H. R. 3050
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.
Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–1(a)(2)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately
195,610 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area—Proposed Expansion’, num-
bered NV–RRCNCA–002, and dated July 1994.’’.
SEC. 2. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL
CONSERVATION AREA ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 1990.
(a) DEADLINE FOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section 5(a)(1) of the
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act
of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–3(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Within
3 full fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the date of
enactment of this Act occurs,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘No
later than January 1, 1997,’’.
(b) EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—Section 7 of the Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
460ccc–5) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as specifically authorized’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(a) Except as specifically authorized’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end thereof a new subsection, as
follows:
‘‘(b) The Secretary may transfer to the owner of the Old Nevada
recreation facility the approximately 20 acres of Federal lands
within the conservation area which, on March 1, 1994, were used
to provide parking for visitors to such facility, in exchange for
lands of equal or greater value within the conservation area accept-
able to the Secretary.’’.
(c) PRIORITY DATES.—Section 10(b) of the Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
460ccc–8(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Act.’’ and by inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘Act, except that as related to rights associated with
lands added to the conservation area after such date, the priority
date shall be the date of enactment of the Act adding such lands
to the conservation area.’’.
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SEC. 3. POTENTIAL CONSERVATION LANDS.
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the lands
identified in subsection (b) are hereby withdrawn from all forms
of entry under the public land laws, including the mining laws,
and from operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws:
Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall limit the issuance
of any necessary licenses or public land rights-of-way for any hydro-
electric project involving such lands.
(b) LANDS.—The lands referred to in subsection (a) are the
approximately 1,280 acres of public lands as generally depicted
on the map entitled ‘‘Potential Conservation Lands: Possible Hydro-
electric Project’’ dated July, 1994.
(c) FUTURE STATUS.—(1) Effective on the date 5 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the lands described in subsection
(b) shall be added to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area unless before such effective date all necessary licenses and
public land rights-of-way have been issued for a hydroelectric project
involving some or all of such lands.
(2) For purposes of section 10(b) of the Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990, as amended
by this Act, the date on which the lands identified in subsection
(b) of this section are added to the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area shall be deemed to be the date of enactment
of an Act adding such lands to the conservation area.
SEC. 4. AUSTIN, NEVADA MUSEUM.
(a) LANDS.—The Austin Historic Mining District Historical Soci-
ety (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Historical Society’’) shall be per-
mitted to use the lands located in Austin, Nevada, identified as
township 19 North, range 44 East, section 19, block 38, lots 1
through 16, assessor’s parcel number 01–147–01, amounting to
approximately 0.59 acres, in accordance with the requirements of
this section.
(b) USES.—The Historical Society’s use of the lands identified
in subsection (a) shall be subject to the requirements of this section
and shall be limited to use for a museum or other facility to
illustrate the history of the Austin Historic Mining District.
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Agriculture
shall permit the Historical Society to use the lands identified in
subsection (a) for a period of 20 years after the date of enactment
of this Act. After such period, the Historical Society may continue
to use such lands, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) During the period of 20 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Historical Society, if it elects to use the lands
identified in subsection (a), shall pay to the Secretary of Agriculture,
on behalf of the United States, an annual rental of $100.
(3) If the Secretary of Agriculture permits continued use of
the lands identified in subsection (a) after the end of the period
of 20 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall require payment of such annual rental as
the Secretary determines reasonable.
(4) At all times that the lands identified in subsection (a)
are used by the Historical Society, the Historical Society shall
be solely responsible for all necessary maintenance and repairs
of all structures and improvements on such lands and for all nec-
essary payments for utilities or other services.
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(5) All rentals received by the Secretary of Agriculture under
this section shall be deemed to have been deposited with such
Secretary pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C.
484a).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.