‘‘(B) Any Federal land in the Recreation 
Area that the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate for conveyance by exchange for non-Fed-
eral land within the Recreation Area under au-
thorities generally providing for the exchange of 
National Forest System land.’’. 
SEC. 8. SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 
ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENTS. 
Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man-
agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 
2344; 116 Stat. 2007) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘dated October 1, 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘dated April 30, 2013’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), subject to 
paragraphs (1) through (3), Clark County may con-
vey to a unit of local government or regional govern-
mental entity, without consideration, land located 
within the Airport Environs Overlay District (as of 
the date of enactment of this paragraph) if the land 
is used for a water or wastewater treatment facility 
or any other public purpose consistent with uses al-
lowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
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known as the ‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’) 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), provided that if the con-
veyed land is used for a purpose other than a public 
purpose, paragraph (4) would apply to the convey-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 9. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BOARD OF REGENTS.—The term ‘‘Board of 
Regents’’ means the Board of Regents of the Ne-
vada System of Higher Education. 
(2) CAMPUSES.—The term ‘‘Campuses’’ means 
the Great Basin College, College of Southern Ne-
vada, and University of Las Vegas, Nevada, cam-
puses. 
(3) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means each of the 3 parcels of Bureau of Land 
Management land identified on the maps as ‘‘Parcel 
to be Conveyed’’, of which— 
(A) approximately 40 acres is to be con-
veyed for the College of Southern Nevada; 
(B) approximately 2,085 acres is to be 
conveyed for the University of Nevada, Las 
Vegas; and 
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(C) approximately 285 acres is to be con-
veyed for the Great Basin College. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(6) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the 
Nevada System of Higher Education. 
(b) CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND TO THE SYS-
TEM.— 
(1) CONVEYANCES.—Notwithstanding section 
202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and section 1(c) of 
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 
869(c)) and subject to all valid existing rights, the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, convey to the System, 
without consideration, all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to— 
(i) the Federal land identified on the 
map entitled ‘‘Great Basin College Land 
Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 2012, for 
the Great Basin College; and 
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(ii) the Federal land identified on the 
map entitled ‘‘College of Southern Nevada 
Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 26, 
2012, for the College of Southern Nevada, 
subject to the requirement that, as a pre-
condition of the conveyance, the Board of 
Regents shall, by mutual assent, enter into 
a binding development agreement with the 
City of Las Vegas that— 
(I) provides for the orderly devel-
opment of the Federal land to be con-
veyed under this subclause; and 
(II) complies with State law; and 
(B) convey to the System, without consid-
eration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the Federal land identi-
fied on the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas Val-
ley Overview’’ and dated April 30, 2013, for the 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, if the area 
identified as ‘‘Potential Utility Schedule’’ on 
the map is reserved for use for a potential 400- 
foot utility corridor of certain rights-of-way for 
transportation and public utilities. 
(2) CONDITIONS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under paragraph (1), the Board of 
Regents shall agree in writing— 
(i) to pay any administrative costs as-
sociated with the conveyance, including the 
costs of any environmental, wildlife, cul-
tural, or historical resources studies; 
(ii) to use the Federal land conveyed 
for educational and recreational purposes; 
(iii) to release and indemnify the 
United States from any claims or liabilities 
that may arise from uses carried out on 
the Federal land on or before the date of 
enactment of this Act by the United States 
or any person; and 
(iv) to assist the Bureau of Land 
Management in providing information to 
the students of the System and the citizens 
of the State on— 
(I) public land (including the 
management of public land) in the 
Nation; and 
(II) the role of the Bureau of 
Land Management in managing, pre-
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serving, and protecting the public land 
in the State. 
(B) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE 
BASE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land 
conveyed to the System under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall be used in accordance with the 
agreement 
entitled 
the 
‘‘Cooperative 
Interlocal Agreement between the Board of 
Regents of the Nevada System of Higher 
Education, on Behalf of the University of 
Nevada, Las Vegas, and the 99th Air Base 
Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada’’ and 
dated June 19, 2009. 
(ii) MODIFICATIONS.—Any modifica-
tions to the agreement described in clause 
(i) or any related master plan shall require 
the mutual assent of the parties to the 
agreement. 
(iii) LIMITATION.—In no case shall 
the use of the Federal land conveyed under 
paragraph (1)(B) compromise the national 
security mission or avigation rights of 
Nellis Air Force Base. 
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(C) COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.—If 
the System fails to complete the first building 
or show progression toward development of the 
College of Southern Nevada campus on the ap-
plicable parcels of Federal land by the date that 
is 12 years after the date of conveyance of the 
applicable parcels of Federal land to the College 
of Southern Nevada, the parcels of the Federal 
land described in subsection (a)(3)(A) shall, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
United States. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 10. LAND CONVEYANCE FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA SUP-
PLEMENTAL AIRPORT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 
County, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Land Conveyance for Southern Nevada Sup-
plemental Airport’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date described in paragraph (2), subject to valid 
existing rights and paragraph (3), and notwith-
standing the land use planning requirements of sec-
tions 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary shall convey to the County, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the land described in sub-
section (c). 
(2) DATE
ON
WHICH
CONVEYANCE
MAY
BE 
MADE.—The Secretary shall not make the convey-
ance described in paragraph (1) until the later of 
the date on which the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration has— 
(A) approved an airport layout plan for an 
airport to be located in the Ivanpah Valley; and 
(B) with respect to the construction and 
operation of an airport on the site conveyed to 
the County pursuant to section 2(a) of the 
Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer 
Act (Public Law 106–362; 114 Stat. 1404), 
issued a record of decision after the preparation 
of an environmental impact statement or simi-
lar analysis required under the National Envi-
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ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.). 
(3) RESERVATION
OF
MINERAL
RIGHTS.—In 
conveying the public land under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall reserve the mineral estate, except for 
purposes related to flood mitigation (including re-
moval from aggregate flood events). 
(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the public land to be conveyed under para-
graph (1) is withdrawn from— 
(A) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(B) operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws. 
(5) USE.—The public land conveyed under 
paragraph (1) shall be used for the development of 
flood mitigation infrastructure for the Southern Ne-
vada Supplemental Airport. 
(6) REVERSION AND REENTRY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the land conveyed to 
the County under the Ivanpah Valley Airport 
Public Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 106– 
362; 114 Stat. 1404) reverts to the United 
States, the land conveyed to the County under 
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this section shall revert, at the option of the 
Secretary, to the United States. 
(B) USE OF LAND.—If the Secretary de-
termines that the County is not using the land 
conveyed under this section for a purpose de-
scribed in paragraph (4), all right, title, and in-
terest of the County in and to the land shall re-
vert, at the option of the Secretary, to the 
United States. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (b) consists of the approximately 2,320 acres 
of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 
described on the map as the ‘‘Conveyance Area’’. 
(d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall prepare an official legal description and map of 
the parcel to be conveyed under this section. 
(2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor-
rect any minor error in— 
(A) the map; or 
(B) the legal description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip-
tion shall be on file and available for public inspec-
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tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
SEC. 11. SUNRISE MOUNTAIN INSTANT STUDY AREA RE-
LEASE. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that for the purposes 
of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in 
Clark County, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study 
Area has been adequately studied for wilderness designa-
tion. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness— 
(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 land 
management plans adopted under section 202 of 
that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
(c) POST RELEASE LAND USE APPROVALS.—Recog-
nizing that the area released under subsection (b) presents 
unique opportunities for the granting of additional rights- 
of-way, including for high voltage transmission facilities, 
the Secretary of the Interior may accommodate multiple 
applicants within a particular right-of-way. 
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SEC. 12. NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE-
ATION AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
North Las Vegas, Nevada. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 
County, Nevada. 
(3) ECONOMIC
SUPPORT
AREA.—The term 
‘‘Economic Support Area’’ means the land identified 
on the map as the ‘‘Economic Support Area’’. 
(4) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 1,211 acres of Federal 
land in the County, as depicted on the map. 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area’’ and dated April 30, 2013. 
(6) NELLIS
DUNES
RECREATION
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Nellis Dunes Recreation Area’’ means the 
Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area 
identified on the map as ‘‘Nellis Dunes OHV Recre-
ation Area’’. 
(7) NET PROCEEDS.—The term ‘‘net proceeds’’ 
means the amount that is equal to the difference be-
tween— 
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(A) the amount of gross revenues received 
by the County from any activities at the Eco-
nomic Support Area; and 
(B) the total amount expended by the 
County (or a designee of the County) for capital 
improvements to each of the Economic Support 
Area and the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area, 
provided that the capital improvements shall 
not exceed 80 percent of the total gross pro-
ceeds. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(b) CONVEYANCE
OF FEDERAL LAND
TO CLARK 
COUNTY, NEVADA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing 
rights and paragraph (2), without consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the parcels of Federal land. 
(2) RESERVATION
OF
MINERAL
ESTATE.—In 
conveying the parcels of Federal land under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall reserve the mineral es-
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tate, except for purposes related to flood mitigation 
(including removal from aggregate flood events). 
(3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The parcels of Federal 
land conveyed under paragraph (1)— 
(i) shall be used by the County— 
(I) to provide a suitable location 
for the establishment of a centralized 
off-road vehicle recreation park in the 
County; 
(II) to provide the public with 
opportunities 
for 
off-road 
vehicle 
recreation, including a location for 
races, competitive events, training and 
other commercial services that directly 
support a centralized off-road vehicle 
recreation area and County park; and 
(III) to provide a designated area 
and facilities that would discourage 
unauthorized use of off-highway vehi-
cles in areas that have been identified 
by the Federal Government, State 
government, or County government as 
containing environmentally sensitive 
land; and 
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(ii) shall not be disposed of by the 
County. 
(B) REVERSION.—If the County ceases to 
use any parcel of the Federal land for the pur-
poses described in subparagraph (A)(i) or sub-
paragraph (D)— 
(i) title to the parcel shall revert to 
the United States, at the option of the 
United States; and 
(ii) the County shall be responsible for 
any reclamation necessary to revert the 
parcel to the United States. 
(C) RENEWABLE AND SOLAR ENERGY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 
(ii) and (iii), the parcels of Federal land 
conveyed to the County under paragraph 
(1) and the land conveyed to the County 
under section 1(c) of Public Law 107–350 
(116 Stat. 2975), may be used for the inci-
dental purpose of generating renewable en-
ergy and solar energy for use by the Clark 
County Off Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Park, the shooting park authorized under 
that Act, and the County. 
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(ii) LIMITATION.—Any project author-
ized under clause (i) shall not interfere 
with the national security mission of Nellis 
Air Force Base or any other military oper-
ation. 
(iii) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—Be-
fore the construction of any proposed 
project under clause (i), the project pro-
ponent shall consult with the Secretary of 
Defense or a designee of the Secretary of 
Defense. 
(D) FUTURE CONVEYANCES.—Any future 
conveyance of Federal land for addition to the 
Clark County Off Highway Vehicle Park or the 
Nellis Dunes Recreation Area shall be subject 
to— 
(i) the binding interlocal agreement 
under paragraph (4)(B); and 
(ii) the aviation easement require-
ments under paragraph (7). 
(E) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force and the County, may develop 
a special management plan for the Federal 
land— 
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(i) to enhance public safety and safe 
off-highway vehicle recreation use in the 
Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; 
(ii) to ensure compatible development 
with the mission requirements of the Nellis 
Air Force Base; and 
(iii) to avoid and mitigate known pub-
lic health risks associated with off-highway 
vehicle use in the Nellis Dunes Recreation 
Area. 
(4) ECONOMIC SUPPORT AREA.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—There is designated 
the Economic Support Area. 
(B) INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Before the Eco-
nomic Support Area may be developed, the 
City and County shall enter into an 
interlocal agreement regarding the develop-
ment of the Economic Support Area. 
(ii) LIMITATION OF AGREEMENT.—In 
no case shall the interlocal agreement 
under this subparagraph compromise or 
interfere with the aviation rights provided 
under paragraph (7) and subsection (c)(3). 
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(C) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Of the net pro-
ceeds from the development of the Economic 
Support Area, the County shall— 
(i) annually deposit 50 percent in a 
special account in the Treasury, to be used 
by the Secretary for the development, 
maintenance, 
operations, 
and 
environ-
mental restoration and mitigation of the 
Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; and 
(ii) retain 50 percent, to be used by 
the County— 
(I) to pay for capital improve-
ments that are not covered by sub-
section (a)(7)(B); and 
(II) to maintain and operate the 
park established under paragraph 
(3)(A)(i)(I). 
(5) AGREEMENT
WITH
NELLIS
AIR
FORCE 
BASE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Before the Federal 
land may be conveyed to the County under 
paragraph (1), the Clark County Board of 
Commissioners and Nellis Air Force Base shall 
enter into an interlocal agreement for the Fed-
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