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velopment Agency and the State. In the event of a 
disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Re-
development Agency, and the State over the reason-
able approximate estimate of costs, the parties shall 
jointly select one or more experts to advise the Sec-
retary in making the final determination of such 
costs. 
(4) CONSIDERATION.—The Henderson Redevel-
opment Agency shall pay the fair market value, if 
any, as determined under this subsection. 
(5) MINE
REMEDIATION
AND
RECLAMATION 
AGREEMENT
EXECUTED.—The Secretary receives 
from the State notification, in writing, that the Mine 
Remediation and Reclamation Agreement has been 
executed. The Mine Remediation and Reclamation 
Agreement shall be an enforceable consent order or 
agreement administered by the State that— 
(A) obligates a party to perform, after the 
conveyance of the Three Kids Mine Federal 
Land under this Act, the remediation and rec-
lamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project 
Site necessary to complete a permanent and ap-
propriately protective remedy to existing envi-
ronmental contamination and hazardous condi-
tions; and 
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(B) contains provisions determined to be 
necessary by the State, including financial as-
surance provisions to ensure the completion of 
such remedy. 
(6) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary receives 
from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency notifica-
tion, in writing, that the Henderson Redevelopment 
Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the 
Three Kids Mine Federal Land under this Act. Such 
notification must occur not later than 90 days after 
execution of the Mine Remediation and Reclamation 
Agreement referred to in paragraph (5). 
SEC. 4. WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
for the 10-year period following the date of the enactment 
of this Act or on the date of the conveyance required by 
this Act, whichever is earlier, the Three Kids Mine Federal 
Land is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. 
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(b) EXISTING RECLAMATION WITHDRAWALS.—Sub-
ject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal of public land 
for reclamation project purposes that includes all or any 
portion of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land for which 
the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that it has no 
further need under applicable law is hereby relinquished 
and revoked solely to the extent necessary to exclude from 
the withdrawal the land no longer needed and to allow for 
the immediate conveyance of the Three Kids Mine Federal 
Land as required under this Act. 
(c) EXISTING RECLAMATION PROJECT
AND PER-
MITTED FACILITIES.—Without limiting the general appli-
cability of section 3(a), nothing in this Act shall diminish, 
hinder, or interfere with the exclusive and perpetual use 
by existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, 
and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and 
facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situ-
ated on the Three Kids Mine Federal Land that were con-
structed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation prior 
to the effective date of this Act. 
SEC. 5. ACEC BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1717), 
the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical En-
vironmental Concern (NVN 76884) is hereby adjusted 
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consistent with the map entitled ‘‘Three Kids Mine Project 
Area’’ and dated February 6, 2012. 
SEC. 6. RELEASE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Upon making the conveyance under section 3, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the United States 
is released from any and all liabilities or claims of any 
kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat 
of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contami-
nant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum 
product of any kind), solid waste, mine materials or min-
ing related features (including tailings, overburden, waste 
rock, mill remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from 
the presence of mining related features) at the Three Kids 
Mine Project Site in existence on or before the date of 
the conveyance. 
SEC. 7. SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT 
ACT. 
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 
1998 (31 U.S.C. 6901 note; Public Law 105–263) shall 
not apply to land conveyed under this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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