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Union Calendar No. 79 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1169 
[Report No. 113–111] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the 
Navy certain Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mr. AMODEI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JUNE 17, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 14, 2013] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the 
Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land in Churchill 
County, Nevada. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Naval Air Station 
Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall transfer to the Secretary of the Navy, without consid-
eration, the Federal land described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 
land referred to in subsection (a) is the parcel of approxi-
mately 400 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior that— 
(1) is adjacent to Naval Air Station Fallon in 
Churchill County, Nevada; and 
(2) was withdrawn under Public Land Order 
6834 (NV–943–4214–10; N–37875). 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—On transfer of the Federal land 
described under subsection (b) to the Secretary of the Navy, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall have full jurisdiction, cus-
tody, and control of the Federal land. 
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SEC. 3. WATER RIGHTS. 
(a) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued— 
(1) to establish a reservation in favor of the 
United States with respect to any water or water 
right on lands transferred by this Act; or 
(2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 
lands transferred by this Act except in accordance 
with applicable State law. 
(b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RESERVED 
WATER RIGHTS.—This section shall not be construed to af-
fect any water rights acquired or reserved by the United 
States before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. WITHDRAWAL. 
Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land to be 
transferred under section 2 is withdrawn from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
mining laws and geothermal leasing laws, so long as the 
land remains under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Navy. 
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Union Calendar No. 79 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1169 
[Report No. 113–111] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer 
to the Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land 
in Churchill County, Nevada. 
JUNE 17, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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