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(b) ACQUISITION
OF LAND
AND INTERESTS
IN 
LAND.—Consistent with applicable law and subject to sub-
section (c), the Secretary may exchange the Federal land 
for non-Federal land. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—Each land exchange under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to— 
(1) the condition that the owner of the non- 
Federal land pay not less than 50 percent of all 
costs relating to the land exchange, including the 
costs of appraisals, surveys, and any necessary envi-
ronmental clearances; and 
(2) such additional terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may require. 
(d) DEADLINE
FOR COMPLETION
OF LAND EX-
CHANGE.—It is the intent of Congress that the land ex-
changes under this section be completed by not later than 
5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 108. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty 
rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 204 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)). 
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TITLE II—LYON COUNTY ECO-
NOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
CONSERVATION ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lyon County Eco-
nomic Development and Conservation Act’’. 
SEC. 202. LAND CONVEYANCE TO YERINGTON, NEVADA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Yerington, Nevada. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the land located in Lyon County and Mineral 
County, Nevada, that is identified on the map as 
‘‘City of Yerington Sustainable Development Con-
veyance Lands’’. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Yerington Land Conveyance’’ and dated De-
cember 19, 2012. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) CONVEYANCES OF LAND TO CITY OF YERINGTON, 
NEVADA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to 
valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land 
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use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall 
convey to the City, subject to the agreement of the 
City, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land identified on the 
map. 
(2) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET 
VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair 
market value of the Federal land to be conveyed— 
(A) in accordance with the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.); and 
(B) based on an appraisal that is con-
ducted in accordance with— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisition; and 
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(4) APPLICABLE LAW.—Beginning on the date 
on which the Federal land is conveyed to the City, 
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the development of and conduct of activities on the 
Federal land shall be subject to all applicable Fed-
eral laws (including regulations). 
(5) COSTS.—As a condition of the conveyance 
of the Federal land under paragraph (1), the City 
shall pay— 
(A) an amount equal to the appraised 
value determined in accordance with paragraph 
(2); and 
(B) all costs related to the conveyance, in-
cluding all surveys, appraisals, and other ad-
ministrative costs associated with the convey-
ance of the Federal land to the City under 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 203. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA-
TION SYSTEM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lyon 
County, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness Area’’ and dated Decem-
ber 18, 2012. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(5) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 
means the approximately 47,449 acres to be known 
as the Wovoka Wilderness designated by subsection 
(b)(1). 
(b) ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER-
VATION SYSTEM.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), the Federal land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated 
as wilderness and as a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the 
‘‘Wovoka Wilderness’’. 
(2) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of any portion 
of the Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall 
be 150 feet from the centerline of the road. 
(3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a map and legal description 
of the Wilderness. 
(B) EFFECT.—The map and legal descrip-
tion prepared under subparagraph (A) shall 
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have the same force and effect as if included in 
this section, except that the Secretary may cor-
rect any clerical and typographical errors in the 
map or legal description. 
(C) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal 
description prepared under subparagraph (A) 
shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest 
Service. 
(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma-
terials. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 
that Act to the effective date shall be considered to 
be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(2) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in 
the Wilderness, if established before the date of en-
actment of this Act, shall continue, subject to such 
reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the 
Secretary considers to be necessary, in accordance 
with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 
of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(House Report 101–405). 
(3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not in-
tend for the designation of the Wilderness to 
create a protective perimeter or buffer zone 
around the Wilderness. 
(B) NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVITIES.—The 
fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 
seen, heard, or detected from areas within the 
Wilderness shall not preclude, limit, control, 
regulate, or determine the conduct of the activi-
ties or uses outside the boundary of the Wilder-
ness. 
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(4) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section re-
stricts or precludes— 
(A) low-level overflights of aircraft over the 
Wilderness, including military overflights that 
can be seen, heard, or detected within the Wil-
derness; 
(B) flight testing and evaluation; or 
(C) the designation or creation of new 
units of special use airspace, or the establish-
ment of military flight training routes, over the 
Wilderness. 
(5) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Sec-
retary may take any measures in the Wilderness 
that the Secretary determines to be necessary for 
the control of fire, insects, and diseases, including, 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the 
coordination of the activities with a State or local 
agency. 
(6) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para-
graph is to protect the wilderness values of the 
Wilderness by means other than a federally re-
served water right. 
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(B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph— 
(i) constitutes an express or implied 
reservation by the United States of any 
water or water rights with respect to the 
Wilderness; 
(ii) affects any water rights in the 
State (including any water rights held by 
the United States) in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act; 
(iii) establishes a precedent with re-
gard to any future wilderness designations; 
(iv) affects the interpretation of, or 
any designation made under, any other 
Act; or 
(v) limits, alters, modifies, or amends 
any interstate compact or equitable appor-
tionment decree that apportions water 
among and between the State and other 
States. 
(C) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary 
shall follow the procedural and substantive re-
quirements of State law in order to obtain and 
hold any water rights not in existence on the 
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date of enactment of this Act with respect to 
the Wilderness. 
(D) NEW PROJECTS.— 
(i) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE 
FACILITY.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 
facility’’ means irrigation and pump-
ing facilities, reservoirs, water con-
servation works, aqueducts, canals, 
ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower 
projects, transmission and other ancil-
lary facilities, and other water diver-
sion, storage, and carriage structures. 
(II) EXCLUSION.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 
facility’’ does not include wildlife guz-
zlers. 
(ii) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this section, on or 
after the date of enactment of this 
Act, neither the President nor any of-
ficer, employee, or agent of the United 
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States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
issue a license or permit for the devel-
opment of any new water resource fa-
cility within the Wilderness, any por-
tion of which is located in the County. 
(II) EXCEPTION.—If a permittee 
within the Bald Mountain grazing al-
lotment submits an application for the 
development of water resources for 
the purpose of livestock watering by 
the date that is 10 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall issue a water develop-
ment permit within the non-wilderness 
boundaries of the Bald Mountain 
grazing allotment for the purposes of 
carrying out activities under para-
graph (2). 
(d) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section affects or dimin-
ishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to 
fish and wildlife management, including the regula-
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tion of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the Wilder-
ness. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance 
of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct 
any management activities in the Wilderness that 
are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife 
populations and the habitats to support the popu-
lations, if the activities are carried out— 
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans; and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.); and 
(ii) appropriate policies, such as those 
set forth in Appendix B of the report of 
the Committee on Interior and Insular Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives ac-
companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con-
gress (House Report 101–405), including 
the occasional and temporary use of motor-
ized vehicles and aircraft, if the use, as de-
termined by the Secretary, would promote 
healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib-
uted wildlife populations that would en-
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hance wilderness values with the minimal 
impact necessary to reasonably accomplish 
those tasks, including but not limited to, 
the hunting or culling of wildlife and ac-
cess for persons with disabilities. 
(3) EXISTING
ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with 
section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with appropriate poli-
cies such as those set forth in Appendix B of House 
Report 101–405, the State may continue to use air-
craft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, 
transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife 
populations in the Wilderness. 
(4) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this 
title prohibits a Federal land management agency 
from establishing or implementing emergency clo-
sures or restrictions of the smallest practicable area 
to provide for public safety, resource conservation, 
national security, or other purposes as authorized by 
law. Such an emergency closure shall terminate after 
a reasonable period of time, unless converted to a 
permanent closure consistent with Federal statute. 
(5) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 
State, including a designee of the State, may con-
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duct wildlife management activities in the Wilder-
ness— 
(A) in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 
between the Secretary and the State entitled 
‘‘Memorandum 
of 
Understanding: 
Inter-
mountain Region USDA Forest Service and the 
Nevada Department of Wildlife State of Ne-
vada’’ and signed by the designee of the State 
on February 6, 1984, and by the designee of 
the Secretary on January 24, 1984, including 
any amendments, appendices, or additions to 
the agreement agreed to by the Secretary and 
the State or a designee; and 
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(e) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall authorize 
structures and facilities, including existing structures and 
facilities, for wildlife water development projects (includ-
ing guzzlers) in the Wilderness if— 
(1) the structures and facilities will, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values 
by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally 
distributed wildlife populations; and 
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(2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa-
cilities on the Wilderness can reasonably be mini-
mized. 
SEC. 204. WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) DEFINITION OF WITHDRAWAL AREA.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Withdrawal Area’’ means the land ad-
ministered by the Forest Service and identified as ‘‘With-
drawal Area’’ on the map described in section 203(a)(2). 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land within the Withdrawal Area is withdrawn 
from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral laws, geothermal 
leasing laws, and mineral materials laws. 
(c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANICAL VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
use of motorized and mechanical vehicles in the 
Withdrawal Area shall be permitted only on roads 
and trails designated for the use of those vehicles, 
unless the use of those vehicles is needed— 
(A) for administrative purposes; or 
(B) to respond to an emergency. 
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(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to aircraft (including helicopters). 
SEC. 205. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty 
rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 204 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)). 
TITLE III—CARLIN ECONOMIC 
SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 
SEC. 301. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO 
CITY OF CARLIN, NEVADA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
Carlin, Nevada. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 1329 acres of land located 
in the City of Carlin, Nevada, that is identified on 
the map as ‘‘Carlin Selected Parcels’’. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Carlin, Nevada Land Sales’’ map 
dated October 25, 2013. 
(b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning re-
quirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 
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Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 
1713), not later than 180 days after the date on which 
the Secretary of the Interior receives a request from the 
City for the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to 
the City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States to and in the Federal land. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(d) COSTS.—At closing for the conveyance authorized 
under subsection (b) the City shall pay or reimburse the 
Secretary, as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction 
and administrative personnel costs associated with the 
conveyance authorized under such subsection, including 
the costs of title searches, maps, and boundary and cadas-
tral surveys. 
(e) RELEASE OF UNITED STATES.—Upon making 
the conveyance under subsection (b), notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the United States is released from 
any and all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature aris-
ing from the presence, release, or threat of release of any 
hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum 
product (or derivative of a petroleum product of any kind), 
solid waste, mine materials or mining related features (in-
cluding tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill remnants, 
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