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Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025

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Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2317 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2317

To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in
northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in
northern Nevada for economic development, to promote conservation in
northern Nevada, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 25, 2025

Mr. Amodei of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee
on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in
northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in
northern Nevada for economic development, to promote conservation in
northern 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.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Nevada
Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025''.

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

Sec. 1.

TITLE I--DOUGLAS COUNTY

Sec. 101.

Sec. 102.

Subtitle A--Land Conveyances and Sales

Sec. 111.

Sec. 112.

Sec. 113.

Sec. 114.

Sec. 115.

Subtitle B--Tribal Cultural Resources

Sec. 121.

Subtitle C--Convey Forest Service Land for Public Purposes

Sec. 131.

public purposes.

Sec. 132.

Subtitle D--Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area

Sec. 141.

Sec. 142.

Sec. 143.

Sec. 144.

Sec. 145.

TITLE II--INCLINE VILLAGE FIRE PROTECTION

Sec. 201.

Sec. 202.

Sec. 203.

TITLE III--NORTHERN NEVADA FLOOD PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 301.

Sec. 302.

Sec. 303.

TITLE IV--CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTION

Sec. 401.

Sec. 402.

Sec. 403.

Sec. 404.

Sec. 405.

Sec. 406.

Sec. 407.

Sec. 408.

TITLE V--PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

Sec. 501.

Sec. 502.

Sec. 503.

Subtitle A--Land Sales and Exchanges

Sec. 511.

Sec. 512.

Sec. 513.

Subtitle B--Wilderness Areas

Sec. 521.

Sec. 522.

Sec. 523.

Sec. 524.

Sec. 525.

TITLE VI--FEDERAL COMPLEX

Sec. 601.

TITLE VII--ELKO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 701.

Sec. 702.

Sec. 703.

Sec. 704.

TITLE VIII--FERNLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 801.

Sec. 802.

TITLE IX--CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF SPARKS

Sec. 901.

Sec. 902.

Sec. 903.

TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001.

Sec. 1002.

Nevada.

Sec. 1003.

Sec. 1004.

TITLE XI--GREENLINK WEST PROJECT

Sec. 1101.

TITLE XII--JEAN PRISON TRANSFER

Sec. 1201.

TITLE I--DOUGLAS COUNTY

SEC. 101.

The purpose of this title is to promote conservation, improve
public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County,
Nevada, and for other purposes.

SEC. 102.

In this title:

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

(2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Douglas
County Economic Development and Conservation Act'' and dated
November 12, 2024.

(3) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning
given the term ``public lands'' in

section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).

(4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) with respect to National Forest System land,
the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief
of the Forest Service); and
(B) with respect to land managed by the Bureau of
Land Management, including land held for the benefit of
the Tribe, the Secretary of the Interior.

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

(6) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Washoe Tribe of
Nevada and California.

(7) Wilderness.--The term ``Wilderness'' means the Burbank
Canyons Wilderness designated by

section 141 (a) .

(a) .

Subtitle A--Land Conveyances and Sales

SEC. 111.

(a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary
concerned shall convey to the State without consideration all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described
in subsection

(b) .

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

(a) is
the approximately 67 acres of Forest Service land generally depicted as
``Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park'' on the Map.
(c) Costs.--As a condition for the conveyance under subsection

(a) ,
all costs associated with such conveyances, including, but not limited
to costs of surveys, appraisal, environmental response and restoration,
and administrative costs including closing fees, shall be paid by the
State.
(d) Use of Land.--

(1) In general.--Any land conveyed to the State under
subsection

(a) shall be used only for--
(A) the conservation of wildlife or natural
resources; or
(B) a public park.

(2) Facilities.--Any facility on the land conveyed under
subsection

(a) shall be constructed and managed in a manner
consistent with the uses described in paragraph

(1) .

(e) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the
conveyance under subsection

(1) , the Secretary of Agriculture--

(1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants under

section 120 (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.

SEC. 112.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with
the County and other interested parties, shall develop and implement a
cooperative management agreement for the land described in subsection

(b) --

(1) to improve the quality of recreation access by
providing additional amenities as agreed on by the Secretary of
Agriculture and the County; and

(2) to conserve natural resources.

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

(a) consists of the approximately 13 acres of land generally depicted as
``Tahoe Rim Trail North Parcel'' on the Map.

SEC. 113.

(a) Definition of Federal Land.--In this section, the term
``Federal land'' means the approximately 7,777 acres of Federal land
located in the County that is identified as ``Douglas County Land
Conveyances'' on the Map.

(b) Authorization of Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights
and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of

section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712),
upon receipt of a request from the County for the conveyance of the
Federal land, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County,
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the Federal land.
(c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under
subsection

(b) , including, but not limited to costs of surveys,
appraisal, environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs including closing shall be paid by the County.
(d) Use of Federal Land.--

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

(b) --
(A) may be used by the County for flood control,
recreation, or any other public purpose consistent with
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the
``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869
et seq.); and
(B) shall not be disposed of by the County.

(2) Reversion.--If the Federal land conveyed under
subsection

(b) is used in a manner inconsistent with paragraph

(1) , the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary
concerned, revert to the United States.

(e) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the
conveyance under subsection

(a) , the Secretary of Agriculture--

(1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants under

section 120 (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.

section 114 (n) of this title.

(n) of this title.

(j) Revocation of Orders.--Any public land order that withdraws any
of the land described in subsection

(a) from appropriation or disposal
under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to
permit disposal of that land.

SEC. 114.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713),
the Secretary concerned shall, in accordance with the other provisions
of that Act and any other applicable law, and subject to valid existing
rights, conduct one or more sales of the Federal land including mineral
rights described in subsection

(b) to qualified bidders.

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

(a) consists of--

(1) the approximately 31.5 acres of public land generally
depicted as ``Lands for Disposal'' on the Map; and

(2) not more than 10,000 acres of land in the County that--
(A) is not segregated or withdrawn on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act, unless the land is
withdrawn in accordance with subsection

(g) ; and
(B) is identified for disposal by the Secretary
concerned through--
(i) the Carson City Consolidated Resource
Management Plan; or
(ii) any subsequent amendment to the
management plan that is undertaken with full
public involvement.
(c) Joint Selection Required.--The Secretary concerned and the unit
of local government in whose jurisdiction lands referred to in
subsection

(b)

(2) are located shall jointly select which parcels of the
Federal land described in subsection

(b)

(2) to offer for sale under
subsection

(a) .
(d) Compliance With Local Planning and Zoning Laws.--Before
carrying out a sale of Federal land under subsection

(a) , the County
shall submit to the Secretary concerned a certification that qualified
bidders have agreed to comply with--

(1) County zoning ordinances; and

(2) any master plan for the area approved by the County.

(e) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the land to
be conveyed shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary concerned.

(f) Minor Errors.--The Secretary in consultation with the County
may, make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to
be conveyed under subsection

(b) and correct any minor errors in the
map, acreage estimate, or legal description.

(g) Easements.--As a condition of conveyance of the land conveyed
under subsection

(b) , access easements for roads and trails shall be
reserved in the deed at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.

(h) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the
conveyance under subsection

(a) , the Secretary concerned--

(1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants under

section 120 (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.

(h) of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620

(h) );

(2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate
those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants;

(3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate
the presence of solid and hazardous waste and materials which
may be required by applicable Federal, State, and local
environmental laws and regulations; and

(4) shall not otherwise be required to remove any
improvements from the land conveyed.
(i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--With respect to the
conveyance under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may require
such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

(j) Method of Sale.--The sale of Federal land under subsection

(a) shall be--

(1) sold through a competitive bidding process, unless
otherwise determined by the Secretary concerned; and

(2) for not less than fair market value.

(k) Recreation and Public Purposes Act Conveyances.--

(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days before any land
described in subsection

(b) is offered for sale under
subsection

(a) , the State or County may elect to obtain the
land eligible for disposal in subsection

(b) for public
purposes in accordance with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly
known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C.
869 et seq.).

(2) Retention.--Pursuant to an election made under
paragraph

(1) , the Secretary of the Interior shall retain the
elected land for conveyance to the State or County in
accordance with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the
``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et
seq.).

(3) Reversion.--If the Federal land conveyed to the State
or County under paragraph

(1) is used in a manner inconsistent
with the Act of June 14, 1926, the Federal land shall, at the
discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, revert to the
United States.
(l) Withdrawal.--

(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and
except as provided in paragraph

(2) , the Federal land described
in subsection

(b) is withdrawn from--
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal
under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral
and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

(2) Termination.--The withdrawal under paragraph

(1) shall
be terminated--
(A) on the date of sale or conveyance of title to
the land including mineral rights described in
subsection

(b) pursuant to this title; or
(B) with respect to any land described in
subsection

(b) that is not sold or exchanged, not later
than 2 years after the date on which the land was
offered for sale under this title.

(3) Exception.--Paragraph

(1)
(A) shall not apply to a sale
made consistent with this section or an election by the County
or the State to obtain the land described in subsection

(b) for
public purposes under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known
as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869
et seq.).
(m) Deadline for Sale.--

(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph

(2) , not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
if there is a qualified bidder

(s) for the land described in
subsection

(b) , the Secretary concerned shall offer the land
for sale to the highest qualified bidder.

(2) Postponement; exclusion from sale.--At the request of
the County, the Secretary concerned may temporarily postpone or
exclude from the sale under paragraph

(1) all or a portion of
the land described in subsection

(b) .

(n) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the proceeds from the sale under
this section--

(1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for use by
the State for general education programs of the State;

(2) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County for use by
the County for general budgeting purposes; and

(3) 85 percent shall be deposited in a special account in
the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the ``Douglas
County Special Account'', which shall be available to the
Secretary concerned without further appropriation and without
fiscal year limitations--
(A) to reimburse costs incurred by the Secretary
concerned in preparing for the sale of the land
described in subsection

(b) , including, but not limited
to costs of surveys, appraisal, environmental response
and restoration, and administrative costs including
closing fees--
(i) the costs of surveys and appraisals;
and
(ii) the costs of compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and sections 202 and 203
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713);
(B) to reimburse costs incurred by the Bureau of
Land Management and the Forest Service in preparing for
and carrying out the transfers of land to be held in
trust by the United States under title II; and
(C) to acquire environmentally sensitive land or an
interest in environmentally sensitive land in the
County--
(i) pursuant to the Douglas County Open
Space and Agricultural Lands Preservation
Implementation Plan, or any subsequent
amendment to the plan that is undertaken with
full public involvement; and
(ii) for flood control purposes.

(o) Revocation of Orders.--Any public land order that withdraws any
of the land described in subsection

(b) from appropriation or disposal
under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to
permit disposal of that land.

SEC. 115.

(a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the
date on which the Secretary of Agriculture receives a request from the
County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the Federal land to be used for recreation purposes.

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

(a) consists of approximately 1,084 acres of land as depicted as ``Open
Space Recreation Area'' on the Map.
(c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under
subsection

(b) , including, but not limited to costs of surveys,
appraisal, environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs including closing shall be paid by the County.
(d) Use of Federal Land.--The Federal land conveyed under
subsection

(a) shall not be disposed of by the County.

(e) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the land to
be conveyed shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary concerned.

(f) Minor Errors.--The Secretary in consultation with the County
may, make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to
be conveyed under subsection

(b) and correct any minor errors in the
map, acreage estimate, or legal description.

(g) Easements.--As a condition of conveyance of the land conveyed
under subsection

(b) , access easements for roads and trails shall be
reserved in the deed at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.

(h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--With respect to the
conveyance under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may require
such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
(i) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the
conveyance under subsection

(a) , the Secretary concerned--

(1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants under

section 120 (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.

SEC. 121.

(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described
in subsection

(b) --

(1) is transferred to the Department of the Interior;

(2) shall be held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Tribe; and

(3) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe.

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

(a) consists of--

(1) approximately 2,669 acres of Federal land generally
depicted as ``Washoe Tribe Conveyances'' on the Map; and

(2) any land administered on the date of the enactment of
this Act by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service
and generally depicted as ``

Section 5 lands''.

(c) Limited Authority To Transfer Forest Service Land.--The
Secretary of Agriculture shall have the authority to administratively
transfer Forest Service lands described in subsection

(b) to the
Department of the Interior to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Tribe.
(d) Survey.--As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a cadastral
survey and accompanying legal description to establish the boundaries
of the land taken into trust under subsection

(a) .

(e) Federal Register Publication.--On the completion of the surveys
under subsection

(a) , the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register a legal description of the lands taken into trust
and made a part of the reservation under this section.

(f) Use of Trust Land.--

(1) 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 defined in

section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.

(2) Thinning; landscape restoration.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation and coordination with the Tribe, may carry
out any fuel reduction and other landscape restoration
activities on the land taken into trust under
subsection

(a) , including restoration of threatened and
endangered species habitat, that are beneficial to the
Tribe and the Bureau of Land Management.
(B) Conservation benefits.--Activities carried out
under subparagraph
(A) include activities that provide
conservation benefits to a species--
(i) that is not listed as endangered or
threatened under

section 4 (c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.

(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533
(c) ); but
(ii) is--
(I) listed by a State as a
threatened or endangered species;
(II) a species of concern or
special status species; or
(III) a candidate for a listing as
an endangered or threatened species
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

(g) Water Rights.--Nothing in this section affects the allocation,
ownership, interest, or control, as in existence on the date of the
enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or any other valid
existing right held by the United States, an Indian Tribe, a State, or
a person.

Subtitle C--Convey Forest Service Land for Public Purposes

SEC. 131.

PUBLIC PURPOSES.

(a) In General.--Consistent with

section 3 (b) of Public Law 96-586 (commonly known as the ``Santini-Burton Act''; 94 Stat.

(b) of Public Law 96-586
(commonly known as the ``Santini-Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3381), and
subject to valid existing rights, on receipt of a request by the State
or County and subject to such terms and conditions as are satisfactory
to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary may convey the Forest
Service land or interests in Forest Service land described in
subsection

(b) to the State or County, without consideration, to
protect the environmental quality and public recreational use of the
conveyed Forest Service land and manage consistent with Public Law 96-
586 (commonly known as the ``Santini-Burton Act'' 94 Stat. 3381).

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

(a) is
any Forest Service land that is located within the boundaries of the
area acquired under Public Law 96-586 (commonly known as the ``Santini-
Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3381) that is--

(1) unsuitable for Forest Service administration; and

(2) necessary for a public purpose.
(c) Use of Land.--A parcel of land conveyed pursuant to subsection

(a) shall--

(1) be managed by the State or County, as applicable--
(A) to maintain undeveloped open space and to
preserve the natural characteristics of the transferred
land in perpetuity; and
(B) to protect and enhance water quality, stream
environment zones, and important wildlife habitat; and

(2) be used by the State or County, as applicable, for
recreation or other public purposes including trails,
trailheads, fuel reduction, flood control, and other
infrastructure consistent with Public Law 96-586 (commonly
known as the ``Santini-Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3381).
(d) Reversion.--If a parcel of land transferred under subsection

(a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with subsection
(c) or
Public Law 96-586, the parcel of land shall, at the discretion of the
Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the United States.

SEC. 132.

(a) Issuance of Special Use Authorizations.--To the extent
practicable, not later than one year after the date on which the
Secretary of Agriculture receives a proposal and an application from
the County or unit of local government for the use of the Federal land
covered by subsection

(b) , the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance
with all applicable law shall--

(1) process the County's or other unit of local
government's proposal and application for a special use permit
for recreation or other purposes; and

(2) if the proposal is accepted and the application is
granted, authorize a permit consistent with applicable law
longer for the use of those lands.

(b) Description of Land.--Subsection

(a) applies to approximately
188 acres of Federal land located in the County that is identified as
``Directed Special Use Permit'' on the Map.
(c) Terms and Conditions.--With respect to any special use
authorization issued under subsection

(a) , the Secretary of Agriculture
may require such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States and to ensure
compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency directives.

Subtitle D--Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area

SEC. 141.

(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 12,392 acres of Federal
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on
the Map as ``Burbank Canyons Wilderness'' is designated as wilderness
and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to
be known as the ``Burbank Canyons Wilderness''.

(b) Boundary.--The boundary of any portion of the Wilderness that
is bordered by a road shall be at least 100 feet from the centerline of
the road to allow public access.
(c) Map and Legal Description.--

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

(2) Effect.--The map and legal description prepared under
paragraph

(1) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary concerned
may correct any minor error in the map or legal description.

(3) Availability.--A copy of the map and legal description
prepared under paragraph

(1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of
Land Management.
(d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness
is withdrawn from--

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

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

(3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

SEC. 142.

(a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness
shall be administered by the Secretary concerned in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--

(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall
be considered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of
this Act; and

(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the
Secretary of the Interior.

(b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, if
established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be
allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies,
and practices as the Secretary concerned considers to be necessary in
accordance with--

(1) section 4
(d) (4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133
(d) (4) ); and

(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress
(House Report 101-405).
(c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or
interest in land within the boundaries of the Wilderness that is
acquired by the United States after the date of the enactment of this
Act shall be added to and administered as part of the Wilderness.
(d) Adjacent Management.--

(1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the
designation of the Wilderness to create a protective perimeter
or buffer zone around the Wilderness.

(2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness
activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the
Wilderness shall not preclude the conduct of the activities or
uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness.

(e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this subtitle restricts or
precludes--

(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the
Wilderness, including military overflights that can be seen or
heard within the wilderness area;

(2) flight testing and evaluation; or

(3) the designation or creation of new units of special use
airspace, or the establishment of military flight training
routes, over the Wilderness.

(f) Existing Airstrips.--Nothing in this subtitle restricts or
precludes low-level overflights by aircraft utilizing airstrips in
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act that are located
within 5 miles of the proposed boundary of the Wilderness.

(g) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In accordance with

section 4 (d) (1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.

(d) (1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
(d) (1) ), the
Secretary concerned may take any measures in the Wilderness that the
Secretary concerned determines to be necessary for the control of fire,
insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary concerned determines
to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities with the State or
a local agency.

(h) Data Collection.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms and conditions as the
Secretary concerned may prescribe, the Secretary concerned may
authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic,
or climatological collection devices in the Wilderness if the Secretary
concerned determines that the facilities and access to the facilities
are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir
operation activities.
(i) Water Rights.--

(1) === Findings ===
-Congress finds that--
(A) the Wilderness is located--
(i) in the semiarid region of the Great
Basin; and
(ii) at the headwaters for the streams and
rivers on land with respect to which there are
few, if any--
(I) actual or proposed water
resource facilities located upstream;
and
(II) opportunities for diversion,
storage, or other uses of water
occurring outside the land that would
adversely affect the wilderness values
of the land;
(B) the Wilderness is generally not suitable for
use or development of new water resource facilities;
and
(C) because of the unique nature of the Wilderness,
it is possible to provide for proper management and
protection of the wilderness and other values of land
by means different from the means used in other laws.

(2) === Purpose ===
-The purpose of this section is to protect the
wilderness values of the Wilderness by means other than a
federally reserved water right.

(3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subtitle--
(A) constitutes an express or implied reservation
by the United States of any water or water rights with
respect to the Wilderness;
(B) affects any water rights in the State
(including any water rights held by the United States)
in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act;
(C) establishes a precedent with regard to any
future wilderness designations;
(D) affects the interpretation of, or any
designation made under, any other Act; or
(E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any
interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree
that apportions water among and between the State and
other States.

(4) Nevada water law.--The Secretary concerned shall follow
the procedural and substantive requirements of State law in
order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on
the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the
Wilderness.

(5) New projects.--
(A) Definition of water resource facility.--
(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the
term ``water resource facility'' means
irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs,
water conservation works, aqueducts, canals,
ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects,
transmission and other ancillary facilities,
and other water diversion, storage, and
carriage structures.
(ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the
term ``water resource facility'' does not
include wildlife guzzlers.
(B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act, neither
the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent
of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or
issue a license or permit for the development of any
new water resource facility within any wilderness area,
including a portion of a wilderness area, that is
located in the County.

SEC. 143.

(a) In General.--In accordance with

section 4 (d) (7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.

(d) (7) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
(d) (7) ), nothing in this subtitle affects
or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and
wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and
trapping, in the Wilderness.

(b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and
principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the
Secretary concerned may conduct any management activities in the
Wilderness that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife
populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the
activities are carried out--

(1) in a manner that is consistent with relevant wilderness
management plans; and

(2) in accordance with--
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.);
and
(B) appropriate policies, such as those set forth
in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on
Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st
Congress (House Report 101-405), including the
occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles and
aircraft if the use, as determined by the Secretary
concerned, would promote healthy, viable, and more
naturally distributed wildlife populations that would
enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact
necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks.
(c) Existing Activities.--Consistent with

section 4 (d) (1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.

(d) (1) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
(d) (1) ) and in accordance with
appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of the
report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House
Report 101-405), the State may continue to use aircraft, including
helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water
for wildlife populations in the Wilderness.
(d) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--

(1) In general.--The Secretary concerned may designate
areas in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons
of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable
laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the
Wilderness.

(2) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, the Secretary
concerned shall consult with the appropriate State agency and
notify the public before making any designation under paragraph

(1) .

(e) Cooperative Agreement.--

(1) In general.--The State (including a designee of the
State) may conduct wildlife management activities in the
Wilderness--
(A) in accordance with the terms and conditions
specified in the cooperative agreement between the
Secretary of the Interior and the State entitled
``Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of
Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife
Supplement No. 9'' and signed November and December
2003, including any amendments to the cooperative
agreement agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior
and the State; and
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including
regulations).

(2) References.--For the purposes of this subsection, any
reference to Douglas County in the cooperative agreement
described in paragraph

(1)
(A) shall be considered to be a
reference to the Wilderness.

SEC. 144.

(a)

=== Finding === -Congress finds that, for the purposes of

section 603 (c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1782
(c) ), the approximately 1,065 acres of public land in the Burbank
Canyons Wilderness study area not designated as wilderness by this
subtitle has been adequately studied for wilderness designation.

(b) Release.--Any public land described in subsection

(a) that is
not designated as wilderness by this subtitle--

(1) is no longer subject to

section 603 (c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

(c) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782
(c) ); or

(2) shall be managed in accordance with--
(A) land management plans adopted under

section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1712); and
(B) cooperative conservation agreements in
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 145.

Nothing in this subtitle alters or diminishes the treaty rights of
any Indian Tribe (as defined in

section 4 of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.

Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).

TITLE II--INCLINE VILLAGE FIRE PROTECTION

SEC. 201.

The purpose of this title is to improve hazardous fuels management
and enhance public recreation through the conveyance of Federal land to
Incline Village General Improvement District in Nevada for public
purposes.

SEC. 202.

In this title:

(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.

(2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Incline
Village General Improvement District in the State of Nevada.

SEC. 203.

(a) Authorization of Conveyance.--In consideration of the District
assuming from the United States all liability for administration, care
and maintenance, within 365 days after the effective date of this
title, the Secretary shall convey to the District all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land
described in subsection

(b) for public uses including fire risk
reduction activities, public recreation, and any other public purpose
consistent with Public Law 96-586 (commonly known as the ``Santini-
Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3381).

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

(a) is depicted on the map entitled ``Incline Village Fire
Protection Act Map'' and dated November 12, 2024.
(c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under
subsection
(c) , including, but not limited to costs of surveys,
appraisal, environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs including closing fees, shall be paid by the District.
(d) Payment of Fair Market Value.--As consideration for the
conveyance of the Federal land described in subsection

(b) , the
District shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market
value of the covered land, as determined--

(1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and

(2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance
with--
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
Land Acquisitions; and
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.

(e) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the
conveyance under subsection

(a) , the Secretary of Agriculture--

(1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants under

section 120 (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.

SEC. 301.

This purpose of this title is to convey certain Federal land along
the Truckee River in Nevada to the Truckee River Flood Management
Authority for the purpose of environmental restoration and flood
control management.

SEC. 302.

In this title:

(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management and
the Bureau of Reclamation.

(2) TRFMA.--The term ``TRFMA'' means the Truckee River
Flood Management Authority in the State of Nevada.

SEC. 303.

(a) Authorization of Conveyance.--At the request of the TRFMA, the
Secretary shall convey to the TRFMA without consideration all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of
Federal land described in subsection

(b) for the purposes of flood
attenuation, riparian restoration, and protection along the Truckee
River in Nevada. Upon conveyance, TRFMA shall coordinate with the
Bureau of Reclamation and with Storey County, as needed, in order to
provide easements at no cost for access and use to necessary
infrastructure located immediately south of the Truckee River and
Interstate 80.

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

(a) is depicted as ``flood control conveyances'' on the map
entitled ``Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act -
Conveyance to the Truckee River Flood Management Authority'' and dated
September 20, 2024.
(c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under
subsection
(c) , including any costs for surveys and other
administrative costs, shall be paid by the TRFMA.
(d) Reversion.--If the land conveyed under subsection

(a) is used
in a manner inconsistent with subsection

(a) , the Federal land shall,
at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

TITLE IV--CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTION

SEC. 401.

(a) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--

(1) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to land in
the National Forest System; and

(2) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to other
Federal land.

(b) City.--The term ``City'' means Carson City, Nevada.
(c) Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee.--The term
``Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee'' means a committee
comprised of--

(1) the City Manager;

(2) a designee of the City Manager; and

(3) not more than 3 members appointed by the Carson City
Board of Supervisors to represent areas of Carson City's
government, including the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
Department, the Community Development Department, Property
Management.

SEC. 402.

(a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of

section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712),
the Secretary shall convey to the City all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the land described in subsection

(b) .

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

(a) is
the approximately 258 acres depicted as ``Lands to Acquire'' on the map
entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and September 20, 2024.
(c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection

(a) , including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid
by the City.
(d) Payment of Fair Market Value.--As consideration for the
conveyance of the covered land under subsection

(a) , Carson City shall
pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the
covered land, as determined--

(1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and

(2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance
with--
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
Land Acquisitions; and
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.

(e) Sale or Lease of Land to Third Parties.--The City may enter
into an agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or part of
the land described in subsection

(b) .

(f) Conditions.--The City shall sell the land at fair market value,
and proceeds will be deposited in the account as described in

section 407 of this title.

SEC. 403.

(a) Authorization of Conveyance.--The Secretary concerned shall
convey to Carson City all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the parcels of Federal land described in subsection
(c) for expansion of roadway.

(b) Requirements.--

(1) In general.--The conveyance of the covered land under
this section shall be subject to valid existing rights.

(2) Payment of fair market value.--As consideration for the
conveyance of the covered land under this section, Carson City
shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market
value of the covered land, as determined--
(A) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(B) based on an appraisal that is conducted in
accordance with--
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for
Federal Land Acquisitions; and
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice.
(c) Description of Federal Land.--The Federal land referred to in
subsection

(a) is depicted as ``Proposed Land Transfer'' on the map
entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated February 28, 2019.
(d) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under
subsection

(a) , including, but not limited to costs of surveys,
appraisal, environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs including closing fees, shall be paid by the City.

(e) Public Safety Condition.--Within 90 days of the conveyance
authorized under subsection

(a) , Carson City, in consultation with the
Secretary, shall construct a crosswalk across South Curry Street to
allow for continued access to the United States Forest Service Carson
Ranger District Office.

(f) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the
conveyance under subsection

(a) , the Secretary of Agriculture--

(1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants under

section 120 (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.

SEC. 404.

(a) Sale or Lease of Land to Third Parties.--

Section 2601 (b) (4) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat.

(b)

(4) of
Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111) is amended by inserting after
subparagraph
(D) , the following:
``
(E) Sale or lease of land to third parties.--The
City may enter into an agreement to sell, lease, or
otherwise convey all or part of the land described in
subparagraph
(D) to third parties for economic
development, 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.).''.

(b) Conditions.--The sale of any land under subsection

(a) shall be
for not less than fair market value, and proceeds will be deposited in
the account as described in

section 407 of this title.

SEC. 405.

(a) Disposal.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding
sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall conduct one or more sales of
the land described in subsection

(b) to qualified bidders.

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

(a) is
the approximately 28 acres depicted as ``Lands for BLM Disposal'' on
the map entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated September 20,
2024.
(c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the disposal under subsection

(a) , including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid
by the party entering into the disposal agreement with the Bureau of
Land Management for the land described in subsection

(b) .
(d) Conditions.--Upon disposal, the City shall retain--

(1) a public utility easement concurrent with Koontz Lane
and Conti Drive, which provides waterlines and access to the
water tank immediately east of the subject parcels; and

(2) an existing drainage easement for a future detention
basin located on APN 010-152-06 depicted as ``Lands for BLM
Disposal'' on the map entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and
dated September 20, 2024.

SEC. 406.

(a) Conveyance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the City shall convey all right and title of the
land described in subsection

(b) to the Secretary of the Interior.

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

(a) is
the approximately 17 acres depicted as ``Lands for Disposal'' on the
map entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated September 20, 2024.
(c) Disposal.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding
sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall conduct one or more sales of
the land described in subsection

(b) to qualified bidders.
(d) Costs.--

(1) Costs related to disposal.--Any costs relating to the
disposal under subsection
(c) , including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the party entering into
the disposal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management for
the land described in subsection

(b) .

(2) Costs related to conveyance.--Any costs relating to the
conveyance under subsection

(a) , including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the City.

(e) Conditions.--Upon disposal, the City shall retain--

(1) access and a public utility easement on APN 010-252-02
for operation and maintenance of a municipal well; and

(2) a public right-of-way for Bennet Avenue.

(f) Hazardous Substances.--The costs of remedial actions relating
to hazardous substances on land acquired by the United States under
this section shall be paid by those entities responsible for the costs
under applicable law.

SEC. 407.

(a) Disposition of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale of land
under sections 402, 403, 404, and 405 of this title, and

section 2601 (e) (1) (B) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat.

(e)

(1)
(B) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111

(e)

(1)
(B) ) shall be
deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United States, to
be known as the ``Carson City Special Account'', which shall be
available to the Secretary, without further appropriation and without
fiscal year limitation, for--

(1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary in
preparing for the sale of the land described in sections 402,
404, and 405 of this title, and

section 2601 (e) (1) (B) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat.

(e)

(1)
(B) of Public
Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111

(e)

(1)
(B) ), including--
(A) the costs of surveys and appraisals; and
(B) the costs of compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712,
1713);

(2) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the City in
preparing for the sale of the land described in sections 402
and 404 of this title and

section 2601 (d) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat.

(d) of Public Law 111-11
(123 Stat. 1111
(d) );

(3) the conduct of wildlife habitat conservation and
restoration projects, including projects that benefit the
greater sage-grouse in the City;

(4) the development and implementation of comprehensive,
cost-effective, multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction
and wildfire prevention and restoration projects in the City;

(5) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land or
interest in environmentally sensitive land in Carson City,
Nevada;

(6) capital improvements administered by the Bureau of Land
Management and the Forest Service in the City; and

(7) educational purposes specific to the City.

(b) Investment of Special Account.--Amounts deposited into the
Carson City Special Account--

(1) shall earn interest in an amount determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, based on the current average market
yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United
States of comparable maturities; and

(2) may be expended by the Secretary in accordance with
this section.
(c) Management of Special Account.--The management and procedures
of the Carson City Special Account shall be determined by an
intergovernmental agreement between the City and the Department of the
Interior's Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 408.

Section 2601 (d) (6) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat.

(d) (6) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1113) is amended
to read as follows:
``

(6) Deadline for sale.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of the Northern Nevada Economic
Development and Conservation Act of 2025, if there is a
qualified bidder

(s) for the land described in subparagraphs
(A) and
(B) of paragraph

(2) , the Secretary of the Interior shall
offer the land for sale to the highest qualified bidder.''.

TITLE V--PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

SEC. 501.

This title may be cited as the ``Pershing County Economic
Development and Conservation Act''.

SEC. 502.

In this title:

(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate.

(2) County.--The term ``County'' means Pershing County,
Nevada.

(3) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means any
land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management--
(A) that is within the area identified on the Map
as ``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area'' that is
designated for disposal by the Secretary through--
(i) the Winnemucca Consolidated Resource
Management Plan; or
(ii) any subsequent amendment or revision
to the management plan that is undertaken with
full public involvement;
(B) as land identified on the Map as ``Additional
Lands Eligible for Disposal'';
(C) that is not encumbered land.

(4) Encumbered land.--The term ``encumbered land'' means
any land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management within the area identified on the Map as
``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area'' that is encumbered by
mining claims, millsites, or tunnel sites.

(5) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map titled ``Pershing
County Checkerboard Lands Resolution'' and dated July 8, 2024.

(6) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' means,
with respect to a portion of encumbered land--
(A) the owner of a mining claim, millsite, or
tunnel site located on a portion of the encumbered land
on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) a successor in interest of an owner described
in subparagraph
(A) .

(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

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

(9) Wilderness area.--The term ``Wilderness Area'' means a
wilderness area designated by

section 521 (a) .

(a) .

SEC. 503.

Congress finds that--

(1) since the passage of the Act of July 1, 1862 (12 Stat.
489, chapter 120; commonly known as the ``Pacific Railway Act
of 1862''), under which railroad land grants along the Union
Pacific Railroad right-of-way created a checkerboard land
pattern of alternating public land and privately owned land,
management of the land in the checkerboard area has been a
constant source of frustration for the County government,
private landholders in the County, and the Federal Government;

(2) management of Federal land in the checkerboard area has
been costly and difficult for the Federal land management
agencies, creating a disincentive to manage the land
effectively;

(3) parcels of land within the checkerboard area in the
County will not vary significantly in appraised value by acre
due to the similarity of highest and best use in the County;
and

(4) consolidation of appropriate land within the
checkerboard area through sales and exchanges for development
and Federal management will--
(A) help improve the tax base of the County; and
(B) simplify management for the Federal Government.

Subtitle A--Land Sales and Exchanges

SEC. 511.

(a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202,
203, 206, and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), as soon as practicable after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with
this subtitle and any other applicable law and subject to valid
existing rights, shall conduct sales or exchanges of the eligible land.

(b) Joint Selection Required.--After providing public notice, the
Secretary and the County shall jointly select parcels of eligible land
to be offered for sale or exchange under subsection

(a) .
(c) Method of Sale.--A sale of eligible land under subsection

(a) shall be--

(1) consistent with subsections
(d) and

(f) of

section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1713);

(2) conducted through a competitive bidding process, under
which adjoining landowners are offered the first option, unless
the Secretary determines there are suitable and qualified
buyers that are not adjoining landowners; and

(3) for not less than fair market value, based on an
appraisal in accordance with subsection

(f) .
(d) Land Exchanges.--

(1) In general.--An exchange of eligible land under
subsection

(a) shall be consistent with subsection 206

(a) of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1716).

(2) Equal value exchange.--
(A) In general.--The value of the eligible land and
private land to be exchanged under subsection

(a) --
(i) shall be equal; or
(ii) shall be made equal in accordance with
subparagraph
(B) .
(B) Equalization.--
(i) Surplus of eligible land.--With respect
to the eligible land and private land to be
exchanged under subsection

(a) , if the value of
the eligible land exceeds the value of the
private land, the value of the eligible land
and the private land shall be equalized by--
(I) by the owner of the private
land making a cash equalization payment
to the Secretary;
(II) adding private land to the
exchange; or
(III) removing eligible land from
the exchange.
(i) Surplus of private land.--With respect
to the eligible land and private land to be
exchanged under subsection

(a) , if the value of
the private land exceeds the value of the
eligible land, the value of the private land
and the eligible land shall be equalized by--
(I) by the Secretary making a cash
equalization payment to the owner of
the private land, in accordance with

section 206 (b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

(b) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1716

(b) );
(II) adding eligible land to the
exchange; or
(III) removing private land from
the exchange.

(3) Adjacent land.--To the extent practicable, the
Secretary shall seek to enter into agreements with one or more
owners of private land adjacent to the eligible land for the
exchange of the private land for the eligible land, if the
Secretary determines that the exchange would consolidate
Federal land ownership and facilitate improved Federal land
management.

(4) Priority land exchanges.--In acquiring private land
under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to the
acquisition of private land in higher value natural resource
areas in the County.

(e) Mass Appraisals.--

(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the
Secretary shall--
(A) conduct a mass appraisal of eligible land to be
sold or exchanged under this section;
(B) prepare an evaluation analysis for each land
transaction under this section; and
(C) make available to the public the results of the
mass appraisals conducted under subparagraph
(A) .

(2) Use.--The Secretary may use mass appraisals and
evaluation analyses conducted under paragraph

(1) to facilitate
exchanges of eligible land for private land.

(3) Applicable law.--The appraisals under paragraph

(1) shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized
appraisal standards, including, as appropriate--
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
Land Acquisitions; and
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.

(4) Duration.--An appraisal conducted under paragraph

(1) shall remain valid for 5 years after the date on which the
appraisal is approved by the Secretary.

(f) Deadline for Sale or Exchange; Exclusions.--

(1) Deadline.--Not later than 2 years after the date on
which the eligible land is jointly selected under subsection

(b) , the Secretary shall offer for sale or exchange the parcels
of eligible land jointly selected under that subsection.

(2) Postponement or exclusion.--The Secretary or the County
may postpone, or exclude from, a sale or exchange of all or a
portion of the eligible land jointly selected under subsection

(b) for emergency ecological or safety reasons.

(g) Withdrawal.--

(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and
mining claims, millsites, and tunnel sites, effective on the
date on which a parcel of eligible land is jointly selected
under subsection

(b) for sale or exchange, that parcel is
withdrawn from--
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the
public land laws, including the mining laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal
leasing laws.

(2) Termination.--The withdrawal of a parcel of eligible
land under paragraph

(1) shall terminate--
(A) on the date of sale or, in the case of
exchange, the conveyance of title of the parcel of
eligible land under this section; or
(B) with respect to any parcel of eligible land
selected for sale or exchange under subsection
(c) that
is not sold or exchanged, not later than 2 years after
the date on which the parcel was offered for sale or
exchange under this section.

SEC. 512.

(a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202,
203, 206, and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing rights
held by third parties, the Secretary shall offer to convey to qualified
entities, for fair market value, the remaining right, title, and
interest of the United States, in and to the encumbered land.

(b) Costs of Sales to Qualified Entities.--As a condition of each
conveyance of encumbered land under this section, the qualified entity
shall pay all costs related to the conveyance of the encumbered land,
including the costs of surveys and other administrative costs
associated with the conveyance.
(c) Offer To Convey.--

(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which the Secretary receives a fair market offer from a
qualified entity for the conveyance of encumbered land, the
Secretary shall accept the fair market value offer.

(2) Appraisal.--Fair market value of the interest of the
United States in and to encumbered land shall be determined by
an appraisal conducted in accordance with the Uniform Standards
of Professional Appraisal Practice.
(d) Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
acceptance by the Secretary of an offer from a qualified entity under
subsection
(c) (1) and completion of a sale for all or part of the
applicable portion of encumbered land to the highest qualified entity,
the Secretary, by delivery of an appropriate deed, patent, or other
valid instrument of conveyance, shall convey to the qualified entity
all remaining right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the applicable portion of the encumbered land.

(e) Merger.--Subject to valid existing rights held by third
parties, on delivery of the instrument of conveyance to the qualified
entity under subsection
(d) , the prior interests in the locatable
minerals and the right to use the surface for mineral purposes held by
the qualified entity under a mining claim, millsite, tunnel site, or
any other Federal land use authorization applicable to the encumbered
land included in the instrument of conveyance, shall merge with all
right, title, and interest conveyed to the qualified entity by the
United States under this section to ensure that the qualified entity
receives fee simple title to the purchased encumbered land.

SEC. 513.

(a) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the proceeds from the sale of land
under this subtitle--

(1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for use in
the general education program of the State;

(2) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County for use as
determined through normal County budgeting procedures; and

(3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account
in the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the
``Pershing County Special Account'', which shall be available
to the Secretary, without further appropriation and without
fiscal year limitations for--
(A) the acquisition of land from willing sellers
(including interests in land) in the County--
(i) within a wilderness area;
(ii) that protects other environmentally
significant land;
(iii) that secures public access to Federal
land for hunting, fishing, and other
recreational purposes; or
(iv) that improves management of Federal
land within the area identified on the Map as
``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area''; and
(B) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the
Secretary in preparing for the sale or exchange of land
under this subtitle.

(b) Investment of Special Account.--Any amounts deposited in the
special account established under subsection

(a)

(3) --

(1) shall earn interest in an amount determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, based on the current average market
yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United
States of comparable maturities; and

(2) may be expended by the Secretary in accordance with
this section.
(c) Reports.--

(1) In general.--Not later than September 30 of the fifth
fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
every 5 fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
the State, the County, and the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the operation of the special account
established under subsection

(a)

(3) for the preceding 5 fiscal
years.

(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph

(1) shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report--
(A) a statement of the amounts deposited into the
special account;
(B) a description of the expenditures made from the
special account for the fiscal year, including the
purpose of the expenditures;
(C) recommendations for additional authorities to
fulfill the purpose of the special account; and
(D) a statement of the balance remaining in the
special account at the end of the fiscal year.

Subtitle B--Wilderness Areas

SEC. 521.

(a) Additions.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Federal land in the State are
designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System:

(1) Cain mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately
12,339 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Proposed Cain Mountain Wilderness'' and dated February 9,
2017, which, together with the Federal land designated as
wilderness by sections 2905

(b)

(1)
(C) and 2932

(a)

(1) of Public
Law 117-263, shall be known as the ``Cain Mountain
Wilderness''.

(2) Bluewing wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by
the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 24,900
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed
Bluewing Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 2017, which shall
be known as the ``Bluewing Wilderness''.

(3) Selenite peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately
22,822 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Proposed Selenite Peak Wilderness'' and dated February 9,
2017, which shall be known as the ``Selenite Peak Wilderness''.

(4) Mount limbo wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately
11,855 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Proposed Mt. Limbo Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 2017,
which shall be known as the ``Mount Limbo Wilderness''.

(5) North sahwave wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately
13,875 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Proposed North Sahwave Wilderness'' and dated February 9,
2017, which shall be known as the ``North Sahwave Wilderness''.

(6) Grandfathers wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately
35,339 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Proposed Grandfathers Wilderness'' and dated February 9,
2017, which shall be known as the ``Grandfathers Wilderness''.

(7) Fencemaker wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by
the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 14,942
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed
Fencemaker Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 2017, which shall
be known as the ``Fencemaker Wilderness''.

(b) Boundary.--The boundary of any portion of a Wilderness Area
that is bordered by a road shall be 100 feet from the centerline of the
road.
(c) Map and Legal Description.--

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

(2) Effect.--Each map and legal description prepared under
paragraph

(1) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may
correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal
description.

(3) Availability.--Each map and legal description prepared
under paragraph

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

(4) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Wilderness Areas are withdrawn from--
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal
under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral
and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

SEC. 522.

(a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness
Areas shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that with respect to
the Wilderness Areas--

(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall
be considered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of
this Act; and

(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the
Secretary of the Interior.

(b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness Areas,
if established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be
allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies,
and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary in accordance
with--

(1) section 4
(d) (4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133
(d) (4) ); and

(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress
(House Report 101-405).
(c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or
interest in land within the boundary of a Wilderness Area that is
acquired by the United States after the date of the enactment of this
Act shall be added to and administered as part of the Wilderness Area.
(d) Adjacent Management.--

(1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the
designation of the Wilderness Areas to create protective
perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness areas.

(2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness
activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a
Wilderness Area shall not preclude the conduct of those
activities or uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness Area.

(e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this subtitle restricts or
precludes--

(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the
Wilderness Areas, including military overflights that can be
seen or heard within the Wilderness Areas;

(2) flight testing and evaluation; or

(3) the designation or creation of new units of special use
airspace, or the establishment of military flight training
routes, over the Wilderness Areas.

(f) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In accordance with

section 4 (d) (1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.

(d) (1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
(d) (1) ), the
Secretary may take such measures in the Wilderness Areas as are
necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the
activities with a State or local agency).

(g) Climatological Data Collection.--In accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize
the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or
climatological data collection devices in the Wilderness Areas if the
Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the facilities
are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir
operation activities.

(h) Water Rights.--

(1) === Findings ===
-Congress finds that--
(A) the Wilderness Areas are located--
(i) in the semiarid region of the Great
Basin; and
(ii) at the headwaters of the streams and
rivers on land with respect to which there are
few, if any--
(I) actual or proposed water
resource facilities located upstream;
and
(II) opportunities for diversion,
storage, or other uses of water
occurring outside the land that would
adversely affect the wilderness values
of the land;
(B) the Wilderness Areas are generally not suitable
for use or development of new water resource
facilities; and
(C) because of the unique nature of the Wilderness
Areas, it is possible to provide for proper management
and protection of the wilderness and other values of
land in ways different from those used in other laws.

(2) === Purpose ===
-The purpose of this section is to protect the
wilderness values of the Wilderness Areas by means other than a
federally reserved water right.

(3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subtitle--
(A) constitutes an express or implied reservation
by the United States of any water or water rights with
respect to the Wilderness Areas;
(B) affects any water rights in the State
(including any water rights held by the United States)
in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act;
(C) establishes a precedent with regard to any
future wilderness designations;
(D) affects the interpretation of, or any
designation made under, any other Act; or
(E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any
interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree
that apportions water among and between the State and
other States.

(4) Nevada water law.--The Secretary shall follow the
procedural and substantive requirements of State law in order
to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the
date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the
Wilderness Areas.

(5) New projects.--
(A) Definition of water resource facility.--
(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the
term ``water resource facility'' means
irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs,
water conservation works, aqueducts, canals,
ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects,
transmission and other ancillary facilities,
and other water diversion, storage, and
carriage structures.
(ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the
term ``water resource facility'' does not
include wildlife guzzlers.
(B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, on and
after the date of the enactment of this Act, neither
the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent
of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or
issue a license or permit for the development of any
new water resource facility within the Wilderness
Areas.
(i) Temporary Telecommunications Device.--

(1) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle prevents the
placement of a temporary telecommunications device for law
enforcement or agency administrative purposes in the Selenite
Peak Wilderness in accordance with paragraph

(2) .

(2) Additional requirements.--Any temporary
telecommunications device authorized by the Secretary under
paragraph

(1) shall--
(A) be carried out in accordance with--
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.); and
(ii) all other applicable laws (including
regulations);
(B) to the maximum practicable, be located in such
a manner as to minimize impacts on the recreational and
other wilderness values of the area; and
(C) be for a period of not longer than 7 years.

SEC. 523.

(a) In General.--In accordance with

section 4 (d) (7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.

(d) (7) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
(d) (7) ), nothing in this subtitle affects
or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and
wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and
trapping, in the Wilderness Areas.

(b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and
principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the
Secretary may conduct any management activities in the Wilderness Areas
that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations
and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are
carried out--

(1) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans;
and

(2) in accordance with--
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.);
and
(B) appropriate policies, such as those set forth
in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on
Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st
Congress (House Report 101-405), including noxious weed
treatment and the occasional and temporary use of
motorized vehicles if the use, as determined by the
Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more
naturally distributed wildlife populations that would
enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact
necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks.
(c) Existing Activities.--In accordance with

section 4 (d) (1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.

(d) (1) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
(d) (1) ) and in accordance with
appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of the
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House
Report 101-405), the State may continue to use aircraft, including
helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water
for wildlife populations.
(d) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--Subject to subsection

(f) , the Secretary shall authorize structures and facilities, including
existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development
projects, including guzzlers, in the Wilderness Areas if--

(1) the structures and facilities will, as determined by
the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy,
viable and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and

(2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on
the Wilderness Areas can reasonably be minimized.

(e) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--

(1) In general.--The Secretary may designate areas in
which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of
public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable
laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the
Wilderness Areas.

(2) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, the Secretary
shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the
public before taking any action under paragraph

(1) .

(f) Cooperative Agreement.--

(1) In general.--The State, including a designee of the
State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the
Wilderness Areas--
(A) in accordance with the terms and conditions
specified in the cooperative agreement between the
Secretary and the State entitled ``Memorandum of
Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and
the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9''
and signed November and December 2003, including any
amendments to the cooperative agreement agreed to by
the Secretary and the State; and
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including
regulations).

(2) References.--For the purposes of this subsection, any
references to Pershing County in the cooperative agreement
described in paragraph

(1)
(A) shall be considered to be a
reference to the Wilderness Areas.

SEC. 524.

(a)

=== Finding === -Congress finds that, for the purposes of

section 603 (c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1782
(c) ), the approximately 48,600 acres of public land in the portions
of the China Mountain, Mt. Limbo, Selenite Mountains, and Tobin Range
wilderness study areas that have not been designated as wilderness by

section 521 (a) of this subtitle and the portion of the Augusta Mountains wilderness study area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by

(a) of this subtitle and the portion of the Augusta
Mountains wilderness study area within the County that has not been
designated as wilderness by

section 521 (a) of this subtitle have been adequately studied for wilderness designation.

(a) of this subtitle have been
adequately studied for wilderness designation.

(b) Release.--The public land described in subsection

(a) --

(1) is no longer subject to

section 603 (c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

(c) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782
(c) ); and

(2) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land
use plans adopted under

section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).

SEC. 525.

(a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle alters or diminishes the
treaty rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in

section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304)).

(b) Cultural Uses.--Nothing in this subtitle precludes the
traditional collection of pine nuts in a Wilderness Area for personal,
noncommercial use consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.).

TITLE VI--FEDERAL COMPLEX

SEC. 601.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of
Agriculture shall have the authority to establish on Federal lands
identified as ``Federal Complex'' on the map titled ``Proposed Federal
Complex'', and dated January 27, 2020, a Federal complex for--

(1) department agencies and operations for the Bureau of
Land Management and the Forest Service;

(2) the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office;

(3) the Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe Headquarters;

(4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Reno Fish
and Wildlife Office;

(5) the option for the Bureau of Reclamation to house the
Lower Colorado Region Office, Boulder Canyon Operations and the
Lahontan Basin Area Office;

(6) the Bureau of Indian Affairs Western Nevada Agency
Office;

(7) the option for the Forest Service, the Carson Ranger
District Office; and

(8) the option for the Bureau of Land Management, the
Carson City District Office.

(b) Funding Sources.--

(1) Special accounts.--Ten percent of the total amount
deposited in the Federal special accounts established under
titles I, IV, and V of this Act shall be available to the
Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture for
construction of the Federal complex.

(2) Secondary sources.--If the amount made available by
paragraph

(1) is insufficient to complete construction of the
Federal complex, the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of
Agriculture may use other accounts available for the operation
of the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife
Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and the Forest Service in Nevada to provide such
additional amounts as may be necessary to complete construction
of the Federal complex.

TITLE VII--ELKO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 701.

This title may be cited as the ``Elko Economic Development Act''.

SEC. 702.

In this Act:

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

(2) County.--The term ``County'' means Elko County, Nevada.

(3) Federal land identified for the city of elko.--The term
``Federal land identified for the City of Elko'' means the
approximately 644 acres of federally owned land generally
depicted on the map and indicating conveyance to the City of
Elko.

(4) Federal land identified for elko county.--The term
``Federal land identified for Elko County'' means the
approximately 3,475 acres of federally owned land generally
depicted on the map and indicating conveyance to Elko County.

(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

SEC. 703.

(a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and at the
request of the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, for fair
market value, all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the Federal land identified for conveyance to the City of Elko
on the map entitled ``Proposed Conveyance to the City of Elko, Nevada''
and dated November 7, 2024.

(b) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall determine fair market value of
the Federal land identified for the City of Elko in accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and
based on an appraisal conducted in accordance with--

(1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisition; and

(2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.
(c) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land
identified for the City of Elko under subsection

(a) , the City shall
pay--

(1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in
accordance with subsection

(b) ; and

(2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all
surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated
with the conveyance of the Federal land to the City.
(d) Disposition of Proceeds.--Any gross proceeds from the sale,
lease, or conveyance of Federal land identified for the City of Elko
under this section shall be deposited into the special account created
by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law
105-263).

SEC. 704.

(a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and at the
request of the County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, for
fair market value, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the Federal land identified for Elko County on the map
entitled ``Conveyance to Elko County, Nevada'' and dated October 30,
2024.

(b) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall determine fair market value of
the Federal land identified for Elko County in accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and
based on an appraisal conducted in accordance with--

(1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisition; and

(2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.
(c) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land
identified for Elko County under subsection

(a) , the City shall pay--

(1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in
accordance with subsection

(b) ; and

(2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all
surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated
with the conveyance of the Federal land to the City.
(d) Disposition of Proceeds.--Any gross proceeds from the sale,
lease, or conveyance of Federal land under this section shall be
deposited into the special account created by the Southern Nevada
Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263).

TITLE VIII--FERNLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 801.

This title may be cited as the ``Fernley Economic Development
Act''.

SEC. 802.

(a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and at the
request of the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, for fair
market value, all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the Federal land.

(b) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall determine fair market value of
the Federal land in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and based on an appraisal
conducted in accordance with--

(1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisition; and

(2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.
(c) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land
under subsection

(a) , the City shall pay--

(1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in
accordance with subsection

(b) ; and

(2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all
surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated
with the conveyance of the Federal land to the City.
(d) Disposition of Proceeds.--Any gross proceeds from the sale,
lease, or conveyance of Federal land under this section shall be
deposited into the special account created by the Southern Nevada
Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263).

(e)

=== Definitions. === -In this Act: (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Fernley, Nevada. (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Fernley Economic Development Map'' and dated October 6, 2020. (3) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the approximately 12,085 acres of federally owned land generally depicted within ``Fernley Land Conveyance Boundary'' on the map. (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. TITLE IX--CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF SPARKS

SEC. 901.

In this title:

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

(2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Sparks
Public Purpose Conveyances'' and dated April 15, 2020.

(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

SEC. 902.

(a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid and existing rights and
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of

section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

SEC. 903.

(a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid and existing rights and
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of

section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.

the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), at
the 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 land described in subsection

(b) .

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

(a) is
the approximately 448.16 acres depicted as ``Golden Eagle Regional
Park'' and 266.04 acres depicted as ``Wedekind Regional Park'' on the
Map.
(c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection

(a) , including the costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be
paid by the City.
(d) Use of Land.--

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

(a) shall be used only for public parks or other public purposes
consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the
``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter
578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

(2) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under
subsection

(a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with
the use described in paragraph

(1) , the land shall revert, at
the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.

TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 1001.

Nothing in this Act affects the allocation, ownership, interest, or
control, as in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act, of
any water, water right, or any other valid existing right held by the
United States, an Indian Tribe, a State, or a person.

SEC. 1002.

NEVADA.

Section 3009 (d) (1) (B) of division B of the Carl Levin and Howard P.

(d) (1)
(B) of division B of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(128 Stat. 3751) is amended by striking the period at the end and
inserting the following: ``; and the land generally depicted as `BLM
Owned County Request Transfer' on the map entitled `Restoring Storey
County', dated October 22, 2020.''.

SEC. 1003.

(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall finalize maps and legal
descriptions of all land to be conveyed under this Act. The maps and
legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public inspection
in appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management or Forest
Service, as applicable.

(b) Corrections.--The Secretary concerned and the recipients of the
Federal land to be conveyed under this Act may, by mutual agreement--

(1) make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal land to
be conveyed; and

(2) correct any minor errors, including clerical and
typographical errors, on the maps, the acreage estimate, or the
legal descriptions.

SEC. 1004.

The Secretary in consultation with the State of Nevada may make
minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to be
conveyed under all titles of this Act and correct any minor errors in
the map, acreage estimate, or legal description.

TITLE XI--GREENLINK WEST PROJECT

SEC. 1101.

(a)

=== Definitions. === -In this section: (1) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the Greenlink West Project described in-- (A) the notice of intent of the Bureau of Land Management entitled ``Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Potential Resource Management Plan Amendments for the Greenlink West Project in Clark, Nye, Esmeralda, Mineral, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe Counties in Nevada'' (87 Fed. Reg. 25658 (May 2, 2022)); and (B) the associated administrative record for the Greenlink West Project numbered DOI-BLM-NV-0000-2022- 0004-EIS. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Walker River Paiute Tribe. (4) Walker lake parcel.--The term ``Walker Lake Parcel'' means the following land in Mineral County, Nevada: (A) All land held by the Bureau of Land Management in T. 11 N., R. 29 E., secs. 35 and 36, Mount Diablo Meridian. (B) All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 10 N., R. 30 E., secs. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Mount Diablo Meridian. (C) All land held by the Bureau of Land Management in T. 10.5 N., R. 30 E., secs. 31 and 32, Mount Diablo Meridian. (b) Project Authorization; Right-of-Way.--If the Walker Lake Parcel is taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe on, before, or after the date of enactment of this Act, the consent of the Tribe for the use for the Project of the portion of the Walker Lake Parcel taken into trust shall be deemed to have been obtained by the Secretary subject to the following: (1) The use of the Walker Lake Parcel land for the Project shall be subject to review under the pending proceeding under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), which shall be modified-- (A) to reflect the trust title of the Walker Lake Parcel; and (B) to address any other laws applicable to rights- of-way on Tribal land, including any environmental, wildlife, conservation, historic preservation, and natural resources laws. (2) As soon as practicable after the date on which the Walker Lake Parcel is taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, the Secretary shall approve a right-of-way agreement between the Tribe and the Project applicant before the commencement of construction and installation of the Project to address applicable provisions under part 169 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), including, with respect to compensation paid to the Tribe, term, amendment, renewal, assignment, access rights, operation and maintenance, and an annual premium usage fee consistent with prevailing rates or standards to be paid directly to the Tribe, subject to the requirement that the Secretary and the Tribe shall exercise all authority under applicable law (including regulations) with respect to the use of, and compliance with, the right-of-way. TITLE XII--JEAN PRISON TRANSFER

SEC. 1201.

(a)

=== Definitions. === -In this section: (1) Patent.--The term ``Patent'' means the serial patent numbered 27-80-0056, dated December 13, 1979, recorded in Clark County, Nevada, records in book 1178, instrument 1137147 (BLM Serial Number NVN 011732). (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada. (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Release.--Subject to valid and existing rights, the Secretary shall release, convey, or otherwise quitclaim to the State, in a form recordable in local county records, and subject to the approval of the State, after consultation, all right, title, and remaining interest of the United States in and to the land that was conveyed to the State pursuant to the Patent or any other law authorizing conveyance subject to restrictions or reversionary interests retained by the United States, on request by the State. (c) Terms and Conditions.--A conveyance authorized by subsection (b) shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) The State shall cover, or reimburse the Secretary for, the costs incurred by the Secretary to make the conveyance, including title searches, surveys, deed preparation, attorneys' fees, and similar expenses. (2) By accepting the conveyances, the State agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United States with regard to any boundary dispute relating to any parcel conveyed under this section. (3) The State of Nevada, or its successors in interest, shall-- (A) manage such lands in accordance with

section 47504 of title 49, United States Code (relating to airport and regulations promulgated pursuant to that section); and (B) section 744 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63) as applicable to the development of the proposed Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport.

airport and regulations promulgated pursuant to that
section); and
(B) section 744 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of
2024 (Public Law 118-63) as applicable to the
development of the proposed Southern Nevada
Supplemental Airport.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2317 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2317

 To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in 
northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in 
 northern Nevada for economic development, to promote conservation in 
 northern Nevada, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 25, 2025

Mr. Amodei of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
 on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in 
northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in 
 northern Nevada for economic development, to promote conservation in 
 northern 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 ``Northern Nevada 
Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025''.

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

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
 TITLE I--DOUGLAS COUNTY

Sec. 101. Purpose.

Sec. 102. Definitions.
 Subtitle A--Land Conveyances and Sales

Sec. 111. Conveyance to State of Nevada.

Sec. 112. Tahoe Rim Trail.

Sec. 113. Conveyance to Douglas County, Nevada.

Sec. 114. Sale of certain Federal land.

Sec. 115. Open space recreation area.
 Subtitle B--Tribal Cultural Resources

Sec. 121. Transfer of land to be held in trust for Tribe.
 Subtitle C--Convey Forest Service Land for Public Purposes

Sec. 131. Authority of Forest Service to convey to State or county for 
 public purposes.

Sec. 132. Special use authorizations for recreation and other purposes.
 Subtitle D--Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area

Sec. 141. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System.

Sec. 142. Administration.

Sec. 143. Fish and wildlife management.

Sec. 144. Release of wilderness study area.

Sec. 145. Native American cultural and religious uses.
 TITLE II--INCLINE VILLAGE FIRE PROTECTION

Sec. 201. Purpose.

Sec. 202. Definitions.

Sec. 203. Land conveyances for public purposes.
 TITLE III--NORTHERN NEVADA FLOOD PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 301. Purpose.

Sec. 302. Definitions.

Sec. 303. Land conveyances for flood protection.
 TITLE IV--CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTION

Sec. 401. Definitions.

Sec. 402. Land conveyances.

Sec. 403. Carson City street connector conveyance.

Sec. 404. Amendment to reversionary interests.

Sec. 405. Disposal of Federal land.

Sec. 406. Transfer of land to the United States.

Sec. 407. Disposition of proceeds.

Sec. 408. Postponement; exclusion from sale.
 TITLE V--PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

Sec. 501. Short title.

Sec. 502. Definitions.

Sec. 503. Findings.
 Subtitle A--Land Sales and Exchanges

Sec. 511. Sale or exchange of eligible land.

Sec. 512. Sale of encumbered land.

Sec. 513. Disposition of proceeds.
 Subtitle B--Wilderness Areas

Sec. 521. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Sec. 522. Administration.

Sec. 523. Wildlife management.

Sec. 524. Release of wilderness study areas.

Sec. 525. Native American cultural and religious uses.
 TITLE VI--FEDERAL COMPLEX

Sec. 601. Federal complex.
 TITLE VII--ELKO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 701. Short title.

Sec. 702. Definitions.

Sec. 703. Land conveyances to the City of Elko.

Sec. 704. Land conveyances to Elko County.
 TITLE VIII--FERNLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 801. Short title.

Sec. 802. Land conveyances.
 TITLE IX--CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF SPARKS

Sec. 901. Definitions.

Sec. 902. Conveyance of land for use as a public cemetery.

Sec. 903. Conveyance of land for use as regional public parks.
 TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Administration of State water rights.

Sec. 1002. Amendment to conveyance of Federal land in Storey County, 
 Nevada.

Sec. 1003. Maps and legal descriptions.

Sec. 1004. Minor errors.
 TITLE XI--GREENLINK WEST PROJECT

Sec. 1101. Greenlink West Project.
 TITLE XII--JEAN PRISON TRANSFER

Sec. 1201. Release of Federal reversionary land interests.

 TITLE I--DOUGLAS COUNTY

SEC. 101. PURPOSE.

 The purpose of this title is to promote conservation, improve 
public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, 
Nevada, and for other purposes.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

 In this title:

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

    (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Douglas 
 County Economic Development and Conservation Act'' and dated 
 November 12, 2024.

    (3) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning 
 given the term ``public lands'' in 

section 103 of the Federal 
 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).

    (4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
 means--
        (A) with respect to National Forest System land, 
 the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief 
 of the Forest Service); and
        (B) with respect to land managed by the Bureau of 
 Land Management, including land held for the benefit of 
 the Tribe, the Secretary of the Interior.

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

    (6) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Washoe Tribe of 
 Nevada and California.

    (7) Wilderness.--The term ``Wilderness'' means the Burbank 
 Canyons Wilderness designated by 

section 141

    (a) .

 Subtitle A--Land Conveyances and Sales

SEC. 111. CONVEYANCE TO STATE OF NEVADA.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary 
concerned shall convey to the State without consideration all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection

    (b) .

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

    (a) is 
the approximately 67 acres of Forest Service land generally depicted as 
``Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park'' on the Map.
            (c) Costs.--As a condition for the conveyance under subsection

    (a) , 
all costs associated with such conveyances, including, but not limited 
to costs of surveys, appraisal, environmental response and restoration, 
and administrative costs including closing fees, shall be paid by the 
State.
            (d) Use of Land.--

    (1) In general.--Any land conveyed to the State under 
 subsection

    (a) shall be used only for--
        (A) the conservation of wildlife or natural 
 resources; or
        (B) a public park.

    (2) Facilities.--Any facility on the land conveyed under 
 subsection

    (a) shall be constructed and managed in a manner 
 consistent with the uses described in paragraph

    (1) .

    (e) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the 
conveyance under subsection

    (1) , the Secretary of Agriculture--

    (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous 
 substances, pollutants, or contaminants under 

section 120

    (h) of 
 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
 Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620

    (h) );

    (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants;

    (3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 the presence of solid and hazardous waste and materials which 
 may be required by applicable Federal, State, and local 
 environmental laws and regulations; and

    (4) shall not otherwise be required to remove any 
 improvements from the land conveyed.

    (f) Easements.--As a condition of conveyance of the land conveyed 
under subsection

    (a) , access easements for roads and trails shall be 
reserved in the deed at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.

    (g) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the land to 
be conveyed shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Secretary of Agriculture.

    (h) Minor Errors.--The Secretary in consultation with the State of 
Nevada may make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal 
land to be conveyed under subsection

    (a) and correct any minor errors 
in the map, acreage estimate, or legal description.
            (i) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under 
subsection

    (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the uses 
described in subsection
            (d) , the land shall, at the discretion of the 
Secretary concerned, revert to the United States.

    (j) Additional Terms and Conditions.--With respect to the 
conveyance under paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary of Agriculture may 
require such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.

SEC. 112. TAHOE RIM TRAIL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 
the County and other interested parties, shall develop and implement a 
cooperative management agreement for the land described in subsection

    (b) --

    (1) to improve the quality of recreation access by 
 providing additional amenities as agreed on by the Secretary of 
 Agriculture and the County; and

    (2) to conserve natural resources.

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

    (a) consists of the approximately 13 acres of land generally depicted as 
``Tahoe Rim Trail North Parcel'' on the Map.

SEC. 113. CONVEYANCE TO DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEVADA.

    (a) Definition of Federal Land.--In this section, the term 
``Federal land'' means the approximately 7,777 acres of Federal land 
located in the County that is identified as ``Douglas County Land 
Conveyances'' on the Map.

    (b) Authorization of Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights 
and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 

section 202 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), 
upon receipt of a request from the County for the conveyance of the 
Federal land, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, 
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land.
            (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection

    (b) , including, but not limited to costs of surveys, 
appraisal, environmental response and restoration, and administrative 
costs including closing shall be paid by the County.
            (d) Use of Federal Land.--

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

    (b) --
        (A) may be used by the County for flood control, 
 recreation, or any other public purpose consistent with 
 the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
 ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 
 et seq.); and
        (B) shall not be disposed of by the County.

    (2) Reversion.--If the Federal land conveyed under 
 subsection

    (b) is used in a manner inconsistent with paragraph

    (1) , the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary 
 concerned, revert to the United States.

    (e) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the 
conveyance under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Agriculture--

    (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous 
 substances, pollutants, or contaminants under 

section 120

    (h) of 
 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
 Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620

    (h) );

    (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants;

    (3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 the presence of solid and hazardous waste and materials which 
 may be required by applicable Federal, State, and local 
 environmental laws and regulations; and

    (4) shall not otherwise be required to remove any 
 improvements from the land conveyed.

    (f) Easements.--As a condition of conveyance of the land conveyed 
under subsection

    (b) , access easements for roads and trails shall be 
reserved in the deed at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.

    (g) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the land to 
be conveyed shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Secretary of Agriculture.

    (h) Minor Errors.--The Secretary in consultation with the Douglas 
County may, make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal 
land to be conveyed under subsection

    (b) and correct any minor errors 
in the map, acreage estimate, or legal description.
            (i) Acquisition of Federal Lands.--

    (1) Request.--The County may submit to the Secretary 
 concerned a request to acquire the land conveyed under this 
 section as long as the uses are consistent with subsection
            (d) (1) .

    (2) Appraisal.--
        (A) In general.--Upon receipt of a request under 
 paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary concerned shall complete 
 an appraisal of the Federal land requested by the 
 County.
        (B) Requirement.--The appraisal under subparagraph
        (A) shall be completed in accordance with the Federal 
 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 
 et seq.) and--
            (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
 Federal Land Acquisitions; and
            (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
 Appraisal Practice.

    (3) Conveyance required.--
        (A) In general.--If, by the date that is 1 year 
 after the date of completion of the appraisal under 
 paragraph

    (2) , the County submits to the Secretary 
 concerned an offer to acquire the land without a 
 reversionary interest requested under paragraph

    (1) , 
 the Secretary concerned, shall convey to the County 
 that land with consideration.
        (B) Consideration.--As consideration for the land 
 conveyed under subparagraph
        (A) , the County shall pay 
 to the Secretary concerned an amount equal to the 
 appraised value of the land, as determined under 
 paragraph

    (2) .
            (C) Costs of conveyance.--Any costs relating to the 
 conveyance under subparagraph
        (A) , including any costs 
 for surveys and other administrative costs, shall be 
 paid by the County.

    (4) Disposition of proceeds.--Any amounts collected under 
 this subsection shall be disposed of in accordance with 

section 114

    (n) of this title.

    (j) Revocation of Orders.--Any public land order that withdraws any 
of the land described in subsection

    (a) from appropriation or disposal 
under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to 
permit disposal of that land.

SEC. 114. SALE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary concerned shall, in accordance with the other provisions 
of that Act and any other applicable law, and subject to valid existing 
rights, conduct one or more sales of the Federal land including mineral 
rights described in subsection

    (b) to qualified bidders.

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

    (a) consists of--

    (1) the approximately 31.5 acres of public land generally 
 depicted as ``Lands for Disposal'' on the Map; and

    (2) not more than 10,000 acres of land in the County that--
        (A) is not segregated or withdrawn on or after the 
 date of the enactment of this Act, unless the land is 
 withdrawn in accordance with subsection

    (g) ; and
        (B) is identified for disposal by the Secretary 
 concerned through--
            (i) the Carson City Consolidated Resource 
 Management Plan; or
            (ii) any subsequent amendment to the 
 management plan that is undertaken with full 
 public involvement.
            (c) Joint Selection Required.--The Secretary concerned and the unit 
of local government in whose jurisdiction lands referred to in 
subsection

    (b)

    (2) are located shall jointly select which parcels of the 
Federal land described in subsection

    (b)

    (2) to offer for sale under 
subsection

    (a) .
            (d) Compliance With Local Planning and Zoning Laws.--Before 
carrying out a sale of Federal land under subsection

    (a) , the County 
shall submit to the Secretary concerned a certification that qualified 
bidders have agreed to comply with--

    (1) County zoning ordinances; and

    (2) any master plan for the area approved by the County.

    (e) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the land to 
be conveyed shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Secretary concerned.

    (f) Minor Errors.--The Secretary in consultation with the County 
may, make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to 
be conveyed under subsection

    (b) and correct any minor errors in the 
map, acreage estimate, or legal description.

    (g) Easements.--As a condition of conveyance of the land conveyed 
under subsection

    (b) , access easements for roads and trails shall be 
reserved in the deed at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.

    (h) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the 
conveyance under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary concerned--

    (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous 
 substances, pollutants, or contaminants under 

section 120

    (h) of 
 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
 Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620

    (h) );

    (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants;

    (3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 the presence of solid and hazardous waste and materials which 
 may be required by applicable Federal, State, and local 
 environmental laws and regulations; and

    (4) shall not otherwise be required to remove any 
 improvements from the land conveyed.
            (i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--With respect to the 
conveyance under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may require 
such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

    (j) Method of Sale.--The sale of Federal land under subsection

    (a) shall be--

    (1) sold through a competitive bidding process, unless 
 otherwise determined by the Secretary concerned; and

    (2) for not less than fair market value.

    (k) Recreation and Public Purposes Act Conveyances.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days before any land 
 described in subsection

    (b) is offered for sale under 
 subsection

    (a) , the State or County may elect to obtain the 
 land eligible for disposal in subsection

    (b) for public 
 purposes in accordance with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
 known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 
 869 et seq.).

    (2) Retention.--Pursuant to an election made under 
 paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary of the Interior shall retain the 
 elected land for conveyance to the State or County in 
 accordance with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
 ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
 seq.).

    (3) Reversion.--If the Federal land conveyed to the State 
 or County under paragraph

    (1) is used in a manner inconsistent 
 with the Act of June 14, 1926, the Federal land shall, at the 
 discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, revert to the 
 United States.
            (l) Withdrawal.--

    (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
 except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , the Federal land described 
 in subsection

    (b) is withdrawn from--
        (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
 under the public land laws;
        (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
 laws; and
            (C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral 
 and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

    (2) Termination.--The withdrawal under paragraph

    (1) shall 
 be terminated--
        (A) on the date of sale or conveyance of title to 
 the land including mineral rights described in 
 subsection

    (b) pursuant to this title; or
        (B) with respect to any land described in 
 subsection

    (b) that is not sold or exchanged, not later 
 than 2 years after the date on which the land was 
 offered for sale under this title.

    (3) Exception.--Paragraph

    (1)
        (A) shall not apply to a sale 
 made consistent with this section or an election by the County 
 or the State to obtain the land described in subsection

    (b) for 
 public purposes under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 
 as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 
 et seq.).
            (m) Deadline for Sale.--

    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , not 
 later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
 if there is a qualified bidder

    (s) for the land described in 
 subsection

    (b) , the Secretary concerned shall offer the land 
 for sale to the highest qualified bidder.

    (2) Postponement; exclusion from sale.--At the request of 
 the County, the Secretary concerned may temporarily postpone or 
 exclude from the sale under paragraph

    (1) all or a portion of 
 the land described in subsection

    (b) .

    (n) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the proceeds from the sale under 
this section--

    (1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for use by 
 the State for general education programs of the State;

    (2) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County for use by 
 the County for general budgeting purposes; and

    (3) 85 percent shall be deposited in a special account in 
 the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the ``Douglas 
 County Special Account'', which shall be available to the 
 Secretary concerned without further appropriation and without 
 fiscal year limitations--
        (A) to reimburse costs incurred by the Secretary 
 concerned in preparing for the sale of the land 
 described in subsection

    (b) , including, but not limited 
 to costs of surveys, appraisal, environmental response 
 and restoration, and administrative costs including 
 closing fees--
            (i) the costs of surveys and appraisals; 
 and
            (ii) the costs of compliance with the 
 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and sections 202 and 203 
 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713);
        (B) to reimburse costs incurred by the Bureau of 
 Land Management and the Forest Service in preparing for 
 and carrying out the transfers of land to be held in 
 trust by the United States under title II; and
            (C) to acquire environmentally sensitive land or an 
 interest in environmentally sensitive land in the 
 County--
            (i) pursuant to the Douglas County Open 
 Space and Agricultural Lands Preservation 
 Implementation Plan, or any subsequent 
 amendment to the plan that is undertaken with 
 full public involvement; and
            (ii) for flood control purposes.

    (o) Revocation of Orders.--Any public land order that withdraws any 
of the land described in subsection

    (b) from appropriation or disposal 
under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to 
permit disposal of that land.

SEC. 115. OPEN SPACE RECREATION AREA.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Agriculture receives a request from the 
County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land to be used for recreation purposes.

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

    (a) consists of approximately 1,084 acres of land as depicted as ``Open 
Space Recreation Area'' on the Map.
            (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection

    (b) , including, but not limited to costs of surveys, 
appraisal, environmental response and restoration, and administrative 
costs including closing shall be paid by the County.
            (d) Use of Federal Land.--The Federal land conveyed under 
subsection

    (a) shall not be disposed of by the County.

    (e) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the land to 
be conveyed shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Secretary concerned.

    (f) Minor Errors.--The Secretary in consultation with the County 
may, make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to 
be conveyed under subsection

    (b) and correct any minor errors in the 
map, acreage estimate, or legal description.

    (g) Easements.--As a condition of conveyance of the land conveyed 
under subsection

    (b) , access easements for roads and trails shall be 
reserved in the deed at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.

    (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--With respect to the 
conveyance under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may require 
such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
            (i) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the 
conveyance under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary concerned--

    (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous 
 substances, pollutants, or contaminants under 

section 120

    (h) of 
 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
 Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620

    (h) );

    (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants;

    (3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 the presence of solid and hazardous waste and materials which 
 may be required by applicable Federal, State, and local 
 environmental laws and regulations; and

    (4) shall not otherwise be required to remove any 
 improvements from the land conveyed.

    (j) Reversion.--If the Federal land conveyed under subsection

    (a) is used in a manner inconsistent with this section, the Federal land 
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, revert to the 
United States.

 Subtitle B--Tribal Cultural Resources

SEC. 121. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR TRIBE.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection

    (b) --

    (1) is transferred to the Department of the Interior;

    (2) shall be held in trust by the United States for the 
 benefit of the Tribe; and

    (3) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe.

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

    (a) consists of--

    (1) approximately 2,669 acres of Federal land generally 
 depicted as ``Washoe Tribe Conveyances'' on the Map; and

    (2) any land administered on the date of the enactment of 
 this Act by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service 
 and generally depicted as ``

Section 5 lands''.
            (c) Limited Authority To Transfer Forest Service Land.--The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall have the authority to administratively 
transfer Forest Service lands described in subsection

    (b) to the 
Department of the Interior to be held in trust for the benefit of the 
Tribe.
            (d) Survey.--As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a cadastral 
survey and accompanying legal description to establish the boundaries 
of the land taken into trust under subsection

    (a) .

    (e) Federal Register Publication.--On the completion of the surveys 
under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 
the Federal Register a legal description of the lands taken into trust 
and made a part of the reservation under this section.

    (f) Use of Trust Land.--

    (1) 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 defined in 

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

    (2) Thinning; landscape restoration.--
        (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
 consultation and coordination with the Tribe, may carry 
 out any fuel reduction and other landscape restoration 
 activities on the land taken into trust under 
 subsection

    (a) , including restoration of threatened and 
 endangered species habitat, that are beneficial to the 
 Tribe and the Bureau of Land Management.
        (B) Conservation benefits.--Activities carried out 
 under subparagraph
        (A) include activities that provide 
 conservation benefits to a species--
            (i) that is not listed as endangered or 
 threatened under 

section 4
            (c) of the Endangered 
 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533
            (c) ); but
            (ii) is--
            (I) listed by a State as a 
 threatened or endangered species;
            (II) a species of concern or 
 special status species; or
            (III) a candidate for a listing as 
 an endangered or threatened species 
 under the Endangered Species Act of 
 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

    (g) Water Rights.--Nothing in this section affects the allocation, 
ownership, interest, or control, as in existence on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or any other valid 
existing right held by the United States, an Indian Tribe, a State, or 
a person.

 Subtitle C--Convey Forest Service Land for Public Purposes

SEC. 131. AUTHORITY OF FOREST SERVICE TO CONVEY TO STATE OR COUNTY FOR 
 PUBLIC PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Consistent with 

section 3

    (b) of Public Law 96-586 
(commonly known as the ``Santini-Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3381), and 
subject to valid existing rights, on receipt of a request by the State 
or County and subject to such terms and conditions as are satisfactory 
to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary may convey the Forest 
Service land or interests in Forest Service land described in 
subsection

    (b) to the State or County, without consideration, to 
protect the environmental quality and public recreational use of the 
conveyed Forest Service land and manage consistent with Public Law 96-
586 (commonly known as the ``Santini-Burton Act'' 94 Stat. 3381).

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

    (a) is 
any Forest Service land that is located within the boundaries of the 
area acquired under Public Law 96-586 (commonly known as the ``Santini-
Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3381) that is--

    (1) unsuitable for Forest Service administration; and

    (2) necessary for a public purpose.
            (c) Use of Land.--A parcel of land conveyed pursuant to subsection

    (a) shall--

    (1) be managed by the State or County, as applicable--
        (A) to maintain undeveloped open space and to 
 preserve the natural characteristics of the transferred 
 land in perpetuity; and
        (B) to protect and enhance water quality, stream 
 environment zones, and important wildlife habitat; and

    (2) be used by the State or County, as applicable, for 
 recreation or other public purposes including trails, 
 trailheads, fuel reduction, flood control, and other 
 infrastructure consistent with Public Law 96-586 (commonly 
 known as the ``Santini-Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3381).
            (d) Reversion.--If a parcel of land transferred under subsection

    (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with subsection
            (c) or 
Public Law 96-586, the parcel of land shall, at the discretion of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the United States.

SEC. 132. SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RECREATION AND OTHER PURPOSES.

    (a) Issuance of Special Use Authorizations.--To the extent 
practicable, not later than one year after the date on which the 
Secretary of Agriculture receives a proposal and an application from 
the County or unit of local government for the use of the Federal land 
covered by subsection

    (b) , the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance 
with all applicable law shall--

    (1) process the County's or other unit of local 
 government's proposal and application for a special use permit 
 for recreation or other purposes; and

    (2) if the proposal is accepted and the application is 
 granted, authorize a permit consistent with applicable law 
 longer for the use of those lands.

    (b) Description of Land.--Subsection

    (a) applies to approximately 
188 acres of Federal land located in the County that is identified as 
``Directed Special Use Permit'' on the Map.
            (c) Terms and Conditions.--With respect to any special use 
authorization issued under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Agriculture 
may require such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States and to ensure 
compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency directives.

 Subtitle D--Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area

SEC. 141. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 12,392 acres of Federal 
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on 
the Map as ``Burbank Canyons Wilderness'' is designated as wilderness 
and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to 
be known as the ``Burbank Canyons Wilderness''.

    (b) Boundary.--The boundary of any portion of the Wilderness that 
is bordered by a road shall be at least 100 feet from the centerline of 
the road to allow public access.
            (c) Map and Legal Description.--

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

    (2) Effect.--The map and legal description prepared under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
 included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary concerned 
 may correct any minor error in the map or legal description.

    (3) Availability.--A copy of the map and legal description 
 prepared under paragraph

    (1) shall be on file and available for 
 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
 Land Management.
            (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness 
is withdrawn from--

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

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

    (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
 geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

SEC. 142. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness 
shall be administered by the Secretary concerned in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--

    (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall 
 be considered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of 
 this Act; and

    (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
 Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
 Secretary of the Interior.

    (b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, if 
established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary concerned considers to be necessary in 
accordance with--

    (1) section 4
            (d) (4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
 1133
            (d) (4) ); and

    (2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of 
 the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
 Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
 (House Report 101-405).
            (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land within the boundaries of the Wilderness that is 
acquired by the United States after the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be added to and administered as part of the Wilderness.
            (d) Adjacent Management.--

    (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the 
 designation of the Wilderness to create a protective perimeter 
 or buffer zone around the Wilderness.

    (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness 
 activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the 
 Wilderness shall not preclude the conduct of the activities or 
 uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness.

    (e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this subtitle restricts or 
precludes--

    (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the 
 Wilderness, including military overflights that can be seen or 
 heard within the wilderness area;

    (2) flight testing and evaluation; or

    (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use 
 airspace, or the establishment of military flight training 
 routes, over the Wilderness.

    (f) Existing Airstrips.--Nothing in this subtitle restricts or 
precludes low-level overflights by aircraft utilizing airstrips in 
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act that are located 
within 5 miles of the proposed boundary of the Wilderness.

    (g) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In accordance with 

section 4
            (d) (1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
            (d) (1) ), the 
Secretary concerned may take any measures in the Wilderness that the 
Secretary concerned determines to be necessary for the control of fire, 
insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary concerned determines 
to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities with the State or 
a local agency.

    (h) Data Collection.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary concerned may prescribe, the Secretary concerned may 
authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, 
or climatological collection devices in the Wilderness if the Secretary 
concerned determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 
are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir 
operation activities.
            (i) Water Rights.--

    (1) === Findings ===
-Congress finds that--
        (A) the Wilderness is located--
            (i) in the semiarid region of the Great 
 Basin; and
            (ii) at the headwaters for the streams and 
 rivers on land with respect to which there are 
 few, if any--
            (I) actual or proposed water 
 resource facilities located upstream; 
 and
            (II) opportunities for diversion, 
 storage, or other uses of water 
 occurring outside the land that would 
 adversely affect the wilderness values 
 of the land;
        (B) the Wilderness is generally not suitable for 
 use or development of new water resource facilities; 
 and
            (C) because of the unique nature of the Wilderness, 
 it is possible to provide for proper management and 
 protection of the wilderness and other values of land 
 by means different from the means used in other laws.

    (2) === Purpose ===
-The purpose of this section is to protect the 
 wilderness values of the Wilderness by means other than a 
 federally reserved water right.

    (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subtitle--
        (A) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
 by the United States of any water or water rights with 
 respect to the Wilderness;
        (B) affects any water rights in the State 
 (including any water rights held by the United States) 
 in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act;
            (C) establishes a precedent with regard to any 
 future wilderness designations;
            (D) affects the interpretation of, or any 
 designation made under, any other Act; or
        (E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 
 interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree 
 that apportions water among and between the State and 
 other States.

    (4) Nevada water law.--The Secretary concerned shall follow 
 the procedural and substantive requirements of State law in 
 order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on 
 the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
 Wilderness.

    (5) New projects.--
        (A) Definition of water resource facility.--
            (i) In general.--In this paragraph, the 
 term ``water resource facility'' means 
 irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, 
 water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, 
 ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, 
 transmission and other ancillary facilities, 
 and other water diversion, storage, and 
 carriage structures.
            (ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the 
 term ``water resource facility'' does not 
 include wildlife guzzlers.
        (B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--
 Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, on or 
 after the date of the enactment of this Act, neither 
 the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent 
 of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
 issue a license or permit for the development of any 
 new water resource facility within any wilderness area, 
 including a portion of a wilderness area, that is 
 located in the County.

SEC. 143. FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with 

section 4
            (d) (7) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
            (d) (7) ), nothing in this subtitle affects 
or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and 
trapping, in the Wilderness.

    (b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 
Secretary concerned may conduct any management activities in the 
Wilderness that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife 
populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the 
activities are carried out--

    (1) in a manner that is consistent with relevant wilderness 
 management plans; and

    (2) in accordance with--
        (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 
 and
        (B) appropriate policies, such as those set forth 
 in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on 
 Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
 Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
 Congress (House Report 101-405), including the 
 occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles and 
 aircraft if the use, as determined by the Secretary 
 concerned, would promote healthy, viable, and more 
 naturally distributed wildlife populations that would 
 enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact 
 necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks.
            (c) Existing Activities.--Consistent with 

section 4
            (d) (1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
            (d) (1) ) and in accordance with 
appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of the 
report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 
Report 101-405), the State may continue to use aircraft, including 
helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water 
for wildlife populations in the Wilderness.
            (d) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned may designate 
 areas in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons 
 of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 
 laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the 
 Wilderness.

    (2) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, the Secretary 
 concerned shall consult with the appropriate State agency and 
 notify the public before making any designation under paragraph

    (1) .

    (e) Cooperative Agreement.--

    (1) In general.--The State (including a designee of the 
 State) may conduct wildlife management activities in the 
 Wilderness--
        (A) in accordance with the terms and conditions 
 specified in the cooperative agreement between the 
 Secretary of the Interior and the State entitled 
 ``Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of 
 Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife 
 Supplement No. 9'' and signed November and December 
 2003, including any amendments to the cooperative 
 agreement agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior 
 and the State; and
        (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
 regulations).

    (2) References.--For the purposes of this subsection, any 
 reference to Douglas County in the cooperative agreement 
 described in paragraph

    (1)
        (A) shall be considered to be a 
 reference to the Wilderness.

SEC. 144. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.

    (a) 

=== Finding ===
-Congress finds that, for the purposes of 

section 603
            (c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782
            (c) ), the approximately 1,065 acres of public land in the Burbank 
Canyons Wilderness study area not designated as wilderness by this 
subtitle has been adequately studied for wilderness designation.

    (b) Release.--Any public land described in subsection

    (a) that is 
not designated as wilderness by this subtitle--

    (1) is no longer subject to 

section 603
            (c) of the Federal 
 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782
            (c) ); or

    (2) shall be managed in accordance with--
        (A) land management plans adopted under 

section 202 
 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
 (43 U.S.C. 1712); and
        (B) cooperative conservation agreements in 
 existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 145. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.

 Nothing in this subtitle alters or diminishes the treaty rights of 
any Indian Tribe (as defined in 

section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).

 TITLE II--INCLINE VILLAGE FIRE PROTECTION

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

 The purpose of this title is to improve hazardous fuels management 
and enhance public recreation through the conveyance of Federal land to 
Incline Village General Improvement District in Nevada for public 
purposes.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

 In this title:

    (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Agriculture.

    (2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Incline 
 Village General Improvement District in the State of Nevada.

SEC. 203. LAND CONVEYANCES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--In consideration of the District 
assuming from the United States all liability for administration, care 
and maintenance, within 365 days after the effective date of this 
title, the Secretary shall convey to the District all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land 
described in subsection

    (b) for public uses including fire risk 
reduction activities, public recreation, and any other public purpose 
consistent with Public Law 96-586 (commonly known as the ``Santini-
Burton Act''; 94 Stat. 3381).

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

    (a) is depicted on the map entitled ``Incline Village Fire 
Protection Act Map'' and dated November 12, 2024.
            (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection
            (c) , including, but not limited to costs of surveys, 
appraisal, environmental response and restoration, and administrative 
costs including closing fees, shall be paid by the District.
            (d) Payment of Fair Market Value.--As consideration for the 
conveyance of the Federal land described in subsection

    (b) , the 
District shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market 
value of the covered land, as determined--

    (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and

    (2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance 
 with--
        (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
 Land Acquisitions; and
        (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
 Practice.

    (e) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the 
conveyance under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Agriculture--

    (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous 
 substances, pollutants, or contaminants under 

section 120

    (h) of 
 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
 Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620

    (h) );

    (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants;

    (3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 the presence of solid and hazardous waste and materials which 
 may be required by applicable Federal, State, and local 
 environmental laws and regulations; and

    (4) shall not otherwise be required to remove any 
 improvements from the land conveyed.

    (f) Easements.--As a condition of conveyance of the land conveyed 
under subsection

    (a) , access easements for roads and trails shall be 
reserved in the deed at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture.

    (g) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the land to 
be conveyed shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Secretary of Agriculture.

    (h) Minor Errors.--The Secretary in consultation with the City of 
Reno may, make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal 
land to be conveyed under subsection

    (a) and correct any minor errors 
in the map, acreage estimate, or legal description.
            (i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--With respect to the 
conveyance under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Agriculture may 
require such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.

 TITLE III--NORTHERN NEVADA FLOOD PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT

SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

 This purpose of this title is to convey certain Federal land along 
the Truckee River in Nevada to the Truckee River Flood Management 
Authority for the purpose of environmental restoration and flood 
control management.

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

 In this title:

    (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management and 
 the Bureau of Reclamation.

    (2) TRFMA.--The term ``TRFMA'' means the Truckee River 
 Flood Management Authority in the State of Nevada.

SEC. 303. LAND CONVEYANCES FOR FLOOD PROTECTION.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--At the request of the TRFMA, the 
Secretary shall convey to the TRFMA without consideration all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of 
Federal land described in subsection

    (b) for the purposes of flood 
attenuation, riparian restoration, and protection along the Truckee 
River in Nevada. Upon conveyance, TRFMA shall coordinate with the 
Bureau of Reclamation and with Storey County, as needed, in order to 
provide easements at no cost for access and use to necessary 
infrastructure located immediately south of the Truckee River and 
Interstate 80.

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

    (a) is depicted as ``flood control conveyances'' on the map 
entitled ``Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act - 
Conveyance to the Truckee River Flood Management Authority'' and dated 
September 20, 2024.
            (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection
            (c) , including any costs for surveys and other 
administrative costs, shall be paid by the TRFMA.
            (d) Reversion.--If the land conveyed under subsection

    (a) is used 
in a manner inconsistent with subsection

    (a) , the Federal land shall, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

 TITLE IV--CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTION

SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--

    (1) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to land in 
 the National Forest System; and

    (2) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to other 
 Federal land.

    (b) City.--The term ``City'' means Carson City, Nevada.
            (c) Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee.--The term 
``Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee'' means a committee 
comprised of--

    (1) the City Manager;

    (2) a designee of the City Manager; and

    (3) not more than 3 members appointed by the Carson City 
 Board of Supervisors to represent areas of Carson City's 
 government, including the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space 
 Department, the Community Development Department, Property 
 Management.

SEC. 402. LAND CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 

section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), 
the Secretary shall convey to the City all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the land described in subsection

    (b) .

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

    (a) is 
the approximately 258 acres depicted as ``Lands to Acquire'' on the map 
entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and September 20, 2024.
            (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection

    (a) , including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid 
by the City.
            (d) Payment of Fair Market Value.--As consideration for the 
conveyance of the covered land under subsection

    (a) , Carson City shall 
pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
covered land, as determined--

    (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and

    (2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance 
 with--
        (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
 Land Acquisitions; and
        (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
 Practice.

    (e) Sale or Lease of Land to Third Parties.--The City may enter 
into an agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or part of 
the land described in subsection

    (b) .

    (f) Conditions.--The City shall sell the land at fair market value, 
and proceeds will be deposited in the account as described in 

section 407 of this title.

SEC. 403. CARSON CITY STREET CONNECTOR CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--The Secretary concerned shall 
convey to Carson City all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the parcels of Federal land described in subsection
            (c) for expansion of roadway.

    (b) Requirements.--

    (1) In general.--The conveyance of the covered land under 
 this section shall be subject to valid existing rights.

    (2) Payment of fair market value.--As consideration for the 
 conveyance of the covered land under this section, Carson City 
 shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market 
 value of the covered land, as determined--
        (A) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
        (B) based on an appraisal that is conducted in 
 accordance with--
            (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
 Federal Land Acquisitions; and
            (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
 Appraisal Practice.
            (c) Description of Federal Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection

    (a) is depicted as ``Proposed Land Transfer'' on the map 
entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated February 28, 2019.
            (d) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under 
subsection

    (a) , including, but not limited to costs of surveys, 
appraisal, environmental response and restoration, and administrative 
costs including closing fees, shall be paid by the City.

    (e) Public Safety Condition.--Within 90 days of the conveyance 
authorized under subsection

    (a) , Carson City, in consultation with the 
Secretary, shall construct a crosswalk across South Curry Street to 
allow for continued access to the United States Forest Service Carson 
Ranger District Office.

    (f) Environmental Response and Restoration.--For purposes of the 
conveyance under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Agriculture--

    (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous 
 substances, pollutants, or contaminants under 

section 120

    (h) of 
 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
 Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620

    (h) );

    (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants;

    (3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
 the presence of solid and hazardous waste and materials which 
 may be required by applicable Federal, State, and local 
 environmental laws and regulations; and

    (4) shall not otherwise be required to remove any 
 improvements from the land conveyed.

    (g) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the land to 
be conveyed shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Secretary of Agriculture.

    (h) Minor Errors.--The Secretary and in consultation with Carson 
City may, make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal 
land to be conveyed under paragraph

    (1) and correct any minor errors in 
the map, acreage estimate, or legal description.
            (i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--With respect to the 
conveyance under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Agriculture may 
require such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.

SEC. 404. AMENDMENT TO REVERSIONARY INTERESTS.

    (a) Sale or Lease of Land to Third Parties.--

Section 2601

    (b)

    (4) of 
Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111) is amended by inserting after 
subparagraph
            (D) , the following:
 ``
        (E) Sale or lease of land to third parties.--The 
 City may enter into an agreement to sell, lease, or 
 otherwise convey all or part of the land described in 
 subparagraph
            (D) to third parties for economic 
 development, 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.).''.

    (b) Conditions.--The sale of any land under subsection

    (a) shall be 
for not less than fair market value, and proceeds will be deposited in 
the account as described in 

section 407 of this title.

SEC. 405. DISPOSAL OF FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) Disposal.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding 
sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall conduct one or more sales of 
the land described in subsection

    (b) to qualified bidders.

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

    (a) is 
the approximately 28 acres depicted as ``Lands for BLM Disposal'' on 
the map entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated September 20, 
2024.
            (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the disposal under subsection

    (a) , including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid 
by the party entering into the disposal agreement with the Bureau of 
Land Management for the land described in subsection

    (b) .
            (d) Conditions.--Upon disposal, the City shall retain--

    (1) a public utility easement concurrent with Koontz Lane 
 and Conti Drive, which provides waterlines and access to the 
 water tank immediately east of the subject parcels; and

    (2) an existing drainage easement for a future detention 
 basin located on APN 010-152-06 depicted as ``Lands for BLM 
 Disposal'' on the map entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and 
 dated September 20, 2024.

SEC. 406. TRANSFER OF LAND TO THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Conveyance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the City shall convey all right and title of the 
land described in subsection

    (b) to the Secretary of the Interior.

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

    (a) is 
the approximately 17 acres depicted as ``Lands for Disposal'' on the 
map entitled ``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated September 20, 2024.
            (c) Disposal.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding 
sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall conduct one or more sales of 
the land described in subsection

    (b) to qualified bidders.
            (d) Costs.--

    (1) Costs related to disposal.--Any costs relating to the 
 disposal under subsection
            (c) , including costs of surveys and 
 administrative costs, shall be paid by the party entering into 
 the disposal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management for 
 the land described in subsection

    (b) .

    (2) Costs related to conveyance.--Any costs relating to the 
 conveyance under subsection

    (a) , including costs of surveys and 
 administrative costs, shall be paid by the City.

    (e) Conditions.--Upon disposal, the City shall retain--

    (1) access and a public utility easement on APN 010-252-02 
 for operation and maintenance of a municipal well; and

    (2) a public right-of-way for Bennet Avenue.

    (f) Hazardous Substances.--The costs of remedial actions relating 
to hazardous substances on land acquired by the United States under 
this section shall be paid by those entities responsible for the costs 
under applicable law.

SEC. 407. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

    (a) Disposition of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale of land 
under sections 402, 403, 404, and 405 of this title, and 

section 2601

    (e)

    (1)
        (B) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111

    (e)

    (1)
        (B) ) shall be 
deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United States, to 
be known as the ``Carson City Special Account'', which shall be 
available to the Secretary, without further appropriation and without 
fiscal year limitation, for--

    (1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary in 
 preparing for the sale of the land described in sections 402, 
 404, and 405 of this title, and 

section 2601

    (e)

    (1)
        (B) of Public 
 Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111

    (e)

    (1)
        (B) ), including--
        (A) the costs of surveys and appraisals; and
        (B) the costs of compliance with the National 
 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
 seq.) and sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 
 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 
 1713);

    (2) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the City in 
 preparing for the sale of the land described in sections 402 
 and 404 of this title and 

section 2601
            (d) of Public Law 111-11 
 (123 Stat. 1111
            (d) );

    (3) the conduct of wildlife habitat conservation and 
 restoration projects, including projects that benefit the 
 greater sage-grouse in the City;

    (4) the development and implementation of comprehensive, 
 cost-effective, multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction 
 and wildfire prevention and restoration projects in the City;

    (5) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land or 
 interest in environmentally sensitive land in Carson City, 
 Nevada;

    (6) capital improvements administered by the Bureau of Land 
 Management and the Forest Service in the City; and

    (7) educational purposes specific to the City.

    (b) Investment of Special Account.--Amounts deposited into the 
Carson City Special Account--

    (1) shall earn interest in an amount determined by the 
 Secretary of the Treasury, based on the current average market 
 yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United 
 States of comparable maturities; and

    (2) may be expended by the Secretary in accordance with 
 this section.
            (c) Management of Special Account.--The management and procedures 
of the Carson City Special Account shall be determined by an 
intergovernmental agreement between the City and the Department of the 
Interior's Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 408. POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE.

 

Section 2601
            (d) (6) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1113) is amended 
to read as follows:
 ``

    (6) Deadline for sale.--Not later than 2 years after the 
 date of the enactment of the Northern Nevada Economic 
 Development and Conservation Act of 2025, if there is a 
 qualified bidder

    (s) for the land described in subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) of paragraph

    (2) , the Secretary of the Interior shall 
 offer the land for sale to the highest qualified bidder.''.

 TITLE V--PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

 This title may be cited as the ``Pershing County Economic 
Development and Conservation Act''.

SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.

 In this title:

    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
 of Representatives; and
        (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
 of the Senate.

    (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Pershing County, 
 Nevada.

    (3) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means any 
 land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land 
 Management--
        (A) that is within the area identified on the Map 
 as ``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area'' that is 
 designated for disposal by the Secretary through--
            (i) the Winnemucca Consolidated Resource 
 Management Plan; or
            (ii) any subsequent amendment or revision 
 to the management plan that is undertaken with 
 full public involvement;
        (B) as land identified on the Map as ``Additional 
 Lands Eligible for Disposal'';
            (C) that is not encumbered land.

    (4) Encumbered land.--The term ``encumbered land'' means 
 any land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land 
 Management within the area identified on the Map as 
 ``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area'' that is encumbered by 
 mining claims, millsites, or tunnel sites.

    (5) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map titled ``Pershing 
 County Checkerboard Lands Resolution'' and dated July 8, 2024.

    (6) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' means, 
 with respect to a portion of encumbered land--
        (A) the owner of a mining claim, millsite, or 
 tunnel site located on a portion of the encumbered land 
 on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
        (B) a successor in interest of an owner described 
 in subparagraph
        (A) .

    (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

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

    (9) Wilderness area.--The term ``Wilderness Area'' means a 
 wilderness area designated by 

section 521

    (a) .

SEC. 503. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds that--

    (1) since the passage of the Act of July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. 
 489, chapter 120; commonly known as the ``Pacific Railway Act 
 of 1862''), under which railroad land grants along the Union 
 Pacific Railroad right-of-way created a checkerboard land 
 pattern of alternating public land and privately owned land, 
 management of the land in the checkerboard area has been a 
 constant source of frustration for the County government, 
 private landholders in the County, and the Federal Government;

    (2) management of Federal land in the checkerboard area has 
 been costly and difficult for the Federal land management 
 agencies, creating a disincentive to manage the land 
 effectively;

    (3) parcels of land within the checkerboard area in the 
 County will not vary significantly in appraised value by acre 
 due to the similarity of highest and best use in the County; 
 and

    (4) consolidation of appropriate land within the 
 checkerboard area through sales and exchanges for development 
 and Federal management will--
        (A) help improve the tax base of the County; and
        (B) simplify management for the Federal Government.

 Subtitle A--Land Sales and Exchanges

SEC. 511. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELIGIBLE LAND.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202, 
203, 206, and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), as soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with 
this subtitle and any other applicable law and subject to valid 
existing rights, shall conduct sales or exchanges of the eligible land.

    (b) Joint Selection Required.--After providing public notice, the 
Secretary and the County shall jointly select parcels of eligible land 
to be offered for sale or exchange under subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Method of Sale.--A sale of eligible land under subsection

    (a) shall be--

    (1) consistent with subsections
            (d) and

    (f) of 

section 203 
 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
 U.S.C. 1713);

    (2) conducted through a competitive bidding process, under 
 which adjoining landowners are offered the first option, unless 
 the Secretary determines there are suitable and qualified 
 buyers that are not adjoining landowners; and

    (3) for not less than fair market value, based on an 
 appraisal in accordance with subsection

    (f) .
            (d) Land Exchanges.--

    (1) In general.--An exchange of eligible land under 
 subsection

    (a) shall be consistent with subsection 206

    (a) of 
 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
 1716).

    (2) Equal value exchange.--
        (A) In general.--The value of the eligible land and 
 private land to be exchanged under subsection

    (a) --
            (i) shall be equal; or
            (ii) shall be made equal in accordance with 
 subparagraph
        (B) .
        (B) Equalization.--
            (i) Surplus of eligible land.--With respect 
 to the eligible land and private land to be 
 exchanged under subsection

    (a) , if the value of 
 the eligible land exceeds the value of the 
 private land, the value of the eligible land 
 and the private land shall be equalized by--
            (I) by the owner of the private 
 land making a cash equalization payment 
 to the Secretary;
            (II) adding private land to the 
 exchange; or
            (III) removing eligible land from 
 the exchange.
            (i) Surplus of private land.--With respect 
 to the eligible land and private land to be 
 exchanged under subsection

    (a) , if the value of 
 the private land exceeds the value of the 
 eligible land, the value of the private land 
 and the eligible land shall be equalized by--
            (I) by the Secretary making a cash 
 equalization payment to the owner of 
 the private land, in accordance with 
 

section 206

    (b) of the Federal Land 
 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
 U.S.C. 1716

    (b) );
            (II) adding eligible land to the 
 exchange; or
            (III) removing private land from 
 the exchange.

    (3) Adjacent land.--To the extent practicable, the 
 Secretary shall seek to enter into agreements with one or more 
 owners of private land adjacent to the eligible land for the 
 exchange of the private land for the eligible land, if the 
 Secretary determines that the exchange would consolidate 
 Federal land ownership and facilitate improved Federal land 
 management.

    (4) Priority land exchanges.--In acquiring private land 
 under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to the 
 acquisition of private land in higher value natural resource 
 areas in the County.

    (e) Mass Appraisals.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the 
 Secretary shall--
        (A) conduct a mass appraisal of eligible land to be 
 sold or exchanged under this section;
        (B) prepare an evaluation analysis for each land 
 transaction under this section; and
            (C) make available to the public the results of the 
 mass appraisals conducted under subparagraph
        (A) .

    (2) Use.--The Secretary may use mass appraisals and 
 evaluation analyses conducted under paragraph

    (1) to facilitate 
 exchanges of eligible land for private land.

    (3) Applicable law.--The appraisals under paragraph

    (1) shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized 
 appraisal standards, including, as appropriate--
        (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
 Land Acquisitions; and
        (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
 Practice.

    (4) Duration.--An appraisal conducted under paragraph

    (1) shall remain valid for 5 years after the date on which the 
 appraisal is approved by the Secretary.

    (f) Deadline for Sale or Exchange; Exclusions.--

    (1) Deadline.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
 which the eligible land is jointly selected under subsection

    (b) , the Secretary shall offer for sale or exchange the parcels 
 of eligible land jointly selected under that subsection.

    (2) Postponement or exclusion.--The Secretary or the County 
 may postpone, or exclude from, a sale or exchange of all or a 
 portion of the eligible land jointly selected under subsection

    (b) for emergency ecological or safety reasons.

    (g) Withdrawal.--

    (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
 mining claims, millsites, and tunnel sites, effective on the 
 date on which a parcel of eligible land is jointly selected 
 under subsection

    (b) for sale or exchange, that parcel is 
 withdrawn from--
        (A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the 
 public land laws, including the mining laws;
        (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
 laws; and
            (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal 
 leasing laws.

    (2) Termination.--The withdrawal of a parcel of eligible 
 land under paragraph

    (1) shall terminate--
        (A) on the date of sale or, in the case of 
 exchange, the conveyance of title of the parcel of 
 eligible land under this section; or
        (B) with respect to any parcel of eligible land 
 selected for sale or exchange under subsection
            (c) that 
 is not sold or exchanged, not later than 2 years after 
 the date on which the parcel was offered for sale or 
 exchange under this section.

SEC. 512. SALE OF ENCUMBERED LAND.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202, 
203, 206, and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing rights 
held by third parties, the Secretary shall offer to convey to qualified 
entities, for fair market value, the remaining right, title, and 
interest of the United States, in and to the encumbered land.

    (b) Costs of Sales to Qualified Entities.--As a condition of each 
conveyance of encumbered land under this section, the qualified entity 
shall pay all costs related to the conveyance of the encumbered land, 
including the costs of surveys and other administrative costs 
associated with the conveyance.
            (c) Offer To Convey.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
 which the Secretary receives a fair market offer from a 
 qualified entity for the conveyance of encumbered land, the 
 Secretary shall accept the fair market value offer.

    (2) Appraisal.--Fair market value of the interest of the 
 United States in and to encumbered land shall be determined by 
 an appraisal conducted in accordance with the Uniform Standards 
 of Professional Appraisal Practice.
            (d) Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
acceptance by the Secretary of an offer from a qualified entity under 
subsection
            (c) (1) and completion of a sale for all or part of the 
applicable portion of encumbered land to the highest qualified entity, 
the Secretary, by delivery of an appropriate deed, patent, or other 
valid instrument of conveyance, shall convey to the qualified entity 
all remaining right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the applicable portion of the encumbered land.

    (e) Merger.--Subject to valid existing rights held by third 
parties, on delivery of the instrument of conveyance to the qualified 
entity under subsection
            (d) , the prior interests in the locatable 
minerals and the right to use the surface for mineral purposes held by 
the qualified entity under a mining claim, millsite, tunnel site, or 
any other Federal land use authorization applicable to the encumbered 
land included in the instrument of conveyance, shall merge with all 
right, title, and interest conveyed to the qualified entity by the 
United States under this section to ensure that the qualified entity 
receives fee simple title to the purchased encumbered land.

SEC. 513. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

    (a) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the proceeds from the sale of land 
under this subtitle--

    (1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for use in 
 the general education program of the State;

    (2) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County for use as 
 determined through normal County budgeting procedures; and

    (3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account 
 in the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the 
 ``Pershing County Special Account'', which shall be available 
 to the Secretary, without further appropriation and without 
 fiscal year limitations for--
        (A) the acquisition of land from willing sellers 
 (including interests in land) in the County--
            (i) within a wilderness area;
            (ii) that protects other environmentally 
 significant land;
            (iii) that secures public access to Federal 
 land for hunting, fishing, and other 
 recreational purposes; or
            (iv) that improves management of Federal 
 land within the area identified on the Map as 
 ``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area''; and
        (B) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
 Secretary in preparing for the sale or exchange of land 
 under this subtitle.

    (b) Investment of Special Account.--Any amounts deposited in the 
special account established under subsection

    (a)

    (3) --

    (1) shall earn interest in an amount determined by the 
 Secretary of the Treasury, based on the current average market 
 yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United 
 States of comparable maturities; and

    (2) may be expended by the Secretary in accordance with 
 this section.
            (c) Reports.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than September 30 of the fifth 
 fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
 every 5 fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
 the State, the County, and the appropriate congressional 
 committees a report on the operation of the special account 
 established under subsection

    (a)

    (3) for the preceding 5 fiscal 
 years.

    (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph

    (1) shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report--
        (A) a statement of the amounts deposited into the 
 special account;
        (B) a description of the expenditures made from the 
 special account for the fiscal year, including the 
 purpose of the expenditures;
            (C) recommendations for additional authorities to 
 fulfill the purpose of the special account; and
            (D) a statement of the balance remaining in the 
 special account at the end of the fiscal year.

 Subtitle B--Wilderness Areas

SEC. 521. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Additions.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Federal land in the State are 
designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:

    (1) Cain mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
 by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
 12,339 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
 ``Proposed Cain Mountain Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 
 2017, which, together with the Federal land designated as 
 wilderness by sections 2905

    (b)

    (1)
            (C) and 2932

    (a)

    (1) of Public 
 Law 117-263, shall be known as the ``Cain Mountain 
 Wilderness''.

    (2) Bluewing wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
 the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 24,900 
 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed 
 Bluewing Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 2017, which shall 
 be known as the ``Bluewing Wilderness''.

    (3) Selenite peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
 by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
 22,822 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
 ``Proposed Selenite Peak Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 
 2017, which shall be known as the ``Selenite Peak Wilderness''.

    (4) Mount limbo wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
 by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
 11,855 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
 ``Proposed Mt. Limbo Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 2017, 
 which shall be known as the ``Mount Limbo Wilderness''.

    (5) North sahwave wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
 by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
 13,875 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
 ``Proposed North Sahwave Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 
 2017, which shall be known as the ``North Sahwave Wilderness''.

    (6) Grandfathers wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
 by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
 35,339 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
 ``Proposed Grandfathers Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 
 2017, which shall be known as the ``Grandfathers Wilderness''.

    (7) Fencemaker wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
 the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 14,942 
 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed 
 Fencemaker Wilderness'' and dated February 9, 2017, which shall 
 be known as the ``Fencemaker Wilderness''.

    (b) Boundary.--The boundary of any portion of a Wilderness Area 
that is bordered by a road shall be 100 feet from the centerline of the 
road.
            (c) Map and Legal Description.--

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

    (2) Effect.--Each map and legal description prepared under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
 included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
 correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal 
 description.

    (3) Availability.--Each map and legal description prepared 
 under paragraph

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

    (4) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
 Wilderness Areas are withdrawn from--
        (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal 
 under the public land laws;
        (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
 laws; and
            (C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral 
 and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

SEC. 522. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness 
Areas shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that with respect to 
the Wilderness Areas--

    (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall 
 be considered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of 
 this Act; and

    (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
 Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
 Secretary of the Interior.

    (b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness Areas, 
if established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary in accordance 
with--

    (1) section 4
            (d) (4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
 1133
            (d) (4) ); and

    (2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of 
 the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
 Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
 (House Report 101-405).
            (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land within the boundary of a Wilderness Area that is 
acquired by the United States after the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be added to and administered as part of the Wilderness Area.
            (d) Adjacent Management.--

    (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the 
 designation of the Wilderness Areas to create protective 
 perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness areas.

    (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness 
 activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a 
 Wilderness Area shall not preclude the conduct of those 
 activities or uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness Area.

    (e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this subtitle restricts or 
precludes--

    (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the 
 Wilderness Areas, including military overflights that can be 
 seen or heard within the Wilderness Areas;

    (2) flight testing and evaluation; or

    (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use 
 airspace, or the establishment of military flight training 
 routes, over the Wilderness Areas.

    (f) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In accordance with 

section 4
            (d) (1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
            (d) (1) ), the 
Secretary may take such measures in the Wilderness Areas as are 
necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the 
activities with a State or local agency).

    (g) Climatological Data Collection.--In accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize 
the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or 
climatological data collection devices in the Wilderness Areas if the 
Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 
are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir 
operation activities.

    (h) Water Rights.--

    (1) === Findings ===
-Congress finds that--
        (A) the Wilderness Areas are located--
            (i) in the semiarid region of the Great 
 Basin; and
            (ii) at the headwaters of the streams and 
 rivers on land with respect to which there are 
 few, if any--
            (I) actual or proposed water 
 resource facilities located upstream; 
 and
            (II) opportunities for diversion, 
 storage, or other uses of water 
 occurring outside the land that would 
 adversely affect the wilderness values 
 of the land;
        (B) the Wilderness Areas are generally not suitable 
 for use or development of new water resource 
 facilities; and
            (C) because of the unique nature of the Wilderness 
 Areas, it is possible to provide for proper management 
 and protection of the wilderness and other values of 
 land in ways different from those used in other laws.

    (2) === Purpose ===
-The purpose of this section is to protect the 
 wilderness values of the Wilderness Areas by means other than a 
 federally reserved water right.

    (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subtitle--
        (A) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
 by the United States of any water or water rights with 
 respect to the Wilderness Areas;
        (B) affects any water rights in the State 
 (including any water rights held by the United States) 
 in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act;
            (C) establishes a precedent with regard to any 
 future wilderness designations;
            (D) affects the interpretation of, or any 
 designation made under, any other Act; or
        (E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 
 interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree 
 that apportions water among and between the State and 
 other States.

    (4) Nevada water law.--The Secretary shall follow the 
 procedural and substantive requirements of State law in order 
 to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the 
 date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
 Wilderness Areas.

    (5) New projects.--
        (A) Definition of water resource facility.--
            (i) In general.--In this paragraph, the 
 term ``water resource facility'' means 
 irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, 
 water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, 
 ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, 
 transmission and other ancillary facilities, 
 and other water diversion, storage, and 
 carriage structures.
            (ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the 
 term ``water resource facility'' does not 
 include wildlife guzzlers.
        (B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--
 Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, on and 
 after the date of the enactment of this Act, neither 
 the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent 
 of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
 issue a license or permit for the development of any 
 new water resource facility within the Wilderness 
 Areas.
            (i) Temporary Telecommunications Device.--

    (1) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle prevents the 
 placement of a temporary telecommunications device for law 
 enforcement or agency administrative purposes in the Selenite 
 Peak Wilderness in accordance with paragraph

    (2) .

    (2) Additional requirements.--Any temporary 
 telecommunications device authorized by the Secretary under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall--
        (A) be carried out in accordance with--
            (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
 seq.); and
            (ii) all other applicable laws (including 
 regulations);
        (B) to the maximum practicable, be located in such 
 a manner as to minimize impacts on the recreational and 
 other wilderness values of the area; and
            (C) be for a period of not longer than 7 years.

SEC. 523. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with 

section 4
            (d) (7) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
            (d) (7) ), nothing in this subtitle affects 
or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and 
trapping, in the Wilderness Areas.

    (b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 
Secretary may conduct any management activities in the Wilderness Areas 
that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations 
and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are 
carried out--

    (1) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; 
 and

    (2) in accordance with--
        (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 
 and
        (B) appropriate policies, such as those set forth 
 in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on 
 Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
 Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
 Congress (House Report 101-405), including noxious weed 
 treatment and the occasional and temporary use of 
 motorized vehicles if the use, as determined by the 
 Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more 
 naturally distributed wildlife populations that would 
 enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact 
 necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks.
            (c) Existing Activities.--In accordance with 

section 4
            (d) (1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133
            (d) (1) ) and in accordance with 
appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 
Report 101-405), the State may continue to use aircraft, including 
helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water 
for wildlife populations.
            (d) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--Subject to subsection

    (f) , the Secretary shall authorize structures and facilities, including 
existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 
projects, including guzzlers, in the Wilderness Areas if--

    (1) the structures and facilities will, as determined by 
 the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, 
 viable and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and

    (2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on 
 the Wilderness Areas can reasonably be minimized.

    (e) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary may designate areas in 
 which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of 
 public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 
 laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the 
 Wilderness Areas.

    (2) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, the Secretary 
 shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the 
 public before taking any action under paragraph

    (1) .

    (f) Cooperative Agreement.--

    (1) In general.--The State, including a designee of the 
 State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the 
 Wilderness Areas--
        (A) in accordance with the terms and conditions 
 specified in the cooperative agreement between the 
 Secretary and the State entitled ``Memorandum of 
 Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and 
 the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9'' 
 and signed November and December 2003, including any 
 amendments to the cooperative agreement agreed to by 
 the Secretary and the State; and
        (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
 regulations).

    (2) References.--For the purposes of this subsection, any 
 references to Pershing County in the cooperative agreement 
 described in paragraph

    (1)
        (A) shall be considered to be a 
 reference to the Wilderness Areas.

SEC. 524. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

    (a) 

=== Finding ===
-Congress finds that, for the purposes of 

section 603
            (c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782
            (c) ), the approximately 48,600 acres of public land in the portions 
of the China Mountain, Mt. Limbo, Selenite Mountains, and Tobin Range 
wilderness study areas that have not been designated as wilderness by 

section 521

    (a) of this subtitle and the portion of the Augusta 
Mountains wilderness study area within the County that has not been 
designated as wilderness by 

section 521

    (a) of this subtitle have been 
adequately studied for wilderness designation.

    (b) Release.--The public land described in subsection

    (a) --

    (1) is no longer subject to 

section 603
            (c) of the Federal 
 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782
            (c) ); and

    (2) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land 
 use plans adopted under 

section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).

SEC. 525. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle alters or diminishes the 
treaty rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in 

section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304)).

    (b) Cultural Uses.--Nothing in this subtitle precludes the 
traditional collection of pine nuts in a Wilderness Area for personal, 
noncommercial use consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.).

 TITLE VI--FEDERAL COMPLEX

SEC. 601. FEDERAL COMPLEX.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of 
Agriculture shall have the authority to establish on Federal lands 
identified as ``Federal Complex'' on the map titled ``Proposed Federal 
Complex'', and dated January 27, 2020, a Federal complex for--

    (1) department agencies and operations for the Bureau of 
 Land Management and the Forest Service;

    (2) the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office;

    (3) the Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe Headquarters;

    (4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Reno Fish 
 and Wildlife Office;

    (5) the option for the Bureau of Reclamation to house the 
 Lower Colorado Region Office, Boulder Canyon Operations and the 
 Lahontan Basin Area Office;

    (6) the Bureau of Indian Affairs Western Nevada Agency 
 Office;

    (7) the option for the Forest Service, the Carson Ranger 
 District Office; and

    (8) the option for the Bureau of Land Management, the 
 Carson City District Office.

    (b) Funding Sources.--

    (1) Special accounts.--Ten percent of the total amount 
 deposited in the Federal special accounts established under 
 titles I, IV, and V of this Act shall be available to the 
 Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture for 
 construction of the Federal complex.

    (2) Secondary sources.--If the amount made available by 
 paragraph

    (1) is insufficient to complete construction of the 
 Federal complex, the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of 
 Agriculture may use other accounts available for the operation 
 of the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife 
 Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Indian 
 Affairs, and the Forest Service in Nevada to provide such 
 additional amounts as may be necessary to complete construction 
 of the Federal complex.

 TITLE VII--ELKO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

 This title may be cited as the ``Elko Economic Development Act''.

SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

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

    (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Elko County, Nevada.

    (3) Federal land identified for the city of elko.--The term 
 ``Federal land identified for the City of Elko'' means the 
 approximately 644 acres of federally owned land generally 
 depicted on the map and indicating conveyance to the City of 
 Elko.

    (4) Federal land identified for elko county.--The term 
 ``Federal land identified for Elko County'' means the 
 approximately 3,475 acres of federally owned land generally 
 depicted on the map and indicating conveyance to Elko County.

    (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

SEC. 703. LAND CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF ELKO.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and at the 
request of the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, for fair 
market value, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land identified for conveyance to the City of Elko 
on the map entitled ``Proposed Conveyance to the City of Elko, Nevada'' 
and dated November 7, 2024.

    (b) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall determine fair market value of 
the Federal land identified for the City of Elko in accordance with the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and 
based on an appraisal conducted in accordance with--

    (1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
 Acquisition; and

    (2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
 Practice.
            (c) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land 
identified for the City of Elko under subsection

    (a) , the City shall 
pay--

    (1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in 
 accordance with subsection

    (b) ; and

    (2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all 
 surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated 
 with the conveyance of the Federal land to the City.
            (d) Disposition of Proceeds.--Any gross proceeds from the sale, 
lease, or conveyance of Federal land identified for the City of Elko 
under this section shall be deposited into the special account created 
by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 
105-263).

SEC. 704. LAND CONVEYANCES TO ELKO COUNTY.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and at the 
request of the County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, for 
fair market value, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the Federal land identified for Elko County on the map 
entitled ``Conveyance to Elko County, Nevada'' and dated October 30, 
2024.

    (b) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall determine fair market value of 
the Federal land identified for Elko County in accordance with the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and 
based on an appraisal conducted in accordance with--

    (1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
 Acquisition; and

    (2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
 Practice.
            (c) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land 
identified for Elko County under subsection

    (a) , the City shall pay--

    (1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in 
 accordance with subsection

    (b) ; and

    (2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all 
 surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated 
 with the conveyance of the Federal land to the City.
            (d) Disposition of Proceeds.--Any gross proceeds from the sale, 
lease, or conveyance of Federal land under this section shall be 
deposited into the special account created by the Southern Nevada 
Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263).

 TITLE VIII--FERNLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

 This title may be cited as the ``Fernley Economic Development 
Act''.

SEC. 802. LAND CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and at the 
request of the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, for fair 
market value, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land.

    (b) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall determine fair market value of 
the Federal land in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701) and based on an appraisal 
conducted in accordance with--

    (1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
 Acquisition; and

    (2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
 Practice.
            (c) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land 
under subsection

    (a) , the City shall pay--

    (1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in 
 accordance with subsection

    (b) ; and

    (2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all 
 surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated 
 with the conveyance of the Federal land to the City.
            (d) Disposition of Proceeds.--Any gross proceeds from the sale, 
lease, or conveyance of Federal land under this section shall be 
deposited into the special account created by the Southern Nevada 
Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263).

    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this Act:

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

    (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Fernley 
 Economic Development Map'' and dated October 6, 2020.

    (3) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
 approximately 12,085 acres of federally owned land generally 
 depicted within ``Fernley Land Conveyance Boundary'' on the 
 map.

    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

 TITLE IX--CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF SPARKS

SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS.

 In this title:

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

    (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Sparks 
 Public Purpose Conveyances'' and dated April 15, 2020.

    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

SEC. 902. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR USE AS A PUBLIC CEMETERY.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid and existing rights and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 

section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), at 
the 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 land described in subsection

    (b) .

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

    (a) is 
the approximately 40 acres of land depicted as ``Cemetery Conveyance'' 
on the Map.
            (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection

    (a) , including the costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be 
paid by the City.
            (d) Use of Land.--The land conveyed under subsection

    (a) shall be 
used only for a cemetery.

SEC. 903. CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR USE AS REGIONAL PUBLIC PARKS.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid and existing rights and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 

section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), at 
the 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 land described in subsection

    (b) .

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

    (a) is 
the approximately 448.16 acres depicted as ``Golden Eagle Regional 
Park'' and 266.04 acres depicted as ``Wedekind Regional Park'' on the 
Map.
            (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection

    (a) , including the costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be 
paid by the City.
            (d) Use of Land.--

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

    (a) shall be used only for public parks or other public purposes 
 consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
 ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 
 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

    (2) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under 
 subsection

    (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with 
 the use described in paragraph

    (1) , the land shall revert, at 
 the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.

 TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 1001. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE WATER RIGHTS.

 Nothing in this Act affects the allocation, ownership, interest, or 
control, as in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act, of 
any water, water right, or any other valid existing right held by the 
United States, an Indian Tribe, a State, or a person.

SEC. 1002. AMENDMENT TO CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN STOREY COUNTY, 
 NEVADA.

 

Section 3009
            (d) (1)
        (B) of division B of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(128 Stat. 3751) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
inserting the following: ``; and the land generally depicted as `BLM 
Owned County Request Transfer' on the map entitled `Restoring Storey 
County', dated October 22, 2020.''.

SEC. 1003. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall finalize maps and legal 
descriptions of all land to be conveyed under this Act. The maps and 
legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management or Forest 
Service, as applicable.

    (b) Corrections.--The Secretary concerned and the recipients of the 
Federal land to be conveyed under this Act may, by mutual agreement--

    (1) make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal land to 
 be conveyed; and

    (2) correct any minor errors, including clerical and 
 typographical errors, on the maps, the acreage estimate, or the 
 legal descriptions.

SEC. 1004. MINOR ERRORS.

 The Secretary in consultation with the State of Nevada may make 
minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to be 
conveyed under all titles of this Act and correct any minor errors in 
the map, acreage estimate, or legal description.

 TITLE XI--GREENLINK WEST PROJECT

SEC. 1101. GREENLINK WEST PROJECT.

    (a) 

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

    (1) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the Greenlink West 
 Project described in--
        (A) the notice of intent of the Bureau of Land 
 Management entitled ``Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
 Environmental Impact Statement and Potential Resource 
 Management Plan Amendments for the Greenlink West 
 Project in Clark, Nye, Esmeralda, Mineral, Lyon, 
 Storey, and Washoe Counties in Nevada'' (87 Fed. Reg. 
 25658 (May 2, 2022)); and
        (B) the associated administrative record for the 
 Greenlink West Project numbered DOI-BLM-NV-0000-2022-
 0004-EIS.

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

    (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Walker River 
 Paiute Tribe.

    (4) Walker lake parcel.--The term ``Walker Lake Parcel'' 
 means the following land in Mineral County, Nevada:
        (A) All land held by the Bureau of Land Management 
 in T. 11 N., R. 29 E., secs. 35 and 36, Mount Diablo 
 Meridian.
        (B) All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in 
 T. 10 N., R. 30 E., secs. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 
 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Mount Diablo Meridian.
            (C) All land held by the Bureau of Land Management 
 in T. 10.5 N., R. 30 E., secs. 31 and 32, Mount Diablo 
 Meridian.

    (b) Project Authorization; Right-of-Way.--If the Walker Lake Parcel 
is taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe on, before, or after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the consent of the Tribe for the use 
for the Project of the portion of the Walker Lake Parcel taken into 
trust shall be deemed to have been obtained by the Secretary subject to 
the following:

    (1) The use of the Walker Lake Parcel land for the Project 
 shall be subject to review under the pending proceeding under 
 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
 et seq.), which shall be modified--
        (A) to reflect the trust title of the Walker Lake 
 Parcel; and
        (B) to address any other laws applicable to rights-
 of-way on Tribal land, including any environmental, 
 wildlife, conservation, historic preservation, and 
 natural resources laws.

    (2) As soon as practicable after the date on which the 
 Walker Lake Parcel is taken into trust for the benefit of the 
 Tribe, the Secretary shall approve a right-of-way agreement 
 between the Tribe and the Project applicant before the 
 commencement of construction and installation of the Project to 
 address applicable provisions under part 169 of title 25, Code 
 of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), including, 
 with respect to compensation paid to the Tribe, term, 
 amendment, renewal, assignment, access rights, operation and 
 maintenance, and an annual premium usage fee consistent with 
 prevailing rates or standards to be paid directly to the Tribe, 
 subject to the requirement that the Secretary and the Tribe 
 shall exercise all authority under applicable law (including 
 regulations) with respect to the use of, and compliance with, 
 the right-of-way.

 TITLE XII--JEAN PRISON TRANSFER

SEC. 1201. RELEASE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY LAND INTERESTS.

    (a) 

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

    (1) Patent.--The term ``Patent'' means the serial patent 
 numbered 27-80-0056, dated December 13, 1979, recorded in Clark 
 County, Nevada, records in book 1178, instrument 1137147 (BLM 
 Serial Number NVN 011732).

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

    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

    (b) Release.--Subject to valid and existing rights, the Secretary 
shall release, convey, or otherwise quitclaim to the State, in a form 
recordable in local county records, and subject to the approval of the 
State, after consultation, all right, title, and remaining interest of 
the United States in and to the land that was conveyed to the State 
pursuant to the Patent or any other law authorizing conveyance subject 
to restrictions or reversionary interests retained by the United 
States, on request by the State.
            (c) Terms and Conditions.--A conveyance authorized by subsection

    (b) shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

    (1) The State shall cover, or reimburse the Secretary for, 
 the costs incurred by the Secretary to make the conveyance, 
 including title searches, surveys, deed preparation, attorneys' 
 fees, and similar expenses.

    (2) By accepting the conveyances, the State agrees to 
 indemnify and hold harmless the United States with regard to 
 any boundary dispute relating to any parcel conveyed under this 
 section.

    (3) The State of Nevada, or its successors in interest, 
 shall--
        (A) manage such lands in accordance with 

section 47504 of title 49, United States Code (relating to 
 airport and regulations promulgated pursuant to that 
 section); and
        (B) section 744 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
 2024 (Public Law 118-63) as applicable to the 
 development of the proposed Southern Nevada 
 Supplemental Airport.
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