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(D) APPLICABLE LAW.—Beginning on the date on which 
the Federal land is conveyed to the City, the development 
of and conduct of activities on the Federal land shall be 
subject to all applicable Federal laws (including regula-
tions). 
(E) COSTS.—As a condition of the conveyance of the 
Federal land under subparagraph (A), the City shall pay— 
(i) an amount equal to the appraised value deter-
mined in accordance with subparagraph (B); and 
(ii) all costs related to the conveyance, including 
all surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs 
associated with the conveyance of the Federal land 
to the City under subparagraph (A). 
(3) NATIVE
AMERICAN
CULTURAL
AND
RELIGIOUS
USES.— 
Nothing in this subsection alters or diminishes the treaty rights 
of any Indian tribe. 
(b) CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO CITY OF CARLIN, 
NEVADA.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of Carlin, 
Nevada. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means 
the approximately 1,329 acres of land located in the City 
of Carlin, Nevada, that is identified on the map as ‘‘Carlin 
Selected Parcels’’. 
(C) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Proposed Carlin, Nevada Land Sales’’ map dated October 
25, 2013. 
(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(2) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights and not-
withstanding 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 City all right, title, and interest of the United States 
to and in the Federal land. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance 
authorized under paragraph (2), the City shall pay to the Sec-
retary an amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal 
land, as determined under paragraph (4). 
(4) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an appraisal 
of the Federal land in accordance with— 
(A) the Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisi-
tions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice. 
(5) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the Bureau of Land Management. 
(6) COSTS.—At closing for the conveyance authorized under 
paragraph (2) the City shall pay or reimburse the Secretary, 
as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction and administra-
tive personnel costs associated with the conveyance authorized 
under such paragraph, including the costs of title searches, 
maps, and boundary and cadastral surveys. 
(7) RELEASE OF UNITED STATES.—Upon making the convey-
ance under paragraph (2), notwithstanding any other provision
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of law, the United States is released from any and all liabilities 
or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, 
release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollut-
ant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petro-
leum product of any kind), solid waste, mine materials or 
mining related features (including tailings, overburden, waste 
rock, mill remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from the 
presence of mining related features) on the Federal land in 
existence on or before the date of the conveyance. 
(8) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Fed-
eral land identified for conveyance shall be withdrawn from 
all forms of— 
(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public 
land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
and 
(C) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials and geothermal leasing laws. 
(c) CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF FERNLEY, NEVADA.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of Fernley, 
Nevada. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means 
the land located in the City that is identified as ‘‘Proposed 
Sale Parcels’’ on the map. 
(C) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Proposed Fernley, Nevada, Land Sales’’ and dated January 
25, 2013. 
(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(2) CONVEYANCE
AUTHORIZED.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), not later than 180 
days after the date on which the Secretary receives a request 
from the City for the conveyance of the Federal land, the 
Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States to and in the 
Federal land. 
(3) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land conveyed under 
paragraph (2)— 
(i) may be used by the City for any 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.); and 
(ii) shall not be disposed of by the City. 
(B) REVERSION.—If the City ceases to use a parcel 
of the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (2) in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A)— 
(i) title to the parcel shall revert to the Secretary, 
at the option of the Secretary; and 
(ii) the City shall be responsible for any reclama-
tion necessary to revert the parcel to the United States. 
(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the Bureau of Land Management.
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(5) RESERVATION OF EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The 
City and the Commissioner of Reclamation may retain ease-
ments or rights-of-way on the Federal land to be conveyed, 
including easements or rights-of-way that the Commissioner 
of Reclamation determines are necessary to carry out— 
(A) the operation and maintenance of the Truckee 
Canal Irrigation District Canal; or 
(B) the Newlands Project. 
(6) COSTS.—At closing for the conveyance authorized under 
paragraph (2), the City shall pay or reimburse the Secretary, 
as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction and administra-
tive personnel costs associated with the conveyance authorized 
under that paragraph, including the costs of title searches, 
maps, and boundary and cadastral surveys. 
(7) RELEASE
OF
UNITED
STATES.—On conveyance of the 
Federal land under paragraph (2), notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the United States is released from any and 
all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from 
the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous 
substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or 
derivative of a petroleum product of any kind), solid waste, 
mine materials, or mining related features (including tailings, 
overburden, waste rock, mill remnants, pits, or other hazards 
resulting from the presence of mining related features) on the 
Federal land in existence before or on the date of the convey-
ance. 
(8) ACQUISITION
OF
FEDERAL
REVERSIONARY
INTEREST.— 
(A) REQUEST.—After the date of conveyance of the Fed-
eral land under paragraph (2), the City may submit to 
the Secretary a request to acquire the Federal reversionary 
interest in all or any portion of the Federal land. 
(B) APPRAISAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of receipt of a request under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the 
Federal reversionary interest in the Federal land 
requested by the City under that subparagraph. 
(ii) REQUIREMENT.—The appraisal under clause (i) 
shall be completed in accordance with— 
(I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed-
eral Land Acquisitions; and 
(II) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(C) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—If, by the date that is 
1 year after the date of completion of the appraisal under 
subparagraph (B), the City submits to the Secretary an 
offer to acquire the Federal reversionary requested under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, not later than the 
date that is 30 days after the date on which the offer 
is submitted, convey to the City the reversionary interest 
covered by the offer. 
(D) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the convey-
ance of the Federal reversionary interest under subpara-
graph (C), the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount 
equal to the appraised value of the Federal reversionary 
interest, as determined under subparagraph (B).
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(E) COSTS
OF
CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subparagraph (C), all costs associated 
with the conveyance (including the cost of the appraisal 
under subparagraph (B)), shall be paid by the City. 
(d) 
CONVEYANCE
OF
FEDERAL
LAND, 
STOREY
COUNTY, 
NEVADA.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Storey 
County, Nevada. 
(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means 
the approximately 1,745 acres of Federal land identified 
on the map as ‘‘BLM Owned–County Request Transfer’’. 
(C) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Restoring Storey County Act’’ and dated November 20, 
2012. 
(D) MINING TOWNSITE.—The term ‘‘mining townsite’’ 
means the real property— 
(i) located in the Virginia City townsite within 
the County; 
(ii) owned by the Federal Government; and 
(iii) on which improvements were constructed 
based on the belief that— 
(I) the property had been or would be acquired 
from the Federal Government by the entity oper-
ating the relevant mine on the date of construction; 
or 
(II) the individual or entity that made the 
improvements had a valid claim for acquiring the 
property from the Federal Government. 
(E) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(2) MINING CLAIM VALIDITY REVIEW.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out an 
expedited program to examine each unpatented mining 
claim (including each unpatented mining claim for which 
a patent application has been filed) within the mining 
townsite. 
(B) DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY.—With respect to a 
mining claim described in subparagraph (A), if the Sec-
retary determines that the elements of a contest are 
present, the Secretary shall immediately determine the 
validity of the mining claim. 
(C) DECLARATION
BY
SECRETARY.—If the Secretary 
determines a mining claim to be invalid under subpara-
graph (B), as soon as practicable after the date of the 
determination, the Secretary shall declare the mining claim 
to be null and void. 
(D) TREATMENT OF VALID MINING CLAIMS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each mining claim that the Sec-
retary determines to be valid under subparagraph (B) 
shall be maintained in compliance with the general 
mining laws and paragraph (3)(B)(ii). 
(ii) EFFECT ON HOLDERS.—A holder of a mining 
claim described in clause (i) shall not be entitled to 
a patent. 
(E) ABANDONMENT OF CLAIM.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide—