eral land and the Nellis Dunes Recreation 
Area— 
(i) to enhance safe off-highway recre-
ation use; and 
(ii) to ensure that development of the 
Federal land is consistent with the long- 
term mission requirements of Nellis Air 
Force Base. 
(B) LIMITATION.—The use of the Federal 
land conveyed under paragraph (1) shall not 
compromise the national security mission or 
aviation rights of Nellis Air Force Base. 
(6) ADDITIONAL
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.— 
With respect to the conveyance of Federal land 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary considers to be appropriate to protect the in-
terests of the United States. 
(7) AVIATION EASEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each deed entered into 
for the conveyance of the Federal land shall 
contain a perpetual aviation easement reserving 
to the United States all rights necessary to pre-
serve free and unobstructed overflight in and 
through the airspace above, over, and across the 
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surface of the Federal land conveyed under sub-
section (b)(1) for the passage of aircraft owned 
or operated by any Federal agency or other 
Federal entity. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Each easement de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall include such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary of the 
Air Force determines to be necessary to comply 
with subparagraph (A). 
(c) DESIGNATION OF THE NELLIS DUNES NATIONAL 
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 10,000 
acres of land identified as ‘‘Nellis Dunes’’ in the Bu-
reau of Land Management Resource Management 
Plan shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Nellis 
Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management may develop a special 
management plan for the Nellis Dunes Recreation 
Area to enhance the safe use of off-highway vehicles 
for recreational purposes. 
(3) AVIATION RIGHTS.—The aviation rights de-
scribed in subsection (b)(7) shall apply to the Nellis 
Dunes Recreation Area. 
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(d) WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LAND FOR 
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE.— 
(1) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section— 
(A) the Federal land and interests in the 
Federal land identified on the map as ‘‘Land to 
be withdrawn for Nellis Air Force Base’’ are 
withdrawn from all forms of appropriation 
under the general land laws, including the min-
ing, mineral leasing, and geothermal leasing 
laws; and 
(B) jurisdiction over the land and interest 
in land withdrawn and reserved by this sub-
section is transferred to the Secretary of the 
Air Force. 
(2) RESERVATION.—The land withdrawn under 
paragraph (1) is reserved for use by the Secretary 
of the Air Force for— 
(A) the enlargement and protection of 
Nellis Air Force Base; or 
(B) other defense-related purposes con-
sistent with the purposes of this subsection. 
(3) CHANGES IN USE.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall consult with the Secretary before 
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using the land withdrawn and reserved by this sub-
section for any purpose other than the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i). 
(4) EASEMENT.—The United States reserves— 
(A) a right of flight for the passage of air-
craft in the airspace above the surface of the 
Federal land conveyed to the County; and 
(B) the right to cause in the airspace any 
noise, vibration, smoke, or other effects that 
may be inherent in the operation of aircraft 
landing at, or taking off from, Nellis Air Force 
Base. 
SEC. 13. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR NELLIS AIR FORCE 
BASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over 
the parcel of Federal land described in subsection (b) is 
transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the 
Air Force for inclusion in Nellis Air Force Base. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of Federal 
land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 410 
acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and identified as ‘‘Addition to Nellis Air Force 
Base’’ on the map entitled ‘‘North Las Vegas Valley Over-
view’’ and dated April 30, 2013. 
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SEC. 14. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) military aircraft testing and training activi-
ties in the State of Nevada— 
(A) are an important part of the national 
defense system of the United States; and 
(B) are essential in order to secure an en-
during and viable national defense system for 
the current and future generations of people of 
the United States; 
(2) the units of the National Park System and 
the additions to the Conservation Area established 
under this Act are located within a region critical to 
providing training, research, and development for 
the Armed Forces of the United States and allies of 
the Armed Forces; 
(3) there is a lack of alternative sites available 
for the military training, testing, and research activi-
ties being conducted in the State of Nevada; 
(4) continued use of the airspace in the State 
of Nevada is essential for military purposes; and 
(5) continuation of the military activities in the 
State of Nevada, under appropriate terms and condi-
tions, is not incompatible with the protection and 
proper management of the natural, environmental, 
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cultural, and other resources and values of Federal 
land in the State of Nevada. 
(b) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act or any other 
land management law applicable to a new unit of the Na-
tional Park System or an addition to the Conservation 
Area designated by this Act shall restrict or preclude over-
flights, including— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the Federal land; and 
(2) military overflights that can be seen or 
heard within the unit or Conservation Area. 
(c) SPECIAL AIRSPACE.—Nothing in this Act or any 
other land management law applicable to a new unit of 
the National Park or an addition to the Conservation Area 
designated by this Act shall restrict or preclude the des-
ignation of new units of special airspace or the use or es-
tablishment of military flight training routes over the unit 
or Conservation Area. 
Æ 
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