(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, including the Bureau 
of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclama-
tion. 
(2) TRFMA.—The term ‘‘TRFMA’’ means the 
Truckee River Flood Management Authority in the 
State of Nevada. 
SEC. 303. LAND CONVEYANCES FOR FLOOD PROTECTION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF CONVEYANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall convey to the Truckee River Flood Manage-
ment Authority without consideration all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Fed-
eral land described in subsection (b) for the purposes of 
flood attenuation, riparian restoration, and protection 
along the Truckee River in Nevada. Upon conveyance, 
TRFMA will coordinate with Storey County, as needed, 
in order to provide easements for access and use to nec-
essary infrastructure located immediately south of the 
Truckee River and Interstate 80. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 
land referred to in subsection (a) is depicted as ‘‘flood con-
trol conveyances’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Northern Nevada 
Flood Protection Management Land Conveyance Map’’ 
and dated April 12, 2023. 
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(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance au-
thorized under subsection (c), including any costs for sur-
veys and other administrative costs, shall be paid by the 
TRFMA. 
(d) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub-
section (a) is used in a manner inconsistent with sub-
section (a), the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the 
Secretary, revert to the United States. 
TITLE IV—RUBY MOUNTAINS 
PROTECTION ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ruby Mountains Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 402. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST 
SYSTEM LAND. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 309,272 acres of Federal land and in-
terests in the land located in the Ruby Mountains subdis-
trict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest within the 
area depicted on the Forest Service map entitled ‘‘S. 258 
Ruby Mountains Protective Act’’ and dated December 5, 
2019, as ‘‘National Forest System Lands’’ are withdrawn 
from all forms of operation under the mineral leasing laws. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Any land or interest in land with-
in the boundary of the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the 
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Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest that is acquired by the 
United States after the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (a). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in 
subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 403. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
REFUGE SYSTEM LAND. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the approximately 39,926.10 acres of Federal 
land and interests in the land located in the Ruby 
Lake National Wildlife Refuge and depicted on the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service map entitled 
‘‘S. XXX Ruby Mountains Protection Act’’ and 
dated February 23, 2021, as ‘‘Ruby Lake National 
Wildlife Refuge’’ are withdrawn from all forms of 
operation under the mineral leasing laws, subject to 
paragraph (2). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The withdrawal under para-
graph (1) shall not apply to noncommercial refuge 
management activities by the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Any land or interest in land with-
in the boundary of the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Ref-
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uge that is acquired by the United States after the date 
of the enactment of this Act shall be withdrawn in accord-
ance with subsection (a). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in 
subsection (a)(1) shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service. 
TITLE V—CARSON CITY PUBLIC 
LANDS CORRECTION 
SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to 
land in the National Forest System; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
other Federal land. 
(b) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means Carson City, Ne-
vada. 
(c) CARSON CITY FEDERAL LAND COLLABORATION 
COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Carson City Federal Land Col-
laboration Committee’’ means a committee comprised of— 
(1) the City Manager; 
(2) a designee of the City Manager; and 
(3) not more than 3 members appointed by the 
Carson City Board of Supervisors to represent areas 
of Carson City’s government, including the Parks, 
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Recreation, and Open Space Department, the Com-
munity Development Department, Property Manage-
ment. 
SEC. 502. LAND CONVEYANCES. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall 
convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the land de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 258 acres depicted as 
‘‘Lands to Acquire’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Carson City 
OPLMA Lands’’ and dated 2018. 
(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including costs of surveys and ad-
ministrative costs, shall be paid by the City and are eligi-
ble for reimbursement under the account as described in 
section 506(a) of this title. 
(d) SALE OR LEASE OF LAND TO THIRD PARTIES.— 
The City may enter into an agreement to sell, lease, or 
otherwise convey all or part of the land described in sub-
section (b). 
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(e) CONDITIONS.—The City shall sell the land at fair 
market value, and proceeds will be deposited in the ac-
count as described in section 506(a) of this title. 
SEC. 503. CARSON CITY STREET CONNECTOR CONVEYANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF CONVEYANCE.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall convey to Carson City without con-
sideration all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the parcels of Federal land described in sub-
section (b) for expansion of roadway. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 
land referred to in subsection (a) is depicted as ‘‘Proposed 
Land Transfer’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Carson City 
OPLMA Lands’’ and dated February 28, 2019. 
(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance au-
thorized under subsection (a), including any costs for sur-
veys and other administrative costs, shall be paid by the 
city. 
(d) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub-
section (a) is used in a manner inconsistent with sub-
section (a), the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the 
Secretary, revert to the United States. 
SEC. 504. AMENDMENT TO REVERSIONARY INTERESTS. 
(a) SALE OR LEASE OF LAND TO THIRD PARTIES.— 
Section 2601(b)(4) of Public Law 111–11 (123 Stat. 
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1111) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (D), 
the following: 
‘‘(E) SALE OR LEASE OF LAND TO THIRD 
PARTIES.—The City may enter into an agree-
ment to sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or 
part of the land described in subparagraph (D) 
to third parties for public purposes.’’. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The sale of any land under sub-
section (a) shall be for not less than fair market value. 
SEC. 505. DISPOSAL OF FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) DISPOSAL.—Subject to valid existing rights and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 
section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall dispose 
of the land described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 28 acres depicted as 
‘‘Lands for BLM Disposal’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Carson 
City OPLMA Lands’’ and dated 2018. 
(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the disposal under 
subsection (a), including costs of surveys and administra-
tive costs, shall be paid by the party entering into the dis-
posal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management 
for the land described in subsection (b). 
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(d) CONDITIONS.—Upon disposal, the City shall re-
tain— 
(1) a public utility easement concurrent with 
Koontz Lane and Conti Drive, which provides 
waterlines and access to the water tank immediately 
east of the subject parcels; and 
(2) an existing drainage easement for a future 
detention basin located on APN 010–152–06 de-
picted as ‘‘Lands for BLM Disposal’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Carson City OPLMA Lands’’ and dated 
2018. 
SEC. 506. TRANSFER OF LAND TO THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the City shall convey 
all right and title of the land described in subsection (b) 
to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 17 acres depicted as 
‘‘Lands for Disposal’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Carson City 
OPLMA Lands’’ and dated 2018. 
(c) DISPOSAL.—Subject to valid existing rights and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 
section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall dispose 
of the land described in subsection (b). 
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(d) COSTS.— 
(1) COSTS RELATED TO DISPOSAL.—Any costs 
relating to the disposal under subsection (c), includ-
ing costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall 
be paid by the party entering into the disposal 
agreement with the Bureau of Land Management 
for the land described in subsection (b). 
(2) COSTS
RELATED
TO
CONVEYANCE.—Any 
costs relating to the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including costs of surveys and administrative 
costs, shall be paid by the City and is eligible for re-
imbursement through the account as described in 
section 506(a) of this title. 
(e) CONDITIONS.—Upon disposal, the City shall re-
tain— 
(1) access and a public utility easement on 
APN 010–252–02 for operation and maintenance of 
a municipal well; and 
(2) a public right-of-way for Bennet Avenue. 
SEC. 507. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from 
the sale of land under sections 502, 503, 504, and 505 
of this title, and section 2601(e)(1)(B) of Public Law 
111–11 (123 Stat. 1111(e)(1)(B)) shall be deposited in 
a special account in the Treasury of the United States, 
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to be known as the ‘‘Carson City Special Account’’, which 
shall be available to the Secretary in collaboration with 
and if approved in writing by the Carson City Federal 
Land Collaboration Committee, for— 
(1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
Secretary in preparing for the sale of the land de-
scribed in sections 502, 504, and 505 of this title, 
and section 2601(e)(1)(B) of Public Law 111–11 
(123 Stat. 1111(e)(1)(B)), including— 
(A) the costs of surveys and appraisals; 
and 
(B) the costs of compliance with the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and sections 202 and 203 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713); 
(2) the reimbursement of costs incurred as de-
scribed in paragraphs (3) through (8) by the City 
for lands under sections 502, 503, 504, and 505 of 
this title and section 2601(d) of Public Law 111–11 
(123 Stat. 1111(d)); 
(3) the conduct of wildlife habitat conservation 
and restoration projects, including projects that ben-
efit the greater sage-grouse in the City; 
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(4) the development and implementation of 
comprehensive, cost-effective, multijurisdictional haz-
ardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention and 
restoration projects in the City; 
(5) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive 
land or interest in environmentally sensitive land in 
Carson City, Nevada; 
(6) wilderness protection and processing wilder-
ness designation, including the costs of appropriate 
fencing, signage, public education, and enforcement 
for the wilderness areas designated through this 
title; 
(7) capital improvements administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service 
in the City; and 
(8) educational purposes specific to the City. 
(b) INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—Amounts 
deposited into the Carson City Special Account— 
(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. 
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(c) MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The man-
agement and procedures thereof of the Carson City Spe-
cial Account shall be determined by an intergovernmental 
agreement between the City and the Department of the 
Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, Carson City Of-
fice. 
SEC. 508. POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE. 
Section 2601(d)(6) of Public Law 111–11 (123 Stat. 
1113) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) DEADLINE FOR SALE.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of the Northern 
Nevada Economic Development and Conservation 
Act of 2023, if there is a qualified bidder for the 
land described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
offer the land for sale to the qualified bidder.’’. 
TITLE 
VI—PERSHING 
COUNTY 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
AND CONSERVATION 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Pershing County Eco-
nomic Development and Conservation Act’’. 
SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
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(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Per-
shing County, Nevada. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(4) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 
area’’ means a wilderness area designated by section 
721(a) of this title. 
Subtitle A—Checkerboard Land 
Resolution 
SEC. 611. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) since the passage of the Act of July 1, 1862 
(12 Stat. 489, chapter 120; commonly known as the 
‘‘Pacific Railway Act of 1862’’), under which rail-
road land grants along the Union Pacific Railroad 
right-of-way created a checkerboard land pattern of 
alternating public land and privately owned land, 
management of the land in the checkerboard area 
has been a constant source of frustration for the 
County government, private landholders in the 
County, and the Federal Government; 
(2) management of Federal land in the checker-
board area has been costly and difficult for the Fed-
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eral land management agencies, creating a disincen-
tive to manage the land effectively; 
(3) parcels of land within the checkerboard area 
in the County will not vary significantly in appraised 
value by acre due to the similarity of highest and 
best use in the County; and 
(4) consolidation of appropriate land within the 
checkerboard area through sales and exchanges for 
development and Federal management will— 
(A) help improve the tax base of the Coun-
ty; and 
(B) simplify management for the Federal 
Government. 
SEC. 612. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘‘eligible land’’ 
means any land administered by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management— 
(A) that is within the area identified on 
the Map as ‘‘Checkerboard Lands Resolution 
Area’’ that is designated for disposal by the 
Secretary through— 
(i) the Winnemucca Consolidated Re-
source Management Plan; or 
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(ii) any subsequent amendment or re-
vision to the management plan that is un-
dertaken with full public involvement; and 
(B) that is not encumbered land. 
(2) ENCUMBERED LAND.—The term ‘‘encum-
bered land’’ means any land administered by the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management within 
the area identified on the Map as ‘‘Checkerboard 
Lands Resolution Area’’ that is encumbered by min-
ing claims, millsites, or tunnel sites. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map 
prepared under section 713(b)(1) of this title. 
(4) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means, with respect to a portion of encum-
bered land— 
(A) the owner of a mining claim, millsite, 
or tunnel site located on a portion of the en-
cumbered land on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) a successor in interest of an owner de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 613. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELIGIBLE LAND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
CONVEYANCE.—Notwith-
standing sections 202, 203, 206, and 209 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
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1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), as soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in accord-
ance with this title and any other applicable law and sub-
ject to valid existing rights, shall conduct sales or ex-
changes of the eligible land. 
(b) MAP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall prepare a map that depicts the boundaries of 
the land identified for disposal under this title, to be 
identified as the ‘‘Checkerboard Lands Resolution 
Area’’ on the Map. 
(2) MINOR CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the County, may correct minor er-
rors in the Map. 
(c) JOINT SELECTION REQUIRED.—After providing 
public notice, the Secretary and the County shall jointly 
select parcels of eligible land to be offered for sale or ex-
change under subsection (a). 
(d) METHOD OF SALE.—A sale of eligible land under 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) consistent with subsections (d) and (f) of 
section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713); 
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(2) conducted through a competitive bidding 
process, under which adjoining landowners are of-
fered the first option, unless the Secretary deter-
mines there are suitable and qualified buyers that 
are not adjoining landowners; and 
(3) for not less than fair market value, based 
on an appraisal in accordance with the Uniform 
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and 
this title. 
(e) LAND EXCHANGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to 
the joint selection requirements under subsection (c), 
the Secretary shall offer to exchange all eligible land 
under this section for private land. 
(2) ADJACENT
LAND.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall seek to enter into agree-
ments with one or more owners of private land adja-
cent to the eligible land for the exchange of the pri-
vate land for the eligible land, if the Secretary deter-
mines that the exchange would consolidate Federal 
land ownership and facilitate improved Federal land 
management. 
(3) PRIORITY LAND EXCHANGES.—In acquiring 
private land under this subsection, the Secretary 
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shall give priority to the acquisition of private land 
in higher value natural resource areas in the County. 
(f) MASS APPRAISALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 
years thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct a mass appraisal of eligible 
land to be sold or exchanged under this section; 
(B) prepare an evaluation analysis for each 
land transaction under this section; and 
(C) make available to the public the results 
of the mass appraisals conducted under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) USE.—The Secretary may use mass ap-
praisals and evaluation analyses conducted under 
paragraph (1) to facilitate exchanges of eligible land 
for private land. 
(g) DEADLINE FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE; EXCLU-
SIONS.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the eligible land is jointly selected 
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall offer for 
sale or exchange the parcels of eligible land jointly 
selected under that subsection. 
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(2) POSTPONEMENT OR EXCLUSION.—The Sec-
retary or the County may postpone, or exclude from, 
a sale or exchange of all or a portion of the eligible 
land jointly selected under subsection (c) for emer-
gency ecological or safety reasons. 
(h) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and mining claims, millsites, and tunnel sites, 
effective on the date on which a parcel of eligible 
land is jointly selected under subsection (c) for sale 
or exchange, that parcel is withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation 
under the public land laws, including the min-
ing laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws. 
(2) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal of a parcel 
of eligible land under paragraph (1) shall termi-
nate— 
(A) on the date of sale or, in the case of 
exchange, the conveyance of title of the parcel 
of eligible land under this section; or 
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(B) with respect to any parcel of eligible 
land selected for sale or exchange under sub-
section (c) that is not sold or exchanged, not 
later than 2 years after the date on which the 
parcel was offered for sale or exchange under 
this section. 
SEC. 614. SALE OF ENCUMBERED LAND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
CONVEYANCE.—Notwith-
standing sections 202, 203, 206, and 209 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to valid 
existing rights held by third parties, the Secretary shall 
offer to convey to qualified entities, for fair market value, 
the remaining right, title, and interest of the United 
States, in and to the encumbered land. 
(b) COSTS OF SALES TO QUALIFIED ENTITIES.—As 
a condition of each conveyance of encumbered land under 
this section, the qualified entity shall pay all costs related 
to the conveyance of the encumbered land, including the 
costs of surveys and other administrative costs associated 
with the conveyance. 
(c) OFFER TO CONVEY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives a fair 
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market offer from a qualified entity for the convey-
ance of encumbered land, the Secretary shall accept 
the fair market value offer. 
(2) APPRAISAL.—Fair market value of the in-
terest of the United States in and to encumbered 
land shall be determined by an appraisal conducted 
in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Pro-
fessional Appraisal Practice. 
(d) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of acceptance by the Secretary of an offer from a 
qualified entity under subsection (c)(1) and completion of 
a sale for all or part of the applicable portion of encum-
bered land to the qualified entity, the Secretary, by deliv-
ery of an appropriate deed, patent, or other valid instru-
ment of conveyance, shall convey to the qualified entity 
all remaining right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the applicable portion of the encumbered land. 
(e) MERGER.—Subject to valid existing rights held 
by third parties, on delivery of the instrument of convey-
ance to the qualified entity under subsection (d), the prior 
interests in the locatable minerals and the right to use 
the surface for mineral purposes held by the qualified enti-
ty under a mining claim, millsite, tunnel site, or any other 
Federal land use authorization applicable to the encum-
bered land included in the instrument of conveyance, shall 
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