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 Union Calendar No. 235
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 972

 [Report No. 119-279]

To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the 
boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 4, 2025

 Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Natural Resources

 September 15, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
 and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the 
boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other 
 purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Sloan Canyon Conservation and 
Lateral Pipeline Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

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

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

SEC. 3. SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Boundary Adjustment.--

    (1) Map.--

Section 603

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

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

    (2) Acreage.--

Section 604

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

    (b) ) is amended by 
 striking ``48,438'' and inserting ``57,728''.

    (b) Right-of-Way.--

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (a) --

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

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

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

    (1) --
            (i) in accordance with the National 
 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws; and
            (ii) subject to such terms and conditions 
 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            (d) Management of the Conservation Area.--Except as provided in the 
amendment made by subsection

    (b) , nothing in this Act or the amendments 
made by this Act shall modify the management of the Conservation Area 
pursuant to 

section 605 of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area 
Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-3).
 Union Calendar No. 235

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 972

 [Report No. 119-279]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the 
boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 September 15, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
 and ordered to be printed