SEC. 404. 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 agree-
ment to sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or 
part of the land described in subparagraph (D) 
to third parties for economic development, 
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 et seq.).’’. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The sale of any land under sub-
section (a) shall be for not less than fair market value, 
and proceeds will be deposited in the account as described 
in section 407 of this title. 
SEC. 405. DISPOSAL OF FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) DISPOSAL.—Subject to valid existing rights and 
notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712), the Secretary shall conduct one or more sales of 
the land described in subsection (b) to qualified bidders. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 28 acres depicted as 
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‘‘Lands for BLM Disposal’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Carson 
City OPLMA Lands’’ and dated September 20, 2024. 
(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the disposal under 
subsection (a), including costs of surveys and administra-
tive costs, shall be paid by the party entering into the dis-
posal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management 
for the land described in subsection (b). 
(d) CONDITIONS.—Upon disposal, the City shall re-
tain— 
(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 de-
picted as ‘‘Lands for BLM Disposal’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Carson City OPLMA Lands’’ and dated 
September 20, 2024. 
SEC. 406. TRANSFER OF LAND TO THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 1 year 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 
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‘‘Lands for Disposal’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Carson City 
OPLMA Lands’’ and dated September 20, 2024. 
(c) DISPOSAL.—Subject to valid existing rights and 
notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712), the Secretary shall conduct one or more sales of 
the land described in subsection (b) to qualified bidders. 
(d) COSTS.— 
(1) COSTS RELATED TO DISPOSAL.—Any costs 
relating to the disposal under subsection (c), includ-
ing 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. 
(e) CONDITIONS.—Upon disposal, the City shall re-
tain— 
(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. 
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(f) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.—The costs of reme-
dial actions relating to hazardous substances on land ac-
quired by the United States under this section shall be 
paid by those entities responsible for the costs under appli-
cable law. 
SEC. 407. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from 
the sale of land under sections 402, 403, 404, and 405 
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, without further appro-
priation and without fiscal year limitation, for— 
(1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
Secretary in preparing for the sale of the land de-
scribed in sections 402, 404, and 405 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 Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and sections 202 and 203 
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of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713); 
(2) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
City in preparing for the sale of the land described 
in sections 402 and 404 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 ben-
efit the greater sage-grouse in the City; 
(4) the development and implementation of 
comprehensive, cost-effective, multijurisdictional haz-
ardous 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) capital improvements administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service 
in the City; and 
(7) 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 cur-
rent average market yield on outstanding marketable 
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TITLE 
V—PERSHING 
COUNTY 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
AND CONSERVATION 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Pershing County Eco-
nomic Development and Conservation Act’’. 
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Per-
shing County, Nevada. 
(3) 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— 
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(i) the Winnemucca Consolidated Re-
source Management Plan; or 
(ii) any subsequent amendment or re-
vision to the management plan that is un-
dertaken with full public involvement; 
(B) as land identified on the Map as ‘‘Ad-
ditional Lands Eligible for Disposal’’; 
(C) that is not encumbered land. 
(4) ENCUMBERED LAND.—The term ‘‘encum-
bered land’’ means any land administered by the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management within 
the area identified on the Map as ‘‘Checkerboard 
Lands Resolution Area’’ that is encumbered by min-
ing claims, millsites, or tunnel sites. 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Pershing County Checkerboard Lands Resolu-
tion’’ and dated July 8, 2024. 
(6) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means, with respect to a portion of encum-
bered land— 
(A) the owner of a mining claim, millsite, 
or tunnel site located on a portion of the en-
cumbered land on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
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(B) a successor in interest of an owner de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(9) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘Wilderness 
Area’’ means a wilderness area designated by section 
521(a). 
SEC. 503. 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 rail-
road 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 checker-
board area has been costly and difficult for the Fed-
eral land management agencies, creating a disincen-
tive to manage the land effectively; 
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(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 Coun-
ty; and 
(B) simplify management for the Federal 
Government. 
Subtitle A—Land Sales and 
Exchanges 
SEC. 511. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELIGIBLE LAND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
CONVEYANCE.—Notwith-
standing 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 accord-
ance with this subtitle and any other applicable law and 
subject to valid existing rights, shall conduct sales or ex-
changes of the eligible land. 
(b) JOINT SELECTION REQUIRED.—After providing 
public notice, the Secretary and the County shall jointly 
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select parcels of eligible land to be offered for sale or ex-
change under subsection (a). 
(c) 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 Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713); 
(2) conducted through a competitive bidding 
process, under which adjoining landowners are of-
fered the first option, unless the Secretary deter-
mines 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 subsection (f). 
(d) LAND EXCHANGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An exchange of eligible land 
under subsection (a) shall be consistent with sub-
section 206(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(2) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The value of the eligi-
ble land and private land to be exchanged under 
subsection (a)— 
(i) shall be equal; or 
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(ii) shall be made equal in accordance 
with subparagraph (B). 
(B) EQUALIZATION.— 
(i) SURPLUS
OF
ELIGIBLE
LAND.— 
With respect to the eligible land and pri-
vate land to be exchanged under subsection 
(a), if the value of the eligible land exceeds 
the value of the private land, the value of 
the eligible land and the private land shall 
be equalized by— 
(I) by the owner of the private 
land making a cash equalization pay-
ment to the Secretary; 
(II) adding private land to the 
exchange; or 
(III) removing eligible land from 
the exchange. 
(i) SURPLUS
OF
PRIVATE
LAND.— 
With respect to the eligible land and pri-
vate land to be exchanged under subsection 
(a), if the value of the private land exceeds 
the value of the eligible land, the value of 
the private land and the eligible land shall 
be equalized by— 
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(I) by the Secretary making a 
cash equalization payment to the 
owner of the private land, in accord-
ance with section 206(b) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)); 
(II) adding eligible land to the 
exchange; or 
(III) removing private land from 
the exchange. 
(3) ADJACENT
LAND.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall seek to enter into agree-
ments with one or more owners of private land adja-
cent to the eligible land for the exchange of the pri-
vate land for the eligible land, if the Secretary deter-
mines that the exchange would consolidate Federal 
land ownership and facilitate improved Federal land 
management. 
(4) 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. 
(e) MASS APPRAISALS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 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 sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) USE.—The Secretary may use mass ap-
praisals and evaluation analyses conducted under 
paragraph (1) to facilitate exchanges of eligible land 
for private land. 
(3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The appraisals under 
paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with 
nationally recognized appraisal standards, including, 
as appropriate— 
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(4) DURATION.—An appraisal conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall remain valid for 5 years after 
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the date on which the appraisal is approved by the 
Secretary. 
(f) DEADLINE FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE; EXCLU-
SIONS.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the eligible land is jointly selected 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall offer for 
sale or exchange the parcels of eligible land jointly 
selected under that subsection. 
(2) POSTPONEMENT OR EXCLUSION.—The Sec-
retary 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 (b) for emer-
gency ecological or safety reasons. 
(g) 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 (b) for sale 
or exchange, that parcel is withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the min-
ing laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
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(C) operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws. 
(2) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal of a parcel 
of eligible land under paragraph (1) shall termi-
nate— 
(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 sub-
section (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. 512. SALE OF ENCUMBERED LAND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
CONVEYANCE.—Notwith-
standing 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 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and subject to valid ex-
isting 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. 
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(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 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary receives a fair mar-
ket 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 in-
terest of the United States in and to encumbered 
land shall be determined by an appraisal conducted 
in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Pro-
fessional 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 encum-
bered land to the highest qualified entity, the Secretary, 
by delivery of an appropriate deed, patent, or other valid 
instrument of conveyance, shall convey to the qualified en-
tity all remaining right, title, and interest of the United 
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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 convey-
ance 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 enti-
ty under a mining claim, millsite, tunnel site, or any other 
Federal land use authorization applicable to the encum-
bered 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. 513. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Of the proceeds 
from the sale of land under this subtitle— 
(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 budg-
eting 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’’, 
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which shall be available to the Secretary, without 
further appropriation and without fiscal year limita-
tions for— 
(A) the acquisition of land from willing 
sellers (including interests in land) in the Coun-
ty— 
(i) within a wilderness area; 
(ii) 
that 
protects 
other 
environ-
mentally significant land; 
(iii) that secures public access to Fed-
eral 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 Resolu-
tion Area’’; and 
(B) the reimbursement of costs incurred by 
the Secretary in preparing for the sale or ex-
change of land under this subtitle. 
(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 cur-
rent average market yield on outstanding marketable 
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obligations of the United States of comparable ma-
turities; and 
(2) may be expended by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 
30 of the fifth fiscal year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 5 fiscal years thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit to the State, the County, 
and the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the operation of the special account estab-
lished under subsection (a)(3) for the preceding 5 
fiscal years. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include, for the fiscal year cov-
ered 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, in-
cluding the purpose of the expenditures; 
(C) recommendations for additional au-
thorities to fulfill the purpose of the special ac-
count; and 
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(D) a statement of the balance remaining 
in the special account at the end of the fiscal 
year. 
Subtitle B—Wilderness Areas 
SEC. 521. 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 Fed-
eral 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 Man-
agement, 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 des-
ignated 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 
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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 Man-
agement, 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 Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, 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 Man-
agement, 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 Man-
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agement, 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 Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, 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 Wilder-
ness Area. 
(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except 
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the map or legal description. 
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(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de-
scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Wilderness Areas 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 ma-
terials. 
SEC. 522. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Wilderness Areas shall be administered by the Sec-
retary 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. 
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(b) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Wil-
derness Areas, if established before the date of the enact-
ment 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 accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 
Report 101–405). 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—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 wil-
derness areas. 
(2) NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 
heard from areas within a Wilderness Area shall not 
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preclude the conduct of those activities or uses out-
side the boundary of the Wilderness Area. 
(e) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sub-
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 MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilder-
ness 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 coordina-
tion of the activities with a State or local agency). 
(g) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance 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 installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological data collection devices in the Wilderness Areas 
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if the Secretary determines that the facilities and access 
to the facilities are essential to flood warning, flood con-
trol, 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 re-
source facilities located upstream; and 
(II) opportunities for diversion, 
storage, or other uses of water occur-
ring outside the land that would ad-
versely affect the wilderness values of 
the land; 
(B) the Wilderness Areas are generally not 
suitable for use or development of new water re-
source facilities; and 
(C) because of the unique nature of the 
Wilderness Areas, it is possible to provide for 
proper management and protection of the wil-
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derness and other values of land in ways dif-
ferent 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 subtitle— 
(A) constitutes an express or implied res-
ervation 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 enact-
ment 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 be-
tween the State and other States. 
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(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 FA-
CILITY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means 
irrigation and pumping facilities, res-
ervoirs, water conservation works, aque-
ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hy-
dropower projects, transmission and other 
ancillary facilities, and other water diver-
sion, storage, and carriage structures. 
(ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ does not 
include wildlife guzzlers. 
(B) RESTRICTION
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subtitle, 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 
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