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Calendar No. 657
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3050
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 9 (legislative day, AUGUST 8), 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994
Reported by Mr. JOHNSTON, without amendment
AN ACT
To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.
Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
460ccc–1(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of approxi-
mately 195,610 acres as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area—Pro-
posed Expansion’, numbered NV–RRCNCA–002, and
dated July 1994.’’.
SEC. 2. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE RED ROCK CANYON
NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ESTABLISH-
MENT ACT OF 1990.
(a) DEADLINE FOR MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section
5(a)(1) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–
3(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Within 3 full fiscal years
following the fiscal year in which the date of enactment
of this Act occurs,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘No later
than January 1, 1997,’’.
(b) EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—Section 7 of the Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–5) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as specifically author-
ized’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(a) Except as
specifically authorized’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof a new sub-
section, as follows:
‘‘(b) The Secretary may transfer to the owner of the
Old Nevada recreation facility the approximately 20 acres
of Federal lands within the conservation area which, on
March 1, 1994, were used to provide parking for visitors
to such facility, in exchange for lands of equal or greater
value within the conservation area acceptable to the Sec-
retary.’’.
(c) PRIORITY DATES.—Section 10(b) of the Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc–8(b)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Act.’’ and by inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Act, except
that as related to rights associated with lands added to
the conservation area after such date, the priority date
shall be the date of enactment of the Act adding such
lands to the conservation area.’’.
SEC. 3. POTENTIAL CONSERVATION LANDS.
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the lands identified in subsection (b) are hereby withdrawn
from all forms of entry under the public land laws, includ-
ing the mining laws, and from operation of the mineral
and geothermal leasing laws: Provided, That nothing in
this subsection shall limit the issuance of any necessary
licenses or public land rights-of-way for any hydroelectric
project involving such lands.
(b) LANDS.—The lands referred to in subsection (a)
are the approximately 1,280 acres of public lands as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Potential Conserva-
tion Lands: Possible Hydroelectric Project’’ dated July,
1994.
(c) FUTURE STATUS.—(1) Effective on the date 5
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the lands
described in subsection (b) shall be added to the Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area unless before such ef-
fective date all necessary licenses and public land rights-
of-way have been issued for a hydroelectric project involv-
ing some or all of such lands.
(2) For purposes of section 10(b) of the Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of
1990, as amended by this Act, the date on which the lands
identified in subsection (b) of this section are added to
the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area shall
be deemed to be the date of enactment of an Act adding
such lands to the conservation area.
SEC. 4. AUSTIN, NEVADA MUSEUM.
(a) LANDS.—The Austin Historic Mining District
Historical Society (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Historical
Society’’) shall be permitted to use the lands located in
Austin, Nevada, identified as township 19 North, range
44 East, section 19, block 38, lots 1 through 16, assessor’s
parcel number 01–147–01, amounting to approximately
0.59 acres, in accordance with the requirements of this
section.
(b) USES.—The Historical Society’s use of the lands
identified in subsection (a) shall be subject to the require-
ments of this section and shall be limited to use for a mu-
seum or other facility to illustrate the history of the Austin
Historic Mining District.
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—(1) The Secretary of
Agriculture shall permit the Historical Society to use the
lands identified in subsection (a) for a period of 20 years
after the date of enactment of this Act. After such period,
the Historical Society may continue to use such lands, at
the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) During the period of 20 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Historical Society, if it
elects to use the lands identified in subsection (a), shall
pay to the Secretary of Agriculture, on behalf of the Unit-
ed States, an annual rental of $100.
(3) If the Secretary of Agriculture permits continued
use of the lands identified in subsection (a) after the end
of the period of 20 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall require pay-
ment of such annual rental as the Secretary determines
reasonable.
(4) At all times that the lands identified in subsection
(a) are used by the Historical Society, the Historical Soci-
ety shall be solely responsible for all necessary mainte-
nance and repairs of all structures and improvements on
such lands and for all necessary payments for utilities or
other services.
(5) All rentals received by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under this section shall be deemed to have been
deposited with such Secretary pursuant to the Act of De-
cember 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a).
Passed the House of Representatives August 8,
1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.