on file and available for public inspection in the of-
fices of the Director and the Las Vegas District of
the Bureau of Land Management. Subject to valid
existing rights, all Federal lands identified in this
subsection for disposal are withdrawn from location
and entry, under the mining laws and from oper-
ation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leas-
ing laws until such time as the Secretary terminates
the withdrawal or the lands are patented.
(2) SELECTION.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Clark County Board of County Com-
missioners, shall jointly select the land to be sold
under subsection (a).
(3) ACREAGE LIMITATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
clause (ii), the Secretary shall not sell or ex-
change more than 640 acres of land under sub-
section (a) during any 1 fiscal year.
(B) EXCEPTION.—During the first fiscal
year in which land is sold or exchanged under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall not sell or
exchange more than 1,280 acres of land under
that subsection.
(C) ANNUAL LIMITS.—Subject to clauses
(i) and (ii), the County shall determine the total
number of acres that may be offered for sale or
exchange under subsection (a).
(4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Of the gross
proceeds from any sale of land under this section—
(A) 5 percent shall be available to the
State for use in the general education program
of the State;
(B) 10 percent shall be available to the
Southern Nevada Water Authority for water
treatment and transmission facility infrastruc-
ture in the county;
(C) 10 percent shall be deposited in the
special 
account 
established 
by 
section
4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public
Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law
105–263; 112 Stat. 2343) for use by the Bu-
reau of Land Management, the National Park
Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, and the Forest Service to carry out
outreach activities relating to the use of public
land in the county, including monitoring the
public land and providing public information
and public education;
(D) 10 percent shall be reserved for aban-
doned mine reclamation in Clark County; and
(E) the remainder (65 percent) shall be—
(i) deposited in the special account de-
scribed in subparagraph (F); and
(ii) available to the Secretary until ex-
pended, without further appropriation, for
expenditure identified in subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of section 4(e)(3) of the
Southern Nevada Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263;
112 Stat. 2343).
TITLE V—SLOAN CANYON NA-
TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sloan Canyon Na-
tional Conservation Area Act’’.
SEC. 502. 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, education, and scenic resources of the Conserva-
tion Area.
SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) CONSERVATION
AREA.—The term ‘‘Con-
servation Area’’ means the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area established by section 504(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 Nevada
Public Land Management Act’’ and dated June 10,
2002.
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the
Conservation Area developed under section 505(b).
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map
submitted under section 504(c).
SEC. 504. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose described in sec-
tion 502, there is established in the State a conservation
area to be known as the ‘‘Sloan Canyon National Con-
servation Area’’.
(b) AREA INCLUDED.—The Conservation Area shall
consist of approximately 47,000 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
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—
(i) the Office of the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management;
(ii) the Office of the State Director of
the Bureau of Land Management of the
State; and
(iii) the Las Vegas District Office of
the Bureau of Land Management.
SEC. 505. MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall man-
age 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 Manage-
ment 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 comprehensive management plan for the
Conservation Area.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan
shall—
(A) describe the appropriate uses and
management of the Conservation Area; and
(B)(i) authorize the use of motorized vehi-
cles in the Conservation Area—
(I) for installing, repairing, maintain-
ing, and reconstructing water development
projects, including guzzlers, that would en-
hance the Conservation Area by promoting
healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib-
uted wildlife populations; and
(II) subject to any limitations that are
not more restrictive than the limitations on
such uses authorized in wilderness areas
under clauses (i) and (ii) of section
108(c)(2)(C); and
(ii) include or provide recommendations on
ways of minimizing the visual impacts of such
activities on the Conservation Area.
(c) USE.—The Secretary may allow any use of the
Conservation Area that the Secretary determines will fur-
ther the purpose described in section 502.
(d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed for
administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency,
the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area
shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for
the use of motorized vehicles by the management plan de-
veloped under subsection (b).
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing
rights and the right-of-way issued under subsection
(h), all public land in the Conservation Area is with-
drawn from—
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation
under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the
mining 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 acquires min-
eral or other interests in a parcel of land within the
Conservation Area 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.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall permit hunting, fish-
ing, and trapping in the Conservation Area in ac-
cordance 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 Conservation
Area.
(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
Conservation Area to hunting, fishing, or trap-
ping.
(g) NO BUFFER ZONES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The establishment of the
Conservation Area shall not create an express or im-
plied protective perimeter or buffer zone around the
Conservation Area.
(2) PRIVATE LAND.—If the use of, or conduct
of an activity on, private land that shares a bound-
ary with the Conservation Area is consistent with
applicable law, nothing in this title concerning the
establishment of the Conservation Area shall pro-
hibit or limit the use or conduct of the activity.
(h) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall con-
vey to the city of Henderson the public right-of-way re-
quested for rural roadway and public trail purposes under
the application numbered N–65874.
SEC. 506. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to valid existing
rights, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the highest quali-
fied bidder all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the Federal parcel.
(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Of the gross pro-
ceeds from the conveyance of land under subsection (a)—
(1) 5 percent shall be available to the State for
use in the general education program of the State;
(2) 8 percent shall be deposited in 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), to be
available without further appropriation for a com-
prehensive southern Nevada litter cleanup and pub-
lic awareness campaign; and
(3) the remainder shall be deposited in the spe-
cial account described in paragraph (2), to be avail-
able to the Secretary, without further appropriation
for—
(A) the construction and operation of fa-
cilities at, and other management activities in,
the Conservation Area;
(B) the construction and repair of trails
and roads in the Conservation Area authorized
under the management plan;
(C) research on and interpretation of the
archaeological and geological resources of Sloan
Canyon; and
(D) any other purpose that the Secretary
determines to be consistent with the purpose
described in section 502.
SEC. 507. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this title.
SEC. 508. WATER RESOURCES.
Nothing in this Act or any action taken pursuant
thereto shall constitute an express or implied reservation
of surface or groundwater by any person, including the
United States. Nothing in this Act affects any valid exist-
ing water rights in existence before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, including any water rights held by the
United States. Any recipients of land now held by the
United States must comply with Nevada State law in the
appropriation, distribution, and adjudication of water
rights. If the United States determines that additional
water resources are needed for the purposes of this Act,
the United States shall acquire such rights in accordance
with the water laws of the State of Nevada.
TITLE VI—PUBLIC INTEREST
CONVEYANCES
SEC. 601. DEFINITION OF MAP.
In this title, the term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled
‘‘Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act’’ and
dated June 10, 2002.
SEC. 602. CONVEYANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA AT
LAS VEGAS RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
needs land in the greater Las Vegas area to
provide for the future growth of the university;
(B) the proposal by the University of Ne-
vada, Las Vegas, for construction of a research
park and technology center in the greater Las
Vegas area would enhance the high tech indus-
try and entrepreneurship in the State; and
(C) the land transferred to the Clark
County Department of Aviation under section
4(g) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man-
agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263;
112 Stat. 2346) is the best location for the re-
search park and technology center.