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(B) VALID
EXISTING
RIGHTS.—The conveyance under
paragraph (1) shall be subject to all valid existing rights.
(3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The College and the City may use
the land conveyed under paragraph (1) for—
(i) any purpose relating to the establishment, oper-
ation, growth, and maintenance of the College; and
(ii) any uses relating to such purposes, including
residential and commercial development that would
generally be associated with an institution of higher
education.
(B) OTHER ENTITIES.—The College and the City may—
(i) consistent with Federal and State law, lease
or otherwise provide property or space at the College,
with or without consideration, to religious, public
interest, community, or other groups for services and
events that are of interest to the College, the City,
or any community located in the Las Vegas Valley;
(ii) allow the City or any other community in the
Las Vegas Valley to use facilities of the College for
educational and recreational programs of the City or
community; and
(iii) in conjunction with the City, plan, finance,
(including the provision of cost-share assistance), con-
struct, and operate facilities for the City on the Federal
land conveyed for educational or recreational purposes
consistent with this section.
(4) REVERSION.—If the Federal land or any portion of the
Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) ceases to be used
for the College, the Federal land or any portion of the Federal
land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the
United States.
SEC. 705. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of Las Vegas,
Nevada.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau
of Land Management.
(b) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey to the City, with-
out consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the parcels of land identified as ‘‘Tract C’’ and ‘‘Tract
D’’ on the map.
(c) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land conveyed to the City under
subsection (b) ceases to be used for affordable housing or for a
purpose related to affordable housing, the parcel shall, at the discre-
tion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.
SEC. 706. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary
shall convey as a single parcel to the highest qualified bidder
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approxi-
mately 360 acres that is identified as the North Half (N1⁄2) of
Section 7, Township 23 South, Range 61 East, M.D.B.&M., Clark
County, Nevada and the Northeast Quarter (NE1⁄4) of the Southeast
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Quarter (SE1⁄4) of Section 7, Township 23 South, Range 61 East,
M.D.M., Clark County, Nevada.
(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from the convey-
ance of the lands described in subsection (a) shall be deposited
in accordance with section 4(e)(1) of the Southern Nevada Public
Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345).
TITLE VIII—HUMBOLDT PROJECT
CONVEYANCE
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Humboldt Project Conveyance
Act’’.
SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Nevada.
(3) PCWCD.—The term ‘‘PCWCD’’ means the Pershing
County Water Conservation District, a public entity organized
under the laws of the State of Nevada.
(4) PERSHING COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Pershing County’’ means
the Pershing County government, a political subunit of the
State of Nevada.
(5) LANDER COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Lander County’’ means
the Lander County government, a political subunit of the State
of Nevada.
SEC. 803. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY TITLE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law, the
Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest in and to the
lands and features of the Humboldt Project, as generally depicted
on the map entitled the ‘‘Humboldt Project Conveyance Act’’, and
dated July 3, 2002, including all water rights for storage and
diversion, to PCWCD, the State, Pershing County, and Lander
County, consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in the
Memorandum of Agreement between PCWCD and Lander County
dated January 24, 2000, the Conceptual Agreement between
PCWCD and the State dated October 18, 2001, the Letter of Agree-
ment between Pershing County and the State dated April 16, 2002,
and any agreements between the Bureau of Reclamation and
PCWCD.
(b) MAP.—As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a map of the
Humboldt Project Conveyance. In case of a conflict between the
map referred to in subsection (a) and the map submitted by the
Secretary, the map referred to in subsection (b) shall control. The
map shall have the same force and effect as if included in this
Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical
errors in such map and legal description. Copies of the map shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the
Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and in the Office
of the Area Manager of the Bureau of Reclamation in Carson
City, Nevada.
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(c) COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENTS.—All parties to the convey-
ance under subsection (a) shall comply with the terms and condi-
tions of the agreements cited in subsection (a).
(d) REPORT.—If the conveyance required by this section has
not been completed within 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee
on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that describes—
(1) the status of the conveyance;
(2) any obstacles to completion of the conveyance; and
(3) the anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.
SEC. 804. PAYMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for any conveyance required
by section 803, PCWCD shall pay to the United States the net
present value of miscellaneous revenues associated with the lands
and facilities to be conveyed.
(b) WITHDRAWN LANDS.—As consideration for any conveyance
of withdrawn lands required by section 803, the entity receiving
title shall pay the United States (in addition to amounts paid
under subsection (a)) the fair market value for any such lands
conveyed that were withdrawn from the public domain pursuant
to the Secretarial Orders dated March 16, 1934, and April 6, 1956.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Administrative costs for convey-
ance of any land or facility under this title shall be paid in equal
shares by the Secretary and the entity receiving title to the land
or facility, except costs identified in subsections (d) and (e).
(d) REAL ESTATE TRANSFER COSTS.—As a condition of any
conveyance of any land or facility required by section 803, costs
of all boundary surveys, title searches, cadastral surveys,
appraisals, maps, and other real estate transactions required for
the conveyance shall be paid by the entity receiving title to the
land or facility.
(e) NEPA COSTS.—Costs associated with any review required
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) for conveyance of any land or facility under section
803 shall be paid in equal shares by the Secretary and the entity
receiving title to the land or facility.
(f) STATE OF NEVADA.—The State shall not be responsible for
any payments under this section. Any proposal by the State to
reconvey to another entity land conveyed by the Secretary under
this title shall be pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary
providing for fair market value to the United States for the lands,
and for continued management of the lands for recreation, wildlife
habitat, wetlands, or resource conservation.
SEC. 805. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.
Following the conveyance required by section 803, the district,
the State, Pershing County, and Lander County shall, with respect
to the interests conveyed, comply with all requirements of Federal,
State, and local law applicable to non-Federal water distribution
systems.
SEC. 806. REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWALS.
Effective on the date of the conveyance required by section
803, the Secretarial Orders dated March 16, 1934, and April 6,
1956, that withdrew public lands for the Rye Patch Reservoir and
the Humboldt Sink, are hereby revoked.
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SEC. 807. LIABILITY.
Effective on the date of the conveyance required by section
803, the United States shall not be held liable by any court for
damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence
relating to the Humboldt Project, except for damages caused by
acts of negligence committed by the United States or by its
employees or agents prior to the date of conveyance. Nothing in
this section shall be considered to increase the liability of the
United States beyond that currently provided in chapter 171 of
title 28, United States Code, popularly known as the ‘‘Federal
Tort Claims Act’’.
SEC. 808. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.
Prior to any conveyance under this title, the Secretary shall
complete all actions as may be required under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and all other applicable
laws.
SEC. 809. FUTURE BENEFITS.
Upon conveyance of the lands and facilities by the Secretary
under this title, the Humboldt Project shall no longer be a Federal
reclamation project and the district shall not be entitled to receive
any future reclamation benefits with respect to that project, except
those benefits that would be available to other nonreclamation
districts.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 901. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MESQUITE LANDS ACT
2001.
Section 3 of Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat.
3009–202) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) USE OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds of the sale of each
parcel completed after the date of enactment of this subsection
shall be deposited in the special account established under
section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and shall be available
for use by the Secretary—
‘‘(A) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices
of the Bureau of Land Management in arranging the land
conveyances directed by this section;
‘‘(B) for the development of a multispecies habitat con-
servation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County,
Nevada, including any associated groundwater monitoring
plan; and
‘‘(C) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112
Stat. 2346).
‘‘(4) TIMING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall complete the
sale of any parcel authorized to be conveyed pursuant to this
section and for which the Secretary has received notification
from the city under paragraph (1).’’; and
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(2) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(v) Sec. 7.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.