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Union Calendar No. 365 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1815 
[Report No. 114–479] 
To facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, Ne-
vada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State 
of Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of a conservation 
plan for the Virgin River, Nevada. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2015 
Mr. HARDY (for himself, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. HECK of Nevada, and Ms. TITUS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
APRIL 11, 2016 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 15, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lin-
coln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain 
wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to provide 
for the implementation of a conservation plan for the 
Virgin River, Nevada. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eastern Nevada Land 
Implementation Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
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 ‘‘development’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(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 multi-
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jurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction 
projects and wildfire prevention planning 
activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper 
dominated landscapes) and other rangeland 
and woodland restoration projects within 
the County, consistent with the Ely Re-
source Management Plan or a subsequent 
amendment to the plan; and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) 
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—Establish-
ment of cooperative agreements between the Bureau of 
Land Management and the County shall be required 
for any County-provided law enforcement and plan-
ning related activities approved by the Secretary re-
garding— 
‘‘(A) wilderness in the County designated by 
the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, 
and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108– 
424; 118 Stat. 2403); 
‘‘(B) cultural resources identified, protected, 
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 
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