I 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5205 

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 

A BILL 

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, 

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 De6 velopment Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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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. 

Sec. 612. Conveyance of land to Elko County. 

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

Nevada 

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

Indians of Nevada. 

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. 


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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. 

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

19 means the Pine Forest Range Wilderness designated 

20 by section 103(a). 

21 SEC. 103. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA22 TION SYSTEM. 

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

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1 reau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the 

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

3 the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known 

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

5 (b) BOUNDARY.— 

6 (1) ROAD ACCESS.—The boundary of any por7 tion of the Wilderness that is bordered by a road 

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

9 (2) ROAD ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary 

10 shall— 

11 (A) reroute the road running through 

12 Long Meadow to the west to remove the road 

13 from the riparian area; 

14 (B) reroute the road currently running 

15 through Rodeo Flat/Corral Meadow to the east 

16 to remove the road from the riparian area; 

17 (C) except for administrative use, close the 

18 road along Lower Alder Creek south of Bureau 

19 of Land Management road #2083; 

20 (D) manage the access road, through Lit21 tle Onion Basin, on the east side of the wet 

22 meadow to retain travel only on the road exist23 ing on the date of the enactment of this Act; 

24 and 


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1 (E) permanently leave open the Cove 

2 Creek road to Little Onion Basin, but close 

3 connecting spur roads. 

4 (3) LITTLE ONION BASIN.—Remove Little 

5 Onion Basin from the boundaries of the Wilderness 

6 and from wilderness designation. 

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

8 the Little Onion Reservoir dam will remain open and 

9 the boundary of the Wilderness shall be 160 feet 

10 downstream from the dam at Little Onion Reservoir 

11 to allow public access and dam maintenance. 

12 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

15 shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wil16 derness. 

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

18 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

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

20 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo21 graphical errors in the map or legal description. 

22 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip23 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

24 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

25 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 


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

2 the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 

3 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis4 posal under the public land laws; 

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

6 laws; and 

7 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min8 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

9 SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

11 the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in 

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

13 seq.), except that— 

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

15 effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 

16 a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

17 (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 

18 Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 

19 reference to the Secretary. 

20 (b) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Wil21 derness, if established before the date of enactment of this 

22 Act, is compatible with the Wilderness designation and 

23 shall continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, poli24 cies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be nec25 essary in accordance with— 


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

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

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

4 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

5 Affairs of the House of Representatives accom6 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 

7 Report 101–405). 

8 (c) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

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

10 the designation of the Wilderness to create a protec11 tive perimeter or buffer zone around the Wilderness. 

12 (2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

13 that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen, 

14 heard, or detected from areas within the Wilderness 

15 shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate or deter16 mine the conduct or management of the activities or 

17 uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness. 

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

19 restricts or precludes— 

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

21 the Wilderness, including military overflights that 

22 can be seen, heard, or detected within the Wilder23 ness; 

24 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 


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

2 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

3 flight training routes, over the Wilderness. 

4 (e) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE5 MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilder6 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take 

7 such measures in the Wilderness as are necessary for the 

8 control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as the Sec9 retary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of 

10 the activities with a State or local agency). 

11 (f) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS.—Nothing 

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

13 or local agency from conducting wildfire management or 

14 prevention operations (including operations using aircraft 

15 or mechanized equipment) or to interfere with the author16 ity of the Secretary to authorize mechanical thinning of 

17 trees or underbrush to prevent or control the spread of 

18 wildfires or the use of mechanized equipment for wildfire 

19 pre-suppression and suppression. 

20 (g) WATER RIGHTS.— 

21 (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 

22 to protect the wilderness recreation value of the land 

23 designated as wilderness by this title by means other 

24 than a federally reserved water right. 


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1 (2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

2 this title— 

3 (A) constitutes an express or implied res4 ervation by the United States of any water or 

5 water rights with respect to Wilderness; 

6 (B) affects any water rights in the State 

7 (including any water rights held by the United 

8 States) in existence on the date of enactment of 

9 this Act; 

10 (C) establishes a precedent with regard to 

11 any future wilderness designations; 

12 (D) affects the interpretation of, or any 

13 designation made under, any other Act; or 

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

15 interstate compact or equitable apportionment 

16 decree that apportions water among and be17 tween the State and other States. 

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

19 follow the procedural and substantive requirements 

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

21 rights not in existence on the date of enactment of 

22 this Act with respect to the Wilderness. 

23 (4) NEW PROJECTS.— 

24 (A) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE FA25 CILITY.— 


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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 

2 the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means 

3 irrigation and pumping facilities, res4 ervoirs, water conservation works, aque5 ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hy6 dropower projects, transmission and other 

7 ancillary facilities, and other water diver8 sion, storage, and carriage structures. 

9 (ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, 

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

11 include wildlife guzzlers. 

12 (B) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RE13 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise pro14 vided in this title, on or after the date of enact15 ment of this Act, neither the President nor any 

16 other officer, employee, or agent of the United 

17 States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a 

18 license or permit for the development of any 

19 new water resource facility within a wilderness 

20 area, any portion of which is located in the 

21 County. 

22 SEC. 105. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

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

24 wilderness study areas not designated as wilderness by 

25 section 104(a) have been adequately studied for wilderness 


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1 character and wilderness designation pursuant to section 

2 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

3 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782) and are no longer subject to any 

4 requirement pertaining to the management of wilderness 

5 or wilderness study areas, including the approximately 

6 990 acres in the following locations: 

7 (1) Lower Adler Creek Basin. 

8 (2) Little Onion Basin. 

9 (3) Lands east of Knott Creek reservoir. 

10 (4) Portions of Corral Meadow and the Blue 

11 Lakes trailhead. 

12 (b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub13 section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 

14 Act— 

15 (1) is no longer subject to— 

16 (A) section 603(c) of the Federal Land 

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

18 1782(c)); and 

19 (B) Secretarial Order 3310 issued on De20 cember 22, 2010; 

21 (2) shall be managed in accordance with— 

22 (A) land management plans adopted under 

23 section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 

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1 with strict adherence to the provisos of sub2 section (b)(1) in this section; and 

3 (B) cooperative conservation agreements in 

4 existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

5 and 

6 (3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species 

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

8 SEC. 106. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

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

10 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

11 nothing in this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction 

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

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

14 in the Wilderness. 

15 (b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 

16 the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any man18 agement activities in the Wilderness that are necessary to 

19 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the 

20 habitats to support those populations, if the activities are 

21 carried out— 

22 (1) consistent with relevant wilderness manage23 ment plans; and 

24 (2) in accordance with— 


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

2 seq.); and 

3 (B) appropriate policies, such as those set 

4 forth in Appendix B of the report of the Com5 mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

6 House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

7 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 

8 101–405), including the occasional and tem9 porary use of motorized vehicles if the use, as 

10 determined by the Secretary, would promote 

11 healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed 

12 wildlife populations that would enhance wilder13 ness recreation with the minimal impact nec14 essary to reasonably accomplish those tasks, in15 cluding but not limited to, the hunting or cull16 ing of wildlife and access for persons with dis17 abilities. 

18 (c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 

19 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 

20 in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 

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

22 Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representa23 tives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 

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

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1 plant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife in the Wil2 derness. 

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

4 prohibits a Federal land management agency from estab5 lishing or implementing emergency closures or restrictions 

6 of the smallest practicable area to provide for public safe7 ty, resource conservation, national security, or other pur8 poses as authorized by law. Such an emergency closure 

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

10 longer than one year, unless converted to a permanent clo11 sure consistent with Federal statute. 

12 (e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The State, including a des14 ignee of the State, may conduct wildlife management 

15 activities in the Wilderness— 

16 (A) in accordance with the terms and con17 ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 

18 between the Secretary and the State entitled 

19 ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the 

20 Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada 

21 Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9’’ and 

22 signed November and December 2003, includ23 ing any amendments to the cooperative agree24 ment agreed to by the Secretary and the State; 

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1 (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 

2 regulations). 

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

4 purposes of this subsection, any reference to Clark 

5 County in the cooperative agreement described in 

6 paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to be a ref7 erence to the Pine 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 

13 Winnemucca Resource Management Plan. 

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

16 ‘‘non-Federal lands for exchange’’. 

17 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN

18 LAND.—Consistent with applicable law and subject to sub19 section (c), the Secretary may exchange the Federal land 

20 for non-Federal land. 

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

23 (1) the condition that the owner of the non24 Federal land pay not less than 50 percent of all 

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1 costs of appraisals, surveys, and any necessary envi2 ronmental 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 Act alters or diminishes the treaty 

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

13 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

14 Act (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 Eco20 nomic 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 Con5 veyance Lands’’. 

6 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Yerington Land Conveyance’’ and dated De8 cember 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 

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

15 valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land 

16 use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 

17 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

18 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall 

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

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

21 States in and to the Federal land identified on the 

22 map. 

23 (2) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET

24 VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair 

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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 con5 ducted 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 

11 on file and available for public inspection in the ap12 propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage13 ment. 

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

15 on which the Federal land is conveyed to the City, 

16 the development of and conduct of activities on the 

17 Federal land shall be subject to all applicable Fed18 eral laws (including regulations). 

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

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

21 shall pay— 

22 (A) an amount equal to the appraised 

23 value determined in accordance with paragraph 

24 (2); and 


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1 (B) all costs related to the conveyance, in2 cluding all surveys, appraisals, and other ad3 ministrative costs associated with the convey4 ance of the Federal land to the City under 

5 paragraph (1). 

6 SEC. 203. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA7 TION SYSTEM. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

10 County, Nevada. 

11 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en12 titled ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness Area’’ and dated Decem13 ber 18, 2012. 

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

15 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

17 of Nevada. 

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

19 means the approximately 47,449 acres to be known 

20 as the Wovoka Wilderness designated by subsection 

21 (b)(1). 

22 (b) ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER23 VATION SYSTEM.— 

24 (1) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the pur25 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 


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1 seq.), the Federal land managed by the Forest Serv2 ice, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated 

3 as wilderness and as a component of the National 

4 Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the 

5 ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness’’. 

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

7 of the Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall 

8 be 150 feet from the centerline of the road. 

9 (3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary shall prepare a map and legal description 

13 of the Wilderness. 

14 (B) EFFECT.—The map and legal descrip15 tion prepared under subparagraph (A) shall 

16 have the same force and effect as if included in 

17 this section, except that the Secretary may cor18 rect any clerical and typographical errors in the 

19 map or legal description. 

20 (C) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal 

21 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

22 shall be on file and available for public inspec23 tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest 

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1 (4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 

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

4 disposal under the public land laws; 

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

6 mining laws; and 

7 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

8 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma9 terials. 

10 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

11 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

12 rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the 

13 Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

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

15 that Act to the effective date shall be considered to 

16 be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 

17 (2) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in 

18 the Wilderness, if established before the date of en19 actment of this Act, shall continue, subject to such 

20 reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the 

21 Secretary considers to be necessary, in accordance 

22 with— 

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

24 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 


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1 (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 

2 of the report of the Committee on Interior and 

3 Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 

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

5 (House Report 101–405). 

6 (3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not in8 tend for the designation of the Wilderness to 

9 create a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

10 around the Wilderness. 

11 (B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The 

12 fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

13 seen, heard, or detected from areas within the 

14 Wilderness shall not preclude, limit, control, 

15 regulate, or determine the conduct of the activi16 ties or uses outside the boundary of the Wilder17 ness. 

18 (4) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section re19 stricts or precludes— 

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

21 Wilderness, including military overflights that 

22 can be seen, heard, or detected within the Wil23 derness; 

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1 (C) the designation or creation of new 

2 units of special use airspace, or the establish3 ment of military flight training routes, over the 

4 Wilderness. 

5 (5) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE6 MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 

7 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Sec8 retary may take any measures in the Wilderness 

9 that the Secretary determines to be necessary for 

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

11 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the 

12 coordination of the activities with a State or local 

13 agency. 

14 (6) WATER RIGHTS.— 

15 (A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para16 graph is to protect the wilderness values of the 

17 Wilderness by means other than a federally re18 served water right. 

19 (B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

20 in this paragraph— 

21 (i) constitutes an express or implied 

22 reservation by the United States of any 

23 water or water rights with respect to the 

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1 (ii) affects any water rights in the 

2 State (including any water rights held by 

3 the United States) in existence on the date 

4 of enactment of this Act; 

5 (iii) establishes a precedent with re6 gard to any future wilderness designations; 

7 (iv) affects the interpretation of, or 

8 any designation made under, any other 

9 Act; or 

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

11 any interstate compact or equitable appor12 tionment decree that apportions water 

13 among and between the State and other 

14 States. 

15 (C) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary 

16 shall follow the procedural and substantive re17 quirements of State law in order to obtain and 

18 hold any water rights not in existence on the 

19 date of enactment of this Act with respect to 

20 the Wilderness. 

21 (D) NEW PROJECTS.— 

22 (i) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE

23 FACILITY.— 

24 (I) IN GENERAL.—In this sub25 paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 


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1 facility’’ means irrigation and pump2 ing facilities, reservoirs, water con3 servation works, aqueducts, canals, 

4 ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower 

5 projects, transmission and other ancil6 lary facilities, and other water diver7 sion, storage, and carriage structures. 

8 (II) EXCLUSION.—In this sub9 paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 

10 facility’’ does not include wildlife guz11 zlers. 

12 (ii) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RE13 SOURCE FACILITIES.— 

14 (I) IN GENERAL.—Except as oth15 erwise provided in this section, on or 

16 after the date of enactment of this 

17 Act, no officer, employee, or agent of 

18 the United States shall fund, assist, 

19 authorize, or issue a license or permit 

20 for the development of any new water 

21 resource facility within the Wilder22 ness, any portion of which is located 

23 in the County. 

24 (II) EXCEPTION.—If a permittee 

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1 lotment submits an application for the 

2 development of water resources for 

3 the purpose of livestock watering by 

4 the date that is 10 years after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the 

6 Secretary shall issue a water develop7 ment permit within the non-wilderness 

8 boundaries of the Bald Mountain 

9 grazing allotment for the purposes of 

10 carrying out activities under para11 graph (2). 

12 (d) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 

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

14 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

15 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section affects or dimin16 ishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to 

17 fish and wildlife management, including the regula18 tion of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the Wilder19 ness. 

20 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 

21 of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

22 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 

23 any management activities in the Wilderness that 

24 are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife 


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1 populations and the habitats to support the popu2 lations, if the activities are carried out— 

3 (A) consistent with relevant wilderness 

4 management plans; and 

5 (B) in accordance with— 

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

7 1131 et seq.); and 

8 (ii) appropriate policies, such as those 

9 set forth in Appendix B of the report of 

10 the Committee on Interior and Insular Af11 fairs of the House of Representatives ac12 companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con13 gress (House Report 101–405), including 

14 the occasional and temporary use of motor15 ized vehicles and aircraft, if the use, as de16 termined by the Secretary, would promote 

17 healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib18 uted wildlife populations that would en19 hance wilderness values with the minimal 

20 impact necessary to reasonably accomplish 

21 those tasks, including but not limited to, 

22 the hunting or culling of wildlife and ac23 cess for persons with disabilities. 

24 (3) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with 

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1 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with appropriate poli2 cies such as those set forth in Appendix B of House 

3 Report 101–405, the State may continue to use air4 craft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, 

5 transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife 

6 populations in the Wilderness. 

7 (4) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this 

8 title prohibits a Federal land management agency 

9 from establishing or implementing emergency clo10 sures or restrictions of the smallest practicable area 

11 to provide for public safety, resource conservation, 

12 national security, or other purposes as authorized by 

13 law. Such an emergency closure shall terminate after 

14 a reasonable period of time, unless converted to a 

15 permanent closure consistent with Federal statute. 

16 (5) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 

17 State, including a designee of the State, may con18 duct wildlife management activities in the Wilder19 ness— 

20 (A) in accordance with the terms and con21 ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 

22 between the Secretary and the State entitled 

23 ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding: Inter24 mountain Region USDA Forest Service and the 

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1 vada’’ and signed by the designee of the State 

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

3 the Secretary on January 24, 1984, including 

4 any amendments, appendices, or additions to 

5 the agreement agreed to by the Secretary and 

6 the State or a designee; and 

7 (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 

8 regulations). 

9 (e) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

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

11 structures and facilities, including existing structures and 

12 facilities, for wildlife water development projects (includ13 ing guzzlers) in the Wilderness if— 

14 (1) the structures and facilities will, as deter15 mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values 

16 by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally 

17 distributed wildlife populations; and 

18 (2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa19 cilities on the Wilderness can reasonably be mini20 mized. 

21 SEC. 204. WITHDRAWAL. 

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

23 section, the term ‘‘Withdrawal Area’’ means the land ad24 ministered by the Forest Service and identified as ‘‘With25 drawal Area’’ on the map described in section 203(b)(2). 


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

2 all Federal land within the Withdrawal Area is withdrawn 

3 from all forms of— 

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

5 public land laws; 

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

7 laws; and 

8 (3) operation of the mineral laws, geothermal 

9 leasing laws, and mineral materials laws. 

10 (c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANICAL VEHICLES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

12 and (3), use of motorized and mechanical vehicles in 

13 the Withdrawal Area shall be permitted only on 

14 roads and trails designated for the use of those vehi15 cles, unless the use of those vehicles is needed— 

16 (A) for administrative purposes; or 

17 (B) to respond to an emergency. 

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

19 to aircraft (including helicopters). 

20 SEC. 205. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 

21 USES. 

22 Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty 

23 rights of any Indian tribe. 


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1 TITLE III—CARLIN ECONOMIC 

2 SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 

3 SEC. 301. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO 

4 CITY OF CARLIN, NEVADA. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 

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

7 Carlin, Nevada. 

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

9 means the approximately 1329 acres of land located 

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

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

12 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en13 titled ‘‘Proposed Carlin, Nevada Land Sales’’ map 

14 dated October 25, 2013. 

15 (b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist16 ing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning re17 quirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 

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

19 1713), not later than 180 days after the date on which 

20 the Secretary of the Interior receives a request from the 

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

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

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

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

6 Secretary, as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction 

7 and administrative personnel costs associated with the 

8 conveyance authorized under such subsection, including 

9 the costs of title searches, maps, and boundary and cadas10 tral surveys. 

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

12 the conveyance under subsection (b), notwithstanding any 

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

14 any and all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature aris15 ing from the presence, release, or threat of release of any 

16 hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum 

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

18 solid waste, mine materials or mining related features (in19 cluding tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill remnants, 

20 pits, or other hazards resulting from the presence of min21 ing related features) on the Federal land in existence on 

22 or before the date of the conveyance. 

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

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

2 public land laws; 

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

4 laws; and 

5 (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, min6 eral materials and geothermal leasing laws. 

7 TITLE IV—FERNLEY ECONOMIC 

8 SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 

9 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this title: 

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

12 Fernley, Nevada. 

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

14 means the land located in the City of Fernley, Ne15 vada, that is identified by the Secretary and the City 

16 for conveyance under this title as depicted on the 

17 map. 

18 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en19 titled ‘‘Proposed Fernley, Nevada, Land Sales’’ and 

20 dated January 25, 2013. 

21 SEC. 402. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO 

22 CITY OF FERNLEY, NEVADA. 

23 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to valid ex24 isting rights and notwithstanding the land use planning 

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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 (b) 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 (c) RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF11 WAY.—The City and the Bureau of Reclamation may re12 tain easements or rights-of-way on the Federal land to be 

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

14 Bureau of Reclamation determines are necessary to carry 

15 out— 

16 (1) the operation and maintenance of the 

17 Truckee Canal Irrigation District Canal; or 

18 (2) the Newlands Project. 

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

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

21 Secretary, as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction 

22 and administrative personnel costs associated with the 

23 conveyance authorized under such subsection, including 

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1 SEC. 403. RELEASE OF UNITED STATES. 

2 Upon making the conveyance under section 402, not3 withstanding any other provision of law, the United States 

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

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

6 of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contami7 nant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum 

8 product of any kind), solid waste, mine materials or min9 ing related features (including tailings, overburden, waste 

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

11 the presence of mining related features) on the Federal 

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

13 TITLE V—RESTORING STOREY 

14 COUNTY ACT 

15 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

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

17 County Act’’. 

18 SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this title: 

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

21 Storey County, Nevada. 

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

23 means the approximately 1,745 acres of Federal 

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1 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti2 tled ‘‘Restoring Storey County Act’’ and dated No3 vember 20, 2012. 

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

5 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu6 reau of Land Management. 

7 SEC. 503. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN STOREY 

8 COUNTY, NEVADA. 

9 Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding 

10 the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 

11 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

12 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 shall convey to the County, by quitclaim deed, all surface 

15 rights of the United States in and to the Federal land, 

16 including any improvements thereon. All costs associated 

17 with the conveyance under this section shall be the respon18 sibility of the Bureau of Land Management. 

19 TITLE VI—ELKO MOTOCROSS 

20 AND TRIBAL CONVEYANCE ACT 

21 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

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

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1 SEC. 602. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

2 In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 

4 Management. 

5 Subtitle A—Elko Motocross Land 

6 Conveyance 

7 SEC. 611. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this subtitle: 

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

10 Elko, Nevada. 

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

12 county of Elko, Nevada. 

13 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘Elko Motocross Park’’ and dated April 19, 

15 2013. 

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

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

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

19 rights and the provisions of this section, the Secretary 

20 shall convey to the county, without consideration, all right, 

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

22 described in subsection (b). 

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

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

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1 trict, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Elko 

2 Motocross Park’’. 

3 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 

7 conveyed under this section. 

8 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor9 rect any minor error in the map or the legal descrip10 tion. 

11 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip12 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec13 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

14 Land Management. 

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

16 under this section shall be used only as a motocross, bicy17 cle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for 

18 any other public purpose consistent with uses allowed 

19 under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 

20 ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 

21 et seq.). 

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1 tion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land 

2 described in subsection (b). 

3 Subtitle B—Trust Land for Te4 moak Tribe of Western Sho5 shone Indians of Nevada 

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

7 TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE INDIANS OF 

8 NEVADA. 

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

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

11 to the land described in subsection (b)— 

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

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

14 Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (referred to in 

15 this subtitle as the ‘‘Tribe’’); and 

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

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

18 subsection (a) is the approximately 373 acres of land ad19 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen20 erally depicted on the map as ‘‘Expansion Area’’. 

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

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

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

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

3 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

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

5 (e) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

6 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub7 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to 

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

9 class III gaming (as those terms are defined in sec10 tion 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

11 U.S.C. 2703)). 

12 (2) GENERAL USES.— 

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

14 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

15 for— 

16 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

17 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

18 benefit of the Tribe; or 

19 (iii) residential or recreational devel20 opment. 

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

22 portion of the land taken into trust under sub23 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

24 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

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

2 as determined by an appraisal. 

3 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.— 

4 With respect to the land taken into trust under sub5 section (a), the Secretary, in consultation and co6 ordination with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels 

7 reduction and other landscape restoration activities 

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

9 Bureau of Land Management. 

10 TITLE VII—NAVAL AIR STATION 

11 FALLON HOUSING AND SAFE12 TY DEVELOPMENT ACT 

13 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

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

15 Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act’’. 

16 SEC. 702. TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

17 LAND. 

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

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

20 shall transfer to the Secretary of the Navy, without reim21 bursement, the Federal land described in subsection (b). 

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

23 land referred to in subsection (a) is the parcel of approxi24 mately 400 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Sec25 retary of the Interior that— 


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

2 Churchill County, Nevada; and 

3 (2) was withdrawn under Public Land Order 

4 6834 (NV–943–4214–10; N–37875). 

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

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

7 Navy, the Secretary of the Navy shall have full jurisdic8 tion, custody, and control of the Federal land. 

9 SEC. 703. WATER RIGHTS. 

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

11 construed— 

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

13 United States with respect to any water or water 

14 right on lands transferred by this title; or 

15 (2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 

16 lands transferred by this title except in accordance 

17 with applicable State law. 

18 (b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RE19 SERVED WATER RIGHTS.—This section shall not be con20 strued to affect any water rights acquired or reserved by 

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

22 Act. 

23 SEC. 704. WITHDRAWAL. 

24 Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land to 

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1 forms of appropriation under the public land laws, includ2 ing the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geo3 thermal leasing laws, so long as the land remains under 

4 the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 

5 Navy. 

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