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(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means 
irrigation and pumping facilities, res-
ervoirs, water conservation works, aque-
ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hy-
dropower projects, transmission and other 
ancillary facilities, and other water diver-
sion, storage, and carriage structures. 
(ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ does not 
include wildlife guzzlers. 
(B) RESTRICTION
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this title, on and after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, neither the President nor 
any other officer, employee, or agent of the 
United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
issue a license or permit for the development of 
any new water resource facility within the wil-
derness areas. 
(i) TEMPORARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this title pre-
vents the placement of a temporary telecommuni-
cations device for law enforcement or agency admin-
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istrative purposes in the Selenite Peak Wilderness in 
accordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—Any tem-
porary telecommunications device authorized by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be carried out in accordance with— 
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.); and 
(ii) all other applicable laws (including 
regulations); 
(B) to the maximum practicable, be located 
in such a manner as to minimize impacts on the 
recreational and other wilderness values of the 
area; and 
(C) be for a period of not longer than 7 
years. 
SEC. 723. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction 
of the State with respect to fish and wildlife management, 
including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, 
in the wilderness areas. 
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 
the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 
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U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any man-
agement activities in the wilderness areas that are nec-
essary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations 
and the habitats to support the populations, if the activi-
ties are carried out— 
(1) consistent with relevant wilderness manage-
ment plans; and 
(2) in accordance with— 
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(B) appropriate policies, such as those set 
forth in Appendix B of the report of the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 
2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 
101–405), including noxious weed treatment 
and the occasional and temporary use of motor-
ized vehicles if the use, as determined by the 
Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and 
more naturally distributed wildlife populations 
that would enhance wilderness values with the 
minimal impact necessary to reasonably accom-
plish those tasks. 
(c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance with sec-
tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) 
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and in accordance with appropriate policies such as those 
set forth in Appendix B of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 
101–405), the State may continue to use aircraft, includ-
ing helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, 
and provide water for wildlife populations. 
(d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall authorize 
structures and facilities, including existing structures and 
facilities, for wildlife water development projects, including 
guzzlers, in the wilderness areas if— 
(1) the structures and facilities will, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values 
by promoting healthy, viable and more naturally dis-
tributed wildlife populations; and 
(2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa-
cilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be 
minimized. 
(e) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may des-
ignate areas in which, and establish periods during 
which, for reasons of public safety, administration, 
or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fish-
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ing, or trapping will be permitted in the wilderness 
areas. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, 
the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate 
State agency and notify the public before taking any 
action under paragraph (1). 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State, including a des-
ignee of the State, may conduct wildlife management 
activities in the wilderness areas— 
(A) in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 
between the Secretary and the State entitled 
‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada 
Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9’’ and 
signed November and December 2003, includ-
ing any amendments to the cooperative agree-
ment agreed to by the Secretary and the State; 
and 
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) REFERENCES; CLARK
COUNTY.—For the 
purposes of this subsection, any references to Clark 
County in the cooperative agreement described in 
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paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the wilderness areas. 
SEC. 724. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the approximately 
48,600 acres of public land in the portions of the China 
Mountain, Mt. Limbo, Selenite Mountains, and Tobin 
Range wilderness study areas that have not been des-
ignated as wilderness by section 721(a) and the portion 
of the Augusta Mountains wilderness study area within 
the County that has not been designated as wilderness by 
section 721(a) have been adequately studied for wilderness 
designation. 
(b) RELEASE.—The public land described in sub-
section (a)— 
(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with the ap-
plicable land use plans adopted under section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
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SEC. 725. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title alters or di-
minishes the treaty rights of any Indian tribe (as defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)). 
(b) CULTURAL USES.—Nothing in this title precludes 
the traditional collection of pine nuts in a wilderness area 
for personal, noncommercial use consistent with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
TITLE VIII—ALLOWING FOR THE 
TRANSFER 
OF 
FEDERAL 
LANDS TO BE USED AS NA-
TIONAL CEMETERIES 
SEC. 801. ALLOWING FOR THE TRANSFER OF FEDERAL 
LANDS TO BE USED AS NATIONAL CEME-
TERIES. 
Section 2406 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘As additional lands are needed 
for national cemeteries,’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) As addi-
tional lands are needed for national cemeteries,’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section (b): 
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‘‘(b) Notwithstanding section 1714(d) of title 43, 
when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary 
of the Interior agree to the transfer of any land for use 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs as a national ceme-
tery under subsection (a), the land shall be withdrawn 
from the public lands and permanently transferred to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.’’. 
TITLE IX—FEDERAL COMPLEX 
SEC. 901. FEDERAL COMPLEX. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
and Secretary of Agriculture shall establish on Federal 
lands identified as ‘‘Federal Complex’’ on the map titled 
‘‘Proposed Federal Complex’’, and dated January 27, 
2020, a Federal complex for— 
(1) department agencies and operations for the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Serv-
ice; 
(2) the Bureau of Land Management Nevada 
State Office; 
(3) the Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe Head-
quarters; 
(4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
Nevada State Office; 
(5) the Bureau of Reclamation Nevada State 
Office; 
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(6) the Bureau of Indian Affairs Western Ne-
vada Agency Office; 
(7) the option for the Forest Service to house 
the Carson Ranger District Office; and 
(8) the option for the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment to house the Carson City District Office. 
(b) FUNDING SOURCES.— 
(1) SPECIAL ACCOUNTS.—Ten percent of the 
total amount deposited in the Federal special ac-
counts established under title VI of division A and 
titles I, VI, and VII of this division shall be available 
to the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Ag-
riculture for construction of the Federal complex. 
(2) SECONDARY
SOURCES.—If the amount 
made available by paragraph (1) is insufficient to 
complete construction of the Federal complex, the 
Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agri-
culture may use other accounts available for the op-
eration of the Bureau of Land Management, the 
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Forest 
Service in Nevada to provide such additional 
amounts as may be necessary to complete construc-
tion of the Federal complex. 
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TITLE X—SMALL TRACTS 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Forest Small 
Tracts Act Amendments Act’’. 
SEC. 1002. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR SALE OR EX-
CHANGE OF SMALL PARCELS OF NATIONAL 
FOREST SYSTEM LAND. 
(a) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM VALUE OF SMALL PAR-
CELS.—Section 3 of Public Law 97–465 (commonly 
known as the Small Tracts Act; 16 U.S.C. 521e) is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik-
ing ‘‘$150,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONVEYANCE PURPOSES.—Section 
3 of Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521e) is further 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘which are—’’ and inserting ‘‘which involve 
any one of the following:’’; 
(2) in each of paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘parcels’’ and inserting 
‘‘Parcels’’; and 
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting a period; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘parcels’’ the first place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Parcels’’; and 
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting a period; 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘road’’ and inserting 
‘‘Road’’; and 
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting a period; 
(5) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘parcels’’ and inserting 
‘‘Parcels’’; and 
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting a period; 
(6) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘parcels’’ and inserting 
‘‘Parcels’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ inserting a period; 
(7) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘parcels’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Parcels’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(7) Parcels of 40 acres or less which are deter-
mined by the Secretary to be physically isolated, to 
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be inaccessible, or to have lost their National Forest 
character. 
‘‘(8) Parcels of 10 acres or less which are not 
eligible for conveyance under paragraph (2), but 
which are encroached upon by permanent habitable 
improvements for which there is no evidence that the 
encroachment was intentional or negligent. 
‘‘(9) Parcels used as a cemetery, a landfill, or 
a sewage treatment plant under a special use au-
thorization issued by the Secretary. In the case of a 
cemetery expected to reach capacity within 10 years, 
the sale, exchange, or interchange may include, in 
the sole discretion of the Secretary, up to 1 addi-
tional acre abutting the permit area to facilitate ex-
pansion of the cemetery.’’. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Section 2 of Public 
Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521d) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY; CONSIDERATION.— 
The Secretary is authorized’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall insert’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION
OF TERMS, COVENANTS, CONDI-
TIONS, AND RESERVATIONS.—The Secretary shall insert’’; 
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(3) by striking ‘‘convenants’’ and inserting 
‘‘covenants’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
‘‘(1) DEPOSIT IN SISK FUND.—The net pro-
ceeds derived from any sale or exchange conducted 
under the authority of paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of 
section 3 shall be deposited in the fund established 
by Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 
Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). 
‘‘(2) USE.—Amounts deposited under para-
graph (1) shall be available to the Secretary until 
expended for— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for administrative sites for the National 
Forest System in the State from which the 
amounts were derived; 
‘‘(B) the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for inclusion in the National Forest Sys-
tem in that State, including land or interests in 
land which enhance opportunities for rec-
reational access; 
‘‘(C) the performance of deferred mainte-
nance on administrative sites for the National 
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Forest System in that State or other deferred 
maintenance activities in that State which en-
hance opportunities for recreational access; or 
‘‘(D) the reimbursement of the Secretary 
for costs incurred in preparing a sale conducted 
under the authority of section 3 if the sale is 
a competitive sale.’’. 
TITLE XI—IMPLEMENTATION OF 
WHITE PINE COUNTY CON-
SERVATION, 
RECREATION, 
AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 
SEC. 1101. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 
Section 312 of the White Pine County Conservation, 
Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–432; 120 Stat. 3030) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Of the’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the’’. 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘use of fire 
protection, law enforcement, education, public safety, 
housing, social services, transportation and plan-
ning’’ and inserting ‘‘for use as determined through 
normal County budgeting procedures’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) processing by a government entity of 
public land-use authorizations and rights-of-way 
relating to the development of land conveyed to 
the County under this Act, with an emphasis on 
authorizations and rights-of-way relating to any 
infrastructure needed for the expansion of the 
White Pine County Industrial Park under sec-
tion 352(c)(2).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited 
in the special account shall earn interest in an amount 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis 
of the current average market yield on outstanding mar-
ketable obligations of the United States of comparable ma-
turities, and may be expended according to the provisions 
of this section.’’. 
SEC. 1102. CONVEYANCE TO WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA. 
Section 352 of the White Pine County Conservation, 
Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–432; 120 Stat. 3039) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Northern Nevada Economic Development and Con-
servation Act of 2020,’’ before ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
other nonresidential development as determined 
by the County and in compliance with County 
planning and zoning codes’’ before the final pe-
riod; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘through a competitive bidding process’’ and in-
serting ‘‘consistent with section 244 of the Ne-
vada Revised Statutes (as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of the Northern Nevada Eco-
nomic Development and Conservation Act of 
2020)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘gross’’ and inserting 
‘‘net’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘For the purpose of this subpara-
graph, the term ‘net proceeds’ means 
funds remaining from disposal after all 
costs described in section 312(a)(2).’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEADLINE.—If the Secretary has not conveyed 
to the County the parcels of land described in subsection 
(b) by the date that is 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Northern Nevada Economic Development 
and Conservation Act of 2020, the Secretary shall convey 
to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the parcels of 
land.’’. 
SEC. 1103. ISSUANCE OF CORRECTIVE PATENTS. 
The White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, 
and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 
Stat. 3028 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
352 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 353. ISSUANCE OF CORRECTIVE PATENTS. 
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712), not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section or 60 days after 
the Secretary receives written notification under this sec-
tion from a private landowner, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, 
shall issue corrective patents, subject to valid existing 
rights, for private lands adjacent to public land when— 
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‘‘(1) a cloud on the title demonstrates that the 
private land had been patented before 1976; and 
‘‘(2) the correction is for 5 acres or less. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The United States 
shall pay administrative costs of corrective patents issued 
under this section.’’. 
TITLE XII—CONVEYANCES TO 
THE CITY OF SPARKS 
SEC. 1201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
Sparks, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Sparks Public Purpose Conveyances’’ and 
dated April 15, 2020. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 1202. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR USE AS A PUBLIC 
CEMETERY. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid and existing 
rights and notwithstanding the land use planning require-
ments of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary 
shall convey to the City without consideration all right, 
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SEC. 1302. CONVEYANCE OF LAND SUBJECT TO DEVELOP-
MENT AGREEMENT. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid and existing 
rights and notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to Washoe 
County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the land described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 1,158.22 acres of pub-
lic land generally depicted as ‘‘Lands for Disposal’’ on the 
Map. 
(c) INITIATION
OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary 
shall initiate the conveyance process under this section 
upon receipt by the Secretary of a written request sub-
mitted by the County. 
(d) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including the costs of surveys and 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the County. 
(e) USE OF LAND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The land conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be used for economic develop-
ment, subject to a development agreement being en-
tered into between the County and a County-ap-
proved user of the land. 
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(2) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land 
conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner 
inconsistent with the development agreement re-
ferred to in paragraph (1), the land shall revert, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States. 
TITLE XIV—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1401. PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means the State of Nevada, a political subdivi-
sion of the State, a unit of local government, or a 
regional governmental entity in any county of the 
State of Nevada. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means any Federal land in the State of Nevada— 
(A) that is leased, patented, authorized as 
a right-of-way, or otherwise approved for use 
pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1926 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act 
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of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or any other 
applicable Federal law; and 
(B) on which a permanent public facility 
has been or may be constructed. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE.—Subject to 
valid existing rights and subsection (d), on request by an 
eligible entity for the conveyance of a parcel of Federal 
land, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the eligi-
ble entity by quitclaim deed, without consideration, terms, 
conditions, reservations, or stipulations, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the parcel of Fed-
eral land for any public purpose. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of a request by an eligible entity for 
a conveyance of Federal land under subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall file a map and legal description 
of the parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under 
that paragraph. 
(2) EFFECT; AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act; and 
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(B) be on file and available for public in-
spection in the Nevada State Office of the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(3) ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 
minor error in a map or legal description filed under 
paragraph (1). 
(d) REVERSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of a convey-
ance under subsection (b) and except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall require that, if 
any parcel of the Federal land conveyed under that 
subsection is no longer used for any public purpose, 
all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of 
Federal land shall— 
(A) revert to the United States; or 
(B) on authorization by the Secretary, be 
disposed of by the eligible entity through a sale, 
lease, or other conveyance, in accordance with 
subsection (e). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The removal of sediment 
from a stormwater detention basin or the movement 
or removal of minerals on a parcel of Federal land 
conveyed under subsection (b) that may be inter-
fering with or precluding any public purpose shall 
not result in the parcel being considered to be no 
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longer used for a public purpose under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SALE, LEASE, OR 
OTHER CONVEYANCE.— 
(A) FAIR
MARKET
VALUE.—The sale, 
lease, or other conveyance of a parcel of Fed-
eral land by an eligible entity under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall be for fair market value. 
(B) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—Any 
gross proceeds received by an eligible entity 
from the sale, lease, or other conveyance of a 
parcel of Federal land under such paragraph 
shall be deposited in the special account. 
(4) RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMEDIATION.—If a 
parcel of Federal land reverts to the Secretary under 
paragraph (1)(A) and the Secretary determines that 
the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous 
waste, the eligible entity to which the Federal land 
was conveyed shall be responsible for remediation of 
the contamination of the parcel of Federal land. 
(e) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any lease, patent, or real es-
tate transaction for Federal land conveyed under sub-
section (b) is affirmed and validated as having been com-
pleted pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Act of 
June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 
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