SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clark County Con-
servation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of
2002’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE I—RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
LAND EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 104. Red Rock Canyon land exchange.
Sec. 105. Status and management of lands.
Sec. 106. General provisions.
TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS
Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sec. 203. Administration.
Sec. 204. Adjacent management.
Sec. 205. Military overflights.
Sec. 206. Native American cultural and religious uses.
Sec. 207. Release of wilderness study areas.
Sec. 208. Wildlife management.
Sec. 209. Wildfire management.
Sec. 210. Climatological data collection.
Sec. 211. National Park Service lands.
TITLE III—TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION
Sec. 301. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
Sec. 302. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to National Park Service.
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC
LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
Sec. 401. Disposal and exchange.
TITLE V—IVANPAH CORRIDOR
Sec. 501. Interstate Route 15 south corridor.
Sec. 502. Area of Critical Environmental Concern segregation.
TITLE VI—SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Purpose.
Sec. 603. Definitions.
Sec. 604. Establishment.
Sec. 605. Management.
Sec. 606. Sale of Federal parcel.
Sec. 607. Right-of-way.
TITLE VII—PUBLIC INTEREST CONVEYANCES
Sec. 701. Definition of map.
Sec. 702. Conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research
Foundation.
Sec. 703. Conveyance to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Sec. 704. Conveyance to the City of Henderson for the Nevada State College
at Henderson.
Sec. 705. Conveyance to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sec. 706. Sale of Federal parcel.
TITLE VIII—HUMBOLDT PROJECT CONVEYANCE
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Definitions.
Sec. 803. Authority to convey title.
Sec. 804. Payment.
Sec. 805. Compliance with other laws.
Sec. 806. Revocation of withdrawals.
Sec. 807. Liability.
Sec. 808. National Environmental Policy Act.
Sec. 809. Future benefits.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 901. Technical amendments to the Mesquite Lands Act 2001.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’
means the Agreement entitled ‘‘Interim Cooperative
Management Agreement Between the United States
of the Interior Bureau of Land Management and
Clark County’’, dated November 4, 1992.
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark
County, Nevada.
(3) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’
means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture with re-
spect to land in the National Forest System; or
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to other Federal land.
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
of Nevada.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized such sums as may be necessary
to carry out this Act.
TITLE I—RED ROCK CANYON NA-
TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
LAND 
EXCHANGE 
AND
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Red Rock Canyon Na-
tional Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement
Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(1) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’
means the Howard Hughes Corporation, an affiliate
of the Rouse Company, with its principal place of
business at 10000 West Charleston Boulevard, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
(2) RED ROCK CANYON.—The term ‘‘Red Rock
Canyon’’ means the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area, consisting of approximately
195,780 acres of public lands in Clark County, Ne-
vada, specially designated for protection in the Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establish-
ment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.), as de-
picted on the Red Rock Canyon Map.
(3) RED ROCK CANYON MAP.—The term ‘‘Red
Rock Canyon Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘South-
ern Nevada Public Land Management Act’’, dated
October 1, 2002.
SEC. 103. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) Red Rock Canyon is a natural resource of
major significance to the people of Nevada and the
United States. It must be protected in its natural
state for the enjoyment of future generations of Ne-
vadans and Americans, and enhanced wherever pos-
sible.
(2) In 1998, the Congress enacted the Southern
Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998
(Public Law 105-263), which provided among other
things for the protection and enhancement of Red
Rock Canyon.
(3) The Corporation owns much of the private
land on Red Rock Canyon’s eastern boundary, and
is engaged in developing a large-scale master-
planned community.
(4) Included in the Corporation’s land holdings
are 1,071 acres of high-ground lands at the eastern
edge of Red Rock Canyon. These lands were in-
tended to be included in Red Rock, but to date have
not been acquired by the United States. The protec-
tion of this high-ground acreage would preserve an
important element of the western Las Vegas Valley
viewshed.
(5) The Corporation has volunteered to forgo
development of the high-ground lands, and proposes
that the United States acquire title to the lands so
that they can be preserved in perpetuity to protect
and expand Red Rock Canyon.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of this title are:
(1) To accomplish an exchange of lands be-
tween the United States and the Corporation that
would transfer certain high-ground lands to the
United States in exchange for the transfer of other
lands of approximately equal value to the Corpora-
tion.
(2) To protect Red Rock Canyon and to expand
its boundaries as contemplated by the Bureau of
Land Management, as depicted on the Red Rock
Canyon Map.
(3) To further fulfill the purposes of the South-
ern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998
and the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area Establishment Act of 1990.
SEC. 104. RED ROCK CANYON LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) ACQUISITION REQUIREMENT.—If the Corporation
offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and
interest in and to the approximately 1,082 acres of non-
Federal land owned by the Corporation and depicted on
the Red Rock Canyon Map as ‘‘Offered Lands proposed
addition to the Red Rock Canyon NCA’’, the Secretary
shall accept such offer on behalf of the United States, and
not later than 90 days after the date of the offer, except
as otherwise provided in this title, shall make the following
conveyances:
(1) To the Corporation, the approximately 998
acres of Federal lands depicted on the Red Rock
Canyon Map as ‘‘Public land selected for exchange’’.
(2) To Clark County, Nevada, the approxi-
mately 1,221 acres of Federal lands depicted on the
Red Rock Canyon Map as ‘‘Proposed BLM transfer
for county park’’.
(b) SIMULTANEOUS CONVEYANCES.—Title to the pri-
vate property and the Federal property to be conveyed
pursuant to this section shall be conveyed at the same
time.
(c) MAP.—The Secretary shall keep the Red Rock
Canyon Map on file and available for public inspection in
the Las Vegas District Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement in Nevada, and the State Office of the Bureau
of Land Management, Reno, Nevada.
(d) CONDITIONS.—
(1) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.—As a condition of
the conveyance under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
retary shall require that the Corporation be respon-
sible for removal of and remediation related to any
hazardous materials that are present on the property
conveyed to the United States under subsection (a).
(2) SURVEY.—As a condition of the conveyance
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall require
that not later than 90 days after the date of the
offer referred to in subsection (a), the Corporation
shall provide a metes and bounds survey, that is ac-
mined by an appraisal, to be approved by the Sec-
retary, that complies with the Uniform Standards
for Federal Land Acquisitions.
(3) EQUALIZATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the value of the non-
Federal parcel is less than the value of the Fed-
eral parcel—
(i) the Corporation shall make a cash
equalization payment to the Secretary; or
(ii) the Secretary shall, as determined
to be appropriate by the Secretary and the
Corporation, reduce the acreage of the
Federal parcel.
(B) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—The
Secretary shall deposit any cash equalization
payments received under subparagraph (A)(i) in
accordance with section 4(e)(1)(C) of the
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act
of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345).
SEC. 105. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.
(a) INCLUSION
AND MANAGEMENT
OF LANDS.—
Upon the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall administer the lands depicted on the Red Rock Map
as ‘‘Public Lands-proposed addition to the Red Rock Can-
yon NCA’’, exclusive of those lands used for the Corps
of Engineers R-4 Detention Basin, as part of Red Rock
and in accordance with the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
460ccc et seq.) and all other applicable laws.
(b) INCLUSION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—Upon acqui-
sition by the United States of lands under this Act, the
Secretary shall—
(1) administer the lands as part of Red Rock
and in accordance with the Red Rock Canyon Na-
tional Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990
(16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.), the Southern Nevada
Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law
105–263), and all other applicable laws; and
(2) create new maps showing the boundaries of
Red Rock as modified or pursuant to this Act, and
make such maps available for review at the Las
Vegas District Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the State Office of the Bureau of Land
Management, Reno, Nevada.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3(a)(2) of
the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Estab-
lishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–1(a)(2)) is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘,
and such additional areas as are included in the conserva-
tion area pursuant to the Red Rock Canyon National Con-
servation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of
2002’’.
SEC. 106. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) REVIEW OF APPRAISAL.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall complete a review of the appraisal entitled, ‘‘Com-
plete Self-Contained Appraisal Red Rock Exchange, Las
Vegas, Nevada’’, completed on or about June 3, 2002. The
difference in appraisal values shall be reimbursed to the
Secretary by the Corporation in accordance with the
Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998.
(b) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The land exchange
under this Act shall be subject to valid existing rights.
Each party to which property is conveyed under this Act
shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the conveying
party with respect to any lease, right-of-way, permit, or
other valid existing right to which the property is subject.
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Nothing in this Act
prohibits the parties to the conveyances under this Act
from agreeing to the correction of technical errors or omis-
sions in the Red Rock Map.
(d) WITHDRAWAL OF AFFECTED LANDS.—To the ex-
tent not already accomplished under law or administrative
action, the Secretary shall withdraw from operation of the
public land and mining laws, subject to valid existing
rights—
(1) those Federal lands acquired by the United
States under this Act; and
(2) those Federal lands already owned by the
United States on the date of enactment of this Act
but included within the Red Rock National Con-
servation Area boundaries by this Act.
TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) public land in the County contains unique
and spectacular natural resources, including—
(A) priceless habitat for numerous species
of plants and wildlife; and
(B) thousands of acres of pristine land
that remain in a natural state;
(2) continued preservation of those areas would
benefit the County and all of the United States by—
(A) ensuring the conservation of eco-
logically diverse habitat;
(B) conserving primitive recreational re-
sources; and
(C) protecting air and water quality.
SEC. 202. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER-
VATION SYSTEM.
(a) ADDITIONS.—The following land in the State is
designated as wilderness and as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) ARROW
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 27,530 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Arrow Can-
yon’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known
as the ‘‘Arrow Canyon Wilderness’’.
(2) BLACK
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 17,220 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Moun-
tain’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known
as the Black Canyon Wilderness .
(3) BRIDGE
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area, comprising approximately 7,761 acres,
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/
Spirit Mountain’’, dated October 1, 2002, which
shall be known as ‘‘the Bridge Canyon Wilderness’’.
(4) ELDORADO WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal
land within the Lake Mead National Recreation
Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 31,950 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Moun-
tain’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known
as the ‘‘Eldorado Wilderness’’.
(5) IRETEBA
PEAKS
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 32,745 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Moun-
tain’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known
as the ‘‘Ireteba Peaks Wilderness’’.
(6) JIMBILNAN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal
land within the Lake Mead National Recreation
Area, comprising approximately 18,879 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Muddy
Mountains’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be
known as the ‘‘Jimbilnan Wilderness’’.
(7) JUMBO
SPRINGS
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 4,631 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gold
Butte’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be
known as the ‘‘Jumbo Springs Wilderness’’.
(8) LA MADRE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Toiyabe National For-
est and an adjacent portion of Federal land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 47,180 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Spring Mountains’’,
dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the
‘‘La Madre Mountain Wilderness’’.
(9) LIME CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 23,233 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gold
Butte’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be
known as the ‘‘Lime Canyon Wilderness’’.
(10) MT. CHARLESTON
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal land within the Toiyabe
National Forest and an adjacent portion of Federal
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management,
comprising approximately 13,598 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Spring Mountains’’,
dated October 1, 2002, which shall be included in
the Mt. Charleston Wilderness.
(11) MUDDY
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Lake Mead National
Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 48,019 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Muddy Mountains’’,
dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the
Muddy Mountains Wilderness.
(12) NELLIS
WASH
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area, comprising approximately 16,423 acres,
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/
Spirit Mountain’’, dated October 1, 2002, which
shall be known as the Nellis Wash Wilderness.
(13) NORTH MCCULLOUGH WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
14,763
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘McCulloughs’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall
be known as the North McCullough Wilderness.
(14) PINTO
VALLEY
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area, comprising approximately 39,173 acres,
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Muddy
Mountains’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be
known as the Pinto Valley Wilderness.
(15) RAINBOW MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Toiyabe National For-
est and an adjacent portion of Federal land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 24,997 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Spring Mountains’’,
dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the
Rainbow Mountain Wilderness.
(16) SOUTH MCCULLOUGH WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
44,245
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘McCulloughs’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall
be known as the South McCullough Wilderness.
(17) SPIRIT MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 33,518 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Moun-
tain’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known
as the Spirit Mountain Wilderness.
(18) WEE
THUMP
JOSHUA
TREE
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bu-
reau of Land Management, comprising approxi-
mately 6,050 acres, as generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘McCulloughs’’, dated October 1, 2002,
which shall be known as the Wee Thump Joshua
Tree Wilderness.
(b) BOUNDARY.—
(1) LAKE OFFSET.—The boundary of any por-
tion of a wilderness area designated by subsection
(a) that is bordered by Lake Mead, Lake Mohave,
or the Colorado River shall be 300 feet inland from
the high water line.
(2) ROAD OFFSET.—The boundary of any por-
tion of a wilderness area designated by subsection
(a) that is bordered by a road shall be at least 100
feet from the edge of the road to allow public access.
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall file a map and legal description of each wilder-
ness area designated by subsection (a) with the
Committee on Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate.
(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description
shall have the same force and effect as if included
in this section, except that the Secretary may correct
clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal
description.
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de-
scription shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of
Land Management, National Park Service, or Forest
Service, as applicable.
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the wilderness areas designated in this section are with-
drawn from—
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal 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.
SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights,
each area designated as wilderness by this title shall be
administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective
date shall be considered to be a reference to the date
of 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 with respect to lands
administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) LIVESTOCK.—Within the wilderness areas des-
ignated under this title that are administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management, the grazing of livestock in
areas in which grazing is established as of the date of en-
actment of this Act shall be allowed to continue, subject
to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices that
the Secretary considers necessary, consistent with section
4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), in-
cluding the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of House
Report 101–405.
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS AND IN-
TERESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the bound-
aries of an area designated as wilderness by this title that
is acquired by the United States after the date of enact-
ment of this Act shall be added to and administered as
part of the wilderness area within which the acquired land
or interest is located.
(d) WATER RIGHTS.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) the lands designated as Wilderness by
this Act are within the Mojave Desert, are arid
in nature, and include ephemeral streams;
(B) the hydrology of the lands designated
as wilderness by this Act is locally characterized
by complex flow patterns and alluvial fans with
impermanent channels;
(C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the re-
gion is characterized by ground water subject to
local and regional flow gradients and artesian
aquifers;
(D) the lands designated as wilderness by
this Act are generally not suitable for use or de-
velopment of new water resource facilities and
there are no actual or proposed water resource
facilities and no opportunities for diversion,
storage, or other uses of water occurring out-
side such lands that would adversely affect the
wilderness or other values of such lands; and
(E) because of the unique nature and hy-
drology of these desert lands designated as wil-
derness by this Act and the existence of the
Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conserva-
tion Plan it is possible to provide for proper
management and protection of the wilderness,
perennial springs and other values of such lands
in ways different from those used in other legis-
lation.
(2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
(A) Nothing in this Act shall constitute or
be construed to constitute either an express or
implied reservation by the United States of any
water or water rights with respect to the lands
designated as Wilderness by this Act.
(B) Nothing in this Act shall affect any
water rights in the State of Nevada existing on
the date of the enactment of this Act, including
any water rights held by the United States.
(C) Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed as establishing a precedent with re-
gard to any future wilderness designations.
(D) Nothing in this Act shall be construed
as limiting, altering, modifying, or amending
any of the interstate compacts or equitable ap-
portionment decrees that apportion water
among and between the State of Nevada and
other States.
(E) Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed as limiting, altering, modifying, or
amending the Clark County Multi-Species Habi-
tat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) with respect
to the lands designated as Wilderness by this
Act including the MSHCP’s specific manage-
ment actions for the conservation of perennial
springs.
(3) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall
follow the procedural and substantive requirements
of the law of the State of Nevada in order to obtain
and hold any water rights not in existence on the
date of enactment of this Act with respect to the wil-
derness areas designated by this Act.
(4) NEW PROJECTS.—
(A) As used in this paragraph, the term
‘‘water resource’’ facility means irrigation and
pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conserva-
tion works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines,
wells, hydropower projects, and transmission
and other ancillary facilities, and other water
diversion, storage, and carriage structures. The
term ‘‘water resource’’ facility does not include
wildlife guzzlers.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this
Act, on and after the date of the enactment of
this Act, neither the President nor any other of-
ficer, employee, or agent of the United States
shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license
or permit for the development of any new water
resource facility within the wilderness areas
designated by this Act.
SEC. 204. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for the
designation of wilderness in the State pursuant to this
title to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or
buffer zones around any such wilderness area.
(b) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that
nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from
areas within a wilderness designated under this title shall
not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside
the boundary of the wilderness area.
SEC. 205. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.
Nothing in this title restricts or precludes—
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over
the areas designated as wilderness by this title, in-
cluding 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.
SEC. 206. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS
USES.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish
the rights of any Indian Tribe. Nothing in this Act shall
be construed to diminish tribal rights regarding access to
Federal lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, cul-
tural, and traditional food-gathering activities.
SEC. 207. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes
of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in
the County administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and the Forest Service in the following areas have
been adequately studied for wilderness designation:
(1) The Garrett Buttes Wilderness Study Area.
(2) The Quail Springs Wilderness Study Area.
(3) The Nellis A, B, C Wilderness Study Area.
(4) Any portion of the wilderness study areas—
(A) not designated as wilderness by section
202(a); and
(B) designated for release on—
(i) the map entitled ‘‘Muddy Moun-
tains’’ and dated October 1, 2002;
(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Spring Moun-
tains’’ and dated October 1, 2002;
(iii) the map entitled ‘‘Arrow Canyon’’
and dated October 1, 2002;
(iv) the map entitled ‘‘Gold Butte’’
and dated October 1, 2002;
(v) the map entitled ‘‘McCullough
Mountains’’ and dated October 1, 2002;
(vi) the map entitled ‘‘El Dorado/
Spirit Mountain’’ and dated October 1,
2002; or
(vii) the map entitled ‘‘Southern Ne-
vada Public Land Management Act’’ and
dated October 1, 2002.
(b) RELEASE.—Except as provided in subsection (c),
any public land described in subsection (a) that is not des-
ignated as wilderness by this title—
(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
(2) shall be managed in accordance with—
(A) land management plans adopted under
section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and
(B) 
existing 
cooperative 
conservation
agreements.
(c) RIGHT-OF-WAY GRANT.—The Secretary shall
issue to the State-regulated sponsor of the Centennial
Project the right-of-way for the construction and mainte-
nance of two 500-kilovolt electrical transmission lines. The
construction shall occur within a 500-foot-wide corridor
that is released from the Sunrise Mountains Instant Study
Area in the County as depicted on the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act map, dated October 1,
2002.
SEC. 208. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with section
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)),
nothing in this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction
of the State with respect to fish and wildlife management,
including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping,
in the wilderness areas designated by this title.
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of
the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act, man-
agement activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife
populations and the habitats to support such populations
may be carried out within wilderness areas designated by
this title where consistent with relevant wilderness man-
agement plans, in accordance with appropriate policies
such as those set forth in Appendix B of House Report
101–405, including the occasional and temporary use of
motorized vehicles, if such use, as determined by the Sec-
retary, would promote healthy, viable, and more naturally
distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilder-
ness values and accomplish those purposes with the min-
imum impact necessary to reasonably accomplish the task.
(c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)) and
in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set
forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the State
may continue to use aircraft, including helicopters, to sur-
vey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for
wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep, and feral
stock, horses, and burros.
(d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—
Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall, authorize
structures and facilities, including existing structures and
facilities, for wildlife water development projects, including
guzzlers, in the wilderness areas designated by this title
if—
(1) the structures and facilities will, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values
by promoting healthy, viable and more naturally dis-
tributed wildlife populations; and
(2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa-
cilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be
minimized.
(e) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—The Sec-
retary may designate by regulation areas in consultation
with the appropriate State agency (except in emergencies),
in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons
of public safety, administration, or compliance with appli-
cable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be per-
mitted in the wilderness areas designated by this title.
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—No later than one
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State
of Nevada. The cooperative agreement shall specify the
terms and conditions under which the State (including a
designee of the State) may use wildlife management activi-
ties in the wilderness areas designated by this title.
SEC. 209. WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.
Consistent with section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133), nothing in this title precludes a Federal,
State, or local agency from conducting wildfire manage-
ment operations (including operations using aircraft or
mechanized equipment) to manage wildfires in the wilder-
ness areas designated by this title.
SEC. 210. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.
Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary
may prescribe, nothing in this title precludes the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological collection devices in the wilderness areas des-
ignated by this title if the facilities and access to the facili-
ties are essential to flood warning, flood control, and water
reservoir operation activities.
SEC. 211. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LANDS.
To the extent any of the provisions of this title are
in conflict with laws, regulations, or management policies
applicable to the National Park Service for Lake Mead
National Recreation Area, those laws, regulations, or poli-
cies shall control.
TITLE III—TRANSFERS OF
ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION
SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION
TO THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over
the land described in subsection (b) is transferred from
the Bureau of Land Management to the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service for inclusion in the Desert Na-
tional Wildlife Range.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 26,433
acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Arrow
Canyon’’ and dated October 1, 2002.
(c) WILDERNESS RELEASE.—
(1) Congress finds that the parcel of land de-
scribed in subsection (b) has been adequately studied
for wilderness designation for the purposes of sec-
tion 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)).
(2) The parcel of land described in subsection
(b)—
(A) shall not be subject to section 603(c)
of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
(B) shall be managed in accordance with
(i) the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
tem Administration Act, as amended by
the National Wildlife Refuge System Im-
provement Act of 1997 (16 U.S. C.
668dd–668ee); and
(ii) existing cooperative conservation
agreements.
SEC. 302. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION
TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over
the parcel of land described in subsection (b) is trans-
ferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the Na-
tional Park Service for inclusion in the Lake Mead Na-
tional Recreation Area.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 10 acres
of Bureau of Land Management land, as depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Mountain’’ and dated Octo-
ber 1, 2002.
(c) USE OF LAND.—The parcel of land described in
subsection (b) shall be used by the National Park Service
for administrative facilities.
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE
SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC
LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
SEC. 401. DISPOSAL AND EXCHANGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2344)
is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by
striking ‘‘entitled Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land
Disposal Map, dated April 10, 1997’’ and inserting
‘‘entitled Southern Nevada Public Land Manage-
ment Act, dated October 1, 2002’’; and
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(A)—
(A) in clause (iv)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or regional govern-
mental’’ entity after ‘‘local government’’;
and
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) by redesignating clause (v) as clause
(vi); and
(C) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(v) up to 10 percent of amounts
available, to be used for conservation ini-
tiatives on Federal land in Clark County,
Nevada, administered by the Department
of the Interior or the Department of Agri-
culture; and’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) take effect on January 31, 2003.
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the land designated for disposal in this section is with-
drawn from entry and appropriation under the public land
laws, location and entry, under the mining laws, and from
operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leas-
ing laws until such times as the Secretary terminates the
withdrawal or the lands are patented.
TITLE V—IVANPAH CORRIDOR
SEC. 501. INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 SOUTH CORRIDOR.
(a) MANAGEMENT OF INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 COR-
RIDOR LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage
the land located along the Interstate Route 15 cor-
ridor south of the Las Vegas Valley to the border
between the States of California and Nevada, gen-
erally depicted as Interstate 15 South Corridor on
the map entitled ‘‘Clark County Conservation of
Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002’’
and dated October 1, 2002, in accordance with the
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of
1998 (112 Stat. 2343) and this section.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described
in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
Bureau of Land Management.
(3) MULTIPLE USE MANAGEMENT.—Subject to
any land management designations under the 1998
Las Vegas District Resource Management Plan or
the Clark County Multi-Species Conservation Plan,
land depicted on the map described in paragraph (1)
shall be managed for multiple use purposes.
(4) TERMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE WITH-
DRAWAL.—The administrative withdrawal of the
land identified as the Interstate 15 South Corridor
on the map entitled ‘‘Clark County Conservation of
Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002’’
and dated October 1, 2002, from mineral entry
dated July 23, 1997, and as amended March 9,
1998, as further amended July 2, 2002, is termi-
nated.
(5) WITHDRAWAL OF LAND.—Subject to valid
existing rights, the corridor described in subsection
(b) and the land described in subsection (c)(1) are
withdrawn from location and entry under the mining
laws, and from operation under the mineral leasing
and geothermal leasing laws, until such time as—
(A) the Secretary terminates the with-
drawal; or
(B) the corridor or land, respectively, is
patented.
(b) TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES CORRIDOR.—
Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), the Secretary, in consultation with the City
of Henderson and the County, and in accordance with this
section and other applicable laws and subject to valid ex-
isting rights, shall establish a 2,640-foot-wide corridor be-
tween the Las Vegas valley and the proposed Ivanpah Air-
port for the placement, on a nonexclusive basis, of utilities
and transportation.
(c) IVANPAH AIRPORT ENVIRONS OVERLAY DISTRICT
LAND TRANSFER.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2)
and valid existing rights, on request by the County,
the Secretary shall transfer to the County, without
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the land identified as
Ivanpah Airport noise compatibility area on the map
entitled ‘‘Clark County Conservation of Public Land
and Natural Resources Act of 2002’’ and dated Oc-
tober 1, 2002.
(2) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—As a condi-
tion of the transfer under paragraph (1), the County
shall agree—
(A) to manage the transferred land in ac-
cordance with section 47504 of title 49, United
States Code (including regulations promulgated
under that section); and
(B) that if any portion of the transferred
land is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed or
leased by the County—
(i) the sale, lease, or other conveyance
shall be—
(I) subject to a limitation that
requires that any use of the trans-
ferred land be consistent with the
Agreement and section 47504 of title
49, United States Code (including
regulations promulgated under that
section); and
(II) for fair market value; and
(ii) of any gross proceeds received by
the County from the sale, lease, or other
conveyance of the land, the County shall—
(I) contribute 85 percent to the
special account established by section
4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act of 1998
(112 Stat. 2345);
(II) contribute 5 percent to the
State for use in the general education
program of the State; and
(III) reserve 10 percent for use
by the Clark County Department of
Aviation for airport development and
noise compatibility programs.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall
not take effect until construction of the Ivanpah Valley
Airport is approved in accordance with Public Law 106–
362.
SEC. 502. AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
SEGREGATION.
(a) TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights, any Federal land in an Area of Critical Envi-
ronmental Concern that is designated for withdrawal
under the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan,
and which is not already withdrawn by the effect of this
or any other Act, is hereby withdrawn from location,
entry, and patent under the mining laws for a period not
to exceed five years. The withdrawal shall lapse at the
earlier—
(1) five years; or
(2) when the Secretary issues a final decision
on each proposed withdrawal.
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL.—The Secretary
shall make final decisions on each of the temporary with-
drawals described in subsection (a) within five years of
the date of enactment of this Act. Such decisions shall
be made consistent with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1714), and in accordance
with the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan.
(c) MINERAL REPORT.—The mineral reports re-
quired by section 204(c)(12) of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act shall be the responsibility of the
U.S. Geological Survey and shall be completed for each
of the temporary withdrawals described in subsection (a)
within four years of the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE VI—SLOAN CANYON NA-
TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sloan Canyon Na-
tional Conservation Area Act’’.
SEC. 602. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to establish the Sloan
Canyon National Conservation Area to conserve, protect,
and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and
future generations the cultural, archaeological, natural,
wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological,
wildlife, educational, and scenic resources of the Conserva-
tion Area.
SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) CONSERVATION
AREA.—The term ‘‘Con-
servation Area’’ means the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area established by section 604(a).
(2) FEDERAL
PARCEL.—The term ‘‘Federal
parcel’’ means the parcel of Federal land consisting
of approximately 500 acres that is identified as
Tract A on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Pub-
lic Land Management Act’’ and dated October 1,
2002.
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the
Conservation Area developed under section 605(b).
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Southern Nevada Public Land Management
Act’’ and dated October 1, 2002.
SEC. 604. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose described in sec-
tion 602, there is established in the State a conservation
area to be known as the Sloan Canyon National Conserva-
tion Area.
(b) AREA INCLUDED.—The Conservation Area shall
consist of approximately 48,438 acres of public land in
the County, as generally depicted on the map.
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a map and legal description
of the Conservation Area.
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description
shall have the same force and effect as if included
in this section, except that the Secretary may correct
minor errors in the map or legal description.
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map
and legal description shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate office of the
Bureau of Land Management.
SEC. 605. MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall man-
age the Conservation Area—
(1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and
enhances the resources of the Conservation Area;
and
(2) in accordance with—
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(B) other applicable law, including this
Act.
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
consultation with the State, the city of Henderson,
the County, and any other interested persons, shall
develop a management plan for the Conservation
Area.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan
shall—
(A) describe the appropriate uses and
management of the Conservation Area;
(B)(i) authorize the use of motorized vehi-
cles in the Conservation Area—
(I) for installing, repairing, maintain-
ing, and reconstructing water development
projects, including guzzlers, that would en-
hance the Conservation Area by promoting
healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib-
uted wildlife populations; and
(II) subject to any limitations that are
not more restrictive than the limitations on
such uses authorized in wilderness areas
under section 208; and
(ii) include or provide recommendations on
ways of minimizing the visual impacts of such
activities on the Conservation Area;
(C) include a plan for litter cleanup and
public lands awareness campaign on public
lands in and around the Conservation Area; and
(D) include a recommendation on the loca-
tion for a right-of-way for a rural roadway to
provide the city of Henderson with access to the
Conservation Area, in accordance with the ap-
plication numbered N–65874.
(c) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such uses
of the Conservation Area that the Secretary determines
will further the purpose described in section 602.
(d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed for
administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency,
the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area
shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for
the use of motorized vehicles by the management plan de-
veloped under subsection (b).
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing
rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is
withdrawn from—
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation
under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the
mining laws; and
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, if the Secretary acquires min-
eral or other interests in a parcel of land within the
Conservation Area after the date of enactment of
this Act, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of
the laws referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of
acquisition of the land.
(f) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title affects
the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and
wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in
the Conservation Area.
(2) LIMITATIONS.—
(A) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may
designate by regulation areas in which, and es-
tablish periods during which, for reasons of
public safety, administration, or compliance
with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or
trapping will be permitted in the Conservation
Area.
(B) CONSULTATION.—Except in emer-
gencies, the Secretary shall consult with the ap-
propriate State agency before promulgating reg-
ulations under subparagraph (A) that close a
portion of the Conservation Area to hunting,
fishing, or trapping.
(g) NO BUFFER ZONES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The establishment of the
Conservation Area shall not create an express or im-
plied protective perimeter or buffer zone around the
Conservation Area.
(2) PRIVATE LAND.—If the use of, or conduct
of an activity on, private land that shares a bound-
ary with the Conservation Area is consistent with
applicable law, nothing in this title concerning the
establishment of the Conservation Area shall pro-
hibit or limit the use or conduct of the activity.
SEC. 606. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to valid existing
rights, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the highest quali-
fied bidder all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the Federal parcel.
(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Of the gross pro-
ceeds from the conveyance of land under subsection (a)—
(1) 5 percent shall be available to the State for
use in the general education program of the State;
and
(2) the remainder shall be deposited in the spe-
cial account established under the Southern Nevada
Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law
105–263; 112 Stat. 2345), to be available to the
Secretary, without further appropriation for—
(A) the construction and operation of fa-
cilities to support the management of the Con-
servation Area;
(B) the construction and repair of trails
and roads in the Conservation Area authorized
under the management plan;
(C) research on and interpretation of the
archaeological and geological resources of the
Conservation Area;
(D) conservation and research relating to
the Conservation Area; and
(E) any other purpose that the Secretary
determines to be consistent with the purpose
described in section 602.
SEC. 607. RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the City of Hen-
derson the public right-of-way requested for public trail
purposes under the application numbered N–76312 and
the public right-of-way requested for public trail purposes
under the application numbered N–65874.
TITLE VII—PUBLIC INTEREST
CONVEYANCES
SEC. 701. DEFINITION OF MAP.
In this title, the term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled
‘‘Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act’’ and
dated October 1, 2002.
SEC. 702. CONVEYANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA AT
LAS VEGAS RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
needs land in the greater Las Vegas area to
provide for the future growth of the university;
(B) the proposal by the University of Ne-
vada, Las Vegas, for construction of a research
park and technology center in the greater Las
Vegas area would enhance the high tech indus-
try and entrepreneurship in the State; and
(C) the land transferred to the Clark
County Department of Aviation under section
4(g) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man-
agement Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2346) is the
best location for the research park and tech-
nology center.
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section
are—
(A) to provide a suitable location for the
construction of a research park and technology
center in the greater Las Vegas area;
(B) to provide the public with opportuni-
ties for education and research in the field of
high technology; and
(C) to provide the State with opportunities
for competition and economic development in
the field of high technology.
(b) TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER.—
(1) 
CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding 
section
4(g)(4) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man-
agement Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2347), the Clark
County Department of Aviation may convey, without
consideration, all right, title, and interest in and to
the parcel of land described in paragraph (3) to the
University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Foun-
dation (referred to in this section as ‘‘Foundation’’)
for the development of a technology research center.
(2) CONDITION.—The conveyance under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to the condition that the
Foundation enter into an agreement that if the land
described in paragraph (3) is sold, leased, or other-
wise conveyed by the Foundation.
(A) the Foundation shall sell, lease, or oth-
erwise convey the land for fair market value;
(B) the Foundation shall contribute 85
percent of the gross proceeds from the sale,
lease, or conveyance of the land to the special
account;
(C) with respect to land identified on the
map entitled ‘‘Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land
Sales Map’’, numbered 7306A, and dated May
1980, the proceeds from the sale, lease, or con-
veyance of the land identified on the map con-
tributed to the special account by the Founda-
tion under subparagraph (B) shall be used by
the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire environ-
mentally sensitive land in the Lake Tahoe
Basin under section 3 of Public Law 96–586
(94 Stat. 3383);
(D) the Foundation shall contribute 5 per-
cent of the gross proceeds from the sale, lease,
or conveyance of the land to the State of Ne-
vada for use in the general education program
of the State; and
(E) the remainder of the gross proceeds
from the sale, lease, or conveyance of the land
shall be available for use by the Foundation.
(3) DESCRIPTION
OF
LAND.—The parcel of
land referred to in paragraph (1) is the parcel of
Clark County Department of Aviation land—
(A) consisting of approximately 115 acres;
and
(B) located in the SAW1⁄4 of section 33, T.
21 S., R. 60 E., Mount Diablo Base and Merid-
ian.
SEC. 703. CONVEYANCE TO THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLI-
TAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary shall convey to the Las Vegas Metro-
politan Police Department, without consideration, all
right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of land identi-
fied as ‘‘Tract F’’ on the map for use as a shooting range.
SEC. 704. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF HENDERSON FOR
THE NEVADA STATE COLLEGE AT HENDER-
SON.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CHANCELLOR.—The term ‘‘Chancellor’’
means the Chancellor of the University system.
(2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of
Henderson, Nevada.
(3) COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘College’’ means the
Nevada State College at Henderson.
(4) SURVEY.—The term ‘‘survey means’’ the
land survey required under Federal law to define the
official metes and bounds of the parcel of Federal
land identified as Tract H on the map.
(5) UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Univer-
sity system’’ means the University and Community
College System of Nevada.
(b) CONVEYANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and section 1(c) of the Act of
June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation
and Public Purposes Act’’ ) (43 U.S.C. 869(c)), not
later than 180 days after the date on which the sur-
vey is approved, the Secretary shall convey to the
City, without consideration, all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to the parcel of Fed-
eral land identified as ‘‘Tract H’’ on the map for use
as a campus for the College.
(2) CONDITIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the
conveyance under paragraph (1), the Chancellor
and the City shall agree in writing—
(i) to pay any administrative costs as-
sociated with the conveyance, including the
costs of any environmental, wildlife, cul-
tural, or historical resources studies;
(ii) to use the Federal land conveyed
for educational and recreational purposes;
(iii) to release and indemnify the
United States from any claims or liabilities
which may arise from uses that are carried
out on the Federal land on or before the
date of enactment of this Act by the
United States or any person;
(iv) as soon as practicable after the
date of the conveyance under paragraph
(1), to erect at the College an appropriate
and centrally located monument that ac-
knowledges the conveyance of the Federal
land by the United States for the purpose
of furthering the higher education of citi-
zens in the State; and
(v) to assist the Bureau of Land Man-
agement in providing information to the
students of the College and the citizens of
the State on—
(I) public land in the State; and
(II) the role of the Bureau of
Land Management in managing, pre-
serving, and protecting the public
land.
(B) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The con-
veyance under paragraph (1) shall be subject to
all valid existing rights.
(3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The College and the
City may use the land conveyed under para-
graph (1) for—
(i) any purpose relating to the estab-
lishment, operation, growth, and mainte-
nance of the College; and
(ii) any uses relating to such pur-
poses, including residential and commercial
development that would generally be asso-
ciated with an institution of higher edu-
cation.
(B) OTHER ENTITIES.—The College and
the City may—
(i) consistent with Federal and State
law, lease or otherwise provide property or
space at the College, with or without con-
sideration, to religious, public interest,
community, or other groups for services
and events that are of interest to the Col-
lege, the City, or any community located in
the Las Vegas Valley;
(ii) allow the City or any other com-
munity in the Las Vegas Valley to use fa-
cilities of the College for educational and
recreational programs of the City or com-
munity; and
(iii) in conjunction with the City,
plan, finance, (including the provision of
cost-share assistance), construct, and oper-
ate facilities for the City on the Federal
land conveyed for educational or rec-
reational purposes consistent with this sec-
tion.
(4) REVERSION.—If the Federal land or any
portion of the Federal land conveyed under para-
graph (1) ceases to be used for the College, the Fed-
eral land or any portion of the Federal land shall,
at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the
United States.
SEC. 705. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NE-
VADA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of
Las Vegas, Nevada.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management.
(b) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey to the
City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to the parcels of land identified
as ‘‘Tract C’’ and ‘‘Tract D’’ on the map.
(c) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land conveyed to the
City under subsection (b) ceases to be used for affordable
housing or for a purpose related to affordable housing, the
parcel shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to
the United States.
SEC. 706. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to valid existing
rights, the Secretary shall convey as a single parcel to the
highest qualified bidder all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to approximately 360 acres that is
identified as the North Half (N1⁄2) of Section 7, Township
23 South, Range 61 East, M.D.B.&M., Clark County, Ne-
vada and the Northeast Quarter (NE1⁄4) of the Southeast
Quarter (SE1⁄4) of Section 7, Township 23 South, Range
61 East, M.D.M., Clark County, Nevada.
(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from
the conveyance of the lands described in subsection (a)
shall be deposited in accordance with section 4(e)(1) of
the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of
1998 (112 Stat. 2345).
TITLE VIII—HUMBOLDT
PROJECT CONVEYANCE
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Humboldt Project
Conveyance Act’’.
SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
of Nevada.
(3) PCWCD.—The term ‘‘PCWCD’’ means the
Pershing County Water Conservation District, a
public entity organized under the laws of the State
of Nevada.
(4) PERSHING COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Pershing
County’’ means the Pershing County government, a
political subunit of the State of Nevada.