119-hr2134

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[H.R. 2134 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2134

 To provide for conservation and economic development in the State of 
 Nevada, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 14, 2025

Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Amodei of Nevada) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
 Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To provide for conservation and economic development in the State of 
 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Nevada 
Economic Development and Conservation Act''.

    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.
 TITLE I--TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 101. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of 
 Paiutes.

Sec. 102. Tribal fee land to be held in trust.

Sec. 103. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute 
 Tribe.
 TITLE II--CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA

Sec. 201. Definition of public park under the Red Rock Canyon National 
 Conservation Area Protection and 
 Enhancement Act of 2002.

Sec. 202. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area boundary 
 adjustment.

Sec. 203. Land disposal and public purpose conveyances.

Sec. 204. Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern 
 and establishment of special management 
 areas.

Sec. 205. Relationship to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat 
 Conservation Plan.

Sec. 206. Designation of Maude Frazier Mountain.

Sec. 207. Availability of special account.

Sec. 208. Nevada Cancer Institute land conveyance.

Sec. 209. Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area boundary adjustment.

Sec. 210. Clark County conveyance.
 TITLE III--WILDERNESS

Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.
 TITLE IV--LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA FOR 
 PUBLIC PURPOSES

Sec. 401. City of Boulder City, Nevada, conveyance.

Sec. 402. City of Mesquite, Nevada, conveyance for the protection of 
 the Virgin River watershed.

Sec. 403. Clark County, Nevada, conveyance to support public safety and 
 wildfire response.

Sec. 404. Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada, conveyance to support 
 access to rural water supply.

Sec. 405. City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, conveyance for fire training 
 facility.
 TITLE V--IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WATERSHED PLAN

Sec. 501. Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan.
 TITLE VI--SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA

Sec. 601. Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area.
 TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas.

Sec. 702. Lower Las Vegas Wash weirs.

Sec. 703. Critical flood control facilities.

Sec. 704. Jurisdiction over fish and wildlife.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Clark County, 
 Nevada.

    (2) Federal incidental take permit.--The term ``Federal 
 incidental take permit'' means an incidental take permit issued 
 under 

section 10

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
 (16 U.S.C. 1539

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) ) to--
        (A) the Nevada Department of Transportation;
        (B) the County; or
            (C) any of the following cities in the State:
            (i) Las Vegas.
            (ii) North Las Vegas.
            (iii) Henderson.
            (iv) Boulder City.
            (v) Mesquite.

    (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 Federal land 
 managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land 
 Management; and
        (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
 National Forest System land.

    (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.

 TITLE I--TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 101. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE MOAPA BAND OF 
 PAIUTES.

    (a) Definition of Tribe.--In this section and 

section 102, the term 
``Tribe'' means the Moapa Band of Paiutes of the Moapa River Indian 
Reservation, Nevada.

    (b) Transfer of Land.--

    (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
 including existing rights-of-way for water and wastewater 
 facilities and for electric generation, storage, transmission, 
 distribution, and supporting facilities, all right, title, and 
 interest of the United States in and to the land described in 
 subsection
            (c) shall be--
        (A) held in trust by the United States for the 
 benefit of the Tribe; and
        (B) part of the reservation of the Tribe.

    (2) Certain transmission facilities.--
        (A) In general.--The transfer of land under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall be subject to the reservation to 
 the United States of electric transmission corridor 
 rights-of-way, which shall be administered by the 
 Secretary under the laws applicable to such rights-of-
 way.
        (B) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
 any payments after the date of enactment of this Act 
 for the right-of-way under subparagraph
        (A) shall be--
            (i) made for the benefit of the Tribe; and
            (ii) transferred from the Secretary to the 
 Tribe in a timely manner.
            (c) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection

    (b)

    (1) is the approximately 44,950 acres of land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 
14, 2024.
            (d) Survey.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines 
to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under 
subsection

    (b)

    (1) .

    (e) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under this section shall not be 
eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II 
gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in 

section 4 of 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).

    (f) Water Rights.--

    (1) In general.--There shall not be Federal reserved rights 
 to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust 
 by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under 
 subsection

    (b)

    (1) .

    (2) State water rights.--The Tribe shall retain any right 
 or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust 
 by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under 
 subsection

    (b)

    (1) .

SEC. 102. TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.

    (a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the Tribe in and 
to the land described in subsection

    (b) shall be--

    (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
 the Tribe; and

    (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe.

    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection

    (a) is 
the approximately 196 acres of land held in fee by the Tribe, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024.
            (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection

    (a) .

SEC. 103. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE 
 TRIBE.

    (a) 

=== Definition. ===
-In this section, the term ``Tribe'' means the Las 
Vegas Paiute Tribe.

    (b) Transfer of Land.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection
            (c) shall be--

    (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
 the Tribe; and

    (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe.
            (c) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection

    (b) is 
the approximately 3,156 acres of land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern 
Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 14, 2024.
            (d) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection

    (b) .

    (e) Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor.--As a condition of the 
transfer of land under subsection

    (b) , not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the land is taken into trust by the United States for the 
benefit of the Tribe under subsection

    (b) , a 300-foot-wide right-of-way 
(as generally depicted on the map described in subsection
            (c) ) shall be 
granted by the Tribe to a qualified electric utility for the 
construction and maintenance of high-voltage transmission facilities 
consistent with existing renewable energy transmission agreements 
between the Tribe and the qualified electric utility on the Snow 
Mountain Reservation.

    (f) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under this section shall not be 
eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II 
gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in 

section 4 of 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).

    (g) Water Rights.--

    (1) In general.--Nothing in this section affirms or denies 
 Federal reserved rights to surface water or groundwater for any 
 land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of 
 the Tribe under subsection

    (b) .

    (2) State water rights.--The Tribe shall retain any right 
 or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust 
 by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under 
 subsection

    (b) .

    (h) Intergovernmental Agreement.--Nothing in this section affects 
the implementation of the March 2021 Intergovernmental Agreement 
between the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe and the City of Las Vegas.
            (i) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 3092 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3870) is amended by striking 
subsection
            (d) .

 TITLE II--CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA

SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC PARK UNDER THE RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL 
 CONSERVATION AREA PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2002.

 

Section 102 of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 
Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-4 note; Public 
Law 107-282) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating paragraphs

    (1) ,

    (2) , and

    (3) as 
 paragraphs

    (2) ,

    (4) , and

    (5) , respectively;

    (2) by inserting before paragraph

    (2) (as so redesignated) 
 the following:
 ``

    (1) Associated supportive use.--The term `associated 
 supportive use' means a use that supports the overall function 
 and enjoyment of a public park.''; and

    (3) by inserting after paragraph

    (2) (as so redesignated) 
 the following:
 ``

    (3) Public park.--The term `public park' includes land 
 developed or managed by a partnership between Clark County, 
 Nevada, and a private entity for recreational uses and 
 associated supportive uses, including uses that require a fee 
 for admittance or use of property within the public park.''.

SEC. 202. RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY 
 ADJUSTMENT.

 

Section 3

    (a) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 
Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-1

    (a) ) is amended by 
striking paragraph

    (2) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately 
 253,950 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map 
 entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November 
 14, 2024.''.

SEC. 203. LAND DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Land Disposal.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 4

    (a) of the Southern Nevada Public 
 Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 
 2344; 116 Stat. 2007; 127 Stat. 3872) is amended, in the first 
 sentence, by striking ``September 17, 2012.'' and inserting 
 ``November 14, 2024. The Secretary and Clark County shall 
 jointly nominate not more than 25,000 acres from land depicted 
 on the map as `Proposed Expanded Las Vegas Disposal Boundary' 
 for addition to the disposal boundary.''.

    (2) Sand and gravel.--For purposes of the Southern Nevada 
 Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 
 Stat. 2343) or the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and 
 Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 
 1994), the Secretary may authorize any of the following:
        (A) The movement of common varieties of sand and 
 gravel on a surface estate acquired under the Southern 
 Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 
 105-263; 112 Stat. 2343) or the Clark County 
 Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act 
 of 2002 (Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 1994) by the 
 owner of the surface estate for purposes including 
 recontouring or balancing the surface estate or filling 
 utility trenches on the surface estate.
        (B) The disposal of sand or gravel described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) at an off-site landfill.

    (b) Recreation and Public Purpose Act Conveyances.--Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
offer to enter into an agreement with the County under which the County 
is authorized to implement immediate management modifications necessary 
to protect and improve public health and safety on Federal land 
conveyed to the County under the authority of the Act of June 14, 1926 
(commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.), for public safety facilities (including flood 
control and water management facilities), parks, and educational 
facilities, without requiring approval of the Secretary, consistent 
with the requirements of that Act.
            (c) Use of Public-Private Partnerships by Units of Local Government 
for Affordable Housing.--

Section 7

    (b) of the Southern Nevada Public 
Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2349) is 
amended--

    (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary'' 
 and inserting the following:
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Secretary''; and

    (2) by adding the following:
 ``

    (2) Review prioritization.--If a local governmental 
 entity submits an application to use land for affordable 
 housing purposes under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
 prioritize review of the application over other pending land 
 disposal applications under this Act.
 ``

    (3) Deadline.--The Secretary (and the Secretary of 
 Housing and Urban Development, if applicable) shall complete 
 all necessary reviews of an application submitted under this 
 subsection not later than 180 days after the date of submission 
 of the application, consistent with any applicable laws.''.

SEC. 204. REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN 
 AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.

    (a) Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern.--
Any portion of the designation by the Bureau of Land Management of the 
Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern in the State dated 
February 14, 2014, not included within a Special Management Area 
designated by subsection

    (b) is revoked.

    (b) Establishment of Special Management Areas.--The following areas 
in the County are designated as special management areas:

    (1) Stump springs special management area.--Certain Federal 
 land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management, comprising approximately 140,976 acres, as 
 generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 
 as the ``Stump Springs Special Management Area''.

    (2) Bird springs valley special management area.--Certain 
 Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management, comprising approximately 39,327 acres, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 
 as the ``Bird Springs Valley Special Management Area''.

    (3) Desert tortoise protective corridor special management 
 area.--Certain Federal land in the County administered by the 
 Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 45,881 
 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern 
 Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which 
 shall be known as the ``Desert Tortoise Protective Corridor 
 Special Management Area''.

    (4) Jean lake special management area.--Certain Federal 
 land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management, comprising approximately 2,645 acres, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 
 as the ``Jean Lake Special Management Area''.

    (5) Gale hills special management area.--Certain Federal 
 land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management, comprising approximately 16,355 acres, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 
 as the ``Gale Hills Special Management Area''.

    (6) California wash special management area.--Certain 
 Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management, comprising approximately 10,120 acres, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 
 as the ``California Wash Special Management Area''.

    (7) Bitter springs special management area.--Certain 
 Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management, comprising approximately 61,813 acres, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 
 as the ``Bitter Springs Special Management Area''.

    (8) Muddy mountains special management area.--Certain 
 Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management, comprising approximately 33,430 acres, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 
 as the ``Muddy Mountains Special Management Area''.

    (9) Mesa milkvetch special management area.--Certain 
 Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management, comprising approximately 8,417 acres, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known 
 as the ``Mesa Milkvetch Special Management Area''.
            (c) === Purposes ===
-The purposes of a special management area designated 
by subsection

    (b) (referred to in this section as a ``Special 
Management Area'') are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, 
archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, 
historical, biological, wildlife (including wildlife referred to in the 
Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan), educational, 
and scenic resources of the Special Management Area.
            (d) Management of Special Management Areas.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage each Special 
 Management Area--
        (A) in a manner that--
            (i) conserves, protects, and enhances the 
 purposes for which the Special Management Area 
 is established; and
            (ii) ensures protection of species covered 
 by the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat 
 Conservation Plan and Federal incidental take 
 permit; and
        (B) in accordance with--
            (i) this section;
            (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (iii) any other applicable law.

    (2) Uses.--The Secretary shall allow only uses of a Special 
 Management Area that are consistent with the purposes for which 
 the Special Management Area is established.

    (3) Motorized vehicles; new roads.--
        (A) Motorized vehicles.--Except as needed for 
 emergency response or administrative purposes, the use 
 of motorized vehicles in the Special Management Areas 
 shall be permitted only on roads and motorized routes 
 designated for the use of motorized vehicles in the 
 management plan developed under subsection

    (h) .
        (B) New roads.--No new permanent or temporary roads 
 or other motorized vehicle routes shall be constructed 
 within the Special Management Areas after the date of 
 enactment of this Act.

    (e) Map and Legal Description.--

    (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and 
 legal description of each Special Management Area.

    (2) Effect.--A map or legal description filed under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
 included in this Act.

    (3) Corrections.--The Secretary, in consultation and 
 coordination with the County, may correct minor errors in a map 
 or legal description filed under paragraph

    (1) .

    (4) Public availability.--A copy of each map and legal 
 description filed under paragraph

    (1) shall be on file and 
 available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
 the Bureau of Land Management.

    (f) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests in Land.--Any land 
or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within a 
Special Management Area shall--

    (1) become part of the Special Management Area in which the 
 acquired land or interest in land is located;

    (2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection

    (g) ; and

    (3) be managed in accordance with subsection
            (d) .

    (g) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land 
within a Special Management Area is withdrawn from--

    (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
 the public land laws;

    (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

    (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
 and geothermal leasing laws.

    (h) Management Plan.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 1 
year, after the date on which the County is issued an amended Federal 
incidental take permit under 

section 205, the Secretary, in 
consultation and coordination with the County, shall--

    (1) develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-
 term protection and management of the Special Management Areas; 
 and

    (2) amend the applicable resource management plan to 
 incorporate the provisions of the management plan for the 
 Special Management Areas developed under paragraph

    (1) .
            (i) Transportation and Utility Corridors.--

    (1) In general.--Consistent with this subsection, the 
 management plan for the Special Management Areas developed 
 under subsection

    (h) shall establish provisions, including 
 avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures, for ongoing 
 maintenance of public utility and other rights-of-way in 
 existing designated transportation and utility corridors within 
 a Special Management Area.

    (2) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
        (A) affects the existence, use, operation, 
 maintenance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, 
 expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, 
 alteration, addition, relocation improvement funding, 
 removal, or replacement of any utility facility or 
 appurtenant right-of-way within an existing designated 
 transportation and utility corridor within a Special 
 Management Area;
        (B) precludes the Secretary from authorizing the 
 establishment of a new or the renewal or expansion of 
 an existing utility facility right-of-way within an 
 existing designated transportation and utility corridor 
 within a Special Management Area, including the 
 potential realignment of a corridor numbered 224-225 
 established under 

section 368 of the Energy Policy Act 
 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926) through the Stump Springs 
 Management Area--
            (i) in accordance with--
            (I) the National Environmental 
 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
 seq.); and
            (II) any other applicable law; and
            (ii) subject to such terms and conditions 
 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 
 or
            (C) prohibits access to, or the repair or 
 replacement of, a transmission line within a right-of-
 way within a Special Management Area issued before the 
 date of enactment of this Act.

    (j) Effect.--Nothing in this section prevents or interferes with--

    (1) the construction or operation of the Ivanpah Valley 
 Airport authorized under the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public 
 Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 106-362; 114 Stat. 1404); or

    (2) the Airport Environs Overlay District authorized under 
 

section 501
            (c) of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land 
 and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-282; 116 
 Stat. 2008) and 

section 3092
            (i) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
 ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
 Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3875).

SEC. 205. RELATIONSHIP TO THE CLARK COUNTY MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT 
 CONSERVATION PLAN.

    (a) Extension of Habitat Conservation Plan.--On receipt from the 
County of a complete application for an amendment to the applicable 
Federal incidental take permit, as required by sections 17.22

    (b)

    (1) and 
17.32

    (b)

    (1) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations), and an amended Clark County Multiple Species Habitat 
Conservation Plan which incorporates the Special Management Areas 
established by 

section 204

    (b) and the provisions of the management plan 
required under 

section 204

    (h) , the Secretary shall, in accordance with 
this Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
and any other applicable Federal environmental laws--

    (1) credit approximately 358,954 acres of the land 
 conserved and designated as Special Management Areas under 
 

section 204

    (b) , as depicted on the map entitled ``Southern 
 Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, as 
 mitigation to fully or partially offset, as determined by the 
 Secretary using the best available scientific and commercial 
 information, additional incidental take impacts resulting from 
 development of additional land within the County covered under 
 the existing Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation 
 Plan or to be covered through an amendment to the Clark County 
 Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal 
 incidental take permit; and

    (2) extend the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat 
 Conservation Plan and Federal incidental take permit for the 
 maximum authorized duration, as determined by the Secretary.

    (b) Effect.--Nothing in this Act otherwise limits, alters, 
modifies, or amends the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat 
Conservation Plan.

SEC. 206. DESIGNATION OF MAUDE FRAZIER MOUNTAIN.

    (a) In General.--The peak of Frenchman Mountain in the State 
located at latitude 3610031'45" N, by longitude 11459031'52" W, shall 
be designated as ``Maude Frazier Mountain''.

    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States to the peak described in 
subsection

    (a) shall be considered to be a reference to ``Maude Frazier 
Mountain''.

SEC. 207. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.

 

Section 4

    (e)

    (3)
        (A)
            (ii) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2346; 120 Stat. 
3045) is amended by striking ``the Great Basin National Park, and other 
areas'' and inserting ``the Great Basin National Park, the Tule Springs 
Fossil Bed National Monument, and other areas''.

SEC. 208. NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE LAND CONVEYANCE.

 

Section 2603

    (a)

    (3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1118) is amended by inserting ``, or 
any successors in interest'' before the period at the end.

SEC. 209. SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area'' 
 means the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.

    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management).

    (b) Boundary Adjustment.--

    (1) Map.--

Section 603

    (4) of the Sloan Canyon National 
 Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-1

    (4) ) is amended by 
 striking ``map entitled `Southern Nevada Public Land Management 
 Act' and dated October 1, 2002'' and inserting ``map entitled 
 `Proposed Sloan Canyon Expansion' and dated May 20, 2024''.

    (2) Acreage.--

Section 604

    (b) of the Sloan Canyon National 
 Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-2

    (b) ) is amended by 
 striking ``48,438'' and inserting ``57,728''.
            (c) Right-of-Way.--

Section 605 of the Sloan Canyon National 
Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-3) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
 ``

    (h) Horizon Lateral Pipeline Right-of-Way.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 503 of 
 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
 1712, 1763) and subject to valid existing rights and paragraph

    (3) , the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director 
 of the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this 
 subsection as the `Secretary'), shall, not later than 1 year 
 after the date of enactment of this subsection, grant to the 
 Southern Nevada Water Authority (referred to in this subsection 
 as the `Authority'), not subject to the payment of rents or 
 other charges, the temporary and permanent water pipeline 
 infrastructure, and outside the boundaries of the Conservation 
 Area, powerline, facility, and access road rights-of-way 
 depicted on the map for the purposes of--
 ``
        (A) performing geotechnical investigations within 
 the rights-of-way; and
 ``
        (B) constructing and operating water transmission 
 and related facilities.
 ``

    (2) Excavation and disposal.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The Authority may, without 
 consideration, excavate and use or dispose of sand, 
 gravel, minerals, or other materials from the tunneling 
 of the water pipeline necessary to fulfill the purpose 
 of the rights-of-way granted under paragraph

    (1) .
 ``
        (B) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than 
 30 days after the date on which the rights-of-way are 
 granted under paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary and the 
 Authority shall enter into a memorandum of 
 understanding identifying Federal land on which the 
 Authority may dispose of materials under subparagraph
        (A) to further the interests of the Bureau of Land 
 Management.
 ``

    (3) Requirements.--A right-of-way issued under this 
 subsection shall be subject to the following requirements:
 ``
        (A) The Secretary may include reasonable terms 
 and conditions, consistent with 

section 505 of the 
 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
 U.S.C. 1765), as are necessary to protect Conservation 
 Area resources.
 ``
        (B) Construction of the water pipeline shall not 
 permanently adversely affect conservation area surface 
 resources.
 ``
            (C) The right-of-way shall not be located through 
 or under any area designated as wilderness.''.
            (d) Preservation of Transmission and Utility Corridors and Rights-
of-Way.--The expansion of the Conservation Area boundary under the 
amendment made by subsection

    (b) --

    (1) shall be subject to valid existing rights, including 
 land within a designated utility transmission corridor or a 
 transmission line right-of-way grant approved by the Secretary 
 in a record of decision issued before the date of enactment of 
 this Act; and

    (2) shall not preclude--
        (A) any activity authorized in accordance with a 
 designated corridor or right-of-way referred to in 
 paragraph

    (1) , including the operation, maintenance, 
 repair, or replacement of any authorized utility 
 facility within the corridor or right-of-way; or
        (B) the Secretary from authorizing the 
 establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way 
 within an existing designated transportation and 
 utility corridor referred to in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in accordance with the National 
 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws; and
            (ii) subject to such terms and conditions 
 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

    (e) Management of the Conservation Area.--Except as provided in the 
amendment made by subsection
            (c) , nothing in this section or the 
amendments made by this section shall modify the management of the 
Conservation Area pursuant to 

section 605 of the Sloan Canyon National 
Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-3).

SEC. 210. CLARK COUNTY CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Definition of Job Creation Zone.--In this section, the term 
``Job Creation Zone'' means the approximately 350 acres of Federal land 
located in Sloan, Nevada, and identified as ``Clark County Job Creation 
Zone'' on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land Management'' and 
dated November 14, 2024.

    (b) Clark County Conveyance.--

    (1) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of 
 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
 1712, 1713), on request of the County, the Secretary shall, 
 without consideration and subject to all valid existing rights, 
 convey to the County all right, title, and interest of the 
 United States in and to the Job Creation Zone, except as 
 otherwise provided in this subsection.

    (2) Use of land for nonresidential development.--
        (A) In general.--After the date of the conveyance 
 to the County under paragraph

    (1) , the County may sell, 
 lease, or otherwise convey any portion or portions of 
 the Job Creation Zone for purposes of nonresidential 
 development, subject to subparagraphs
        (B) and
            (C) .
        (B) Fair market value.--Any sale, lease, or other 
 conveyance of land under subparagraph
        (A) shall be for 
 not less than fair market value.
            (C) Disposition of proceeds.--The gross proceeds 
 from the sale, lease, or other conveyance of land under 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall be distributed in accordance 
 with 

section 4

    (e) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
 Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 
 2345).

    (3) Use of land for recreation or other public 

=== purposes ===
-
 The County may elect to retain parcels in the Job Creation Zone 
 for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with 
 the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation 
 and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), by 
 providing to the Secretary written notice of the election.

    (4) Noise compatibility requirements.--The County shall--
        (A) plan and manage the Job Creation Zone in 
 accordance with 

section 47504 of title 49, United 
 States Code, and regulations promulgated in accordance 
 with that section; and
        (B) agree that if any land in the Job Creation Zone 
 is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed by the County, 
 the sale, lease, or conveyance shall contain a 
 limitation to require uses compatible with airport 
 noise compatibility planning.

    (5) Reversion.--
        (A) In general.--If any parcel of land within the 
 Job Creation Zone is not conveyed for nonresidential 
 development under this section or reserved for 
 recreation or other public purposes under paragraph

    (3) by the date that is 30 years after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the parcel of land shall, at the 
 discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 
 States.
        (B) Inconsistent use.--If the County uses any 
 parcel of land within the Job Creation Zone in a manner 
 that is inconsistent with the uses specified in this 
 subsection, at the discretion of the Secretary, the 
 parcel shall revert to the United States.

 TITLE III--WILDERNESS

SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Designation.--

Section 202

    (a) of the Clark County Conservation 
of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 1999) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
 ``2002, and the approximately 10,095 acres of Federal land 
 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted 
 on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated 
 November 14, 2024'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
 ``2002, and the approximately 3,789 acres of Federal land 
 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted 
 on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated 
 November 14, 2024'';

    (3) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
 ``2002, and the approximately 19,716 acres of Federal land 
 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted 
 on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated 
 November 14, 2024'';

    (4) in paragraph

    (11) , by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
 ``2002, and the approximately 33,164 acres of Federal land 
 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted 
 on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated 
 November 14, 2024'';

    (5) in paragraph

    (12) , by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
 ``2002, and the approximately 30,134 acres of Federal land 
 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted 
 on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated 
 November 14, 2024'';

    (6) in paragraph

    (16) , by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
 ``2002, and the approximately 29,966 acres of Federal land 
 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted 
 on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated 
 November 14, 2024'';

    (7) in paragraph

    (17) , by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
 ``2002, and the approximately 699 acres of Federal land managed 
 by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the 
 map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated 
 November 14, 2024''; and

    (8) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (19) Mount stirling wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
 managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
 Service, comprising approximately 72,942 acres, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' 
 and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known as the `Mount 
 Stirling Wilderness'.
 ``

    (20) Gates of the grand canyon wilderness.--Certain 
 Federal land managed by the National Park Service, comprising 
 approximately 91,963 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
 entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November 
 14, 2024, which shall be known as the `Gates of the Grand 
 Canyon Wilderness'.
 ``

    (21) New york mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
 approximately 14,459 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
 entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November 
 14, 2024, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 
 of, the Mojave Wilderness designated by 

section 601

    (a)

    (3) of 
 the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
 note; Public Law 103-433; 108 Stat. 4496).
 ``

    (22) Piute mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
 approximately 7,520 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
 entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November 
 14, 2024, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 
 of, the Mojave Wilderness designated by 

section 601

    (a)

    (3) of 
 the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
 note; Public Law 103-13 433; 108 Stat. 4496).
 ``

    (23) Southern paiute wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
 managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
 Service, comprising approximately 1,276,246 acres, as generally 
 depicted as `Southern Paiute Wilderness' on the map entitled 
 `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November 14, 2024, 
 which shall be known as the `Southern Paiute Wilderness'.
 ``

    (24) Lucy gray wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
 by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
 9,601 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
 `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November 14, 2024, 
 which shall be known as the `Lucy Gray Wilderness'.''.

    (b) Applicable Law.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
notwithstanding 

section 203

    (a) of the Clark County Conservation of 
Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 2002), any reference in the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act for 
purposes of administering land designated as wilderness or a wilderness 
addition by an amendment to 

section 202

    (a) of the Clark County 
Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 1999) made by 
subsection

    (a) .

 TITLE IV--LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA FOR 
 PUBLIC PURPOSES

SEC. 401. CITY OF BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Boulder 
 City, Nevada.

    (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
 public land that was reserved to the United States, as 
 described in item 2 under exhibit B of Patent Nev-048100, which 
 was created pursuant to Public Law 85-339 (72 Stat. 31).

    (b) Authorization of Conveyance.--On request of the City, the 
Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land, 
except as otherwise provided in this section.
            (c) Administration of Acquired Land.--

    (1) In general.--The Federal land conveyed under subsection

    (b) shall be subject to valid existing rights.

    (2) Administrative authority.--The Secretary shall continue 
 to have administrative authority over the Federal land conveyed 
 under subsection

    (b) after the date of the conveyance.
            (d) Reversion.--

    (1) In general.--If the Federal land conveyed under 
 subsection

    (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for 
 which the Federal land was conveyed, the Federal land shall 
 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 
 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the 
 best interest of the United States.

    (2) Responsibility of city.--If the Secretary determines 
 under paragraph

    (1) that the Federal land should revert to the 
 United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with 
 hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for remediation 
 of the contamination of the Federal land.

SEC. 402. CITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF 
 THE VIRGIN RIVER WATERSHED.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Mesquite, 
 Nevada.

    (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
 approximately 250 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted 
 on the Map.

    (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``City of 
 Mesquite, River Park'' and dated November 18, 2024.

    (b) Authorization of Conveyance.--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), on request of 
the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
(except for the reversionary interest described in subsection
            (d) ) in 
and to the Federal land for use by the City in developing and 
implementing a watershed management plan for the protection of the 
Virgin River watershed, subject to the provisions of this section.
            (c) Map and Legal Descriptions.--

    (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the surveys 
 necessary to develop the final legal descriptions of the 
 Federal land to be conveyed under subsection

    (b) .

    (2) Corrections.--The Secretary may correct any minor 
 errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under 
 paragraph

    (1) .

    (3) Availability.--The Map and legal descriptions prepared 
 under paragraph

    (1) shall be on file and available for public 
 inspection in the Las Vegas Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
 Management.
            (d) Reversion.--

    (1) In general.--If the Federal land conveyed under 
 subsection

    (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for 
 which the Federal land was conveyed, the Federal land shall 
 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 
 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the 
 best interest of the United States.

    (2) Responsibility of city.--If the Secretary determines 
 under paragraph

    (1) that the Federal land should revert to the 
 United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with 
 hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for the 
 remediation of the contamination of the Federal land.

SEC. 403. CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND 
 WILDFIRE RESPONSE.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--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), on request of 
the County, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, on 
completion of any necessary environmental analysis under any applicable 
law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the following parcels of Federal land, 
subject to the provisions of this section and consistent with uses 
allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

    (1) Mount charleston public safety complex.--The 
 approximately 12-acre parcel of Federal land generally depicted 
 as Parcel A on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Economic 
 Development and Conservation Act Mount Charleston Public Safety 
 Complex'' and dated November 22, 2024, and the 1.5-acre parcel 
 of Federal land depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada 
 Economic Development and Conservation Act Parcel for Lee Canyon 
 Fire Station'' and dated November 22, 2024, for police and fire 
 facilities.

    (2) Public safety training facilities.--The approximately 
 127.6 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map 
 entitled ``Metro Parcels'' and dated November 18, 2024, for 
 public safety training facilities.

    (b) Payment of Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
subsection

    (a) , the County shall pay any costs relating to any land 
surveys and other associated costs of conveying the parcels of Federal 
land under subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Map and Legal Descriptions.--

    (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall prepare 
 legal descriptions of the parcels of Federal land to be 
 conveyed under subsection

    (a) .

    (2) Corrections.--The Secretary concerned may correct any 
 minor errors in the maps described in subsection

    (a) or legal 
 descriptions prepared under paragraph

    (1) .

    (3) Availability.--The maps described in subsection

    (a) and 
 legal descriptions prepared under paragraph

    (1) shall be on 
 file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
 offices of the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service, 
 as applicable.
            (d) Reversion.--

    (1) In general.--If any parcel of Federal land conveyed 
 under subsection

    (a) ceases to be used for the public purpose 
 for which the parcel of Federal land was conveyed, the parcel 
 of Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the 
 discretion of the Secretary concerned, if the Secretary 
 concerned determines that reversion is in the best interest of 
 the United States.

    (2) Responsibility of county.--If the Secretary concerned 
 determines under paragraph

    (1) that a parcel of Federal land 
 should revert to the United States and that the parcel of 
 Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the County 
 shall be responsible for remediation of the contamination of 
 the parcel of Federal land.

SEC. 404. MOAPA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUPPORT 
 ACCESS TO RURAL WATER SUPPLY.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Moapa Valley 
 Water District.

    (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
 approximately 121 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted 
 on the Map.

    (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Moapa 
 Valley Water District-Facilities and Land Conveyances'' and 
 dated November 18, 2024.

    (b) Authorization of Conveyance.--

    (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) and subject 
 to paragraph

    (2) , on request of the District, the Secretary 
 shall convey to the District, without consideration, all right, 
 title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal 
 land for the construction, operation, and maintenance of 
 critical water conveyance infrastructure necessary to supply 
 water to the communities of Logandale, Overton, Glendale, and 
 Moapa, Nevada, except as otherwise provided in this section.

    (2) Limitation.--If any parcel of Federal land authorized 
 for conveyance under paragraph

    (1) is subject to transfer for 
 the benefit of the Tribe (as defined in 

section 101

    (a) ), the 
 interest in the parcel of Federal land to be conveyed to the 
 District under paragraph

    (1) shall be in the form of a right-
 of-way for construction, maintenance, and operation of critical 
 water conveyance infrastructure.
            (c) Map and Legal Descriptions.--

    (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare final legal 
 descriptions of the Federal land to be conveyed under 
 subsection

    (b) .

    (2) Corrections.--The Secretary may correct any minor 
 errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under 
 paragraph

    (1) .

    (3) Availability.--The Map and legal descriptions prepared 
 under paragraph

    (1) shall be on file and available for public 
 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
 Management.
            (d) Reversion.--

    (1) In general.--If the Federal land conveyed under 
 subsection

    (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for 
 which the Federal land was conveyed, as described in subsection

    (b) , the Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the 
 discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that 
 reversion is in the best interest of the United States.

    (2) Responsibility of district.--If the Secretary 
 determines under paragraph

    (1) that the Federal land should 
 revert to the United States and that the Federal land is 
 contaminated with hazardous waste, the District shall be 
 responsible for remediation of the contamination of the Federal 
 land.

SEC. 405. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE FOR FIRE TRAINING 
 FACILITY.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of North Las 
 Vegas, Nevada.

    (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
 approximately 10 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted 
 on the Map.

    (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``North 
 Las Vegas Fire Department Training Facility'' and dated 
 November 18, 2024.

    (b) Authorization of Conveyance.--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), on request of 
the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of a training facility necessary to support public safety 
and fire response, subject to the provisions of this section, and 
consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.).
            (c) Payment of Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
subsection

    (b) , the City shall pay any costs relating to any surveys 
and other associated costs of conveying the Federal land.
            (d) Map and Legal Descriptions.--

    (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare final legal 
 descriptions of the Federal land to be conveyed under 
 subsection

    (b) .

    (2) Corrections.--The Secretary may correct any minor 
 errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under 
 paragraph

    (1) .

    (3) Availability.--The Map and legal descriptions prepared 
 under paragraph

    (1) shall be on file and available for public 
 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
 Management.

    (e) Reversion.--

    (1) In general.--If the Federal land conveyed under 
 subsection

    (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for 
 which the Federal land was conveyed, the Federal land shall 
 revert to the United States, at the discretion of the 
 Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the 
 best interest of the United States.

    (2) Responsibility of city.--If the Secretary determines 
 under paragraph

    (1) that the Federal land should revert to the 
 United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with 
 hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for remediation 
 of the contamination on the Federal land.

 TITLE V--IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WATERSHED PLAN

SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WATERSHED PLAN.

 

Section 3
            (d) (3) of Public Law 99-548 (commonly known as the 
``Mesquite Lands Act of 1988'') (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat. 3009-202; 
116 Stat. 2018) is amended--

    (1) by striking subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``
        (A) for the development and implementation of a 
 watershed plan for the Lower Virgin River; and''; and

    (2) by redesignating subparagraph
            (C) as subparagraph
        (B) .

 TITLE VI--SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA

SEC. 601. SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA.

    (a) Definition of Transition Area.--

Section 2602

    (a) of the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1117) 
is amended by striking paragraph

    (4) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (4) Transition area.--The term `Transition Area' means 
 the approximately 742 acres of Federal land located in 
 Henderson, Nevada, identified as `Subject Area' on the map 
 entitled `Limited Transition Area

    (LTA) 2023 Amendment' and 
 dated November 18, 2024, excluding the east 100 feet of the 
 NW\1/4\ 

sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 61 E., identified on the map as 
 `NV Energy Utility Corridor'.''.

    (b) Use of Land for Nonresidential Development; Retention of Land 
by City.--

Section 2602

    (b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1117) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (2) --
        (A) by striking subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) and 
 inserting the following:
 ``
        (A) Authorized uses.--After the conveyance to the 
 City under paragraph

    (1) , the City may sell, lease, or 
 otherwise convey any portion of the Transition Area for 
 purposes of--
 ``
            (i) nonresidential development; or
 ``
            (ii) limited residential development 
 that--
 ``
            (I) augments and integrates any 
 nonresidential development under clause
            (i) ; and
 ``
            (II) is not freestanding.
 ``
        (B) Fair market value.--Any land sold, leased, or 
 otherwise conveyed under subparagraph
        (A) shall be for 
 not less than fair market value.''; and
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) , by inserting ``and 
 applicable State law'' before the period at the end;

    (2) by striking paragraph

    (3) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (3) Use of land for recreation or other public purposes; 
 retention by city.--The City may elect to retain parcels in the 
 Transition Area--
 ``
        (A) for public recreation or other public 
 purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 
 (commonly known as the `Recreation and Public Purposes 
 Act') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), by providing to the 
 Secretary written notice of the election; or
 ``
        (B) for any other use by the City, by providing 
 to the Secretary--
 ``
            (i) written notice of the election; and
 ``
            (ii) consideration in an amount equal to 
 the fair market value of the land retained, 
 which shall be subject to disposition in 
 accordance with paragraph

    (2)
            (D) .''; and

    (3) in paragraph

    (5)
        (A) , by striking ``or reserved for 
 recreation or other public purposes under paragraph

    (3) '' and 
 inserting ``, reserved for recreation or other public purposes 
 under paragraph

    (3)
        (A) , or retained by the City under paragraph

    (3)
        (B) ''.

 TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 701. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, and to 
rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and operation of Moapa 
Valley Water District facilities, as depicted on the map entitled 
``Moapa Valley Water District-Facilities and Land Conveyances'', and 
dated November 13, 2019, the following areas of Federal land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the State are 
established as off-highway vehicle recreation areas:

    (1) Laughlin off-highway vehicle recreation area.--The 
 approximately 13,050 acres of Federal land, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the 
 ``Laughlin Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area''.

    (2) Logandale trails off-highway vehicle recreation area.--
 The approximately 21,729 acres of Federal land, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the 
 ``Logandale Trails Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area''.

    (3) Nelson hills off-highway vehicle recreation area.--The 
 approximately 43,775 acres of Federal land, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the 
 ``Nelson Hills Off-Highway Recreation Area''.

    (4) Sandy valley off-highway vehicle recreation area.--The 
 approximately 39,022 acres of Federal land, as generally 
 depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land 
 Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the 
 ``Sandy Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area''.

    (b) 

=== Purposes ===
-The purposes of each off-highway vehicle recreation 
area established by subsection

    (a) (referred to in this section as an 
``off-highway vehicle recreation area'') are to preserve, protect, and 
enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future 
generations--

    (1) off-highway vehicle use;

    (2) other activities as the Secretary determines to be 
 appropriate; and

    (3) the scenic, watershed, habitat, cultural, historic, and 
 ecological resources of the off-highway vehicle recreation 
 areas.
            (c) Management Plans.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, in accordance with applicable law, the 
 Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term 
 management of each off-highway vehicle recreation area.

    (2) Consultation.--In developing the management plans under 
 paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary shall consult with--
        (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 
 governmental entities; and
        (B) members of the public.
            (d) Management.--The Secretary shall manage the off-highway vehicle 
recreation areas--

    (1) to support the purposes described in subsection

    (b) ; 
 and

    (2) in accordance with--
        (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
        (B) this section; and
            (C) any other applicable law (including 
 regulations).

    (e) Motorized Vehicles.--

    (1) In general.--Except as needed for administrative 
 purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized 
 vehicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas shall be 
 permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of 
 motorized vehicles by the applicable management plan under 
 subsection
            (c) .

    (2) Interim management.--During the period beginning on the 
 date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which 
 the management plan under subsection
            (c) for an off-highway 
 vehicle recreation area takes effect, the use of motorized 
 vehicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas shall be 
 permitted in accordance with applicable land management 
 requirements.

    (3) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection 
 prevents the Secretary from closing an existing road or trail 
 to protect natural resources or public safety, as the Secretary 
 determines to be appropriate.

    (f) Transportation and Utility Corridors.--Nothing in this 
section--

    (1) affects the existence, use, operation, maintenance, 
 repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection, 
 renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation 
 improvement funding, removal, or replacement of any utility 
 facility or appurtenant right-of-way within an existing 
 designated transportation and utility corridor within an off-
 highway vehicle recreation area;

    (2) precludes the Secretary from authorizing the 
 establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way within an 
 existing designated transportation and utility corridor within 
 an off-highway vehicle recreation area--
        (A) in accordance with--
            (i) the National Environmental Policy Act 
 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
            (ii) any other applicable law; and
        (B) subject to such terms and conditions as the 
 Secretary determines to be appropriate; or

    (3) prohibits access to, or the repair or replacement of, a 
 transmission line within a right-of-way grant within an off-
 highway vehicle recreation area issued before the date of 
 enactment of this Act.

    (g) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land 
within the boundaries of an off-highway vehicle recreation area, 
together with any land designated as the ``Nellis Dunes Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Area'' under 

section 3092

    (j)

    (3)
        (A) of Public Law 
113-291 (16 U.S.C. 460aaaa

    (3)
        (A) ), is withdrawn from--

    (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public 
 land laws;

    (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

    (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
 and geothermal leasing laws.

    (h) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--

    (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal 
 description of each off-highway vehicle recreation area.

    (2) Errors.--The Secretary may correct any minor error in--
        (A) a map referred to in subsection

    (a) ; or
        (B) a legal description under paragraph

    (1) .

    (3) Treatment.--The maps and legal descriptions referred to 
 in paragraph

    (2) shall--
        (A) be on file and available for public inspection 
 in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
 Management; and
        (B) have the same force and effect as if included 
 in this Act, subject to paragraph

    (2) .

SEC. 702. LOWER LAS VEGAS WASH WEIRS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the availability 
of appropriations, and all applicable laws, the Secretary shall 
complete construction of the 6 erosion control weirs on the lower Las 
Vegas Wash within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area that are 
unfinished as of the date of enactment of this Act, as identified in 
the study of the Federal Highway Administration entitled ``2010 Lower 
Las Vegas Wash Planning Study''.

    (b) Deadline.--It is the intent of Congress that the construction 
of the weirs described in subsection

    (a) be completed by the Secretary 
by not later than 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 703. CRITICAL FLOOD CONTROL FACILITIES.

 The Secretary shall amend the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan 
dated 1998 to allow for the design and construction of flood control 
facilities in the Coyote Springs Desert Tortoise Area of Critical 
Environmental Concern, as described in the most-recent update of the 
Las Vegas Valley Master Plan for Flood Control Facilities developed by 
the Regional Flood Control District, as generally depicted on the map 
attached to that update entitled ``Regional Flood Control District 
Master Plan Facilities in the Coyote Springs Area of Critical 
Environmental Concern''.

SEC. 704. JURISDICTION OVER FISH AND WILDLIFE.

 Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State with 
respect to the management of fish or wildlife on any Federal land 
located in the State.
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