I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2374 
To facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, Ne-
vada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State 
of Nevada, and to fully implement the White Pine County Conservation, 
Recreation, and Development Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2017 
Mr. KIHUEN (for himself, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. ROSEN, and Ms. TITUS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lin-
coln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain 
wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to fully 
implement the White Pine County Conservation, Recre-
ation, and Development Act. 
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 ‘‘Eastern Nevada Eco-
nomic Development and Land Management Improvement 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. 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)— 
(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 range-
land and woodland restoration projects 
within the County, consistent with the Ely 
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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)— 
(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 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 subsequent re-
visions or amendments to that plan.’’; and 
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(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 County-provided law 
enforcement and planning related activities approved by 
the Secretary regarding— 
‘‘(1) wilderness in the County designated by 
this Act; 
‘‘(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 
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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-
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 entitled ‘‘Proposed LCCRDA 
Utility Corridor Realignment’’ and dated March 14, 2017, 
by modifying the map entitled ‘‘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 5, 6, 7, 
8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 E., of the 
Map; and 
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(2) redesignating the utility corridor so as to 
appear in— 
(A) sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 
68 E., of the Map; 
(B) sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 
E., of the Map; and 
(C) sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E., of 
the Map. 
(d) FINAL CORRECTIVE PATENT IN CLARK COUNTY, 
NEVADA.— 
(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. 
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(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. 
(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 entitled ‘‘Proposed Lincoln 
County Land Reconfiguration’’ and dated January 
28, 2016. 
(2) APPLICABLE
LAW.—A corrective patent 
issued under paragraph (1) shall be considered to 
have been issued pursuant to, and in compliance 
with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authoriza-
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tion Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 
52). 
SEC. 3. MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS, HIGH SCHELLS WILDER-
NESS, AND ARC DOME WILDERNESS BOUND-
ARY ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE PAM WHITE WILDERNESS 
ACT.—Section 323 of the Pam White Wilderness Act of 
2006 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 109–432; 120 
Stat. 3031) is amended by striking subsection (e) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(e) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.—The 
boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness established under 
section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 
1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 101–195) is ad-
justed to include— 
‘‘(1) the land identified as the ‘Mount Moriah 
Wilderness Area’ and ‘Mount Moriah Additions’ on 
the map entitled ‘Eastern White Pine County’ and 
dated November 29, 2006; and 
‘‘(2) the land identified as ‘NFS Lands’ on the 
map entitled ‘Proposed Wilderness Boundary Ad-
justment Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area’ and dated 
January 17, 2017. 
‘‘(f) HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.— 
The boundary of the High Schells Wilderness established 
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under subsection (a)(11) is adjusted to include the land 
identified as ‘Include as Wilderness’ on the map entitled 
‘McCoy Creek Adjustment’ and dated November 3, 2014, 
and to exclude the land identified as ‘NFS Lands’ on the 
map entitled ‘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; Public Law 
101–195; 103 Stat. 1784) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘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 enti-
tled ‘Arc Dome Adjustment’ and dated November 3, 
2014.’’. 
SEC. 4. 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— 
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(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 
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 striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than December 31, 
2018, the Secretary’’; 
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(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 December 31, 2018, the Secretary shall imme-
diately convey to the County, without consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the parcels of land.’’. 
Æ 
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