(E) the acquisition of environmentally sen-
sitive land or interests in environmentally sen-
sitive land in the County; 
(F) projects that secure public access to 
Federal land for hunting, fishing, and other 
recreational purposes through easements or 
rights-of-way in the County; and 
(G) the conduct of any surveys related to 
the designation of the wilderness areas under 
title III. 
(b) INVESTMENT
OF
SPECIAL
ACCOUNT.—Any 
amounts deposited in the special account established 
under subsection (a)(3)— 
(1) shall earn interest in an amount determined 
by the Secretary of the Treasury, based on the cur-
rent average market yield on outstanding marketable 
obligations of the United States of comparable ma-
turities; and 
(2) may be expended by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal year 
2020, and once every 5 fiscal years thereafter, not 
later than 60 days after the last day of the pre-
ceding fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the
State, the County, and the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the operation of the special 
account established under subsection (a)(3) for the 
preceding 5 fiscal years. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include, for the fiscal year cov-
ered by the report— 
(A) a statement of the amounts deposited 
into the special account; 
(B) a description of the expenditures made 
from the special account for the fiscal year, in-
cluding the purpose of the expenditures; 
(C) recommendations for additional au-
thorities to fulfill the purpose of the special ac-
count; and 
(D) a statement of the balance remaining 
in the special account at the end of the fiscal 
year. 
TITLE II—LAND CONVEYANCES 
AND TRANSFERS 
SEC. 201. CONVEYANCES OF COVERED LAND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means any Federal land or interest in Federal land
in the County identified on the Map as ‘‘Covered 
Land’’. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Pershing County Land Conveyances and 
Transfers’’ and dated February 9, 2017. 
(3) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means, with respect to a portion of covered 
land— 
(A) the owner of the mining claims, mill-
sites, or tunnel sites on a portion of the covered 
land on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) the lessee, or other successor in inter-
est of the owner— 
(i) with the right of possession of the 
mining claims, millsites, or tunnel sites on 
the covered land; 
(ii) that has paid (or whose agent has 
paid) the annual claim maintenance fee or 
filed a maintenance fee waiver on or before 
September 1, 2017, with the authority or 
consent of the owner, for the upcoming as-
sessment year for the mining claims, mill-
sites, or tunnel sites within the exterior 
boundary of the portion of covered land, as 
determined based on the claim mainte-
nance fee records of the Bureau of Land 
Management as of the date of introduction 
of this Act; and 
(iii) that has the authority or consent 
of the owner to acquire the portion of cov-
ered land; or 
(C) a subsequent successor to the interest 
of a qualified entity in the covered land that 
has the authority or consent of the owner to ac-
quire the portion of covered land. 
(b) LAND CONVEYANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
notwithstanding the inventory and land use planning 
requirements of sections 201 and 202 or the sales 
provisions of section 203 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 
1712, 1713), not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing 
rights held by third parties and any mining claims, 
millsite, or tunnel site of a qualified entity applicable 
to the covered land, the Secretary shall offer for sale 
to qualified entities, for fair market value, the re-
maining right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the covered land.
(2) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the acceptance of an offer under para-
graph (1) by a qualified entity and completion of a 
sale for all or part of the covered land to a qualified 
entity, the Secretary, by delivery of an appropriate 
deed, patent, or other valid instrument of convey-
ance, shall convey to the qualified entity, all remain-
ing right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the applicable portion of the covered land. 
(3) MERGER.—Subject to valid existing rights 
held by third parties, on delivery of the instrument 
of conveyance to the qualified entity under para-
graph (2), any prior interests in the locatable min-
erals and the right to use the surface for mineral 
purposes held by the qualified entity under a mining 
claim, millsite, tunnel site, or any other Federal land 
use authorization applicable to the covered land con-
veyed to the qualified entity shall merge with all 
right, title, and interest conveyed to the qualified en-
tity by the United States under this section to en-
sure that the qualified entity receives fee simple title 
to the purchased covered land. 
(4) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET 
VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair
market value of the covered land to be conveyed 
under this subsection in accordance with— 
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(5) COSTS.—As a condition of the conveyance 
of the covered land under this section, the qualified 
entity shall pay all costs related to the conveyance 
of the covered land conveyed, including the costs of 
surveys and other administrative costs associated 
with the conveyance. 
(6) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(7) MINOR CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the County, may correct minor er-
rors in the Map or a description of the covered land. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts col-
lected under this section shall be disposed of in accordance 
with section 104. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary 
to sell covered land under this section shall terminate on
the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 202. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR USE AS A PUBLIC 
CEMETERY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 
County, without consideration, the Federal land described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 
land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 10 
acres of land depicted as ‘‘Unionville Cemetery’’ on the 
Map. 
(c) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The Federal land 
conveyed under subsection (a) shall be used by the County 
as a public cemetery. 
TITLE III—WILDERNESS AREAS 
SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 
PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 
(a) ADDITIONS.—In accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Fed-
eral land in the State are designated as wilderness and 
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System: 
(1) CAIN
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 12,339 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Cain Mountain Wilderness’’ and dated February 9, 
2017, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cain Mountain 
Wilderness’’. 
(2) BLUEWING WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
comprising approximately 24,900 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Bluewing 
Wilderness’’ and dated February 9, 2017, which 
shall be known as the ‘‘Bluewing Wilderness’’. 
(3) SELENITE
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 22,822 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Selenite Peak Wilderness’’ and dated February 9, 
2017, which shall be known as the ‘‘Selenite Peak 
Wilderness’’. 
(4) MOUNT LIMBO WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 11,855 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Mt. Limbo Wilderness’’ and dated February 9, 
2017, which shall be known as the ‘‘Mount Limbo 
Wilderness’’.
(5) NORTH
SAHWAVE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 13,875 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
North Sahwave Wilderness’’ and dated February 9, 
2017, which shall be known as the ‘‘North Sahwave 
Wilderness’’. 
(6) GRANDFATHERS’ 
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 35,339 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Grandfathers’ Wilderness’’ and dated February 9, 
2017, which shall be known as the ‘‘Grandfathers’ 
Wilderness’’. 
(7) FENCEMAKER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 14,942 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Fencemaker Wilderness’’ and dated February 9, 
2017, which shall be known as the ‘‘Fencemaker 
Wilderness’’. 
(b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of any portion of a 
wilderness area that is bordered by a road shall be 100 
feet from the centerline of the road. 
(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. 
(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the map or legal description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de-
scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the wilderness areas designated by subsection 
(a) are withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma-
terials.
SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec-
retary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective 
date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Secretary. 
(b) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the wil-
derness areas, if established before the date of enactment 
of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such 
reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Sec-
retary considers to be necessary in accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 
the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 
Report 101–405). 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the boundary 
of a wilderness area 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. 
(d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of the wilderness areas to create pro-
tective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilder-
ness areas. 
(2) NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 
heard from areas within a wilderness area shall not 
preclude the conduct of those activities or uses out-
side the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(e) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act 
restricts or precludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the wilderness areas, 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. 
(f) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take
such measures in the wilderness areas as are necessary 
for the control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordina-
tion of the activities with a State or local agency). 
(g) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological data collection devices in the wilderness areas 
if the Secretary determines that the facilities and access 
to the facilities are essential to flood warning, flood con-
trol, or water reservoir operation activities. 
(h) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) the wilderness areas are located— 
(i) in the semiarid region of the Great 
Basin; and 
(ii) at the headwaters of the streams 
and rivers on land with respect to which 
there are few, if any— 
(I) actual or proposed water re-
source facilities located upstream; and 
(II) opportunities for diversion, 
storage, or other uses of water occur-
ring outside the land that would ad-
versely affect the wilderness values of 
the land; 
(B) the wilderness areas are generally not 
suitable for use or development of new water re-
source facilities; and 
(C) because of the unique nature of the 
wilderness areas, it is possible to provide for 
proper management and protection of the wil-
derness and other values of land in ways dif-
ferent from those used in other laws. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 
to protect the wilderness values of the wilderness 
areas by means other than a federally reserved water 
right. 
(3) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this Act— 
(A) constitutes an express or implied res-
ervation by the United States of any water or 
water rights with respect to the wilderness 
areas; 
(B) affects any water rights in the State 
(including any water rights held by the United 
States) in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act;
(C) establishes a precedent with regard to 
any future wilderness designations; 
(D) affects the interpretation of, or any 
designation made under, any other Act; or 
(E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 
interstate compact or equitable apportionment 
decree that apportions water among and be-
tween the State and other States. 
(4) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 
follow the procedural and substantive requirements 
of State law in order to obtain and hold any water 
rights not in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act with respect to the wilderness areas. 
(5) NEW PROJECTS.— 
(A) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE FA-
CILITY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means 
irrigation and pumping facilities, res-
ervoirs, water conservation works, aque-
ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hy-
dropower projects, transmission and other 
ancillary facilities, and other water diver-
sion, storage, and carriage structures.
(ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ 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. 
(i) TEMPORARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act prevents 
the placement of a temporary telecommunications 
device for law enforcement or agency administrative 
purposes in the Selenite Peak Wilderness in accord-
ance with paragraph (2). 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—Any tem-
porary telecommunications device authorized by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be carried out in accordance with— 
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.); and
(ii) all other applicable laws (including 
regulations); 
(B) to the maximum practicable, be located 
in such a manner as to minimize impacts on the 
recreational and other wilderness values of the 
area; and 
(C) be for a period of not longer than 7 
years. 
SEC. 303. 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 Act 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 wilderness areas. 
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 
the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any man-
agement activities in the wilderness areas that are nec-
essary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations 
and the habitats to support the populations, if the activi-
ties are carried out— 
(1) consistent with relevant wilderness manage-
ment plans; and 
(2) in accordance with—
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(B) appropriate policies, such as those set 
forth in Appendix B of the report of the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 
2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 
101–405), including noxious weed treatment 
and the occasional and temporary use of motor-
ized vehicles if the use, as determined by the 
Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and 
more naturally distributed wildlife populations 
that would enhance wilderness values with the 
minimal impact necessary to reasonably accom-
plish those tasks. 
(c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 
in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 
forth in Appendix B of the Committee on Interior and In-
sular Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 
101–405), the State may continue to use aircraft, includ-
ing helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, 
and provide water for wildlife populations, specifically 
sage-grouse, in the wilderness areas.
(d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall authorize 
structures and facilities, including existing structures and 
facilities, for wildlife water development projects, including 
guzzlers, in the wilderness areas 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.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may des-
ignate areas in which, and establish periods during 
which, for reasons of public safety, administration, 
or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fish-
ing, or trapping will be permitted in the wilderness 
areas. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, 
the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate 
State agency and notify the public before taking any 
action under paragraph (1). 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State, including a des-
ignee of the State, may conduct wildlife management 
activities in the wilderness areas— 
(A) in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 
between the Secretary and the State entitled 
‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada 
Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9’’ and 
signed November and December 2003, includ-
ing any amendments to the cooperative agree-
ment agreed to by the Secretary and the State; 
and 
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) REFERENCES; CLARK
COUNTY.—For the 
purposes of this subsection, any references to Clark 
County in the cooperative agreement described in 
paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the wilderness areas. 
SEC. 304. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the approximately 
48,600 acres of public land in the portions of the China
Mountain, Mt. Limbo, Selenite Mountains, and Tobin 
Range wilderness study areas that have not been des-
ignated as wilderness by section 301(a) and the portion 
of the Augusta Mountains wilderness study area within 
the County that has not been designated as wilderness by 
section 301(a) have been adequately studied for wilderness 
designation. 
(b) RELEASE.—The public land described in sub-
section (a)— 
(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)); and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with the ap-
plicable land use plans adopted under section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
SEC. 305. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title alters or di-
minishes the treaty rights of any Indian tribe (as defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)). 
(b) CULTURAL USES.—Nothing in this title precludes 
the traditional collection of pine nuts in a wilderness area
for personal, noncommercial use consistent with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
Passed the House of Representatives January 16, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1107 
AN ACT 
To promote conservation, improve public land man-
agement, and provide for sensible development in 
Pershing County, Nevada, and for other pur-
poses.