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SEC. 5. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
(a) LAND SALES.—Of the gross proceeds of sales of
land under this Act in a fiscal year—
(1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the State
of Nevada for use in the general education program
of the State;
(2) 10 percent shall be returned to the County
for use as determined through normal county budg-
eting procedures, with emphasis given to support of
schools, of which no amount may be used in support
of litigation against the Federal Government; and
(3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special
account in the Treasury of the United States (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘special account’’) for
use as provided in subsection (b).
(b) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the special ac-
count (including amounts earned as interest under
paragraph (3)) shall be available to the Secretary of
the Interior, without further Act of appropriation,
and shall remain available until expended, for—
(A) inventory, evaluation, protection, and
management of unique archaeological resources
(as defined in section 3 of the Archaeological
Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C.
470bb)) in the County;
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(B) development of a multispecies habitat
conservation plan in the County;
(C)(i) reimbursement of costs incurred by
the Nevada State Office and the Ely Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management in pre-
paring sales under this Act, or other authorized
land sales within the County, including the
costs of land boundary surveys, compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), appraisals, environ-
mental and cultural clearances, and any public
notice; and
(ii) processing public land use authoriza-
tions and rights-of-way stemming from develop-
ment of the conveyed land; and
(D) the cost of acquisition of environ-
mentally sensitive land or interests in such land
in the State of Nevada, with priority given to
land outside Clark County.
(2) ACQUISITION FROM WILLING SELLERS.—An
acquisition under paragraph (1)(D) shall be made
only from a willing seller and after consultation with
the State of Nevada and units of local government
under the jurisdiction of which the environmentally
sensitive land is located.
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(c) INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—All funds
deposited as principal in the special account shall earn in-
terest in the amount determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield
on outstanding marketable obligations of the United
States of comparable maturities.
SEC. 6. ACQUISITIONS.
(a) DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE
LAND.—In this section, the term ‘‘environmentally sen-
sitive land’’ means land or an interest in land, the acquisi-
tion of which by the United States would, in the judgment
of the Secretary—
(1) promote the preservation of natural, sci-
entific, aesthetic, historical, cultural, watershed,
wildlife, and other values contributing to public en-
joyment and biological diversity;
(2) enhance recreational opportunities and pub-
lic access;
(3) provide the opportunity to achieve better
management of public land through consolidation of
Federal ownership; or
(4) otherwise serve the public interest.
(b) ACQUISITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—After the consultation proc-
ess has been completed in accordance with sub-
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section (c), the Secretary may acquire with the pro-
ceeds of the special account environmentally sen-
sitive land and interests in environmentally sensitive
land. Land may not be acquired under this section
without the consent of the landowner.
(2) USE OF OTHER FUNDS.—Funds made avail-
able from the special account may be used with any
other funds made available under any other provi-
sion of law.
(c) CONSULTATION.—Before initiating efforts to ac-
quire land under this subsection, the Secretary shall con-
sult with the State of Nevada and with local government
within whose jurisdiction the land is located, including ap-
propriate planning and regulatory agencies, and with
other interested persons, concerning the necessity of mak-
ing the acquisition, the potential impacts on State and
local government, and other appropriate aspects of the ac-
quisition.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—On acceptance of title by the
United States, land and interests in land acquired under
this section that is within the boundaries of a unit of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails
System, National Wilderness Preservation System, any
other system established by Act of Congress, or any na-
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tional conservation or national recreation area established
by Act of Congress—
(1) shall become part of the unit or area with-
out further action by the Secretary; and
(2) shall be managed in accordance with all
laws and regulations and land use plans applicable
to the unit or area.
Passed the House of Representatives September 26,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk
Calendar No. 836
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2752
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell cer-
tain public land in Lincoln County through a
competitive process.
SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar