SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LANDS TO CLARK COUNTY, NE-
VADA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use
planning requirements contained in sections 202 and 203
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1712 and 1713), but subject to subsection (b)
of this section, the Secretary shall convey to the County
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to the Federal public lands identified for disposition on
the map entitled ‘‘Ivanpah Valley, Nevada-Airport Selec-
tions’’ numbered 01, and dated April 1999, for the pur-
pose of developing an airport facility and related infra-
structure. The Secretary shall keep such map on file and
available for public inspection in the offices of the Director
of the Bureau of Land Management and in the district
office of the Bureau located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall make no con-
veyance under subsection (a) until each of the following
conditions are fulfilled:
(1) The County has conducted an airspace as-
sessment to identify any potential adverse effects on
access to the Las Vegas Basin under visual flight
rules that would result from the construction and
operation of a commercial or primary airport, or
both, on the land to be conveyed.
(2) The Federal Aviation Administration has
made a certification under section 4(b).
(3) The County has entered into an agreement
with the Secretary to retain ownership of Jean Air-
port, located at Jean, Nevada, and to maintain and
operate such airport for general aviation purposes.
(c) PHASING
OF
CONVEYANCES.—The Secretary
shall make conveyances of small parcels of land under sub-
section (a) over a period of up to 20 years, as such parcels
may be needed by the County to construct and develop-
ment the airport facility and infrastructure on the lands
conveyed.
(d) PAYMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the con-
veyance of each parcel, the County shall pay to the
United States an amount equal to the fair market
value of the parcel.
(2) DEPOSIT IN SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The Sec-
retary shall deposit the payments received under
paragraph (1) in the special account described in
section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public
Land Management Act (31 U.S.C. 6901 note).
(3) 
DETERMINATIONS
OF
FAIR
MARKET
VALUE.—During the 3-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the fair market
value of a parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a)
shall be based on an appraisal of the fair market
value as of a date not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act. The fair market
value of each parcel conveyed after such period shall
be based on an appraisal conducted after such pe-
riod. An appraisal conducted after such period shall
consider the parcel in its unimproved state and shall
not reflect any enhancement in value to the parcel
based upon the existence or planned construction of
infrastructure on or near the parcel.
(e) REVERSION AND REENTRY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 5-year period be-
ginning 20 years after the date on which the Sec-
retary conveys the first parcel under subsection (a),
if the Secretary determines that the County is not
developing or progressing toward the development of
any parcel of the conveyed lands as an airport facil-
ity, all right, title, and interest in that parcel shall
revert to the United States, and the Secretary may
reenter such lands.
(2) PROCEDURE.—Any determination of the
Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be made only
on the record after an opportunity for a hearing.
(3) REFUND.—If any right, title, and interest
in lands revert to the United States under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall refund to the County all
payments made to the United States for such lands
under subsection (d).
SEC. 3. MINERAL ENTRY FOR LANDS ELIGIBLE FOR CON-
VEYANCE.
The public lands referred to in section 2(a) are with-
drawn from mineral entry under the Act of May 10, 1872
(30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; popularly known as the Mining Law
of 1872) and the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et
seq.).
SEC. 4. ACTIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR-
TATION.
(a) DEVELOPMENT
OF
AIRPSACE
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The Secretary of Transportation shall, in con-
sultation with the Secretary, develop an airspace manage-
ment plan for the Ivanpah Valley Airport that shall, to
the maximum extent practicable and without adversely im-
pacting safety considerations, restrict aircraft arrivals and
departures over the Mojave Desert Preserve in California.
(b) CERTIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT.—The Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall certify
to the Secretary that the assessment made by the County
under section 2(b)(1) is thorough and that alternatives
have been developed to address each adverse effect identi-
fied in the assessment, including alternatives that ensure
access to the Las Vegas Basin under visual flight rules
at a level that is equal to or better than existing access.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘County’’ means Clark County,
Nevada; and
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
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