILL 

To authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands 

in northern Nevada to promote economic development 

and conservation, and for other purposes. 


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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Devel6 opment Act’’. 

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

8 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. 


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Sec. 602. Definition of Secretary. 

Subtitle A—Elko Motocross Land Conveyance 

Sec. 611. Definitions. 

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 Hum10 boldt County, Nevada. 

11 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti12 tled ‘‘Proposed Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area’’ 

13 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 shall 

16 be 100 feet from the edge of the road. 

17 (2) ROAD ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary shall— 

18 (A) reroute the road running through Long 

19 Meadow to the west to remove the road from the 

20 riparian area; 

21 (B) reroute the road currently running 

22 through Rodeo Flat/Corral Meadow to the east to 

23 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 Little 

5 Onion Basin, on the east side of the wet meadow 

6 to retain travel only on the road existing on the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act; and 

8 (E) permanently leave open the Cove Creek 

9 road to Little Onion Basin, but close connecting 

10 spur roads. 

11 (3) LITTLE ONION BASIN.—Remove Little Onion 

12 Basin from the boundaries of the Wilderness and from 

13 wilderness designation. 

14 (4) RESERVOIR ACCESS.—The access road to the 

15 Little Onion Reservoir dam will remain open and the 

16 boundary of the Wilderness shall be 160 feet down17 stream from the dam at Little Onion Reservoir to 

18 allow public access and dam maintenance. 

19 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

22 prepare a map and legal description of the Wilder23 ness. 

24 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

25 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 


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1 force and effect as if included in this title, except that 

2 the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical 

3 errors in the map or legal description. 

4 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip5 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

6 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

7 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

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

9 the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 

10 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis11 posal under the public land laws; 

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

13 laws; and 

14 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min15 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

16 SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

18 the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in 

19 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 

20 except that— 

21 (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the ef22 fective date of that Act shall be considered to be a ref23 erence 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 necessary 

9 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 the 

13 report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Af14 fairs of the House of Representatives accompanying 

15 H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101– 

16 405). 

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 that 

22 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen, heard, or 

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1 duct or management of the activities or uses outside 

2 the boundary of the Wilderness. 

3 (d) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act re4 stricts 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 Wilderness; 

8 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

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

10 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

11 flight training routes, over the Wilderness. 

12 (e) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT.— 

13 In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 

14 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take such meas15 ures in the Wilderness as are necessary for the control of 

16 fire, insects, and diseases (including, as the Secretary deter17 mines to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities 

18 with a State or local agency). 

19 (f) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS.—Nothing 

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

21 or local agency from conducting wildfire management or 

22 prevention operations (including operations using aircraft 

23 or mechanized equipment) or to interfere with the authority 

24 of the Secretary to authorize mechanical thinning of trees 

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1 or the use of mechanized equipment for wildfire pre-sup2 pression and suppression. 

3 (g) WATER RIGHTS.— 

4 (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection is 

5 to protect the wilderness recreation value of the land 

6 designated as wilderness by this title by means other 

7 than a federally reserved water right. 

8 (2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

9 title— 

10 (A) constitutes an express or implied res11 ervation by the United States of any water or 

12 water rights with respect to the Wilderness; 

13 (B) affects any water rights in the State 

14 (including any water rights held by the United 

15 States) in existence on the date of enactment of 

16 this Act; 

17 (C) establishes a precedent with regard to 

18 any future wilderness designations; 

19 (D) affects the interpretation of, or any des20 ignation made under, any other Act; or 

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

22 interstate compact or equitable apportionment 

23 decree that apportions water among and between 

24 the State and other States. 


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1 (3) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 

2 follow the procedural and substantive requirements of 

3 State law in order to obtain and hold any water 

4 rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this 

5 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 ir11 rigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, 

12 water conservation works, aqueducts, ca13 nals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower 

14 projects, transmission and other ancillary 

15 facilities, and other water diversion, stor16 age, 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 

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1 cense or permit for the development of any new 

2 water resource facility within the Wilderness, 

3 any portion of which is located in the County. 

4 SEC. 105. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

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

6 wilderness study areas not designated as wilderness by sec7 tion 103(a) have been adequately studied for wilderness 

8 character and wilderness designation pursuant to section 

9 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

10 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782) and are no longer subject to any 

11 requirement pertaining to the management of wilderness or 

12 wilderness study areas, including the approximately 990 

13 acres in the following locations: 

14 (1) Lower Adler Creek Basin. 

15 (2) Little Onion Basin. 

16 (3) Lands east of Knott Creek reservoir. 

17 (4) Portions of Corral Meadow and the Blue 

18 Lakes trailhead. 

19 (b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub20 section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 

21 Act— 

22 (1) is no longer subject to— 

23 (A) section 603(c) of the Federal Land Pol24 icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

25 1782(c)); and 


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1 (B) Secretarial Order 3310 issued on De2 cember 22, 2010; 

3 (2) shall be managed in accordance with— 

4 (A) land management plans adopted under 

5 section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Man6 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); and 

7 (B) cooperative conservation agreements in 

8 existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

9 and 

10 (3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species 

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

12 SEC. 106. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 4(d)(7) 

14 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in 

15 this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State 

16 with respect to fish and wildlife management, including the 

17 regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the Wilder18 ness. 

19 (b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of the 

20 purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

21 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any management 

22 activities in the Wilderness that are necessary to maintain 

23 or restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to 

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1 (1) consistent with relevant wilderness manage2 ment plans; and 

3 (2) in accordance with— 

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

5 seq.); and 

6 (B) appropriate policies, such as those set 

7 forth in Appendix B of the report of the Com8 mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

9 House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

10 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101– 

11 405), including the occasional and temporary 

12 use of motorized vehicles if the use, as determined 

13 by the Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, 

14 and more naturally distributed wildlife popu15 lations that would enhance wilderness recreation 

16 with the minimal impact necessary to reason17 ably accomplish those tasks, including but not 

18 limited to, the hunting or culling of wildlife and 

19 access for persons with disabilities. 

20 (c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 

21 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 

22 in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 

23 forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on Inte24 rior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives ac25 companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 


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1 101–405), the State may continue to use aircraft, including 

2 helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and 

3 provide water for wildlife in the Wilderness. 

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

5 prohibits a Federal land management agency from estab6 lishing or implementing emergency closures or restrictions 

7 of the smallest practicable area to provide for public safety, 

8 resource conservation, national security, or other purposes 

9 as authorized by law. Such an emergency closure shall ter10 minate after a reasonable period of time, but no longer than 

11 one year, unless converted to a permanent closure consistent 

12 with Federal statute. 

13 (e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The State, including a des15 ignee of the State, may conduct wildlife management 

16 activities in the Wilderness— 

17 (A) in accordance with the terms and con18 ditions specified in the cooperative agreement be19 tween the Secretary and the State entitled 

20 ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the 

21 Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada 

22 Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9’’ and 

23 signed November and December 2003, including 

24 any amendments to the cooperative agreement 

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1 (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 

2 regulations). 

3 (2) REFERENCES; CLARK COUNTY.—For the pur4 poses of this subsection, any reference to Clark County 

5 in the cooperative agreement described in paragraph 

6 (1)(A) shall be considered to be a reference to the Pine 

7 Forest Range Wilderness. 

8 SEC. 107. LAND EXCHANGES. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

11 means Federal land in the County that is identified 

12 for disposal by the Secretary through the Winnemucca 

13 Resource Management Plan. 

14 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed15 eral land’’ means land identified on the Map as ‘‘non16 Federal lands for exchange’’. 

17 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND.— 

18 Consistent with applicable law and subject to subsection (c), 

19 the Secretary may exchange the Federal land for non-Fed20 eral land. 

21 (c) CONDITIONS.—Each land exchange under sub22 section (a) shall be subject to— 

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1 praisals, surveys, and any necessary environmental 

2 clearances; and 

3 (2) such additional terms and conditions as the 

4 Secretary may require. 

5 (d) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EX6 CHANGE.—It is the intent of Congress that the land ex7 changes under this section be completed by not later than 

8 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 108. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 

10 USES. 

11 Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty 

12 rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 204 of the 

13 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

14 (25 U.S.C. 450b)). 

15 TITLE II—LYON COUNTY ECO16 NOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 

17 CONSERVATION ACT 

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

19 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lyon County Economic 

20 Development and Conservation Act’’. 

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

22 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

24 Yerington, Nevada. 


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

2 means the land located in Lyon County and Mineral 

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

4 ‘‘City of Yerington Sustainable Development Convey5 ance Lands’’. 

6 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti7 tled ‘‘Yerington Land Conveyance’’ and dated Decem8 ber 19, 2012. 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

12 NEVADA.— 

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid ex15 isting rights and notwithstanding the land use plan16 ning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Fed17 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

18 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to the 

19 City, subject to the agreement of the City, all right, 

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

21 Federal land identified on the map. 

22 (2) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET

23 VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair mar24 ket value of the Federal land to be conveyed— 


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1 (A) in accordance with the Federal Land 

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

3 1701 et seq.); and 

4 (B) based on an appraisal that is conducted 

5 in accordance with— 

6 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

7 for Federal Land Acquisition; and 

8 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes9 sional Appraisal Practice. 

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

11 file and available for public inspection in the appro12 priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

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

14 which the Federal land is conveyed to the City, the 

15 development of and conduct of activities on the Fed16 eral land shall be subject to all applicable Federal 

17 laws (including regulations). 

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

19 the Federal land under paragraph (1), the City shall 

20 pay— 

21 (A) an amount equal to the appraised value 

22 determined in accordance with paragraph (2); 

23 and 

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1 ministrative costs associated with the conveyance 

2 of the Federal land to the City under paragraph 

3 (1). 

4 SEC. 203. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA5 TION SYSTEM. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

8 County, Nevada. 

9 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti10 tled ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness Area’’ and dated December 

11 18, 2012. 

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

13 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

15 of Nevada. 

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

17 means the approximately 47,449 acres to be known as 

18 the Wovoka Wilderness designated by subsection 

19 (b)(1). 

20 (b) ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA21 TION SYSTEM.— 

22 (1) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the pur23 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 

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1 derness and as a component of the National Wilder2 ness Preservation System, to be known as the 

3 ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness’’. 

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

5 the Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall be 150 

6 feet from the centerline of the road. 

7 (3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary shall prepare a map and legal description 

11 of the Wilderness. 

12 (B) EFFECT.—The map and legal descrip13 tion prepared under subparagraph (A) shall 

14 have the same force and effect as if included in 

15 this section, except that the Secretary may cor16 rect any clerical and typographical errors in the 

17 map or legal description. 

18 (C) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal 

19 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

20 shall be on file and available for public inspec21 tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest Serv22 ice. 

23 (4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

24 rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 


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

2 disposal under the public land laws; 

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

4 mining laws; and 

5 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

6 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma7 terials. 

8 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

9 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

10 rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the 

11 Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

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

13 Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a ref14 erence to the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (2) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the 

16 Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment 

17 of this Act, shall continue, subject to such reasonable 

18 regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary 

19 considers to be necessary, in accordance with— 

20 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

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

22 (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 

23 of the report of the Committee on Interior and 

24 Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 


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

2 (House Report 101–405). 

3 (3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend 

5 for the designation of the Wilderness to create a 

6 protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

7 Wilderness. 

8 (B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

9 that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen, 

10 heard, or detected from areas within the Wilder11 ness shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, 

12 or determine the conduct of the activities or uses 

13 outside the boundary of the Wilderness. 

14 (4) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section re15 stricts or precludes— 

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

17 Wilderness, including military overflights that 

18 can be seen, heard, or detected within the Wilder19 ness; 

20 (B) flight testing and evaluation; or 

21 (C) the designation or creation of new units 

22 of special use airspace, or the establishment of 

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1 (5) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE2 MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wil3 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary 

4 may take any measures in the Wilderness that the 

5 Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of 

6 fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary 

7 determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the 

8 activities with a State or local agency. 

9 (6) WATER RIGHTS.— 

10 (A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para11 graph is to protect the wilderness values of the 

12 Wilderness by means other than a federally re13 served water right. 

14 (B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

15 in this paragraph— 

16 (i) constitutes an express or implied 

17 reservation by the United States of any 

18 water or water rights with respect to the 

19 Wilderness; 

20 (ii) affects any water rights in the 

21 State (including any water rights held by 

22 the United States) in existence on the date 

23 of enactment of this Act; 

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1 (iv) affects the interpretation of, or 

2 any designation made under, any other Act; 

3 or 

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

5 any interstate compact or equitable appor6 tionment decree that apportions water 

7 among and between the State and other 

8 States. 

9 (C) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary 

10 shall follow the procedural and substantive re11 quirements of State law in order to obtain and 

12 hold any water rights not in existence on the 

13 date of enactment of this Act with respect to the 

14 Wilderness. 

15 (D) NEW PROJECTS.— 

16 (i) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE

17 FACILITY.— 

18 (I) IN GENERAL.—In this sub19 paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 

20 facility’’ means irrigation and pump21 ing facilities, reservoirs, water con22 servation works, aqueducts, canals, 

23 ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower 

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1 lary facilities, and other water diver2 sion, storage, and carriage structures. 

3 (II) EXCLUSION.—In this sub4 paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 

5 facility’’ does not include wildlife guz6 zlers. 

7 (ii) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RE8 SOURCE FACILITIES.— 

9 (I) IN GENERAL.—Except as oth10 erwise provided in this section, on or 

11 after the date of enactment of this Act, 

12 neither the President nor any officer, 

13 employee, or agent of the United States 

14 shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a 

15 license or permit for the development of 

16 any new water resource facility within 

17 the Wilderness, any portion of which is 

18 located in the County. 

19 (II) EXCEPTION.—If a permittee 

20 within the Bald Mountain grazing al21 lotment submits an application for the 

22 development of water resources for the 

23 purpose of livestock watering by the 

24 date that is 10 years after the date of 

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1 shall issue a water development permit 

2 within the non-wilderness boundaries 

3 of the Bald Mountain grazing allot4 ment for the purposes of carrying out 

5 activities under paragraph (2). 

6 (d) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 

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

8 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

9 nothing in this section affects or diminishes the juris10 diction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife 

11 management, including the regulation of hunting, 

12 fishing, and trapping, in the Wilderness. 

13 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 

14 the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any 

16 management activities in the Wilderness that are nec17 essary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife popu18 lations and the habitats to support the populations, 

19 if the activities are carried out— 

20 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

21 management plans; and 

22 (B) in accordance with— 

23 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

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1 (ii) appropriate policies, such as those 

2 set forth in Appendix B of the report of the 

3 Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 

4 of the House of Representatives accom5 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 

6 (House Report 101–405), including the oc7 casional and temporary use of motorized ve8 hicles and aircraft, if the use, as determined 

9 by the Secretary, would promote healthy, 

10 viable, and more naturally distributed wild11 life populations that would enhance wilder12 ness values with the minimal impact nec13 essary to reasonably accomplish those tasks, 

14 including but not limited to, the hunting or 

15 culling of wildlife and access for persons 

16 with disabilities. 

17 (3) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with sec18 tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

19 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with appropriate poli20 cies such as those set forth in Appendix B of House 

21 Report 101–405, the State may continue to use air22 craft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, trans23 plant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife popu24 lations in the Wilderness. 


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1 (4) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this 

2 title prohibits a Federal land management agency 

3 from establishing or implementing emergency closures 

4 or restrictions of the smallest practicable area to pro5 vide for public safety, resource conservation, national 

6 security, or other purposes as authorized by law. Such 

7 an emergency closure shall terminate after a reason8 able period of time, unless converted to a permanent 

9 closure consistent with Federal statute. 

10 (5) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 

11 State, including a designee of the State, may conduct 

12 wildlife management activities in the Wilderness— 

13 (A) in accordance with the terms and con14 ditions specified in the cooperative agreement be15 tween the Secretary and the State entitled 

16 ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding: Intermountain 

17 Region USDA Forest Service and the Nevada 

18 Department of Wildlife State of Nevada’’ and 

19 signed by the designee of the State on February 

20 6, 1984, and by the designee of the Secretary on 

21 January 24, 1984, including any amendments, 

22 appendices, or additions to the agreement agreed 

23 to by the Secretary and the State or a designee; 

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1 (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 

2 regulations). 

3 (e) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

4 Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall authorize struc5 tures and facilities, including existing structures and facili6 ties, for wildlife water development projects (including guz7 zlers) in the Wilderness if— 

8 (1) the structures and facilities will, as deter9 mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by 

10 promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally dis11 tributed wildlife populations; and 

12 (2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa13 cilities on the Wilderness can reasonably be mini14 mized. 

15 SEC. 204. WITHDRAWAL. 

16 (a) DEFINITION OF WITHDRAWAL AREA.—In this sec17 tion, the term ‘‘Withdrawal Area’’ means the land adminis18 tered by the Forest Service and identified as ‘‘Withdrawal 

19 Area’’ on the map described in section 203(a)(2). 

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

21 Federal land within the Withdrawal Area is withdrawn 

22 from all forms of— 

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

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

2 laws; and 

3 (3) operation of the mineral laws, geothermal 

4 leasing laws, and mineral materials laws. 

5 (c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANICAL VEHICLES.— 

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

7 of motorized and mechanical vehicles in the With8 drawal Area shall be permitted only on roads and 

9 trails designated for the use of those vehicles, unless 

10 the use of those vehicles is needed— 

11 (A) for administrative purposes; or 

12 (B) to respond to an emergency. 

13 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 

14 to aircraft (including helicopters). 

15 SEC. 205. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 

16 USES. 

17 Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty 

18 rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 204 of the 

19 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

20 (25 U.S.C. 450b)). 

21 TITLE III—CARLIN ECONOMIC 

22 SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 

23 SEC. 301. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO 

24 CITY OF CARLIN, NEVADA. 

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

2 Carlin, Nevada. 

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

4 means the approximately 1329 acres of land located 

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

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

7 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti8 tled ‘‘Proposed Carlin, Nevada Land Sales’’ map 

9 dated October 25, 2013. 

10 (b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist11 ing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning re12 quirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 

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

14 1713), not later than 180 days after the date on which the 

15 Secretary of the Interior receives a request from the City 

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

17 without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 

18 United States to and in the Federal land. 

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

20 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of21 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

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

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

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1 veyance authorized under such subsection, including the 

2 costs of title searches, maps, and boundary and cadastral 

3 surveys. 

4 (e) RELEASE OF UNITED STATES.—Upon making the 

5 conveyance under subsection (b), notwithstanding any other 

6 provision of law, the United States is released from any 

7 and all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising 

8 from the presence, release, or threat of release of any haz9 ardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum prod10 uct (or derivative of a petroleum product of any kind), solid 

11 waste, mine materials or mining related features (including 

12 tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill remnants, pits, or 

13 other hazards resulting from the presence of mining related 

14 features) on the Federal land in existence on or before the 

15 date of the conveyance. 

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

17 Federal land identified for conveyance shall be withdrawn 

18 from all forms of— 

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

20 public land laws; 

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

22 laws; and 

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1 TITLE IV—FERNLEY ECONOMIC 

2 SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 

3 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this title: 

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

6 Fernley, Nevada. 

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

8 means the land located in the City of Fernley, Ne9 vada, that is identified as ‘‘Proposed Sale Parcels’’ on 

10 the map. 

11 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti12 tled ‘‘Proposed Fernley, Nevada, Land Sales’’ and 

13 dated January 25, 2013. 

14 SEC. 402. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO 

15 CITY OF FERNLEY, NEVADA. 

16 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to valid ex17 isting rights and notwithstanding the land use planning 

18 requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 

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

20 1713), not later than 180 days after the date on which the 

21 Secretary of the Interior receives a request from the City 

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

23 without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 

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

2 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of3 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

4 (c) RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF5 WAY.—The City and the Bureau of Reclamation may re6 tain easements or rights-of-way on the Federal land to be 

7 conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way that the Bu8 reau of Reclamation determines are necessary to carry 

9 out— 

10 (1) the operation and maintenance of the Truck11 ee Canal Irrigation District Canal; or 

12 (2) the Newlands Project. 

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

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

15 Secretary, as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction 

16 and administrative personnel costs associated with the con17 veyance authorized under such subsection, including the 

18 costs of title searches, maps, and boundary and cadastral 

19 surveys. 

20 SEC. 403. RELEASE OF UNITED STATES. 

21 Upon making the conveyance under section 402, not22 withstanding any other provision of law, the United States 

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

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1 nant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum prod2 uct of any kind), solid waste, mine materials or mining 

3 related features (including tailings, overburden, waste rock, 

4 mill remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from the 

5 presence of mining related features) on the Federal land in 

6 existence on or before the date of the conveyance. 

7 TITLE V—RESTORING STOREY 

8 COUNTY ACT 

9 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Storey Coun11 ty Act’’. 

12 SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this title: 

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

15 County, Nevada. 

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

17 means the approximately 1,745 acres of Federal land 

18 identified on the map as ‘‘BLM Owned - County Re19 quest Transfer’’. 

20 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti21 tled ‘‘Restoring Storey County Act’’ and dated No22 vember 20, 2012. 

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

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1 SEC. 503. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN STOREY 

2 COUNTY, NEVADA. 

3 Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding 

4 the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 

5 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

6 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act and if requested by the 

8 County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, by quit9 claim deed, all surface rights of the United States in and 

10 to the Federal land, including any improvements thereon. 

11 All costs associated with the conveyance under this section 

12 shall be the responsibility of the Bureau of Land Manage13 ment. 

14 TITLE VI—ELKO MOTOCROSS 

15 AND TRIBAL CONVEYANCE ACT 

16 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

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

18 Tribal Conveyance Act’’. 

19 SEC. 602. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

20 In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

21 of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Manage22 ment. 

23 Subtitle A—Elko Motocross Land 

24 Conveyance 

25 SEC. 611. DEFINITIONS. 

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

2 county of Elko, Nevada. 

3 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti4 tled ‘‘Elko Motocross Park’’ and dated April 19, 2013. 

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

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

7 date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights 

8 and the provisions of this section, if requested by the county 

9 the Secretary shall convey to the county, without consider10 ation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

11 and to the land described in subsection (b). 

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

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

14 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Elko Dis15 trict, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Elko 

16 Motocross Park’’. 

17 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

20 finalize the legal description of the parcel to be con21 veyed under this section. 

22 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct 

23 any minor error in the map or the legal description. 

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1 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

2 Management. 

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

4 under this subtitle shall be used only as a motocross, bicycle, 

5 off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for any 

6 other public purpose consistent with uses allowed under the 

7 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

8 and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

9 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall re10 quire the county to pay all survey costs and other adminis11 trative costs necessary for the preparation and completion 

12 of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land de13 scribed in subsection (b). 

14 Subtitle B—Trust Land for Te-moak 

15 Tribe of Western Shoshone Indi16 ans of Nevada (Elko Band) 

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

18 TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE INDIANS OF 

19 NEVADA (ELKO BAND). 

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

21 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 

22 land described in subsection (b)— 

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

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1 Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Elko Band) (referred to 

2 in this subtitle as 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) is the approximately 373 acres of land ad6 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen7 erally depicted on the map as ‘‘Expansion Area’’. 

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

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

10 This map shall be on file and available for public inspection 

11 in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage12 ment. 

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

14 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a sur15 vey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the 

16 land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

17 (e) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

18 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub19 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have 

20 been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III 

21 gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the 

22 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 

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

2 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

3 for— 

4 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

5 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

6 benefit of the Tribe; or 

7 (iii) residential or recreational devel8 opment. 

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

10 portion of the land taken into trust under sub11 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

12 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

13 pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to 

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

15 as determined by an appraisal. 

16 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 

17 respect to the land taken into trust under subsection 

18 (a), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 

19 with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction 

20 and other landscape restoration activities on the land 

21 that is beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land 

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1 TITLE VII—NAVAL AIR STATION 

2 FALLON HOUSING AND SAFE3 TY DEVELOPMENT ACT 

4 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

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

6 Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act’’. 

7 SEC. 702. TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

8 LAND. 

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

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

11 shall transfer to the Secretary of the Navy, without reim12 bursement, the Federal land described in subsection (b). 

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

14 land referred to in subsection (a) is the parcel of approxi15 mately 400 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Sec16 retary of the Interior that— 

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

18 Churchill County, Nevada; and 

19 (2) was withdrawn under Public Land Order 

20 6834 (NV–943–4214–10; N–37875). 

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

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

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1 SEC. 703. WATER RIGHTS. 

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

3 construed— 

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 title; or 

7 (2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 

8 lands transferred by this title 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. 704. WITHDRAWAL. 

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

16 transferred under section 702 is withdrawn from all forms 

17 of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 

18 mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leas19 ing laws, so long as the land remains under the administra20 tive jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy. 


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Union Calendar No. 440 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5205 

[Report No. 113–593] 

A BILL 

To authorize certain land conveyances involving 

other purposes. nomic development and conservation, and for public lands in northern Nevada to promote ecoSEPTEMBER 15, 2014 

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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