Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management 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 fully implement the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management 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 any subsequent revisions or amendments to that plan; and ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Cooperative agreements The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into cooperative agreements with the County for 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 any subsequent revisions or amendments to that plan. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (d) Cooperative agreements The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into cooperative agreements with the County for 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 economic development 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 economic development (c) Modification of utility corridor The Secretary of the Interior shall realign the utility corridor established by section 301(a) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–424 Proposed LCCRDA Utility Corridor Realignment Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act Map (1) removing the utility corridor from 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 E., of the Map; and (2) redesignating the utility corridor so as to appear in— (A) sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 68 E., of the Map; (B) sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 E., of the Map; and (C) sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E., of the Map. (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 43 U.S.C. 1701 (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 Corps of Engineers Permit No. 000005042 are ratified. (e) Issuance of corrective patent in Lincoln County, Nevada (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, may issue a corrective patent for the 7,548 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management entitled Proposed Lincoln County Land Reconfiguration (2) Applicable law A corrective patent issued under paragraph (1) 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 White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act (a) Disposition of proceeds Section 312 of the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–432 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and planning municipal water and sewer infrastructure, public electric transmission facilities, public broadband infrastructure, and planning (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ; and (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; 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). . (b) Conveyance to White Pine County, Nevada Section 352 of the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–432 (1) in subsection (a), by striking the Secretary not later than December 31, 2018, the Secretary (2) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i), by striking through a competitive bidding process consistent with section 244 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management Improvement Act (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 December 31, 2018, the Secretary shall immediately convey to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of land. . September 14, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management 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 subsequent revisions or amendments 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 for economic development. 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, for the benefit of the desert tortoise, other species, and their habitats, 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. The BLM 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 White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 to require the portions of the proceeds from certain BLM land sales in White Pine County that are: paid to the county to also be used for municipal water and sewer infrastructure, public electric transmission facilities, and public broadband infrastructure; and deposited into the White Pine County Special Account, to be used by Interior for processing public land use authorizations and rights-of-way relating to the development of the land conveyed to the county under such 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. The bill further amends such Act to: (1) instruct, by December 31, 2018, the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior, to convey certain lands to White Pine County, without consideration, in accordance with such Act, and if the conveyance has not been completed by such deadline, to immediately convey them to the county; and (2) allow the county, after the conveyance of those lands, to sell, lease, or convey the portion to be used for nonresidential development related to the expansion of Ely Airport and the industrial park, consistent with section 244 of the Nevada Revised Statutes effective as of this bill's enactment (currently, through a competitive bidding process).