Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act

To provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—Moapa Valley Tribal empowerment and economic development Sec. 101. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes. Sec. 102. Tribal fee land to be held in trust. TITLE II—Clark County, Nevada Sec. 201. Definition of public park under the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002. Sec. 202. Boundary adjustment to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Sec. 203. Boundary adjustment to the Rainbow Gardens Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Sec. 204. Land disposal and public purpose conveyances. Sec. 205. Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern and establishment of special management areas. Sec. 206. Relationship to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. Sec. 207. Designation of Maude Frazier Mountain. Sec. 208. Availability of special account. Sec. 209. Nevada Cancer Institute land conveyance. TITLE III—Wilderness Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. TITLE IV—Local government conveyances in the State of Nevada for public purposes Sec. 401. City of Boulder City, Nevada, conveyance. Sec. 402. City of Mesquite, Nevada, conveyance for the protection of the Virgin River watershed. Sec. 403. Clark County, Nevada, conveyance to support public safety and wildfire response. Sec. 404. Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada, conveyance to support access to rural water supply. Sec. 405. City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, conveyance for fire training facility. TITLE V—Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan Sec. 501. Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan. TITLE VI—Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area Sec. 601. Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area. TITLE VII—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 701. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas. Sec. 702. Water infrastructure conveyances for public purposes. Sec. 703. Lower Las Vegas Wash weirs. Sec. 704. Critical flood control facilities. Sec. 705. Maximizing education benefits. Sec. 706. Jurisdiction over fish and wildlife. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) County The term County (2) Federal incidental take permit The term Federal incidental take permit 16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B) (A) the Nevada Department of Transportation; (B) the County; or (C) any of the following cities in the State: (i) Las Vegas. (ii) North Las Vegas. (iii) Henderson. (iv) Boulder City. (v) Mesquite. (3) Indian tribe The term Indian Tribe 25 U.S.C. 5304 (4) Regional governmental entity; special account; unit of local government The terms regional governmental entity special account unit of local government Public Law 105–263 (5) Secretary The term Secretary (6) State The term State (7) Tribe The term Tribe I Moapa Valley Tribal empowerment and economic development 101. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, including rights-of-way for construction, maintenance, and operation of the Moapa Valley Water District facilities, as depicted on the map entitled Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and Land Conveyances (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. (b) Description of land The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 41,055 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management (c) Survey Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). (d) 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 those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 (e) Water rights (1) In general There shall not be Federal reserved rights to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (a). (2) State water rights The Tribe shall retain any right or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (a). 102. Tribal fee land to be held in trust (a) In general All right, title, and interest of the Tribe in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall be— (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. (b) Description of land The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 200 acres of land held in fee by the Tribe as generally depicted on the map entitled General Land Status, Moapa Band of Paiutes (c) Survey Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). II Clark County, Nevada 201. Definition of public park under the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 Section 102 of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 ( 16 U.S.C. 460ccc–4 Public Law 107–282 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) Associated supportive use The term associated supportive use ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (3) Public park The term public park . 202. Boundary adjustment to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Section 3(a) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 460ccc–1(a) (2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately 246,990 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management . 203. Boundary adjustment to the Rainbow Gardens Area of Critical Environmental Concern (a) In general The boundary of the Rainbow Gardens Area of Critical Environmental Concern, as amended under the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan of 1998, is modified to exclude approximately 390 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Rainbow Gardens ACEC Boundary Adjustment (b) Availability of map The map described in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 204. Land disposal and public purpose conveyances (a) Land disposal (1) In general Section 4(a) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–263 September 17, 2012 November 23, 2020 (2) Mineral interests The following shall not constitute the unauthorized use of sand or gravel for purposes of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–263 Public Law 107–282 (A) The movement of common varieties of sand and gravel on a surface estate acquired under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–263 Public Law 107–282 (B) The disposal of sand or gravel described in subparagraph (A) at an off-site landfill. (b) Public purpose conveyances (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Eligible entity The term eligible entity (B) Federal land The term Federal land (i) 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 43 U.S.C. 869 43 U.S.C. 1701 42 U.S.C. 4321 (ii) on which a permanent public facility has been or may be constructed; and (iii) that is not— (I) under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the Department of Defense; or (II) managed as— (aa) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; (bb) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; or (cc) a component of the National Landscape Conservation System. (2) Authorization for conveyance Subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (4), on request by an eligible entity for the conveyance of a parcel of Federal land, the Secretary 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. (3) Map and legal description (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of a request by an eligible entity for a conveyance of Federal land under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under that paragraph. (B) Effect; availability Each map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) have the same force and effect as if included in this Act; and (ii) be on file and available for public inspection in the Las Vegas Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. (C) Errors The Secretary may correct any minor error in a map or legal description filed under subparagraph (A). (4) Reversion (A) In general As a condition of a conveyance under paragraph (2) and except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require that, if the parcel of the Federal land conveyed under that paragraph is no longer used for any public purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of Federal land shall— (i) revert to the United States; or (ii) on authorization by the Secretary, be disposed of by the eligible entity through a sale, lease, or other conveyance, in accordance with subparagraph (C). (B) Exception The removal of sediment or minerals from a stormwater detention basin or from a parcel of Federal land conveyed under paragraph (2) shall be considered to be an authorized use. (C) Requirements for sale, lease, or other conveyance (i) Fair market value The sale, lease, or other conveyance of a parcel of Federal land by an eligible entity under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be for fair market value. (ii) 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 subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deposited in the special account. (D) Responsibility for remediation If a parcel of Federal land reverts to the Secretary under subparagraph (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. (5) Applicable law Any lease, patent, or real estate transaction for Federal land conveyed under paragraph (2) 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 43 U.S.C. 869 43 U.S.C. 1701 42 U.S.C. 4321 (6) 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 paragraph (2) using amounts from the special account. (c) Use of public-Private partnerships by units of local government for affordable housing (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Affordable housing The term affordable housing (i) in the case of homes for sale, homes that retain affordability for future buyers through the use of perpetual resale or deed restrictions; and (ii) a manufactured home community, if the manufactured home community is managed by— (I) a nonprofit organization; or (II) a resident-owned cooperative. (B) Covered land The term covered land (i) acquired or conveyed by a unit of local government before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act for public purposes; and (ii) subject to reversion to the United States if the acquired or conveyed Federal land is no longer used for public purposes. (2) Use of covered land (A) In general Any covered land may be developed, financed, used, and maintained for public purposes, including affordable housing, by any entity operating in the County that has entered into a contract with the applicable unit of local government providing for the use of the covered land by the entity. (B) Exemption from notice of realty action requirement If an entity seeks to use covered land for affordable housing purposes under subparagraph (A), the entity— (i) shall not be required to comply with notice of realty action requirements with respect to the covered land; but (ii) before using the covered land for affordable housing purposes, shall provide, for a period of not less than 14 days, adequate public notice of the use of the covered land. (C) Reversion If covered land that is used for affordable housing purposes under subparagraph (A) ceases to be used for affordable housing or any other public purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the covered land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. (3) Acquisition of covered land for affordable housing purposes On submission of an application to the Secretary by a unit of local government for the conveyance to the unit of local government of covered land for affordable housing purposes as authorized under section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–263 205. Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern and establishment of special management areas (a) Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern The designation by the Bureau of Land Management of the Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern in the State dated February 14, 2014, is revoked. (b) Establishment of special management areas The following areas in the County are designated as special management areas: (1) Stump springs special management area Certain Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 141,786 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Stump Springs Special Management Area (2) Bird springs valley special management area Certain Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 39,282 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Bird Springs Valley Special Management Area (3) Desert tortoise protective corridor special management area Certain Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 42,974 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Desert Tortoise Protective Corridor Special Management Area (4) Jean lake special management area Certain Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 2,669 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Jean Lake Special Management Area (5) Gale hills special management area Certain Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 16,411 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Gale Hills Special Management Area (6) California wash special management area Certain Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 8,203 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management California Wash Special Management Area (7) Bitter springs special management area Certain Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 61,711 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Bitter Springs Special Management Area (8) Muddy mountains special management area Certain Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 32,250 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Muddy Mountains Special Management Area (9) Mesa milkvetch special management area Certain Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 8,430 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Mesa Milkvetch Special Management Area (c) Purposes The purposes of a special management area designated by subsection (b) (referred to in this section as a Special Management Area (1) to provide for the conservation and recovery of the diversity of natural habitats and native species of plants and animals in the County covered by the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (including any amendments to the plan); and (2) to mitigate the impacts of— (A) any amendment to the applicable Federal incidental take permit, as required by sections 17.22(b)(1) and 17.32(b)(1) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and (B) any amendments to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan under section 206. (d) Management of special management areas (1) In general The Secretary shall manage each Special Management Area— (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the purposes for which the Special Management Area is established; and (B) in accordance with— (i) this section; (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 (iii) any other applicable law. (2) Uses The Secretary shall allow only uses of a Special Management Area that are consistent with the purposes for which the Special Management Area is established. (3) Motorized vehicles; new roads (A) Motorized vehicles Except as needed for emergency response or administrative purposes, the use of motorized vehicles in the Special Management Areas shall be permitted only on roads and motorized routes designated for the use of motorized vehicles in the management plan developed under subsection (i)(1)(A). (B) New roads No new permanent or temporary roads or other motorized vehicle routes shall be constructed within the Special Management Areas after the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Map and legal description (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a map and legal description of each Special Management Area. (2) Effect A map or legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act. (3) Corrections The Secretary may correct minor errors in a map or legal description filed under paragraph (1), if, before making a proposed correction, the Secretary submits to the County the proposed correction for review and approval. (4) Public availability A copy of each map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Las Vegas Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. (f) Incorporation of acquired land and interests Any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within a Special Management Area shall— (1) become part of the Special Management Area in which the acquired land or interest in land is located; (2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (g); and (3) be managed in accordance with— (A) this section; (B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 (C) any other applicable law (including regulations). (g) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, and to rights-of-way for construction, maintenance, and operation of the Moapa Valley Water District facilities depicted on the map entitled Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and Land Conveyances (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (h) Cooperative management agreement Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative management agreement with the County that provides for the joint management of the Special Management Areas by the Secretary and the County, in accordance with— (1) this section; (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 (3) any other applicable Federal law. (i) Management plan (1) In general As soon as practicable, but not later than 1 year, after the date on which the County is issued an amended Federal incidental take permit in accordance with section 206, the Secretary and the County shall— (A) develop a comprehensive cooperative management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Areas; and (B) amend the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan to incorporate the provisions of the management plan for the Special Management Areas developed under subparagraph (A). (2) Interim management During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the management plan developed under paragraph (1)(A) and the amendment to the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan required under paragraph (1)(B) take effect, the Secretary shall not authorize the use of the Federal land described in subsection (b) for any activity contrary to the purposes described in subsection (c), including— (A) disposal; (B) rights-of-way; (C) leases, including utility-scale solar energy facilities; (D) livestock grazing; (E) infrastructure development; and (F) mineral entry. (j) Transportation and utility corridors (1) In general Consistent with this subsection, the management plan for the Special Management Areas developed under subsection (i)(1)(A) shall establish provisions, including avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures, for ongoing maintenance of public utility and other rights-of-way in existing designated transportation and utility corridors within a Special Management Area. (2) Effect Nothing in this section— (A) affects the existence, use, operation, maintenance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation improvement funding, removal, or replacement of any utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way within an existing designated transportation and utility corridor within a Special Management Area; (B) precludes the Secretary from authorizing the establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way within an existing designated transportation and utility corridor within a Special Management Area— (i) in accordance with— (I) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 (II) any other applicable law; and (ii) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; or (C) prohibits access to, or the repair or replacement of, a transmission line within a right-of-way grant within a Special Management Area issued before the date of enactment of this Act. (k) Effect Nothing in this section prevents or interferes with— (1) the construction or operation of the Ivanpah Valley Airport authorized under the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act ( Public Law 106–362 (2) the Airport Environs Overlay District authorized under section 501(c) of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–282 Buck Public Law 113–291 206. Relationship to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (a) Extension of habitat conservation plan On receipt from the County of a complete application for an amendment to the applicable Federal incidental take permit, as required by sections 17.22(b)(1) and 17.32(b)(1) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), and an amended Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan which incorporates the Special Management Areas established by section 205(b) and the provisions of the management plan required under section 205(i)(1)(A), the Secretary shall, in accordance with this Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 16 U.S.C. 1531 (1) credit approximately 353,716 acres of the land conserved and designated as Special Management Areas under section 205(b), as depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management (2) extend the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal incidental take permit for the maximum authorized duration, as determined by the Secretary. (b) Federal permit issuance criteria Before amending the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan and extending the Federal incidental take permit under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the Federal incidental take permit issuance criteria required in sections 17.22(b)(2), 17.32(b)(2), and 222.307(c)(2) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), are met. (c) Effect Nothing in this Act otherwise limits, alters, modifies, or amends the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 207. Designation of Maude Frazier Mountain (a) In general The peak of Frenchman Mountain in the State located at latitude 36°10′45″ N, by longitude 114°59′52″ W, shall be designated as Maude Frazier Mountain (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the peak described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to Maude Frazier Mountain 208. Availability of special account Section 4(e)(3)(A) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–263 (1) in clause (ii), by striking the Great Basin National Park, and other areas the Great Basin National Park, the Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monument, and other areas (2) in clause (x), by striking and (3) by redesignating clause (xi) as clause (xii); and (4) by inserting after clause (x) the following: (xi) development and implementation of sustainability and climate initiatives in Clark County, Nevada, in accordance with a cooperative agreement with a unit of local government or regional governmental entity; and . 209. Nevada Cancer Institute land conveyance Section 2603(a)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 , or any successors in interest III Wilderness 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System (a) Designation Section 202(a) of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 Public Law 107–282 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking 2002 2002, and the approximately 10,137 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management (2) in paragraph (4), by striking 2002 2002, and the approximately 3,878 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management (3) in paragraph (5), by striking 2002 2002, and the approximately 19,521 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management (4) in paragraph (11), by striking 2002 2002, and the approximately 44,942 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management (5) in paragraph (12), by striking 2002 2002, and the approximately 30,211 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management (6) in paragraph (16), by striking 2002 2002, and the approximately 31,120 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management (7) in paragraph (17), by striking 2002 2002, and the approximately 699 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management (8) by adding at the end the following: (19) Mount stirling wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 73,011 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Mount Stirling Wilderness (20) Overton wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the National Park Service, comprising approximately 23,227 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Overton Wilderness (21) Twin springs wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the National Park Service, comprising approximately 9,684 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Twin Springs Wilderness (22) Scanlon wash wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the National Park Service, comprising approximately 22,826 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Scanlon Wash Wilderness (23) Hiller mountains wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the National Park Service, comprising approximately 14,832 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Hiller Mountains Wilderness (24) Hell’s kitchen wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the National Park Service, comprising approximately 12,439 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Hell (25) South million hills wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the National Park Service, comprising approximately 8,955 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management South Million Hills Wilderness (26) New york mountains wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 14,114 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management 16 U.S.C. 1132 Public Law 103–433 (27) Piute mountains wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,404 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management 16 U.S.C. 1132 Public Law 103–13 (28) Sheep range wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 435,277 acres, as generally depicted as Sheep Range Wilderness Southern Nevada Land Management Sheep Range Wilderness (29) Las vegas range wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 150,823 acres, as generally depicted as Las Vegas Range Wilderness Southern Nevada Land Management Las Vegas Range Wilderness (30) Gass peak wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 33,424 acres, as generally depicted as Gass Peak Wilderness Southern Nevada Land Management Gass Peak Wilderness (31) Desert bighorn wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 285,749 acres, as generally depicted as Desert Bighorn Wilderness Southern Nevada Land Management Desert Bighorn Wilderness (32) Pintwater-east desert-spotted range wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 268,698 acres, as generally depicted as Pintwater-East Desert-Spotted Range Wilderness Southern Nevada Land Management Pintwater-East Desert-Spotted Range Wilderness (33) Hole-in-the-rock west wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 91,533 acres, as generally depicted as Hole-In-The-Rock Wilderness Southern Nevada Land Management Hole-In-The-Rock West Wilderness (34) Hole-in-the-rock east wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 13,412 acres, as generally depicted as Hole-In-The-Rock Wilderness Southern Nevada Land Management Hole-In-The-Rock East Wilderness (35) Desert range wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 23,100 acres, as generally depicted as Desert Range Wilderness Southern Nevada Land Management Desert Range Wilderness (36) Lucy gray wilderness Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 9,717 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management . (b) Applicable law Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding section 203(a) of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 Public Law 107–282 16 U.S.C. 1131 16 U.S.C. 1132 Public Law 107–282 IV Local government conveyances in the State of Nevada for public purposes 401. City of Boulder City, Nevada, conveyance (a) Definitions In this section: (1) City The term City (2) Federal land The term Federal land Public Law 85–339 (b) Authorization of conveyance On request of the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (c) Administration of acquired land (1) In general The Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) shall be subject to valid existing rights. (2) Administrative authority The Secretary shall continue to have administrative authority over the Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) after the date of the conveyance. (d) Reversion (1) In general If the Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, the Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the best interest of the United States. (2) Responsibility of City If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal land should revert to the United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for remediation of the contamination of the Federal land. 402. City of Mesquite, Nevada, conveyance for the protection of the Virgin River watershed (a) Definitions In this section: (1) City The term City (2) Federal land The term Federal land (3) Map The term Map City of Mesquite, River Park (b) Authorization of conveyance Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 (c) Map and legal descriptions (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). (2) Corrections The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1). (3) Availability The Map and legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Las Vegas Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. (d) Reversion (1) In general If the Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, the Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the best interest of the United States. (2) Responsibility of City If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal land should revert to the United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for the remediation of the contamination of the Federal land. 403. Clark County, Nevada, conveyance to support public safety and wildfire response (a) Authorization of conveyance Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 (1) Mount charleston public safety complex The approximately 16-acre parcel of Federal land generally depicted as Parcel A on the map entitled Mount Charleston Public Safety Complex Parcel for Lee Canyon Fire Station (2) Public safety training facilities The approximately 123 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Metro Parcels (b) Payment of costs As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay any costs relating to any land surveys and other associated costs of conveying the parcels of Federal land under subsection (a). (c) Map and legal descriptions (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare final legal descriptions of the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a). (2) Corrections The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the maps described in subsection (a) or legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1). (3) Availability The maps described in subsection (a) and legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (d) Reversion (1) In general If any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be used for the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the best interest of the United States. (2) Responsibility of County If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that a parcel of Federal land should revert to the United States and that the parcel of Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the County shall be responsible for remediation of the contamination of the parcel of Federal land. 404. Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada, conveyance to support access to rural water supply (a) Definitions In this section: (1) District The term District (2) Federal land The term Federal land (3) Map The term Map Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and Land Conveyances (b) Authorization of conveyance (1) In general Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 (2) Limitation If any parcel of Federal land authorized for conveyance under paragraph (1) is subject to transfer for the benefit of the Tribe under section 101(a), the interest in the parcel of Federal land to be conveyed to the District under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of a right-of-way for construction, maintenance, and operation of critical water conveyance infrastructure. (c) Map and legal descriptions (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). (2) Corrections The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1). (3) Availability The Map and legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (d) Reversion (1) In general If the Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, as described in subsection (b), the Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the best interest of the United States. (2) Responsibility of district If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal land should revert to the United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the District shall be responsible for remediation of the contamination of the Federal land. 405. City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, conveyance for fire training facility (a) Definitions In this section: (1) City The term City (2) Federal land The term Federal land (3) Map The term Map North Las Vegas Fire Department Training Facility (b) Authorization of conveyance Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 (c) Payment of costs As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs relating to any surveys and other associated costs of conveying the Federal land. (d) Map and legal descriptions (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). (2) Corrections The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1). (3) Availability The Map and legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (e) Reversion (1) In general If the Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, the Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the best interest of the United States. (2) Responsibility of City If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal land should revert to the United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for remediation of the contamination on the Federal land. V Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan 501. Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan Section 3(d)(3) of Public Law 99–548 Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: (A) for the development and implementation of a watershed plan for the Lower Virgin River; and ; and (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). VI Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area 601. Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area (a) Definition of transition area Section 2602(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 (4) Transition area The term Transition Area Subject Area Limited Transition Area (LTA) 2020 Amendment 1/4 NV Energy Utility Corridor . (b) Use of land for nonresidential development; retention of land by City Section 2602(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: (A) Authorized uses After the conveyance to the City under paragraph (1), the City may sell, lease, or otherwise convey any portion of the Transition Area for purposes of— (i) nonresidential development; or (ii) limited residential development that— (I) augments and integrates any nonresidential development under clause (i); and (II) is not freestanding. (B) Fair market value Any land sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed under subparagraph (A) shall be for not less than fair market value. ; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting and applicable State law (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) Use of land for recreation or other public purposes; retention by city The City may elect to retain parcels in the Transition Area— (A) for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 43 U.S.C. 869 (B) for any other use by the City, by providing to the Secretary— (i) written notice of the election; and (ii) consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of the land retained, which shall be subject to disposition in accordance with paragraph (2)(D). ; and (3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking or reserved for recreation or other public purposes under paragraph (3) , reserved for recreation or other public purposes under paragraph (3)(A), or retained by the City under paragraph (3)(B) VII Miscellaneous provisions 701. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas (a) Establishment Subject to valid existing rights, and to rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and operation of Moapa Valley Water District facilities, as depicted on the map entitled Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and Land Conveyances (1) Laughlin off-highway vehicle recreation area The approximately 18,304 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Laughlin Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area (2) Logandale trails off-highway vehicle recreation area The approximately 21,756 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Logandale Trails Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area (3) Nelson hills off-highway vehicle recreation area The approximately 42,756 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Nelson Hills Off-Highway Recreation Area (4) Sandy valley off-highway vehicle recreation area The approximately 39,040 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Southern Nevada Land Management Sandy Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area (b) Purposes The purposes of each off-highway vehicle recreation area established by subsection (a) (referred to in this section as an off-highway vehicle recreation area (1) off-highway vehicle use; (2) other activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and (3) the scenic, watershed, habitat, cultural, historic, and ecological resources of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas. (c) Management plans (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with applicable law, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of each off-highway vehicle recreation area. (2) Consultation In developing the management plans under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with— (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental entities; and (B) members of the public. (d) Management The Secretary shall manage the off-highway vehicle recreation areas— (1) to support the purposes described in subsection (b); and (2) in accordance with— (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 (B) this section; and (C) any other applicable law (including regulations). (e) Motorized vehicles (1) In general Except as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of motorized vehicles by the applicable management plan under subsection (c). (2) Interim management During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the management plan under subsection (c) for an off-highway vehicle recreation area takes effect, the use of motorized vehicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas shall be permitted in accordance with the applicable land use plan. (3) Effect of subsection Nothing in this subsection prevents the Secretary from closing an existing road or trail to protect natural resources or public safety, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (f) Transportation and utility corridors Nothing in this section— (1) affects the existence, use, operation, maintenance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation improvement funding, removal, or replacement of any utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way within an existing designated transportation and utility corridor within an off-highway vehicle recreation area; (2) precludes the Secretary from authorizing the establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way within an existing designated transportation and utility corridor within an off-highway vehicle recreation area— (A) in accordance with— (i) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 (ii) any other applicable law; and (B) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; or (3) prohibits access to, or the repair or replacement of, a transmission line within a right-of-way grant within an off-highway vehicle recreation area issued before the date of enactment of this Act. (g) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the boundaries of an off-highway vehicle recreation area, together with any land designated as the Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Public Law 113–291 16 U.S.C. 460aaaa(3)(A) (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (h) Maps and legal descriptions (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal description of each off-highway vehicle recreation area. (2) Errors The Secretary may correct any minor error in— (A) a map referred to in subsection (a); or (B) a legal description under paragraph (1). (3) Treatment The maps and legal descriptions referred to in paragraph (2) shall— (A) be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management; and (B) have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, subject to paragraph (2). 702. Water infrastructure conveyances for public purposes (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal land The term Federal land (2) Map The term Map Section 702 Water Infrastructure Conveyances for Public Purposes (b) Authorization of conveyance Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1713 (c) Map and legal description (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a final legal description of the Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). (2) Corrections The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the Map or the legal description prepared under paragraph (1). (3) Availability The Map and the 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) Reversion (1) In general If the Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, as described in subsection (b), the Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the best interest of the United States. (2) Responsibility of public water agency If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal land should revert to the United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the public water agency shall be responsible for remediation of the contamination of the Federal land. (e) Effect of section Nothing in this section— (1) permits any public water agency to obtain title to Federal land for the purpose of constructing the groundwater development project referred to in the right-of-way numbered N–78803; or (2) affects the right, interest, or authority of the National Park Service to manage the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. 703. Lower Las Vegas Wash weirs (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights and all applicable laws, the Secretary shall complete construction of the 6 erosion control weirs on the lower Las Vegas Wash within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area that are unfinished as of the date of enactment of this Act, as identified in the study of the Federal Highway Administration entitled 2010 Lower Las Vegas Wash Planning Study (b) Deadline The Secretary shall complete construction of the weirs described in subsection (a) by not later than 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 704. Critical flood control facilities The Secretary shall amend the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan dated 1998 to allow for the design and construction of flood control facilities in the Coyote Springs Desert Tortoise Area of Critical Environmental Concern, as described in the most-recent update of the Las Vegas Valley Master Plan for Flood Control Facilities developed by the Regional Flood Control District, as generally depicted on the map attached to that update entitled Regional Flood Control District Master Plan Facilities in the Coyote Springs Area of Critical Environmental Concern 705. Maximizing education benefits (a) Nevada System of Higher Education Section 3092(h)(2) of Public Law 113–291 (1) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking purposes; and purposes, subject to the condition that the Board of Regents may— (aa) enter into 1 or more public-private partnerships or agreements (including a lease or conveyance), with respect to the Federal land, with any individual or entity for the commercial or residential development of all, or any portion of, the Federal land, to the extent that the development is consistent with the educational and research purposes of the System (including any use intended to generate financial support for those purposes); and (bb) impose restrictions on the Federal land in accordance with those purposes; and ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking The System Subject to subparagraph (B)(i)(II), the System (b) Nevada State College at Henderson Section 704(b)(3) of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–282 (A) In general The College and the City may— (i) use the land conveyed under paragraph (1) for any purpose relating to the establishment, operation, growth, or maintenance of the College, including any use that may generate financial support for such a purpose; and (ii) (I) enter into 1 or more public-private partnerships or agreements (including a lease or conveyance), with respect to the conveyed land, with any individual or entity for the commercial or residential development of all, or any portion of, the land; and (II) impose such other restrictions on the conveyed land as the College and the City determine to be appropriate. . 706. Jurisdiction over fish and wildlife Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to the management of fish or wildlife on any Federal land located in the State.

Summary: This bill provides for conservation or transfer of land in Nevada. Specifically, the bill transfers approximately 41,055 acres of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes of the Moapa River Indian Reservation; adjusts the boundary of the Red Rock National Conservation Area to include additional lands; adjusts the boundary of the Rainbow Gardens Area of Critical Environmental Concern to exclude certain land; conveys, upon request, certain federal land to a governmental entity in Clark County for any public purpose; revokes the Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern; establishes specified special management areas for conservation purposes; designates the peak of Frenchman Mountain as the Maude Frazier Mountain; makes certain funds available for capital improvements in the Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monument and for implementation of sustainability and climate initiatives in Clark County; designates additional lands in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; requires land conveyances to local governments in Nevada for specified public purposes; makes certain funds available to the city of Mesquite for implementation of a watershed plan for the Lower Virgin River; expands, and expands eligible uses of, the limited transition area located in the city of Henderson; establishes off-highway vehicle recreation areas; conveys to a public water agency in Clark County, upon request, federal land for the construction and operation of critical water conveyance infrastructure for communities serviced by that agency; and requires completion of the construction of the six erosion control weirs on the lower Las Vegas Wash within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.