I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5200
To establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land,
and provide for high quality development in Clark County, Nevada,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2002
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve
public land, and provide for high quality development
in Clark County, Nevada, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural
Resources Act of 2002’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—WILDERNESS AREAS
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sec. 103. Administration.
Sec. 104. Adjacent management.
Sec. 105. Overflights.
Sec. 106. Native American cultural and religious uses.
Sec. 107. Release of wilderness study areas.
Sec. 108. Wildlife management.
Sec. 109. Wildfire management.
Sec. 110. Climatological data collection.
Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 112. Water resources.
TITLE II—TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION
Sec. 201. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
Sec. 202. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the National Park Service.
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC
LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
Sec. 301. Disposal and exchange.
TITLE IV—IVANPAH CORRIDOR
Sec. 401. Interstate Route 15 south corridor.
TITLE V—SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Purpose.
Sec. 503. Definitions.
Sec. 504. Establishment.
Sec. 505. Management.
Sec. 506. Sale of Federal parcel.
Sec. 507. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 508. Water resources.
TITLE VI—PUBLIC INTEREST CONVEYANCES
Sec. 601. Definition of map.
Sec. 602. Conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research
Foundation.
Sec. 603. Conveyance to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Sec. 604. Conveyance to the city of Henderson for the Nevada State College
at Henderson.
Sec. 605. Conveyance to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sec. 606. Henderson Economic Development Zone.
Sec. 607. Conveyance of Sunrise Mountain landfill to Clark County, Nevada.
Sec. 608. Open space land grants.
Sec. 609. Relocation of right-of-way corridor located in Clark and Lincoln
Counties in the State of Nevada.
TITLE VII—MESQUITE/LINCOLN LANDS ACT AMENDMENTS
Sec. 701. Technical amendment to the Mesquite Lands Act 2001.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’
means the Agreement entitled ‘‘Interim Cooperative
Management Agreement Between the United States
Department of the Interior-Bureau of Land Man-
agement and Clark County’’, dated November 4,
1992.
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark
County, Nevada.
(3) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’
means—
(A) in the case of land in the National
Forest System, the Secretary of Agriculture;
and
(B) in the case of land not in the National
Forest System, the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
of Nevada.
TITLE I—WILDERNESS AREAS
SEC. 101. 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; and
(B) thousands of acres of pristine land
that remain in a natural state; and
(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. 102. 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 27,495 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Arrow Can-
yon’’, dated June 5, 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 ‘‘El Dorado/Spirit Moun-
tain’’, dated June 10, 2002, which shall be known
as the ‘‘Black Canyon Wilderness’’.
(3) BLACK
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area, comprising approximately 14,625 acres,
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Muddy
Mountains’’, dated June 5, 2002, which shall be
known as the ‘‘Black Mountain Wilderness’’.
(4) 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 ‘‘El Do-
rado/Spirit Mountain’’, dated June 10, 2002, which
shall be known as the ‘‘Bridge Canyon Wilderness’’.
(5) EL DORADO 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 ‘‘El Dorado/Spirit Moun-
tain’’, dated June 10, 2002, which shall be known
as the ‘‘El Dorado Wilderness’’.
(6) HAMBLIN
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Lake Mead National
Recreation Area, comprising approximately 17,047
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Muddy Mountains’’, dated June 5, 2002, which
shall be known as the ‘‘Hamblin Mountain Wilder-
ness’’.
(7) 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 31,321 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘El Dorado/Spirit Moun-
tain’’, dated June 10, 2002, which shall be known
as the ‘‘Ireteba Peaks Wilderness’’.
(8) 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 June 5, 2002, which shall be
known as the ‘‘Jimbilnan Wilderness’’.
(9) 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 June 5, 2002, which shall be known
as the ‘‘Jumbo Springs Wilderness’’.
(10) 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 46,634 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Spring Mountains’’,
dated June 5, 2002, which shall be known as the
‘‘La Madre Mountain Wilderness’’.
(11) LIME
CANYON
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 16,710 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gold
Butte’’, dated June 5, 2002, which shall be known
as the ‘‘Lime Canyon Wilderness’’.
(12) 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 June 5, 2002, which shall be included in the
Mt. Charleston Wilderness.
(13) 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 June 5, 2002, which shall be known as the
‘‘Muddy Mountains Wilderness’’.
(14) 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 ‘‘El Do-
rado/Spirit Mountain’’, dated June 10, 2002, which
shall be known as the ‘‘Nellis Wash Wilderness’’.
(15) 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 June 10, 2002, which shall be
known as the ‘‘North McCullough Wilderness’’.
(16) PINE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Toiyabe National Forest and an
adjacent portion of Federal land managed by the
Bureau of Land Management, comprising approxi-
mately 25,375 acres, as generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Spring Mountains’’, dated June 5,
2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Pine Creek Wil-
derness’’.
(17) PINTO
VALLEY
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 6,912 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Muddy Mountains’’,
dated June 5, 2002, which shall be known as the
‘‘Pinto Valley Wilderness’’.
(18) 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 June 10, 2002, which shall be
known as the ‘‘South McCullough Wilderness’’.
(19) 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 34,261 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘El Dorado/Spirit Moun-
tain’’, dated June 10, 2002, which shall be known
as the ‘‘Spirit Mountain Wilderness’’.
(20) 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 June 10, 2002,
which shall be known as the ‘‘Wee Thump Joshua
Tree Wilderness’’.
(b) BOUNDARY.—
(1) ll.—The boundary of any portion of a
wilderness area designated by subsection (a) that is
bordered by Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, or the Colo-
rado River shall be 300 feet inland from the high
water line.
(2) ll.—The boundary of any portion of a
wilderness area designated by subsection (a) that is
bordered by a road shall be at least 100 feet wide
from either 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 (as appropriate)—
(A) the Office of the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management;
(B) the Office of the State Director of the
Bureau of Land Management of the State;
(C) the Las Vegas District Office of the
Bureau of Land Management;
(D) the Office of the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service; and
(E) the Office of the Chief of the Forest
Service.
SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) WILDERNESS AREA ADMINISTRATION.—Subject
to valid existing rights, including rights to access the area,
each area designated as wilderness by this title shall be
administered by the Secretary in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.)
governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness, ex-
cept that any reference in the provisions to the effective
date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) LIVESTOCK.—Within the wilderness areas des-
ignated under this title, the grazing of livestock in areas
in which grazing is allowed on the date of enactment of
this Act shall be allowed to continue subject to such rea-
sonable regulations, policies, and practices that—
(1) the Secretary considers necessary; and
(2) conform to and implement the intent of
Congress regarding grazing in those areas as such
intent is expressed in—
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.);
(B) section 101(f) of the Arizona Desert
Wilderness Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4473); and
(C) Appendix A of House Report No. 101–
405 of the 101st Congress.
(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 enactment
of this Act shall be added to and administered as part
of the wilderness area within which the acquired land or
interest in land is located.
(d) AIR QUALITY DESIGNATION.—Notwithstanding
sections 162 and 164 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7472, 7474), any wilderness area designated under this
title shall retain a Class II air quality designation and may
not be redesignated as Class I.
SEC. 104. 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. 105. OVERFLIGHTS.
Nothing in this title restricts or precludes—
(1) overflights, including low-level overflights,
over the areas designated as wilderness by this title,
including 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. 106. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS
USES.
In recognition of the past use of portions of the areas
designated as wilderness by this title by Native Americans
for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the Sec-
retary shall ensure, from time to time, nonexclusive access
by Native Americans to the areas for those purposes, in-
cluding wood gathering for personal use and the collecting
of plants or herbs.
SEC. 107. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes
of sections 202 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1782), the
public land in the County administered by the Bureau of
Land Management and the Forest Service in the following
areas have been adequately studied for wilderness designa-
tion:
(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
102(a); and
(B) designated for release on—
(i) the map entitled ‘‘Muddy Moun-
tains’’ and dated June 5, 2002;
(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Spring Moun-
tains’’ and dated June 5, 2002;
(iii) the map entitled ‘‘Arrow Canyon’’
and dated June 5, 2002;
(iv) the map entitled ‘‘Gold Butte’’
and dated June 5, 2002;
(v) the map entitled ‘‘McCullough
Mountains’’ and dated June 10, 2002;
(vi) the map entitled ‘‘El Dorado/
Spirit Mountain’’ and dated June 10,
2002; or
(vii) the map entitled ‘‘Southern Ne-
vada Public Land Management Act’’ and
dated June 10, 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) 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
(2) shall be managed in accordance with—
(A) land management plans adopted under
section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712) ex-
cept that released lands shall not be studied
again for wilderness designation; and
(B) the Clark County Multi-Species Habi-
tat Conservation Plan, including any amend-
ments to the plan.
(c) LAND NOT RELEASED.—The following land is not
released from the wilderness study requirements of sec-
tions 202 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1782):
(1) Meadow Valley Mountains Wilderness Study
Area.
(2) Million Hills Wilderness Study Area.
(3) Mt. Stirling Wilderness Study Area.
(4) Mormon Mountains Wilderness Study Area.
(5) Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area.
(6) Virgin Mountain Instant Study Area.
(d) RIGHT-OF-WAY GRANTS.—
(1) SUNRISE MOUNTAIN.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate energy se-
curity and the timely delivery of new energy
supplies to the States of Nevada and California
and the Southwest, notwithstanding section
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Sec-
retary shall issue to the State-regulated sponsor
of the Centennial Project a right-of-way grant
for the construction and maintenance of 2 500-
kilovolt electrical transmission lines.
(B) LOCATION.—The transmission lines
described in subparagraph (A) shall be con-
structed within the 1,400-foot-wide utility right-
of-way corridor in the Sunrise Mountain In-
stant Study Area in the County.
(2) MEADOW VALLEY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS
STUDY AREA.—The Secretary shall issue to the de-
velopers of the proposed Meadow Valley generating
project a right-of-way grant for the construction and
maintenance of electric and water transmission lines
in the Meadow Valley Mountains Wilderness Study
Area in Clark and Lincoln Counties in the State.
SEC. 108. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct such
management activities as are necessary to maintain or re-
store fish and wildlife populations and fish and wildlife
habitats in the areas designated as wilderness by this title.
(b) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit
hunting, fishing, and trapping on land and water in
wilderness areas designated by this title in accord-
ance with applicable Federal and State laws.
(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 wilderness
areas designated by this title.
(B) CONSULTATION.—Except in emer-
gencies, the Secretary shall consult with, and
obtain the approval of, the appropriate State
agency before promulgating regulations under
subparagraph (A) that close a portion of the
wilderness areas to hunting, fishing, or trap-
ping.
(c) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall author-
ize the occasional and temporary use of motorized
vehicles in the wilderness areas, including the uses
described in paragraph (2), if the use of motorized
vehicles would—
(A) as determined by the Secretary, en-
hance wilderness values by promoting healthy,
viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife
populations and other natural resources; and
(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
use is authorized while causing the least
amount of damage to the wilderness areas, as
compared with the alternatives.
(2) AUTHORIZED USES.—The uses referred to
in paragraph (1) include—
(A) the use of motorized vehicles by—
(i) a State agency responsible for fish
and wildlife management; or
(ii) a designee of such a State agency;
(B) the use of aircraft to survey, capture,
transplant, and monitor wildlife populations;
(C) when necessary to protect or rehabili-
tate natural resources in the wilderness areas,
access by motorized vehicles for the—
(i) repair, maintenance, and recon-
struction of water developments, including
guzzlers, in existence on the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and
(ii) the installation, repair, mainte-
nance, and reconstruction of new water de-
velopments, including guzzlers; and
(D) the use of motorized equipment, in-
cluding aircraft, to manage and remove, as ap-
propriate, feral stock, and wild free-roaming
horses and burros, as defined by the Wild
Horse and Burro Act of 1971 (Public Law 92–
195).
(d) WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—The Sec-
retary shall authorize the construction of structures and
facilities for water development projects, including guz-
zlers, in the wilderness areas designated by this title if—
(1) the construction activities will, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values
by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally
distributed wildlife populations; and
(2) the visual impacts of the construction activi-
ties on the wilderness areas can reasonably be mini-
mized.
(e) EFFECT.—Nothing in this title diminishes the ju-
risdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife
management, including regulation of hunting and fishing
on public land in the State.
diction over the parcel of land described in subsection (b)
for inclusion in the Lake Mead National 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 ‘‘El Dorado/Spirit Mountain’’ and dated
June 10, 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 
III—AMENDMENTS 
TO
THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUB-
LIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
SEC. 301. DISPOSAL AND EXCHANGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–
263; 112 Stat. 2344) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by
striking ‘‘entitled ‘Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land
Disposal Map’, April 10, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘enti-
tled ‘Southern Nevada Public Land Management
Act’, dated June 10, 2002’’; and
(2) in subsection (e)(3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by inserting
‘‘or regional governmental entity’’ after ‘‘local
government’’; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—Of the amounts
available to the Secretary from the special ac-
count in any fiscal year (determined without
taking into account amounts deposited under
subsection (g)(4))—
‘‘(i) not more than 25 percent of the
amounts may be used in any fiscal year for
the purposes described in subparagraph
(A)(ii); and
‘‘(ii) not less than 25 percent of the
amounts may be used in any fiscal year for
the purposes described in subparagraph
(A)(iv).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) take effect on January 31, 2003.
TITLE IV—IVANPAH CORRIDOR
SEC. 401. INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 SOUTH CORRIDOR.
(a) MANAGEMENT OF INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 SOUTH
CORRIDOR LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage
the land located within the Interstate Route 15 cor-
ridor south of the Las Vegas Valley to the border
between the States of California and Nevada, as
generally depicted by ‘‘Interstate 15 South Cor-
ridor’’ in map legend for the map entitled ‘‘Clark
County Conservation of Public Land and Natural
Resources Act of 2002’’ and dated June 10, 2002,
in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public
Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–
263; 112 Stat. 2343) and this section. Unless other-
wise encumbered by special land management des-
ignations in the 1998 Las Vegas District Resource
Management Plan or the Clark County Multi-Spe-
cies Conservation Plan, lands within the map identi-
fied in this section shall be managed for multiple use
purposes. The Secretary shall consult with interested
parties, including, but not limited to, Clark County
and the City of Henderson in developing, revising, or
amending any resource management plan, including
any designation or amendment of disposal bound-
aries relating to the I–15 South Corridor.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described
in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in—
(A) the Office of the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management;
(B) the Office of the State Director of the
Bureau of Land Management of the State; and
(C) the Las Vegas District Office 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 Cor-
ridor’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Clark County Conserva-
tion of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of
2002’’ and dated June 10, 2002, from mineral entry
dated July 23, 1997, and as amended March 9,
1998, is terminated.
(5) TRANSPORTATION
AND
UTILITIES
COR-
RIDOR.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, in ac-
cordance with this section and other applicable law
and subject to valid existing rights, shall establish a
2,640-foot wide corridor east of Interstate 15 for the
placement, on a nonexclusive basis, of utilities and
transportation as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘I–15 Corridor South, Transportation and
Utilities Corridor’’.
(b) IVANPAH AIRPORT NOISE COMPATIBILITY AREA
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 as generally de-
picted by; ‘‘Ivanpah Airport Noise Compatibility
area’’ in map legend for the map entitled ‘‘Clark
County Conservation of Public Land and Natural
Resources Act of 2002’’ and dated June 10, 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 section
47504 of title 49, United States Code
(including 
regulations 
promulgated
under that section); and
(II) for fair market value except
as provided for in section 4(b)(2) of
the Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act of 1998 (Public Law
105–263; 112 Stat. 2344); 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 70 percent to the
special account established by section
4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act of 1998
(Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat.
2345);
(II) reserve 15 percent for aban-
doned mine reclamation in Clark
County;
(III) contribute 5 percent to the
State for use in the general education
program of the State; and
(IV) reserve 10 percent for use
by the Clark County Department of
Aviation for airport development and
noise compatibility programs.
(c) I–15 CORRIDOR SOUTH, NEVADA LAND DIS-
POSAL.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land
use planning requirements contained in sections 202
and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712), the
Secretary, in accordance with this Act, the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and
other applicable law, and subject to valid existing
rights, is authorized to dispose of lands within the
boundary of the area under the jurisdiction of the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management in
Clark County, Nevada, as generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘I–15 Corridor South, Nevada, Land
Disposal Map’’, dated April 2002. Such map shall be