Lander County Land Management and Conservation Act

Bill: 116-s-3465
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2020-03-12
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Land transfers

Nevada

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Watersheds
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Lander County Land Management and Conservation Act</b></p> <p>This bill conveys all interest in certain federal land, including mineral rights, to Lander County, Nevada.</p> <p>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. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>Land conveyed by this bill reverts to federal land if it is not managed in accordance with the purpose of its conveyance.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3465 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 A BILL To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land to Lander County, Nevada, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lander County Land Management and Conservation Act . 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. 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. 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.