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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 2134
5	5	To provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada,
6	6	and for other purposes.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	MARCH14, 2025
9	9	Ms. L
10	10	EEof Nevada (for herself and Mr. AMODEIof Nevada) introduced the
11	11	following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
12	12	A BILL
13	13	To provide for conservation and economic development in
14	14	the State of Nevada, and for other purposes.
15	15	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
16	16	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
17	17	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3
18	18	(a) S
19	19	HORTTITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 4
20	20	‘‘Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conserva-5
21	21	tion Act’’. 6
22	22	(b) T
23	23	ABLE OFCONTENTS.—The table of contents for 7
24	24	this Act is as follows: 8
25	25	Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
26	26	Sec. 2. Definitions.
27	27	TITLE I—TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC
28	28	DEVELOPMENT
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32	32	Sec. 101. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes.
33	33	Sec. 102. Tribal fee land to be held in trust.
34	34	Sec. 103. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.
35	35	TITLE II—CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
36	36	Sec. 201. Definition of public park under the Red Rock Canyon National Con-
37	37	servation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002.
38	38	Sec. 202. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area boundary adjustment.
39	39	Sec. 203. Land disposal and public purpose conveyances.
40	40	Sec. 204. Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern and
41	41	establishment of special management areas.
42	42	Sec. 205. Relationship to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conserva-
43	43	tion Plan.
44	44	Sec. 206. Designation of Maude Frazier Mountain.
45	45	Sec. 207. Availability of special account.
46	46	Sec. 208. Nevada Cancer Institute land conveyance.
47	47	Sec. 209. Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area boundary adjustment.
48	48	Sec. 210. Clark County conveyance.
49	49	TITLE III—WILDERNESS
50	50	Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.
51	51	TITLE IV—LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE
52	52	OF NEVADA FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
53	53	Sec. 401. City of Boulder City, Nevada, conveyance.
54	54	Sec. 402. City of Mesquite, Nevada, conveyance for the protection of the Virgin
55	55	River watershed.
56	56	Sec. 403. Clark County, Nevada, conveyance to support public safety and wild-
57	57	fire response.
58	58	Sec. 404. Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada, conveyance to support access
59	59	to rural water supply.
60	60	Sec. 405. City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, conveyance for fire training facil-
61	61	ity.
62	62	TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER
63	63	WATERSHED PLAN
64	64	Sec. 501. Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan.
65	65	TITLE VI—SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA
66	66	Sec. 601. Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area.
67	67	TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
68	68	Sec. 701. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas.
69	69	Sec. 702. Lower Las Vegas Wash weirs.
70	70	Sec. 703. Critical flood control facilities.
71	71	Sec. 704. Jurisdiction over fish and wildlife.
72	72	SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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74	74	In this Act: 2
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78	78	(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Clark 1
79	79	County, Nevada. 2
80	80	(2) F
81	81	EDERAL INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT .—The 3
82	82	term ‘‘Federal incidental take permit’’ means an in-4
83	83	cidental take permit issued under section 5
84	84	10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 6
85	85	(16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)) to— 7
86	86	(A) the Nevada Department of Transpor-8
87	87	tation; 9
88	88	(B) the County; or 10
89	89	(C) any of the following cities in the State: 11
90	90	(i) Las Vegas. 12
91	91	(ii) North Las Vegas. 13
92	92	(iii) Henderson. 14
93	93	(iv) Boulder City. 15
94	94	(v) Mesquite. 16
95	95	(3) S
96	96	ECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 17
97	97	the Secretary of the Interior. 18
98	98	(4) S
99	99	ECRETARY CONCERNED .—The term ‘‘Sec-19
100	100	retary concerned’’ means— 20
101	101	(A) the Secretary, with respect to Federal 21
102	102	land managed by the Director of the Bureau of 22
103	103	Land Management; and 23
104	104	(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-24
105	105	spect to National Forest System land. 25
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109	109	(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 1
110	110	of Nevada. 2
111	111	TITLE I—TRIBAL EMPOWER-3
112	112	MENT AND ECONOMIC DE-4
113	113	VELOPMENT 5
114	114	SEC. 101. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 6
115	115	THE MOAPA BAND OF PAIUTES. 7
116	116	(a) D
117	117	EFINITION OFTRIBE.—In this section and sec-8
118	118	tion 102, the term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Moapa Band of Pai-9
119	119	utes of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada. 10
120	120	(b) T
121	121	RANSFER OFLAND.— 11
122	122	(1) I
123	123	N GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 12
124	124	rights, including existing rights-of-way for water and 13
125	125	wastewater facilities and for electric generation, 14
126	126	storage, transmission, distribution, and supporting 15
127	127	facilities, all right, title, and interest of the United 16
128	128	States in and to the land described in subsection (c) 17
129	129	shall be— 18
130	130	(A) held in trust by the United States for 19
131	131	the benefit of the Tribe; and 20
132	132	(B) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 21
133	133	(2) C
134	134	ERTAIN TRANSMISSION FACILITIES .— 22
135	135	(A) I
136	136	N GENERAL.—The transfer of land 23
137	137	under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the res-24
138	138	ervation to the United States of electric trans-25
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142	142	mission corridor rights-of-way, which shall be 1
143	143	administered by the Secretary under the laws 2
144	144	applicable to such rights-of-way. 3
145	145	(B) R
146	146	EQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 4
147	147	ensure that any payments after the date of en-5
148	148	actment of this Act for the right-of-way under 6
149	149	subparagraph (A) shall be— 7
150	150	(i) made for the benefit of the Tribe; 8
151	151	and 9
152	152	(ii) transferred from the Secretary to 10
153	153	the Tribe in a timely manner. 11
154	154	(c) D
155	155	ESCRIPTION OFLAND.—The land referred to in 12
156	156	subsection (b)(1) is the approximately 44,950 acres of 13
157	157	land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 14
158	158	and the Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted on 15
159	159	the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 16
160	160	and dated November 14, 2024. 17
161	161	(d) S
162	162	URVEY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 18
163	163	of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 19
164	164	survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 20
165	165	of the land taken into trust under subsection (b)(1). 21
166	166	(e) G
167	167	AMING.—Land taken into trust under this sec-22
168	168	tion shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken 23
169	169	into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as 24
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173	173	those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming 1
174	174	Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 2
175	175	(f) W
176	176	ATERRIGHTS.— 3
177	177	(1) I
178	178	N GENERAL.—There shall not be Federal 4
179	179	reserved rights to surface water or groundwater for 5
180	180	any land taken into trust by the United States for 6
181	181	the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b)(1). 7
182	182	(2) S
183	183	TATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe shall re-8
184	184	tain any right or claim to water under State law for 9
185	185	any land taken into trust by the United States for 10
186	186	the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b)(1). 11
187	187	SEC. 102. TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 12
188	188	(a) I
189	189	NGENERAL.—All right, title, and interest of the 13
190	190	Tribe in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall 14
191	191	be— 15
192	192	(1) held in trust by the United States for the 16
193	193	benefit of the Tribe; and 17
194	194	(2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 18
195	195	(b) D
196	196	ESCRIPTION OFLAND.—The land referred to in 19
197	197	subsection (a) is the approximately 196 acres of land held 20
198	198	in fee by the Tribe, as generally depicted on the map enti-21
199	199	tled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and dated 22
200	200	November 14, 2024. 23
201	201	(c) S
202	202	URVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 24
203	203	of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 25
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207	207	survey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into 1
208	208	trust under subsection (a). 2
209	209	SEC. 103. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 3
210	210	THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE TRIBE. 4
211	211	(a) D
212	212	EFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Tribe’’ 5
213	213	means the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. 6
214	214	(b) T
215	215	RANSFER OFLAND.—Subject to valid existing 7
216	216	rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States 8
217	217	in and to the land described in subsection (c) shall be— 9
218	218	(1) held in trust by the United States for the 10
219	219	benefit of the Tribe; and 11
220	220	(2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 12
221	221	(c) D
222	222	ESCRIPTION OFLAND.—The land referred to in 13
223	223	subsection (b) is the approximately 3,156 acres of land 14
224	224	administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen-15
225	225	erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada 16
226	226	Land Management’’ and dated November 14, 2024. 17
227	227	(d) S
228	228	URVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 18
229	229	of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 19
230	230	survey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into 20
231	231	trust under subsection (b). 21
232	232	(e) R
233	233	ENEWABLE ENERGYTRANSMISSION COR-22
234	234	RIDOR.—As a condition of the transfer of land under sub-23
235	235	section (b), not later than 30 days after the date on which 24
236	236	the land is taken into trust by the United States for the 25
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240	240	benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b), a 300-foot-wide 1
241	241	right-of-way (as generally depicted on the map described 2
242	242	in subsection (c)) shall be granted by the Tribe to a quali-3
243	243	fied electric utility for the construction and maintenance 4
244	244	of high-voltage transmission facilities consistent with ex-5
245	245	isting renewable energy transmission agreements between 6
246	246	the Tribe and the qualified electric utility on the Snow 7
247	247	Mountain Reservation. 8
248	248	(f) G
249	249	AMING.—Land taken into trust under this sec-9
250	250	tion shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken 10
251	251	into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as 11
252	252	those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming 12
253	253	Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 13
254	254	(g) W
255	255	ATERRIGHTS.— 14
256	256	(1) I
257	257	N GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af-15
258	258	firms or denies Federal reserved rights to surface 16
259	259	water or groundwater for any land taken into trust 17
260	260	by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe 18
261	261	under subsection (b). 19
262	262	(2) S
263	263	TATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe shall re-20
264	264	tain any right or claim to water under State law for 21
265	265	any land taken into trust by the United States for 22
266	266	the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b). 23
267	267	(h) I
268	268	NTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT.—Nothing 24
269	269	in this section affects the implementation of the March 25
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273	273	2021 Intergovernmental Agreement between the Las 1
274	274	Vegas Paiute Tribe and the City of Las Vegas. 2
275	275	(i) C
276	276	ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 3092 of the 3
277	277	Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-4
278	278	fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 5
279	279	113–291; 128 Stat. 3870) is amended by striking sub-6
280	280	section (d). 7
281	281	TITLE II—CLARK COUNTY, 8
282	282	NEVADA 9
283	283	SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC PARK UNDER THE RED 10
284	284	ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION 11
285	285	AREA PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT 12
286	286	OF 2002. 13
287	287	Section 102 of the Red Rock Canyon National Con-14
288	288	servation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 15
289	289	(16 U.S.C. 460ccc–4 note; Public Law 107–282) is 16
290	290	amended— 17
291	291	(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 18
292	292	(3) as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively; 19
293	293	(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-20
294	294	designated) the following: 21
295	295	‘‘(1) A
296	296	SSOCIATED SUPPORTIVE USE .—The term 22
297	297	‘associated supportive use’ means a use that sup-23
298	298	ports the overall function and enjoyment of a public 24
299	299	park.’’; and 25
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303	303	(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so re-1
304	304	designated) the following: 2
305	305	‘‘(3) P
306	306	UBLIC PARK.—The term ‘public park’ in-3
307	307	cludes land developed or managed by a partnership 4
308	308	between Clark County, Nevada, and a private entity 5
309	309	for recreational uses and associated supportive uses, 6
310	310	including uses that require a fee for admittance or 7
311	311	use of property within the public park.’’. 8
312	312	SEC. 202. RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION 9
313	313	AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 10
314	314	Section 3(a) of the Red Rock Canyon National Con-11
315	315	servation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 12
316	316	460ccc–1(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 13
317	317	inserting the following: 14
318	318	‘‘(2) The conservation area shall consist of ap-15
319	319	proximately 253,950 acres of land, as generally de-16
320	320	picted on the map entitled ‘Southern Nevada Land 17
321	321	Management’ and dated November 14, 2024.’’. 18
322	322	SEC. 203. LAND DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEY-19
323	323	ANCES. 20
324	324	(a) L
325	325	ANDDISPOSAL.— 21
326	326	(1) I
327	327	N GENERAL.—Section 4(a) of the Southern 22
328	328	Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 23
329	329	(Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2344; 116 Stat. 24
330	330	2007; 127 Stat. 3872) is amended, in the first sen-25
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334	334	tence, by striking ‘‘September 17, 2012.’’ and insert-1
335	335	ing ‘‘November 14, 2024. The Secretary and Clark 2
336	336	County shall jointly nominate not more than 25,000 3
337	337	acres from land depicted on the map as ‘Proposed 4
338	338	Expanded Las Vegas Disposal Boundary’ for addi-5
339	339	tion to the disposal boundary.’’. 6
340	340	(2) S
341	341	AND AND GRAVEL .—For purposes of the 7
342	342	Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 8
343	343	1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2343) or the 9
344	344	Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Nat-10
345	345	ural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–282; 11
346	346	116 Stat. 1994), the Secretary may authorize any of 12
347	347	the following: 13
348	348	(A) The movement of common varieties of 14
349	349	sand and gravel on a surface estate acquired 15
350	350	under the Southern Nevada Public Land Man-16
351	351	agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 17
352	352	112 Stat. 2343) or the Clark County Conserva-18
353	353	tion of Public Land and Natural Resources Act 19
354	354	of 2002 (Public Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 1994) 20
355	355	by the owner of the surface estate for purposes 21
356	356	including recontouring or balancing the surface 22
357	357	estate or filling utility trenches on the surface 23
358	358	estate. 24
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362	362	(B) The disposal of sand or gravel de-1
363	363	scribed in subparagraph (A) at an off-site land-2
364	364	fill. 3
365	365	(b) R
366	366	ECREATION AND PUBLICPURPOSEACTCON-4
367	367	VEYANCES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of en-5
368	368	actment of this Act, the Secretary shall offer to enter into 6
369	369	an agreement with the County under which the County 7
370	370	is authorized to implement immediate management modi-8
371	371	fications necessary to protect and improve public health 9
372	372	and safety on Federal land conveyed to the County under 10
373	373	the authority of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 11
374	374	known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 12
375	375	U.S.C. 869 et seq.), for public safety facilities (including 13
376	376	flood control and water management facilities), parks, and 14
377	377	educational facilities, without requiring approval of the 15
378	378	Secretary, consistent with the requirements of that Act. 16
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380	380	SE OFPUBLIC-PRIVATEPARTNERSHIPS BY 17
381	381	U
382	382	NITS OFLOCALGOVERNMENT FOR AFFORDABLEHOUS-18
383	383	ING.—Section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 19
384	384	Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 20
385	385	2349) is amended— 21
386	386	(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-22
387	387	retary’’ and inserting the following: 23
388	388	‘‘(1) I
389	389	N GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 24
390	390	(2) by adding the following: 25
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394	394	‘‘(2) REVIEW PRIORITIZATION.—If a local gov-1
395	395	ernmental entity submits an application to use land 2
396	396	for affordable housing purposes under this sub-3
397	397	section, the Secretary shall prioritize review of the 4
398	398	application over other pending land disposal applica-5
399	399	tions under this Act. 6
400	400	‘‘(3) D
401	401	EADLINE.—The Secretary (and the Sec-7
402	402	retary of Housing and Urban Development, if appli-8
403	403	cable) shall complete all necessary reviews of an ap-9
404	404	plication submitted under this subsection not later 10
405	405	than 180 days after the date of submission of the 11
406	406	application, consistent with any applicable laws.’’. 12
407	407	SEC. 204. REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL EN-13
408	408	VIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND ESTABLISH-14
409	409	MENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 15
410	410	(a) R
411	411	EVOCATION OF IVANPAHAREA OFCRITICAL 16
412	412	E
413	413	NVIRONMENTAL CONCERN.—Any portion of the designa-17
414	414	tion by the Bureau of Land Management of the Ivanpah 18
415	415	Area of Critical Environmental Concern in the State dated 19
416	416	February 14, 2014, not included within a Special Manage-20
417	417	ment Area designated by subsection (b) is revoked. 21
418	418	(b) E
419	419	STABLISHMENT OF SPECIALMANAGEMENT 22
420	420	A
421	421	REAS.—The following areas in the County are des-23
422	422	ignated as special management areas: 24
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426	426	(1) STUMP SPRINGS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 1
427	427	AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis-2
428	428	tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com-3
429	429	prising approximately 140,976 acres, as generally 4
430	430	depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada 5
431	431	Land Management’’ and dated November 14, 2024, 6
432	432	which shall be known as the ‘‘Stump Springs Special 7
433	433	Management Area’’. 8
434	434	(2) B
435	435	IRD SPRINGS VALLEY SPECIAL MANAGE -9
436	436	MENT AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County 10
437	437	administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 11
438	438	comprising approximately 39,327 acres, as generally 12
439	439	depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada 13
440	440	Land Management’’ and dated November 14, 2024, 14
441	441	which shall be known as the ‘‘Bird Springs Valley 15
442	442	Special Management Area’’. 16
443	443	(3) D
444	444	ESERT TORTOISE PROTECTIVE CORRIDOR 17
445	445	SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA .—Certain Federal land 18
446	446	in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 19
447	447	Management, comprising approximately 45,881 20
448	448	acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 21
449	449	‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and dated 22
450	450	November 14, 2024, which shall be known as the 23
451	451	‘‘Desert Tortoise Protective Corridor Special Man-24
452	452	agement Area’’. 25
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456	456	(4) JEAN LAKE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA .— 1
457	457	Certain Federal land in the County administered by 2
458	458	the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap-3
459	459	proximately 2,645 acres, as generally depicted on the 4
460	460	map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 5
461	461	and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 6
462	462	as the ‘‘Jean Lake Special Management Area’’. 7
463	463	(5) G
464	464	ALE HILLS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 8
465	465	AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis-9
466	466	tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com-10
467	467	prising approximately 16,355 acres, as generally de-11
468	468	picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 12
469	469	Management’’ and dated November 14, 2024, which 13
470	470	shall be known as the ‘‘Gale Hills Special Manage-14
471	471	ment Area’’. 15
472	472	(6) C
473	473	ALIFORNIA WASH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 16
474	474	AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis-17
475	475	tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com-18
476	476	prising approximately 10,120 acres, as generally de-19
477	477	picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 20
478	478	Management’’ and dated November 14, 2024, which 21
479	479	shall be known as the ‘‘California Wash Special 22
480	480	Management Area’’. 23
481	481	(7) B
482	482	ITTER SPRINGS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 24
483	483	AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis-25
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487	487	tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com-1
488	488	prising approximately 61,813 acres, as generally de-2
489	489	picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 3
490	490	Management’’ and dated November 14, 2024, which 4
491	491	shall be known as the ‘‘Bitter Springs Special Man-5
492	492	agement Area’’. 6
493	493	(8) M
494	494	UDDY MOUNTAINS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 7
495	495	AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis-8
496	496	tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com-9
497	497	prising approximately 33,430 acres, as generally de-10
498	498	picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 11
499	499	Management’’ and dated November 14, 2024, which 12
500	500	shall be known as the ‘‘Muddy Mountains Special 13
501	501	Management Area’’. 14
502	502	(9) M
503	503	ESA MILKVETCH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 15
504	504	AREA.—Certain Federal land in the County adminis-16
505	505	tered by the Bureau of Land Management, com-17
506	506	prising approximately 8,417 acres, as generally de-18
507	507	picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land 19
508	508	Management’’ and dated November 14, 2024, which 20
509	509	shall be known as the ‘‘Mesa Milkvetch Special Man-21
510	510	agement Area’’. 22
511	511	(c) P
512	512	URPOSES.—The purposes of a special manage-23
513	513	ment area designated by subsection (b) (referred to in this 24
514	514	section as a ‘‘Special Management Area’’) are to conserve, 25
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518	518	protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of 1
519	519	present and future generations the cultural, archae-2
520	520	ological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, histor-3
521	521	ical, biological, wildlife (including wildlife referred to in 4
522	522	the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation 5
523	523	Plan), educational, and scenic resources of the Special 6
524	524	Management Area. 7
525	525	(d) M
526	526	ANAGEMENT OF SPECIALMANAGEMENT 8
527	527	A
528	528	REAS.— 9
529	529	(1) I
530	530	N GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 10
531	531	each Special Management Area— 11
532	532	(A) in a manner that— 12
533	533	(i) conserves, protects, and enhances 13
534	534	the purposes for which the Special Man-14
535	535	agement Area is established; and 15
536	536	(ii) ensures protection of species cov-16
537	537	ered by the Clark County Multiple Species 17
538	538	Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal in-18
539	539	cidental take permit; and 19
540	540	(B) in accordance with— 20
541	541	(i) this section; 21
542	542	(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man-22
543	543	agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 23
544	544	seq.); and 24
545	545	(iii) any other applicable law. 25
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549	549	(2) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only uses 1
550	550	of a Special Management Area that are consistent 2
551	551	with the purposes for which the Special Management 3
552	552	Area is established. 4
553	553	(3) M
554	554	OTORIZED VEHICLES; NEW ROADS.— 5
555	555	(A) M
556	556	OTORIZED VEHICLES .—Except as 6
557	557	needed for emergency response or administra-7
558	558	tive purposes, the use of motorized vehicles in 8
559	559	the Special Management Areas shall be per-9
560	560	mitted only on roads and motorized routes des-10
561	561	ignated for the use of motorized vehicles in the 11
562	562	management plan developed under subsection 12
563	563	(h). 13
564	564	(B) N
565	565	EW ROADS.—No new permanent or 14
566	566	temporary roads or other motorized vehicle 15
567	567	routes shall be constructed within the Special 16
568	568	Management Areas after the date of enactment 17
569	569	of this Act. 18
570	570	(e) M
571	571	AP ANDLEGALDESCRIPTION.— 19
572	572	(1) I
573	573	N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 20
574	574	the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 21
575	575	shall prepare a map and legal description of each 22
576	576	Special Management Area. 23
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580	580	(2) EFFECT.—A map or legal description filed 1
581	581	under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and 2
582	582	effect as if included in this Act. 3
583	583	(3) C
584	584	ORRECTIONS.—The Secretary, in consulta-4
585	585	tion and coordination with the County, may correct 5
586	586	minor errors in a map or legal description filed 6
587	587	under paragraph (1). 7
588	588	(4) P
589	589	UBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of each 8
590	590	map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) 9
591	591	shall be on file and available for public inspection in 10
592	592	the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man-11
593	593	agement. 12
594	594	(f) I
595	595	NCORPORATION OF ACQUIREDLAND ANDINTER-13
596	596	ESTS INLAND.—Any land or interest in land that is ac-14
597	597	quired by the United States within a Special Management 15
598	598	Area shall— 16
599	599	(1) become part of the Special Management 17
600	600	Area in which the acquired land or interest in land 18
601	601	is located; 19
602	602	(2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection 20
603	603	(g); and 21
604	604	(3) be managed in accordance with subsection 22
605	605	(d). 23
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609	609	(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 1
610	610	all Federal land within a Special Management Area is 2
611	611	withdrawn from— 3
612	612	(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-4
613	613	posal under the public land laws; 5
614	614	(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 6
615	615	laws; and 7
616	616	(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 8
617	617	materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 9
618	618	(h) M
619	619	ANAGEMENT PLAN.—As soon as practicable, 10
620	620	but not later than 1 year, after the date on which the 11
621	621	County is issued an amended Federal incidental take per-12
622	622	mit under section 205, the Secretary, in consultation and 13
623	623	coordination with the County, shall— 14
624	624	(1) develop a comprehensive management plan 15
625	625	for the long-term protection and management of the 16
626	626	Special Management Areas; and 17
627	627	(2) amend the applicable resource management 18
628	628	plan to incorporate the provisions of the manage-19
629	629	ment plan for the Special Management Areas devel-20
630	630	oped under paragraph (1). 21
631	631	(i) T
632	632	RANSPORTATION AND UTILITYCORRIDORS.— 22
633	633	(1) I
634	634	N GENERAL.—Consistent with this sub-23
635	635	section, the management plan for the Special Man-24
636	636	agement Areas developed under subsection (h) shall 25
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640	640	establish provisions, including avoidance, minimiza-1
641	641	tion, and mitigation measures, for ongoing mainte-2
642	642	nance of public utility and other rights-of-way in ex-3
643	643	isting designated transportation and utility corridors 4
644	644	within a Special Management Area. 5
645	645	(2) E
646	646	FFECT.—Nothing in this section— 6
647	647	(A) affects the existence, use, operation, 7
648	648	maintenance, repair, construction, reconfigura-8
649	649	tion, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruc-9
650	650	tion, alteration, addition, relocation improve-10
651	651	ment funding, removal, or replacement of any 11
652	652	utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way with-12
653	653	in an existing designated transportation and 13
654	654	utility corridor within a Special Management 14
655	655	Area; 15
656	656	(B) precludes the Secretary from author-16
657	657	izing the establishment of a new or the renewal 17
658	658	or expansion of an existing utility facility right- 18
659	659	of-way within an existing designated transpor-19
660	660	tation and utility corridor within a Special 20
661	661	Management Area, including the potential re-21
662	662	alignment of a corridor numbered 224–225 es-22
663	663	tablished under section 368 of the Energy Pol-23
664	664	icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926) through the 24
665	665	Stump Springs Management Area— 25
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669	669	(i) in accordance with— 1
670	670	(I) the National Environmental 2
671	671	Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 3
672	672	et seq.); and 4
673	673	(II) any other applicable law; and 5
674	674	(ii) subject to such terms and condi-6
675	675	tions as the Secretary determines to be ap-7
676	676	propriate; or 8
677	677	(C) prohibits access to, or the repair or re-9
678	678	placement of, a transmission line within a right- 10
679	679	of-way within a Special Management Area 11
680	680	issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 12
681	681	(j) E
682	682	FFECT.—Nothing in this section prevents or 13
683	683	interferes with— 14
684	684	(1) the construction or operation of the Ivanpah 15
685	685	Valley Airport authorized under the Ivanpah Valley 16
686	686	Airport Public Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 17
687	687	106–362; 114 Stat. 1404); or 18
688	688	(2) the Airport Environs Overlay District au-19
689	689	thorized under section 501(c) of the Clark County 20
690	690	Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources 21
691	691	Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–282; 116 Stat. 2008) 22
692	692	and section 3092(i) of the Carl Levin and Howard 23
693	693	P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 24
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697	697	Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 1
698	698	Stat. 3875). 2
699	699	SEC. 205. RELATIONSHIP TO THE CLARK COUNTY MUL-3
700	700	TIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION 4
701	701	PLAN. 5
702	702	(a) E
703	703	XTENSION OF HABITATCONSERVATION 6
704	704	P
705	705	LAN.—On receipt from the County of a complete applica-7
706	706	tion for an amendment to the applicable Federal incidental 8
707	707	take permit, as required by sections 17.22(b)(1) and 9
708	708	17.32(b)(1) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or 10
709	709	successor regulations), and an amended Clark County 11
710	710	Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan which incor-12
711	711	porates the Special Management Areas established by sec-13
712	712	tion 204(b) and the provisions of the management plan 14
713	713	required under section 204(h), the Secretary shall, in ac-15
714	714	cordance with this Act, the National Environmental Policy 16
715	715	Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered 17
716	716	Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and any 18
717	717	other applicable Federal environmental laws— 19
718	718	(1) credit approximately 358,954 acres of the 20
719	719	land conserved and designated as Special Manage-21
720	720	ment Areas under section 204(b), as depicted on the 22
721	721	map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 23
722	722	and dated November 14, 2024, as mitigation to fully 24
723	723	or partially offset, as determined by the Secretary 25
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727	727	using the best available scientific and commercial in-1
728	728	formation, additional incidental take impacts result-2
729	729	ing from development of additional land within the 3
730	730	County covered under the existing Clark County 4
731	731	Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan or to be 5
732	732	covered through an amendment to the Clark County 6
733	733	Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan and 7
734	734	Federal incidental take permit; and 8
735	735	(2) extend the Clark County Multiple Species 9
736	736	Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal incidental 10
737	737	take permit for the maximum authorized duration, 11
738	738	as determined by the Secretary. 12
739	739	(b) E
740	740	FFECT.—Nothing in this Act otherwise limits, 13
741	741	alters, modifies, or amends the Clark County Multiple 14
742	742	Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 15
743	743	SEC. 206. DESIGNATION OF MAUDE FRAZIER MOUNTAIN. 16
744	744	(a) I
745	745	NGENERAL.—The peak of Frenchman Moun-17
746	746	tain in the State located at latitude 3610031′45″ N, by 18
747	747	longitude 11459031′52″ W, shall be designated as 19
748	748	‘‘Maude Frazier Mountain’’. 20
749	749	(b) R
750	750	EFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-21
751	751	ulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 22
752	752	States to the peak described in subsection (a) shall be con-23
753	753	sidered to be a reference to ‘‘Maude Frazier Mountain’’. 24
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757	757	SEC. 207. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT. 1
758	758	Section 4(e)(3)(A)(ii) of the Southern Nevada Public 2
759	759	Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 3
760	760	112 Stat. 2346; 120 Stat. 3045) is amended by striking 4
761	761	‘‘the Great Basin National Park, and other areas’’ and 5
762	762	inserting ‘‘the Great Basin National Park, the Tule 6
763	763	Springs Fossil Bed National Monument, and other areas’’. 7
764	764	SEC. 208. NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE LAND CONVEYANCE. 8
765	765	Section 2603(a)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land 9
766	766	Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 10
767	767	1118) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or any successors in in-11
768	768	terest’’ before the period at the end. 12
769	769	SEC. 209. SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 13
770	770	BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 14
771	771	(a) D
772	772	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 15
773	773	(1) C
774	774	ONSERVATION AREA .—The term ‘‘Con-16
775	775	servation Area’’ means the Sloan Canyon National 17
776	776	Conservation Area. 18
777	777	(2) S
778	778	ECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 19
779	779	the Secretary (acting through the Director of the 20
780	780	Bureau of Land Management). 21
781	781	(b) B
782	782	OUNDARYADJUSTMENT.— 22
783	783	(1) M
784	784	AP.—Section 603(4) of the Sloan Canyon 23
785	785	National Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq– 24
786	786	1(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘map entitled ‘South-25
787	787	ern Nevada Public Land Management Act’ and 26
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791	791	dated October 1, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘map entitled 1
792	792	‘Proposed Sloan Canyon Expansion’ and dated May 2
793	793	20, 2024’’. 3
794	794	(2) A
795	795	CREAGE.—Section 604(b) of the Sloan 4
796	796	Canyon National Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 5
797	797	460qqq–2(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘48,438’’ and 6
798	798	inserting ‘‘57,728’’. 7
799	799	(c) R
800	800	IGHT-OF-WAY.—Section 605 of the Sloan Can-8
801	801	yon National Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq– 9
802	802	3) is amended by adding at the end the following: 10
803	803	‘‘(h) H
804	804	ORIZONLATERALPIPELINERIGHT-OF- 11
805	805	W
806	806	AY.— 12
807	807	‘‘(1) I
808	808	N GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 13
809	809	202 and 503 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-14
810	810	agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1763) and 15
811	811	subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (3), 16
812	812	the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-17
813	813	rector of the Bureau of Land Management (referred 18
814	814	to in this subsection as the ‘Secretary’), shall, not 19
815	815	later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 20
816	816	subsection, grant to the Southern Nevada Water Au-21
817	817	thority (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Author-22
818	818	ity’), not subject to the payment of rents or other 23
819	819	charges, the temporary and permanent water pipe-24
820	820	line infrastructure, and outside the boundaries of the 25
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824	824	Conservation Area, powerline, facility, and access 1
825	825	road rights-of-way depicted on the map for the pur-2
826	826	poses of— 3
827	827	‘‘(A) performing geotechnical investigations 4
828	828	within the rights-of-way; and 5
829	829	‘‘(B) constructing and operating water 6
830	830	transmission and related facilities. 7
831	831	‘‘(2) E
832	832	XCAVATION AND DISPOSAL .— 8
833	833	‘‘(A) I
834	834	N GENERAL.—The Authority may, 9
835	835	without consideration, excavate and use or dis-10
836	836	pose of sand, gravel, minerals, or other mate-11
837	837	rials from the tunneling of the water pipeline 12
838	838	necessary to fulfill the purpose of the rights-of- 13
839	839	way granted under paragraph (1). 14
840	840	‘‘(B) M
841	841	EMORANDUM OF UNDER -15
842	842	STANDING.—Not later than 30 days after the 16
843	843	date on which the rights-of-way are granted 17
844	844	under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Au-18
845	845	thority shall enter into a memorandum of un-19
846	846	derstanding identifying Federal land on which 20
847	847	the Authority may dispose of materials under 21
848	848	subparagraph (A) to further the interests of the 22
849	849	Bureau of Land Management. 23
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853	853	‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A right-of-way issued 1
854	854	under this subsection shall be subject to the fol-2
855	855	lowing requirements: 3
856	856	‘‘(A) The Secretary may include reasonable 4
857	857	terms and conditions, consistent with section 5
858	858	505 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-6
859	859	ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1765), as are nec-7
860	860	essary to protect Conservation Area resources. 8
861	861	‘‘(B) Construction of the water pipeline 9
862	862	shall not permanently adversely affect conserva-10
863	863	tion area surface resources. 11
864	864	‘‘(C) The right-of-way shall not be located 12
865	865	through or under any area designated as wilder-13
866	866	ness.’’. 14
867	867	(d) P
868	868	RESERVATION OFTRANSMISSION AND UTILITY 15
869	869	C
870	870	ORRIDORS ANDRIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The expansion of the 16
871	871	Conservation Area boundary under the amendment made 17
872	872	by subsection (b)— 18
873	873	(1) shall be subject to valid existing rights, in-19
874	874	cluding land within a designated utility transmission 20
875	875	corridor or a transmission line right-of-way grant 21
876	876	approved by the Secretary in a record of decision 22
877	877	issued before the date of enactment of this Act; and 23
878	878	(2) shall not preclude— 24
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882	882	(A) any activity authorized in accordance 1
883	883	with a designated corridor or right-of-way re-2
884	884	ferred to in paragraph (1), including the oper-3
885	885	ation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of 4
886	886	any authorized utility facility within the cor-5
887	887	ridor or right-of-way; or 6
888	888	(B) the Secretary from authorizing the es-7
889	889	tablishment of a new utility facility right-of-way 8
890	890	within an existing designated transportation 9
891	891	and utility corridor referred to in paragraph 10
892	892	(1)— 11
893	893	(i) in accordance with the National 12
894	894	Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 13
895	895	U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable 14
896	896	laws; and 15
897	897	(ii) subject to such terms and condi-16
898	898	tions as the Secretary determines to be ap-17
899	899	propriate. 18
900	900	(e) M
901	901	ANAGEMENT OF THE CONSERVATIONAREA.— 19
902	902	Except as provided in the amendment made by subsection 20
903	903	(c), nothing in this section or the amendments made by 21
904	904	this section shall modify the management of the Conserva-22
905	905	tion Area pursuant to section 605 of the Sloan Canyon 23
906	906	National Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq–3). 24
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910	910	SEC. 210. CLARK COUNTY CONVEYANCE. 1
911	911	(a) D
912	912	EFINITION OFJOBCREATIONZONE.—In this 2
913	913	section, the term ‘‘Job Creation Zone’’ means the approxi-3
914	914	mately 350 acres of Federal land located in Sloan, Ne-4
915	915	vada, and identified as ‘‘Clark County Job Creation Zone’’ 5
916	916	on the map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Manage-6
917	917	ment’’ and dated November 14, 2024. 7
918	918	(b) C
919	919	LARKCOUNTYCONVEYANCE.— 8
920	920	(1) C
921	921	ONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding sections 9
922	922	202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-10
923	923	agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on re-11
924	924	quest of the County, the Secretary shall, without 12
925	925	consideration and subject to all valid existing rights, 13
926	926	convey to the County all right, title, and interest of 14
927	927	the United States in and to the Job Creation Zone, 15
928	928	except as otherwise provided in this subsection. 16
929	929	(2) U
930	930	SE OF LAND FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DE -17
931	931	VELOPMENT.— 18
932	932	(A) I
933	933	N GENERAL.—After the date of the 19
934	934	conveyance to the County under paragraph (1), 20
935	935	the County may sell, lease, or otherwise convey 21
936	936	any portion or portions of the Job Creation 22
937	937	Zone for purposes of nonresidential develop-23
938	938	ment, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C). 24
939	939	(B) F
940	940	AIR MARKET VALUE .—Any sale, 25
941	941	lease, or other conveyance of land under sub-26
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945	945	paragraph (A) shall be for not less than fair 1
946	946	market value. 2
947	947	(C) D
948	948	ISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS .—The 3
949	949	gross proceeds from the sale, lease, or other 4
950	950	conveyance of land under subparagraph (A) 5
951	951	shall be distributed in accordance with section 6
952	952	4(e) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Man-7
953	953	agement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 8
954	954	112 Stat. 2345). 9
955	955	(3) U
956	956	SE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER 10
957	957	PUBLIC PURPOSES.—The County may elect to retain 11
958	958	parcels in the Job Creation Zone for public recre-12
959	959	ation or other public purposes consistent with the 13
960	960	Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 14
961	961	‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 15
962	962	869 et seq.), by providing to the Secretary written 16
963	963	notice of the election. 17
964	964	(4) N
965	965	OISE COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS .— 18
966	966	The County shall— 19
967	967	(A) plan and manage the Job Creation 20
968	968	Zone in accordance with section 47504 of title 21
969	969	49, United States Code, and regulations pro-22
970	970	mulgated in accordance with that section; and 23
971	971	(B) agree that if any land in the Job Cre-24
972	972	ation Zone is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed 25
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976	976	by the County, the sale, lease, or conveyance 1
977	977	shall contain a limitation to require uses com-2
978	978	patible with airport noise compatibility plan-3
979	979	ning. 4
980	980	(5) R
981	981	EVERSION.— 5
982	982	(A) I
983	983	N GENERAL.—If any parcel of land 6
984	984	within the Job Creation Zone is not conveyed 7
985	985	for nonresidential development under this sec-8
986	986	tion or reserved for recreation or other public 9
987	987	purposes under paragraph (3) by the date that 10
988	988	is 30 years after the date of enactment of this 11
989	989	Act, the parcel of land shall, at the discretion 12
990	990	of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 13
991	991	(B) I
992	992	NCONSISTENT USE .—If the County 14
993	993	uses any parcel of land within the Job Creation 15
994	994	Zone in a manner that is inconsistent with the 16
995	995	uses specified in this subsection, at the discre-17
996	996	tion of the Secretary, the parcel shall revert to 18
997	997	the United States. 19
998	998	TITLE III—WILDERNESS 20
999	999	SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 21
1000	1000	PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 22
1001	1001	(a) D
1002	1002	ESIGNATION.—Section 202(a) of the Clark 23
1003	1003	County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Re-24
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1007	1007	sources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 1
1008	1008	107–282; 116 Stat. 1999) is amended— 2
1009	1009	(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 3
1010	1010	inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 10,095 acres 4
1011	1011	of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 5
1012	1012	Management, as generally depicted on the map enti-6
1013	1013	tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 7
1014	1014	dated November 14, 2024’’; 8
1015	1015	(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 9
1016	1016	inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 3,789 acres 10
1017	1017	of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 11
1018	1018	Management, as generally depicted on the map enti-12
1019	1019	tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 13
1020	1020	dated November 14, 2024’’; 14
1021	1021	(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 15
1022	1022	inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 19,716 acres 16
1023	1023	of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 17
1024	1024	Management, as generally depicted on the map enti-18
1025	1025	tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 19
1026	1026	dated November 14, 2024’’; 20
1027	1027	(4) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 21
1028	1028	inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 33,164 acres 22
1029	1029	of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 23
1030	1030	Management, as generally depicted on the map enti-24
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1034	1034	tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 1
1035	1035	dated November 14, 2024’’; 2
1036	1036	(5) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 3
1037	1037	inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 30,134 acres 4
1038	1038	of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 5
1039	1039	Management, as generally depicted on the map enti-6
1040	1040	tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 7
1041	1041	dated November 14, 2024’’; 8
1042	1042	(6) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 9
1043	1043	inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 29,966 acres 10
1044	1044	of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 11
1045	1045	Management, as generally depicted on the map enti-12
1046	1046	tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 13
1047	1047	dated November 14, 2024’’; 14
1048	1048	(7) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 15
1049	1049	inserting ‘‘2002, and the approximately 699 acres of 16
1050	1050	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-17
1051	1051	agement, as generally depicted on the map entitled 18
1052	1052	‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated 19
1053	1053	November 14, 2024’’; and 20
1054	1054	(8) by adding at the end the following: 21
1055	1055	‘‘(19) M
1056	1056	OUNT STIRLING WILDERNESS .—Certain 22
1057	1057	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-23
1058	1058	agement and the Forest Service, comprising approxi-24
1059	1059	mately 72,942 acres, as generally depicted on the 25
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1063	1063	map entitled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ 1
1064	1064	and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 2
1065	1065	as the ‘Mount Stirling Wilderness’. 3
1066	1066	‘‘(20) G
1067	1067	ATES OF THE GRAND CANYON WILDER -4
1068	1068	NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Na-5
1069	1069	tional Park Service, comprising approximately 6
1070	1070	91,963 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-7
1071	1071	tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 8
1072	1072	dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known as 9
1073	1073	the ‘Gates of the Grand Canyon Wilderness’. 10
1074	1074	‘‘(21) N
1075	1075	EW YORK MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS .— 11
1076	1076	Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 12
1077	1077	Land Management, comprising approximately 13
1078	1078	14,459 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-14
1079	1079	tled ‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and 15
1080	1080	dated November 14, 2024, which is incorporated in, 16
1081	1081	and considered to be a part of, the Mojave Wilder-17
1082	1082	ness designated by section 601(a)(3) of the Cali-18
1083	1083	fornia Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 19
1084	1084	1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4496). 20
1085	1085	‘‘(22) P
1086	1086	IUTE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS .—Cer-21
1087	1087	tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 22
1088	1088	Management, comprising approximately 7,520 acres, 23
1089	1089	as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern 24
1090	1090	Nevada Land Management’ and dated November 14, 25
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1094	1094	2024, which is incorporated in, and considered to be 1
1095	1095	a part of, the Mojave Wilderness designated by sec-2
1096	1096	tion 601(a)(3) of the California Desert Protection 3
1097	1097	Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103– 4
1098	1098	13 433; 108 Stat. 4496). 5
1099	1099	‘‘(23) S
1100	1100	OUTHERN PAIUTE WILDERNESS .—Cer-6
1101	1101	tain Federal land managed by the Director of the 7
1102	1102	United States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising 8
1103	1103	approximately 1,276,246 acres, as generally depicted 9
1104	1104	as ‘Southern Paiute Wilderness’ on the map entitled 10
1105	1105	‘Southern Nevada Land Management’ and dated 11
1106	1106	November 14, 2024, which shall be known as the 12
1107	1107	‘Southern Paiute Wilderness’. 13
1108	1108	‘‘(24) L
1109	1109	UCY GRAY WILDERNESS .—Certain Fed-14
1110	1110	eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-15
1111	1111	ment, comprising approximately 9,601 acres, as gen-16
1112	1112	erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Southern Ne-17
1113	1113	vada Land Management’ and dated November 14, 18
1114	1114	2024, which shall be known as the ‘Lucy Gray Wil-19
1115	1115	derness’.’’. 20
1116	1116	(b) A
1117	1117	PPLICABLELAW.—Subject to valid existing 21
1118	1118	rights and notwithstanding section 203(a) of the Clark 22
1119	1119	County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Re-23
1120	1120	sources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 24
1121	1121	107–282; 116 Stat. 2002), any reference in the Wilder-25
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1125	1125	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date 1
1126	1126	of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 2
1127	1127	date of enactment of this Act for purposes of admin-3
1128	1128	istering land designated as wilderness or a wilderness ad-4
1129	1129	dition by an amendment to section 202(a) of the Clark 5
1130	1130	County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Re-6
1131	1131	sources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 7
1132	1132	107–282; 116 Stat. 1999) made by subsection (a). 8
1133	1133	TITLE IV—LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9
1134	1134	CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE 10
1135	1135	OF NEVADA FOR PUBLIC PUR-11
1136	1136	POSES 12
1137	1137	SEC. 401. CITY OF BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE. 13
1138	1138	(a) D
1139	1139	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 14
1140	1140	(1) C
1141	1141	ITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 15
1142	1142	Boulder City, Nevada. 16
1143	1143	(2) F
1144	1144	EDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 17
1145	1145	means the public land that was reserved to the 18
1146	1146	United States, as described in item 2 under exhibit 19
1147	1147	B of Patent Nev–048100, which was created pursu-20
1148	1148	ant to Public Law 85–339 (72 Stat. 31). 21
1149	1149	(b) A
1150	1150	UTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—On request 22
1151	1151	of the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without 23
1152	1152	consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 24
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1156	1156	States in and to the Federal land, except as otherwise pro-1
1157	1157	vided in this section. 2
1158	1158	(c) A
1159	1159	DMINISTRATION OFACQUIREDLAND.— 3
1160	1160	(1) I
1161	1161	N GENERAL.—The Federal land conveyed 4
1162	1162	under subsection (b) shall be subject to valid exist-5
1163	1163	ing rights. 6
1164	1164	(2) A
1165	1165	DMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY .—The Sec-7
1166	1166	retary shall continue to have administrative author-8
1167	1167	ity over the Federal land conveyed under subsection 9
1168	1168	(b) after the date of the conveyance. 10
1169	1169	(d) R
1170	1170	EVERSION.— 11
1171	1171	(1) I
1172	1172	N GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 12
1173	1173	under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 13
1174	1174	purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 14
1175	1175	the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 15
1176	1176	at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 16
1177	1177	determines that reversion is in the best interest of 17
1178	1178	the United States. 18
1179	1179	(2) R
1180	1180	ESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 19
1181	1181	determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal 20
1182	1182	land should revert to the United States and that the 21
1183	1183	Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 22
1184	1184	the City shall be responsible for remediation of the 23
1185	1185	contamination of the Federal land. 24
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1189	1189	SEC. 402. CITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE FOR 1
1190	1190	THE PROTECTION OF THE VIRGIN RIVER WA-2
1191	1191	TERSHED. 3
1192	1192	(a) D
1193	1193	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 4
1194	1194	(1) C
1195	1195	ITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 5
1196	1196	Mesquite, Nevada. 6
1197	1197	(2) F
1198	1198	EDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 7
1199	1199	means the approximately 250 acres of Federal land, 8
1200	1200	as generally depicted on the Map. 9
1201	1201	(3) M
1202	1202	AP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-10
1203	1203	titled ‘‘City of Mesquite, River Park’’ and dated No-11
1204	1204	vember 18, 2024. 12
1205	1205	(b) A
1206	1206	UTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith-13
1207	1207	standing the land use planning requirements of sections 14
1208	1208	202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 15
1209	1209	Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 16
1210	1210	City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con-17
1211	1211	sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 18
1212	1212	(except for the reversionary interest described in sub-19
1213	1213	section (d)) in and to the Federal land for use by the City 20
1214	1214	in developing and implementing a watershed management 21
1215	1215	plan for the protection of the Virgin River watershed, sub-22
1216	1216	ject to the provisions of this section. 23
1217	1217	(c) M
1218	1218	AP ANDLEGALDESCRIPTIONS.— 24
1219	1219	(1) I
1220	1220	N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 25
1221	1221	the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 26
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1225	1225	shall complete the surveys necessary to develop the 1
1226	1226	final legal descriptions of the Federal land to be con-2
1227	1227	veyed under subsection (b). 3
1228	1228	(2) C
1229	1229	ORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 4
1230	1230	any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 5
1231	1231	prepared under paragraph (1). 6
1232	1232	(3) A
1233	1233	VAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip-7
1234	1234	tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 8
1235	1235	and available for public inspection in the Las Vegas 9
1236	1236	Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. 10
1237	1237	(d) R
1238	1238	EVERSION.— 11
1239	1239	(1) I
1240	1240	N GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 12
1241	1241	under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 13
1242	1242	purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 14
1243	1243	the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 15
1244	1244	at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 16
1245	1245	determines that reversion is in the best interest of 17
1246	1246	the United States. 18
1247	1247	(2) R
1248	1248	ESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 19
1249	1249	determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal 20
1250	1250	land should revert to the United States and that the 21
1251	1251	Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 22
1252	1252	the City shall be responsible for the remediation of 23
1253	1253	the contamination of the Federal land. 24
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1257	1257	SEC. 403. CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUP-1
1258	1258	PORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND WILDFIRE RE-2
1259	1259	SPONSE. 3
1260	1260	(a) A
1261	1261	UTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith-4
1262	1262	standing the land use planning requirements of sections 5
1263	1263	202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 6
1264	1264	Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 7
1265	1265	County, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the Coun-8
1266	1266	ty, on completion of any necessary environmental analysis 9
1267	1267	under any applicable law, including the National Environ-10
1268	1268	mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), with-11
1269	1269	out consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 12
1270	1270	United States in and to the following parcels of Federal 13
1271	1271	land, subject to the provisions of this section and con-14
1272	1272	sistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 15
1273	1273	(commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 16
1274	1274	Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 17
1275	1275	(1) M
1276	1276	OUNT CHARLESTON PUBLIC SAFETY COM -18
1277	1277	PLEX.—The approximately 12-acre parcel of Federal 19
1278	1278	land generally depicted as Parcel A on the map enti-20
1279	1279	tled ‘‘Southern Nevada Economic Development and 21
1280	1280	Conservation Act Mount Charleston Public Safety 22
1281	1281	Complex’’ and dated November 22, 2024, and the 23
1282	1282	1.5-acre parcel of Federal land depicted on the map 24
1283	1283	entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Economic Development 25
1284	1284	and Conservation Act Parcel for Lee Canyon Fire 26
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1288	1288	Station’’ and dated November 22, 2024, for police 1
1289	1289	and fire facilities. 2
1290	1290	(2) P
1291	1291	UBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITIES .— 3
1292	1292	The approximately 127.6 acres of Federal land, as 4
1293	1293	generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Metro Par-5
1294	1294	cels’’ and dated November 18, 2024, for public safe-6
1295	1295	ty training facilities. 7
1296	1296	(b) P
1297	1297	AYMENT OFCOSTS.—As a condition of the con-8
1298	1298	veyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay any 9
1299	1299	costs relating to any land surveys and other associated 10
1300	1300	costs of conveying the parcels of Federal land under sub-11
1301	1301	section (a). 12
1302	1302	(c) M
1303	1303	AP ANDLEGALDESCRIPTIONS.— 13
1304	1304	(1) I
1305	1305	N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 14
1306	1306	the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con-15
1307	1307	cerned shall prepare legal descriptions of the parcels 16
1308	1308	of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a). 17
1309	1309	(2) C
1310	1310	ORRECTIONS.—The Secretary concerned 18
1311	1311	may correct any minor errors in the maps described 19
1312	1312	in subsection (a) or legal descriptions prepared 20
1313	1313	under paragraph (1). 21
1314	1314	(3) A
1315	1315	VAILABILITY.—The maps described in 22
1316	1316	subsection (a) and legal descriptions prepared under 23
1317	1317	paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for pub-24
1318	1318	lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu-25
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1322	1322	reau of Land Management or the Forest Service, as 1
1323	1323	applicable. 2
1324	1324	(d) R
1325	1325	EVERSION.— 3
1326	1326	(1) I
1327	1327	N GENERAL.—If any parcel of Federal land 4
1328	1328	conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be used for 5
1329	1329	the public purpose for which the parcel of Federal 6
1330	1330	land was conveyed, the parcel of Federal land shall 7
1331	1331	revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 8
1332	1332	Secretary concerned, if the Secretary concerned de-9
1333	1333	termines that reversion is in the best interest of the 10
1334	1334	United States. 11
1335	1335	(2) R
1336	1336	ESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY .—If the Sec-12
1337	1337	retary concerned determines under paragraph (1) 13
1338	1338	that a parcel of Federal land should revert to the 14
1339	1339	United States and that the parcel of Federal land is 15
1340	1340	contaminated with hazardous waste, the County 16
1341	1341	shall be responsible for remediation of the contami-17
1342	1342	nation of the parcel of Federal land. 18
1343	1343	SEC. 404. MOAPA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, NEVADA, CON-19
1344	1344	VEYANCE TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO RURAL 20
1345	1345	WATER SUPPLY. 21
1346	1346	(a) D
1347	1347	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 22
1348	1348	(1) D
1349	1349	ISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 23
1350	1350	Moapa Valley Water District. 24
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1354	1354	(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 1
1355	1355	means the approximately 121 acres of Federal land, 2
1356	1356	as generally depicted on the Map. 3
1357	1357	(3) M
1358	1358	AP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-4
1359	1359	titled ‘‘Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and 5
1360	1360	Land Conveyances’’ and dated November 18, 2024. 6
1361	1361	(b) A
1362	1362	UTHORIZATION OFCONVEYANCE.— 7
1363	1363	(1) I
1364	1364	N GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land 8
1365	1365	use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 9
1366	1366	of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 10
1367	1367	1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject to para-11
1368	1368	graph (2), on request of the District, the Secretary 12
1369	1369	shall convey to the District, without consideration, 13
1370	1370	all right, title, and interest of the United States in 14
1371	1371	and to the Federal land for the construction, oper-15
1372	1372	ation, and maintenance of critical water conveyance 16
1373	1373	infrastructure necessary to supply water to the com-17
1374	1374	munities of Logandale, Overton, Glendale, and 18
1375	1375	Moapa, Nevada, except as otherwise provided in this 19
1376	1376	section. 20
1377	1377	(2) L
1378	1378	IMITATION.—If any parcel of Federal land 21
1379	1379	authorized for conveyance under paragraph (1) is 22
1380	1380	subject to transfer for the benefit of the Tribe (as 23
1381	1381	defined in section 101(a)), the interest in the parcel 24
1382	1382	of Federal land to be conveyed to the District under 25
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1386	1386	paragraph (1) shall be in the form of a right-of-way 1
1387	1387	for construction, maintenance, and operation of crit-2
1388	1388	ical water conveyance infrastructure. 3
1389	1389	(c) M
1390	1390	AP ANDLEGALDESCRIPTIONS.— 4
1391	1391	(1) I
1392	1392	N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 5
1393	1393	the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 6
1394	1394	shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal 7
1395	1395	land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 8
1396	1396	(2) C
1397	1397	ORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 9
1398	1398	any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 10
1399	1399	prepared under paragraph (1). 11
1400	1400	(3) A
1401	1401	VAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip-12
1402	1402	tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 13
1403	1403	and available for public inspection in the appropriate 14
1404	1404	offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 15
1405	1405	(d) R
1406	1406	EVERSION.— 16
1407	1407	(1) I
1408	1408	N GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 17
1409	1409	under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 18
1410	1410	purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, as 19
1411	1411	described in subsection (b), the Federal land shall 20
1412	1412	revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 21
1413	1413	Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion 22
1414	1414	is in the best interest of the United States. 23
1415	1415	(2) R
1416	1416	ESPONSIBILITY OF DISTRICT.—If the Sec-24
1417	1417	retary determines under paragraph (1) that the Fed-25
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1421	1421	eral land should revert to the United States and that 1
1422	1422	the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous 2
1423	1423	waste, the District shall be responsible for remedi-3
1424	1424	ation of the contamination of the Federal land. 4
1425	1425	SEC. 405. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, CONVEY-5
1426	1426	ANCE FOR FIRE TRAINING FACILITY. 6
1427	1427	(a) D
1428	1428	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 7
1429	1429	(1) C
1430	1430	ITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 8
1431	1431	North Las Vegas, Nevada. 9
1432	1432	(2) F
1433	1433	EDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 10
1434	1434	means the approximately 10 acres of Federal land, 11
1435	1435	as generally depicted on the Map. 12
1436	1436	(3) M
1437	1437	AP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-13
1438	1438	titled ‘‘North Las Vegas Fire Department Training 14
1439	1439	Facility’’ and dated November 18, 2024. 15
1440	1440	(b) A
1441	1441	UTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.—Notwith-16
1442	1442	standing the land use planning requirements of sections 17
1443	1443	202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 18
1444	1444	Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of the 19
1445	1445	City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without con-20
1446	1446	sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 21
1447	1447	in and to the Federal land for the construction, operation, 22
1448	1448	and maintenance of a training facility necessary to sup-23
1449	1449	port public safety and fire response, subject to the provi-24
1450	1450	sions of this section, and consistent with uses allowed 25
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1454	1454	under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 1
1455	1455	‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 2
1456	1456	et seq.). 3
1457	1457	(c) P
1458	1458	AYMENT OFCOSTS.—As a condition of the con-4
1459	1459	veyance under subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs 5
1460	1460	relating to any surveys and other associated costs of con-6
1461	1461	veying the Federal land. 7
1462	1462	(d) M
1463	1463	AP ANDLEGALDESCRIPTIONS.— 8
1464	1464	(1) I
1465	1465	N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 9
1466	1466	the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 10
1467	1467	shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal 11
1468	1468	land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 12
1469	1469	(2) C
1470	1470	ORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 13
1471	1471	any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions 14
1472	1472	prepared under paragraph (1). 15
1473	1473	(3) A
1474	1474	VAILABILITY.—The Map and legal descrip-16
1475	1475	tions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 17
1476	1476	and available for public inspection in the appropriate 18
1477	1477	offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 19
1478	1478	(e) R
1479	1479	EVERSION.— 20
1480	1480	(1) I
1481	1481	N GENERAL.—If the Federal land conveyed 21
1482	1482	under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public 22
1483	1483	purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, 23
1484	1484	the Federal land shall revert to the United States, 24
1485	1485	at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 25
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1489	1489	determines that reversion is in the best interest of 1
1490	1490	the United States. 2
1491	1491	(2) R
1492	1492	ESPONSIBILITY OF CITY.—If the Secretary 3
1493	1493	determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal 4
1494	1494	land should revert to the United States and that the 5
1495	1495	Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 6
1496	1496	the City shall be responsible for remediation of the 7
1497	1497	contamination on the Federal land. 8
1498	1498	TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION OF 9
1499	1499	LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WA-10
1500	1500	TERSHED PLAN 11
1501	1501	SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WA-12
1502	1502	TERSHED PLAN. 13
1503	1503	Section 3(d)(3) of Public Law 99–548 (commonly 14
1504	1504	known as the ‘‘Mesquite Lands Act of 1988’’) (100 Stat. 15
1505	1505	3061; 110 Stat. 3009–202; 116 Stat. 2018) is amended— 16
1506	1506	(1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 17
1507	1507	inserting the following: 18
1508	1508	‘‘(A) for the development and implementa-19
1509	1509	tion of a watershed plan for the Lower Virgin 20
1510	1510	River; and’’; and 21
1511	1511	(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-22
1512	1512	paragraph (B). 23
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1516	1516	TITLE VI—SOUTHERN NEVADA 1
1517	1517	LIMITED TRANSITION AREA 2
1518	1518	SEC. 601. SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA. 3
1519	1519	(a) D
1520	1520	EFINITION OF TRANSITIONAREA.—Section 4
1521	1521	2602(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 5
1522	1522	2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1117) is amended 6
1523	1523	by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 7
1524	1524	‘‘(4) T
1525	1525	RANSITION AREA.—The term ‘Transition 8
1526	1526	Area’ means the approximately 742 acres of Federal 9
1527	1527	land located in Henderson, Nevada, identified as 10
1528	1528	‘Subject Area’ on the map entitled ‘Limited Transi-11
1529	1529	tion Area (LTA) 2023 Amendment’ and dated No-12
1530	1530	vember 18, 2024, excluding the east 100 feet of the 13
1531	1531	NW
1532	1532	1
1533	1533	⁄4sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 61 E., identified on the 14
1534	1534	map as ‘NV Energy Utility Corridor’.’’. 15
1535	1535	(b) U
1536	1536	SE OFLAND FORNONRESIDENTIALDEVELOP-16
1537	1537	MENT; RETENTION OFLAND BYCITY.—Section 2602(b) 17
1538	1538	of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 18
1539	1539	(Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1117) is amended— 19
1540	1540	(1) in paragraph (2)— 20
1541	1541	(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 21
1542	1542	and inserting the following: 22
1543	1543	‘‘(A) A
1544	1544	UTHORIZED USES.—After the con-23
1545	1545	veyance to the City under paragraph (1), the 24
1546	1546	City may sell, lease, or otherwise convey any 25
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1550	1550	portion of the Transition Area for purposes 1
1551	1551	of— 2
1552	1552	‘‘(i) nonresidential development; or 3
1553	1553	‘‘(ii) limited residential development 4
1554	1554	that— 5
1555	1555	‘‘(I) augments and integrates any 6
1556	1556	nonresidential development under 7
1557	1557	clause (i); and 8
1558	1558	‘‘(II) is not freestanding. 9
1559	1559	‘‘(B) F
1560	1560	AIR MARKET VALUE .—Any land 10
1561	1561	sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed under sub-11
1562	1562	paragraph (A) shall be for not less than fair 12
1563	1563	market value.’’; and 13
1564	1564	(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 14
1565	1565	‘‘and applicable State law’’ before the period at 15
1566	1566	the end; 16
1567	1567	(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 17
1568	1568	following: 18
1569	1569	‘‘(3) U
1570	1570	SE OF LAND FOR RECREATION OR OTHER 19
1571	1571	PUBLIC PURPOSES; RETENTION BY CITY.—The City 20
1572	1572	may elect to retain parcels in the Transition Area— 21
1573	1573	‘‘(A) for public recreation or other public 22
1574	1574	purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 23
1575	1575	1926 (commonly known as the ‘Recreation and 24
1576	1576	Public Purposes Act’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), 25
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1580	1580	by providing to the Secretary written notice of 1
1581	1581	the election; or 2
1582	1582	‘‘(B) for any other use by the City, by pro-3
1583	1583	viding to the Secretary— 4
1584	1584	‘‘(i) written notice of the election; and 5
1585	1585	‘‘(ii) consideration in an amount equal 6
1586	1586	to the fair market value of the land re-7
1587	1587	tained, which shall be subject to disposition 8
1588	1588	in accordance with paragraph (2)(D).’’; 9
1589	1589	and 10
1590	1590	(3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘or re-11
1591	1591	served for recreation or other public purposes under 12
1592	1592	paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘, reserved for recre-13
1593	1593	ation or other public purposes under paragraph 14
1594	1594	(3)(A), or retained by the City under paragraph 15
1595	1595	(3)(B)’’. 16
1596	1596	TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 17
1597	1597	PROVISIONS 18
1598	1598	SEC. 701. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS. 19
1599	1599	(a) E
1600	1600	STABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 20
1601	1601	rights, and to rights-of-way for the construction, mainte-21
1602	1602	nance, and operation of Moapa Valley Water District fa-22
1603	1603	cilities, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Moapa Valley 23
1604	1604	Water District–Facilities and Land Conveyances’’, and 24
1605	1605	dated November 13, 2019, the following areas of Federal 25
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1609	1609	land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 1
1610	1610	in the State are established as off-highway vehicle recre-2
1611	1611	ation areas: 3
1612	1612	(1) L
1613	1613	AUGHLIN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE -4
1614	1614	ATION AREA.—The approximately 13,050 acres of 5
1615	1615	Federal land, as generally depicted on the map enti-6
1616	1616	tled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ and 7
1617	1617	dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the 8
1618	1618	‘‘Laughlin Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 9
1619	1619	(2) L
1620	1620	OGANDALE TRAILS OFF -HIGHWAY VEHI-10
1621	1621	CLE RECREATION AREA .—The approximately 21,729 11
1622	1622	acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the 12
1623	1623	map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 13
1624	1624	and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the 14
1625	1625	‘‘Logandale Trails Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 15
1626	1626	Area’’. 16
1627	1627	(3) N
1628	1628	ELSON HILLS OFF -HIGHWAY VEHICLE 17
1629	1629	RECREATION AREA .—The approximately 43,775 18
1630	1630	acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the 19
1631	1631	map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 20
1632	1632	and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the 21
1633	1633	‘‘Nelson Hills Off-Highway Recreation Area’’. 22
1634	1634	(4) S
1635	1635	ANDY VALLEY OFF -HIGHWAY VEHICLE 23
1636	1636	RECREATION AREA .—The approximately 39,022 24
1637	1637	acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the 25
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1641	1641	map entitled ‘‘Southern Nevada Land Management’’ 1
1642	1642	and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the 2
1643	1643	‘‘Sandy Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 3
1644	1644	Area’’. 4
1645	1645	(b) P
1646	1646	URPOSES.—The purposes of each off-highway 5
1647	1647	vehicle recreation area established by subsection (a) (re-6
1648	1648	ferred to in this section as an ‘‘off-highway vehicle recre-7
1649	1649	ation area’’) are to preserve, protect, and enhance for the 8
1650	1650	benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations— 9
1651	1651	(1) off-highway vehicle use; 10
1652	1652	(2) other activities as the Secretary determines 11
1653	1653	to be appropriate; and 12
1654	1654	(3) the scenic, watershed, habitat, cultural, his-13
1655	1655	toric, and ecological resources of the off-highway ve-14
1656	1656	hicle recreation areas. 15
1657	1657	(c) M
1658	1658	ANAGEMENTPLANS.— 16
1659	1659	(1) I
1660	1660	N GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 17
1661	1661	the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 18
1662	1662	with applicable law, the Secretary shall develop a 19
1663	1663	comprehensive plan for the long-term management 20
1664	1664	of each off-highway vehicle recreation area. 21
1665	1665	(2) C
1666	1666	ONSULTATION.—In developing the man-22
1667	1667	agement plans under paragraph (1), the Secretary 23
1668	1668	shall consult with— 24
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1672	1672	(A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 1
1673	1673	governmental entities; and 2
1674	1674	(B) members of the public. 3
1675	1675	(d) M
1676	1676	ANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 4
1677	1677	off-highway vehicle recreation areas— 5
1678	1678	(1) to support the purposes described in sub-6
1679	1679	section (b); and 7
1680	1680	(2) in accordance with— 8
1681	1681	(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-9
1682	1682	ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 10
1683	1683	(B) this section; and 11
1684	1684	(C) any other applicable law (including 12
1685	1685	regulations). 13
1686	1686	(e) M
1687	1687	OTORIZEDVEHICLES.— 14
1688	1688	(1) I
1689	1689	N GENERAL.—Except as needed for admin-15
1690	1690	istrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, 16
1691	1691	the use of motorized vehicles in the off-highway vehi-17
1692	1692	cle recreation areas shall be permitted only on roads 18
1693	1693	and trails designated for the use of motorized vehi-19
1694	1694	cles by the applicable management plan under sub-20
1695	1695	section (c). 21
1696	1696	(2) I
1697	1697	NTERIM MANAGEMENT .—During the period 22
1698	1698	beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 23
1699	1699	ending on the date on which the management plan 24
1700	1700	under subsection (c) for an off-highway vehicle 25
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1704	1704	recreation area takes effect, the use of motorized ve-1
1705	1705	hicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 2
1706	1706	shall be permitted in accordance with applicable land 3
1707	1707	management requirements. 4
1708	1708	(3) E
1709	1709	FFECT OF SUBSECTION .—Nothing in this 5
1710	1710	subsection prevents the Secretary from closing an 6
1711	1711	existing road or trail to protect natural resources or 7
1712	1712	public safety, as the Secretary determines to be ap-8
1713	1713	propriate. 9
1714	1714	(f) T
1715	1715	RANSPORTATION AND UTILITYCORRIDORS.— 10
1716	1716	Nothing in this section— 11
1717	1717	(1) affects the existence, use, operation, mainte-12
1718	1718	nance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expan-13
1719	1719	sion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, 14
1720	1720	addition, relocation improvement funding, removal, 15
1721	1721	or replacement of any utility facility or appurtenant 16
1722	1722	right-of-way within an existing designated transpor-17
1723	1723	tation and utility corridor within an off-highway ve-18
1724	1724	hicle recreation area; 19
1725	1725	(2) precludes the Secretary from authorizing 20
1726	1726	the establishment of a new utility facility right-of- 21
1727	1727	way within an existing designated transportation 22
1728	1728	and utility corridor within an off-highway vehicle 23
1729	1729	recreation area— 24
1730	1730	(A) in accordance with— 25
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1734	1734	(i) the National Environmental Policy 1
1735	1735	Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 2
1736	1736	(ii) any other applicable law; and 3
1737	1737	(B) subject to such terms and conditions 4
1738	1738	as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 5
1739	1739	or 6
1740	1740	(3) prohibits access to, or the repair or replace-7
1741	1741	ment of, a transmission line within a right-of-way 8
1742	1742	grant within an off-highway vehicle recreation area 9
1743	1743	issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 10
1744	1744	(g) W
1745	1745	ITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 11
1746	1746	all Federal land within the boundaries of an off-highway 12
1747	1747	vehicle recreation area, together with any land designated 13
1748	1748	as the ‘‘Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 14
1749	1749	Area’’ under section 3092(j)(3)(A) of Public Law 113– 15
1750	1750	291 (16 U.S.C. 460aaaa(3)(A)), is withdrawn from— 16
1751	1751	(1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under 17
1752	1752	the public land laws; 18
1753	1753	(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 19
1754	1754	laws; and 20
1755	1755	(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 21
1756	1756	materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 22
1757	1757	(h) M
1758	1758	APS ANDLEGALDESCRIPTIONS.— 23
1759	1759	(1) I
1760	1760	N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 24
1761	1761	the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 25
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1765	1765	shall finalize the legal description of each off-high-1
1766	1766	way vehicle recreation area. 2
1767	1767	(2) E
1768	1768	RRORS.—The Secretary may correct any 3
1769	1769	minor error in— 4
1770	1770	(A) a map referred to in subsection (a); or 5
1771	1771	(B) a legal description under paragraph 6
1772	1772	(1). 7
1773	1773	(3) T
1774	1774	REATMENT.—The maps and legal descrip-8
1775	1775	tions referred to in paragraph (2) shall— 9
1776	1776	(A) be on file and available for public in-10
1777	1777	spection in the appropriate offices of the Bu-11
1778	1778	reau of Land Management; and 12
1779	1779	(B) have the same force and effect as if in-13
1780	1780	cluded in this Act, subject to paragraph (2). 14
1781	1781	SEC. 702. LOWER LAS VEGAS WASH WEIRS. 15
1782	1782	(a) I
1783	1783	NGENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 16
1784	1784	the availability of appropriations, and all applicable laws, 17
1785	1785	the Secretary shall complete construction of the 6 erosion 18
1786	1786	control weirs on the lower Las Vegas Wash within the 19
1787	1787	Lake Mead National Recreation Area that are unfinished 20
1788	1788	as of the date of enactment of this Act, as identified in 21
1789	1789	the study of the Federal Highway Administration entitled 22
1790	1790	‘‘2010 Lower Las Vegas Wash Planning Study’’. 23
1791	1791	(b) D
1792	1792	EADLINE.—It is the intent of Congress that the 24
1793	1793	construction of the weirs described in subsection (a) be 25
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1797	1797	completed by the Secretary by not later than 8 years after 1
1798	1798	the date of enactment of this Act. 2
1799	1799	SEC. 703. CRITICAL FLOOD CONTROL FACILITIES. 3
1800	1800	The Secretary shall amend the Las Vegas Resource 4
1801	1801	Management Plan dated 1998 to allow for the design and 5
1802	1802	construction of flood control facilities in the Coyote 6
1803	1803	Springs Desert Tortoise Area of Critical Environmental 7
1804	1804	Concern, as described in the most-recent update of the 8
1805	1805	Las Vegas Valley Master Plan for Flood Control Facilities 9
1806	1806	developed by the Regional Flood Control District, as gen-10
1807	1807	erally depicted on the map attached to that update entitled 11
1808	1808	‘‘Regional Flood Control District Master Plan Facilities 12
1809	1809	in the Coyote Springs Area of Critical Environmental Con-13
1810	1810	cern’’. 14
1811	1811	SEC. 704. JURISDICTION OVER FISH AND WILDLIFE. 15
1812	1812	Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 16
1813	1813	State with respect to the management of fish or wildlife 17
1814	1814	on any Federal land located in the State. 18
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