I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6072 
To provide for certain land conveyances in the State of Nevada, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Ms. BERKLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for certain land conveyances in the State of 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
Beds National Monument Act of 2012’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 
Sec. 3. Transfer of land to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. 
Sec. 4. Conveyance of Bureau of Land Management land to North Las Vegas. 
Sec. 5. Conveyance of Bureau of Land Management land to Las Vegas. 
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Sec. 6. Expansion of conveyance to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. 
Sec. 7. Spring Mountains National Recreation Area withdrawal. 
Sec. 8. Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 amendments. 
Sec. 9. Conveyance of land to the Nevada System of Higher Education. 
Sec. 10. Land conveyance for Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport. 
Sec. 11. Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area release. 
Sec. 12. Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 
SEC. 2. TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONU-
MENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) since 1933, the Upper Las Vegas Wash has 
been valued by scientists because of the significant 
paleontological fossils demonstrative of the Pleisto-
cene Ice Age that are located in the area; 
(2) in 2004, during the preparation of the Las 
Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary Final Environ-
mental Impact Statement, the Bureau of Land Man-
agement identified sensitive biological, cultural, and 
paleontological resources determined to be worthy of 
more evaluation with respect to the protective status 
of the resources; 
(3) the Upper Las Vegas Wash contains thou-
sands of Pleistocene mammal fossils of national im-
portance, including Columbian mammoth, ground 
sloth, American lion, camels, and horse fossils; 
(4) in addition to Joshua trees and several spe-
cies of cacti, the Las Vegas buckwheat, Merriam’s 
bearpoppy, Las Vegas bearpoppy, and the halfring 
milkvetch are 4 unique and imperiled plants that are 
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supported in the harsh desert environment of Tule 
Springs; 
(5) the area provides important habitat for 
threatened desert tortoise, endemic poppy bees, kit 
foxes, burrowing owls, phainopepla, and a variety of 
reptiles; 
(6) in 2010, a National Park Service reconnais-
sance survey of the area determined that the area 
likely contains the longest continuous section of 
Pleistocene strata in the desert southwest, which 
span multiple important global climate cooling and 
warming episodes; 
(7) the Upper Las Vegas Wash is significant to 
the culture and history of the native and indigenous 
people of the area, including the Southern Paiute 
Tribe; 
(8) despite the findings of the studies and rec-
ommendations for further assessment of the re-
sources for appropriate methods of protection— 
(A) the area remains inadequately pro-
tected; and 
(B) many irreplaceable fossil specimens in 
the area have been lost to vandalism or theft; 
and 
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(9) designation of the Upper Las Vegas Wash 
site as a National Monument would protect the 
unique fossil resources of the area for present and 
future generations while allowing for public edu-
cation and continued scientific research opportuni-
ties. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advi-
sory Council established by subsection (f)(1). 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 
County, Nevada. 
(3) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local 
government’’ means the City of Las Vegas, City of 
North Las Vegas, or the County. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Monument developed under subsection (d)(3). 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 
June 26, 2012. 
(6) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monu-
ment established by subsection (c)(1). 
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(7) PUBLIC
LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in 
section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(8) QUALIFIED ELECTRIC UTILITY.—The term 
‘‘qualified electric utility’’ means any public or pri-
vate utility determined by the Secretary to be tech-
nically and financially capable of developing the 
transmission line. 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 
State of Nevada. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to conserve, pro-
tect, interpret, and enhance for the benefit of 
present and future generations the unique and na-
tionally important paleontological, scientific, edu-
cational, and recreational resources and values of 
the land described in this subsection, there is estab-
lished in the State the Tule Springs Fossil Beds Na-
tional Monument. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Monument shall consist 
of approximately 22,650 acres of public land in the 
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County within the boundaries generally depicted on 
the Map. 
(3) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prepare an official map and legal 
description of the boundaries of the Monument. 
(B) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal 
description prepared under subparagraph (A) 
shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this section, except that the Secretary 
may correct any clerical or typographical errors 
in the legal description or the map. 
(C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND LEGAL DE-
SCRIPTION.—The map and legal description 
prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the National Park Service. 
(4) MINOR
BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS.—The 
Secretary may make minor boundary adjustments to 
the Monument to include additional public land ad-
jacent to the Monument, if, after the date of enact-
ment of this Act— 
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(A) additional paleontological resources are 
discovered on the adjacent public land; and 
(B) a Federal agency, State agency, and 
local government requests that the adjacent 
public land be included in the Monument to 
promote the consistent management of re-
sources. 
(5) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary may acquire land or 
interests in land within or adjacent to the 
boundaries of the Monument by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, ex-
change, or transfer from another Federal agen-
cy. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Land or interests in 
land that are owned by the State or a political 
subdivision of the State may be acquired under 
subparagraph (A) only by donation or ex-
change. 
(6) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and subsection (e), any land within the Monu-
ment or any land or interest in land that is acquired 
by the United States for inclusion in the Monument 
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after the date of enactment of this Act is withdrawn 
from— 
(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing laws, 
geothermal leasing laws, and minerals materials 
laws. 
(7) EFFECT
ON
OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in 
this Act or the management plan developed for the 
Monument restricts or precludes— 
(A) overflights (including low-level military 
and law enforcement overflights) over land in 
the Monument, including military, law enforce-
ment, commercial, and general aviation over-
flights that can be seen or heard in the Monu-
ment; or 
(B) the designation or creation of new 
units of special use airspace or the establish-
ment of military flight training routes over the 
Monument. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC-
TION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the approxi-
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mately 22,650 acres of public land depicted on the 
Map as ‘‘Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monu-
ment’’ is transferred from the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management to the Director of the 
National Park Service. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) allow only such uses of the Monument 
that— 
(i) are consistent with this section; 
and 
(ii) the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes of the Monument; 
and 
(B) manage the Monument— 
(i) in a manner that conserves, pro-
tects, interprets, and enhances the re-
sources and values of the Monument; and 
(ii) in accordance with— 
(I) this section; 
(II) the provisions of laws gen-
erally applicable to units of the Na-
tional Park System (including the Na-
tional Park Service Organic Act (16 
U.S.C. 1 et seq.)); and 
(III) any other applicable laws. 
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(3) BUFFER ZONES.—The establishment of the 
Monument shall not— 
(A) lead to the creation of express or im-
plied protective perimeters or buffer zones 
around or over the Monument; 
(B) preclude disposal of public land adja-
cent to the boundaries of the Monument, if the 
disposal is consistent with other applicable law; 
(C) preclude an activity on, or use of, pri-
vate land adjacent to the boundaries of the 
Monument, if the activity or use is consistent 
with other applicable law; or 
(D) directly or indirectly subject an activ-
ity on, or use of, private land, to additional reg-
ulation, if the activity or use is consistent with 
other applicable law. 
(4) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this 
Act alters the standards governing air or water qual-
ity outside the boundary of the Monument. 
(5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop a management plan that 
provides for the long-term protection and man-
agement of the Monument. 
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(B) 
COMPONENTS.—The 
management 
plan— 
(i) shall, consistent with this section 
and the purposes of the Monument— 
(I) describe the resources at the 
Monument that are to be protected; 
(II) describe the appropriate uses 
and management of the Monument; 
(III) allow for continued sci-
entific research at the Monument; and 
(IV) include a travel management 
plan that may include existing public 
transit; and 
(ii) may— 
(I) incorporate any appropriate 
decisions contained in an existing 
management or activity plan for the 
land designated as the Monument 
under subsection (c)(1); and 
(II) use information developed in 
any study of land within, or adjacent 
to, the boundary of the Monument 
that was conducted before the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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(C) PUBLIC PROCESS.—In preparing the 
management plan, the Secretary shall— 
(i) consult with, and take into account 
the comments and recommendations of, the 
Council; 
(ii) provide an opportunity for public 
involvement in the preparation and review 
of the management plan, including holding 
public meetings; and 
(iii) consider public comments received 
as part of the public review and comment 
process of the management plan. 
(6) INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, AND
SCI-
ENTIFIC RESEARCH.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide for public interpretation of, and edu-
cation and scientific research on, the paleon-
tological resources of the Monument, with pri-
ority given to exhibiting and curating the re-
sources. 
(B) 
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with the State, political subdivisions of 
the State, nonprofit organizations, and appro-
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priate public and private entities to carry out 
subparagraph (A). 
(e) RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSMISSION FACILI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a complete ap-
plication from a qualified electric utility, the Sec-
retary, in accordance with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
shall issue to the qualified electric utility a 400-foot 
right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of 
high-voltage transmission facilities depicted on the 
Map as ‘‘Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor’’. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The high-voltage trans-
mission facilities shall— 
(i) be used— 
(I) primarily, to the maximum 
extent practicable, for renewable en-
ergy resources; and 
(II) to meet reliability standards 
set by the North American Reliability 
Electric Corporation, the Western 
Electricity Coordinating Council, or 
the public utilities regulator of the 
State; and 
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(ii) employ best management practices 
identified as part of the compliance of the 
Secretary with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) to limit impacts on the Monument, 
including impacts to the viewshed. 
(B) CAPACITY.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with the qualified electric utility that is 
issued the right-of-way under paragraph (1) 
and the public utilities regulator of the State to 
seek to maximize the capacity of the high-volt-
age transmission facilities. 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance of 
a notice to proceed on the construction of the high- 
voltage transmission facilities within the right-of-way 
under paragraph (1) shall be subject to terms and 
conditions that the Secretary (in consultation with 
the qualified electric utility), as part of the compli-
ance of the Secretary with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
determines appropriate to protect and conserve the 
resources for which the Monument is managed. 
(4) 
EXPIRATION
OF
RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The 
right-of-way issued under paragraph (1) shall expire 
on the date that is 15 years after the date of enact-
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ment of this Act if construction of the high-voltage 
transmission facilities described in paragraph (1) 
has not been initiated by that date, unless the Sec-
retary determines that it is in the public interest to 
continue the right-of-way. 
(f) TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONU-
MENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To provide guidance for 
the management of the Monument, there is estab-
lished the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monu-
ment Advisory Council. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall con-
sist of 13 members, to be appointed by the Sec-
retary, of whom— 
(i) 1 member shall be a member of, or 
be nominated by, the County Commission; 
(ii) 1 member shall be a member of, 
or be nominated by, the city council of Las 
Vegas, Nevada; 
(iii) 1 member shall be a member of, 
or be nominated by, the city council of 
North Las Vegas, Nevada; 
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(iv) 1 member shall be a member of, 
or be nominated by, the tribal council of 
the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe; 
(v) 1 member shall be a representative 
of the conservation community in southern 
Nevada; 
(vi) 1 member shall be a representa-
tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 
the Bureau of Land Management; 
(vii) 1 member shall be a representa-
tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice; 
(viii) 1 member shall be a representa-
tive of, or be nominated by, the Director of 
the National Park Service; 
(ix) 1 member shall be a representa-
tive of Nellis Air Force Base; 
(x) 1 member shall be nominated by 
the State; 
(xi) 1 member shall reside in the 
County and have a background that re-
flects the purposes for which the Monu-
ment was established; and 
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(xii) 2 members shall reside in the 
County, both of whom shall have experi-
ence in the field of paleontology, obtained 
through higher education, experience, or 
both. 
(B) INITIAL
APPOINTMENT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall appoint the initial 
members of the Council in accordance with sub-
paragraph (A). 
(3) DUTIES
OF
THE
COUNCIL.—The Council 
shall advise the Secretary with respect to— 
(A) the preparation and implementation of 
the management plan; and 
(B) other issues related to the manage-
ment of the Monument (including budgetary 
matters). 
(4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Council 
shall receive no compensation for serving on the 
Council. 
(5) CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Council shall elect a Chairperson 
from among the members of the Council. 
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(B) LIMITATION.—The Chairperson shall 
not be a member of a Federal or State agency. 
(C) TERM.—The term of the Chairperson 
shall be 3 years. 
(6) TERM OF MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a member 
of the Council shall be 3 years. 
(B) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the 
expiration of a 3-year term of a member of the 
Council, a member may continue to serve on 
the Council until— 
(i) the member is reappointed by the 
Secretary; or 
(ii) a successor is appointed. 
(7) VACANCIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A vacancy on the 
Council shall be filled in the same manner in 
which the original appointment was made. 
(B) APPOINTMENT
FOR
REMAINDER
OF 
TERM.—A member appointed to fill a vacancy 
on the Council— 
(i) shall serve for the remainder of the 
term for which the predecessor was ap-
pointed; and 
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(ii) may be nominated for a subse-
quent term. 
(8) TERMINATION.—Unless an extension is 
jointly recommended by the Director of the National 
Park Service and the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management, the Council shall terminate on 
the date that is 6 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF LAND TO RED ROCK CANYON NA-
TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONSERVATION
AREA.—The term ‘‘Con-
servation Area’’ means the Red Rock Canyon Na-
tional Conservation Area established by the Red 
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establish-
ment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.). 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 
June 26, 2012. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
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(b) TRANSFER OF LAND TO CONSERVATION AREA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid 
existing rights, and notwithstanding the land use 
planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall 
add to, and administer as part of, the Conservation 
Area, in accordance with the laws (including regula-
tions) applicable to the Conservation Area, the land 
described in paragraph (2). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 
to in paragraph (1) consists of approximately 1,530 
acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement described on the map as ‘‘Additions to Red 
Rock NCA’’. 
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—Not later than 2 
years after the date on which the land is acquired, 
the Secretary shall update the management plan for 
the Conservation Area to reflect the management re-
quirements of the acquired land. 
(4) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall finalize the legal description of the 
parcel to be conveyed under this section. 
(B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 
correct any minor error in— 
(i) the map; or 
(ii) the legal description. 
(C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
LAND TO NORTH LAS VEGAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 
June 26, 2012. 
(2) NORTH LAS VEGAS.—The term ‘‘North Las 
Vegas’’ means the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(b) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 
rights, and notwithstanding the land use planning require-
ments of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy 
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and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary shall convey to North Las Vegas, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the land described in subsection (c). 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (b) consists of land managed by the Bureau 
of Land Management described on the map as the ‘‘North 
Las Vegas Job Creation Zone’’. 
(d) 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. 
(2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor-
rect any minor error in— 
(A) the map; or 
(B) the legal description. 
(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. 
(e) USE OF LAND FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—North Las Vegas may sell, 
lease, or otherwise convey any portion of the land 
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described in subsection (c) for nonresidential devel-
opment. 
(2) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale, lease, or con-
veyance of land under paragraph (1) shall be carried 
out— 
(A) through a competitive bidding process; 
and 
(B) for not less than fair market value. 
(3) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—The gross 
proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of land 
under paragraph (1) shall be distributed in accord-
ance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Pub-
lic Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 
105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 
1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 3045). 
(f) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUB-
LIC PURPOSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—North Las Vegas may retain 
a portion of the land described in subsection (c) for 
public recreation or other public purposes consistent 
with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.) by providing written notice of 
the election to the Secretary. 
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(2) REVOCATION.—If North Las Vegas retains 
land for public recreation or other public purposes 
under paragraph (1), North Las Vegas may— 
(A) revoke that election; and 
(B) sell, lease, or convey the land in ac-
cordance with subsection (e). 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 
require North Las Vegas to pay all survey costs and other 
administrative costs necessary for the preparation and 
completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, 
the land described in subsection (c). 
(h) REVERSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land de-
scribed in subsection (c) is not conveyed for nonresi-
dential development under this section or reserved 
for recreation or other public purposes under sub-
paragraph (f) by the date that is 30 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the parcel of land 
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
United States. 
(2) INCONSISTENT USE.—If North Las Vegas 
uses any parcel of land described in subsection (c) 
in a manner that is inconsistent with this section— 
(A) at the discretion of the Secretary, the 
parcel shall revert to the United States; or 
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(B) if the Secretary does not make an elec-
tion under subparagraph (A), North Las Vegas 
shall sell the parcel of land in accordance with 
this section. 
SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
LAND TO LAS VEGAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LAS VEGAS.—The term ‘‘Las Vegas’’ means 
the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Overview’’ and dated 
June 26, 2012. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 
rights, and notwithstanding the land use planning require-
ments of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary shall convey to Las Vegas, without consider-
ation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the land described in subsection (c). 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (b) consists of land managed by the Bureau 
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of Land Management described on the map as ‘‘Las Vegas 
Job Creation Zone’’. 
(d) 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. 
(2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor-
rect any minor error in— 
(A) the map; or 
(B) the legal description. 
(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. 
(e) USE OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may sell, lease, or 
otherwise convey any portion of the land described 
in subsection (c) for nonresidential development. 
(2) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale, lease, or con-
veyance of land under paragraph (1) shall be carried 
out, after consultation with the Las Vegas Paiute 
Tribe— 
(A) through a competitive bidding process; 
and 
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(B) for not less than fair market value. 
(3) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—The gross 
proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of land 
under paragraph (1) shall be distributed in accord-
ance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Pub-
lic Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 
105–263; 112 Stat. 2345; 116 Stat. 2007; 117 Stat. 
1317; 118 Stat. 2414; 120 Stat. 3045). 
(f) USE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PUB-
LIC PURPOSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Las Vegas may retain a por-
tion of the land described in subsection (c) for public 
recreation or other public purposes consistent with 
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 
869 et seq.) by providing written notice of the elec-
tion to the Secretary. 
(2) REVOCATION.—If Las Vegas retains land 
for public recreation or other public purposes under 
paragraph (1), Las Vegas may— 
(A) revoke that election; and 
(B) sell, lease, or convey the land in ac-
cordance with subsection (e). 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 
require Las Vegas to pay all survey costs and other admin-
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istrative costs necessary for the preparation and comple-
tion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land 
described in subsection (c). 
(h) REVERSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel of land de-
scribed in subsection (c) is not conveyed for nonresi-
dential development under this section or reserved 
for recreation or other public purposes under sub-
section (f) by the date that is 30 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the parcel of land shall, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 
States. 
(2) INCONSISTENT
USE.—If Las Vegas uses 
any parcel of land described in subsection (c) in a 
manner that is inconsistent with this section— 
(A) at the discretion of the Secretary, the 
parcel shall revert to the United States; or 
(B) if the Secretary does not make an elec-
tion under subparagraph (A), Las Vegas shall 
sell the parcel of land in accordance with this 
section. 
SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF CONVEYANCE TO LAS VEGAS MET-
ROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
Section 703 of the Clark County Conservation of 
Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public 
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Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 2013) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and the parcel 
of land identified as ‘Conveyance to Las Vegas for Police 
Shooting Range Access’ on the map entitled ‘North Las 
Vegas Valley Overview’, and dated June 26, 2012, for the 
development of an access road and parking facilities’’. 
SEC. 7. SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
WITHDRAWAL. 
Section 8 of the Spring Mountains National Recre-
ation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460hhh–6) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for lands de-
scribed’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), W1⁄2E1⁄2 and W1⁄2, sec. 27, T23S, R58E, Mt. 
Diablo Meridian is not subject to withdrawal under 
that subsection. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF ENTRY UNDER PUBLIC LAND 
LAWS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of sub-
section (a), the following are not subject to with-
drawal under that paragraph: 
‘‘(A) Any Federal land in the Recreation 
Area that qualifies for conveyance under Public 
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Law 97–465 (commonly known as the ‘‘Small 
Tracts Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 521c et seq.), which, 
notwithstanding section 7 of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 521i), may be conveyed under that Act. 
‘‘(B) Any Federal land in the Recreation 
Area that the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate for conveyance by exchange for non-Fed-
eral land within the Recreation Area under au-
thorities generally providing for the exchange of 
National Forest System land.’’. 
SEC. 8. SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 
ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENTS. 
Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man-
agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 
2344; 116 Stat. 2007) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘dated October 1, 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘dated June 26, 2012’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), subject to 
paragraphs (1) through (3), Clark County may con-
vey to a unit of local government or regional govern-
mental entity, without consideration, land located 
within the Airport Environs Overlay District (as of 
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the date of enactment of this paragraph) if the land 
is used for a public purpose consistent with uses al-
lowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
known as the ‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’) 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), provided that if the con-
veyed land is used for a purpose other than a public 
purpose, paragraph (4) would apply to the convey-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 9. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BOARD OF REGENTS.—The term ‘‘Board of 
Regents’’ means the Board of Regents of the Ne-
vada System of Higher Education. 
(2) CAMPUSES.—The term ‘‘Campuses’’ means 
the Great Basin College, College of Southern Ne-
vada, and University of Las Vegas, Nevada, cam-
puses. 
(3) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means each of the 3 parcels of Bureau of Land 
Management land identified on the maps as ‘‘Parcel 
to be Conveyed’’, of which— 
(A) approximately 40 acres is to be con-
veyed for the College of Southern Nevada; 
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(B) approximately 2,085 acres is to be 
conveyed for the University of Nevada, Las 
Vegas; and 
(C) approximately 285 acres is to be con-
veyed for the Great Basin College. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(6) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the 
Nevada System of Higher Education. 
(b) CONVEYANCES OF FEDERAL LAND TO THE SYS-
TEM.— 
(1) CONVEYANCES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and sec-
tion 1(c) of the Act of June 14, 1926 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869(c)) and subject 
to all valid existing rights, the Secretary shall— 
(i) not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, convey to 
the System, without consideration, all 
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right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to— 
(I) the Federal land identified on 
the map entitled ‘‘Great Basin College 
Land Conveyance’’ and dated June 
26, 2012, for the Great Basin College; 
and 
(II) the Federal land identified 
on the map entitled ‘‘College of 
Southern Nevada Land Conveyance’’ 
and dated June 26, 2012, for the Col-
lege of Southern Nevada, subject to 
the requirement that, as a pre-
condition of the conveyance, the 
Board of Regents shall, by mutual as-
sent, enter into a binding development 
agreement with the City of Las Vegas 
that— 
(aa) provides for the orderly 
development of the Federal land 
to be conveyed under this sub-
clause; and 
(bb) complies with State 
law; and 
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(ii) not later than 180 days after the 
receipt of certification of acceptable reme-
diation of environmental conditions exist-
ing on the parcel to be conveyed for the 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, convey 
to the System, without consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land identified 
on the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas 
Valley Overview’’ and dated June 26, 2012 
for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, if 
the area identified as ‘‘Potential Utility 
Schedule’’ on the map is reserved for use 
for a potential future 400-foot utility cor-
ridor of certain rights-of-way for transpor-
tation and public utilities. 
(B) PHASES.—The Secretary may phase 
the conveyance of the Federal land under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) as remediation is completed. 
(2) CONDITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under paragraph (1)(A), the Board 
of Regents shall agree in writing— 
(i) to pay any administrative costs as-
sociated with the conveyance, including the 
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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 
that may arise from uses carried out on 
the Federal land on or before the date of 
enactment of this Act by the United States 
or any person; and 
(iv) to assist the Bureau of Land 
Management in providing information to 
the students of the System and the citizens 
of the State on— 
(I) public land (including the 
management of public land) in the 
Nation; and 
(II) the role of the Bureau of 
Land Management in managing, pre-
serving, and protecting the public land 
in the State. 
(B) AGREEMENT WITH NELLIS AIR FORCE 
BASE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land 
conveyed to the System under paragraph 
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(1)(A)(ii) shall be used in accordance with 
the agreement entitled the ‘‘Cooperative 
Interlocal Agreement between the Board of 
Regents of the Nevada System of Higher 
Education, on Behalf of the University of 
Nevada, Las Vegas, and the 99th Air Base 
Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada’’ and 
dated June 19, 2009. 
(ii) MODIFICATIONS.—Any modifica-
tions to the agreement described in clause 
(i) or any related master plan shall require 
the mutual assent of the parties to the 
agreement. 
(iii) LIMITATION.—In no case shall 
the use of the Federal land conveyed under 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii) compromise the na-
tional security mission or aviation rights of 
Nellis Air Force Base. 
(3) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The System may use 
the Federal land conveyed under paragraph 
(1)(A) for— 
(i) any purpose relating to the estab-
lishment, operation, growth, and mainte-
nance of the System; and 
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(ii) any uses relating to the purposes, 
including residential and commercial devel-
opment that would generally be associated 
with an institution of higher education. 
(B) 
OTHER
ENTITIES.—The 
System 
may— 
(i) consistent with Federal and State 
law, lease, or otherwise provide property or 
space at, the Campuses, with or without 
consideration, to religious, public interest, 
community, or other groups for services 
and events that are of interest to the Sys-
tem or to any community located in south-
ern Nevada; 
(ii) allow any other communities in 
southern Nevada to use facilities of the 
Campuses for educational and recreational 
programs of the community; and 
(iii) in conjunction with the city of 
Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, or Pahrump 
or Clark or Nye County plan, finance (in-
cluding through the provision of cost-share 
assistance), construct, and operate facili-
ties for the city of Las Vegas, North Las 
Vegas, or Pahrump or Clark or Nye Coun-
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ty on the Federal land conveyed for edu-
cational or recreational purposes consistent 
with this subsection. 
(4) REVERSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land or 
any portion of the Federal land conveyed under 
paragraph (1)(A) ceases to be used for the Sys-
tem, the Federal land, or any portion of the 
Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Sec-
retary, revert to the United States. 
(B) 
UNIVERSITY
OF
NEVADA, 
LAS 
VEGAS.—If the System fails to complete the 
first building or show progression toward devel-
opment of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
campus on the applicable parcels of Federal 
land by the date that is 50 years after the date 
of receipt of certification of acceptable remedi-
ation of environmental conditions, the parcels of 
the Federal land described in subsection 
(a)(3)(B) shall, at the discretion of the Sec-
retary, revert to the United States. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 10. LAND CONVEYANCE FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA SUP-
PLEMENTAL AIRPORT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 
County, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Land Conveyance for Southern Nevada Sup-
plemental Airport’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date described in paragraph (2), subject to valid 
existing rights, and notwithstanding the land use 
planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall 
convey to the County, without consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the land described in subsection (c). 
(2) DATE
ON
WHICH
CONVEYANCE
MAY
BE 
MADE.—The Secretary shall not make the convey-
ance described in paragraph (1) until the later of 
the date on which the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration has— 
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(A) approved an airport layout plan for an 
airport to be located in the Ivanpah Valley; and 
(B) with respect to the construction and 
operation of an airport on the site conveyed to 
the County pursuant to section 2(a) of the 
Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer 
Act (Public Law 106–362; 114 Stat. 1404), 
issued a record of decision after the preparation 
of an environmental impact statement or simi-
lar analysis required under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.). 
(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the public land to be conveyed under para-
graph (1) is withdrawn from— 
(A) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(B) operation of the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws. 
(4) USE.—The public land conveyed under 
paragraph (1) shall be used for the development of 
flood mitigation infrastructure for the Southern Ne-
vada Supplemental Airport. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (b) consists of the approximately 2,320 acres 
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of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 
described on the map as the ‘‘Conveyance Area’’. 
(d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall prepare an official legal description and map of 
the parcel to be conveyed under this section. 
(2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor-
rect any minor error in— 
(A) the map; or 
(B) the legal description. 
(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. 
SEC. 11. SUNRISE MOUNTAIN INSTANT STUDY AREA RE-
LEASE. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that for the purposes 
of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in 
Clark County, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study 
Area has been adequately studied for wilderness designa-
tion. 
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(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness— 
(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 land 
management plans adopted under section 202 of 
that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
(c) POST RELEASE LAND USE APPROVALS.—Recog-
nizing that the area released under subsection (b) presents 
unique opportunities for the granting of additional rights- 
of-way, including for high voltage transmission facilities, 
the Secretary of the Interior may accommodate multiple 
applicants within a particular right-of-way. 
SEC. 12. NELLIS DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE-
ATION AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
North Las Vegas, Nevada. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 
County, Nevada. 
(3) ECONOMIC
SUPPORT
AREA.—The term 
‘‘Economic Support Area’’ means the land identified 
on the map as the ‘‘Economic Support Area’’. 
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(4) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 1,211 acres of Federal 
land in the County, as depicted on the map. 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area’’ and dated June 26, 2012. 
(6) NELLIS
DUNES
RECREATION
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Nellis Dunes Recreation Area’’ means the 
Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area 
identified on the map as ‘‘Nellis Dunes OHV Recre-
ation Area’’. 
(7) NET PROCEEDS.—The term ‘‘net proceeds’’ 
means the amount that is equal to the difference be-
tween— 
(A) the amount of gross revenues received 
by the County from any activities at the Eco-
nomic Support Area; and 
(B) the total amount expended by the 
County for capital improvements to each of the 
Economic Support Area and the Nellis Dunes 
Recreation Area, provided that the capital im-
provements shall not exceed 80 percent of the 
total gross proceeds. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(b) CONVEYANCE
OF FEDERAL LAND
TO CLARK 
COUNTY, NEVADA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing 
rights, without consideration, all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the parcels of 
Federal land. 
(2) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The parcels of Federal 
land conveyed under paragraph (1)— 
(i) shall be used by the County— 
(I) to provide a suitable location 
for the establishment of a centralized 
off-road vehicle recreation park in the 
County; 
(II) to provide the public with 
opportunities 
for 
off-road 
vehicle 
recreation, including a location for 
races, competitive events, training and 
other commercial services that directly 
support a centralized off-road vehicle 
recreation area and County park; and 
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(III) to provide a designated area 
and facilities that would discourage 
unauthorized use of off-highway vehi-
cles in areas that have been identified 
by the Federal Government, State 
government, or County government as 
containing environmentally sensitive 
land; and 
(ii) shall not be disposed of by the 
County. 
(B) REVERSION.—If the County ceases to 
use any parcel of the Federal land for the pur-
poses described in subparagraph (A)(i) or sub-
paragraph (C)— 
(i) title to the parcel shall revert to 
the United States, at the option of the 
United States; and 
(ii) the County shall be responsible for 
any reclamation necessary to revert the 
parcel to the United States. 
(C) RENEWABLE AND SOLAR ENERGY.— 
The Federal land conveyed to the County under 
paragraph (1) and the land conveyed to the 
County under section 1(c) of Public Law 107– 
350 (116 Stat. 2975) may be used for the inci-
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dental purpose of generating renewable energy 
and solar energy for use by the Clark County 
Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Park, the 
shooting park authorized under Public Law 
107–350 (116 Stat. 2975), and the County. 
(D) CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY 
OF THE AIR FORCE.— 
(i) RESTRICTION.—Any project au-
thorized under subparagraph (C) shall not 
interfere with the national security mission 
of Nellis Air Force Base (or any military 
operation). 
(ii) CONDITION.—Before the construc-
tion of any proposed project under sub-
paragraph (C), the project proponent shall 
consult with the Secretary of Defense (or 
a designee). 
(E) FUTURE CONVEYANCES.—Any future 
conveyance of Federal land for addition to the 
Clark County Off Highway Vehicle Park or the 
Nellis Dunes Recreation Area shall be subject 
to— 
(i) the binding interlocal agreement 
under paragraph (3)(B); and 
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(ii) the aviation easement require-
ments under paragraph (6). 
(F) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Air 
Force and the County, may develop a special 
management plan for the Federal land— 
(i) to enhance public safety and safe 
off-highway vehicle recreation use in the 
Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; 
(ii) to ensure compatible development 
with the mission requirements of the Nellis 
Air Force Base; and 
(iii) to avoid and mitigate known pub-
lic health risks associated with off-highway 
vehicle use in the Nellis Dunes Recreation 
Area. 
(3) ECONOMIC SUPPORT AREA.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—There is designated 
the Economic Support Area. 
(B) INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Before the Eco-
nomic Support Area may be developed, the 
City and County shall enter into an 
interlocal agreement regarding the develop-
ment of the Economic Support Area. 
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(ii) LIMITATION OF AGREEMENT.—In 
no case shall the interlocal agreement 
under this subparagraph compromise or 
interfere with the aviation rights provided 
under paragraph (6) and subsection (c)(4). 
(C) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Of the net pro-
ceeds from the development of the Economic 
Support Area, the County shall— 
(i) annually deposit 50 percent in a 
special account in the Treasury, to be used 
by the Secretary for the development, 
maintenance, 
operations, 
and 
environ-
mental restoration and mitigation of the 
Nellis Dunes Recreation Area; and 
(ii) retain 50 percent, to be used by 
the County— 
(I) to pay for capital improve-
ments that are not covered by sub-
section (a)(7)(B); and 
(II) to maintain and operate the 
park established under paragraph 
(2)(A)(i)(I). 
(4) AGREEMENT
WITH
NELLIS
AIR
FORCE 
BASE.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Before the Federal 
land may be conveyed to the County under 
paragraph (1), the Clark County Board of 
Commissioners, the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, and Nellis Air Force Base shall enter 
into an interlocal agreement for the Federal 
land and the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area— 
(i) to enhance safe off-highway recre-
ation use; and 
(ii) to ensure that development of the 
Federal land is consistent with the long- 
term mission requirements of Nellis Air 
Force Base. 
(B) LIMITATION.—The use of the Federal 
land conveyed under paragraph (1) shall not 
compromise the national security mission or 
aviation rights of Nellis Air Force Base. 
(5) ADDITIONAL
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.— 
With respect to the conveyance of Federal land 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary considers to be appropriate to protect the in-
terests of the United States. 
(6) AVIATION EASEMENT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Each deed entered into 
for the conveyance of the Federal land shall 
contain a perpetual aviation easement reserving 
to the United States all rights necessary to pre-
serve free and unobstructed overflight in and 
through the airspace above, over, and across the 
surface of the Federal land for the passage of 
aircraft owned or operated by any Federal 
agency or other Federal entity. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Each easement de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall include such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary of the 
Air Force determines to be necessary to comply 
with subparagraph (A). 
(c) DESIGNATION OF THE NELLIS DUNES NATIONAL 
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 10,000 
acres of land identified as ‘‘Nellis Dunes’’ in the Bu-
reau of Land Management Resource Management 
Plan shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Nellis 
Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management may develop a special 
management plan for the Nellis Dunes Recreation 
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Area to enhance the safe use of off-highway vehicles 
for recreational purposes. 
(3) EXCLUSION
FROM
NATIONAL
LANDSCAPE 
CONSERVATION SYSTEM.—The Nellis Dunes Recre-
ation Area shall not be considered a unit of the Na-
tional Landscape Conservation System. 
(4) AVIATION RIGHTS.—The aviation rights de-
scribed in subsection (b)(6) shall apply to the Nellis 
Dunes Recreation Area. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LAND FOR 
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE.— 
(1) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section— 
(A) the Federal land and interests in the 
Federal land identified on the map as ‘‘Land to 
be withdrawn for Nellis Air Force Base’’ are 
withdrawn from all forms of appropriation 
under the general land laws, including the min-
ing, mineral leasing, and geothermal leasing 
laws; and 
(B) jurisdiction over the land and interest 
in land withdrawn and reserved by this sub-
section is transferred to the Secretary of the 
Air Force. 
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(2) RESERVATION.—The land withdrawn under 
paragraph (1) is reserved for use by the Secretary 
of the Air Force for— 
(A) the enlargement and protection of 
Nellis Air Force Base; or 
(B) other defense-related purposes con-
sistent with the purposes of this subsection. 
(3) CHANGES IN USE.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall consult with the Secretary before 
using the land withdrawn and reserved by this sub-
section for any purpose other than the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2). 
(4) EASEMENT.—The United States reserves— 
(A) a right of flight for the passage of air-
craft in the airspace above the surface of the 
Federal land conveyed to the County; and 
(B) the right to cause in the airspace any 
noise, vibration, smoke, or other effects that 
may be inherent in the operation of aircraft 
landing at, or taking off from, Nellis Air Force 
Base. 
Æ 
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