In the Senate of the United States,
October 19 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3023) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to
convey property to the Greater Yuma Port Authority of
Yuma County, Arizona, for use as an international port of
entry.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for the Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I—LAND CONVEYANCES
Sec. 101. Conveyance of lands to the Greater Yuma Port Authority.
Sec. 102. Conveyance of land to Park County, Wyoming.
Sec. 103. Conveyance to Landusky School District, Montana.
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TITLE II—GOLDEN SPIKE/CROSSROADS OF THE WEST NATIONAL
HERITAGE AREA STUDY
Sec. 201. Authorization of study.
Sec. 202. Crossroads of the West Historic District.
TITLE III—BLACK ROCK DESERT–HIGH ROCK CANYON EMIGRANT
TRAILS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings.
Sec. 303. Definitions.
Sec. 304. Establishment of conservation area.
Sec. 305. Management.
Sec. 306. Withdrawal.
Sec. 307. No buffer zones.
Sec. 308. Wilderness.
Sec. 309. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE IV—SAINT HELENA ISLAND NATIONAL SCENIC AREA
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Establishment of Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area, Michigan.
Sec. 403. Boundaries.
Sec. 404. Administration and management.
Sec. 405. Fish and game.
Sec. 406. Minerals.
Sec. 407. Acquisition.
Sec. 408. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE V—NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
Sec. 501. Definitions.
Sec. 502. Boundary adjustment and land acquisition.
Sec. 503. Authorization of leasing.
Sec. 504. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI—DIAMOND VALLEY LAKE INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND
MUSEUM
Sec. 601. Interpretive Center and Museum, Diamond Valley Lake, Helmet, Cali-
fornia.
TITLE VII—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS
SETTLEMENT ACT
Sec. 701. Alaska Native veterans.
Sec. 702. Levies on settlement trust interests.
TITLE VIII—NATIONAL LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM FOR AMERICAN
INDIAN, ALASKAN NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN YOUTH
Sec. 801. Administration of national leadership symposium for American Indian,
Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian youth.
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(2) A leasehold interest in Lot 1, and the west
100 feet of Lot 2 in Section 23 for the operation of
a Cattle Crossing Facility, currently being operated
by the Yuma-Sonora Commercial Company, Incor-
porated. The lease as currently held contains 24.68
acres, more or less. Any renewal or termination of the
lease shall be by the Greater Yuma Port Authority.
(3) Reservation by the United States of a 245-
foot perpetual easement for operation and mainte-
nance of the 242 Lateral Canal and Well Field along
the northern boundary of the East 300 feet of Section
22, Section 23, and the West 300 feet of Section 24
as shown on Reclamation Drawing Nos. 1292–303–
3624, 1292–303–3625, and 1292–303–3626.
(4) A reservation by the United States of all
rights to the ground water in the East 300 feet of Sec-
tion 15, the East 300 feet of Section 22, Section 23,
and the West 300 feet of Section 24, and the right to
remove, sell, transfer, or exchange the water to meet
the obligations of the Treaty of 1944 with the Repub-
lic of Mexico, and Minute Order No. 242 for the deliv-
ery of salinity controlled water to Mexico.
(5) A reservation of all rights-of-way and ease-
ments existing or of record in favor of the public or
third parties.
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(6) A right-of-way reservation in favor of the
United States and its contractors, and the State of
Arizona, and its contractors, to utilize a 33-foot ease-
ment along all section lines to freely give ingress to,
passage over, and egress from areas in the exercise of
official duties of the United States and the State of
Arizona.
(7) Reservation of a right-of-way to the United
States for a 100-foot by 100-foot parcel for each of the
Reclamation monitoring wells, together with unre-
stricted ingress and egress to both sites. One moni-
toring well is located in Lot 1 of Section 23 just north
of the Boundary Reserve and just west of the Cattle
Crossing Facility, and the other is located in the
southeast corner of Lot 3 just north of the Boundary
Reserve.
(8) An easement comprising a 50-foot strip lying
North of the 60-foot International Boundary Reserve
for drilling and operation of, and access to, wells.
(9) A reservation by the United States of 15⁄16 of
all gas, oil, metals, and mineral rights.
(10) A reservation of 1⁄16 of all gas, oil, metals,
and mineral rights retained by the State of Arizona.
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(11) Such additional terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
(c) CONSIDERATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Greater Yuma Port
Authority shall pay the United States consideration
equal to the fair market value on the date of the en-
actment of this Act of the interest conveyed.
(2) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the fair market value of any interest in
land shall be determined taking into account that the
land is undeveloped, that 80 acres is intended to be
dedicated to use by the United States for Federal gov-
ernmental purposes, and that an additional substan-
tial portion of the land is dedicated to public right-
of-way, highway, and transportation purposes.
(d) USE.—The Greater Yuma Port Authority and its
successors shall use the interests conveyed solely for the pur-
pose of the construction and operation of an international
port of entry and related activities.
(e) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.—Before the date of the
conveyance, actions required with respect to the conveyance
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the National Historic Preservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and other applicable Federal
laws must be completed at no cost to the United States.
(f) USE OF 60-FOOT BORDER STRIP.—Any use of the
60-foot border strip shall be made in coordination with Fed-
eral agencies having authority with respect to the 60-foot
border strip.
(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of property conveyed under this sec-
tion, and of any right-of-way that is subject to a right of
use conveyed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(E), shall be de-
termined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost
of the survey shall be borne by the Greater Yuma Port Au-
thority.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
(1) 60-FOOT BORDER STRIP.—The term ‘‘60-foot
border strip’’ means lands in any of the Sections of
land referred to in this title located within 60 feet of
the international boundary between the United States
and Mexico.
(2) GREATER
YUMA
PORT
AUTHORITY.—The
term ‘‘Greater Yuma Port Authority’’ means Trust
No. 84–184, Yuma Title & Trust Company, an Ari-
zona Corporation, a trust for the benefit of the
Cocopah Tribe, a Sovereign Nation, the County of
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Yuma, Arizona, the City of Somerton, and the City
of San Luis, Arizona, or such other successor joint
powers agency or public purpose entity as unani-
mously designated by those governmental units.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Reclamation.
SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO PARK COUNTY, WYO-
MING.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) over 82 percent of the land in Park County,
Wyoming, is owned by the Federal Government;
(2) the parcel of land described in subsection (d)
located in Park County has been withdrawn from the
public domain for reclamation purposes and is man-
aged by the Bureau of Reclamation;
(3) the land has been subject to a withdrawal re-
view, a level I contaminant survey, and historical,
cultural, and archaeological resource surveys by the
Bureau of Reclamation;
(4) the Bureau of Land Management has con-
ducted a cadastral survey of the land and has deter-
mined that the land is no longer suitable for return
to the public domain;
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(5) the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau
of Land Management concur in the recommendation
of disposal of the land as described in the documents
referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4); and
(6) the County has evinced an interest in using
the land for the purposes of local economic develop-
ment.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Park
County, Wyoming.
(2) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the General Serv-
ices Administration.
(c) CONVEYANCE.—In consideration of payment of
$240,000 to the Administrator by the County, the Adminis-
trator shall convey to the County all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to the parcel of land de-
scribed in subsection (d).
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcel of land
described in this subsection is the parcel located in the
County comprising 190.12 acres, the legal description of
which is as follows:
Sixth Principal Meridian, Park County, Wyoming
T. 53 N., R. 101 W.
Acreage
Section 20, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4 .......................................................
5.00
Section 29, Lot 7 ................................................................................
9.91
Lot 9 .................................................................................
38.24
Lot 10 ...............................................................................
31.29
Lot 12 ...............................................................................
5.78
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Lot 13 ...............................................................................
8.64
Lot 14 ...............................................................................
0.04
Lot 15 ...............................................................................
9.73
S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 .......................................................
5.00
SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 .............................................................
10.00
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 .............................................................
10.00
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 ............................................................
10.00
Tract 101 .........................................................................
13.24
Section 30, Lot 31 ..............................................................................
16.95
Lot 32 ...............................................................................
16.30
(e) RESERVATION
OF RIGHTS.—The instrument of
conveyance under subsection (c) shall reserve all rights to
locatable, salable, leaseable coal, oil or gas resources.
(f) LEASES, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, 
AND
OTHER RIGHTS.—The conveyance under subsection (c)
shall be subject to any land-use leases, easements, rights-
of-way, or valid existing rights in existence as of the date
of the conveyance.
(g) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.—As a condition of
the conveyance under subsection (c), the United States shall
comply with the provisions of section 9620(h) of title 42,
United States Code.
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad-
ministrator may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(c) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States.
(i) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—The net
proceeds received by the United States as payment under
subsection (c) shall be deposited into the fund established
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in section 490(f) of title 40 of the United States Code, and
may be expended by the Administrator for real property
management and related activities not otherwise provided
for, without further authorization.
SEC. 103. CONVEYANCE TO LANDUSKY SCHOOL DISTRICT,
MONTANA
Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the
Interior shall issue to the Landusky School District, with-
out consideration, a patent for the surface and mineral es-
tates of approximately 2.06 acres of land as follows: T.25
N, R.24 E, Montana Prime Meridian, section 27 block 2,
school reserve, and section 27, block 3, lot 13.
TITLE II—GOLDEN SPIKE/CROSS-
ROADS OF THE WEST NA-
TIONAL 
HERITAGE 
AREA
STUDY.
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) GOLDEN
SPIKE
RAIL
STUDY.—The term
‘‘Golden Spike Rail Study’’ means the Golden Spike
Rail Feasibility Study, Reconnaissance Survey,
Ogden, Utah to Golden Spike National Historic
Site’’, National Park Service, 1993.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
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(3) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘Study Area’’
means the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West Na-
tional Heritage Area Study Area, the boundaries of
which are described in subsection (d).
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study
of the Study Area which includes analysis and documenta-
tion necessary to determine whether the Study Area—
(1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and
cultural resources that together represent distinctive
aspects of American heritage worthy of recognition,
conservation, interpretation, and continuing use, and
are best managed through partnerships among public
and private entities;
(2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and folk-
life that are a valuable part of the national story;
(3) provides outstanding opportunities to con-
serve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic features;
(4) provides outstanding recreational and edu-
cational opportunities;
(5) contains resources important to the identified
theme or themes of the Study Area that retain a de-
gree of integrity capable of supporting interpretation;
(6) includes residents, business interests, non-
profit organizations, and local and State governments
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who have demonstrated support for the concept of a
National Heritage Area; and
(7) has a potential management entity to work
in partnership with residents, business interests, non-
profit organizations, and local and State governments
to develop a National Heritage Area consistent with
continued local and State economic activity.
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall—
(1) consult with the State Historic Preservation
Officer, State Historical Society, and other appro-
priate organizations; and
(2) use previously completed materials, including
the Golden Spike Rail Study.
(d) BOUNDARIES OF STUDY AREA.—The Study Area
shall be comprised of sites relating to completion of the first
transcontinental railroad in the State of Utah, concen-
trating on those areas identified on the map included in
the Golden Spike Rail Study.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after funds
are first made available to carry out this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings
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and conclusions of the study and recommendations based
upon those findings and conclusions.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion.
SEC. 202. CROSSROADS OF THE WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT.
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to preserve and interpret, for the educational
and inspirational benefit of the public, the contribu-
tion to our national heritage of certain historic and
cultural lands and edifices of the Crossroads of the
West Historic District; and
(2) to enhance cultural and compatible economic
redevelopment within the District.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the
Crossroads of the West Historic District established by
subsection (c).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(3) 
HISTORIC
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
term
‘‘historic infrastructure’’ means the District’s historic
buildings and any other structure that the Secretary
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determines to be eligible for listing on the National
Register of Historic Places.
(c) CROSSROADS
OF
THE
WEST
HISTORIC
DIS-
TRICT.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the
Crossroads of the West Historic District in the city of
Ogden, Utah.
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Dis-
trict shall be the boundaries depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Crossroads of the West Historic District’’, num-
bered OGGO–20,000, and dated March 22, 2000. The
map shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Department of
the Interior.
(d) DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—The Secretary may make
grants and enter into cooperative agreements with the State
of Utah, local governments, and nonprofit entities under
which the Secretary agrees to pay not more than 50 percent
of the costs of—
(1) preparation of a plan for the development of
historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and inter-
pretive resources within the District;
(2) implementation of projects approved by the
Secretary under the development plan described in
paragraph (1); and
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(3) an analysis assessing measures that could be
taken to encourage economic development and revital-
ization within the District in a manner consistent
with the District’s historic character.
(e) RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, AND INTERPRETA-
TION OF PROPERTIES.—
(1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary
may enter into cooperative agreements with the State
of Utah, local governments, and nonprofit entities
owning property within the District under which the
Secretary may—
(A) pay not more than 50 percent of the
cost of restoring, repairing, rehabilitating, and
improving historic infrastructure within the Dis-
trict;
(B) provide technical assistance with re-
spect to the preservation and interpretation of
properties within the District; and
(C) mark and provide interpretation of
properties within the District.
(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTIONS.—When de-
termining the cost of restoring, repairing, rehabili-
tating, and improving historic infrastructure within
the District for the purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the
Secretary may consider any donation of property,
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services, or goods from a non-Federal source as a con-
tribution of funds from a non-Federal source.
(3) 
PROVISIONS.—A 
cooperative 
agreement
under paragraph (1) shall provide that—
(A) the Secretary shall have the right of ac-
cess at reasonable times to public portions of the
property for interpretive and other purposes;
(B) no change or alteration may be made in
the property except with the agreement of the
property owner, the Secretary, and any Federal
agency that may have regulatory jurisdiction
over the property; and
(C) any construction grant made under this
section shall be subject to an agreement that
provides—
(i) that conversion, use, or disposal of
the project so assisted for purposes contrary
to the purposes of this section shall result in
a right of the United States to compensa-
tion from the beneficiary of the grant; and
(ii) for a schedule for such compensa-
tion based on the level of Federal investment
and the anticipated useful life of the project.
(4) APPLICATIONS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—A property owner that
desires to enter into a cooperative agreement
under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application describing how the project
proposed to be funded will further the purposes
of the management plan developed for the Dis-
trict.
(B) 
CONSIDERATION.—In 
making 
such
funds available under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall give consideration to projects that
provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out
this section not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year
and not more than $5,000,000 total.
TITLE III—BLACK ROCK DESERT–
HIGH 
ROCK 
CANYON 
EMI-
GRANT 
TRAILS 
NATIONAL
CONSERVATION AREA
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Black Rock Desert-High
Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 302. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
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(1) The areas of northwestern Nevada known as
the Black Rock Desert and High Rock Canyon con-
tain and surround the last nationally significant, un-
touched segments of the historic California emigrant
trails, including wagon ruts, historic inscriptions,
and a wilderness landscape largely unchanged since
the days of the pioneers.
(2) The relative absence of development in the
Black Rock Desert and High Rock Canyon areas from
emigrant times to the present day offers a unique op-
portunity to capture the terrain, sights, and condi-
tions of the overland trails as they were experienced
by the emigrants and to make available to both
present and future generations of Americans the op-
portunity of experiencing emigrant conditions in an
unaltered setting.
(3) The Black Rock Desert and High Rock Can-
yon areas are unique segments of the Northern Great
Basin and contain broad representation of the Great
Basin’s land forms and plant and animal species, in-
cluding golden eagles and other birds of prey, sage
grouse, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep,
free roaming horses and burros, threatened fish and
sensitive plants.
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(4) The Black Rock-High Rock region contains a
number of cultural and natural resources that have
been declared eligible for National Historic Landmark
and Natural Landmark status, including a portion of
the 1843–44 John Charles Fremont exploration route,
the site of the death of Peter Lassen, early military
facilities, and examples of early homesteading and
mining.
(5) The archeological, paleontological, and geo-
graphical resources of the Black Rock-High Rock re-
gion include numerous prehistoric and historic Native
American sites, wooly mammoth sites, some of the
largest natural potholes of North America, and a rem-
nant dry Pleistocene lakebed (playa) where the cur-
vature of the Earth may be observed.
(6) The two large wilderness mosaics that frame
the conservation area offer exceptional opportunities
for solitude and serve to protect the integrity of the
viewshed of the historic emigrant trails.
(7) Public lands in the conservation area have
been used for domestic livestock grazing for over a
century, with resultant benefits to community sta-
bility and contributions to the local and State econo-
mies. It has not been demonstrated that continuation
of this use would be incompatible with appropriate
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protection and sound management of the resource val-
ues of these lands; therefore, it is expected that such
grazing will continue in accordance with the manage-
ment plan for the conservation area and other appli-
cable laws and regulations.
(8) The Black Rock Desert playa is a unique
natural resource that serves as the primary destina-
tion for the majority of visitors to the conservation
area, including visitors associated with large-scale
permitted events. It is expected that such permitted
events will continue to be administered in accordance
with the management plan for the conservation area
and other applicable laws and regulations.
SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(2) The term ‘‘public lands’’ has the meaning
stated in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)).
(3) The term ‘‘conservation area’’ means the
Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant
Trails National Conservation Area established pursu-
ant to section 304 of this title.
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SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSERVATION AREA.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.—In order to
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment
of present and future generations the unique and nationally
important historical, cultural, paleontological, scenic, sci-
entific, biological, educational, wildlife, riparian, wilder-
ness, endangered species, and recreational values and re-
sources associated with the Applegate-Lassen and Nobles
Trails corridors and surrounding areas, there is hereby es-
tablished the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emi-
grant Trails National Conservation Area in the State of
Nevada.
(b) AREAS INCLUDED.—The conservation area shall
consist of approximately 797,100 acres of public lands as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Rock Desert
Emigrant Trail National Conservation Area’’ and dated
July 19, 2000.
(c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this title, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a map and legal description
of the conservation area. The map and legal description
shall have the same force and effect as if included in this
title, except the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-
graphical errors in such map and legal description. Copies
of the map and legal description shall be on file and avail-
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall only
allow such uses of the conservation area as the Sec-
retary finds will further the purposes for which the
conservation area is established.
(2) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE.—Except where
needed for administrative purposes or to respond to
an emergency, use of motorized vehicles in the con-
servation area shall be permitted only on roads and
trails and in other areas designated for use of motor-
ized vehicles as part of the management plan pre-
pared pursuant to subsection (e).
(3) PERMITTED
EVENTS.—The Secretary may
continue to permit large-scale events in defined, low
impact areas of the Black Rock Desert playa in the
conservation area in accordance with the manage-
ment plan prepared pursuant to subsection (e).
(d) HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING.—Nothing in
this title shall be deemed to diminish the jurisdiction of the
State of Nevada with respect to fish and wildlife manage-
ment, including regulation of hunting and fishing, on pub-
lic lands within the conservation area.
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within three years following
the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall de-
velop a comprehensive resource management plan for the
long-term protection and management of the conservation
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area. The plan shall be developed with full public participa-
tion and shall describe the appropriate uses and manage-
ment of the conservation area consistent with the provisions
of this title. The plan may incorporate appropriate deci-
sions contained in any current management or activity
plan for the area and may use information developed in
previous studies of the lands within or adjacent to the con-
servation area.
(f) GRAZING.—Where the Secretary of the Interior cur-
rently permits livestock grazing in the conservation area,
such grazing shall be allowed to continue subject to all ap-
plicable laws, regulations, and executive orders.
(g) VISITOR SERVICE FACILITIES.—The Secretary is
authorized to establish, in cooperation with other public or
private entities as the Secretary may deem appropriate,
visitor service facilities for the purpose of providing infor-
mation about the historical, cultural, ecological, rec-
reational, and other resources of the conservation area.
SEC. 306. WITHDRAWAL.
Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands with-
in the conservation area and all lands and interests therein
which are hereafter acquired by the United States are here-
by withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or
disposal under the public land laws, from location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws, from operation of the
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mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and from the
minerals materials laws and all amendments thereto.
SEC. 307. NO BUFFER ZONES.
The Congress does not intend for the establishment of
the conservation area to lead to the creation of protective
perimeters or buffer zones around the conservation area.
The fact that there may be activities or uses on lands out-
side the conservation area that would not be permitted in
the conservation area shall not preclude such activities or
uses on such lands up to the boundary of the conservation
area consistent with other applicable laws.
SEC. 308. WILDERNESS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of
the Wilderness Act of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the
following lands in the State of Nevada are designated as
wilderness, and, therefore, as components of the National
Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Certain lands in the Black Rock Desert Wil-
derness Study Area comprised of approximately
315,700 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Black Rock Desert Wilderness—Proposed’’ and
dated July 19, 2000, and which shall be known as the
Black Rock Desert Wilderness.
(2) Certain lands in the Pahute Peak Wilderness
Study Area comprised of approximately 57,400 acres,
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as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Pahute Peak
Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated July 19, 2000, and
which shall be known as the Pahute Peak Wilderness.
(3) Certain lands in the North Black Rock
Range Wilderness Study Area comprised of approxi-
mately 30,800 acres, as generally depicted on a map
entitled ‘‘North Black Rock Range Wilderness—Pro-
posed’’ and dated July 19, 2000, and which shall be
known as the North Black Rock Range Wilderness.
(4) Certain lands in the East Fork High Rock
Canyon Wilderness Study Area comprised of approxi-
mately 52,800 acres, as generally depicted on a map
entitled ‘‘East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness—
Proposed’’ and dated July 19, 2000, and which shall
be known as the East Fork High Rock Canyon Wil-
derness.
(5) Certain lands in the High Rock Lake Wilder-
ness Study Area comprised of approximately 59,300
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘High
Rock Lake Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated July 19,
2000, and which shall be known as the High Rock
Lake Wilderness.
(6) Certain lands in the Little High Rock Can-
yon Wilderness Study Area comprised of approxi-
mately 48,700 acres, as generally depicted on a map
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entitled ‘‘Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness—Pro-
posed’’ and dated July 19, 2000, and which shall be
known as the Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness.
(7) Certain lands in the High Rock Canyon Wil-
derness Study Area and Yellow Rock Canyon Wilder-
ness Study Area comprised of approximately 46,600
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘High
Rock Canyon Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated July
19, 2000, and which shall be known as the High Rock
Canyon Wilderness.
(8) Certain lands in the Calico Mountains Wil-
derness Study Area comprised of approximately
65,400 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Calico Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated
July 19, 2000, and which shall be known as the Cali-
co Mountains Wilderness.
(9) Certain lands in the South Jackson Moun-
tains Wilderness Study Area comprised of approxi-
mately 56,800 acres, as generally depicted on a map
entitled ‘‘South Jackson Mountains Wilderness—Pro-
posed’’ and dated July 19, 2000, and which shall be
known as the South Jackson Mountains Wilderness.
(10) Certain lands in the North Jackson Moun-
tains Wilderness Study Area comprised of approxi-
mately 24,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map