SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nevada Lands Bill 
Technical Corrections Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND 
IN STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA. 
Section 3009(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3751) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) through 
(D) and redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal 
land’ means the land generally depicted as 
‘Federal land’ on the map. 
‘‘(C) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the 
map entitled ‘Storey County Land Conveyance’ 
and dated June 6, 2018.’’. 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘after completing the mining claim validity re-
view under paragraph (2)(B), if requested by 
the County,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by striking ‘‘each parcel of 
land located in a mining townsite’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any Federal land’’; 
(II) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘mining 
townsite’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Federal land’’; and 
(III) in subclause (II), by strik-
ing ‘‘mining townsite (including im-
provements to the mining townsite), 
as identified for conveyance on the 
map’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal land (in-
cluding improvements)’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (ii); 
(iii) by striking the subparagraph des-
ignation and heading and all that follows 
through ‘‘With respect’’ in the matter pre-
ceding subclause (I) of clause (i) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) VALID
MINING
CLAIMS.—With re-
spect’’; and 
(iv) by redesignating subclauses (I) 
and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
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(3) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘a mining 
townsite conveyed under paragraph (3)(B)(i)(II)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Federal land conveyed under para-
graph (2)(B)(ii)’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘a mining 
townsite under paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral land under paragraph (2)’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘mining townsite’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Federal land’’; 
(6) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘A mining 
townsite to be conveyed by the United States under 
paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘The exterior bound-
ary of the Federal land to be conveyed by the United 
States under paragraph (2)’’; 
(7) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a mining townsite under 
paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal land 
under paragraph (2)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the mining townsite’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Federal land’’; 
(8) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘the exam-
ination’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘the conveyance under para-
graph (2) should be completed by not later than 18 
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months after the date of enactment of the Nevada 
Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2019.’’; 
(9) by striking paragraphs (2) and (8); 
(10) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(7) and (9) and (10) as paragraphs (2) through (6) 
and (7) and (8) respectively; and 
(11) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 
3. 
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)— 
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(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 multijuris-
dictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and 
wildfire prevention planning activities, particu-
larly for pinyon-juniper-dominated landscapes, 
and other rangeland and woodland restoration 
projects within the County, consistent with the 
Ely Resource Management Plan or any subse-
quent revisions or amendments to that plan; 
and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter 
into cooperative agreements with the County for law 
enforcement and planning-related activities provided 
by the County and approved by the Secretary, re-
garding— 
‘‘(A) wilderness in the County designated 
by the Lincoln County Conservation, Recre-
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ation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public 
Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403); 
‘‘(B) cultural resources identified, pro-
tected, and managed pursuant to that Act; 
‘‘(C) planning, management, and law en-
forcement associated with the Silver State OHV 
Trail designated by that Act; and 
‘‘(D) planning associated with land dis-
posal and related land-use authorizations re-
quired for utility corridors and rights-of-way to 
serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed 
of pursuant to that Act (other than rights-of- 
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; 
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(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 projects and 
wildfire prevention planning activities, particu-
larly for pinyon-juniper-dominated landscapes, 
and other rangeland and woodland restoration 
projects within the County, consistent with the 
Ely Resource Management Plan or any subse-
quent revisions or amendments to that plan.’’; 
and 
(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 law enforcement and 
planning-related activities provided by the County and ap-
proved by the Secretary regarding— 
‘‘(1) wilderness in the County designated by 
this Act; 
‘‘(2) cultural resources identified, protected, 
and managed pursuant to this Act; 
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‘‘(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 
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’’. 
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(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 titled ‘‘Proposed LCCRDA 
Utility Corridor Realignment’’ and dated March 14, 2017, 
by modifying the map titled ‘‘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 sections 
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 
E., of the Map; and 
(2) redesignating the utility corridor so as to 
appear on the Map in— 
(A) sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 
68 E.; 
(B) sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 
E.; and 
(C) sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E. 
(d) FINAL CORRECTIVE PATENT IN CLARK COUNTY, 
NEVADA.— 
(1) VALIDATION OF PATENT.—Patent number 
27–2005–0081, issued by the Bureau of Land Man-
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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. 
(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.— 
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(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 titled ‘‘Proposed Lincoln County 
Land Reconfiguration’’ and dated January 28, 
2016. 
(2) APPLICABLE
LAW.—A corrective patent 
issued under paragraph (1) shall be treated as 
issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Ne-
vada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 
1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52). 
(f) CONVEYANCE TO LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA, TO 
SUPPORT A LANDFILL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and subject to 
valid existing rights, at the request of Lincoln Coun-
ty, Nevada, the Secretary of the Interior shall con-
vey without consideration under the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) to Lin-
coln County all right, title and interest of the United 
States in and to approximately 400 acres of land in 
Lincoln County, Nevada, more particularly described 
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