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(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; and
(D) include a recommendation on the location for a
right-of-way for a rural roadway 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 administrative
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land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from—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, mineral materials,
and geothermal leasing laws.
(2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, if the Secretary acquires mineral 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date of enactment of this Act, the parcel is withdrawn from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 acquisition of the land.
(f) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title affects the jurisdic-
tion 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 establish periods during
which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or
compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or
trapping will be permitted in the Conservation Area.
(B) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the appropriate State agency
before promulgating regulations 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 Conservation
Area shall not create an express or implied protective perimeter
or buffer zone around the Conservation 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 applicable law, nothing in this title
concerning the establishment of the Conservation Area shall
prohibit or limit the use or conduct of the activity.
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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 qualified 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 special account
established under the Southern Nevada Public Lands Manage-
ment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345), to
be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation
for—
(A) the construction and operation of facilities to sup-
port the management of the Conservation Area;
(B) the construction and repair of trails and roads
in the Conservation Area authorized under the manage-
ment plan;
(C) research on and interpretation of the archaeological
and geological resources of the Conservation Area;
(D) conservation and research relating to the Conserva-
tion Area; and
(E) any other purpose that the Secretary determines
to be consistent with the purpose described 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 Henderson the public
right-of-way requested for public trail purposes under the applica-
tion numbered N–76312 and the public right-of-way requested for
public trail purposes under the application numbered N–65874.
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 provide for the future
growth of the university;
(B) the proposal by the University of Nevada, 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 County Depart-
ment of Aviation under section 4(g) of the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2346)
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is the best location for the research park and technology
center.
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(A) to provide a suitable location for the construction
of a research park and technology center in the greater
Las Vegas area;
(B) to provide the public with opportunities for edu-
cation and research in the field of high technology; and
(C) to provide the State with opportunities for competi-
tion and economic development in the field of high tech-
nology.
(b) TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER.—
(1) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding section 4(g)(4) of the
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112
Stat. 2347), the Clark County Department of Aviation may
convey, without consideration, all right, title, and interest in
and to the parcel of land described in paragraph (3) to the
University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Foundation
(referred to in this section as ‘‘Foundation’’) for the development
of a technology research center.
(2) CONDITION.—The conveyance under paragraph (1) shall
be subject to the condition that the Foundation enter into
an agreement that if the land described in paragraph (3) is
sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed by the Foundation.
(A) the Foundation shall sell, lease, or otherwise convey
the land for fair market value;
(B) the Foundation shall contribute 85 percent of the
gross proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of the
land to the special account;
(C) with respect to land identified on the map entitled
‘‘Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land Sales Map’’, numbered
7306A, and dated May 1980, the proceeds from the sale,
lease, or conveyance of the land identified on the map
contributed to the special account by the Foundation under
subparagraph (B) shall be used by the Secretary of Agri-
culture to acquire environmentally sensitive land in the
Lake Tahoe Basin under section 3 of Public Law 96–586
(94 Stat. 3383);
(D) the Foundation shall contribute 5 percent of the
gross proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of the
land to the State of Nevada for use in the general education
program of the State; and
(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 Meridian.
SEC. 703. CONVEYANCE TO THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary shall convey to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Department, without consideration, all right, title, and interest
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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 HENDERSON.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CHANCELLOR.—The term ‘‘Chancellor’’ means the Chan-
cellor 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 official 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 College 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 Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869(c)),
not later than 180 days after the date on which the survey
is approved, 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 campus 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 associated with
the conveyance, including the costs of any environ-
mental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources
studies;
(ii) to use the Federal land conveyed for edu-
cational 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
acknowledges the conveyance of the Federal land by
the United States for the purpose of furthering the
higher education of citizens in the State; and
(v) to assist the Bureau of Land Management 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 Manage-
ment in managing, preserving, and protecting the
public land.