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quired monthly contribution for the hours worked of 
any individual shall be treated as if it were a pre-
mium required to be paid under section 9704 with re-
spect to an eligible beneficiary.’’. 
(2) CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.—Section 9721 of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9721. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘The provisions of section 4301 of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 shall apply, in the 
same manner as any claim arising out of an obligation 
to pay withdrawal liability under subtitle E of title IV of 
such Act, to any claim—
‘‘(1) arising out of an obligation to pay any 
amount required to be paid by this chapter; or 
‘‘(2) arising out of an obligation to pay any 
amount required by section 402(h)(5)(B)(ii) of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
(30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(5)(B)(ii)).’’. 
TITLE III—WHITE PINE COUNTY 
CONSERVATION, 
RECRE-
ATION, AND DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary to carry out this title.
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SEC. 302. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘White Pine County 
Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means White 
Pine County, Nevada. 
(2) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means—
(A) with respect to land in the National 
Forest System, the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(B) with respect to other Federal land, the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
Subtitle A—Land Disposal 
SEC. 311. CONVEYANCE OF WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA, 
LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, in cooperation 
with the County, in accordance with that Act, this subtitle, 
and other applicable law and subject to valid existing 
rights, shall, at such time as the parcels of Federal land 
become available for disposal, conduct sales of the parcels
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of Federal land described in subsection (b) to qualified bid-
ders. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of Federal 
land referred to in subsection (a) consist of not more than 
45,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in the 
County that—
(1) is not segregated or withdrawn on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act, unless the land is 
withdrawn in accordance with subsection (h); and 
(2) is identified for disposal by the Bureau of 
Land Management through—
(A) the Ely Resource Management Plan; or 
(B) a subsequent amendment to the man-
agement plan that is undertaken with full public 
involvement. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The map and any legal descrip-
tions of the Federal land conveyed under this section shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in—
(1) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(2) the Office of the Nevada State Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management; and 
(3) the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
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(d) JOINT SELECTION REQUIRED.—The Secretary and 
the County shall jointly select which parcels of Federal land 
described in subsection (b) to offer for sale under subsection 
(a). 
(e) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING AND ZONING 
LAWS.—Before a sale of Federal land under subsection (a), 
the County shall submit to the Secretary a certification that 
qualified bidders have agreed to comply with—
(1) County and city zoning ordinances; and 
(2) any master plan for the area approved by the 
County. 
(f) METHOD OF SALE; CONSIDERATION.—The sale of 
Federal land under subsection (a) shall be—
(1) consistent with subsections (d) and (f) of sec-
tion 203 of the Federal Land Management Policy Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713); 
(2) unless otherwise determined by the Secretary, 
through a competitive bidding process; and 
(3) for not less than fair market value. 
(g) RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT CONVEY-
ANCES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days before 
land is offered for sale under subsection (a), the State 
or County may elect to obtain any of the land for 
local public purposes in accordance with the Act of
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June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
(2) RETENTION.—Pursuant to an election made 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall retain the 
elected land for conveyance to the State or County in 
accordance with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
(h) WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn 
from—
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation 
under the public land laws and mining laws; 
(B) location and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral laws, geo-
thermal leasing laws, and mineral material 
laws. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1)(A) shall not 
apply to sales made consistent with this section or an 
election by the County or the State to obtain the land 
described in subsection (b) for public purposes under 
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the
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‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’)(43 U.S.C. 869 
et seq.). 
(i) DEADLINE FOR SALE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 1 year after the date of the 
signing of the record of decision authorizing the im-
plementation of the Ely Resource Management Plan 
and annually thereafter until the Federal land de-
scribed in subsection (b) is disposed of or the County 
requests a postponement under paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall offer for sale the Federal land de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(2) POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE.—
(A) REQUEST BY COUNTY FOR POSTPONE-
MENT
OR
EXCLUSION.—At the request of the 
County, the Secretary shall postpone or exclude 
from the sale all or a portion of the land de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(B) INDEFINITE
POSTPONEMENT.—Unless 
specifically requested by the County, a postpone-
ment under subparagraph (A) shall not be in-
definite. 
SEC. 312. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 
Of the proceeds from the sale of Federal land described 
in section l11(b)—
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(1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the State 
for use in the general education program of the State; 
(2) 10 percent shall be paid to the County for 
use for fire protection, law enforcement, education, 
public safety, housing, social services, transportation, 
and planning; and 
(3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special 
account in the Treasury of the United States, to be 
known as the ‘‘White Pine County Special Account’’ 
(referred to in this subtitle as the ‘‘special account’’), 
and shall be available without further appropriation 
to the Secretary until expended for—
(A) the reimbursement of costs incurred by 
the Nevada State office and the Ely Field Office 
of the Bureau of Land Management for pre-
paring for the sale of Federal land described in 
section l11(b), including the costs of surveys 
and appraisals and compliance with the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321) and sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713); 
(B) the inventory, evaluation, protection, 
and management of unique archaeological re-
sources (as defined in section 3 of the Archae-
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ological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 
U.S.C. 470bb)) of the County; 
(C) the reimbursement of costs incurred by 
the Department of the Interior for preparing and 
carrying out the transfers of land to be held in 
trust by the United States under section l61; 
(D) conducting a study of routes for the Sil-
ver State Off-Highway Vehicle Trail as required 
by section l55(a); 
(E) developing and implementing the Silver 
State Off-Highway Vehicle Trail management 
plan described in section l55(c); 
(F) wilderness protection and processing 
wilderness designations, including the costs of 
appropriate fencing, signage, public education, 
and enforcement for the wilderness areas des-
ignated; 
(G) if the Secretary determines necessary, 
developing and implementing conservation plans 
for endangered or at risk species in the County; 
and 
(H) carrying out a study to assess non-mo-
torized recreation opportunities on Federal land 
in the County.
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Subtitle B—Wilderness Areas 
SEC. 321. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Pam White Wilder-
ness Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 322. FINDINGS. 
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 land that remain 
in a natural state; and 
(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) protecting prehistoric cultural resources; 
(C) conserving primitive recreational re-
sources; and 
(D) protecting air and water quality. 
SEC. 323. 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:
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(1) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service and 
the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap-
proximately 11,261 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Eastern White Pine County’’ and dated 
November 29, 2006, is incorporated in, and shall be 
managed as part of, the Mt. Moriah Wilderness, as 
designated by section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness 
Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public 
Law 101–195). 
(2) MOUNT
GRAFTON
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 78,754 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern 
White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Mount Grafton Wilder-
ness’’. 
(3) SOUTH EGAN RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 67,214 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern 
White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘South Egan Range Wil-
derness’’.
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(4) HIGHLAND
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the Forest Service, comprising approxi-
mately 68,627 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Southern White Pine County’’ and dated 
November 29, 2006, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Highland Ridge Wilderness’’. 
(5) GOVERNMENT PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 6,313 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Eastern 
White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Government Peak Wil-
derness’’. 
(6) CURRANT
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 
Service, comprising approximately 10,697 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Western 
White Pine County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, is 
incorporated in, and shall be managed as part of, the 
‘‘Currant Mountain Wilderness’’, as designated by 
section 2(4) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act 
of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 101–195). 
(7) RED MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising
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approximately 20,490 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Western White Pine County’’ and 
dated November 29, 2006, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Red Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(8) BALD
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the Forest Service, comprising approxi-
mately 22,366 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Western White Pine County’’ and dated No-
vember 29, 2006, which shall be known as the ‘‘Bald 
Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(9) WHITE PINE RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 40,013 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Western White Pine 
County’’ and dated November 29, 2006, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘White Pine Range Wilderness’’. 
(10) SHELLBACK WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land managed by the Forest Service, comprising ap-
proximately 36,143 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Western White Pine County’’ and 
dated November 29, 2006, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Shellback Wilderness’’. 
(11) HIGH
SCHELLS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-