Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2023

Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources, Atmospheric science and weather, Birds, Cemeteries and funerals, Congressional oversight, Department of the Interior, Ecology, Economic development, Education programs funding, Endangered and threatened species, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Executive agency funding and structure, Federal-Indian relations, Fires, Floods and storm protection, Forests, forestry, trees, Government buildings, facilities, and property, Government information and archives, Hazardous wastes and toxic substances, Historical and cultural resources, Hunting and fishing, Hydrology and hydrography, Indian lands and resources rights, Land transfers, Land use and conservation, Licensing and registrations, Nevada, Outdoor recreation, Parks, recreation areas, trails, Pest management, State and local finance, State and local government operations, Veterans' organizations and recognition, Water use and supply, Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats, Wildlife conservation and habitat protection


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 3173 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3173

   To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in 
northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in 
 northern Nevada for economic development, to promote conservation in 
                northern Nevada, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2023

  Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in 
northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in 
 northern Nevada for economic development, to promote conservation in 
                northern Nevada, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Nevada 
Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2023''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                        TITLE I--DOUGLAS COUNTY

Sec. 101. Purpose.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
                 Subtitle A--Land Conveyances and Sales

Sec. 111. Conveyance to State of Nevada.
Sec. 112. Tahoe Rim Trail.
Sec. 113. Conveyance to Douglas County, Nevada.
Sec. 114. Sale of certain Federal land.
Sec. 115. Open Space Recreation Area.
                 Subtitle B--Tribal Cultural Resources

Sec. 121. Transfer of land to be held in trust for Tribe.
    Subtitle C--Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area

Sec. 131. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sec. 132. Administration.
Sec. 133. Fish and wildlife management.
Sec. 134. Release of wilderness study area.
Sec. 135. Native American cultural and religious uses.
Subtitle D--Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction Over Forest Service 
                                  Land

Sec. 141. Authority of Forest Service to transfer administrative 
                            jurisdiction to State or county for public 
                            purposes.
Sec. 142. Special use permits for recreation and public purposes.
               TITLE II--INCLINE VILLAGE FIRE PROTECTION

Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Land conveyances for public purposes.
       TITLE III--NORTHERN NEVADA FLOOD PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 301. Purpose.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Land conveyances for flood protection.
                TITLE IV--RUBY MOUNTAINS PROTECTION ACT

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Withdrawal of certain National Forest System Land.
Sec. 403. Withdrawal of certain National Wildlife Refuge System Land.
              TITLE V--CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTION

Sec. 501. Definitions.
Sec. 502. Land conveyances.
Sec. 503. Carson City street connector conveyance.
Sec. 504. Amendment to reversionary interests.
Sec. 505. Disposal of Federal land.
Sec. 506. Transfer of land to the United States.
Sec. 507. Disposition of proceeds.
Sec. 508. Postponement; exclusion from sale.
    TITLE VI--PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Definitions.
                Subtitle A--Checkerboard Land Resolution

Sec. 611. Findings.
Sec. 612. Definitions.
Sec. 613. Sale or exchange of eligible land.
Sec. 614. Sale of encumbered land.
Sec. 615. Disposition of proceeds.
Sec. 616. Conveyance of land for use as a public cemetery.
                      Subtitle B--Wilderness Areas

Sec. 621. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sec. 622. Administration.
Sec. 623. Wildlife management.
Sec. 624. Release of wilderness study areas.
Sec. 625. Native American cultural and religious uses.
                       TITLE VII--FEDERAL COMPLEX

Sec. 701. Federal Complex.
     TITLE VIII--IMPLEMENTATION OF WHITE PINE COUNTY CONSERVATION, 
                    RECREATION, AND DEVELOPMENT ACT

Sec. 801. Disposition of proceeds.
Sec. 802. Conveyance to White Pine County, Nevada.
Sec. 803. Issuance of corrective patents.
               TITLE IX--FERNLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT

Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Land conveyances.
               TITLE X--CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF SPARKS

Sec. 1001. Definitions.
Sec. 1002. Conveyance of land for use as a public cemetery.
Sec. 1003. Conveyance of land for use as regional public parks.
                      TITLE XI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1101. Public purpose conveyances.
Sec. 1102. Use of certain sand and gravel.
Sec. 1103. Administration of State water rights.
Sec. 1104. Amendment to conveyance of Federal land in Storey County, 
                            Nevada.
                   TITLE XII--GREENLINK WEST PROJECT

Sec. 1201. Greenlink West Project.

                        TITLE I--DOUGLAS COUNTY

SEC. 101. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to promote conservation, improve 
public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, 
Nevada, and for other purposes.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Douglas County, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Douglas 
        County Economic Development and Conservation Act'' and dated 
        October 14, 2019.
            (3) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning 
        given the term ``public lands'' in section 103 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
            (4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        means--
                    (A) with respect to National Forest System land, 
                the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief 
                of the Forest Service); and
                    (B) with respect to land managed by the Bureau of 
                Land Management, including land held for the benefit of 
                the Tribe, the Secretary of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.
            (6) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Washoe Tribe of 
        Nevada and California.
            (7) Wilderness.--The term ``Wilderness'' means the Burbank 
        Canyons Wilderness designated by this title.

                 Subtitle A--Land Conveyances and Sales

SEC. 111. CONVEYANCE TO STATE OF NEVADA.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary 
concerned shall convey to the State without consideration all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 67 acres of Forest Service land generally depicted as 
``Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park'' on the Map.
    (c) Costs.--As a condition for the conveyance under subsection (a), 
all costs associated with such conveyances shall be paid by the State.
    (d) Use of Land.--
            (1) In general.--Any land conveyed to the State under 
        subsection (a) shall be used only for--
                    (A) the conservation of wildlife or natural 
                resources; or
                    (B) a public park.
            (2) Facilities.--Any facility on the land conveyed under 
        subsection (a) shall be constructed and managed in a manner 
        consistent with the uses described in paragraph (1).
    (e) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under 
subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the uses 
described in subsection (d), the land shall, at the discretion of the 
Secretary concerned, revert to the United States.

SEC. 112. TAHOE RIM TRAIL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 
the County and other stakeholders, shall develop and implement a 
cooperative management agreement for the land described in subsection 
(b)--
            (1) to improve the quality of recreation access by 
        providing additional amenities as agreed on by the Secretary 
        and the County; and
            (2) to conserve the natural resources values.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) 
consists of the approximately 13 acres of land generally depicted as 
``Tahoe Rim Trail North Parcel'' on the Map.

SEC. 113. CONVEYANCE TO DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEVADA.

    (a) Definition of Federal Land.--In this section, the term 
``Federal land'' means the approximately 7,777 acres of Federal land 
located in the County that is identified as ``Douglas County Land 
Conveyances'' on the Map.
    (b) Authorization of Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights 
and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of section 202 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), 
not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned 
receives a request from the County for the conveyance of the Federal 
land, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection (b), including any costs for surveys and other 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the County.
    (d) Use of Federal Land.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal land conveyed under subsection 
        (b)--
                    (A) may be used by the County for flood control or 
                any other public purpose consistent with the Act of 
                June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and 
                Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.); and
                    (B) shall not be disposed of by the County.
            (2) Reversion.--If the Federal land conveyed under 
        subsection (b) is used in a manner inconsistent with paragraph 
        (1), the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary 
        concerned, revert to the United States.
    (e) Acquisition of Federal Reversionary Interest.--
            (1) Request.--The County may submit to the Secretary 
        concerned a request to acquire the Federal reversionary 
        interest in all or any portion of the Federal land conveyed 
        under this section.
            (2) Appraisal.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of receipt of a request under paragraph (1), the 
                Secretary concerned shall complete an appraisal of the 
                Federal reversionary interest in the Federal land 
                requested by the County.
                    (B) Requirement.--The appraisal under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be completed in accordance with--
                            (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
                        Federal Land Acquisitions; and
                            (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
                        Appraisal Practice.
            (3) Conveyance required.--
                    (A) In general.--If, by the date that is 1 year 
                after the date of completion of the appraisal under 
                paragraph (2), the County submits to the Secretary 
                concerned an offer to acquire the Federal reversionary 
                interest requested under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                concerned, by not later than the date that is 30 days 
                after the date on which the offer is submitted, shall 
                convey to the County that reversionary interest.
                    (B) Consideration.--As consideration for the 
                conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest under 
                subparagraph (A), the County shall pay to the Secretary 
                concerned an amount equal to the appraised value of the 
                Federal reversionary interest, as determined under 
                paragraph (2).
                    (C) Costs of conveyance.--Any costs relating to the 
                conveyance under subparagraph (A), including any costs 
                for surveys and other administrative costs, shall be 
                paid by the Secretary concerned.
            (4) Disposition of proceeds.--Any amounts collected under 
        this subsection shall be disposed of in accordance with section 
        114(i) of this title.
    (f) Revocation of Orders.--Any public land order that withdraws any 
of the land described in subsection (a) from appropriation or disposal 
under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to 
permit disposal of that land.

SEC. 114. SALE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary concerned shall, in accordance with the other provisions 
of that Act and any other applicable law, and subject to valid existing 
rights, conduct one or more sales of the Federal land including mineral 
rights described in subsection (b) to qualified bidders.
    (b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of--
            (1) the approximately 31.5 acres of public land generally 
        depicted as ``Lands for Disposal'' on the Map; and
            (2) not more than 10,000 acres of land in the County that--
                    (A) is not segregated or withdrawn on or after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, unless the land is 
                withdrawn in accordance with subsection (g); and
                    (B) is identified for disposal by the Secretary 
                concerned through--
                            (i) the Carson City Consolidated Resource 
                        Management Plan; or
                            (ii) any subsequent amendment to the 
                        management plan that is undertaken with full 
                        public involvement.
    (c) Joint Selection Required.--The Secretary concerned and the 
County shall jointly select which parcels of the Federal land described 
in subsection (b)(2) to offer for sale under subsection (a).
    (d) Compliance With Local Planning and Zoning Laws.--Before 
carrying out a sale of Federal land under subsection (a), the County 
shall submit to the Secretary concerned a certification that qualified 
bidders have agreed to comply with--
            (1) County zoning ordinances; and
            (2) any master plan for the area approved by the County.
    (e) Method of Sale.--The sale of Federal land under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) sold through a competitive bidding process, unless 
        otherwise determined by the Secretary concerned; and
            (2) for not less than fair market value.
    (f) Recreation and Public Purposes Act Conveyances.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days before any land 
        described in subsection (b) is offered for sale under 
        subsection (a), the State or County may elect to obtain the 
        land for public purposes in accordance with the Act of June 14, 
        1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes 
        Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
            (2) Retention.--Pursuant to an election made under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall retain the elected 
        land for conveyance to the State or County in accordance with 
        the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation 
        and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
    (g) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
        except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal land described 
        in subsection (b) is withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
                under the public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    (C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral 
                and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
            (2) Termination.--The withdrawal under paragraph (1) shall 
        be terminated--
                    (A) on the date of sale or conveyance of title to 
                the land including mineral rights described in 
                subsection (b) pursuant to this title; or
                    (B) with respect to any land described in 
                subsection (b) that is not sold or exchanged, not later 
                than 1 year after the date on which the land was 
                offered for sale under this title.
            (3) Exception.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to a sale 
        made consistent with this section or an election by the County 
        or the State to obtain the land described in subsection (b) for 
        public purposes under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 
        as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 
        et seq.).
    (h) Deadline for Sale.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
        later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        if there is a qualified bidder for the land described in 
        subsection (b), the Secretary concerned shall offer the land 
        for sale to the qualified bidder.
            (2) Postponement; exclusion from sale.--At the request of 
        the County, the Secretary concerned may temporarily postpone or 
        exclude from the sale under paragraph (1) all or a portion of 
        the land described in subsection (b).
    (i) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the proceeds from the sale under 
this section--
            (1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for use by 
        the State for general education programs of the State;
            (2) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County for use by 
        the County for general budgeting purposes; and
            (3) 85 percent shall be deposited in a special account in 
        the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the ``Douglas 
        County Special Account'', which shall be available to the 
        Secretary concerned until expended, without further 
        appropriation--
                    (A) to reimburse costs incurred by the Secretary 
                concerned in preparing for the sale of the land 
                described in subsection (b), including--
                            (i) the costs of surveys and appraisals; 
                        and
                            (ii) the costs of compliance with the 
                        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
                        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and sections 202 and 203 
                        of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
                        of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713);
                    (B) to reimburse costs incurred by the Bureau of 
                Land Management and the Forest Service in preparing for 
                and carrying out the transfers of land to be held in 
                trust by the United States under title II; and
                    (C) to acquire environmentally sensitive land or an 
                interest in environmentally sensitive land in the 
                County--
                            (i) pursuant to the Douglas County Open 
                        Space and Agricultural Lands Preservation 
                        Implementation Plan, or any subsequent 
                        amendment to the plan that is undertaken with 
                        full public involvement; and
                            (ii) for flood control purposes.
    (j) Revocation of Orders.--Any public land order that withdraws any 
of the land described in subsection (b) from appropriation or disposal 
under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to 
permit disposal of that land.

SEC. 115. OPEN SPACE RECREATION AREA.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Agriculture receives a request from the 
County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land to be used for recreation and any other public 
purpose consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) 
consists of approximately 1,084 acres of land as depicted as ``Open 
Space Recreation Area'' on the Map.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection (b), including any costs for surveys and other 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the County.
    (d) Use of Federal Land.--The Federal land conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall not be disposed of by the County.

                 Subtitle B--Tribal Cultural Resources

SEC. 121. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR TRIBE.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection (b)--
            (1) shall be held in trust by the United States for the 
        benefit of the Tribe; and
            (2) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) 
consists of--
            (1) approximately 2,669 acres of Federal land generally 
        depicted as ``Washoe Tribe Conveyances'' on the Map; and
            (2) any land administered on the date of the enactment of 
        this Act by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service 
        and generally depicted as ``Section 5 lands''.
    (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall complete a survey 
of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken 
into trust under subsection (a).
    (d) Use of Trust Land.--
            (1) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under this section shall 
        not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, 
        for class II gaming or class III gaming (as defined in section 
        4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
            (2) Thinning; landscape restoration.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary concerned, in 
                consultation and coordination with the Tribe, may carry 
                out any fuel reduction and other landscape restoration 
                activities on the land taken into trust under 
                subsection (a) (including land that includes threatened 
                and endangered species habitat), that are beneficial 
                to--
                            (i) the Tribe; and
                            (ii)(I) the Bureau of Land Management; or
                            (II) the Forest Service.
                    (B) Conservation benefits.--Activities carried out 
                under subparagraph (A) include activities that provide 
                conservation benefits to a species--
                            (i) that is not listed as endangered or 
                        threatened under section 4(c) of the Endangered 
                        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)); but
                            (ii) is--
                                    (I) listed by a State as a 
                                threatened or endangered species;
                                    (II) a species of concern; or
                                    (III) a candidate for a listing as 
                                an endangered or threatened species 
                                under the Endangered Species Act of 
                                1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    (e) Water Rights.--Nothing in this section affects the allocation, 
ownership, interest, or control, as in existence on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or any other valid 
existing right held by the United States, an Indian tribe, a State, or 
a person.

    Subtitle C--Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area

SEC. 131. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 12,392 acres of Federal 
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on 
the Map as ``Burbank Canyons Wilderness'' is designated as wilderness 
and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to 
be known as the ``Burbank Canyons Wilderness''.
    (b) Boundary.--The boundary of any portion of the Wilderness that 
is bordered by a road shall be at least 100 feet from the centerline of 
the road to allow public access.
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall 
        prepare a map and legal description of the Wilderness.
            (2) Effect.--The map and legal description prepared under 
        paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this title, except that the Secretary concerned may 
        correct any minor error in the map or legal description.
            (3) Availability.--A copy of the map and legal description 
        prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
        public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.
    (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness 
is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

SEC. 132. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness 
shall be administered by the Secretary concerned in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--
            (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall 
        be considered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of 
        this Act; and
            (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
        Secretary of the Interior.
    (b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, if 
established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary concerned considers to be necessary in 
accordance with--
            (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1133(d)(4)); and
            (2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of 
        the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
        (House Report 101-405).
    (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land within the boundaries of the Wilderness that is 
acquired by the United States after the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be added to and administered as part of the Wilderness.
    (d) Adjacent Management.--
            (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the 
        designation of the Wilderness to create a protective perimeter 
        or buffer zone around the Wilderness.
            (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness 
        activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the 
        Wilderness shall not preclude the conduct of the activities or 
        uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness.
    (e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this title restricts or 
precludes--
            (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the 
        Wilderness, including military overflights that can be seen or 
        heard within the wilderness area;
            (2) flight testing and evaluation; or
            (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use 
        airspace, or the establishment of military flight training 
        routes, over the Wilderness.
    (f) Existing Airstrips.--Nothing in this title restricts or 
precludes low-level overflights by aircraft utilizing airstrips in 
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act that are located 
within 5 miles of the proposed boundary of the Wilderness.
    (g) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In accordance with 
section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the 
Secretary concerned may take any measures in the Wilderness that the 
Secretary concerned determines to be necessary for the control of fire, 
insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary concerned determines 
to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities with the State or 
a local agency.
    (h) Data Collection.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary concerned may prescribe, the Secretary concerned may 
authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, 
or climatological collection devices in the Wilderness if the Secretary 
concerned determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 
are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir 
operation activities.
    (i) Water Rights.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) the Wilderness is located--
                            (i) in the semiarid region of the Great 
                        Basin; and
                            (ii) at the headwaters for the streams and 
                        rivers on land with respect to which there are 
                        few, if any--
                                    (I) actual or proposed water 
                                resource facilities located upstream; 
                                and
                                    (II) opportunities for diversion, 
                                storage, or other uses of water 
                                occurring outside the land that would 
                                adversely affect the wilderness values 
                                of the land;
                    (B) the Wilderness is generally not suitable for 
                use or development of new water resource facilities; 
                and
                    (C) because of the unique nature of the Wilderness, 
                it is possible to provide for proper management and 
                protection of the wilderness and other values of land 
                by means different from the means used in other laws.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to protect the 
        wilderness values of the Wilderness by means other than a 
        federally reserved water right.
            (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this title--
                    (A) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
                by the United States of any water or water rights with 
                respect to the Wilderness;
                    (B) affects any water rights in the State 
                (including any water rights held by the United States) 
                in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act;
                    (C) establishes a precedent with regard to any 
                future wilderness designations;
                    (D) affects the interpretation of, or any 
                designation made under, any other Act; or
                    (E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 
                interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree 
                that apportions water among and between the State and 
                other States.
            (4) Nevada water law.--The Secretary concerned shall follow 
        the procedural and substantive requirements of State law in 
        order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
        Wilderness.
            (5) New projects.--
                    (A) Definition of water resource facility.--
                            (i) In general.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term ``water resource facility'' means 
                        irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, 
                        water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, 
                        ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, 
                        transmission and other ancillary facilities, 
                        and other water diversion, storage, and 
                        carriage structures.
                            (ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term ``water resource facility'' does not 
                        include wildlife guzzlers.
                    (B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--
                Except as otherwise provided in this title, on or after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, neither the 
                President nor any other officer, employee, or agent of 
                the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
                issue a license or permit for the development of any 
                new water resource facility within any wilderness area, 
                including a portion of a wilderness area, that is 
                located in the County.

SEC. 133. FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects or 
diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and 
trapping, in the Wilderness.
    (b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 
Secretary concerned may conduct any management activities in the 
Wilderness that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife 
populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the 
activities are carried out--
            (1) in a manner that is consistent with relevant wilderness 
        management plans; and
            (2) in accordance with--
                    (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 
                and
                    (B) appropriate policies, such as those set forth 
                in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on 
                Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
                Congress (House Report 101-405), including the 
                occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles and 
                aircraft if the use, as determined by the Secretary 
                concerned, would promote healthy, viable, and more 
                naturally distributed wildlife populations that would 
                enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact 
                necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks.
    (c) Existing Activities.--Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with 
appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of the 
report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 
Report 101-405), the State may continue to use aircraft, including 
helicopters, to survey, capture, trans- plant, monitor, and provide 
water for wildlife populations in the Wilderness.
    (d) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned may designate 
        areas in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons 
        of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 
        laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the 
        Wilderness.
            (2) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, the Secretary 
        concerned shall consult with the appropriate State agency and 
        notify the public before making any designation under paragraph 
        (1).
    (e) Cooperative Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--The State (including a designee of the 
        State) may conduct wildlife management activities in the 
        Wilderness--
                    (A) in accordance with the terms and conditions 
                specified in the cooperative agreement between the 
                Secretary of the Interior and the State entitled 
                ``Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of 
                Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife 
                Supplement No. 9'' and signed November and December 
                2003, including any amendments to the cooperative 
                agreement agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior 
                and the State; and
                    (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
                regulations).
            (2) References; clark county.--For the purposes of this 
        subsection, any reference to Clark County in the cooperative 
        agreement described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to 
        be a reference to the Wilderness.

SEC. 134. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782(c)), the approximately 1,065 acres of public land in the Burbank 
Canyons Wilderness study area not designated as wilderness by this 
title has been adequately studied for wilderness designation.
    (b) Release.--Any public land described in subsection (a) that is 
not designated as wilderness by this title--
            (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); or
            (2) shall be managed in accordance with--
                    (A) land management plans adopted under section 202 
                of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
                (43 U.S.C. 1712); and
                    (B) cooperative conservation agreements in 
                existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 135. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.

    Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any 
Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).

Subtitle D--Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction Over Forest Service 
                                  Land

SEC. 141. AUTHORITY OF FOREST SERVICE TO TRANSFER ADMINISTRATIVE 
              JURISDICTION TO STATE OR COUNTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Consistent with section 3(b) of Public Law 96-586 
(commonly known as the ``Santini-Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3384), and 
subject to valid existing rights, on receipt of a request by the State 
or County and subject to such terms and conditions as are satisfactory 
to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary may transfer the Forest 
Service land or interests in Forest Service land described in 
subsection (b) to the State or County, without consideration, to 
protect the environmental quality and public recreational use of the 
transferred Forest Service land.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
any Forest Service land that is located within the boundaries of the 
area acquired under Public Law 96-586 (commonly known as the ``Santini-
Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3381) that is--
            (1) unsuitable for Forest Service administration; or
            (2) necessary for a public purpose.
    (c) Use of Land.--A parcel of land conveyed pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall--
            (1) be managed by the State or County, as applicable--
                    (A) to maintain undeveloped open space and to 
                preserve the natural characteristics of the transferred 
                land in perpetuity; and
                    (B) to protect and enhance water quality, stream 
                environment zones, and important wildlife habitat; and
            (2) be used by the State or County, as applicable, for 
        recreation or other public purposes including trails, 
        trailheads, fuel reduction, flood control, and other 
        infrastructure consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 
        U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
    (d) Reversion.--If a parcel of land transferred under subsection 
(a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with subsection (c), the 
parcel of land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, revert to the United States.

SEC. 142. SPECIAL USE PERMITS FOR RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES.

    (a) Issuance of Special Use Permits.--Not later than one year after 
the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture receives an application 
from the County or unit of local government for the use of the Federal 
land outlined in subsection (b), the Secretary, in accordance with all 
applicable laws shall--
            (1) issue to the County a special use permit for recreation 
        and public purposes; and
            (2) authorize a permit length up to 30 years or longer for 
        the use of those lands.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referenced in subsection (a) 
applies to approximately 188 acres of Federal land located in the 
County that is identified as ``Directed Special Use Permit'' on the 
Map.

               TITLE II--INCLINE VILLAGE FIRE PROTECTION

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to improve hazardous fuels management 
and enhance public recreation through the conveyance of Federal land to 
Incline Village General Improvement District in Nevada for public 
purposes.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Incline 
        Village General Improvement District in the State of Nevada.

SEC. 203. LAND CONVEYANCES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--In consideration of the District 
assuming from the United States all liability for administration, care 
and maintenance, within 180 days after the effective date of this 
title, the Secretary shall convey to the District without consideration 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
parcels of Federal land described in subsection (b) for public uses 
including fire risk reduction activities, public recreation, and any 
other public purpose.
    (b) Description of Federal Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is depicted on the map entitled ``Incline Village Fire 
Protection Act Map'' and dated May 2019.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection (c), including any costs for surveys and other 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the District.
    (d) Reversion.--If the land conveyed under subsection (a) is used 
in a manner inconsistent with subsection (a), the Federal land shall, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

       TITLE III--NORTHERN NEVADA FLOOD PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT

SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

    This purpose of this title is to convey certain Federal land along 
the Truckee River in Nevada to the Truckee River Flood Management 
Authority for the purpose of environmental restoration and flood 
control management.

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management and 
        the Bureau of Reclamation.
            (2) TRFMA.--The term ``TRFMA'' means the Truckee River 
        Flood Management Authority in the State of Nevada.

SEC. 303. LAND CONVEYANCES FOR FLOOD PROTECTION.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall convey to the 
Truckee River Flood Management Authority without consideration all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels 
of Federal land described in subsection (b) for the purposes of flood 
attenuation, riparian restoration, and protection along the Truckee 
River in Nevada. Upon conveyance, TRFMA will coordinate with Storey 
County, as needed, in order to provide easements for access and use to 
necessary infrastructure located immediately south of the Truckee River 
and Interstate 80.
    (b) Description of Federal Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is depicted as ``flood control conveyances'' on the map 
entitled ``Northern Nevada Flood Protection Management Land Conveyance 
Map'' and dated April 12, 2023.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection (c), including any costs for surveys and other 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the TRFMA.
    (d) Reversion.--If the land conveyed under subsection (a) is used 
in a manner inconsistent with subsection (a), the Federal land shall, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

                TITLE IV--RUBY MOUNTAINS PROTECTION ACT

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Ruby Mountains Protection Act''.

SEC. 402. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.

    (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 309,272 acres of Federal land and interests in the land 
located in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe 
National Forest within the area depicted on the Forest Service map 
entitled ``S. 258 Ruby Mountains Protective Act'' and dated December 5, 
2019, as ``National Forest System Lands'' are withdrawn from all forms 
of operation under the mineral leasing laws.
    (b) Application.--Any land or interest in land within the boundary 
of the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National 
Forest that is acquired by the United States after the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall be withdrawn in accordance with subsection 
(a).
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map described in subsection (a) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service.

SEC. 403. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM LAND.

    (a) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        approximately 39,926.10 acres of Federal land and interests in 
        the land located in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge and 
        depicted on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service map 
        entitled ``S. XXX Ruby Mountains Protection Act'' and dated 
        February 23, 2021, as ``Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge'' 
        are withdrawn from all forms of operation under the mineral 
        leasing laws, subject to paragraph (2).
            (2) Exception.--The withdrawal under paragraph (1) shall 
        not apply to noncommercial refuge management activities by the 
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (b) Application.--Any land or interest in land within the boundary 
of the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge that is acquired by the 
United States after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
withdrawn in accordance with subsection (a).
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map described in subsection (a)(1) 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

              TITLE V--CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTION

SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
            (1) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to land in 
        the National Forest System; and
            (2) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to other 
        Federal land.
    (b) City.--The term ``City'' means Carson City, Nevada.
    (c) Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee.--The term 
``Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee'' means a committee 
comprised of--
            (1) the City Manager;
            (2) a designee of the City Manager; and
            (3) not more than 3 members appointed by the Carson City 
        Board of Supervisors to represent areas of Carson City's 
        government, including the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space 
        Department, the Community Development Department, Property 
        Management.

SEC. 502. LAND CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), 
the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 258 acres depicted as ``Lands to Acquire'' on the map 
entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated 2018.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid 
by the City and are eligible for reimbursement under the account as 
described in section 506(a) of this title.
    (d) Sale or Lease of Land to Third Parties.--The City may enter 
into an agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or part of 
the land described in subsection (b).
    (e) Conditions.--The City shall sell the land at fair market value, 
and proceeds will be deposited in the account as described in section 
506(a) of this title.

SEC. 503. CARSON CITY STREET CONNECTOR CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--The Secretary concerned shall 
convey to Carson City without consideration all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land 
described in subsection (b) for expansion of roadway.
    (b) Description of Federal Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is depicted as ``Proposed Land Transfer'' on the map 
entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated February 28, 2019.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection (a), including any costs for surveys and other 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the city.
    (d) Reversion.--If the land conveyed under subsection (a) is used 
in a manner inconsistent with subsection (a), the Federal land shall, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

SEC. 504. AMENDMENT TO REVERSIONARY INTERESTS.

    (a) Sale or Lease of Land to Third Parties.--Section 2601(b)(4) of 
Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111) is amended by inserting after 
subparagraph (D), the following:
                    ``(E) Sale or lease of land to third parties.--The 
                City may enter into an agreement to sell, lease, or 
                otherwise convey all or part of the land described in 
                subparagraph (D) to third parties for public 
                purposes.''.
    (b) Conditions.--The sale of any land under subsection (a) shall be 
for not less than fair market value.

SEC. 505. DISPOSAL OF FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) Disposal.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding 
the land use planning requirements of section 202 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall 
dispose of the land described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 28 acres depicted as ``Lands for BLM Disposal'' on 
the map entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated 2018.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the disposal under subsection 
(a), including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid 
by the party entering into the disposal agreement with the Bureau of 
Land Management for the land described in subsection (b).
    (d) Conditions.--Upon disposal, the City shall retain--
            (1) a public utility easement concurrent with Koontz Lane 
        and Conti Drive, which provides waterlines and access to the 
        water tank immediately east of the subject parcels; and
            (2) an existing drainage easement for a future detention 
        basin located on APN 010-152-06 depicted as ``Lands for BLM 
        Disposal'' on the map entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and 
        dated 2018.

SEC. 506. TRANSFER OF LAND TO THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the City shall convey all right and title of the 
land described in subsection (b) to the Secretary of the Interior.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 17 acres depicted as ``Lands for Disposal'' on the 
map entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated 2018.
    (c) Disposal.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding 
the land use planning requirements of section 202 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall 
dispose of the land described in subsection (b).
    (d) Costs.--
            (1) Costs related to disposal.--Any costs relating to the 
        disposal under subsection (c), including costs of surveys and 
        administrative costs, shall be paid by the party entering into 
        the disposal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management for 
        the land described in subsection (b).
            (2) Costs related to conveyance.--Any costs relating to the 
        conveyance under subsection (a), including costs of surveys and 
        administrative costs, shall be paid by the City and is eligible 
        for reimbursement through the account as described in section 
        506(a) of this title.
    (e) Conditions.--Upon disposal, the City shall retain--
            (1) access and a public utility easement on APN 010-252-02 
        for operation and maintenance of a municipal well; and
            (2) a public right-of-way for Bennet Avenue.

SEC. 507. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

    (a) Disposition of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale of land 
under sections 502, 503, 504, and 505 of this title, and section 
2601(e)(1)(B) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111(e)(1)(B)) shall be 
deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United States, to 
be known as the ``Carson City Special Account'', which shall be 
available to the Secretary in collaboration with and if approved in 
writing by the Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee, for--
            (1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary in 
        preparing for the sale of the land described in sections 502, 
        504, and 505 of this title, and section 2601(e)(1)(B) of Public 
        Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111(e)(1)(B)), including--
                    (A) the costs of surveys and appraisals; and
                    (B) the costs of compliance with the National 
                Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                seq.) and sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 
                Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 
                1713);
            (2) the reimbursement of costs incurred as described in 
        paragraphs (3) through (8) by the City for lands under sections 
        502, 503, 504, and 505 of this title and section 2601(d) of 
        Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111(d));
            (3) the conduct of wildlife habitat conservation and 
        restoration projects, including projects that benefit the 
        greater sage-grouse in the City;
            (4) the development and implementation of comprehensive, 
        cost-effective, multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction 
        and wildfire prevention and restoration projects in the City;
            (5) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land or 
        interest in environmentally sensitive land in Carson City, 
        Nevada;
            (6) wilderness protection and processing wilderness 
        designation, including the costs of appropriate fencing, 
        signage, public education, and enforcement for the wilderness 
        areas designated through this title;
            (7) capital improvements administered by the Bureau of Land 
        Management and the Forest Service in the City; and
            (8) educational purposes specific to the City.
    (b) Investment of Special Account.--Amounts deposited into the 
Carson City Special Account--
            (1) shall earn interest in an amount determined by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, based on the current average market 
        yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United 
        States of comparable maturities; and
            (2) may be expended by the Secretary in accordance with 
        this section.
    (c) Management of Special Account.--The management and procedures 
thereof of the Carson City Special Account shall be determined by an 
intergovernmental agreement between the City and the Department of the 
Interior's Bureau of Land Management, Carson City Office.

SEC. 508. POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE.

    Section 2601(d)(6) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1113) is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(6) Deadline for sale.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of the Northern Nevada Economic 
        Development and Conservation Act of 2023, if there is a 
        qualified bidder for the land described in subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) of paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        offer the land for sale to the qualified bidder.''.

    TITLE VI--PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Pershing County Economic 
Development and Conservation Act''.

SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Pershing County, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.
            (4) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area'' means a 
        wilderness area designated by section 721(a) of this title.

                Subtitle A--Checkerboard Land Resolution

SEC. 611. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) since the passage of the Act of July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. 
        489, chapter 120; commonly known as the ``Pacific Railway Act 
        of 1862''), under which railroad land grants along the Union 
        Pacific Railroad right-of-way created a checkerboard land 
        pattern of alternating public land and privately owned land, 
        management of the land in the checkerboard area has been a 
        constant source of frustration for the County government, 
        private landholders in the County, and the Federal Government;
            (2) management of Federal land in the checkerboard area has 
        been costly and difficult for the Federal land management 
        agencies, creating a disincentive to manage the land 
        effectively;
            (3) parcels of land within the checkerboard area in the 
        County will not vary significantly in appraised value by acre 
        due to the similarity of highest and best use in the County; 
        and
            (4) consolidation of appropriate land within the 
        checkerboard area through sales and exchanges for development 
        and Federal management will--
                    (A) help improve the tax base of the County; and
                    (B) simplify management for the Federal Government.

SEC. 612. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means any 
        land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land 
        Management--
                    (A) that is within the area identified on the Map 
                as ``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area'' that is 
                designated for disposal by the Secretary through--
                            (i) the Winnemucca Consolidated Resource 
                        Management Plan; or
                            (ii) any subsequent amendment or revision 
                        to the management plan that is undertaken with 
                        full public involvement; and
                    (B) that is not encumbered land.
            (2) Encumbered land.--The term ``encumbered land'' means 
        any land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land 
        Management within the area identified on the Map as 
        ``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area'' that is encumbered by 
        mining claims, millsites, or tunnel sites.
            (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map prepared under 
        section 713(b)(1) of this title.
            (4) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' means, 
        with respect to a portion of encumbered land--
                    (A) the owner of a mining claim, millsite, or 
                tunnel site located on a portion of the encumbered land 
                on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) a successor in interest of an owner described 
                in subparagraph (A).

SEC. 613. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELIGIBLE LAND.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202, 
203, 206, and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), as soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with 
this title and any other applicable law and subject to valid existing 
rights, shall conduct sales or exchanges of the eligible land.
    (b) Map.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map 
        that depicts the boundaries of the land identified for disposal 
        under this title, to be identified as the ``Checkerboard Lands 
        Resolution Area'' on the Map.
            (2) Minor corrections.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        the County, may correct minor errors in the Map.
    (c) Joint Selection Required.--After providing public notice, the 
Secretary and the County shall jointly select parcels of eligible land 
to be offered for sale or exchange under subsection (a).
    (d) Method of Sale.--A sale of eligible land under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) consistent with subsections (d) and (f) of section 203 
        of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1713);
            (2) conducted through a competitive bidding process, under 
        which adjoining landowners are offered the first option, unless 
        the Secretary determines there are suitable and qualified 
        buyers that are not adjoining landowners; and
            (3) for not less than fair market value, based on an 
        appraisal in accordance with the Uniform Standards of 
        Professional Appraisal Practice and this title.
    (e) Land Exchanges.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and subject to the joint selection 
        requirements under subsection (c), the Secretary shall offer to 
        exchange all eligible land under this section for private land.
            (2) Adjacent land.--To the extent practicable, the 
        Secretary shall seek to enter into agreements with one or more 
        owners of private land adjacent to the eligible land for the 
        exchange of the private land for the eligible land, if the 
        Secretary determines that the exchange would consolidate 
        Federal land ownership and facilitate improved Federal land 
        management.
            (3) Priority land exchanges.--In acquiring private land 
        under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to the 
        acquisition of private land in higher value natural resource 
        areas in the County.
    (f) Mass Appraisals.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) conduct a mass appraisal of eligible land to be 
                sold or exchanged under this section;
                    (B) prepare an evaluation analysis for each land 
                transaction under this section; and
                    (C) make available to the public the results of the 
                mass appraisals conducted under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Use.--The Secretary may use mass appraisals and 
        evaluation analyses conducted under paragraph (1) to facilitate 
        exchanges of eligible land for private land.
    (g) Deadline for Sale or Exchange; Exclusions.--
            (1) Deadline.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
        which the eligible land is jointly selected under subsection 
        (c), the Secretary shall offer for sale or exchange the parcels 
        of eligible land jointly selected under that subsection.
            (2) Postponement or exclusion.--The Secretary or the County 
        may postpone, or exclude from, a sale or exchange of all or a 
        portion of the eligible land jointly selected under subsection 
        (c) for emergency ecological or safety reasons.
    (h) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
        mining claims, millsites, and tunnel sites, effective on the 
        date on which a parcel of eligible land is jointly selected 
        under subsection (c) for sale or exchange, that parcel is 
        withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the 
                public land laws, including the mining laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal 
                leasing laws.
            (2) Termination.--The withdrawal of a parcel of eligible 
        land under paragraph (1) shall terminate--
                    (A) on the date of sale or, in the case of 
                exchange, the conveyance of title of the parcel of 
                eligible land under this section; or
                    (B) with respect to any parcel of eligible land 
                selected for sale or exchange under subsection (c) that 
                is not sold or exchanged, not later than 2 years after 
                the date on which the parcel was offered for sale or 
                exchange under this section.

SEC. 614. SALE OF ENCUMBERED LAND.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202, 
203, 206, and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing rights 
held by third parties, the Secretary shall offer to convey to qualified 
entities, for fair market value, the remaining right, title, and 
interest of the United States, in and to the encumbered land.
    (b) Costs of Sales to Qualified Entities.--As a condition of each 
conveyance of encumbered land under this section, the qualified entity 
shall pay all costs related to the conveyance of the encumbered land, 
including the costs of surveys and other administrative costs 
associated with the conveyance.
    (c) Offer To Convey.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
        which the Secretary receives a fair market offer from a 
        qualified entity for the conveyance of encumbered land, the 
        Secretary shall accept the fair market value offer.
            (2) Appraisal.--Fair market value of the interest of the 
        United States in and to encumbered land shall be determined by 
        an appraisal conducted in accordance with the Uniform Standards 
        of Professional Appraisal Practice.
    (d) Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
acceptance by the Secretary of an offer from a qualified entity under 
subsection (c)(1) and completion of a sale for all or part of the 
applicable portion of encumbered land to the qualified entity, the 
Secretary, by delivery of an appropriate deed, patent, or other valid 
instrument of conveyance, shall convey to the qualified entity all 
remaining right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
applicable portion of the encumbered land.
    (e) Merger.--Subject to valid existing rights held by third 
parties, on delivery of the instrument of conveyance to the qualified 
entity under subsection (d), the prior interests in the locatable 
minerals and the right to use the surface for mineral purposes held by 
the qualified entity under a mining claim, millsite, tunnel site, or 
any other Federal land use authorization applicable to the encumbered 
land included in the instrument of conveyance, shall merge with all 
right, title, and interest conveyed to the qualified entity by the 
United States under this section to ensure that the qualified entity 
receives fee simple title to the purchased encumbered land.

SEC. 615. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

    (a) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the proceeds from the sale of land 
under this title--
            (1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for use in 
        the general education program of the State;
            (2) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County for use as 
        determined through normal County budgeting procedures; and
            (3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account 
        in the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the 
        ``Pershing County Special Account'', which shall be available 
        to the Secretary, in consultation with the County, for--
                    (A) the acquisition of land from willing sellers 
                (including interests in land) in the County--
                            (i) within a wilderness area;
                            (ii) that protects other environmentally 
                        significant land;
                            (iii) that secures public access to Federal 
                        land for hunting, fishing, and other 
                        recreational purposes; or
                            (iv) that improves management of Federal 
                        land within the area identified on the Map as 
                        ``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area''; and
                    (B) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
                Secretary in preparing for the sale or exchange of land 
                under this title.
    (b) Investment of Special Account.--Any amounts deposited in the 
special account established under subsection (a)(3)--
            (1) shall earn interest in an amount determined by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, based on the current average market 
        yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United 
        States of comparable maturities; and
            (2) may be expended by the Secretary in accordance with 
        this section.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than September 30 of the fifth 
        fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
        every 5 fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
        the State, the County, and the appropriate committees of 
        Congress a report on the operation of the special account 
        established under subsection (a)(3) for the preceding 5 fiscal 
        years.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report--
                    (A) a statement of the amounts deposited into the 
                special account;
                    (B) a description of the expenditures made from the 
                special account for the fiscal year, including the 
                purpose of the expenditures;
                    (C) recommendations for additional authorities to 
                fulfill the purpose of the special account; and
                    (D) a statement of the balance remaining in the 
                special account at the end of the fiscal year.

SEC. 616. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR USE AS A PUBLIC CEMETERY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall convey to the County, without 
consideration, the Federal land described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Federal Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 10 acres of land depicted as 
``Unionville Cemetery'' on the Map.
    (c) Use of Conveyed Land.--The Federal land conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be used by the County as a public cemetery.

                      Subtitle B--Wilderness Areas

SEC. 621. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Additions.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Federal land in the State are 
designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Cain mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
        12,339 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Cain Mountain Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 
        2017, which, together with the Federal land designated as 
        wilderness by sections 2905(b)(1)(C) and 2932(a)(1) of Public 
        Law 117-263, shall be known as the ``Cain Mountain 
        Wilderness''.
            (2) Bluewing wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
        the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 24,900 
        acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed 
        Bluewing Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 2017, which shall 
        be known as the ``Bluewing Wilderness''.
            (3) Selenite peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
        22,822 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Selenite Peak Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 
        2017, which shall be known as the ``Selenite Peak Wilderness''.
            (4) Mount limbo wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
        11,855 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Mt. Limbo Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 2017, 
        which shall be known as the ``Mount Limbo Wilderness''.
            (5) North sahwave wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
        13,875 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Proposed North Sahwave Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 
        2017, which shall be known as the ``North Sahwave Wilderness''.
            (6) Grandfathers wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
        35,339 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Grandfathers Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 
        2017, which shall be known as the ``Grandfathers Wilderness''.
            (7) Fencemaker wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
        the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 14,942 
        acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed 
        Fencemaker Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 2017, which shall 
        be known as the ``Fencemaker Wilderness''.
    (b) Boundary.--The boundary of any portion of a wilderness area 
that is bordered by a road shall be 100 feet from the centerline of the 
road.
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 
        legal description of each wilderness area.
            (2) Effect.--Each map and legal description prepared under 
        paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct 
        clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal 
        description.
            (3) Availability.--Each map and legal description prepared 
        under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
        Management.
            (4) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        wilderness areas designated by subsection (a) are withdrawn 
        from--
                    (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal 
                under the public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    (C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral 
                and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

SEC. 622. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 
areas shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that with respect to 
the wilderness areas--
            (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall 
        be considered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of 
        this Act; and
            (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
        Secretary of the Interior.
    (b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas, 
if established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary in accordance 
with--
            (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1133(d)(4)); and
            (2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of 
        the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
        (House Report 101-405).
    (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land within the boundary of a wilderness area that is 
acquired by the United States after the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be added to and administered as part of the wilderness area.
    (d) Adjacent Management.--
            (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the 
        designation of the wilderness areas to create protective 
        perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness areas.
            (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness 
        activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a 
        wilderness area shall not preclude the conduct of those 
        activities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area.
    (e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this title restricts or 
precludes--
            (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the 
        wilderness areas, including military overflights that can be 
        seen or heard within the wilderness areas;
            (2) flight testing and evaluation; or
            (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use 
        airspace, or the establishment of military flight training 
        routes, over the wilderness areas.
    (f) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In accordance with 
section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the 
Secretary may take such measures in the wilderness areas as are 
necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the 
activities with a State or local agency).
    (g) Climatological Data Collection.--In accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize 
the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or 
climatological data collection devices in the wilderness areas if the 
Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 
are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir 
operation activities.
    (h) Water Rights.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) the wilderness areas are located--
                            (i) in the semiarid region of the Great 
                        Basin; and
                            (ii) at the headwaters of the streams and 
                        rivers on land with respect to which there are 
                        few, if any--
                                    (I) actual or proposed water 
                                resource facilities located upstream; 
                                and
                                    (II) opportunities for diversion, 
                                storage, or other uses of water 
                                occurring outside the land that would 
                                adversely affect the wilderness values 
                                of the land;
                    (B) the wilderness areas are generally not suitable 
                for use or development of new water resource 
                facilities; and
                    (C) because of the unique nature of the wilderness 
                areas, it is possible to provide for proper management 
                and protection of the wilderness and other values of 
                land in ways different from those used in other laws.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to protect the 
        wilderness values of the wilderness areas by means other than a 
        federally reserved water right.
            (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this title--
                    (A) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
                by the United States of any water or water rights with 
                respect to the wilderness areas;
                    (B) affects any water rights in the State 
                (including any water rights held by the United States) 
                in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act;
                    (C) establishes a precedent with regard to any 
                future wilderness designations;
                    (D) affects the interpretation of, or any 
                designation made under, any other Act; or
                    (E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 
                interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree 
                that apportions water among and between the State and 
                other States.
            (4) Nevada water law.--The Secretary shall follow the 
        procedural and substantive requirements of State law in order 
        to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the 
        date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
        wilderness areas.
            (5) New projects.--
                    (A) Definition of water resource facility.--
                            (i) In general.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term ``water resource facility'' means 
                        irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, 
                        water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, 
                        ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, 
                        transmission and other ancillary facilities, 
                        and other water diversion, storage, and 
                        carriage structures.
                            (ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term ``water resource facility'' does not 
                        include wildlife guzzlers.
                    (B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--
                Except as otherwise provided in this title, on and 
                after the date of the enactment of this Act, neither 
                the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent 
                of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
                issue a license or permit for the development of any 
                new water resource facility within the wilderness 
                areas.
    (i) Temporary Telecommunications Device.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this title prevents the 
        placement of a temporary telecommunications device for law 
        enforcement or agency administrative purposes in the Selenite 
        Peak Wilderness in accordance with paragraph (2).
            (2) Additional requirements.--Any temporary 
        telecommunications device authorized by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) be carried out in accordance with--
                            (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
                        seq.); and
                            (ii) all other applicable laws (including 
                        regulations);
                    (B) to the maximum practicable, be located in such 
                a manner as to minimize impacts on the recreational and 
                other wilderness values of the area; and
                    (C) be for a period of not longer than 7 years.

SEC. 623. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects or 
diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and 
trapping, in the wilderness areas.
    (b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 
Secretary may conduct any management activities in the wilderness areas 
that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations 
and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are 
carried out--
            (1) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; 
        and
            (2) in accordance with--
                    (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 
                and
                    (B) appropriate policies, such as those set forth 
                in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on 
                Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
                Congress (House Report 101-405), including noxious weed 
                treatment and the occasional and temporary use of 
                motorized vehicles if the use, as determined by the 
                Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more 
                naturally distributed wildlife populations that would 
                enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact 
                necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks.
    (c) Existing Activities.--In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with 
appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 
Report 101-405), the State may continue to use aircraft, including 
helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water 
for wildlife populations.
    (d) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--Subject to subsection 
(f), the Secretary shall authorize structures and facilities, including 
existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 
projects, including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas if--
            (1) the structures and facilities will, as determined by 
        the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, 
        viable and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and
            (2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on 
        the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized.
    (e) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may designate areas in 
        which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of 
        public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 
        laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the 
        wilderness areas.
            (2) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, the Secretary 
        shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the 
        public before taking any action under paragraph (1).
    (f) Cooperative Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--The State, including a designee of the 
        State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the 
        wilderness areas--
                    (A) in accordance with the terms and conditions 
                specified in the cooperative agreement between the 
                Secretary and the State entitled ``Memorandum of 
                Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and 
                the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9'' 
                and signed November and December 2003, including any 
                amendments to the cooperative agreement agreed to by 
                the Secretary and the State; and
                    (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
                regulations).
            (2) References; clark county.--For the purposes of this 
        subsection, any references to Clark County in the cooperative 
        agreement described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to 
        be a reference to the wilderness areas.

SEC. 624. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782(c)), the approximately 48,600 acres of public land in the portions 
of the China Mountain, Mt. Limbo, Selenite Mountains, and Tobin Range 
wilderness study areas that have not been designated as wilderness by 
section 721(a) of this title and the portion of the Augusta Mountains 
wilderness study area within the County that has not been designated as 
wilderness by section 721(a) of this title have been adequately studied 
for wilderness designation.
    (b) Release.--The public land described in subsection (a)--
            (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
            (2) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land 
        use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
        and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).

SEC. 625. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the 
treaty rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304)).
    (b) Cultural Uses.--Nothing in this title precludes the traditional 
collection of pine nuts in a wilderness area for personal, 
noncommercial use consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.).

                       TITLE VII--FEDERAL COMPLEX

SEC. 701. FEDERAL COMPLEX.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of 
Agriculture shall establish on Federal lands identified as ``Federal 
Complex'' on the map titled ``Proposed Federal Complex'', and dated 
January 27, 2020, a Federal complex for--
            (1) department agencies and operations for the Bureau of 
        Land Management and the Forest Service;
            (2) the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office;
            (3) the Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe Headquarters;
            (4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Nevada 
        State Office;
            (5) the Bureau of Reclamation Nevada State Office;
            (6) the Bureau of Indian Affairs Western Nevada Agency 
        Office;
            (7) the option for the Forest Service to house the Carson 
        Ranger District Office; and
            (8) the option for the Bureau of Land Management to house 
        the Carson City District Office.
    (b) Funding Sources.--
            (1) Special accounts.--Ten percent of the total amount 
        deposited in the Federal special accounts established under 
        titles I, V, and VI of this Act shall be available to the 
        Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture for 
        construction of the Federal complex.
            (2) Secondary sources.--If the amount made available by 
        paragraph (1) is insufficient to complete construction of the 
        Federal complex, the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of 
        Agriculture may use other accounts available for the operation 
        of the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife 
        Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs, and the Forest Service in Nevada to provide such 
        additional amounts as may be necessary to complete construction 
        of the Federal complex.

     TITLE VIII--IMPLEMENTATION OF WHITE PINE COUNTY CONSERVATION, 
                    RECREATION, AND DEVELOPMENT ACT

SEC. 801. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

    Section 312 of the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and 
Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432; 120 Stat. 3030) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Of the'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--Of the'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``use of fire protection, 
        law enforcement, education, public safety, housing, social 
        services, transportation, and planning'' and inserting ``for 
        use as determined through normal County budgeting procedures'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) processing by a government entity of public 
                land-use authorizations and rights-of-way relating to 
                the development of land conveyed to the County under 
                this Act, with an emphasis on authorizations and 
                rights-of-way relating to any infrastructure needed for 
                the expansion of the White Pine County Industrial Park 
                under section 352(c)(2).''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Investment of Funds.--Amounts deposited in the special 
account shall earn interest in an amount determined by the Secretary of 
the Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield on 
outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable 
maturities, and may be expended according to the provisions of this 
section.''.

SEC. 802. CONVEYANCE TO WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA.

    Section 352 of the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and 
Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432; 120 Stat. 3039) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``not later than 120 
        days after the date of the enactment of the Northern Nevada 
        Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2023,'' before 
        ``the Secretary'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``or other 
                nonresidential development as determined by the County 
                and in compliance with County planning and zoning 
                codes'' before the final period;
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``through a 
                competitive bidding process'' and inserting 
                ``consistent with section 244 of the Nevada Revised 
                Statutes (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
                the Northern Nevada Economic Development and 
                Conservation Act of 2023''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)(C)--
                            (i) by striking ``gross'' and inserting 
                        ``net''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following: 
                        ``For the purpose of this subparagraph, the 
                        term `net proceeds' means funds remaining from 
                        disposal after all costs described in section 
                        312(a)(2).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Deadline.--If the Secretary has not conveyed to the County 
the parcels of land described in subsection (b) by the date that is 120 
days after the date of the enactment of the Northern Nevada Economic 
Development and Conservation Act of 2023, the Secretary shall convey to 
the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the parcels of land.''.

SEC. 803. ISSUANCE OF CORRECTIVE PATENTS.

    The White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109-432; 120 Stat. 3028 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 352 the following:

``SEC. 353. ISSUANCE OF CORRECTIVE PATENTS.

    ``(a) Issuance.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712), 
not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section 
or 60 days after the Secretary receives written notification under this 
section from a private landowner, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Land Management, shall issue corrective patents, 
subject to valid existing rights, for private lands adjacent to public 
land when--
            ``(1) a cloud on the title demonstrates that the private 
        land had been patented before 1976; and
            ``(2) the correction is for 5 acres or less.
    ``(b) Administrative Costs.--The United States shall pay 
administrative costs of corrective patents issued under this 
section.''.

               TITLE IX--FERNLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT

SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Fernley Economic Development 
Act''.

SEC. 902. LAND CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary 
shall convey to the City, for fair market value, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the Federal land.
    (b) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall determine fair market value of 
the Federal land in accordance with the Federal Lands Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and based on an appraisal conducted in accordance 
with--
            (1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
        Acquisition; and
            (2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
        Practice.
    (c) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land 
under subsection (a), the City shall pay--
            (1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in 
        accordance with subsection (b); and
            (2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all 
        surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated 
        with the conveyance of the Federal land to the City.
    (d) Disposition of Proceeds.--Any gross proceeds from the sale, 
lease, or conveyance of Federal land under this section shall be 
deposited into the special account created by the Southern Nevada 
Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263).
    (e) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Fernley, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Fernley 
        Economic Development Map'' and dated September 23, 2020.
            (3) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
        approximately 12,085 acres of federally owned land generally 
        depicted within ``Tri II EDCA-V Prop Boundary'' on the map.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

               TITLE X--CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF SPARKS

SEC. 1001. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Sparks, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Sparks 
        Public Purpose Conveyances'' and dated April 15, 2020.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 1002. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR USE AS A PUBLIC CEMETERY.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid and existing rights and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), 
the Secretary shall convey to the City without consideration all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 40 acres of land depicted as ``Cemetery Conveyance'' 
on the Map.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including the costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be 
paid by the City.
    (d) Use of Land.--The land conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
used only for a cemetery.

SEC. 1003. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR USE AS REGIONAL PUBLIC PARKS.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid and existing rights and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), 
the Secretary shall convey to the City without consideration all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 448.16 acres depicted as ``Golden Eagle Regional 
Park'' and 266.04 acres depicted as ``Wedekind Regional Park'' on the 
Map.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including the costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be 
paid by the City.
    (d) Use of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The land conveyed under subsection (a) 
        shall be used only for public parks.
            (2) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under 
        subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with 
        the use described in paragraph (1), the land shall revert, at 
        the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.

                      TITLE XI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 1101. PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means 
        the State of Nevada, a political subdivision of the State, a 
        unit of local government, or a regional governmental entity in 
        any county of the State of Nevada.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means any 
        Federal land in the State of Nevada--
                    (A) that is leased, patented, authorized as a 
                right-of-way, or otherwise approved for use pursuant to 
                the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
                ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act''; 44 Stat. 741, 
                chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Federal Land 
                Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
                seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
                (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or any other applicable 
                Federal law; and
                    (B) on which a permanent public facility has been 
                or may be constructed.
    (b) Authorization for Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights 
and subsection (d), on request by an eligible entity for the conveyance 
of a parcel of Federal land, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey 
to the eligible entity by quitclaim deed, without consideration, terms, 
conditions, reservations, or stipulations, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the parcel of Federal land for 
any public purpose.
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        a request by an eligible entity for a conveyance of Federal 
        land under subsection (b), the Secretary shall file a map and 
        legal description of the parcel of Federal land to be conveyed 
        under that paragraph.
            (2) Effect; availability.--Each map and legal description 
        filed under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) have the same force and effect as if included 
                in this Act; and
                    (B) be on file and available for public inspection 
                in the Nevada State Office of the Bureau of Land 
                Management.
            (3) Errors.--The Secretary may correct any minor error in a 
        map or legal description filed under paragraph (1).
    (d) Reversion.--
            (1) In general.--As a condition of a conveyance under 
        subsection (b) and except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall require that, if any parcel of the Federal land 
        conveyed under that subsection is no longer used for any public 
        purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of 
        Federal land shall--
                    (A) revert to the United States; or
                    (B) on authorization by the Secretary, be disposed 
                of by the eligible entity through a sale, lease, or 
                other conveyance, in accordance with subsection (e).
            (2) Exception.--The removal of sediment from a stormwater 
        detention basin or the movement or removal of minerals on a 
        parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) that may 
        be interfering with or precluding any public purpose shall not 
        result in the parcel being considered to be no longer used for 
        a public purpose under paragraph (1).
            (3) Requirements for sale, lease, or other conveyance.--
                    (A) Fair market value.--The sale, lease, or other 
                conveyance of a parcel of Federal land by an eligible 
                entity under paragraph (1)(B) shall be for fair market 
                value.
                    (B) Disposition of proceeds.--Any gross proceeds 
                received by an eligible entity from the sale, lease, or 
                other conveyance of a parcel of Federal land under such 
                paragraph shall be deposited in the special account.
            (4) Responsibility for remediation.--If a parcel of Federal 
        land reverts to the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A) and the 
        Secretary determines that the Federal land is contaminated with 
        hazardous waste, the eligible entity to which the Federal land 
        was conveyed shall be responsible for remediation of the 
        contamination of the parcel of Federal land.
    (e) Applicable Law.--Any lease, patent, or real estate transaction 
for Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) is affirmed and 
validated as having been completed pursuant to, and in compliance with, 
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act''; 44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), for the construction of public schools, fire stations, 
parks, community centers, law enforcement facilities, flood control 
facilities, and other public infrastructure.
    (f) Payment of Costs.--The Secretary shall pay for any 
administrative and real estate transfer costs incurred in carrying out 
the conveyances of Federal land under subsection (b) using amounts from 
the special account.

SEC. 1102. USE OF CERTAIN SAND AND GRAVEL.

    The movement of common varieties of sand and gravel on a surface 
estate acquired under Public Law 105-263, Public Law 107-282, or under 
the provisions of this division, by the owner of the surface estate, 
for purposes including but not limited to recontouring or balancing the 
surface estate or filling utility trenches on the surface estate, or 
the disposal of such sand and gravel at an off-site landfill, shall not 
constitute the unauthorized use of such sand and gravel.

SEC. 1103. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE WATER RIGHTS.

    Nothing in this Act affects the allocation, ownership, interest, or 
control, as in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act, of 
any water, water right, or any other valid existing right held by the 
United States, an Indian tribe, a State, or a person.

SEC. 1104. AMENDMENT TO CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN STOREY COUNTY, 
              NEVADA.

    Section 3009(d)(1)(B) of division B of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(128 Stat. 3751) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
inserting the following: ``; and the land generally depicted as `BLM 
Owned County Request Transfer' on the map entitled `Restoring Storey 
County', dated October 22, 2020.''.

                   TITLE XII--GREENLINK WEST PROJECT

SEC. 1201. GREENLINK WEST PROJECT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the Greenlink West 
        Project described in--
                    (A) the notice of intent of the Bureau of Land 
                Management entitled ``Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
                Environmental Impact Statement and Potential Resource 
                Management Plan Amendments for the Greenlink West 
                Project in Clark, Nye, Esmeralda, Mineral, Lyon, 
                Storey, and Washoe Counties in Nevada'' (87 Fed. Reg. 
                25658 (May 2, 2022)); and
                    (B) the associated administrative record for the 
                Greenlink West Project numbered DOI-BLM-NV-0000-2022-
                0004-EIS.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.
            (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Walker River 
        Paiute Tribe.
            (4) Walker lake parcel.--The term ``Walker Lake Parcel'' 
        means the following land in Mineral County, Nevada:
                    (A) All land held by the Bureau of Land Management 
                in T. 11 N., R. 29 E., secs. 35 and 36, Mount Diablo 
                Meridian.
                    (B) All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in 
                T. 10 N., R. 30 E., secs. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 
                21, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Mount Diablo Meridian.
                    (C) All land held by the Bureau of Land Management 
                in T. 10.5 N., R. 30 E., secs. 31 and 32, Mount Diablo 
                Meridian.
    (b) Project Authorization; Right-of-Way.--If the Walker Lake Parcel 
is taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe on, before, or after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the consent of the Tribe for the use 
for the Project of the portion of the Walker Lake Parcel taken into 
trust shall be deemed to have been obtained by the Secretary subject to 
the following:
            (1) The use of the Walker Lake Parcel land for the Project 
        shall be subject to review under the pending proceeding under 
        the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
        et seq.), which shall be modified--
                    (A) to reflect the trust title of the Walker Lake 
                Parcel; and
                    (B) to address any other laws applicable to rights-
                of-way on Tribal land, including any environmental, 
                wildlife, conservation, historic preservation, and 
                natural resources laws.
            (2) As soon as practicable after the date on which the 
        Walker Lake Parcel is taken into trust for the benefit of the 
        Tribe, the Secretary shall approve a right-of-way agreement 
        between the Tribe and the Project applicant before the 
        commencement of construction and installation of the Project to 
        address applicable provisions under part 169 of title 25, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), including, 
        with respect to compensation paid to the Tribe, term, 
        amendment, renewal, assignment, access rights, operation and 
        maintenance, and an annual premium usage fee consistent with 
        prevailing rates or standards to be paid directly to the Tribe, 
        subject to the requirement that the Secretary and the Tribe 
        shall exercise all authority under applicable law (including 
        regulations) with respect to the use of, and compliance with, 
        the right-of-way.
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