SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
TITLE I—LINCOLN COUNTY CON-
SERVATION, 
RECREATION,
AND DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lincoln County Con-
servation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004’’.
Subtitle A—Land Disposal
SEC. 111. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lin-
coln County, Nevada.
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation,
and Development Act Map’’ and dated October 1,
2004.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘special ac-
count’’ means the special account established under
section 113(b)(3).
SEC. 112. CONVEYANCE OF LINCOLN COUNTY LAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712), the Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the County, in accordance with that Act, this
subtitle, and other applicable law and subject to valid ex-
isting rights, shall conduct sales of—
(1) the land described in subsection (b)(1) to
qualified bidders not later than 75 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) the land described in subsection (b)(2) to
qualified bidders as such land becomes available for
disposal.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in
subsection (a) consists of—
(1) the land identified on the map as Tract A
and Tract B totaling approximately 13,328 acres;
and
(2) between 87,000–90,000 acres of Bureau of
Land Management managed public land in Lincoln
County identified for disposal by the BLM either
through—
(A) the Ely Resource Management Plan
(intended to be finalized in 2005); or
(B) a subsequent amendment to that land
use plan undertaken with full public involve-
ment.
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description
shall be on file and available for public inspection in (as
appropriate)—
(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;
(3) the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of Land
Management; and
(4) the Caliente Field Station of the Bureau of
Land Management.
(d) JOINT SELECTION REQUIRED.—The Secretary
and the County shall jointly select which parcels of land
described in subsection (b)(2) to offer for sale under sub-
section (a).
(e) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING AND ZON-
ING LAWS.—Before a sale of 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
land under subsection (a) shall be—
(1) consistent with section 203(d) and 203(f) of
the Federal Land Management Policy Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1713(d) and (f));
(2) through a competitive bidding process un-
less otherwise determined by the Secretary; and
(3) for not less than fair market value.
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing
rights and except as provided in paragraph (2), the
land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn
from—
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation
under the public land laws, including the min-
ing laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the
mining laws; and
(C) operation of the mineral leasing and
geothermal leasing laws.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1)(A) shall not
apply to a competitive sale or an election by the
County to obtain the land described in subsection
(b) for public purposes under the Act of June 14,
1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq; commonly known as the
‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’).
(h) DEADLINE FOR SALE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall—
(A) notwithstanding the Lincoln County
Land Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1046), not later
than 75 days after the date of the enactment of
this title, offer by sale the land described in
subsection (b)(1) if there is a qualified bidder
for such land; and
(B) offer for sale annually lands identified
for sale in subsection (b)(2) until such lands
are disposed of or unless the county requests a
postponement under paragraph (2).
(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)(2).
(B) INDEFINITE
POSTPONEMENT.—
Unless specifically requested by the Coun-
ty, a postponement under subparagraph
(A) shall not be indefinite.
SEC. 113. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
(a) INITIAL LAND SALE.—Section 5 of the Lincoln
County Land Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1047) shall apply
to the disposition of the gross proceeds from the sale of
land described in section 112(b)(1).
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—Proceeds from the
sale of lands described in section 112(b)(2) shall be used
to reimburse costs incurred by the Nevada State office and
the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
for preparing for the sale of land described in section
102(b) including surveys appraisals, compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321) and compliance with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712).
(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Following compli-
ance with section 113(b) proceeds from sales of lands de-
scribed in section 112(b)(2) shall be disbursed as
follows—
(1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the state
for use in the general education program of the
State;
(2) 45 percent shall be paid to the County for
use for economic development in the County, includ-
ing County parks, trails, and natural areas; and
(3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special
account in the Treasury of the United States and
shall be available without further appropriation to
the Secretary until expended for—
(A) 
the 
inventory, 
evaluation,
protectionand management of unique archae-
ological resources (as defined in section 3 of the
Archaeological Resources Protection Act of
19792 (16 U.S.C. 470bb)) of the County;
(B) the development and implementation
of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for
the County;
(C) processing of public land use author-
izations and rights-of-way relating to the devel-
opment of land conveyed under section 112(b)
of this Act;
(D) processing the Silver State OHV trail
and implementing the management plan re-
quired by section 151(c)(2) of this Act; and
(E) processing wilderness designation, in-
cluding but not limited to, the costs of appro-
priate fencing, signage, public education, and
enforcement for the wilderness areas des-
ignated.
(d) INVESTMENT
OF
SPECIAL
ACCOUNT.—Any
amounts deposited in the special account shall earn inter-
est in an amount determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield
on outstanding marketable obligations of the United
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
of Nevada.
SEC. 123. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER-
VATION SYSTEM.
(a) ADDITIONS.—The following land in the State is
designated as wilderness and as components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) MORMON MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 157,938
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Southern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Mor-
mon Mountains Wilderness’’.
(2) MEADOW VALLEY RANGE WILDERNESS.—
Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of
Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately
123,488 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Southern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’,
dated October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the
‘‘Meadow Valley Range Wilderness’’.
(3) DELAMAR MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 111,328
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Southern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the
‘‘Delamar Mountains Wilderness’’.
(4) CLOVER
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
85,748
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Southern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Clo-
ver Mountains Wilderness’’.
(5) SOUTH PAHROC RANGE WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
25,800
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Western Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the
‘‘South Pahroc Range Wilderness’’.
(6) WORTHINGTON MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—
Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of
Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately
30,664 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Western Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’,
dated October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the
‘‘Worthington Mountains Wilderness’’.
(7) WEEPAH
SPRING
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 51,480 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Western
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1,
2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Weepah Spring
Wilderness’’.
(8) PARSNIP PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 43,693 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Northern
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1,
2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Parsnip Peak
Wilderness’’.
(9) WHITE
ROCK
RANGE
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, 
comprising 
approximately 
24,413
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Northern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated
October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the
‘‘White Rock Range Wilderness’’.
(10) FORTIFICATION
RANGE
WILDERNESS.—
Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of
Land 
Management, 
comprising 
approximately
30,656 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Northern Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’,
dated October 1, 2004, which shall be known as the
‘‘Fortification Range Wilderness’’.
(11) FAR SOUTH EGANS WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 36,384 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Northern
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1,
2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Far South
Egans Wilderness’’.
(12) TUNNEL
SPRING
WILDERNESS.—Certain
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, comprising approximately 5,371 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1,
2004, which shall be known as the ‘‘Tunnel Spring
Wilderness’’.
(13) BIG ROCKS WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 12,997 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Western
Lincoln County Wilderness Map’’, dated October 1,