SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Northern Nevada Economic Development, Conservation 
and Military Modernization Act of 2020’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
DIVISION A—FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX LAND 
WITHDRAWAL AND RELATED MATTERS 
TITLE I—FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX, NEVADA 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Definitions. 
Sec. 103. Withdrawal and reservation for Fallon Range Training Complex. 
Sec. 104. Designation of a Special Land Management Overlay. 
Sec. 105. Maps, estimates, and descriptions. 
Sec. 106. Water. 
Sec. 107. Shoal Site. 
Sec. 108. Indian tribes. 
Sec. 109. Integrated natural resources management plan. 
Sec. 110. Duration of withdrawal. 
Sec. 111. Road reconstruction and treatment of existing roads and rights-of- 
way. 
Sec. 112. Termination of current Fallon Range Training Complex withdrawal 
and reservation. 
TITLE II—STILLWATER AND GRIMES POINT NATIONAL 
CONSERVATION AREAS 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Purpose. 
Sec. 203. Definitions. 
Sec. 204. Establishment. 
Sec. 205. Management. 
TITLE III—WILDERNESS AREAS 
Sec. 301. Findings. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 304. Administration. 
Sec. 305. Adjacent management. 
Sec. 306. Military overflights. 
Sec. 307. Native American cultural and religious uses. 
Sec. 308. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 309. Wildlife management. 
Sec. 310. Wildfire management. 
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Sec. 311. Climatological data collection. 
TITLE IV—INTERSTATE 11 CORRIDORS 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Purpose. 
Sec. 403. Critical transportation corridors. 
TITLE V—MUNICIPAL CONVEYANCES 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Purpose. 
Sec. 503. Definitions. 
Sec. 504. Land conveyances to county. 
Sec. 505. Land conveyance to city. 
TITLE VI—CHECKERBOARD RESOLUTION 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Consolidation of checkerboard land ownership. 
Sec. 603. Lands identified for disposal. 
Sec. 604. Management Priority Areas. 
Sec. 605. Withdrawal. 
Sec. 606. Disposition of proceeds. 
DIVISION B—NORTHERN NEVADA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
CONSERVATION 
TITLE I—DOUGLAS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
CONSERVATION 
Sec. 101. Purpose. 
Sec. 102. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Land Conveyances and Sales 
Sec. 111. Conveyance to State of Nevada. 
Sec. 112. Tahoe Rim Trail. 
Sec. 113. Conveyance to Douglas County, Nevada. 
Sec. 114. Sale of certain Federal land. 
Sec. 115. Open Space Recreation Area. 
Subtitle B—Tribal Cultural Resources 
Sec. 121. Transfer of land to be held in trust for Tribe. 
Subtitle C—Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area 
Sec. 131. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 132. Administration. 
Sec. 133. Fish and wildlife management. 
Sec. 134. Release of wilderness study area. 
Sec. 135. Native American cultural and religious uses. 
Subtitle D—Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction Over Forest Service Land 
Sec. 141. Authority of Forest Service to transfer administrative jurisdiction to 
State or county for public purposes. 
Sec. 142. Special use permits for recreation and public purposes. 
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TITLE II—INCLINE VILLAGE FIRE PROTECTION 
Sec. 201. Purpose. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Land conveyances for public purposes. 
TITLE III—NORTHERN NEVADA FLOOD PROTECTION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 301. Purpose. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. Land conveyances for flood protection. 
TITLE IV—LANDER COUNTY LAND MANAGEMENT AND 
CONSERVATION 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Findings. 
Sec. 403. Conveyance to Lander County, Nevada. 
Sec. 404. Survey. 
Sec. 405. Maps, estimates, descriptions. 
Sec. 406. Reversion. 
TITLE V—RUBY MOUNTAINS PROTECTION 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Withdrawal of certain National Forest System land. 
TITLE VI—CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTION 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
Sec. 602. Land conveyances. 
Sec. 603. Carson City Street Connector conveyance. 
Sec. 604. Amendment to reversionary interests. 
Sec. 605. Disposal of Federal land. 
Sec. 606. Transfer of land to the United States. 
Sec. 607. Disposition of proceeds. 
Sec. 608. Postponement; exclusion from sale. 
TITLE VII—PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
CONSERVATION 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Checkerboard Land Resolution 
Sec. 711. Findings. 
Sec. 712. Definitions. 
Sec. 713. Sale or exchange of eligible land. 
Sec. 714. Sale of encumbered land. 
Sec. 715. Disposition of proceeds. 
Sec. 716. Conveyance of land for use as a public cemetery. 
Subtitle B—Wilderness Areas 
Sec. 721. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 722. Administration. 
Sec. 723. Wildlife management. 
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Sec. 724. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 725. Native American cultural and religious uses. 
TITLE VIII—ALLOWING FOR THE TRANSFER OF FEDERAL LANDS 
TO BE USED AS NATIONAL CEMETERIES 
Sec. 801. Allowing for the transfer of Federal lands to be used as national 
cemeteries. 
TITLE IX—FEDERAL COMPLEX 
Sec. 901. Federal complex. 
TITLE X—SMALL TRACTS 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Additional authority for sale or exchange of small parcels of Na-
tional Forest System land. 
TITLE XI—IMPLEMENTATION OF WHITE PINE COUNTY 
CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 
Sec. 1101. Disposition of proceeds. 
Sec. 1102. Conveyance to White Pine County, Nevada. 
Sec. 1103. Issuance of Corrective Patents. 
TITLE XII—CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF SPARKS 
Sec. 1201. Definitions. 
Sec. 1202. Conveyance of land for use as a public cemetery. 
Sec. 1203. Conveyance of land for use as regional public parks. 
TITLE XIII—CONVEYANCE TO WASHOE COUNTY 
Sec. 1301. Definitions. 
Sec. 1302. Conveyance of land subject to development agreement. 
TITLE XIV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1401. Public purpose conveyances. 
Sec. 1402. Use of certain sand and gravel. 
Sec. 1403. Administration of State water rights. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since the onset of airborne naval military 
training in Nevada as early as 1944, residents of the 
Silver State have coped with the direct and indirect 
effects of training overflights. 
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(2) Such effects are heard, seen, and felt most 
acutely near the bases and bombing ranges dedi-
cated to furthering the United States military’s mis-
sion interests, but extend more than 100 miles be-
yond, for example, Naval Air Station Fallon. 
(3) Additionally, Nevadans who live and work 
beneath dedicated air training routes throughout 
central, north-central, and northwestern Nevada live 
with persistent noise and periodic disruptions related 
to training activities day and night. 
(4) Although direct impacts of military training 
are centered in Churchill County to the north, east, 
and south of Fallon, adjoining counties also com-
monly endure both high- and low-level overflights. 
Pershing, Lander Nye, Mineral, Washoe, and Lyon 
counties shoulder much of this burden. 
(5) Providing for the common sense rationaliza-
tion of the 19th century checkerboard land-owner-
ship and public interest conveyances of land, for ex-
ample, for fire stations, airports, and municipal 
parks, represents reasonable mitigation for ongoing 
impacts to Nevada’s communities. 
(6) The Fallon Range Training Complex and 
Naval Air Station Fallon’s economic, environmental, 
and community impacts are seen throughout all of 
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northern Nevada and are not limited to just the 
Fallon Range Training Complex’s geographic foot-
print. 
(7) On April 15, 2020, the Churchill County 
Board of Commissioners passed a resolution sup-
porting legislation to address and mitigate the 
Navy’s Record of Decision through the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, as 
well as allow for conveyances for economic develop-
ment and public purposes in Churchill County, as 
depicted by the County’s updated map entitled 
‘‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training 
Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’’ and dated 
March 18, 2020, as identified in division A of this 
Act. 
(8) On April 5, 2018, the Douglas County 
Board of Commissioners requested that the Nevada 
congressional delegation reintroduce the Douglas 
County Economic Development and Conservation 
Act, included as title I of division B of this Act. 
(9) On October 10, 2019, the Lander County 
Board of Commissioners passed a resolution express-
ing support for the introduction of legislation pro-
moting certain public safety, public welfare, public 
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parks, and tourism opportunities, included as title 
IV of division B of this Act. 
(10) On November 15, 2018, the Carson City 
Board of Supervisors passed a resolution expressing 
support for the introduction of legislation containing 
certain conveyances and technical corrections, in-
cluded as title VI of division B of this Act. 
(11) On December 9, 2019, the Pershing Coun-
ty Board of Commissioners requested that the Ne-
vada congressional delegation support the Pershing 
County Economic Development and Conservation 
Act, included as title VII of division B of this Act. 
(12) On November 13, 2019, the White Pine 
County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution 
requesting reintroduction of the technical corrections 
provided for in the White Pine County Conservation, 
Recreation, and Development Act, included as title 
XI of division B of this Act. 
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DIVISION 
A—FALLON 
RANGE 
TRAINING 
COMPLEX 
LAND 
WITHDRAWAL AND RELATED 
MATTERS 
TITLE I—FALLON RANGE 
TRAINING COMPLEX, NEVADA 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fallon Range Training 
Complex Land Withdrawal Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means 
Churchill County, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range 
Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’’ 
and dated March 18, 2020. 
SEC. 103. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION FOR FALLON 
RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) B–16, B–17, B–19, AND B–20 RANGES.—The 
lands established as the B–16, B–17, B–19, and B– 
20 ranges at the Fallon Range Training Complex, as 
depicted on the map, which may become subject to 
the operation of the public land laws, are hereby 
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withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the mining laws, the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws. 
(2) DIXIE
VALLEY
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—The lands established at the Dixie Valley 
Special Management Area at the Fallon Range 
Training Complex, as depicted on the map, which 
may become subject to the operation of the public 
land laws, are hereby withdrawn from mining laws, 
but not all other forms of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), geothermal leasing laws, or the Taylor Grazing 
Act. 
(3) EXISTING RIGHTS AND CONDITIONS.—The 
withdrawal of lands by this subsection is subject to 
valid existing rights and subject to the other provi-
sions of this title. 
(b) RESERVATION.— 
(1) B–16, B–17, B–19, AND B–20 RANGES.—The 
lands withdrawn by subsection (a)(1) are reserved 
for use by the Secretary of the Navy for testing and 
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training for aerial bombing, missile firing, and tac-
tical maneuvering and air support. 
(2) DIXIE
VALLEY
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—The lands withdrawn by subsection (a)(2) 
are available for use by the Secretary of the Navy 
in a manner consistent with the needs of the Navy 
as detailed in the Fallon Range Training Complex 
Record of Decision dated March 12, 2020, and shall 
not require further administrative approval under 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(c) SPECIAL RULES FOR B–16, B–17, B–19, AND B– 
20 RANGES.— 
(1) ACCESS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
allow and manage access to the lands withdrawn by 
subsection (a)(1) for— 
(A) administrative, cultural, educational, 
wildlife management, and emergency manage-
ment purposes; and 
(B) special events, including a minimum 
15-days annually for big game hunting on the 
B–17 range. 
(2) ROAD ACCESS.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall ensure that all roads mapped as RS 2477 
roads on the map are available for managed access. 
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(3) RELINQUISHMENT.—Any lands otherwise 
withdrawn by subsection (a)(1) but located outside 
of the Weapons Danger Zones determined by the 
Secretary of the Navy shall be relinquished to the 
Secretary of the Interior and managed under all ap-
plicable public land laws. 
(4) TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE 
AREAS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure 
avoidance of target placement and training within 
biologically sensitive areas as mapped in Appendix D 
of the Final Environmental Impact Statement dated 
January 2020 and entitled ‘‘Environmental Impact 
Statement: Fallon Range Training Complex Mod-
ernization’’. 
(d) SPECIAL RULES FOR DIXIE VALLEY SPECIAL 
MANAGEMENT AREA.—The operation of the Dixie Valley 
Special Management Area withdrawn by subsection (a)(2) 
shall, to the maximum extent possible, provide for the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Installation of permanent aircraft threat 
emitters and two electronic warfare training sites. 
(2) Temporary aircraft threat emitters. 
(3) Ground training and convoy training that 
utilizes existing roads. 
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(4) Aircraft training that would include a flight 
floor of 50 feet above ground level, except for that 
area designated as a flight sanctuary area. 
(5) No restriction or curtailment on public ac-
cess and recreation for the duration of the with-
drawal. 
(6) Livestock grazing. 
(7) The Dixie Valley Water Project of the coun-
ty. 
(8) Geothermal exploration and development 
west of State Route 121, as managed by the Bureau 
of Land Management in coordination with the Navy. 
(9) Exploration and development, as managed 
by the Bureau of Land Management in coordination 
with the Navy, of salable minerals or other fluid or 
leasable minerals. 
(10) Perpetual rights-of-way for all existing 
roads identified by the county as RS 2477 roads. 
(11) Utility rights-of-way immediately west of 
the existing north-south powerline along SR 121 and 
immediately north of U.S. Highway 50. 
(e) SECRETARY
OF
THE INTERIOR DUTIES
FOR 
DIXIE VALLEY SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure the following ac-
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tions occur regarding the lands withdrawn by subsection 
(a)(2): 
(1) No restriction or curtailment on public ac-
cess and recreation for the duration of the with-
drawal. 
(2) Grant perpetual rights-of-way to the county 
for all roads mapped as RS 2477. 
(3) That geothermal exploration and develop-
ment allowable west of SR 121 under the required 
design features described by the Secretary of the 
Navy. 
(4) Allow the Dixie Valley Water Project and 
complete permitting in collaboration with the Navy. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall compensate the 
county for any project cost increases as a result of 
Navy required design features. 
SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF A SPECIAL LAND MANAGEMENT 
OVERLAY. 
Subject to valid existing rights and except as other-
wise provided in this title, the lands established as the 
Special Land Management Overlay as depicted on the 
map, which will remain subject to the operation of all pub-
lic land laws under jurisdiction of the Secretary of the In-
terior are hereby designated as a Special Land Manage-
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ment Overlay, as detailed in the Fallon Range Training 
Complex Record of Decision dated March 12, 2020. 
SEC. 105. MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS. 
(a) MINOR ERRORS AND ADJUSTMENTS.—The Sec-
retary and the county may, by mutual agreement— 
(1) make minor boundary adjustments to the 
lands withdrawn by section 103(a); and 
(2) correct any minor errors in the map and in 
any acreage estimate or description of any land 
withdrawn by section 103(a). 
(b) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between the 
map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land under 
this title, the map shall control unless the Secretary of 
the Interior and the county mutually agree otherwise. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map shall be avail-
able for public inspection in the offices of the Nevada 
State Director and Carson City Field Office Manager of 
the Bureau of Land Management and the Office of the 
Commander, Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada. 
(d) COSTS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall reim-
burse the Secretary of the Interior for the costs incurred 
by the Secretary of the Interior in implementing this sec-
tion. 
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SEC. 106. WATER. 
Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the Navy com-
plies with the portion of the memorandum of under-
standing between the Department of the Navy and the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service dated July 26, 
1995, requiring the Navy to limit water rights to the max-
imum extent practicable, consistent with safety of oper-
ations, for Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, currently 
not more than 4,402 acre-feet of water per year. 
SEC. 107. SHOAL SITE. 
The Secretary of Energy shall remain responsible and 
liable for the subsurface estate and all its activities at the 
‘‘Shoal Site’’ withdrawn and reserved by Public Land 
Order Number 2771, as amended by Public Land Order 
Number 2834. The Secretary of the Navy shall be respon-
sible for the management and use of the surface estate 
at the ‘‘Shoal Site’’ pursuant to the withdrawal and res-
ervation made by section 3011(a) of the Military Lands 
Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106– 
65; 113 Stat. 885). 
SEC. 108. INDIAN TRIBES. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed as altering 
any rights reserved for Indian tribes or members of an 
Indian tribe by treaty or Federal law. 
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SEC. 109. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGE-
MENT PLAN. 
(a) PREPARATION REQUIRED.—Within two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
prepare an integrated natural resources management plan 
for the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 103. 
(b) RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS.—Any disagreement 
concerning the contents of the resulting integrated natural 
resources management plan (or any subsequent amend-
ments to the plan) shall be resolved by the Secretary of 
the Navy, after consultation with the Secretary of the In-
terior, acting through the Nevada State Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management and, as appropriate, the Re-
gional Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. This resolution authority may be delegated to the 
commander of Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. 
(c) ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the integrated natural resources management 
plan shall be prepared and implemented in accordance 
with the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) and the re-
quirements of this section, and shall— 
(1) include provisions for proper management 
and protection of the natural and cultural resources, 
and for sustainable use by the public of such re-
sources to the extent consistent with the military 
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purposes for which the lands are withdrawn and re-
served; 
(2) be developed in consultation with affected 
Indian Tribes and shall include provisions that ad-
dress how the Secretary of the Navy intends to— 
(A) meet the United States trust respon-
sibilities with respect to Indian Tribes, lands, 
and rights reserved by treaty or Federal law af-
fected by the withdrawal and reservation; 
(B) allow access to and ceremonial use of 
Indian sacred sites to the extent consistent with 
the military purposes for which the lands are 
withdrawn and reserved; and 
(C) provide for timely consultation with af-
fected Indian Tribes; 
(3) provide that any hunting, fishing, and trap-
ping on the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
title shall be conducted in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 2671 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
(4) provide for livestock grazing and agricul-
tural out-leasing, if appropriate, in accordance with 
section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, and at 
the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy; 
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(5) identify current test and target impact 
areas and related buffer or safety zones; 
(6) provide that the Secretary of the Navy— 
(A) shall take necessary actions to prevent, 
suppress, manage, and rehabilitate brush and 
range fires occurring within the boundaries of 
the Fallon Range Training Complex and brush 
and range fires occurring outside the bound-
aries of the Fallon Range Training Complex re-
sulting from military activities; and 
(B) notwithstanding the provisions of sec-
tion 2465 of title 10, United States Code, may 
obligate funds appropriated or otherwise avail-
able to the Secretary of the Navy to enter into 
memoranda 
of 
understanding, 
cooperative 
agreements, and contracts for fire management 
and reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for 
costs incurred under this paragraph; 
(7) provide that all gates, fences, and barriers 
constructed after the enactment of this title shall be 
designed and erected to allow wildlife access, to the 
extent practicable and consistent with military secu-
rity, safety, and sound wildlife management use; 
(8) incorporate any existing management plans 
pertaining to the lands withdrawn and reserved by 
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section 103, to the extent that the Secretary of the 
Navy and the Secretary of the Interior, upon review-
ing any such plans, mutually determine that incorpo-
ration into a plan pursuant to this section is appro-
priate; 
(9) include procedures to ensure that the peri-
odic reviews of the plan required by the Sikes Act 
are conducted jointly by the Secretary of the Navy 
and the Secretary of the Interior, and that affected 
States and Indian tribes, and the public are provided 
a meaningful opportunity to comment upon any sub-
stantial revisions to the plan that may be proposed; 
and 
(10) provide procedures to amend the plan as 
necessary. 
SEC. 110. DURATION OF WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) TERMINATION DATE.—The withdrawal and res-
ervation of lands made by section 103 shall terminate at 
the end of the 20-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) EFFECT
OF TERMINATION.—Effective on the 
date of termination, the previously withdrawn lands shall 
not be open to any forms of appropriation under the gen-
eral land laws, including the mining, mineral leasing, and 
geothermal leasing laws, until the Secretary of the Interior 
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publishes in the Federal Register an appropriate order 
that shall state the date upon which such lands shall be 
restored to the public domain and opened. 
SEC. 111. ROAD RECONSTRUCTION AND TREATMENT OF EX-
ISTING ROADS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) ROAD RECONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the 
Navy shall be responsible for the timely— 
(1) reconstruction of Lone Tree Road in the B– 
16 range and State Highway 361 in the B–17 
range; and 
(2) the relocation of Sand Canyon/Red Moun-
tain Roads. 
(b) EXISTING ROADS
AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The 
withdrawal and reservation made by this title shall not af-
fect the following roads and associated rights-of-way: 
(1) U.S. Highways 50 and 95. 
(2) State Routes 121 and 839. 
(3) County Roads identified as Simpson Road, 
East County Road, Pole Line Road, Earthquake 
Fault Road, and Fairview Peak Road. 
(c) RS 2477 CLAIMS.—The withdrawal and reserva-
tion made by this title shall in no way obstruct or interfere 
with the County’s ability to seek adjudication of RS 2477 
claims for existing County Roads. 
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SEC. 112. TERMINATION OF CURRENT FALLON RANGE 
TRAINING COMPLEX WITHDRAWAL AND RES-
ERVATION. 
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the land 
withdrawal and reservation made by section 3011(a) of 
the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX 
of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 885) shall terminate 
upon enactment of this Act. 
TITLE 
II—STILLWATER 
AND 
GRIMES 
POINT 
NATIONAL 
CONSERVATION AREAS 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Stillwater and Grimes 
Point National Conservation Areas Act’’. 
SEC. 202. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to establish the Stillwater 
National Conservation Area and the Grimes Point Na-
tional Conservation Area to conserve, protect, and enhance 
for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future gen-
erations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, 
scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, edu-
cational, and scenic resources of the Conservation Areas. 
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CONSERVATION
AREAS.—The term ‘‘Con-
servation Areas’’ means the Stillwater National Con-
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servation Area and the Grimes Point National Con-
servation Area established by section 204(a). 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Conservation Areas developed under section 205(b). 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range 
Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’’ 
and dated March 18, 2020. 
SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose described in sec-
tion 202, there is established in the State of Nevada two 
conservation areas, one to be known as the ‘‘Stillwater Na-
tional Conservation Area’’ and the other to be known as 
the ‘‘Grimes Point National Conservation Area’’. 
(b) AREA INCLUDED.—The Conservation Areas shall 
consist of approximately 160,246 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 of 
the Interior shall submit to Congress a map and 
legal description of the Conservation Areas. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 
shall have the same force and effect as if included 
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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 offices of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 205. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, shall manage the Conservation Areas— 
(1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 
enhances the resources of the Conservation Areas, 
including the management of wildfire, invasive spe-
cies, and wildlife, and wildfire restoration; 
(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 
title; and 
(3) as a component of the National Landscape 
Conservation System. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than three years 
after the date of enactment of this Act and in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary of the 
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Interior shall develop a comprehensive plan for the 
long-term management of the Conservation Areas. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the man-
agement plan required by paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consult with— 
(A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local governmental entities; and 
(B) members of the public. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 
shall— 
(A) describe the appropriate uses of the 
Conservation Areas; 
(B) authorize the appropriate use of motor 
vehicles in the Conservation Areas including the 
maintenance of existing roads; and 
(C) incorporate any provision of the appli-
cable land and resource management plans as 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) USES.—The Secretary of the Interior shall allow 
only such uses of the Conservation Areas that the Sec-
retary determines will further the purposes described in 
section 202. 
(d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed for 
administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, 
the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Areas 
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shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for 
the use of motorized vehicles by the management plan. 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all public land in the Conservation Areas is 
withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation 
under public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and appropriation 
under the public land 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 of the Inte-
rior acquires mineral or other interests in a parcel 
of land within the Conservation Areas 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 of Nevada with respect 
to fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and 
trapping in the Conservation Areas. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
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(A) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Interior may designate by regulation areas in 
which, and establish 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 Areas. 
(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 Areas to hunting, 
fishing, or trapping. 
(g) GRAZING.—In the case of lands included in the 
Conservation Areas on which the Secretary of the Interior 
permitted, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
livestock grazing, such grazing shall be allowed to continue 
subject to applicable laws, regulations, and Executive or-
ders. 
(h) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The establishment of the 
Conservation Areas shall not create an express or 
implied protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
the Conservation Areas. 
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(2) PRIVATE LAND.—If the use of, or conduct 
of, an activity on private land that shares a bound-
ary with the Conservation Areas is consistent with 
applicable law, nothing in this title concerning the 
establishment of the Conservation Areas shall pro-
hibit or limit the use or conduct of the activity. 
(i) VISITOR SERVICE FACILITIES.—The Secretary of 
the Interior may establish, in cooperation with other pub-
lic or private entities as the Secretary may deem appro-
priate, visitor service facilities for the purpose of providing 
information about the historical, cultural, archaeological, 
ecological, recreational, geologic, scientific, and other re-
sources of the Conservation Areas. 
TITLE III—WILDERNESS AREAS 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 
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; 
(B) thousands of acres of land that remain 
in a natural state; and 
(C) habitat critical to the survival and re-
covery of the greater sage grouse; 
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(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) protecting prehistoric cultural re-
sources; 
(C) conserving primitive recreational re-
sources; 
(D) protecting air and water quality; and 
(E) protecting, enhancing, and restoring 
greater sage grouse habitat and populations; 
and 
(3) the Secretary should collaborate with the 
State of Nevada and the Churchill County Commis-
sion on wildfire and rangeland management, plan-
ning, and implementation with the goal of pre-
venting catastrophic wildfire and resource damage. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means 
Churchill County, Nevada. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
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SEC. 303. 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) CLAN ALPINE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 
Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
128,371 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Churchill County Land Status Map’’, dated 
March 18, 2020, which shall be known as the ‘‘Clan 
Alpine Mountains Wilderness’’. 
(2) DESATOYA MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
32,537 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Churchill County Land Status Map’’, dated March 
18, 2020, which shall be known as the ‘‘Desatoya 
Mountains Wilderness’’. 
(3) CAIN
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 7,664 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Churchill 
County Land Status Map’’, dated March 18, 2020, 
which, together with the Federal land designated as 
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wilderness by section 721(a)(1) of division B, shall 
be known as the ‘‘Cain Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of any portion of a 
wilderness area designated by subsection (a) that is bor-
dered by a road shall be at least 150 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 Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives 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 (as appropriate)— 
(A) the Office of the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management; 
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(B) the Office of the Nevada State Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Land Management; 
(C) the Carson City Field Office of the 
Bureau of Land Management; and 
(D) the Fallon Field Station of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas designated by subsection (a) 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 and geo-
thermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 304. 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 the enactment of this Act; and 
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(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 
to 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 LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the boundaries 
of an area designated as wilderness by this title that is 
acquired by the United States after the date of the 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 land designated as wilderness by 
this title is within the Great Basin region, is 
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semiarid in nature, and includes ephemeral and 
perennial streams; 
(B) the hydrology of the land designated 
as wilderness by this title is predominantly 
characterized by complex flow patterns and al-
luvial 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 
unconfined and artesian conditions; 
(D) the land designated as wilderness by 
this title is generally not suitable for use or de-
velopment of new water resource facilities; and 
(E) because of the unique nature and hy-
drology of the desert land designated as wilder-
ness by this title, it is possible to provide for 
proper management and protection of the wil-
derness and other values of lands in ways dif-
ferent from those used in other legislation. 
(2) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this title— 
(A) shall constitute or be construed to con-
stitute either an express or implied reservation 
by the United States of any water or water 
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rights with respect to the land designated as 
wilderness by this title; 
(B) shall affect any water rights in the 
State existing on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, including any water rights held by the 
United States; 
(C) shall be construed as establishing a 
precedent with regard to any future wilderness 
designations; 
(D) shall affect the interpretation of, or 
any designation made pursuant to, any other 
Act; or 
(E) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 
modifying, or amending any of the interstate 
compacts or equitable apportionment decrees 
that apportion water among and between the 
State and other States. 
(3) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 
follow the procedural and substantive requirements 
of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold 
any water rights not in existence on the date of en-
actment of this Act with respect to the wilderness 
areas designated by this title. 
(4) NEW PROJECTS.— 
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(A) WATER
RESOURCE
FACILITY.—As 
used in this paragraph, the term ‘‘water re-
source facility’’— 
(i) means irrigation and pumping fa-
cilities, 
reservoirs, 
water 
conservation 
works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipe-
lines, wells, hydropower projects, and 
transmission and other ancillary facilities, 
and other water diversion, storage, and 
carriage structures; and 
(ii) does not include wildlife guzzlers. 
(B) RESTRICTION
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this title, 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 
issue a license or permit for the development of 
any new water resource facility within the wil-
derness areas designated by this title. 
SEC. 305. 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. 
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(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. 306. 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. 307. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to diminish 
the rights of any Indian tribe. Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to diminish Tribal rights regarding access 
to Federal land for Tribal activities, including spiritual, 
cultural, and traditional food-gathering activities. 
SEC. 308. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
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ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in 
the county administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in the following areas has been adequately studied 
for wilderness designation: 
(1) The Stillwater Range Wilderness Study 
Area. 
(2) The Job Peak Wilderness Study Area. 
(3) The Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness 
Study Area. 
(4) That portion of the Augusta Mountains 
Wilderness Study Area located within the county. 
(5) That portion of the Desatoya Mountains 
Wilderness Study Area located within the county. 
(6) Any portion of the wilderness study areas— 
(A) not designated as wilderness by section 
303(a); and 
(B) depicted as released on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range 
Training Complex Modernization and Lands 
Bill’’ and dated March 18, 2020. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 
title— 
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(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)); 
(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; and 
(3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 309. 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 
shall 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 
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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 with the minimum impact necessary to reason-
ably 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. Wildlife tracking devices shall 
be allowed consistent with historic wildlife management 
practices and shall not be considered as installations. 
(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 
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by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally 
distributed 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.—In con-
sultation with the appropriate State agency (except in 
emergencies), the Secretary may designate by regulation 
areas in which, and establish periods during which, for 
reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance 
with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will 
be permitted in the wilderness areas designated by this 
title. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The terms and con-
ditions under which the State, including a designee of the 
State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the 
wilderness areas designated by this title are specified in 
the cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the 
State, titled ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Depart-
ment of Wildlife Supplement 9’’, and signed November 29, 
2012, including any amendments to that document agreed 
upon by the Secretary and the State and subject to all 
applicable laws and regulations. Any references to Clark 
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County in that document shall also be deemed to refer 
to and shall apply to Churchill County, Nevada. 
SEC. 310. 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. 311. 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, meteorological, 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. 
TITLE IV—INTERSTATE 11 
CORRIDORS 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘I–11 Transportation 
and Utility Corridors Act’’. 
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SEC. 402. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to maintain for future de-
velopment corridors for transportation and utilities in 
Churchill County, Nevada. 
SEC. 403. CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF INTERSTATE 11 CORRIDORS.— 
The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land lo-
cated along the corridors depicted as the ‘‘County Pre-
ferred I–11 Corridor’’ and ‘‘NDOT I–11 Corridor’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range 
Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’’ and 
dated March 18, 2020, in accordance with this section. 
(b) MANAGEMENT OF RED MOUNTAIN ROAD COR-
RIDORS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall manage land 
located along the corridors depicted as ‘‘County Preferred 
Red Mountain Road Realignment’’ and ‘‘County Alternate 
Red Mountain Road Realignment’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Com-
plex Modernization and Lands Bill’’ and dated March 18, 
2020, in accordance with this section. 
(c) MANAGEMENT OF THE POLE LINE ROAD COR-
RIDOR.—The Secretary of the Interior shall manage land 
located along the corridors depicted as ‘‘Pole Line Road’’ 
on the map entitled ‘‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon 
Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’’ 
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and dated March 18, 2020, in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map re-
ferred to in this section shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(e) WITHDRAWAL OF LAND.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, the corridors described in this section are with-
drawn from location and entry under the mining laws, and 
from operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal 
leasing laws, until such time as— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior terminates the 
withdrawal; or 
(2) the corridors or land, respectively, is pat-
ented. 
(f) TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY CORRIDORS.— 
Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712, 1713), the Secretary of the Interior shall, in con-
sultation with Churchill County and the State of Nevada, 
in accordance with this section and other applicable laws, 
establish— 
(1) 2,640-foot-wide rights-of-way for the place-
ment, on a nonexclusive basis, of utilities and trans-
portation for Interstate 11; 
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(2) a 1,000-foot-wide right-of-way for the place-
ment, on a nonexclusive basis, of utilities and trans-
portation for Red Mountain Road; and 
(3) a 1,000-foot-wide right-of-way for the place-
ment, on a nonexclusive basis, of transportation for 
Pole Line Road. 
TITLE V—MUNICIPAL 
CONVEYANCES 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Municipal Convey-
ances within Churchill County Act’’. 
SEC. 502. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to provide land suitable 
for economic development to Churchill County, Nevada, to 
compensate for the loss of taxable lands related to the 
military land withdrawal made by title I, and to provide 
land suitable for public purposes to Churchill County, Ne-
vada, and the City of Fallon, Nevada. 
SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘city’’ means Fallon, Ne-
vada. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means 
Churchill County, Nevada. 
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(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range 
Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’’ 
and dated March 18, 2020. 
SEC. 504. LAND CONVEYANCES TO COUNTY. 
(a) PUBLIC PURPOSES CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding 
section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary 
of the Interior shall convey, subject to valid existing 
rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the approxi-
mately 7,160 acres of land labeled ‘‘Public Purpose 
Conveyances’’ on the map. 
(2) REVERSION.—If the parcel of land conveyed 
to the county under this subsection ceases to be used 
consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of land shall, 
at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, re-
vert to the United States. 
(b) MITIGATION
CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding 
section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall convey, within 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act and subject to valid existing rights, 
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for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the approximately 11,452 acres 
of land labeled ‘‘FRTC Modernization Mitigation Convey-
ances to Churchill County’’ on the map. 
SEC. 505. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary of the Interior shall con-
vey, subject to valid existing rights, for no consideration, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the city the approximately 215 acres of land labeled 
‘‘Public Purpose Conveyances to City of Fallon’’ on the 
map. 
(b) REVERSION.—If the parcel of land conveyed to 
the city under subsection (a) ceases to be used consistent 
with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (43 U.S.C. 
869 et seq.), the parcel of land shall, at the discretion of 
the Secretary, revert to the United States. 
TITLE VI—CHECKERBOARD 
RESOLUTION 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Churchill County 
Checkerboard Resolution Act’’. 
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SEC. 602. CONSOLIDATION OF CHECKERBOARD LAND OWN-
ERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with Churchill County, Nevada, and land-
owners in the county, and after providing an opportunity 
for public comment, shall seek to consolidate Federal and 
non-Federal land ownership in Churchill County. 
(b) LAND EXCHANGES.— 
(1) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—To the ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
seek to enter into land exchanges with one or more 
landowners whose property is adjacent to public 
lands, whenever such an exchange will consolidate 
land ownership and facilitate improved land manage-
ment. 
(2) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, land exchanges shall be con-
ducted in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) and 
other applicable law. 
(3) IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC LAND FOR EX-
CHANGE.—Subject to section 603, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall identify public land managed by 
the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land 
Management within Churchill County to offer for ex-
change from among lands identified as potentially 
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suitable for disposal in the applicable resource man-
agement plans. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE LAND EXCHANGES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Lands to be exchanged 
under this section shall be of equal value, based on 
appraisals prepared in accordance with— 
(A) the Uniform Standards for Profes-
sional Land Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(2) USE OF MASS APPRAISALS.—(A) The Sec-
retary of the Interior may use a mass appraisal 
where the Secretary estimates that the land covered 
by the mass appraisal in Churchill County— 
(i) is of similar character and value; and 
(ii) has a likely value that does not exceed 
$250 per acre. 
(B) The Secretary shall exclude from a mass 
appraisal any land that has a likely value that ex-
ceeds $250 per acre. 
(C) The Secretary shall make the results of a 
mass appraisal conducted under subparagraph (A) 
available to the public. 
SEC. 603. LANDS IDENTIFIED FOR DISPOSAL. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 604, the 
Secretary shall identify public land managed by the 
Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land 
Management within Churchill County to offer for 
sale from among lands identified as potentially suit-
able for disposal in the applicable resource manage-
ment plans. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.— 
Lands shall be identified under paragraph (1) in 
consultation with Churchill County, and after pro-
viding an opportunity for public comment. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
COUNTY
ROLE.—At the re-
quest of Churchill County, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall postpone or exclude all or a portion of land 
identified for sale under this section. Nothing in this 
section prohibits the Secretary from postponing or 
excluding all or a portion of land identified for sale 
under this section at the discretion of the Secretary. 
(4) VALID
EXISTING
RIGHTS.—The sale of 
lands under this section is subject to valid existing 
rights. 
(b) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale of Federal land 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
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(1) consistent with section 203 of the Federal 
Land Management Policy Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1713); 
(2) unless otherwise determined by the Sec-
retary, through a competitive bidding process; and 
(3) for not less than fair market value. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50,000 acres shall 
be sold under this section. 
SEC. 604. MANAGEMENT PRIORITY AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
identify Management Priority Areas on public lands in 
Churchill County that— 
(1) include greater sage grouse habitat; 
(2) are designated as critical habitat, are part 
of an identified wildlife corridor, or contain signifi-
cant wetlands or riparian wildlife habitat; 
(3) are within the boundary of a national wild-
life refuge, national conservation area, or wilderness; 
(4) have value for outdoor recreation or provide 
public access for recreational hunting, fishing, or 
other recreational purposes; 
(5) contain resources that are listed on, or eligi-
ble for inclusion on, the National Register of His-
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