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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1195

 To promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide 
 for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 27, 2025

 Ms. Rosen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide 
 for sensible development in Pershing County, 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 ``Pershing County 
Economic Development and Conservation Act''.

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

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.
 TITLE I--CHECKERBOARD LAND RESOLUTION

Sec. 101. Findings.

Sec. 102. Sale or exchange of eligible land.

Sec. 103. Sale of encumbered land.

Sec. 104. Disposition of proceeds.
 TITLE II--WILDERNESS AREAS

Sec. 201. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Sec. 202. Administration.

Sec. 203. Wildlife management.

Sec. 204. Release of wilderness study areas.

Sec. 205. Native American cultural and religious uses.
 TITLE III--TRIBAL TRUST LAND

Sec. 301. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Lovelock Paiute 
 Tribe.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

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

    (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) that is identified on the Map as ``Additional 
 Lands Eligible for Disposal''; and
            (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 entitled 
 ``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 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 201

    (a) .

 TITLE I--CHECKERBOARD LAND RESOLUTION

SEC. 101. 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.

SEC. 102. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELIGIBLE LAND.

    (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202, 203 
(other than subsection

    (b) of that section), 206 (other than 
subsections
            (d) and

    (f) of that section), 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 enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, in accordance with this Act and any other applicable law and 
subject to valid existing rights, shall conduct sales or exchanges of 
the eligible land as depicted on the Map.

    (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 the Uniform Standards of 
 Professional Appraisal Practice and this Act.
            (d) Land Exchanges.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
 enactment of this Act and subject to the joint selection 
 requirements under subsection

    (b) , the Secretary shall offer to 
 exchange all eligible land under this section for private land.

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

    (1) --
            (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 paragraph

    (1) , 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) 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.
            (ii) Surplus of private land.--With respect 
 to the eligible land and private land to be 
 exchanged under paragraph

    (1) , 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) 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 1 year after the date of 
 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.--An appraisal 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 90 days 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

    (b) 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.

    (h) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--

    (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize maps and 
 legal descriptions of the parcels of eligible land to be sold 
 or exchanged under this section.

    (2) Availability.--The maps and legal descriptions 
 finalized under paragraph

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

    (3) Corrections.--The Secretary and the County may, by 
 mutual agreement--
        (A) make minor boundary adjustments to the eligible 
 land to be sold or exchanged under this section; and
        (B) correct any minor errors, including clerical 
 and typographical errors, on the Map or any maps, 
 acreage estimates, or legal descriptions finalized 
 under this subsection.

SEC. 103. 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 90 days after the 
date of 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 as 
depicted on the Map.

    (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 180 days 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 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. 104. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

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

    (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, in consultation with the County, 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 as 
 ``Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area'' on the 
 Map; and
        (B) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
 Secretary in preparing for the sale or exchange of land 
 under this title.

    (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 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.

 TITLE II--WILDERNESS AREAS

SEC. 201. 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 addition.--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 July 
 8, 2024, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 
 of, the Cain Mountain Wilderness designated by sections 
 2905

    (b)

    (1)
            (C) and 2932

    (a)

    (1) of the James M. Inhofe National 
 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
 263; 136 Stat. 3040; 136 Stat. 3048).

    (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 July 8, 2024, 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 July 8, 2024, 
 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 July 8, 2024, 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 July 8, 2024, 
 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 July 8, 2024, 
 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 July 8, 2024, 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 
 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 Act, 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 designated by subsection

    (a) 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. 202. 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 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.

    (b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas, 
if established before the date of 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 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 title 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 title--
        (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 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 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 Act, on and after 
 the date of 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 title 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. 203. 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 title 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.--The State, including a designee of the 
State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the wilderness 
areas--

    (1) in accordance with the terms and conditions specified 
 in the cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the 
 State entitled ``Wildlife Management in Nevada BLM Wilderness 
 Areas'' and signed September 2024, including any amendments to 
 the cooperative agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the 
 State; and

    (2) subject to all applicable laws (including regulations).

SEC. 204. 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 
subsection

    (a) of 

section 201 and the portion of the Augusta Mountains 
wilderness study area within the County that has not been designated as 
wilderness by that subsection 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. 205. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this title 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 title 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 III--TRIBAL TRUST LAND

SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE LOVELOCK PAIUTE 
 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) shall be--

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

    (2) part of the reservation of the Lovelock Paiute Tribe.

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

    (a) is 
the approximately 10 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management in the State, as depicted on the map prepared under 
subsection
            (d) .
            (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection

    (a) .
            (d) Map.--As soon as practicable after the date on which the 
Secretary completes the survey under subsection
            (c) , the Secretary 
shall prepare a map that depicts the boundaries of the land established 
under that subsection.

    (e) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under subsection

    (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, 
for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in 

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