I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6299 
To modify the process of the Secretary of the Interior for examining certain 
mining claims on Federal lands in Storey County, Nevada, to facilitate 
certain pinyon-juniper-related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to 
modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, 
to fully implement the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, 
and Development Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2018 
Mr. AMODEI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modify the process of the Secretary of the Interior for 
examining certain mining claims on Federal lands in 
Storey County, Nevada, to facilitate certain pinyon-juni-
per-related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to mod-
ify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the 
State of Nevada, to fully implement the White Pine 
County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nevada Lands Bill 
Technical Corrections Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND 
IN STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA. 
Section 3009(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3751) is amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) through 
and (D) and redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (B); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) SUBJECT FEDERAL LAND.—The term 
‘subject Federal land’ means the land generally 
described as ‘Federal Land’ on the map titled 
‘Storey County Land Conveyance’ and dated 
May 22, 2018.’’. 
(2) In paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and re-
designating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (A), as so 
redesignated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION
OF
VALIDITY.— 
With respect to an unpatented mining claim 
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(including an unpatented mining claim for 
which a patent application has been filed) with-
in the boundaries of the subject Federal land, 
if the Secretary determines that the elements of 
a contest are present, the Secretary shall imme-
diately determine the validity of the mining 
claim.’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)’’. 
(3) In paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’. 
(4) By amending paragraph (7) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(7) SURVEY.—The exterior boundary of the 
subject Federal land to be conveyed by the United 
States under paragraph (3) shall be sufficiently sur-
veyed as a whole to legally describe the land for pat-
ent conveyance.’’. 
(5) In paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’. 
(6) By striking ‘‘a mining townsite’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the subject Federal land’’. 
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(7) By striking ‘‘the mining townsite’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the subject Federal 
land’’. 
(8) By striking paragraph (10). 
(9) By adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Secretary 
shall keep the map titled ‘Storey County Land Con-
veyance’ and dated May 22, 2018, on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the Bureau of Land Management.’’. 
SEC. 3. ZIP CODE DESIGNATION. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Postal Service shall designate a sin-
gle, unique ZIP Code applicable to the area encompassing 
only Storey County, Nevada. 
SEC. 
4. 
FACILITATION 
OF 
PINYON-JUNIPER-RELATED 
PROJECTS IN LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA. 
(a) FACILITATION
OF PINYON-JUNIPER-RELATED 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT UNDER 
LINCOLN COUNTY LAND ACT OF 2000.—Section 5(b) 
of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–298; 114 Stat. 1048) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and 
implementation’’ 
after 
‘‘develop-
ment’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) development and implementation 
of comprehensive, cost-effective, and multi-
jurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction 
projects and wildfire prevention planning 
activities, particularly for pinyon-juniper- 
dominated landscapes, and other rangeland 
and woodland restoration projects within 
the County, consistent with the Ely Re-
source Management Plan or any subse-
quent revisions or amendments to that 
plan; and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter 
into cooperative agreements with the County for law 
enforcement and planning-related activities provided 
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by the County and approved by the Secretary, re-
garding— 
‘‘(A) wilderness in the County designated 
by the Lincoln County Conservation, Recre-
ation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public 
Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403); 
‘‘(B) cultural resources identified, pro-
tected, and managed pursuant to that Act; 
‘‘(C) planning, management, and law en-
forcement associated with the Silver State OHV 
Trail designated by that Act; and 
‘‘(D) planning associated with land dis-
posal and related land-use authorizations re-
quired for utility corridors and rights-of-way to 
serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed 
of pursuant to that Act (other than rights-of- 
way granted pursuant to that Act) and this 
Act.’’. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT UNDER 
LINCOLN
COUNTY
CONSERVATION, 
RECREATION, 
AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2004.—Section 103 of 
the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and 
Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 
118 Stat. 2405) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) development and implementation of 
comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijuris-
dictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and 
wildfire prevention planning activities, particu-
larly for pinyon-juniper-dominated landscapes, 
and other rangeland and woodland restoration 
projects within the County, consistent with the 
Ely Resource Management Plan or any subse-
quent revisions or amendments to that plan.’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Director of 
the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into coopera-
tive agreements with the County for law enforcement and 
planning-related activities provided by the County and ap-
proved by the Secretary regarding— 
‘‘(1) wilderness in the County designated by 
this Act; 
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‘‘(2) cultural resources identified, protected, 
and managed pursuant to this Act; 
‘‘(3) planning, management, and law enforce-
ment associated with the Silver State OHV Trail 
designated by this Act; and 
‘‘(4) planning associated with land disposal and 
related land-use authorizations required for utility 
corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that has 
been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to this Act 
(other than rights-of-way granted pursuant to this 
Act) and the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–298; 114 Stat. 1046).’’. 
(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
(1) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS
UNDER
LIN-
COLN COUNTY LAND ACT OF 2000.—Section 5(a)(2) 
of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–298; 114 Stat. 1047) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘and economic development’’ after ‘‘schools’’. 
(2) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS
UNDER
LIN-
COLN
COUNTY
CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND 
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2004.—Section 103(b)(2) of 
the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and 
Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 
118 Stat. 2405) is amended by striking ‘‘and trans-
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portation’’ and inserting ‘‘transportation, and eco-
nomic development’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION
OF UTILITY CORRIDOR.—The 
Secretary of the Interior shall realign the utility corridor 
established by section 301(a) of the Lincoln County Con-
servation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2412) to be aligned as gen-
erally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Proposed LCCRDA 
Utility Corridor Realignment’’ and dated March 14, 2017, 
by modifying the map titled ‘‘Lincoln County Conserva-
tion, Recreation, and Development Act’’ (referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘‘Map’’) and dated October 1, 2004, 
by— 
(1) removing the utility corridor from sections 
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 
E., of the Map; and 
(2) redesignating the utility corridor so as to 
appear on the Map in— 
(A) sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 
68 E.; 
(B) sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 
E.; and 
(C) sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E. 
(d) FINAL CORRECTIVE PATENT IN CLARK COUNTY, 
NEVADA.— 
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(1) VALIDATION OF PATENT.—Patent number 
27–2005–0081, issued by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement on February 18, 2005, is affirmed and vali-
dated as having been issued pursuant to, and in 
compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Ex-
change Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100– 
275; 102 Stat. 52), the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for the benefit of the desert 
tortoise, other species, and the habitat of the desert 
tortoise and other species to increase the likelihood 
of the recovery of the desert tortoise and other spe-
cies. 
(2) RATIFICATION OF RECONFIGURATION.—The 
process used by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management in re-
configuring the land described in paragraph (1), as 
depicted on Exhibit 1–4 of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Planned Development 
Project MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS–R8– 
ES–2008–N0136), and the reconfiguration provided 
for in special condition 10 of the Corps of Engineers 
Permit No. 000005042, are ratified. 
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(e) ISSUANCE OF CORRECTIVE PATENT IN LINCOLN 
COUNTY, NEVADA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management, may issue a corrective patent for 
the 7,548 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, 
depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of 
Land Management titled ‘‘Proposed Lincoln County 
Land Reconfiguration’’ and dated January 28, 
2016. 
(2) APPLICABLE
LAW.—A corrective patent 
issued under paragraph (1) shall be treated as 
issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Ne-
vada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 
1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52). 
SEC. 5. MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS, HIGH SCHELLS WILDER-
NESS, AND ARC DOME WILDERNESS BOUND-
ARY ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE PAM WHITE WILDERNESS 
ACT OF 2006.—Section 323 of the Pam White Wilderness 
Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 3031) is 
amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.—The 
boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness established under 
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section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 
1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is adjusted to include— 
‘‘(1) the land identified as the ‘Mount Moriah 
Wilderness Area’ and ‘Mount Moriah Additions’ on 
the map titled ‘Eastern White Pine County’ and 
dated November 29, 2006; and 
‘‘(2) the land identified as ‘NFS Lands’ on the 
map titled ‘Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjust-
ment Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area’ and dated Janu-
ary 17, 2017. 
‘‘(f) HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.— 
The boundary of the High Schells Wilderness established 
under subsection (a)(11) is adjusted— 
‘‘(1) to include the land identified as ‘Include 
as Wilderness’ on the map titled ‘McCoy Creek Ad-
justment’ and dated November 3, 2014; and 
‘‘(2) to exclude the land identified as ‘NFS 
Lands’ on the map titled ‘Proposed Wilderness 
Boundary Adjustment High Schells Wilderness 
Area’ and dated January 19, 2017.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE NEVADA WILDERNESS 
PROTECTION ACT
OF 1989.—The Nevada Wilderness 
Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 12. ARC DOME BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
‘‘The boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness estab-
lished under section 2(2) is adjusted to exclude the land 
identified as ‘Exclude from Wilderness’ on the map titled 
‘Arc Dome Adjustment’ and dated November 3, 2014.’’. 
SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF WHITE PINE COUNTY CON-
SERVATION, RECREATION, AND DEVELOP-
MENT ACT. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Section 312 of the 
White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Devel-
opment Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 
3030) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and plan-
ning’’ and inserting ‘‘municipal water and sewer in-
frastructure, public electric transmission facilities, 
public broadband infrastructure, and planning’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) processing by a government entity of 
public land-use authorizations and rights-of-way 
relating to the development of land conveyed to 
the County under this Act, with an emphasis on 
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authorizations and rights-of-way relating to any 
infrastructure needed for the expansion of the 
White Pine County Industrial Park under sec-
tion 352(c)(2).’’. 
(b) CONVEYANCE
TO WHITE PINE COUNTY, NE-
VADA.—Section 352 of the White Pine County Conserva-
tion, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3039) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 
2018’’ before ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘through a competitive bidding process’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘consistent with section 244 of the Nevada Re-
vised Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of the Eastern Nevada Economic Development and 
Land Management Improvement Act)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEADLINE.—If the Secretary has not conveyed 
to the County the parcels of land described in subsection 
(b) by the date that is 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections 
Act of 2018, the Secretary shall convey to the County, 
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without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcels of land.’’. 
Æ 
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