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Union Calendar No. 369
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3050
[Report No. 103–679]
To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 13, 1993
Mr. BILBRAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
AUGUST 8, 1994
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.
Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
460ccc–1(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of ap-
proximately 176,500 acres as generally depicted on
a map entitled ‘Red Rock Canyon National Con-
servation
Area—Proposed
Expansion’,
numbered
NV–RRCNCA–002, and dated August 1993.’’.
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.
Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon National Con-
servation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
460ccc–1(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of approxi-
mately 195,610 acres as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area—Pro-
posed Expansion’, numbered NV–RRCNCA–002, and dated
July 1994.’’.
SEC. 2. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE RED ROCK CANYON
NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ESTABLISH-
MENT ACT OF 1990.
(a) DEADLINE
FOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section
5(a)(1) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–3(a)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘Within 3 full fiscal years following
the fiscal year in which the date of enactment of this Act
occurs,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘No later than Janu-
ary 1, 1997,’’.
(b) EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—Section 7 of the Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–5) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as specifically author-
ized’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(a) Except as spe-
cifically authorized’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof a new sub-
section, as follows:
‘‘(b) The Secretary may transfer to the owner of the
Old Nevada recreation facility the approximately 20 acres
of Federal lands within the conservation area which, on
March 1, 1994, were used to provide parking for visitors
to such facility, in exchange for lands of equal or greater
value within the conservation area acceptable to the Sec-
retary.’’.
(c) PRIORITY DATES.—Section 10(b) of the Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of
1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–8(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Act.’’
and by inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Act, except that as related
to rights associated with lands added to the conservation
area after such date, the priority date shall be the date of
enactment of the Act adding such lands to the conservation
area.’’.
SEC. 3. POTENTIAL CONSERVATION LANDS.
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the lands identified in subsection (b) are hereby withdrawn
from all forms of entry under the public land laws, includ-
ing the mining laws, and from operation of the mineral
and geothermal leasing laws: Provided, That nothing in this
subsection shall limit the issuance of any necessary licenses
or public land rights-of-way for any hydroelectric project
involving such lands.
(b) LANDS.—The lands referred to in subsection (a)
are the approximately 1,280 acres of public lands as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Potential Conservation
Lands: Possible Hydroelectric Project’’ dated July, 1994.
(c) FUTURE STATUS.—(1) Effective on the date 5
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the lands de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall be added to the Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area unless before such ef-
fective date all necessary licenses and public land rights-
of-way have been issued for a hydroelectric project involving
some or all of such lands.
(2) For purposes of section 10(b) of the Red Rock Can-
yon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990,
as amended by this Act, the date on which the lands identi-
fied in subsection (b) of this section are added to the Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area shall be deemed
to be the date of enactment of an Act adding such lands
to the conservation area.
SEC. 4. AUSTIN, NEVADA MUSEUM.
(a) LANDS.—The Austin Historic Mining District
Historical Society (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Historical
Society’’) shall be permitted to use the lands located in Aus-
tin, Nevada, identified as township 19 North, range 44
East, section 19, block 38, lots 1 through 16, assessor’s par-
cel number 01–147–01, amounting to approximately 0.59
acres, in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(b) USES.—The Historical Society’s use of the lands
identified in subsection (a) shall be subject to the require-
ments of this section and shall be limited to use for a mu-
seum or other facility to illustrate the history of the Austin
Historic Mining District.
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—(1) The Secretary of
Agriculture shall permit the Historical Society to use the
lands identified in subsection (a) for a period of 20 years
after the date of enactment of this Act. After such period,
the Historical Society may continue to use such lands, at
the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) During the period of 20 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Historical Society, if it elects to
use the lands identified in subsection (a), shall pay to the
Secretary of Agriculture, on behalf of the United States, an
annual rental of $100.
(3) If the Secretary of Agriculture permits continued
use of the lands identified in subsection (a) after the end
of the period of 20 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall require payment of
such annual rental as the Secretary determines reasonable.
(4) At all times that the lands identified in subsection
(a) are used by the Historical Society, the Historical Soci-
ety shall be solely responsible for all necessary maintenance
and repairs of all structures and improvements on such
lands and for all necessary payments for utilities or other
services.
(5) All rentals received by the Secretary of Agriculture
under this section shall be deemed to have been deposited
with such Secretary pursuant to the Act of December 4,
1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a).