(A) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—As used 
in this paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource fa-
cility’’—
(i) means irrigation and pumping fa-
cilities, 
reservoirs, 
water 
conservation 
works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, 
wells, hydropower projects, and trans-
mission and other ancillary facilities, and 
other water diversion, storage, and carriage 
structures; and 
(ii) does not include wildlife guzzlers. 
(B) RESTRICTION
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Act, on and after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, neither the President nor 
any other officer, employee, or agent of the 
United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
issue a license or permit for the development of 
any new water resource facility within the wil-
derness areas designated by this Act. 
SEC. 205. 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 non-
wilderness 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. 206. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 
Nothing in this title restricts or precludes—
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the areas designated as wilderness by this title, in-
cluding 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. 207. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to diminish the 
rights of any Indian tribe. Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to diminish tribal rights regarding access to Fed-
eral land for tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, 
and traditional food-gathering activities. 
SEC. 208. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of 
section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in the County 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the 
following areas has been adequately studied for wilderness 
designation: 
(1) The Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area. 
(2) Evergreen A, B, and C Wilderness Study 
Areas. 
(3) Any portion of the wilderness study areas—
(A) not designated as wilderness by section 
204(a); and 
(B) depicted as released on—
(i) the map entitled ‘‘Northern Lincoln 
County Wilderness Map’’ and dated June 1, 
2004; 
(ii) the map entitled ‘‘Southern Lin-
coln County Wilderness Map’’ and dated 
June 1, 2004; or 
(iii) the map entitled ‘‘Western Lin-
coln County Wilderness Map’’ and dated 
June 1, 2004. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 
title—
(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with—
(A) land management plans adopted under 
section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and 
(B) existing cooperative conservation agree-
ments; and 
(3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 209. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 4(d)(7) 
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in 
this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State 
with respect to fish and wildlife management, including the 
regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the wilder-
ness areas designated by this title. 
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of the 
purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act, management 
activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife popu-
lations and the habitats to support such populations may 
be carried out within wilderness areas designated by this 
title where consistent with relevant wilderness management 
plans, in accordance with appropriate policies such as those 
set forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, includ-
ing the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, 
if such use, as determined by the Secretary, would promote 
healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife 
populations that would enhance wilderness values and ac-
complish those purposes with the minimum impact nec-
essary to reasonably accomplish the task. 
(c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)) and in 
accordance with appropriate policies such as those set forth 
in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the State may 
continue to use aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, 
capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife 
populations, including bighorn sheep, and feral stock, 
horses, and burros. 
(d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—
Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall authorize struc-
tures and facilities, including existing structures and facili-
ties, for wildlife water development projects, including guz-
zlers, in the wilderness areas designated by this Act if—
(1) the structures and facilities will, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by 
promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally dis-
tributed wildlife populations; and
(2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa-
cilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be 
minimized. 
(e) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—In consulta-
tion with the appropriate State agency (except in emer-
gencies), the Secretary may designate by regulation areas 
in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons 
of public safety, administration, or compliance with appli-
cable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be per-
mitted in the wilderness areas designated by this Act. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The terms and condi-
tions under which the State, including a designee of the 
State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the 
wilderness areas designated by this title are specified in the 
cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the State, 
entitled ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the Bu-
reau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of 
Wildlife Supplement No. 9,’’ and signed November and De-
cember 2003, including any amendments to that document 
agreed upon by the Secretary and the State and subject to 
all applicable laws and regulations. Any references to Clark 
County in that document shall also be deemed to be referred 
to and shall apply to Lincoln County, Nevada.
SEC. 210. WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT. 
Consistent with section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133), nothing in this title precludes a Federal, 
State, or local agency from conducting wildfire manage-
ment operations (including operations using aircraft or 
mechanized equipment) to manage wildfires in the wilder-
ness areas designated by this title. 
SEC. 211. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION. 
Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, nothing in this title precludes the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological collection devices in the wilderness areas des-
ignated by this title if the facilities and access to the facili-
ties are essential to flood warning, flood control, and water 
reservoir operation activities. 
TITLE III—UTILITY CORRIDORS 
SEC. 301. UTILITY CORRIDOR AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) UTILITY CORRIDOR.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with title II of the 
Act and notwithstanding sections 202 and 503 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1711, 1763), the Secretary of the Interior 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
establish on public land a 2,640-foot wide corridor for 
utilities in Lincoln County and Clark County, Ne-
vada, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lin-
coln County Conservation, Recreation, and Develop-
ment Act’’, and dated June 14, 2004. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal descrip-
tion shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in (as appropriate)—
(A) the Office of the Director of the Bureau 
of Land Management; 
(B) the Office of the Nevada State Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management; 
(C) the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management; and 
(D) the Caliente Field Station of the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(b) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 
and 503 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1763) and subject to 
valid existing rights, the Secretary shall grant to the 
Southern Nevada Water Authority and the Lincoln 
County Water District nonexclusive rights-of-way to 
Federal land in Lincoln County and Clark County, 
Nevada, for any roads, wells, well fields, pipes, pipe-
lines, pump stations, storage facilities, or other facili-
ties and systems that are necessary for the construc-
tion and operation of a water conveyance system, as 
depicted on the map. 
(2) APPLICABLE LAW.—A right-of-way granted 
under paragraph (1) shall be granted in perpetuity 
and shall not require rental payment. 
(3) COMPLIANCE WITH NEPA.—Before granting a 
right-of-way under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
comply with the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the identi-
fication and consideration of potential impacts to fish 
and wildlife resources and habitat. 
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the utility corridors designated by subsection (a) are with-
drawn from—
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(d) STATE WATER LAW.—Nothing in this title shall—
(1) prejudice the decisions or abrogate the juris-
diction of the Nevada State Engineer with respect to 
the appropriation, permitting, certification, or adju-
dication of water rights;
(2) preempt Nevada State water law; or 
(3) limit or supersede existing water rights or 
interest in water rights under Nevada State law. 
(e) WATER RESOURCES STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the United States Geological Survey and the Desert 
Research Institute, shall conduct a study to inves-
tigate ground water quantity, quality, and flow char-
acteristics in the deep carbonate and alluvial aquifers 
of White Pine County, Nevada. The study shall—
(A) include new and review of existing 
data; 
(B) determine the volume of water stored in 
aquifers in those areas; 
(C) determine the discharge and recharge 
characteristics of each aquifer system; 
(D) determine the hydrogeologic and other 
controls that govern the discharge and recharge 
of each aquifer system; and 
(E) develop maps at a consistent scale de-
picting aquifer systems and the recharge and 
discharge areas of such systems. 
(2) TIMING; AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
complete a draft of the water resources report required 
under paragraph (1) not later than 30 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary 
shall then make the draft report available for public 
comment for a period of not less than 60 days. The 
final report shall be submitted to the Committee on 
Resources in the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the 
Senate and made available to the public not later 
than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 302. RELOCATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY AND UTILITY 
CORRIDORS LOCATED IN CLARK AND LIN-
COLN COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means 
the land exchange agreement between Aerojet-General 
Corporation and the United States, dated July 14, 
1988. 
(2) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘corridor’’ means—
(A) the right-of-way corridor that is—
(i) identified in section 5(b)(1) of the 
Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authoriza-
tion Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 55); and 
(ii) described in section 14(a) of the 
Agreement;
49781 that is located in the corridor relinquished 
under subsection (b)(1). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF AREA.—The area referred 
to in paragraph (1) is the area located on public land 
west of United States Route 93. 
(3) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
relocation 
under 
paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a manner that—
(A) minimizes engineering design changes; 
and 
(B) maintains a gradual and smooth inter-
connection of the corridor with the area described 
in paragraph (2). 
(4) AUTHORIZED USES.—The Secretary may au-
thorize the location of any above ground or under-
ground utility facility, transmission lines, gas pipe-
lines, natural gas pipelines, fiber optics, telecommuni-
cations, water lines, wells (including monitoring 
wells), cable television, and any related appur-
tenances in the area described in paragraph (1). 
(d) EFFECT.—The relocation of the corridor under this 
section shall not require the Secretary to update the 1998 
Las Vegas Valley Resource Management Plan or the 2000 
Caliente Management Framework Plan Amendment. 
(e) WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall waive the requirements of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) that would otherwise be applicable to the holders of 
the right-of-way corridor described in subsection (a)(2)(A) 
with respect to an amendment to the legal description of 
the right-of-way corridor. 
TITLE IV—SILVER STATE OFF-
HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL 
SEC. 401. SILVER STATE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation and 
Development Act Map’’ and dated June 14, 2004. 
(3) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the system 
of trails designated in subsection (b) as the Silver 
State Off-Highway Vehicle Trail. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The trails that are generally de-
picted on the Map are hereby designated as the ‘‘Silver 
State Off-Highway Vehicle Trail’’. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Trail in a manner that—
(A) is consistent with motorized and mecha-
nized use of the Trail that is authorized on the
date of the enactment of this title pursuant to 
applicable Federal and State laws and regula-
tions; 
(B) ensures the safety of the people who use 
the Trail; and 
(C) does not damage sensitive habitat or 
cultural resources. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this title, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the State, the 
County, and any other interested persons, shall 
complete a management plan for the Trail. 
(B) COMPONENTS.—The management plan 
shall—
(i) describe the appropriate uses and 
management of the Trail; 
(ii) authorize the use of motorized and 
mechanized vehicles on the Trail; and 
(iii) describe actions carried out to pe-
riodically evaluate and manage the appro-
priate levels of use and location of the Trail. 
(3) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—
(A) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary 
shall annually assess the effects of the use of off-
highway vehicles on the Trail and, in consulta-
tion with the Nevada Division of Wildlife, assess 
the effects of the Trail on wildlife and wildlife 
habitat to minimize environmental impacts and 
prevent damage to cultural resources from the 
use of the Trail. 
(B) CLOSURE.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the State and the County, may tempo-
rarily close or permanently reroute, subject to 
subparagraph (C), a portion of the Trail if the 
Secretary determines that—
(i) the Trail is having an adverse im-
pact on—
(I) natural resources; or 
(II) cultural resources; 
(ii) the Trail threatens public safety; 
(iii) closure of the Trail is necessary to 
repair damage to the Trail; or 
(iv) closure of the Trail is necessary to 
repair resource damage. 
(C) REROUTING.—Portions of the Trail that 
are temporarily closed may be permanently re-
routed along existing roads and trails on public 
lands currently open to motorized use if the Sec-
retary determines that such rerouting will not
significantly increase or decrease the length of 
the Trail. 
(D) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide 
information to the public regarding any routes 
on the Trail that are closed under subparagraph 
(B), including by providing appropriate signage 
along the Trail. 
(4) NOTICE OF OPEN ROUTES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that visitors to the Trail have access to 
adequate notice regarding the routes on the Trail that 
are open through use of appropriate signage along the 
Trail and through the distribution of maps, safety 
education materials, and other information consid-
ered appropriate by the Secretary. 
(d) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND AND INTER-
ESTS IN LAND.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to affect ownership, management, or other rights related to 
non-Federal land or interests in land. 
(e) MAP ON FILE.—The Map shall be kept on file at 
the appropriate offices of the Secretary. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section.
TITLE V—OPEN SPACE PARKS 
SEC. 501. OPEN SPACE PARK CONVEYANCE TO LINCOLN 
COUNTY, NEVADA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding section 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1171, 1712), the Secretary may convey to 
the County, subject to valid existing rights, for no consider-
ation, all right title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the parcels of land described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are the parcels of land depicted 
as ‘‘Lincoln County Parks Proposal’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Develop-
ment Act Map’’ and dated June 14, 2004. 
(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to any conveyance 
under subsection (a), including costs for surveys and other 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the County, or in ac-
cordance with section 104(b)(2) of this Act. 
(d) USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any parcel of land conveyed 
to the County under subsection (a) shall be used only 
for—
(A) the conservation of natural resources; or 
(B) public parks.
(2) FACILITIES.—Any facility on a parcel of 
land conveyed under subsection (a) shall be con-
structed and managed in a manner consistent with 
the uses described in paragraph (1). 
(e) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land conveyed under 
subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with 
the uses specified in subsection (d), the parcel of land shall, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 
States. 
SEC. 502. OPEN SPACE PARK CONVEYANCE TO THE STATE 
OF NEVADA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding section 202 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall convey to the State of Ne-
vada, subject to valid existing rights, for no consideration, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the parcels of land described in subsection (b), if there is 
a written agreement between the State and Lincoln County, 
Nevada, supporting such a conveyance. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are the parcels of land depicted 
as ‘‘NV St. Park Expansion Proposal’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Develop-
ment Act Map’’ and dated June 14, 2004.