‘‘(D) planning associated with land dis-
posal and related land use authorizations re-
quired for utility corridors and rights-of-way to 
serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed of 
pursuant to that Act (other than rights-of-way 
granted pursuant to that Act) and this Act.’’. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT UNDER 
LINCOLN COUNTY CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND 
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2004.—Section 103 of the Lin-
coln County Conservation, Recreation, and Develop-
ment Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 
2406) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) development and implementation of 
comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijuris-
dictional hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire 
prevention planning activities (particularly for 
pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other 
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rangeland and woodland restoration projects 
within the County, consistent with the Ely Re-
source Management Plan or a subsequent amend-
ment to the plan.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Establishment of 
cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the County shall be required for any County- 
provided law enforcement and planning related activities 
approved by the Secretary regarding— 
‘‘(1) wilderness in the County designated by this 
Act; 
‘‘(2) cultural resources identified, protected, and 
managed pursuant to this Act; 
‘‘(3) planning, management, and law enforce-
ment associated with the Silver State OHV Trail des-
ignated by this Act; and 
‘‘(4) planning associated with land disposal and 
related land use authorizations required for utility 
corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that has 
been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to this Act 
(other than rights-of-way granted pursuant to this 
Act) and the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Pub-
lic Law 106–298; 114 Stat. 1046).’’. 
(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
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(1) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS UNDER LINCOLN 
COUNTY LAND ACT OF 2000.—Section 5(a)(2) of the 
Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
298; 114 Stat. 1047) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority’’ 
after ‘‘schools’’. 
(2) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS UNDER LINCOLN 
COUNTY CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND DEVELOP-
MENT ACT OF 2004.—Section 103(b)(2) of the Lincoln 
County Conservation, Recreation, and Development 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2405) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and transportation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘transportation, and the Lincoln County Re-
gional Development Authority or any other County 
economic development organization’’. 
(c) REALIGN A PORTION OF THE LCCRDA UTILITY 
CORRIDOR.—Section 301(a) of the Lincoln County Con-
servation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public 
Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2413) establishes a 2,640-foot wide 
utility corridor as depicted on a map dated October 1, 2004. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall realign a portion of the 
corridor by removing the designation in sections 5, 6, 7, 
8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 E. and realigning 
the corridor to sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 68 E.; 
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sections 4, 5, and 6, T. 7 N., R. 68 E.; and sections 1 and 
12, T. 7 N., 67 E. as shown on the October 1, 2004, map. 
(d) FINAL CORRECTIVE PATENT IN CLARK COUNTY, 
NEVADA.— 
(1) VALIDATION OF PATENT.—Patent number 27- 
2005-0081 issued by the Bureau of Land Management 
on February 18, 2005, is affirmed and validated as 
having been issued pursuant to, and in compliance 
with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authoriza-
tion Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52), 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 
for the benefit of the desert tortoise, other species, and 
the habitat of the desert tortoise and other species to 
increase the likelihood of the recovery of the desert tor-
toise and other species. 
(2) RATIFICATION
OF
RECONFIGURATION.—The 
process used by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management in re-
configuring the land described in paragraph (1), as 
depicted on Exhibit 1-4 of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Planned Development 
Project MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS-R8-ES- 
2008-N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in 
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Special Condition 10 of the Army Corps of Engineers 
Permit No. 000005042 are ratified. 
(e) FINAL LAND RECONFIGURATION IN LINCOLN COUN-
TY, NEVADA.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map 
prepared by the Bureau of Land Management 
entitled ‘‘Proposed Lincoln County Land Recon-
figuration’’ and dated January 28, 2016. 
(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(2) ISSUANCE OF LINCOLN COUNTY CORRECTIVE 
PATENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue 
a corrective patent for 7,548 acres of land in 
Lincoln County, Nevada, that is depicted on the 
Map. 
(B) APPLICABLE LAW.—A corrective patent 
issued under subparagraph (A) shall be consid-
ered to have been issued pursuant to, and in 
compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Ex-
change Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 
100–275; 102 Stat. 52). 
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SEC. 3. MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS, HIGH SCHELLS WILDER-
NESS, AND ARC DOME WILDERNESS BOUND-
ARY ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE PAM WHITE WILDERNESS 
ACT.—Section 323 of the Pam White Wilderness Act of 
2006 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 
3031) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(e) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.—The 
boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness established under 
section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 
1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 101–195) is ad-
justed to include— 
‘‘(1) the land identified as the ‘Mount Moriah 
Wilderness Area’ and ‘Mount Moriah Additions’ on 
the map entitled ‘Eastern White Pine County’ and 
dated November 29, 2006; and 
‘‘(2) the land identified as ‘NFS Lands’ on the 
map entitled ‘Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjust-
ment Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area’ and dated June 
18, 2014. 
‘‘(f) HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.—The 
boundary of the High Schells Wilderness established under 
subsection (a)(11) is adjusted to include the land identified 
as ‘Include as Wilderness’ on the map entitled ‘McCoy Creek 
Adjustment’ and dated November 3, 2014, and to exclude 
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the land identified as ‘NFS Lands’ on the map entitled 
‘Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment High Schells 
Wilderness Area’ and dated June 17, 2014.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE NEVADA WILDERNESS PRO-
TECTION ACT OF 1989.—The Nevada Wilderness Protection 
Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 101–195; 
103 Stat. 1784) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 12. ARC DOME BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
‘‘The boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness established 
under section 2(2) is adjusted to exclude the land identified 
as ‘Exclude from Wilderness’ on the map entitled ‘Arc Dome 
Adjustment’ and dated November 3, 2014.’’. 
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION PLAN, VIR-
GIN RIVER, NEVADA. 
Section 3(d)(3)(B) of Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 
3061; 116 Stat. 2018) is amended by striking ‘‘development 
of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘development and implementation of a conservation 
plan to benefit fish and wildlife species of’’. 
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Section 3(f)(2)(B) of Public Law 99-548 (100 Stat. 
3061) is amended by striking ‘‘(v) Sec. 7.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 365 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1815 
[Report No. 114–479] 
A BILL 
To facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects 
in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the bound-
aries of certain wilderness areas in the State of 
Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of 
a conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada. 
APRIL 11, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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