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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5428
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to exercise authority under the South-
ern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 to acquire by ex-
change certain environmentally sensitive lands for inclusion in the Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 10, 2000
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to exercise authority
under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management
Act of 1998 to acquire by exchange certain environ-
mentally sensitive lands for inclusion in the Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Red Rock Canyon Na-
tional Conservation Area Expansion Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR RED ROCK CANYON
NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.
(a) ACQUISITION REQUIREMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall exercise authority under the Southern Ne-
vada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public
Law 105–263) to acquire for inclusion in the Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area certain
environmentally sensitive lands and interests de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1), by exchange (subject to
any valid existing rights) for the lands and interests
described in subsection (b)(2).
(2) EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT.—The Secretary
shall, by not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act—
(A) enter with the Corporation into an
agreement to initiate an exchange under this
section, in accordance with section 2201.1 of
title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act);
or
(B) report to the congressional committees
the reasons why the Secretary and the Corpora-
tion have not entered into such an exchange
agreement.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED.—
(1) ACQUIRED LANDS.—The lands and interests
to be acquired by the Secretary under subsection (a)
are all right, title, and interest of the Howard
Hughes Corporation in and to approximately 1,384
acres of non-Federal lands in the State of Nevada
that are depicted on the map described in subsection
(c).
(2) CONVEYED LANDS.—The lands and inter-
ests to be conveyed by the Secretary under sub-
section (a) are all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to approximately 1,775 acres
of Federal lands in the State of Nevada that are de-
picted on the map described in subsection (c).
(3) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL LANDS AND
INTERESTS.—The Secretary shall determine and de-
scribe the Federal lands and interests that are sub-
ject to exchange under this section by not later than
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
using a metes and bounds description to ensure that
the boundaries of the exchanged lands conform to
natural topography.
(c) MAP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the map referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (b) is the map entitled ‘‘Summerlin Land
Exchange, Exhibit A’’.
(2) ADJUSTMENTS
TO
MAP.—The Secretary
may make such minor corrections in the map re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) as may be agreed upon
by the Secretary and the Corporation, after the Sec-
retary notifies the congressional committees of such
corrections.
(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
MAP.—The Secretary
shall make the map referred to in paragraph (1)
available for public inspection in the offices of the
Director of the Las Vegas District of the Bureau of
Land Management.
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF ACQUIRED LANDS IN RED ROCK
CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.
(a) INCLUSION
AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—
Upon acquisition of the lands and interests under this Act,
the Secretary shall—
(1) modify the boundaries of Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area to include the lands and
interest within the national conservation area; and
(2) administer the lands and interests as part
of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in
accordance with all applicable laws.
(b) RIGHTS-OF-WAY GRANTS REQUIREMENT NOT
AFFECTED.—Inclusion of the lands and interests in the
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area under this
section shall not affect the requirement to issue rights-
of-way grants on such lands under section 4(b)(2) of the
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1997
(Public Law 105–263).
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8(a)(2) of
the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Estab-
lishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–1) is amended
by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, and such
additional areas as are included in the conservation area
under the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Expansion Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term
‘‘congressional committees’’ means the Committee
on Resources of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate.
(2) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’
means the Howard Hughes Corporation, an affiliate
of the Rouse Company (both corporate entities
under the laws of the State of Nevada).
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
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