Title: Lander County Land Management and Conservation Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Lander County Land Management and Conservation Act
This bill conveys all interest in certain federal land, including mineral rights, to Lander County, Nevada.
After Lander County selects certain parcels for conveyance, the Department of the Interior and Forest Service must convey the parcels to the county, for no consideration, for use by the county for watershed protection, recreation, and parks.
Interior shall convey to Lander County parcels of federal land identified as Kingston Airport to improve the airport facility and related infrastructure. The only costs to the county of the conveyance shall be surveying costs.
Land conveyed by this bill reverts to federal land if it is not managed in accordance with the purpose of its conveyance.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3465 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3465

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land to Lander County, 
                    Nevada, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2020

 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land to Lander County, 
                    Nevada, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lander County Land Management and 
Conservation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) wildland fires pose a threat to public and private 
        natural resources in Lander County, Nevada;
            (2) expanding and improving the airports in Lander County, 
        Nevada, through the inclusion of available adjacent land would 
        support firefighting capabilities in the County;
            (3) the protection, development, and use of water resources 
        in Lander County, Nevada, play a key role in major economic 
        activities for the County, including commercial development, 
        mining, agriculture, tourism, recreational activity, and 
        conservation; and
            (4) recreational and public park opportunities in Lander 
        County, Nevada, could be substantially enhanced through 
        expansion of the park system in the County.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Lander County, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Lander 
        County Selected Lands'' and dated February 21, 2020.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Secretary, with respect to land under the 
                jurisdiction of the Secretary; and
                    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
                the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to 
                National Forest System land.

SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES TO LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA.

    (a) Conveyance for Watershed Protection, Recreation, and Parks.--
Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712, 1713), not later than 60 days after the date on which the County 
identifies the parcels of Federal land selected by the County for 
conveyance to the County from among the parcels identified on the Map 
as ``Lander County Parcels BLM and USFS'', the Secretary concerned 
shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights and for no 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the identified parcels of Federal land (including mineral 
rights) for use by the County for watershed protection, recreation, and 
parks.
    (b) Conveyance for Airport Facility.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the land use planning 
        requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy 
        and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the 
        Secretary shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing 
        rights, including mineral rights, all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal 
        land identified on the Map as ``Kingston Airport'' for the 
        purpose of improving the relevant airport facility and related 
        infrastructure.
            (2) Costs.--The only costs for the conveyance to be paid by 
        the County under paragraph (1) shall be the survey costs 
        relating to the conveyance.
    (c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of any parcel 
of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b) shall be 
determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned and the 
County.
    (d) Reversionary Clause Required.--A conveyance of Federal land 
under subsection (a) or (b) shall include a reversionary clause to 
ensure that management of the Federal land conveyed under the 
applicable subsection shall revert to the Secretary concerned if the 
Federal land is no longer being managed in accordance with the 
applicable subsection.
    (e) Map, Acreage Estimates, and Legal Descriptions.--
            (1) Minor errors.--The Secretary concerned and the County 
        may, by mutual agreement--
                    (A) make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels 
                of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or 
                (b); and
                    (B) correct any minor errors in the Map, an acreage 
                estimate, or legal description of any parcel of Federal 
                land conveyed under subsection (a) or (b).
            (2) Conflict.--If there is a conflict between the Map, an 
        acreage estimate, or a legal description of Federal land 
        conveyed under subsection (a) or (b), the Map shall control 
        unless the Secretary concerned and the County mutually agree 
        otherwise.
            (3) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the Map 
        available for public inspection in--
                    (A) the Office of the Nevada State Director of the 
                Bureau of Land Management; and
                    (B) the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain 
                Field Office.
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