II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4593 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 5, 2004 
Received 
AN ACT 
To establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve 
public land, and provide for the high quality development 
in Lincoln County, Nevada, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
TITLE I—LINCOLN COUNTY CON-
SERVATION, 
RECREATION, 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lincoln County Con-
servation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004’’. 
Subtitle A—Land Disposal 
SEC. 111. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lin-
coln County, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, 
and Development Act Map’’ and dated October 1, 
2004. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘special ac-
count’’ means the special account established under 
section 113(b)(3). 
SEC. 112. CONVEYANCE OF LINCOLN COUNTY LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
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1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712), the Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the County, in accordance with that Act, this 
subtitle, and other applicable law and subject to valid ex-
isting rights, shall conduct sales of— 
(1) the land described in subsection (b)(1) to 
qualified bidders not later than 75 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the land described in subsection (b)(2) to 
qualified bidders as such land becomes available for 
disposal. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of— 
(1) the land identified on the map as Tract A 
and Tract B totaling approximately 13,328 acres; 
and 
(2) between 87,000–90,000 acres of Bureau of 
Land Management managed public land in Lincoln 
County identified for disposal by the BLM either 
through— 
(A) the Ely Resource Management Plan 
(intended to be finalized in 2005); or 
(B) a subsequent amendment to that land 
use plan undertaken with full public involve-
ment.
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to the disposition of the gross proceeds from the sale of 
land described in section 112(b)(1). 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—Proceeds from the 
sale of lands described in section 112(b)(2) shall be used 
to reimburse costs incurred by the Nevada State office and 
the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
for preparing for the sale of land described in section 
102(b) including surveys appraisals, compliance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321) and compliance with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712). 
(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Following compli-
ance with section 113(b) proceeds from sales of lands de-
scribed in section 112(b)(2) shall be disbursed as fol-
lows— 
(1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the state 
for use in the general education program of the 
State; 
(2) 45 percent shall be paid to the County for 
use for economic development in the County, includ-
ing County parks, trails, and natural areas; and 
(3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special 
account in the Treasury of the United States and 
shall be available without further appropriation to 
the Secretary until expended for—
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(A) 
the 
inventory, 
evaluation, 
protectionand management of unique archae-
ological resources (as defined in section 3 of the 
Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 
19792 (16 U.S.C. 470bb)) of the County; 
(B) the development and implementation 
of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for 
the County; 
(C) processing of public land use author-
izations and rights-of-way relating to the devel-
opment of land conveyed under section 112(b) 
of this Act; 
(D) processing the Silver State OHV trail 
and implementing the management plan re-
quired by section 151(c)(2) of this Act; and 
(E) processing wilderness designation, in-
cluding but not limited to, the costs of appro-
priate fencing, signage, public education, and 
enforcement for the wilderness areas des-
ignated. 
(d) INVESTMENT
OF
SPECIAL
ACCOUNT.—Any 
amounts deposited in the special account shall earn inter-
est in an amount determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield 
on outstanding marketable obligations of the United
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States of comparable maturities, and may be expended ac-
cording to the provisions of this section. 
Subtitle B—Wilderness Areas 
SEC. 121. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) public land in the County contains unique 
and spectacular natural resources, including— 
(A) priceless habitat for numerous species 
of plants and wildlife; and 
(B) thousands of acres of land that remain 
in a natural state; and 
(2) continued preservation of those areas would 
benefit the County and all of the United States by— 
(A) ensuring the conservation of eco-
logically diverse habitat; 
(B) protecting prehistoric cultural re-
sources; 
(C) conserving primitive recreational re-
sources; and 
(D) protecting air and water quality. 
SEC. 122. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lin-
coln County, Nevada.
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
SEC. 123. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER-
VATION SYSTEM. 
(a) ADDITIONS.—The following land in the State is 
designated as wilderness and as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) MORMON MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management, comprising approximately 157,938 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Southern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated 
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Mor-
mon Mountains Wilderness’’. 
(2) MEADOW VALLEY RANGE WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 
Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
123,488 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Southern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, 
dated October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Meadow Valley Range Wilderness’’. 
(3) DELAMAR MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
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Management, comprising approximately 111,328 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Southern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated 
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Delamar Mountains Wilderness’’. 
(4) CLOVER
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
85,748 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Southern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated 
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Clo-
ver Mountains Wilderness’’. 
(5) SOUTH PAHROC RANGE WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
25,800 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Western Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated 
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the 
‘‘South Pahroc Range Wilderness’’. 
(6) WORTHINGTON MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 
Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
30,664 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Western Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’,
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dated October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Worthington Mountains Wilderness’’. 
(7) WEEPAH
SPRING
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 51,480 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Western 
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1, 
2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Weepah Spring 
Wilderness’’. 
(8) PARSNIP PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 43,693 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Northern 
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1, 
2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Parsnip Peak 
Wilderness’’. 
(9) WHITE
ROCK
RANGE
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
24,413 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Northern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated 
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the 
‘‘White Rock Range Wilderness’’. 
(10) FORTIFICATION
RANGE
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of
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Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
30,656 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Northern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, 
dated October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Fortification Range Wilderness’’. 
(11) FAR SOUTH EGANS WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 36,384 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Northern 
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1, 
2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Far South 
Egans Wilderness’’. 
(12) TUNNEL
SPRING
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 5,371 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern 
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1, 
2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Tunnel Spring 
Wilderness’’. 
(13) BIG ROCKS WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 12,997 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Western 
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1,
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2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Big Rocks Wil-
derness’’. 
(14) MT. IRISH WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 28,334 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ’’Western 
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1, 
2004, which shall be known as the ’’Mt. Irish Wil-
derness’’. 
(b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of any portion of a 
wilderness area designated by subsection (a) that is bor-
dered by a road shall be at least 100 feet from the edge 
of the road to allow public access. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary 
shall file a map and legal description of each wilder-
ness area designated by subsection (a) with the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 
shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this section, except that the Secretary may correct
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clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal 
description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de-
scription shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in (as appropriate)— 
(A) the Office of the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management; 
(B) the Office of the Nevada State Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Land Management; 
(C) the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management; and 
(D) the Caliente Field Station of the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas designated by subsection (a) are with-
drawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing and geo-
thermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 124. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
each area designated as wilderness by this subtitle shall
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be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective 
date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 
of the enactment of this title; and 
(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) LIVESTOCK.—Within the wilderness areas des-
ignated under this subtitle that are administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management, the grazing of livestock in 
areas in which grazing is established as of the date of en-
actment of this title shall be allowed to continue, subject 
to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices that 
the Secretary considers necessary, consistent with section 
4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), in-
cluding the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of House 
Report 101–405. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the boundaries 
of an area designated as wilderness by this subtitle that 
is acquired by the United States after the date of the en-
actment of this title shall be added to and administered 
as part of the wilderness area within which the acquired 
land or interest is located.
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(d) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) the land designated as Wilderness by 
this subtitle is within the Northern Mojave and 
Great Basin Deserts, is arid in nature, and in-
cludes ephemeral streams; 
(B) the hydrology of the land designated 
as wilderness by this subtitle is predominantly 
characterized by complex flow patterns and al-
luvial fans with impermanent channels; 
(C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the re-
gion is characterized by ground water subject to 
local 
and 
regional 
flow 
gradients 
and 
unconfined and artesian conditions; 
(D) the land designated as wilderness by 
this subtitle is generally not suitable for use or 
development of new water resource facilities; 
and 
(E) because of the unique nature and hy-
drology of the desert land designated as wilder-
ness by this subtitle, it is possible to provide for 
proper management and protection of the wil-
derness and other values of lands in ways dif-
ferent from those used in other legislation.