ing any amendments to the cooperative agree-
ment agreed to by the Secretary and the State; 
and 
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) REFERENCES; CLARK
COUNTY.—For the 
purposes of this subsection, any references to Clark 
County in the cooperative agreement described in 
paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the wilderness areas. 
SEC. 624. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the approximately 
48,600 acres of public land in the portions of the China 
Mountain, Mt. Limbo, Selenite Mountains, and Tobin 
Range wilderness study areas that have not been des-
ignated as wilderness by section 721(a) of this title and 
the portion of the Augusta Mountains wilderness study 
area within the County that has not been designated as 
wilderness by section 721(a) of this title have been ade-
quately studied for wilderness designation. 
(b) RELEASE.—The public land described in sub-
section (a)— 
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(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with the ap-
plicable land use plans adopted under section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
SEC. 625. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title alters or di-
minishes the treaty rights of any Indian tribe (as defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)). 
(b) CULTURAL USES.—Nothing in this title precludes 
the traditional collection of pine nuts in a wilderness area 
for personal, noncommercial use consistent with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
TITLE VII—FEDERAL COMPLEX 
SEC. 701. FEDERAL COMPLEX. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
and Secretary of Agriculture shall establish on Federal 
lands identified as ‘‘Federal Complex’’ on the map titled 
‘‘Proposed Federal Complex’’, and dated January 27, 
2020, a Federal complex for— 
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(1) department agencies and operations for the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Serv-
ice; 
(2) the Bureau of Land Management Nevada 
State Office; 
(3) the Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe Head-
quarters; 
(4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
Nevada State Office; 
(5) the Bureau of Reclamation Nevada State 
Office; 
(6) the Bureau of Indian Affairs Western Ne-
vada Agency Office; 
(7) the option for the Forest Service to house 
the Carson Ranger District Office; and 
(8) the option for the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment to house the Carson City District Office. 
(b) FUNDING SOURCES.— 
(1) SPECIAL ACCOUNTS.—Ten percent of the 
total amount deposited in the Federal special ac-
counts established under titles I, V, and VI of this 
Act shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior 
and Secretary of Agriculture for construction of the 
Federal complex. 
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(2) SECONDARY
SOURCES.—If the amount 
made available by paragraph (1) is insufficient to 
complete construction of the Federal complex, the 
Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agri-
culture may use other accounts available for the op-
eration of the Bureau of Land Management, the 
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Forest 
Service in Nevada to provide such additional 
amounts as may be necessary to complete construc-
tion of the Federal complex. 
TITLE 
VIII—IMPLEMENTATION 
OF WHITE PINE COUNTY CON-
SERVATION, 
RECREATION, 
AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 
SEC. 801. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 
Section 312 of the White Pine County Conservation, 
Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–432; 120 Stat. 3030) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Of the’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘use of fire 
protection, law enforcement, education, public safety, 
housing, social services, transportation, and plan-
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ning’’ and inserting ‘‘for use as determined through 
normal County budgeting procedures’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) processing by a government entity of 
public land-use authorizations and rights-of-way 
relating to the development of land conveyed to 
the County under this Act, with an emphasis on 
authorizations and rights-of-way relating to any 
infrastructure needed for the expansion of the 
White Pine County Industrial Park under sec-
tion 352(c)(2).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited 
in the special account shall earn interest in an amount 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis 
of the current average market yield on outstanding mar-
ketable obligations of the United States of comparable ma-
turities, and may be expended according to the provisions 
of this section.’’. 
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SEC. 802. CONVEYANCE TO WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA. 
Section 352 of the White Pine County Conservation, 
Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–432; 120 Stat. 3039) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Northern Nevada Economic Development and Con-
servation Act of 2023,’’ before ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
other nonresidential development as determined 
by the County and in compliance with County 
planning and zoning codes’’ before the final pe-
riod; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘through a competitive bidding process’’ and in-
serting ‘‘consistent with section 244 of the Ne-
vada Revised Statutes (as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of the Northern Nevada Eco-
nomic Development and Conservation Act of 
2023’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘gross’’ and inserting 
‘‘net’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘For the purpose of this subpara-
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graph, the term ‘net proceeds’ means 
funds remaining from disposal after all 
costs described in section 312(a)(2).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEADLINE.—If the Secretary has not conveyed 
to the County the parcels of land described in subsection 
(b) by the date that is 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Northern Nevada Economic Development 
and Conservation Act of 2023, the Secretary shall convey 
to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the parcels of 
land.’’. 
SEC. 803. ISSUANCE OF CORRECTIVE PATENTS. 
The White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, 
and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 
Stat. 3028 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
352 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 353. ISSUANCE OF CORRECTIVE PATENTS. 
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712), not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section or 60 days after 
the Secretary receives written notification under this sec-
tion from a private landowner, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, 
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shall issue corrective patents, subject to valid existing 
rights, for private lands adjacent to public land when— 
‘‘(1) a cloud on the title demonstrates that the 
private land had been patented before 1976; and 
‘‘(2) the correction is for 5 acres or less. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The United States 
shall pay administrative costs of corrective patents issued 
under this section.’’. 
TITLE IX—FERNLEY ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT ACT 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fernley Economic De-
velopment Act’’. 
SEC. 902. LAND CONVEYANCES. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Secretary shall convey to the City, for fair market 
value, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land. 
(b) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall determine fair 
market value of the Federal land in accordance with the 
Federal Lands Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701) and based on an appraisal conducted in accordance 
with— 
(1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed-
eral Land Acquisition; and 
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(2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Ap-
praisal Practice. 
(c) COSTS.—As a condition of the conveyance of the 
Federal land under subsection (a), the City shall pay— 
(1) an amount equal to the appraised value de-
termined in accordance with subsection (b); and 
(2) all costs related to the conveyance, including 
all surveys, appraisals, and other administrative 
costs associated with the conveyance of the Federal 
land to the City. 
(d) DISPOSITION
OF PROCEEDS.—Any gross pro-
ceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of Federal land 
under this section shall be deposited into the special ac-
count created by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Man-
agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Fernley, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Fernley Economic Development Map’’ and 
dated September 23, 2020. 
(3) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 12,085 acres of federally 
owned land generally depicted within ‘‘Tri II 
EDCA–V Prop Boundary’’ on the map. 
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(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
TITLE X—CONVEYANCES TO THE 
CITY OF SPARKS 
SEC. 1001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
Sparks, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Sparks Public Purpose Conveyances’’ and 
dated April 15, 2020. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 1002. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR USE AS A PUBLIC 
CEMETERY. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid and existing 
rights and notwithstanding the land use planning require-
ments of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary 
shall convey to the City without consideration all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 40 acres of land de-
picted as ‘‘Cemetery Conveyance’’ on the Map. 
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(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including the costs of surveys and 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the City. 
(d) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall be used only for a cemetery. 
SEC. 1003. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR USE AS REGIONAL 
PUBLIC PARKS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid and existing 
rights and notwithstanding the land use planning require-
ments of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary 
shall convey to the City without consideration all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 448.16 acres depicted 
as ‘‘Golden Eagle Regional Park’’ and 266.04 acres de-
picted as ‘‘Wedekind Regional Park’’ on the Map. 
(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including the costs of surveys and 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the City. 
(d) USE OF LAND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The land conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be used only for public parks. 
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(2) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land 
conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with the use described in para-
graph (1), the land shall revert, at the discretion of 
the Secretary, to the United States. 
TITLE XI—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1101. PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means the State of Nevada, a political subdivi-
sion of the State, a unit of local government, or a 
regional governmental entity in any county of the 
State of Nevada. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means any Federal land in the State of Nevada— 
(A) that is leased, patented, authorized as 
a right-of-way, or otherwise approved for use 
pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1926 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act’’; 44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act 
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of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or any other 
applicable Federal law; and 
(B) on which a permanent public facility 
has been or may be constructed. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE.—Subject to 
valid existing rights and subsection (d), on request by an 
eligible entity for the conveyance of a parcel of Federal 
land, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the eligi-
ble entity by quitclaim deed, without consideration, terms, 
conditions, reservations, or stipulations, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the parcel of Fed-
eral land for any public purpose. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of a request by an eligible entity for 
a conveyance of Federal land under subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall file a map and legal description 
of the parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under 
that paragraph. 
(2) EFFECT; AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act; and 
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(B) be on file and available for public in-
spection in the Nevada State Office of the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(3) ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 
minor error in a map or legal description filed under 
paragraph (1). 
(d) REVERSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of a convey-
ance under subsection (b) and except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall require that, if 
any parcel of the Federal land conveyed under that 
subsection is no longer used for any public purpose, 
all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of 
Federal land shall— 
(A) revert to the United States; or 
(B) on authorization by the Secretary, be 
disposed of by the eligible entity through a sale, 
lease, or other conveyance, in accordance with 
subsection (e). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The removal of sediment 
from a stormwater detention basin or the movement 
or removal of minerals on a parcel of Federal land 
conveyed under subsection (b) that may be inter-
fering with or precluding any public purpose shall 
not result in the parcel being considered to be no 
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longer used for a public purpose under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SALE, LEASE, OR 
OTHER CONVEYANCE.— 
(A) FAIR
MARKET
VALUE.—The sale, 
lease, or other conveyance of a parcel of Fed-
eral land by an eligible entity under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall be for fair market value. 
(B) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—Any 
gross proceeds received by an eligible entity 
from the sale, lease, or other conveyance of a 
parcel of Federal land under such paragraph 
shall be deposited in the special account. 
(4) RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMEDIATION.—If a 
parcel of Federal land reverts to the Secretary under 
paragraph (1)(A) and the Secretary determines that 
the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous 
waste, the eligible entity to which the Federal land 
was conveyed shall be responsible for remediation of 
the contamination of the parcel of Federal land. 
(e) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any lease, patent, or real es-
tate transaction for Federal land conveyed under sub-
section (b) is affirmed and validated as having been com-
pleted pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Act of 
June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 
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Public Purposes Act’’; 44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.), for the construction of public schools, fire sta-
tions, parks, community centers, law enforcement facili-
ties, flood control facilities, and other public infrastruc-
ture. 
(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—The Secretary shall pay 
for any administrative and real estate transfer costs in-
curred in carrying out the conveyances of Federal land 
under subsection (b) using amounts from the special ac-
count. 
SEC. 1102. USE OF CERTAIN SAND AND GRAVEL. 
The movement of common varieties of sand and grav-
el on a surface estate acquired under Public Law 105– 
263, Public Law 107–282, or under the provisions of this 
division, by the owner of the surface estate, for purposes 
including but not limited to recontouring or balancing the 
surface estate or filling utility trenches on the surface es-
tate, or the disposal of such sand and gravel at an off- 
site landfill, shall not constitute the unauthorized use of 
such sand and gravel. 
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SEC. 1103. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE WATER RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act affects the allocation, ownership, 
interest, or control, as in existence on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, of any water, water right, or any 
other valid existing right held by the United States, an 
Indian tribe, a State, or a person. 
SEC. 1104. AMENDMENT TO CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL 
LAND IN STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA. 
Section 3009(d)(1)(B) of division B of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3751) is 
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘; and the land generally depicted as ‘BLM 
Owned County Request Transfer’ on the map entitled ‘Re-
storing Storey County’, dated October 22, 2020.’’. 
TITLE XII—GREENLINK WEST 
PROJECT 
SEC. 1201. GREENLINK WEST PROJECT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ means the 
Greenlink West Project described in— 
(A) the notice of intent of the Bureau of 
Land Management entitled ‘‘Notice of Intent 
To Prepare an Environmental Impact State-
ment and Potential Resource Management Plan 
Amendments for the Greenlink West Project in 
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Clark, Nye, Esmeralda, Mineral, Lyon, Storey, 
and Washoe Counties in Nevada’’ (87 Fed. 
Reg. 25658 (May 2, 2022)); and 
(B) the associated administrative record 
for the Greenlink West Project numbered DOI– 
BLM–NV–0000–2022–0004–EIS. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Walker River Paiute Tribe. 
(4) WALKER LAKE PARCEL.—The term ‘‘Walk-
er Lake Parcel’’ means the following land in Mineral 
County, Nevada: 
(A) All land held by the Bureau of Land 
Management in T. 11 N., R. 29 E., secs. 35 
and 36, Mount Diablo Meridian. 
(B) All land held by the Bureau of Rec-
lamation in T. 10 N., R. 30 E., secs. 4, 5, 6, 
8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Mount 
Diablo Meridian. 
(C) All land held by the Bureau of Land 
Management in T. 10.5 N., R. 30 E., secs. 31 
and 32, Mount Diablo Meridian. 
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(b) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION; RIGHT-OF-WAY.—If 
the Walker Lake Parcel is taken into trust for the benefit 
of the Tribe on, before, or after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the consent of the Tribe for the use for the 
Project of the portion of the Walker Lake Parcel taken 
into trust shall be deemed to have been obtained by the 
Secretary subject to the following: 
(1) The use of the Walker Lake Parcel land for 
the Project shall be subject to review under the 
pending proceeding under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
which shall be modified— 
(A) to reflect the trust title of the Walker 
Lake Parcel; and 
(B) to address any other laws applicable to 
rights-of-way on Tribal land, including any en-
vironmental, 
wildlife, 
conservation, 
historic 
preservation, and natural resources laws. 
(2) As soon as practicable after the date on 
which the Walker Lake Parcel is taken into trust for 
the benefit of the Tribe, the Secretary shall approve 
a right-of-way agreement between the Tribe and the 
Project applicant before the commencement of con-
struction and installation of the Project to address 
applicable provisions under part 169 of title 25, 
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Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions), including, with respect to compensation paid 
to the Tribe, term, amendment, renewal, assign-
ment, access rights, operation and maintenance, and 
an annual premium usage fee consistent with pre-
vailing rates or standards to be paid directly to the 
Tribe, subject to the requirement that the Secretary 
and the Tribe shall exercise all authority under ap-
plicable law (including regulations) with respect to 
the use of, and compliance with, the right-of-way. 
Æ 
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