I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 925 
To promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible 
development in Douglas County, Nevada, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 
Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. HARDY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To promote conservation, improve public land, and provide 
for sensible development in Douglas County, 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 
‘‘Douglas County Conservation Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—LAND CONVEYANCES AND SALES 
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Sec. 101. Conveyance to State of Nevada. 
Sec. 102. Concessionaires at Round Hill Pines Management Area and Zephyr 
Shoals Management Area. 
Sec. 103. Conveyance to Douglas County, Nevada. 
Sec. 104. Sale of certain Federal land. 
TITLE II—TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES 
Sec. 201. Transfer of land to be held in trust for Tribe. 
Sec. 202. Cooperative management agreement. 
TITLE III—RESOLUTION OF BURBANK CANYONS WILDERNESS 
STUDY AREA 
Sec. 301. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 302. Administration. 
Sec. 303. Fish and wildlife management. 
Sec. 304. Release of wilderness study area. 
Sec. 305. Native American cultural and religious uses. 
TITLE IV—TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OVER 
FOREST SERVICE LAND 
Sec. 401. Authority of Forest Service to transfer administrative jurisdiction to 
State or County for public purposes. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 
Douglas County, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Douglas County Land Convey-
ances’’ and dated January 27, 2015. 
(3) 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). 
(4) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
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(A) with respect to National Forest Sys-
tem land, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service); and 
(B) with respect to land managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, including land 
held for the benefit of the Tribe, the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(6) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. 
(7) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 
means the Burbank Canyons Wilderness designated 
by section 301(a). 
TITLE I—LAND CONVEYANCES 
AND SALES 
SEC. 101. CONVEYANCE TO STATE OF NEVADA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary con-
cerned shall convey to the State without consideration all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the land described in subsection (b). 
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(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 67 acres of Forest 
Service land generally depicted as ‘‘Lake Tahoe Nevada 
State Park’’ on the Map. 
(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including costs for surveys and other 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the State. 
(d) USE OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any land conveyed to the 
State under subsection (a) shall be used only for— 
(A) the conservation of wildlife or natural 
resources; or 
(B) a public park. 
(2) FACILITIES.—Any facility on the land con-
veyed under subsection (a) shall be constructed and 
managed in a manner consistent with the uses de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(e) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land conveyed 
under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is incon-
sistent with the uses described in subsection (d), the land 
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, revert 
to the United States. 
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SEC. 102. CONCESSIONAIRES AT ROUND HILL PINES MAN-
AGEMENT AREA AND ZEPHYR SHOALS MAN-
AGEMENT AREA. 
(a) PROSPECTUS.—Subject to subsection (b), not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly available 
a prospectus to solicit 1 or more concessionaires for— 
(1) the approximately 125 acres of land gen-
erally depicted as ‘‘Round Hill Pines Resort’’ on the 
Map; and 
(2) the approximately 448 acres of land gen-
erally depicted as ‘‘Zephyr Shoals’’ on the Map. 
(b) EXCLUSIONS.— 
(1) SPECIAL USE PERMITS.—This section shall 
not apply to any land or portion of land described 
in subsection (a) for which a concessionaire has a 
contract to operate under a special use permit issued 
before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) PRIOR PROSPECTUSES.—This section shall 
not apply to any land or portion of land described 
in subsection (a) for which the Secretary of Agri-
culture has made publicly available before the date 
of enactment of this Act a prospectus for the land 
or portion of the land. 
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(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the State, 
County, Tribe, and other interested parties— 
(1) to satisfy any requirement under section 
102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); and 
(2) to prepare for the orderly and smooth tran-
sition of the operation of the land described in sub-
section (a) to 1 or more concessionaires. 
(d) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.—Any fees received 
under a concession contract under this section shall re-
main available to the Forest Service, until expended, with-
out further appropriations, for use within the Lake Tahoe 
Basin Management Unit under the authorities provided 
by section 2(d) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3382) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Santini-Burton Act’’). 
(e) TRANSFER
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDIC-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Agri-
culture has not entered into a concession contract 
for the land described in subsection (a) by the date 
that is 2 years after the date on which the pro-
spectus is published under that subsection, con-
sistent with section 3(a) of Public Law 96–586 (94 
Stat. 3383) (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini-Bur-
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ton Act’’), the Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer 
to the County, without consideration, administrative 
jurisdiction over the land for a period of 99 years. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary of Agri-
culture has taken steps to enter into a concession 
contract for the land described in subsection (a), in-
cluding substantial completion of any requirement 
under section 102 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), the transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1) 
shall not take place unless the Secretary of Agri-
culture has not entered into a concession contract by 
the date that is 30 months after the date on which 
the prospectus is published under subsection (a). 
(3) COSTS.—Any costs relating to a transfer 
under paragraph (1), including any costs for surveys 
and other administrative costs, shall be paid by the 
County. 
(4) USE OF LAND.—Any land transferred to the 
County under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be managed by the County— 
(i) to maintain undeveloped open 
space; 
(ii) to preserve the natural character-
istics of the land in perpetuity; and 
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(iii) to protect and enhance water 
quality, stream environment zones, and im-
portant wildlife habitat; and 
(B) be used for 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.). 
(5) REVERSION.—If any land or portion of land 
transferred under this section is used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with this section, the land shall, 
at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, re-
vert to the United States. 
SEC. 103. CONVEYANCE TO DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEVADA. 
(a) DEFINITION OF FEDERAL LAND.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the approximately 
7,990 acres of Federal land located in the County that 
is identified as ‘‘Douglas County Conveyances’’ on the 
Map. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Subject to 
valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land use 
planning requirements of section 202 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), 
not later than 180 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary concerned receives a request from the County for 
the conveyance of the Federal land, the Secretary con-
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