SECTION 1. CONSENT TO AGREEMENT OR COMPACT.
(a) CONSENT GIVEN.—The consent of the Congress
of the United States is given to Utah and Nevada to enter
into an agreement or compact that meets the following
requirements:
(1) The agreement or compact is consented to
by the legislatures of Utah and Nevada and such
consent is evidenced through Acts enacted by the
legislatures of Utah and Nevada not later than De-
cember 31, 2006.
(2) The agreement or compact is not in conflict
with any Federal law.
(3) The agreement or compact does not change
the boundary of any other State.
(4) The agreement or compact does not result
in the transfer to Nevada of more than a total of
10,000 acres of lands that are located within Utah
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(5) The agreement or compact is entered into
for the primary purpose of changing the boundaries
of Utah and Nevada so that the lands located within
the municipal boundaries of the city of Wendover,
Utah, on the date of the enactment of this Act, in-
cluding the municipal airport, shall, after the imple-
mentation of the agreement or compact, be located
within the boundaries of Nevada. This paragraph
shall not prohibit the agreement or compact from in-
cluding provisions that are reasonably related to the
following:
(A) A change in the boundaries of Utah
and Nevada for the purposes described in this
paragraph.
(B) Including other Utah lands imme-
diately surrounding the municipal boundaries of
Wendover, Utah, as described in this para-
graph, in a transfer to Nevada if such inclusion
would—
(i) facilitate the management of lands
transferred under the agreement or com-
pact or the placement of the boundaries of
Utah or Nevada; or
(ii) minimize the likelihood of future
residential development on remaining Utah
lands.
(C) Any other provision in the agreement
or compact regarding a change in ownership of,
management of, or other responsibilities or obli-
gations related to—
(i) providing State, county, or munic-
ipal services;
(ii) public utilities;
(iii) public schools; or
(iv) the municipal airport referred to
in this paragraph.
(6) The agreement or compact is consented to
by a majority of the registered qualified electors who
cast a vote on the agreement or compact held in
each of the cities of West Wendover, Nevada, and
Wendover, Utah, on the date of the regularly sched-
uled general election for Federal office in 2002. The
question in the vote held in each of the cities of
West Wendover, Nevada, and Wendover, Utah,
under this paragraph shall contain the same lan-
guage to the extent allowed by local law. Such lan-
guage shall explain, with specificity sufficient to in-
form voters, all components of the agreement or
compact regarding changes in ownership of, manage-
ment of, or other responsibilities, costs, or obliga-
tions related to—
(A) State, county, and municipal social
and public services;
(B) public utilities;
(C) land use;
(D) community economics;
(E) public schools; and
(F) the local municipal airport.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE
OF AGREEMENT
OR COM-
PACT.—An agreement or compact entered into in accord-
ance with subsection (a) shall become effective upon the
fulfillment of the requirement of subsection (a)(1) without
further consent or ratification on the part of the Congress
of the United States.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES OWNERSHIP AND JURISDICTION
RETAINED.
Nothing in this Act or in the agreement or compact
consented to under this Act shall be construed to impair
or in any manner affect the ownership or jurisdiction of
the United States in and over any lands within the bound-
aries of Utah or Nevada.
Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.