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Union Calendar No. 332 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2745 
[Report No. 112–474] 
To amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation 
of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark 
County, Nevada. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Mr. HECK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
MAY 10, 2012 
Additional sponsor: Mr. AMODEI 
MAY 10, 2012 
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 August 1, 2011] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate 
implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation 
plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, 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. AMENDMENT TO THE MESQUITE LANDS ACT OF 
1986. 
Section 3 of Public Law 99–548 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Mesquite Lands Act of 1986’’) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3)(B), by inserting ‘‘and 
implementation’’ after ‘‘development’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘For 
a period of 12 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Until Novem-
ber 29, 2020,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Not 
later than 10 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than November 29, 2019,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the date 
that is 12 years after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection,’’ and inserting ‘‘the date speci-
fied in paragraph (1)(A),’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
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Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et. seq.) and the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.), 
shall have the exclusive right to purchase the parcels 
of public land described in paragraph (2) that the 
Secretary did not convey to the city pursuant to 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(6) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—The proceeds of the 
sale of each parcel under this subsection shall be de-
posited into the General Treasury.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 332 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2745 
[Report No. 112–474] 
A BILL 
To amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to fa-
cilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat 
conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark 
County, Nevada. 
MAY 10, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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