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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 ‘‘enti-
tled Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land Disposal Map, dated
April 10, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘entitled Southern Nevada Public
Land Management Act, dated October 1, 2002’’; and
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(A)—
(A) in clause (iv)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or regional governmental 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 following:
‘‘(v) up to 10 percent of amounts available, to be
used for conservation initiatives on Federal land in
Clark County, Nevada, administered by the Depart-
ment of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture;
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designated for disposal in this section is withdrawn from entry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 leasing laws until such times as the Sec-
retary 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 CORRIDOR LAND.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the land
located along the Interstate Route 15 corridor south of the
Las Vegas Valley to the border between the States of California
and Nevada, generally 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 para-
graph (1) shall be managed for multiple use purposes.
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(4) TERMINATION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
WITHDRAWAL.—The
administrative withdrawal of the land identified as the Inter-
state 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 terminated.
(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 withdrawal; or
(B) the corridor or land, respectively, is patented.
(b) TRANSPORTATION
AND
UTILITIES
CORRIDOR.—Notwith-
standing 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 sub-
ject to valid existing rights, shall establish a 2,640-foot-wide corridor
between the Las Vegas valley and the proposed Ivanpah Airport
for the placement, on a nonexclusive basis, of utilities and transpor-
tation.
(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 October 1, 2002.
(2) CONDITIONS
FOR
TRANSFER.—As a condition of the
transfer under paragraph (1), the County shall agree—
(A) to manage the transferred land in accordance 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 transferred land be consistent with
the Agreement and section 47504 of title 49,
United States Code (including regulations promul-
gated 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
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(III) reserve 10 percent for use by the Clark
County Department of Aviation for airport develop-
ment 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 SEGREGA-
TION.
(a) TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
any Federal land in an Area of Critical Environmental 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 withdrawals 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 accord-
ance with the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan.
(c) MINERAL REPORT.—The mineral reports required by section
204(c)(12) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act shall
be the responsibility of the United States 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 NATIONAL
CONSERVATION AREA
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sloan Canyon National Conserva-
tion 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 Conservation Area.
SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Conservation Area’’
means the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area estab-
lished 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
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Nevada Public Land Management Act’’ and dated October 1,
2002.
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’
means the management plan for the Conservation Area devel-
oped under section 605(b).
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled
‘‘Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act’’ and dated
October 1, 2002.
SEC. 604. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose described in section 602,
there is established in the State a conservation area to be known
as the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
(b) AREA INCLUDED.—The Conservation Area shall consist of
approximately 48,438 acres of public land in the County, as gen-
erally 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 manage 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 Management 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 vehicles in the
Conservation Area—
(I) for installing, repairing, maintaining, and
reconstructing water development projects, including
guzzlers, that would enhance the Conservation Area
by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally
distributed 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