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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2455 
To provide for the sale or transfer of certain Federal lands in Nevada, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2013 
Mr. AMODEI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the sale or transfer of certain Federal lands 
in 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 ‘‘Nevada Native Nations 
Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS AND TRIBAL LAND TRANSFER 
Sec. 101. Definition of Secretary. 
Subtitle A—Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada 
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Sec. 111. Definitions. 
Sec. 112. Sale of land to Elko County. 
Subtitle B—Trust Land for Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of 
Nevada 
Sec. 121. Land to be held in trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone 
Indians of Nevada. 
TITLE II—TRUST LAND FOR FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND 
SHOSHONE TRIBE 
Sec. 201. Land to be held in trust for the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Sho-
shone Tribe. 
Sec. 202. Offset of Claim. 
TITLE III—SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES LAND INTO TRUST 
Sec. 301. Land to be held in trust for the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
Valley Indian Reservation. 
TITLE IV—SUMMIT LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE LAND INTO TRUST 
Sec. 401. Land to be held in trust for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe. 
TITLE V—SOUTH FORK BAND COUNCIL LAND INTO TRUST 
Sec. 501. Land to be held in trust for the South Fork Band Council. 
TITLE VI—RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY LAND INTO TRUST 
Sec. 601. Land to be held in trust for the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony. 
TITLE VII—PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE LAND INTO TRUST 
Sec. 701. Land to be held in trust for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. 
TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS AND 
TRIBAL LAND TRANSFER 
SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
Subtitle A—Te-moak Tribe of West-
ern Shoshone Indians of Nevada 
SEC. 111. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
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(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘city’’ means the city of 
Elko, Nevada. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means the 
county of Elko, Nevada. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Elko Motocross Park’’ and dated April 19, 
2013. 
SEC. 112. SALE OF LAND TO ELKO COUNTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 
rights and the provisions of this section, the Secretary 
shall convey to the county, for fair market value, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of approximately 275 acres of land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Elko Dis-
trict, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Elko 
Motocross Park’’. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 
conveyed under this section. 
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(2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor-
rect any minor error in the map or the legal descrip-
tion. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip-
tion shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(d) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The land conveyed 
under this section shall be used only as a motocross, bicy-
cle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for 
any other public purpose consistent with uses allowed 
under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’), (43 U.S.C. 869 
et seq.). 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 
require the county to pay all survey costs and other admin-
istrative costs necessary for the preparation and comple-
tion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land 
described in subsection (b). 
(f) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under this sec-
tion ceases to be used for a public purpose in accordance 
with subsection (d), the land shall, at the discretion of the 
Secretary, revert to the United States. 
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