Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act

To facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of a conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act 2. Facilitation of pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada (a) Facilitation of Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects (1) Availability of special account under Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 Section 5(b) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–298 (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and implementation development (ii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) in clause (i), by striking ; and (II) by adding at the end the following: (iii) development and implementation of comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan or a subsequent amendment to the plan; and ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Cooperative agreements Establishment of cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the County shall be required for any County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the Secretary regarding— (A) wilderness in the County designated by the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–424 (B) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to that Act; (C) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by that Act; and (D) planning associated with land disposal and related land use authorizations required for utility corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to that Act (other than rights-of-way granted pursuant to that Act) and this Act. . (2) Availability of special account under Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 Section 103 of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–424 (A) in subsection (b)(3)— (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking ; and (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (G) development and implementation of comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan or a subsequent amendment to the plan. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (d) Cooperative agreements Establishment of cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the County shall be required for any County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the Secretary regarding— (1) wilderness in the County designated by this Act; (2) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to this Act; (3) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by this Act; and (4) planning associated with land disposal and related land use authorizations required for utility corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to this Act (other than rights-of-way granted pursuant to this Act) and the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–298 . (b) Disposition of proceeds (1) Disposition of proceeds under Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 Section 5(a)(2) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–298 and the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority schools (2) Disposition of proceeds under Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 Section 103(b)(2) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–424 and transportation transportation, and the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority or any other County economic development organization (c) Realign a portion of the LCCRDA utility corridor Section 301(a) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–424 (d) Final corrective patent in Clark County, Nevada (1) Validation of patent Patent number 27-2005-0081 issued by the Bureau of Land Management on February 18, 2005, is affirmed and validated as having been issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988 ( Public Law 100–275 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (2) Ratification of reconfiguration The process used by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the land described in paragraph (1), as depicted on Exhibit 1-4 of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Development Project MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in Special Condition 10 of the Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. 000005042 are ratified. (e) Final land reconfiguration in Lincoln County, Nevada (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Map The term Map Proposed Lincoln County Land Reconfiguration (B) Secretary The term Secretary (2) Issuance of Lincoln County Corrective Patent (A) In general The Secretary may issue a corrective patent for 7,548 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, that is depicted on the Map. (B) Applicable law A corrective patent issued under subparagraph (A) shall be considered to have been issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988 ( Public Law 100–275 3. Mt. Moriah Wilderness, High Schells Wilderness, and Arc Dome Wilderness boundary adjustments (a) Amendments to the Pam White Wilderness Act Section 323 of the Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 Public Law 109–432 (e) Mt. Moriah Wilderness adjustment The boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness established under section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 Public Law 101–195 (1) the land identified as the Mount Moriah Wilderness Area Mount Moriah Additions Eastern White Pine County (2) the land identified as NFS Lands Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area (f) High Schells Wilderness adjustment The boundary of the High Schells Wilderness established under subsection (a)(11) is adjusted to include the land identified as Include as Wilderness McCoy Creek Adjustment NFS Lands Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment High Schells Wilderness Area . (b) Amendments to the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 The Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 Public Law 101–195 12. Arc Dome Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness established under section 2(2) is adjusted to exclude the land identified as Exclude from Wilderness Arc Dome Adjustment . 4. Implementation of Conservation Plan, Virgin River, Nevada Section 3(d)(3)(B) of Public Law 99–548 development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for development and implementation of a conservation plan to benefit fish and wildlife species of 5. Technical amendment Section 3(f)(2)(B) of Public Law 99–548 April 11, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (LCLA) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Both the LCLA and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (LCCRDA) are amended to make certain amounts available for comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the county, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan or a subsequent amendment to it. The bill requires cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Lincoln County for certain county-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the Department of the Interior. Certain portions of land sale proceeds returned to the County under the LCLA and the LCCRDA shall be used in part for the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority. Under the LCCRDA Interior shall realign a specified portion of a 2,640-foot wide utility corridor. The bill: affirms and validates patent number 27-2005-0081 issued by the BLM on February 18, 2005, as having been issued pursuant to and in compliance with specified law for the benefit of the desert tortoise, other species, and their habitat to increase the likelihood of their recovery; and ratifies the processes used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the BLM in reconfiguring the land covered by the patent. Interior may issue a corrective patent for 7,548 specified acres of land in Lincoln County. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the Pam White Wilderness Act to adjust the boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness to include specified lands, and the boundary of the High Schells Wilderness to include and exclude specified lands. The bill amends the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 to adjust the boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness to exclude specified land. (Sec. 4) The bill amends the Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 to require the proceeds of the sales of certain parcels of land by Interior to the city of Mesquite, Nevada, to be made available for use for the development and implementation of a conservation plan to benefit fish and wildlife species of the Virgin River in Clark County (rather than, as currently, for development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan).