(ii) any subsequent amendment to the 
management plan that is undertaken with 
full public involvement. 
(c) JOINT SELECTION REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
concerned and the unit of local government in whose juris-
diction lands referred to in subsection (b)(2) are located 
shall jointly select which parcels of the Federal land de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2) to offer for sale under sub-
section (a). 
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING AND ZON-
ING LAWS.—Before carrying out a sale of Federal land 
under subsection (a), the County shall submit to the Sec-
retary concerned a certification that qualified bidders have 
agreed to comply with— 
(1) County zoning ordinances; and 
(2) any master plan for the area approved by 
the County. 
(e) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed shall be determined by 
a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned. 
(f) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary in consultation 
with the County may, make minor boundary adjustments 
to the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under sub-
section (b) and correct any minor errors in the map, acre-
age estimate, or legal description. 
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(g) EASEMENTS.—As a condition of conveyance of 
the land conveyed under subsection (b), access easements 
for roads and trails shall be reserved in the deed at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(h) ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSE
AND
RESTORA-
TION.—For purposes of the conveyance under subsection 
(a), the Secretary concerned— 
(1) shall meet disclosure requirements for haz-
ardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants 
under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)); 
(2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate 
or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or 
contaminants; 
(3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate 
or abate the presence of solid and hazardous waste 
and materials which may be required by applicable 
Federal, State, and local environmental laws and 
regulations; and 
(4) shall not otherwise be required to remove 
any improvements from the land conveyed. 
(i) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—With re-
spect to the conveyance under this section, the Secretary 
of Agriculture may require such additional terms and con-
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ditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
(j) METHOD OF SALE.—The sale of Federal land 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) sold through a competitive bidding process, 
unless otherwise determined by the Secretary con-
cerned; and 
(2) for not less than fair market value. 
(k) RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT CON-
VEYANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days be-
fore any land described in subsection (b) is offered 
for sale under subsection (a), the State or County 
may elect to obtain the land eligible for disposal in 
subsection (b) for public purposes in accordance with 
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 
869 et seq.). 
(2) RETENTION.—Pursuant to an election made 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall retain the elected land for conveyance to the 
State or County in accordance with the Act of June 
14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
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(3) REVERSION.—If the Federal land conveyed 
to the State or County under paragraph (1) is used 
in a manner inconsistent with the Act of June 14, 
1926, the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the 
Secretary of the Interior, revert to the United 
States. 
(l) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Federal land described in subsection (b) is with-
drawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma-
terials. 
(2) TERMINATION.—The withdrawal under 
paragraph (1) shall be terminated— 
(A) on the date of sale or conveyance of 
title to the land including mineral rights de-
scribed in subsection (b) pursuant to this title; 
or 
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(B) with respect to any land described in 
subsection (b) that is not sold or exchanged, 
not later than 2 years after the date on which 
the land was offered for sale under this title. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1)(A) shall not 
apply to a sale made consistent with this section or 
an election by the County or the State to obtain the 
land described in subsection (b) for public purposes 
under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
(m) DEADLINE FOR SALE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, if there is a qualified bid-
der(s) for the land described in subsection (b), the 
Secretary concerned shall offer the land for sale to 
the highest qualified bidder. 
(2) POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE.— 
At the request of the County, the Secretary con-
cerned may temporarily postpone or exclude from 
the sale under paragraph (1) all or a portion of the 
land described in subsection (b). 
(n) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Of the proceeds 
from the sale under this section— 
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(1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for 
use by the State for general education programs of 
the State; 
(2) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County 
for use by the County for general budgeting pur-
poses; and 
(3) 85 percent shall be deposited in a special 
account in the Treasury of the United States, to be 
known as the ‘‘Douglas County Special Account’’, 
which shall be available to the Secretary concerned 
without further appropriation and without fiscal 
year limitations— 
(A) to reimburse costs incurred by the Sec-
retary concerned in preparing for the sale of 
the land described in subsection (b), including, 
but not limited to costs of surveys, appraisal, 
environmental response and restoration, and 
administrative costs including closing fees— 
(i) the costs of surveys and appraisals; 
and 
(ii) the costs of compliance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and sec-
tions 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 
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Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1712, 1713); 
(B) to reimburse costs incurred by the Bu-
reau of Land Management and the Forest Serv-
ice in preparing for and carrying out the trans-
fers of land to be held in trust by the United 
States under title II; and 
(C) to acquire environmentally sensitive 
land or an interest in environmentally sensitive 
land in the County— 
(i) pursuant to the Douglas County 
Open Space and Agricultural Lands Pres-
ervation Implementation Plan, or any sub-
sequent amendment to the plan that is un-
dertaken with full public involvement; and 
(ii) for flood control purposes. 
(o) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public land order 
that withdraws any of the land described in subsection (b) 
from appropriation or disposal under a public land law 
shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal 
of that land. 
SEC. 115. OPEN SPACE RECREATION AREA. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF CONVEYANCE.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
Agriculture receives a request from the County, the Sec-
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retary shall convey to the County, without consideration, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the Federal land to be used for recreation purposes. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of approximately 1,084 acres of 
land as depicted as ‘‘Open Space Recreation Area’’ on the 
Map. 
(c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance au-
thorized under subsection (b), including, but not limited 
to costs of surveys, appraisal, environmental response and 
restoration, and administrative costs including closing 
shall be paid by the County. 
(d) USE OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land con-
veyed under subsection (a) shall not be disposed of by the 
County. 
(e) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the land to be conveyed shall be determined by 
a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned. 
(f) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary in consultation 
with the County may, make minor boundary adjustments 
to the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under sub-
section (b) and correct any minor errors in the map, acre-
age estimate, or legal description. 
(g) EASEMENTS.—As a condition of conveyance of 
the land conveyed under subsection (b), access easements 
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for roads and trails shall be reserved in the deed at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—With re-
spect to the conveyance under this section, the Secretary 
of Agriculture may require such additional terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
(i) ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSE
AND
RESTORA-
TION.—For purposes of the conveyance under subsection 
(a), the Secretary concerned— 
(1) shall meet disclosure requirements for haz-
ardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants 
under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)); 
(2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate 
or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or 
contaminants; 
(3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate 
or abate the presence of solid and hazardous waste 
and materials which may be required by applicable 
Federal, State, and local environmental laws and 
regulations; and 
(4) shall not otherwise be required to remove 
any improvements from the land conveyed. 
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(j) REVERSION.—If the Federal land conveyed under 
subsection (a) is used in a manner inconsistent with this 
section, the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the 
Secretary concerned, revert to the United States. 
Subtitle B—Tribal Cultural 
Resources 
SEC. 121. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 
TRIBE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the land described in subsection (b)— 
(1) is transferred to the Department of the In-
terior; 
(2) shall be held in trust by the United States 
for the benefit of the Tribe; and 
(3) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of— 
(1) approximately 2,669 acres of Federal land 
generally depicted as ‘‘Washoe Tribe Conveyances’’ 
on the Map; and 
(2) any land administered on the date of the 
enactment of this Act by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement or the Forest Service and generally de-
picted as ‘‘Section 5 lands’’. 
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(c) LIMITED AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FOREST 
SERVICE LAND.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall have 
the authority to administratively transfer Forest Service 
lands described in subsection (b) to the Department of the 
Interior to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 
(d) SURVEY.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall complete a cadastral survey and accompanying legal 
description to establish the boundaries of the land taken 
into trust under subsection (a). 
(e) FEDERAL
REGISTER
PUBLICATION.—On the 
completion of the surveys under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register 
a legal description of the lands taken into trust and made 
a part of the reservation under this section. 
(f) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 
(1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under this 
section shall not be eligible, or considered to have 
been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class 
III gaming (as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 
(2) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, in consultation and coordination with 
the Tribe, may carry out any fuel reduction and 
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other landscape restoration activities on the 
land taken into trust under subsection (a), in-
cluding restoration of threatened and endan-
gered species habitat, that are beneficial to the 
Tribe and the Bureau of Land Management. 
(B) CONSERVATION BENEFITS.—Activities 
carried out under subparagraph (A) include ac-
tivities that provide conservation benefits to a 
species— 
(i) that is not listed as endangered or 
threatened under section 4(c) of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533(c)); but 
(ii) is— 
(I) listed by a State as a threat-
ened or endangered species; 
(II) a species of concern or spe-
cial status species; or 
(III) a candidate for a listing as 
an endangered or threatened species 
under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(g) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section affects 
the allocation, ownership, interest, or control, as in exist-
ence on the date of the enactment of this Act, of any 
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water, water right, or any other valid existing right held 
by the United States, an Indian Tribe, a State, or a per-
son. 
Subtitle C—Convey Forest Service 
Land for Public Purposes 
SEC. 131. AUTHORITY OF FOREST SERVICE TO CONVEY TO 
STATE OR COUNTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with section 3(b) of 
Public Law 96–586 (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini- 
Burton Act’’; 94 Stat. 3381), and subject to valid existing 
rights, on receipt of a request by the State or County and 
subject to such terms and conditions as are satisfactory 
to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary may convey 
the Forest Service land or interests in Forest Service land 
described in subsection (b) to the State or County, without 
consideration, to protect the environmental quality and 
public recreational use of the conveyed Forest Service land 
and manage consistent with Public Law 96–586 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Santini-Burton Act’’ 94 Stat. 3381). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is any Forest Service land that is located 
within the boundaries of the area acquired under Public 
Law 96–586 (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini-Burton 
Act’’; 94 Stat. 3381) that is— 
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(1) unsuitable for Forest Service administra-
tion; and 
(2) necessary for a public purpose. 
(c) USE OF LAND.—A parcel of land conveyed pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be managed by the State or County, as ap-
plicable— 
(A) to maintain undeveloped open space 
and to preserve the natural characteristics of 
the transferred land in perpetuity; and 
(B) to protect and enhance water quality, 
stream environment zones, and important wild-
life habitat; and 
(2) be used by the State or County, as applica-
ble, for recreation or other public purposes including 
trails, trailheads, fuel reduction, flood control, and 
other infrastructure consistent with Public Law 96– 
586 (commonly known as the ‘‘Santini-Burton Act’’; 
94 Stat. 3381). 
(d) REVERSION.—If a parcel of land transferred 
under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is incon-
sistent with subsection (c) or Public Law 96–586, the par-
cel of land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, revert to the United States. 
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SEC. 132. SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RECRE-
ATION AND OTHER PURPOSES. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
To the extent practicable, not later than one year after 
the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture receives 
a proposal and an application from the County or unit 
of local government for the use of the Federal land covered 
by subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture, in accord-
ance with all applicable law shall— 
(1) process the County’s or other unit of local 
government’s proposal and application for a special 
use permit for recreation or other purposes; and 
(2) if the proposal is accepted and the applica-
tion is granted, authorize a permit consistent with 
applicable law longer for the use of those lands. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—Subsection (a) applies 
to approximately 188 acres of Federal land located in the 
County that is identified as ‘‘Directed Special Use Per-
mit’’ on the Map. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—With respect to any 
special use authorization issued under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Agriculture may require such terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States and to ensure 
compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency 
directives. 
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Subtitle D—Resolution of Burbank 
Canyons Wilderness Study Area 
SEC. 141. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA-
TION SYSTEM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approxi-
mately 12,392 acres of Federal land managed by the Bu-
reau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the 
Map as ‘‘Burbank Canyons Wilderness’’ is designated as 
wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, to be known as the ‘‘Burbank Can-
yons Wilderness’’. 
(b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of any portion of the 
Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall be at least 
100 feet from the centerline of the road to allow public 
access. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
concerned shall prepare a map and legal description 
of the Wilderness. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except 
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that the Secretary concerned may correct any minor 
error in the map or legal description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 
legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
SEC. 142. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary con-
cerned in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective 
date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
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(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Wil-
derness, if established before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such 
reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Sec-
retary concerned considers to be necessary in accordance 
with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 
the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 
Report 101–405). 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the boundaries 
of the Wilderness that is acquired by the United States 
after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be added 
to and administered as part of the Wilderness. 
(d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of the Wilderness to create a protec-
tive perimeter or buffer zone around the Wilderness. 
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(2) NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 
heard from areas within the Wilderness shall not 
preclude the conduct of the activities or uses outside 
the boundary of the Wilderness. 
(e) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sub-
title restricts or precludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the Wilderness, including military overflights that 
can be seen or heard within the wilderness area; 
(2) flight testing and evaluation; or 
(3) the designation or creation of new units of 
special use airspace, or the establishment of military 
flight training routes, over the Wilderness. 
(f) EXISTING AIRSTRIPS.—Nothing in this subtitle 
restricts or precludes low-level overflights by aircraft uti-
lizing airstrips in existence on the date of the enactment 
of this Act that are located within 5 miles of the proposed 
boundary of the Wilderness. 
(g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary concerned 
may take any measures in the Wilderness that the Sec-
retary concerned determines to be necessary for the con-
trol of fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Sec-
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retary concerned determines to be appropriate, the coordi-
nation of the activities with the State or a local agency. 
(h) DATA COLLECTION.—In accordance with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned may pre-
scribe, the Secretary concerned may authorize the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological collection devices in the Wilderness if the Sec-
retary concerned determines that the facilities and access 
to the facilities are essential to flood warning, flood con-
trol, or water reservoir operation activities. 
(i) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) the Wilderness is located— 
(i) in the semiarid region of the Great 
Basin; and 
(ii) at the headwaters for the streams 
and rivers on land with respect to which 
there are few, if any— 
(I) actual or proposed water re-
source facilities located upstream; and 
(II) opportunities for diversion, 
storage, or other uses of water occur-
ring outside the land that would ad-
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versely affect the wilderness values of 
the land; 
(B) the Wilderness is generally not suitable 
for use or development of new water resource 
facilities; and 
(C) because of the unique nature of the 
Wilderness, it is possible to provide for proper 
management and protection of the wilderness 
and other values of land by means different 
from the means used in other laws. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 
to protect the wilderness values of the Wilderness by 
means other than a federally reserved water right. 
(3) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subtitle— 
(A) constitutes an express or implied res-
ervation by the United States of any water or 
water rights with respect to the Wilderness; 
(B) affects any water rights in the State 
(including any water rights held by the United 
States) in existence on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; 
(C) establishes a precedent with regard to 
any future wilderness designations; 
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(D) affects the interpretation of, or any 
designation made under, any other Act; or 
(E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 
interstate compact or equitable apportionment 
decree that apportions water among and be-
tween the State and other States. 
(4) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall follow the procedural and substantive 
requirements of State law in order to obtain and 
hold any water rights not in existence on the date 
of the enactment of this Act with respect to the Wil-
derness. 
(5) NEW PROJECTS.— 
(A) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE FA-
CILITY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means 
irrigation and pumping facilities, res-
ervoirs, water conservation works, aque-
ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hy-
dropower projects, transmission and other 
ancillary facilities, and other water diver-
sion, storage, and carriage structures. 
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(ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ does not 
include wildlife guzzlers. 
(B) RESTRICTION
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subtitle, on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, neither the President nor 
any other officer, employee, or agent of the 
United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
issue a license or permit for the development of 
any new water resource facility within any wil-
derness area, including a portion of a wilder-
ness area, that is located in the County. 
SEC. 143. FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this subtitle affects or diminishes the jurisdic-
tion of the State with respect to fish and wildlife manage-
ment, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and 
trapping, in the Wilderness. 
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 
the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary concerned may con-
duct any management activities in the Wilderness that are 
necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife popu-
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lations and the habitats to support the populations, if the 
activities are carried out— 
(1) in a manner that is consistent with relevant 
wilderness management plans; and 
(2) in accordance with— 
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(B) appropriate policies, such as those set 
forth in Appendix B of the report of the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 
2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 
101–405), including the occasional and tem-
porary use of motorized vehicles and aircraft if 
the use, as determined by the Secretary con-
cerned, would promote healthy, viable, and 
more naturally distributed wildlife populations 
that would enhance wilderness values with the 
minimal impact necessary to reasonably accom-
plish those tasks. 
(c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 
in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 
forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representa-
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tives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(House Report 101–405), the State may continue to use 
aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, trans-
plant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations 
in the Wilderness. 
(d) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
may designate areas in which, and establish periods 
during which, for reasons of public safety, adminis-
tration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunt-
ing, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Wil-
derness. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, 
the Secretary concerned shall consult with the ap-
propriate State agency and notify the public before 
making any designation under paragraph (1). 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State (including a des-
ignee of the State) may conduct wildlife manage-
ment activities in the Wilderness— 
(A) in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions specified in the cooperative agreement 
between the Secretary of the Interior and the 
State entitled ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding 
between the Bureau of Land Management and 
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the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement 
No. 9’’ and signed November and December 
2003, including any amendments to the cooper-
ative agreement agreed to by the Secretary of 
the Interior and the State; and 
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) REFERENCES.—For the purposes of this 
subsection, any reference to Douglas County in the 
cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1)(A) 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Wilder-
ness. 
SEC. 144. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the approximately 
1,065 acres of public land in the Burbank Canyons Wil-
derness study area not designated as wilderness by this 
subtitle has been adequately studied for wilderness des-
ignation. 
(b) RELEASE.—Any public land described in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 
subtitle— 
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(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)); or 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with— 
(A) land management plans adopted under 
section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); 
and 
(B) cooperative conservation agreements in 
existence on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 145. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES. 
Nothing in this subtitle alters or diminishes the trea-
ty rights of any Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)). 
TITLE II—INCLINE VILLAGE 
FIRE PROTECTION 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to improve hazardous fuels 
management and enhance public recreation through the 
conveyance of Federal land to Incline Village General Im-
provement District in Nevada for public purposes. 
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obligations of the United States of comparable ma-
turities; and 
(2) may be expended by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(c) MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The man-
agement and procedures of the Carson City Special Ac-
count shall be determined by an intergovernmental agree-
ment between the City and the Department of the Inte-
rior’s Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 408. POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE. 
Section 2601(d)(6) of Public Law 111–11 (123 Stat. 
1113) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) DEADLINE FOR SALE.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of the North-
ern Nevada Economic Development and Conserva-
tion Act of 2025, if there is a qualified bidder(s) for 
the land described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
offer the land for sale to the highest qualified bid-
der.’’. 
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