IB 
Union Calendar No. 470
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5200
[Report No. 107–750] 
To establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, 
and provide for high quality development in Clark County, Nevada, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2002
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
OCTOBER 15, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 24, 2002] 
A BILL 
To establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve 
public land, and provide for high quality development 
in Clark County, Nevada, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Clark County Conserva-
tion of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short Title. 
Sec. 2. Table of Contents. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Authorization of Appropriations. 
TITLE I—RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA LAND 
EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Definitions. 
Sec. 103. Findings and purposes. 
Sec. 104. Red Rock Canyon land exchange. 
Sec. 105. Status and management of lands. 
Sec. 106. General provisions. 
TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS. 
Sec. 201. Findings. 
Sec. 202. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 203. Administration. 
Sec. 204. Adjacent management. 
Sec. 205. Military overflights. 
Sec. 206. Native American cultural and religious uses. 
Sec. 207. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 208. Wildlife management. 
Sec. 209. Wildfire management. 
Sec. 210. Climatological data collection. 
Sec. 211. National Park Service lands. 
TITLE III—TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION. 
Sec. 301. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service. 
Sec. 302. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to National Park Service. 
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC 
LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 
Sec. 401. Disposal and exchange. 
TITLE V—IVANPAH CORRIDOR 
Sec. 501. Interstate Route 15 south corridor. 
Sec. 502. Area of Critical Environmental Concern segregation.
TITLE VI—SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Purpose. 
Sec. 603. Definitions. 
Sec. 604. Establishment. 
Sec. 605. Management. 
Sec. 606. Sale of Federal parcel. 
Sec. 607. Right of way. 
TITLE VII—PUBLIC INTEREST CONVEYANCES 
Sec. 701. Definition of map. 
Sec. 702. Conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Founda-
tion. 
Sec. 703. Conveyance to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. 
Sec. 704. Conveyance to the City of Henderson for the Nevada State College at 
Henderson. 
Sec. 705. Conveyance to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. 
Sec. 706. Sale of Federal parcel. 
Sec. 707. Relocation of right of way corridor in Clark and Lincoln counties. 
TITLE VIII—HUMBOLDT PROJECT CONVEYANCE 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Definitions. 
Sec. 803. Authority to convey title. 
Sec. 804. Payment. 
Sec. 805. Compliance with other laws. 
Sec. 806. Revocation of withdrawals. 
Sec. 807. Liability. 
Sec. 808. National Environmental Policy Act. 
Sec. 809. Future benefits. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 901. Technical amendments to the Mesquite Lands Act 2001.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means 
the Agreement entitled ‘‘Interim Cooperative Manage-
ment Agreement Between the United States of the In-
terior Bureau of Land Management and Clark Coun-
ty’’, dated November 4, 1992. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 
County, Nevada.
(3) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture with re-
spect to land in the National Forest System; or 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to other Federal land. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this Act. 
TITLE I—RED ROCK CANYON NA-
TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
LAND 
EXCHANGE 
AND 
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Red Rock Canyon Na-
tional Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act 
of 2002’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this title: 
(1) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’ 
means the Howard Hughes Corporation, an affiliate 
of the Rouse Company, with its principal place of
business at 10000 West Charleston Boulevard, Las 
Vegas, Nevada. 
(2) RED ROCK CANYON.—The term ‘‘Red Rock 
Canyon’’ means the Red Rock Canyon National Con-
servation Area, consisting of approximately 195,780 
acres of public lands in Clark County, Nevada, spe-
cially designated for protection in the Red Rock Can-
yon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 
1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.), as depicted on the 
Red Rock Canyon Map. 
(3) RED ROCK CANYON MAP.—The term ‘‘Red 
Rock Canyon Map’’ means the map entitled Southern 
Nevada Public Land Management Act, dated October 
1, 2002. 
SEC. 103. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) Red Rock Canyon is a natural resource of 
major significance to the people of Nevada and the 
United States. It must be protected in its natural 
state for the enjoyment of future generations of Nevad-
ans and Americans, and enhanced wherever possible. 
(2) In 1998, the Congress enacted the Southern 
Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Pub-
lic Law 105–263), which provided among other things
for the protection and enhancement of Red Rock Can-
yon. 
(3) The Corporation owns much of the private 
land on Red Rock Canyon’s eastern boundary, and is 
engaged in developing a large-scale master-planned 
community. 
(4) Included in the Corporation’s land holdings 
are 1,071 acres of high-grounds lands at the eastern 
edge of Red Rock Canyon. These lands were intended 
to be included in Red Rock, but to date have not been 
acquired by the United States. The protection of this 
high-ground acreage would preserve an important ele-
ment of the western Las Vegas Valley viewshed.–
(5) The Corporation has volunteered to forgo de-
velopment of the high-ground lands, and proposes that 
the United States acquire title to the lands so that 
they can be preserved in perpetuity to protect and ex-
pand Red Rock Canyon. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are: 
(1) To accomplish an exchange of lands between 
the United States and the Corporation that would 
transfer certain high-ground lands to the United 
States in exchange for the transfer of other lands of 
approximately equal value to the Corporation.
(3) EQUALIZATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the value of the non-
Federal parcel is less than the value of the Fed-
eral parcel—
(i) the Corporation shall make a cash 
equalization payment to the Secretary; or 
(ii) the Secretary shall, as determined 
to be appropriate by the Secretary and the 
Corporation, reduce the acreage of the Fed-
eral parcel. 
(B) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Sec-
retary shall deposit any cash equalization pay-
ments received under subparagraph (A)(i) in ac-
cordance with section 4(e)(2) of the Southern Ne-
vada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 
Stat. 2345). 
SEC. 105. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF LANDS. 
(a) INCLUSION AND MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.—Upon 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
administer the lands depicted on the Red Rock Map as Pub-
lic Lands-proposed addition to the Red Rock Canyon NCA, 
exclusive of those lands used for the Corps of Engineers R-
4 Detention Basin, as part of Red Rock and in accordance 
with the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Es-
tablishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.) and all 
other applicable laws. 
(b) INCLUSION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—Upon acquisi-
tion by the United States of lands under this Act, the Sec-
retary shall—
(1) administer the lands as part of Red Rock 
and in accordance with the Red Rock Canyon Na-
tional Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 
(16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.), the Southern Nevada Pub-
lic Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–
263), and all other applicable laws; and 
(2) create new maps showing the boundaries of 
Red Rock as modified or pursuant to this Act, and 
make such maps available for review at the Las Vegas 
District Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
and the State Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, Reno, Nevada. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3(a)(2) of the 
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establish-
ment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–1 (a)(2)) is amended 
by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, and such ad-
ditional areas as are included in the conservation area pur-
suant to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 
Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 106. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) REVIEW OF APPRAISAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete a review of the appraisal entitled, ‘‘Complete 
Self-Contained Appraisal Red Rock Exchange, Las Vegas, 
Nevada’’, completed on or about June 3, 2002. The dif-
ference in appraisal values shall be reimbursed to the Sec-
retary by the Corporation in accordance with the Southern 
Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998. 
(b) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The land exchange 
under this Act shall be subject to valid existing rights. Each 
party to which property is conveyed under this Act shall 
succeed to the rights and obligations of the conveying party 
with respect to any lease, right-of-way, permit, or other 
valid existing right to which the property is subject. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Nothing in this Act 
prohibits the parties to the conveyances under this Act from 
agreeing to the correction of technical errors or omissions 
in the Red Rock Map. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL OF AFFECTED LANDS.—To the ex-
tent not already accomplished under law or administrative 
action, the Secretary shall withdraw from operation of the 
public land and mining laws, subject to valid existing 
rights—
(1) those Federal lands acquired by the United 
States under this Act; and
(2) those Federal lands already owned by the 
United States on the date of enactment of this Act but 
included within the Red Rock National Conservation 
Area boundaries by this Act. 
TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS. 
SEC. 201. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that—
(1) public land in the County contains unique 
and spectacular natural resources, including—
(A) priceless habitat for numerous species of 
plants and wildlife; and 
(B) thousands of acres of pristine land that 
remain in a natural state; 
(2) continued preservation of those areas would 
benefit the County and all of the United States by—
(A) ensuring the conservation of ecologically 
diverse habitat; 
(B) conserving primitive recreational re-
sources; and 
(C) protecting air and water quality. 
SEC. 202. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER-
VATION SYSTEM. 
(a) ADDITIONS.—The following land in the State is 
designated as wilderness and as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) ARROW CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 27,503 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Arrow Canyon’’, 
dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Arrow Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(2) BLACK CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lake Mead National Recreation 
Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
approximately 17,220 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Mountain’’, dated 
October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the Black 
Canyon Wilderness . 
(3) BRIDGE CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lake Mead National Recreation 
Area, comprising approximately 7,761 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit 
Mountain’’, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be 
known as ‘‘the Bridge Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(4) ELDORADO
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area 
and an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap-
proximately 31,950 acres, as generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Mountain’’, dated Oc-
tober 1, 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Eldorado 
Wilderness’’. 
(5) IRETEBA PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lake Mead National Recreation 
Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
approximately 32,745 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Eldorado/Spirit Mountain’’, dated 
October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the ‘‘Ireteba 
Peaks Wilderness’’. 
(6) JIMBILNAN
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 
comprising approximately 18,879 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Muddy Mountains’’, 
dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Jimbilnan Wilderness’’. 
(7) JUMBO SPRINGS WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 4,631 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gold Butte’’, 
dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Jumbo Springs Wilderness’’. 
(8) LA MADRE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Toiyabe National Forest and
an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, comprising approxi-
mately 47,180 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Spring Mountains’’, dated October 1, 2002, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘La Madre Mountain 
Wilderness’’. 
(9) LIME CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 23,233 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gold Butte’’, 
dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Lime Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(10) MT. 
CHARLESTON
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal land within the Toiyabe Na-
tional Forest and an adjacent portion of Federal land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 13,598 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled Spring Mountains, dated 
October 1, 2002, which shall be included in the Mt. 
Charleston Wilderness. 
(11) MUDDY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area and an adjacent portion of land managed 
by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap-
proximately 48,019 acres, as generally depicted on the
map entitled Muddy Mountains, dated October 1, 
2002, which shall be known as the Muddy Mountains 
Wilderness. 
(12) NELLIS WASH WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lake Mead National Recreation 
Area, comprising approximately 16,423 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled Eldorado/Spirit 
Mountain, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Nellis Wash Wilderness. 
(13) NORTH
MCCULLOUGH
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management, comprising approximately 14,763 acres, 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
McCulloughs, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be 
known as the North McCullough Wilderness. 
(14) PINTO VALLEY WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Lake Mead National Recreation 
Area, comprising approximately 39,173 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled Muddy Moun-
tains, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as 
the Pinto Valley Wilderness. 
(15) RAINBOW MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Toiyabe National Forest and 
an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, comprising approxi-
mately 24,997 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled Spring Mountains, dated October 1, 2002, 
which shall be known as the Rainbow Mountain Wil-
derness. 
(16) SOUTH
MCCULLOUGH
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management, comprising approximately 44,245 acres, 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
McCulloughs, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be 
known as the South McCullough Wilderness. 
(17) SPIRIT
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 33,518 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled Eldorado/Spirit Mountain, 
dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
Spirit Mountain Wilderness. 
(18) WEE THUMP JOSHUA TREE WILDERNESS.—
Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management, comprising approximately 6,050 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
McCulloughs, dated October 1, 2002, which shall be 
known as the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness. 
(b) BOUNDARY.—
(1) LAKE OFFSET.—The boundary of any por-
tion of a wilderness area designated by subsection (a) 
that is bordered by Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, or the 
Colorado River shall be 300 feet inland from the high 
water line. 
(2) ROAD OFFSET.—The boundary of any por-
tion of a wilderness area designated by subsection (a) 
that is bordered by a road shall be at least 100 feet 
from the edge of the road to allow public access. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
file a map and legal description of each wilderness 
area designated by subsection (a) with the Committee 
on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 
shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
this section, except that the Secretary may correct 
clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal 
description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal descrip-
tion shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
reau of Land Management, the grazing of livestock in areas 
in which grazing is established as of the date of enactment 
of this Act shall be allowed to continue, subject to such rea-
sonable regulations, policies, and practices that the Sec-
retary considers necessary, consistent with section 4(d)(4) 
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), including the 
guidelines set forth in Appendix A of House Report 101–
405. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the boundaries 
of an area designated as wilderness by this title that is ac-
quired by the United States after the date of enactment of 
this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the 
wilderness area within which the acquired land or interest 
is located. 
(d) WATER RIGHTS.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) the lands designated as Wilderness by 
this Act are within the Mojave Desert, are arid 
in nature, and include ephemeral streams; 
(B) the hydrology of the lands designated as 
wilderness by this Act is locally characterized by 
complex flow patterns and alluvial fans with im-
permanent channels;
(C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the re-
gion is characterized by ground water subject to 
local and regional flow gradients and artesian 
aquifers; 
(D) the lands designated as wilderness by 
this Act are generally not suitable for use or de-
velopment of new water resource facilities and 
there are no actual or proposed water resource 
facilities and no opportunities for diversion, 
storage, or other uses of water occurring outside 
such lands that would adversely affect the wilder-
ness or other values of such lands; and 
(E) because of the unique nature and hy-
drology of these desert lands designated as wil-
derness by this Act and the existence of the Clark 
County 
Multi-Species 
Habitat 
Conservation 
Plan it is possible to provide for proper manage-
ment and protection of the wilderness, perennial 
springs and other values of such lands in ways 
different from those utilized in other legislation. 
(2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
(A) Nothing in this Act shall constitute or 
be construed to constitute either an express or 
implied reservation by the United States of any
water or water rights with respect to the lands 
designated as Wilderness by this Act. 
(B) Nothing in this Act shall affect any 
water rights in the State of Nevada existing on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, including 
any water rights held by the United States. 
(C) Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued as establishing a precedent with regard to 
any future wilderness designations. 
(D) Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
as limiting, altering, modifying, or amending 
any of the interstate compacts or equitable ap-
portionment decrees that apportion water among 
and between the State of Nevada and other 
States. 
(E) Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued as limiting, altering, modifying, or 
amending the Clark County Multi-Species Habi-
tat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) with respect to 
the lands designated as Wilderness by this Act 
including the MSHCP’s specific management ac-
tions for the conservation of perennial springs. 
(3) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 
follow the procedural and substantive requirements of 
the law of the State of Nevada in order to obtain and
hold any water rights not in existence on the date of 
enactment of this Act with respect to the wilderness 
areas designated by this Act. 
(4) NEW PROJECTS.—
(A) As used in this paragraph, the term 
water resource facility means irrigation and 
pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation 
works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, 
wells, hydropower projects, and transmission and 
other ancillary facilities, and other water diver-
sion, storage, and carriage structures. The term 
water resource facility does not include wildlife 
guzzlers. 
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this 
Act, on and after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, neither the President nor any other offi-
cer, employee, or agent of the United States shall 
fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license or per-
mit for the development of any new water re-
source facility within the wilderness areas des-
ignated by this Act. 
SEC. 204. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for the 
designation of wilderness in the State pursuant to this title
to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer 
zones around any such wilderness area. 
(b) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that non-
wilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas 
within a wilderness designated under this title shall not 
preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the 
boundary of the wilderness area. 
SEC. 205. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 
Nothing in this title restricts or precludes—
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the areas designated as wilderness by this title, in-
cluding military overflights that can be seen or heard 
within the wilderness areas; 
(2) flight testing and evaluation; or 
(3) the designation or creation of new units of 
special use airspace, or the establishment of military 
flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. 
SEC. 206. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the 
rights of any Indian Tribe. Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to diminish tribal rights regarding access to Fed-
eral lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, 
and traditional food-gathering activities.
SEC. 207. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of 
section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in the County 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the 
Forest Service in the following areas have been adequately 
studied for wilderness designation: 
(1) The Garrett Buttes Wilderness Study Area. 
(2) The Quail Springs Wilderness Study Area. 
(3) The Nellis A, B, C Wilderness Study Area. 
(4) Any portion of the wilderness study areas—
(A) not designated as wilderness by section 
202(a); and 
(B) designated for release on—
(i) the map entitled Muddy Mountains 
and dated October 1, 2002; 
(ii) the map entitled Spring Moun-
tains and dated October 1, 2002; 
(iii) the map entitled Arrow Canyon 
and dated October 1, 2002; 
(iv) the map entitled Gold Butte and 
dated October 1, 2002; 
(v) 
the 
map 
entitled 
McCullough 
Mountains and dated October 1, 2002; 
(vi) the map entitled El Dorado/Spirit 
Mountain and dated October 1, 2002; or
(vii) the map entitled Southern Nevada 
Public Land Management Act and dated 
October 1, 2002. 
(b) RELEASE.—Except as provided in subsection (c), 
any public land described in subsection (a) that is not des-
ignated as wilderness by this title—
(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—
(A) land management plans adopted under 
section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and 
(B) existing cooperative conservation agree-
ments. 
(c) RIGHT OF WAY GRANT.—The Secretary shall issue 
to the State-regulated sponsor of the Centennial Project the 
right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of two 
500-kilovolt electrical transmission lines. The construction 
shall occur within a 500-foot-wide corridor that is released 
from the Sunrise Mountains Instant Study Area in the 
County as depicted on the Southern Nevada Public Land 
Management Act map, dated October 1, 2002. 
SEC. 208. 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 regu-
lation of hunting and fishing, in the wilderness areas des-
ignated by this title. 
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of the 
purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act, management 
activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife popu-
lations and the habitats to support such populations may 
be carried out within wilderness areas designated by this 
title where consistent with relevant wilderness management 
plans, in accordance with appropriate policies such as those 
set forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, includ-
ing the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, 
if such use, as determined by the Secretary, would promote 
healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife 
populations that would enhance wilderness values and ac-
complish those purposes with the minimum impact nec-
essary to reasonably accomplish the task. 
(c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)), the State 
or its designee may continue to use aircraft (including heli-
copters) to transport water to wildlife water developments, 
including guzzlers, and to survey, capture, transplant and 
monitor wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep, and 
feral stock, horses, and burros.
(d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—
The Secretary shall, subject to subsection (f) authorize exist-
ing structures and facilities for wildlife water development 
projects, including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas des-
ignated by this title if—
(1) the structures and facilities will, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by 
promoting healthy, viable and more naturally distrib-
uted 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.—The Sec-
retary may designate by regulation areas in consultation 
with the appropriate State agency (except in emergencies), 
in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons 
of public safety, administration, or compliance with appli-
cable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be per-
mitted in the wilderness areas designated by this title. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—No later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of 
Nevada. The cooperative agreement shall specify the terms 
and conditions under which the State (including a designee
of the State) may utilize wildlife management activities in 
the wilderness areas designated by this title. 
SEC. 209. WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT. 
Consistent with section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133), nothing in this title precludes a Federal, 
State, or local agency from conducting wildfire manage-
ment operations (including operations using aircraft or 
mechanized equipment) to manage wildfires in the wilder-
ness areas designated by this title. 
SEC. 210. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION. 
Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, nothing in this title precludes the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological collection devices in the wilderness areas des-
ignated by this title if the facilities and access to the facili-
ties are essential to flood warning, flood control, and water 
reservoir operation activities. 
SEC. 211. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LANDS. 
To the extent any of the provisions of this title are 
in conflict with laws, regulations, or management policies 
applicable to the National Park Service for Lake Mead Na-
tional Recreation Area, those laws, regulations, or policies 
shall control.
TITLE III—TRANSFERS OF AD-
MINISTRATIVE 
JURISDIC-
TION. 
SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
TO THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over 
the land described in subsection (b) is transferred from the 
Bureau of Land Management to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service for inclusion in the Desert National Wild-
life Range. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 26,433 acres 
of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
as generally depicted on the map entitled Arrow Canyon 
and dated October 1, 2002. 
(c) WILDERNESS RELEASE.—
(1) Congress finds that the parcel of land de-
scribed in subsection (b) has been adequately studied 
for wilderness designation for the purposes of section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 
(2) The parcel of land described in subsection 
(b)—
(A) shall not be subject to section 603(c) of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
(B) shall be managed in accordance with 
(i) the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
tem Administration Act, as amended by the 
National Wildlife Refuge System Improve-
ment Act of 1997 (16 U.S. C. 668dd–668ee); 
and 
(ii) existing cooperative conservation 
agreements. 
SEC. 302. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over 
the parcel of land described in subsection (b) is transferred 
from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park 
Service for inclusion in the Lake Mead National Recreation 
Area. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 10 acres 
of Bureau of Land Management land, as depicted on the 
map entitled Eldorado/Spirit Mountain and dated October 
1, 2002.
(c) USE OF LAND.—The parcel of land described in 
subsection (b) shall be used by the National Park Service 
for administrative facilities. 
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC 
LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 
SEC. 401. DISPOSAL AND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Southern Nevada 
Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2344) is 
amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘entitled Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land 
Disposal Map’’, dated April 10, 1997 and inserting 
‘‘entitled Southern Nevada Public Land Management 
Act’’, dated October 1, 2002; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(A)—
(A) in clause (iv)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or regional govern-
mental entity’’ after ‘‘local government’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 
(vi); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(v) up to 10 percent of amounts 
available, to be used for conservation initia-
tives on Federal land in Clark County, Ne-
vada, administered by the Department of 
the Interior or the Department of Agri-
culture; and’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) take effect on January 31, 2003. 
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the land designated for disposal in this section is with-
drawn from—
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
TITLE V—IVANPAH CORRIDOR 
SEC. 501. INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 SOUTH CORRIDOR. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 COR-
RIDOR LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the land located along the Interstate Route 15 cor-
ridor south of the Las Vegas Valley to the border be-
tween the States of California and Nevada, generally
(5) WITHDRAWAL OF LAND.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights, the corridor described in subsection (b) 
and the land described in subsection (c)(1) are with-
drawn from location and entry under the mining 
laws, and from operation under the mineral leasing 
and geothermal leasing laws, until such time as—
(A) the Secretary terminates the with-
drawal; or 
(B) the corridor or land, respectively, is 
patented. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION
AND UTILITIES CORRIDOR.—
Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 
1713), the Secretary, in consultation with the City of Hen-
derson and the County, and in accordance with this section 
and other applicable laws and subject to valid existing 
rights, shall establish a 2,640-foot-wide corridor between the 
Las Vegas valley and the proposed Ivanpah Airport for the 
placement, on a nonexclusive basis, of utilities and trans-
portation. 
(c) IVANPAH AIRPORT ENVIRONS OVERLAY DISTRICT 
LAND TRANSFER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) and 
valid existing rights, on request by the County, the 
Secretary shall transfer to the County, without con-
sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the land identified as Ivanpah Air-
port noise compatibility area on the map entitled 
Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Nat-
ural Resources Act of 2002 and dated October 1, 
2002. 
(2) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—As a condition 
of the transfer under paragraph (1), the County shall 
agree—
(A) to manage the transferred land in ac-
cordance with section 47504 of title 49, United 
States Code (including regulations promulgated 
under that section); and 
(B) that if any portion of the transferred 
land is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed or 
leased by the County 
(i) the sale, lease, or other conveyance 
shall be—
(I) subject to a limitation that re-
quires that any use of the transferred 
land be consistent with the Agreement 
and section 47504 of title 49, United 
States Code (including regulations pro-
mulgated under that section); and 
(II) for fair market value; and
(ii) of any gross proceeds received by 
the County from the sale, lease, or other 
conveyance of the land, the County shall—
(I) contribute 85 percent to the 
special account established by section 
4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada 
Public Land Management Act of 1998 
(112 Stat. 2345); 
(II) contribute 5 percent to the 
State for use in the general education 
program of the State; and 
(III) reserve 10 percent for use by 
the Clark County Department of Avia-
tion for airport development and noise 
compatibility programs. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall 
not take effect until construction of the Ivanpah Valley Air-
port is approved in accordance with Public Law 106–362. 
SEC. 502. AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN 
SEGREGATION. 
(a) TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights, any Federal land in an Area of Critical Envi-
ronmental Concern that is designated for withdrawal under 
the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan, and which 
is not already withdrawn by the effect of this or any other
Act, is hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent 
under the mining laws for a period not to exceed five years. 
The withdrawal shall lapse at the earlier—
(1) five years; or 
(2) when the Secretary issues a final decision on 
each proposed withdrawal. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL.—The Secretary 
shall make final decisions on each of the temporary with-
drawals described in subsection (a) within five years of the 
date of enactment of this Act. Such decisions shall be made 
consistent with the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1714), and in accordance with the 1998 Las 
Vegas Resource Management Plan. 
(c) MINERAL REPORT.—The mineral reports required 
by section 204(c)(12) of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act shall be the responsibility of the U.S. Geologi-
cal Survey and shall be completed for each of the temporary 
withdrawals described in subsection (a) within four years 
of the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—SLOAN CANYON 
NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sloan Canyon National 
Conservation Area Act’’.
SEC. 602. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to establish the Sloan Can-
yon National Conservation Area to conserve, protect, and 
enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future 
generations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilder-
ness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, 
educational, and scenic resources of the Conservation Area. 
SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Conserva-
tion Area’’ means the Sloan Canyon National Con-
servation Area established by section 604(a). 
(2) FEDERAL PARCEL.—The term ‘‘Federal par-
cel’’ means the parcel of Federal land consisting of 
approximately 500 acres that is identified as Tract A 
on the map entitled Southern Nevada Public Land 
Management Act and dated October 1, 2002. 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Con-
servation Area developed under section 605(b). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 
and dated October 1, 2002. 
SEC. 604. ESTABLISHMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose described in sec-
tion 602, there is established in the State a conservation
area to be known as the Sloan Canyon National Conserva-
tion Area. 
(b) AREA INCLUDED.—The Conservation Area shall 
consist of approximately 48,438 acres of public land in the 
County, as generally depicted on the map. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a map and legal description of the 
Conservation Area. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 
shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
this section, except that the Secretary may correct 
minor errors in the map or legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 
and legal description shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate office of the Bu-
reau of Land Management
SEC. 605. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall manage 
the Conservation Area—
(1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and en-
hances the resources of the Conservation Area; and 
(2) in accordance with—
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(B) other applicable law, including this Act. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the State, the city of Henderson, the 
County, and any other interested persons, shall de-
velop a management plan for the Conservation Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 
shall—
(A) describe the appropriate uses and man-
agement of the Conservation Area; 
(B)(i) authorize the use of motorized vehi-
cles in the Conservation Area—
(I) for installing, repairing, maintain-
ing, and reconstructing water development 
projects, including guzzlers, that would en-
hance the Conservation Area by promoting 
healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib-
uted wildlife populations; and 
(II) subject to any limitations that are 
not more restrictive than the limitations on 
such uses authorized in wilderness areas 
under section 208; and
(ii) include or provide recommendations on 
ways of minimizing the visual impacts of such 
activities on the Conservation Area; 
(C) include a plan for litter cleanup and 
public lands awareness campaign on public 
lands in and around the Conservation Area; 
(D) include a recommendation on the loca-
tion for a right-of-way for rural–roadways or 
public trails to provide the city of Henderson 
with access to the Conservation Area, in accord-
ance with the application numbered N–65874. 
(c) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such uses 
of the Conservation Area that the Secretary determines will 
further the purpose described in section 602. 
(d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed for ad-
ministrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the 
use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area shall be 
permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use 
of motorized vehicles by the management plan developed 
under subsection (b). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is 
withdrawn from—
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation 
under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
LAND.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, if the Secretary acquires min-
eral or other interests in a parcel of land within the 
Conservation Area after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of the 
laws referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of ac-
quisition of the land. 
(f) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title affects 
the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in 
the Conservation Area. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—
(A) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may 
designate by regulation areas in which, and es-
tablish periods during which, for reasons of pub-
lic safety, administration, or compliance with 
applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping 
will be permitted in the Conservation Area.
(B) 
CONSULTATION.—Except 
in 
emer-
gencies, the Secretary shall consult with the ap-
propriate State agency before promulgating reg-
ulations under subparagraph (A) that close a 
portion of the Conservation Area to hunting, 
fishing, or trapping. 
(g) NO BUFFER ZONES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of the Con-
servation Area shall not create an express or implied 
protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Con-
servation Area. 
(2) PRIVATE LAND.—If the use of, or conduct of 
an activity on, private land that shares a boundary 
with the Conservation Area is consistent with appli-
cable law, nothing in this title concerning the estab-
lishment of the Conservation Area shall prohibit or 
limit the use or conduct of the activity. 
SEC. 606. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to valid existing 
rights, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the highest quali-
fied bidder all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the Federal parcel.
(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Of the gross proceeds 
from the conveyance of land under subsection (a)—
(1) 5 percent shall be available to the State for 
use in the general education program of the State; 
and 
(2) the remainder shall be deposited in the spe-
cial account established under the Southern Nevada 
Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 
105–263; 112 Stat. 2345), to be available to the Sec-
retary, without further appropriation for—
(A) the construction and operation of facili-
ties to support the management of the Conserva-
tion Area; 
(B) the construction and repair of trails 
and roads in the Conservation Area authorized 
under the management plan; 
(C) research on and interpretation of the 
archaeological and geological resources of the 
Conservation Area; 
(D) conservation and research relating to 
the Conservation Area; and 
(E) any other purpose that the Secretary 
determines to be consistent with the purpose de-
scribed in section 602.
SEC. 607. RIGHT OF WAY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the City of Hender-
son the public right-of-way requested for public trail pur-
poses under the application numbered N–76312. 
TITLE VII—PUBLIC INTEREST 
CONVEYANCES 
SEC. 701. DEFINITION OF MAP. 
In this title, the term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act’’ and 
dated October 1, 2002. 
SEC. 702. CONVEYANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA AT 
LAS VEGAS RESEARCH FOUNDATION. 
(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 
needs land in the greater Las Vegas area to pro-
vide for the future growth of the university; 
(B) the proposal by the University of Ne-
vada, Las Vegas, for construction of a research 
park and technology center in the greater Las 
Vegas area would enhance the high tech industry 
and entrepreneurship in the State; and 
(C) the land transferred to the Clark Coun-
ty Department of Aviation under section 4(g) of 
the Southern Nevada Public Land Management
(E) the remainder of the gross proceeds from 
the sale, lease, or conveyance of the land shall be 
available for use by the Foundation. 
(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land 
referred to in paragraph (1) is the parcel of Clark 
County Department of Aviation land—
(A) consisting of approximately 115 acres; 
and 
(B) located in the SAW1⁄4 of section 33, T. 
21 S., R. 60 E., Mount Diablo Base and Merid-
ian. 
SEC. 703. CONVEYANCE TO THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN 
POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
The Secretary shall convey to the Las Vegas Metropoli-
tan Police Department, without consideration, all right, 
title, and interest in and to the parcel of land identified 
as ‘‘Tract F’’ on the map for use as a shooting range. 
SEC. 704. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF HENDERSON FOR 
THE NEVADA STATE COLLEGE AT HENDER-
SON. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
CHANCELLOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Chancellor’’ 
means the Chancellor of the University system. 
(2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Henderson, Nevada.
(3) COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘College’’ means the 
Nevada State College at Henderson. 
(4) SURVEY.—The term ‘‘survey’’ means the land 
survey required under Federal law to define the offi-
cial metes and bounds of the parcel of Federal land 
identified as Tract H on the map. 
(5) UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘University 
system’’ means the University and Community Col-
lege System of Nevada. 
(b) CONVEYANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) and section 1(c) of the Act of June 14, 
1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Pub-
lic Purposes Act’’ ) (43 U.S.C. 869(c)), not later than 
180 days after the date on which the survey is ap-
proved, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcel of Federal land 
identified as ‘‘Tract H’’ on the map for use as a cam-
pus for the College. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under paragraph (1), the Chancellor 
and the City shall agree in writing—
(i) to pay any administrative costs as-
sociated with the conveyance, including the 
costs of any environmental, wildlife, cul-
tural, or historical resources studies; 
(ii) to use the Federal land conveyed 
for educational and recreational purposes; 
(iii) to release and indemnify the 
United States from any claims or liabilities 
which may arise from uses that are carried 
out on the Federal land on or before the 
date of enactment of this Act by the United 
States or any person; 
(iv) as soon as practicable after the 
date of the conveyance under paragraph (1), 
to erect at the College an appropriate and 
centrally located monument that acknowl-
edges the conveyance of the Federal land by 
the United States for the purpose of fur-
thering the higher education of citizens in 
the State; and 
(v) to assist the Bureau of Land Man-
agement in providing information to the 
students of the College and the citizens of 
the State on—
(I) public land in the State; and
(II) the role of the Bureau of 
Land Management in managing, pre-
serving, and protecting the public land. 
(B) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The convey-
ance under paragraph (1) shall be subject to all 
valid existing rights. 
(3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The College and the City 
may use the land conveyed under paragraph (1) 
for—
(i) any purpose relating to the estab-
lishment, operation, growth, and mainte-
nance of the College. 
(ii) any uses relating to such purposes, 
including residential and commercial devel-
opment that would generally be associated 
with an institution of higher education. 
(B) OTHER ENTITIES.—The College and the 
City may—
(i) consistent with Federal and State 
law, lease or otherwise provide property or 
space at the College, with or without consid-
eration, to religious, public interest, com-
munity, or other groups for services and 
events that are of interest to the College, the
City, or any community located in the Las 
Vegas Valley; 
(ii) allow the City or any other com-
munity in the Las Vegas Valley to use fa-
cilities of the College for educational and 
recreational programs of the City or com-
munity; and 
(iii) in conjunction with the City, 
plan, finance, (including the provision of 
cost-share assistance), construct, and oper-
ate facilities for the City on the Federal 
land conveyed for educational or rec-
reational purposes consistent with this sec-
tion. 
(4) REVERSION.—
(A) If the Federal land or any portion of 
the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) 
ceases to be used for the College, the Federal land 
or any portion of the Federal land shall, at the 
discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 
States. 
SEC. 705. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NE-
VADA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Las Vegas, Nevada. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(b) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey to the 
City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the parcels of land identified 
as ‘‘Tract C’’ and ‘‘Tract D’’ on the map. 
(c) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land conveyed to the 
City under subsection (b) ceases to be used for affordable 
housing or for a purpose related to affordable housing, the 
parcel shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
United States. 
SEC. 706. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to valid existing 
rights, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey as a single parcel 
to the highest qualified bidder all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to approximately 360 acres that 
is identified as the North Half (N1⁄2) of Section 7, Township 
23 South, Range 61 East, M.D.B.&M., Clark County, Ne-
vada and the Northeast Quarter (NE1⁄4) of the Southeast
Quarter (SE1⁄4) of Section 7, Township 23 South, Range 
61 East, M.D.M., Clark County, Nevada, and shall include 
such lands within the disposal boundaries as identified on 
the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Public Land Manage-
ment Act’’ and dated June 10, 2002. 
(b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Of the gross proceeds 
from the conveyance of land under subsection (a) shall be 
distributed pursuant to Public Law 105–263. 
SEC. 707. RELOCATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY CORRIDOR IN 
CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. 
(a) RELINQUISHMENT OF UNITED STATES’ INTER-
EST.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall relinquish all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in the entire right-of-way corridor as identified in 
section 5(b)(1) of Public Law 100–275 and described in sec-
tion 14(a) of the Land Exchange Agreement entered into 
between Aerojet-General Corporation and the United States 
made effective as of July 14, 1988 (hereinafter referred to 
‘‘Exchange Agreement’’), together with that sufficient por-
tion of the utility corridor identified in the Las Vegas Re-
source Management Plan (1998) lying southerly of the 
boundary of the lands described in the Exchange Agreement 
and a sufficient portion of said utility corridor identified 
in the Caliente Management Framework Plan Amendment 
(2000) lying northerly of the boundary of the lands de-
scribed in the Exchange Agreement that are necessary and 
appropriate to relocate such relinquished interest to a new 
utility corridor being 1,000 feet in width, the centerline of 
said corridor being 1,000 feet westerly of and parallel to 
the centerline of United States Highway 93 while main-
taining a gradual and smooth interconnection of the exist-
ing designated corridors with the relocated segment such 
that the 2 existing rights-of-way within this corridor may 
be relocated into the new corridor alignment with minimal 
engineering design changes. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The 
Secretary shall determine the difference between the fair 
market value of that portion of the Aerojet lands encum-
bered by the corridor and the fair market value of such 
lands unencumbered by the corridor, which the difference 
shall be the fair market value of such corridor. Upon the 
Secretary’s receipt of title to lands or interests in lands hav-
ing a fair market value equal to the fair market value of 
the corridor the Secretary shall concurrently relinquish the 
corridor in accordance with the provisions of this section. 
(c) RELOCATION OF GRANT U–42519.—The Secretary 
shall, without consideration from the grant holder, relocate 
the entire portion of right-of-way grant U–42519 (also 
known as grant UTU–60642) lying within the relinquished 
portion of the corridor from the existing corridor to the relo-
cated corridor in such a manner as to minimize engineering 
design changes. 
(d) RELOCATION OF GRANT NVN–49781.—The Sec-
retary shall, without consideration from the grant holder, 
relocate the entire portion of NVN–49781 (which is a por-
tion of IDI–26446 and UTU–73363) lying with the relin-
quished portion of the corridor from the existing corridor 
to the relocated corridor in such a manner as to minimize 
engineering design changes. 
(e) PERMITTED USES WITHIN UTILITY CORRIDOR.—
The Secretary may authorize the location of any and all 
above ground and below ground utility facilities within the 
relocated corridor, including, without limitation, trans-
mission lines, gas pipelines, natural gas pipelines, fiber op-
tics, telecommunications, water lines, wells (including mon-
itoring wells), cable television, together with all related ap-
purtenances. 
(f) WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—The reloca-
tion of the utility corridor and rights-of-ways under this 
section shall be subject to the following: 
(1) Shall not require the Secretary to update ei-
ther the 1998 Las Vegas Valley Resource Management 
Plan or the Caliente Management Framework Plan 
Amendment.
(2) Shall not require the Secretary to undertake 
any further environmental assessment work prior to 
relocation of the corridor or the rights-of-ways. 
(3) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of 
FLPMA that would otherwise be applicable to the 
holders of the rights-of-way for an amendment to the 
legal description of the respective rights-of-ways. 
TITLE VIII—HUMBOLDT 
PROJECT CONVEYANCE 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Humboldt Project Con-
veyance Act’’. 
SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this title: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(3) PCWCD.—The term ‘‘PCWCD’’ means the 
Pershing County Water Conservation District, a pub-
lic entity organized under the laws of the State of Ne-
vada. 
(4) PERSHING
COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Pershing 
County’’ means the Pershing County government, a 
political subunit of the State of Nevada.
(5) LANDER COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Lander Coun-
ty’’ means the Lander County government, a political 
subunit of the State of Nevada. 
SEC. 803. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY TITLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act and in accordance with all 
applicable law, the Secretary shall convey all right, title, 
and interest in and to the lands and features of the Hum-
boldt Project, as generally depicted on the map entitled the 
‘‘Humboldt Project Conveyance Act’’, and dated July 3, 
2002, including all water rights for storage and diversion, 
to PCWCD, the State, Pershing County, and Lander Coun-
ty, consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in 
the Memorandum of Agreement between PCWCD and Land-
er County dated January 24, 2000, the Conceptual Agree-
ment between PCWCD and the State dated October 18, 
2001, the Letter of Agreement between Pershing County and 
the State dated April 16, 2002, and any agreements between 
the Bureau of Reclamation and PCWCD. 
(b) MAP.—As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a map of the Humboldt Project Conveyance. In case 
of a conflict between the map referred to in subsection (a) 
and the map submitted by the Secretary, the map referred 
to in subsection (b) shall control. The map shall have the
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 
the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors 
in such map and legal description. Copies of the map shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office 
of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and in 
the office of the Area Manager of the Bureau of Reclamation 
in Carson City, Nevada. 
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENTS.—All parties to 
the conveyance under subsection (a) shall comply with the 
terms and conditions of the agreements cited in subsection 
(a). 
(d) REPORT.—If the conveyance required by this sec-
tion has not been completed within 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate that describes—
(1) the status of the conveyance; 
(2) any obstacles to completion of the convey-
ance; and 
(3) the anticipated date for completion of the 
conveyance. 
SEC. 804. PAYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for any convey-
ance required by section 803, PCWCD shall pay to the
by the Secretary and the entity receiving title to the land 
or facility. 
(f) STATE OF NEVADA.—The State shall not be respon-
sible for any payments for land or facilities under this sec-
tion. Any proposal by the State to reconvey to another enti-
ty land conveyed by the Secretary under this title shall be 
pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary providing for 
fair market value to the United States for the lands, and 
for continued management of the lands for recreation, wild-
life habitat, wetlands, or resource conservation. 
SEC. 805. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. 
Following the conveyance required by section 803, the 
district, the State, Pershing County, and Lander County 
shall, with respect to the interests conveyed, comply with 
all requirements of Federal, State, and local law applicable 
to non-Federal water distribution systems. 
SEC. 806. REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWALS. 
Effective on the date of the conveyance required by sec-
tion 803, the Secretarial Orders dated March 16, 1934, and 
April 6, 1956, that withdrew public lands for the Rye Patch 
Reservoir and the Humboldt Sink, are hereby revoked. 
SEC. 807. LIABILITY. 
Effective on the date of the conveyance required by sec-
tion 803, the United States shall not be held liable by any 
court for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omis-
sion, or occurrence relating to the Humboldt Project, except 
for damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the 
United States or by its employees or agents prior to the 
date of conveyance. Nothing in this section shall be consid-
ered to increase the liability of the United States beyond 
that currently provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code, popularly known as the Federal Tort Claims 
Act. 
SEC. 808. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. 
Prior to any conveyance under this title, the Secretary 
shall complete all actions as may be required under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.), and all other applicable laws. 
SEC. 809. FUTURE BENEFITS. 
Upon conveyance of the lands and facilities by the Sec-
retary under this title, the Humboldt Project shall no longer 
be a Federal reclamation project and the district shall not 
be entitled to receive any future reclamation benefits with 
respect to that project, except those benefits that would be 
available to other nonreclamation districts.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 901. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MESQUITE 
LANDS ACT 2001. 
Section 3 of Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 3061; 110 
Stat. 3009–202) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) USE OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds of the 
sale of each parcel completed after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection—
‘‘(A) shall be deposited in the special ac-
count established under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the 
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 
of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and shall be available 
for use by the Secretary—
‘‘(i) to reimburse costs incurred by the 
local offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in arranging the land conveyances di-
rected by this section; 
‘‘(ii) for the development of a multispe-
cies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin 
River in Clark County, Nevada, including 
any associated groundwater monitoring 
plan; and
‘‘(iii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of 
that Act (112 Stat. 2346). 
‘‘(4) TIMING.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
complete the sale of any parcel authorized to be con-
veyed pursuant to this section and for which the Sec-
retary has received notification from the city under 
subsection (d)(1).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(v) sec. 7.’’.
Union Calendar No. 470
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5200
[Report No. 107–750] 
A BILL 
To establish wilderness areas, promote conserva-
tion, improve public land, and provide for high 
quality development in Clark County, Nevada, 
and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 15, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed