map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 
and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the 
‘‘Sandy Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of each off-highway 
vehicle recreation area established by subsection (a) (re-
ferred to in this section as an ‘‘off-highway vehicle recre-
ation area’’) are to preserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations— 
(1) off-highway vehicle use; 
(2) other activities as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate; and 
(3) the scenic, watershed, habitat, cultural, his-
toric, and ecological resources of the off-highway ve-
hicle recreation areas. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with applicable law, the Secretary shall develop a 
comprehensive plan for the long-term management 
of each off-highway vehicle recreation area. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the man-
agement plans under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall consult with— 
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(A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 
governmental entities; and 
(B) members of the public. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 
off-highway vehicle recreation areas— 
(1) to support the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and 
(2) in accordance with— 
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
(B) this section; and 
(C) any other applicable law (including 
regulations). 
(e) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as needed for admin-
istrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, 
the use of motorized vehicles in the off-highway vehi-
cle recreation areas shall be permitted only on roads 
and trails designated for the use of motorized vehi-
cles by the applicable management plan under sub-
section (c). 
(2) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—During the period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 
ending on the date on which the management plan 
under subsection (c) for an off-highway vehicle 
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recreation area takes effect, the use of motorized ve-
hicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 
shall be permitted in accordance with applicable land 
management requirements. 
(3) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection prevents the Secretary from closing an 
existing road or trail to protect natural resources or 
public safety, as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate. 
(f) TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY CORRIDORS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(1) affects the existence, use, operation, mainte-
nance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expan-
sion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, 
addition, relocation improvement funding, removal, 
or replacement of any utility facility or appurtenant 
right-of-way within an existing designated transpor-
tation and utility corridor within an off-highway ve-
hicle recreation area; 
(2) precludes the Secretary from authorizing 
the establishment of a new utility facility right-of- 
way within an existing designated transportation 
and utility corridor within an off-highway vehicle 
recreation area— 
(A) in accordance with— 
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(i) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(ii) any other applicable law; and 
(B) subject to such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 
or 
(3) prohibits access to, or the repair or replace-
ment of, a transmission line within a right-of-way 
grant within an off-highway vehicle recreation area 
issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land within the boundaries of an off-highway 
vehicle recreation area, together with any land designated 
as the ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area’’ under section 3092(j)(3)(A) of Public Law 113– 
291 (16 U.S.C. 460aaaa(3)(A)), is withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(h) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall finalize the legal description of each off-high-
way vehicle recreation area. 
(2) ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 
minor error in— 
(A) a map referred to in subsection (a); or 
(B) a legal description under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) TREATMENT.—The maps and legal descrip-
tions referred to in paragraph (2) shall— 
(A) be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the Bu-
reau of Land Management; and 
(B) have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act, subject to paragraph (2). 
SEC. 702. LOWER LAS VEGAS WASH WEIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the availability of appropriations, and all applicable laws, 
the Secretary shall complete construction of the 6 erosion 
control weirs on the lower Las Vegas Wash within the 
Lake Mead National Recreation Area that are unfinished 
as of the date of enactment of this Act, as identified in 
the study of the Federal Highway Administration entitled 
‘‘2010 Lower Las Vegas Wash Planning Study’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—It is the intent of Congress that the 
construction of the weirs described in subsection (a) be 
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completed by the Secretary by not later than 8 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 703. CRITICAL FLOOD CONTROL FACILITIES. 
The Secretary shall amend the Las Vegas Resource 
Management Plan dated 1998 to allow for the design and 
construction of flood control facilities in the Coyote 
Springs Desert Tortoise Area of Critical Environmental 
Concern, as described in the most-recent update of the 
Las Vegas Valley Master Plan for Flood Control Facilities 
developed by the Regional Flood Control District, as gen-
erally depicted on the map attached to that update entitled 
‘‘Regional Flood Control District Master Plan Facilities 
in the Coyote Springs Area of Critical Environmental Con-
cern’’. 
SEC. 704. JURISDICTION OVER FISH AND WILDLIFE. 
Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 
State with respect to the management of fish or wildlife 
on any Federal land located in the State. 
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