113 HR 2276 IH: Virgin Valley Tourism and Lake Mead Preservation Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-06-06
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Virgin Valley Tourism and Lake
Mead Preservation Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Title I—Tourism Promotion and Economic Development
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Visitor center, research, and
interpretation.
Sec. 103. Local consultation on energy development.
Sec. 104. Local airport development extension and multi-species
habitat conservation plan.
Sec. 105. Lake Mead tourism access.
Sec. 106. Clark County off-road vehicle trail
designation.
Sec. 107. Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory
Council.
Title II—Gold Butte National Conservation Area
Sec. 201. Establishment of Gold Butte National Conservation
Area.
Sec. 202. Management of Conservation Area.
Sec. 203. General provisions.
Sec. 204. Virgin Valley water district.
Sec. 205. Gold Butte National Conservation Area Advisory
Council.
Title III—Designation of wilderness areas in Clark County,
Nevada
Sec. 301. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation
System.
Sec. 302. Administration.
Sec. 303. Adjacent management.
Sec. 304. Military, law enforcement, and emergency
overflights.
Sec. 305. Release of wilderness study areas.
Sec. 306. Native American cultural and religious
uses.
Sec. 307. Wildlife, wildfire, insect, and disease management;
data collection.
Sec. 308. National Park System land.
Title IV—General provisions
Sec. 401. Termination of withdrawal of Bureau of Land
Management land.
Sec. 402. Relationship to Clark Count Multi-Species Habitat
Conservation Plan.
Sec. 403. Motorized vehicles.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)the public land north of Lake Mead, in
southeastern Nevada generally known as Gold Butte is recognized
for outstanding—
(A)scenic
values;
(B)natural resources,
including critical habitat, sensitive species, wildlife, desert tortoise
habitat, and geology;
(C)historic
resources, including historic mining, ranching and other western cultures, and
pioneer activities; and
(D)cultural
resources, including evidence of prehistoric habitation and rock art;
(2)Lake Mead and Gold Butte have become a
destination for diverse recreation opportunities, including camping, hiking,
hunting, fishing, motorized recreation, and sightseeing;
(3)Lake Mead and Gold Butte draw visitors from
throughout the United States;
(4)Lake Mead and Gold Butte provide important
economic benefits to Mesquite and other nearby communities;
(5)inclusion of the
Gold Butte National Conservation Area in the National Landscape Conservation
System would provide increased opportunities for—
(A)interpretation of
the diverse values of the area for the visiting public; and
(B)education and
community outreach in the region; and
(6)designation of
Gold Butte as a National Conservation Area will permanently protect the scenic,
biological, natural, historical, scientific, paleontological, recreational,
ecological, wilderness, and cultural resources within the area.
3.In this Act:
(1)The term Advisory Council means the Gold
Butte National Conservation Area Advisory Council established under title
II.
(2)The term Conservation Area means the Gold Butte
National Conservation Area established by title II.
(3)The
term County means Clark County, Nevada.
(4)The term designated route means a road that is
designated as open by the Route Designations for Selected Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern Located in the Northeast Portion of the Las Vegas BLM
District Environmental Assessment, NV–052–2006–0433.
(5)Virgin Valley
Tourism and Economic Advisory CouncilThe term Virgin
Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council has the meaning designated
by section 107.
(6)The term management plan means the management
plan for the Conservation Area developed under title II.
(7)The
term Map means the map entitled Gold Butte National
Conservation Area
and dated May 23, 2013.
(8)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).
(9)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(10)The
term State means the State of Nevada.
(11)The term wilderness area means a wilderness
areas designated by title III.
<enum>I</enum><header>Tourism Promotion
and Economic Development</header>
<section id="H48A71C1441A94AD48F9FDB3F0F405A7B"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H40577118458A4DDABB2F5413F31A9149"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the management of
Federal lands has been shown to be more effective when local stakeholders are
regularly consulted to enhance the understanding of unique concerns and
opportunities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62D5DA07EA464A118441CE49D2BC1B37"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Lake Mead and Gold Butte areas are rich
in cultural, archaeological, natural, historical, and scenic resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1D7AAE61A354D77A815EAB8F1AC05E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the communities
adjacent to the Gold Butte National Conservation Area should be able to enjoy
recreational access to the region, while preserving the natural beauty and
resources of the region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9441A737BC9E458B993ADC99A4BDE3EB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Lake Mead and Gold Butte regions
possess significant economic potential;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H259F1E847F6C4E708ABB3AF7063912B6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the outdoor
recreation industry directly impacts Nevada’s economy, bolstering it annually
by $14.9 billion in consumer spending and 148,000 jobs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H381A730C22244EFBA5E92876E0CBE539"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the economic
benefits of protected lands include higher growth in investment income and
entrepreneurial activity, and an increase in local tourism and new residents
seeking the quality of life provided by Federal lands protections.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6F7A3D45A8CD4D74994A4EDFDBFEB7E3"><enum>102.</enum><header>Visitor center,
research, and interpretation</header>
<subsection id="H2B77DAE245954E2EB6D1A5B0B80DEEE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau
of Land Management, may establish, in cooperation with any other public or
private entities that the Secretary may determine to be appropriate, a visitor
center and field office in Mesquite, Nevada—</text>
<paragraph id="H4D807FA352D741E4A7BB99522AE0AB52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to serve visitors;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H513B00737E024F79913BAC89F29BF83E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to assist in
fulfilling the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD82B8AA539B44594BFC836D5021FF496"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Lake Mead
National Recreation Area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B4D9AEC24CC4886AEBD1ED3797D9C19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Grand
Canyon-Parashant National Monument; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB694814BC7C149C09C5C577A9FD59525"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Conservation
Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD5875118CF4A44D1802824A75CE03BAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that the visitor center authorized under subsection (a)
is designed—</text>
<paragraph id="H388A6EFAED9A4E57ACCFF98207032A83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to interpret the
scenic, biological, natural, historical, scientific, paleontological,
recreational, ecological, wilderness, and cultural resource of each of the
areas described in that subsection; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69ED8B879D85499D9E1A2B3506FF50AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to serve as an
interagency field office for each of the areas described in that
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE345AEA58BB4E5CBBC0D7458013598B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header><text>The Secretary may, in a manner consistent with this
Act, enter into cooperative agreements with the State, the State of Arizona,
and any other appropriate institutions and organizations to carry out the
purposes of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8EA48EE52E174378A5D4455EB221D94D"><enum>103.</enum><header>Local
consultation on energy development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As soon as practicable, but not later than 2
years, after the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary, in
cooperation with the Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council and
any other public or private entities that the Secretary may determine to be
appropriate, shall complete a study regarding local renewable energy
development in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the Clark
County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan.</text>
</section><section id="H5DA73D850E4B46A98B1F395C2A9975BA"><enum>104.</enum><header>Local airport
development extension and multi-species habitat conservation plan</header>
<subsection id="H683EA298E6AA47D0A1F4BC8297F123A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of
purchase authority and withdrawals</header><text>Section 3 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/548">Public Law 99–548</external-xref>
(100 Stat. 3061, 113 Stat. 1501A–166) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE8D061EDF6F43AAA3989D81CE90FCA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F03DA476A5B4996BE7A6BE28DAC73A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking <quote>For a period of 12 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>Until November 29,
2021</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42E798D7EA7B49C5B4788E4323B48E9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of
this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than November 29,
2021</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED506200DE434BB881B2D06B2CA40069"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of
this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>November 29, 2021</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5DE122E83767482F854B3E212A24099D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(3), by striking <quote>the date that is 12 years after the date of the
enactment of this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>November 29,
2021</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E64ACBB791145C1B836C5E86E0ED764"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation
of multi-Species habitat conservation plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(d)(3)(B) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/548">Public Law 99–548</external-xref>
(100 Stat. 3061, 116 Stat. 2018) is amended by inserting <quote>and
implementation</quote> after <quote>development</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H02FD97E63DD44CB2BB0148A8C5B93A8D"><enum>105.</enum><header>Lake Mead
tourism access</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council, as
defined in section 107 of this Act, shall implement a plan to provide local
boat access to Lake Mead, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and
the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan.</text>
</section><section id="HACAA1B8F671F4F1F92A49646A3DB41C3"><enum>106.</enum><header>Clark County
off-road vehicle trail designation</header>
<subsection id="HC497ECCCC0B1420DA86636B1568670A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="HEB4DEBEBA65E4DB688B8CBE84B196D8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall complete a study with a focus on existing, designated
routes outside the National Conservation Area established by this Act in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the Clark County
Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan for an Off-Highway Vehicle Trail
(referred to in this section as the <term>Trail</term>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F6E6A6835034C2793A3C330E7A86EA2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preferred
route</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based on the study
conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the Virgin
Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council, as defined in section 3 of this
Act, and any interested persons, shall identify the preferred route for the
Trail.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF3FF8081A0F484C8D3DF7012059212F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of
Trail</header>
<paragraph id="HC1C5E26BE01E413ABB46E1604115DE6D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 1 year after the
date on which the study is completed under subsection (a), the Secretary may
designate a Trail.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A3B2EF6774747AA9183CD327C278C1C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
Secretary may designate a Trail after determining a route for the Trail that
would not have significant negative impacts on wildlife, natural or cultural
resources, or traditional uses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC964C02180834A1089AE2EA457D14BE8"><enum>107.</enum><header>Virgin Valley
Tourism and Economic Advisory Council</header>
<subsection id="HA891B16C1CC046069AF17199CCB26F3B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall establish an advisory council, to be known as the <quote>Virgin Valley
Tourism and Economic Advisory Council</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF3E29B1BA08F4E7BB22E5E32FE88A6E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>The Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council shall
be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEC567CAAA3954E2F8566F67372D8BD02"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Members</header>
<paragraph id="H1DC5BCEA0AEC47909762EC56D8238B67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council
shall include 13 members to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom, to the
extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDCA380767344D269A0B78721D197487"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4 members shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Mesquite, Nevada, City
Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED7C0D9FA0544A1CBE665434274252D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 member shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Bunkerville, Nevada,
Town Advisory Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1E20F2F7BE34092B1FA62B2DE845931"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 member shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Moapa Valley, Nevada,
Town Advisory Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H412F9719198A48079C816CAB49ABCD1B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 member shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Moapa, Nevada, Town
Advisory Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C180E04203749F68F6486B99AE6BC53"><enum>(E)</enum><text>1 member shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Moapa Band of Paiutes
Tribal Council; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5523BD0984374A29AB85980D3C1C5BA7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>5 at-large members
from the County shall be appointed after considering the recommendations of the
County Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6130A960F3F749D6A1E8EB80F61606CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the Virgin Valley Tourism and
Economic Advisory Council is fairly balanced in terms of the points of view
represented and the functions to be performed by the Virgin Valley Tourism and
Economic Advisory Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F7967B5DD4C4CA59790F370FB653A54"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Initial
appointment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint the initial members of the
Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council in accordance with
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H330699DC81A94E048A87FF3A7C82EBF9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties of the
virgin valley tourism and economic advisory council</header><text>The Virgin
Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council shall advise the Secretary with
respect to the preparation and implementation of economic development
initiatives.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H32EF295F48F74003B69BF51191D58FF3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members
of the Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council shall receive no
compensation for serving on the Council.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCD519CF212944387936FEDEE8A21FE89"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Chairperson</header>
<paragraph id="HCEB9F6BB78B149AEA4E0DF07AC90FAD3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council
shall elect a Chairperson from among its members.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CE0E30765B54259BCE001040FB8C37B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
term of the Chairperson shall be 3 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC0F15531879A48FA99019E3D73EFC3B5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Term of
members</header>
<paragraph id="H3A691A78B6B24BD5957C44B4207DB6FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term of a member of the Virgin Valley Tourism and
Economic Advisory Council shall be 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97993C6D3F754727916F5A67234430DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Successors</header><text>Notwithstanding
the expiration of a 3-year term of a member of the Virgin Valley Tourism and
Economic Advisory Council, a member may continue to serve on the Virgin Valley
Tourism and Economic Advisory Council until a successor is appointed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H68FEF0204F2C4F65A8D28336FC682752"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Vacancies</header>
<paragraph id="H6B034D0061184E70A92B3A59D5415106"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A vacancy on the Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic
Advisory Council shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA05E9FB86D449B8B78291CBE47CD97E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment for
remainder of term</header><text>A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the
Virgin Valley Tourism and Economic Advisory Council shall serve for the
remainder of the term for which the predecessor was appointed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Gold
Butte National Conservation Area</header>
<section id="H22C88196E0304C6EBF7003163BFE57E2"><enum>201.</enum><header>Establishment
of Gold Butte National Conservation Area</header>
<subsection id="H3D9BF9A6ED014694A2096AB6F3F50F37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in the State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF46133FF510B4C58904A99685BAFA38B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Area
included</header><text>The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately
348,515 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in
the County, as generally depicted on the Map.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6F59316D479841B595E859E2B3F29C5F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map and legal
description</header>
<paragraph id="H97676D8DEDB84362A273A7D527319640"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the
Conservation Area with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41CAF3AFC4974683B07EF6EB4A5ED13A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The
map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same
force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may
correct minor errors in the map or legal description.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5A529EB55204842893F2632C9A63DB2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>A copy of the map and legal description shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5C1C13CE753D40D7B90A6300D8E34A60"><enum>202.</enum><header>Management of
Conservation Area</header>
<subsection id="HDE25B4AD156942F09CA9BB526C673E31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>In
accordance with this title, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>), and other applicable laws, the Secretary shall manage
the Conservation Area in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the
scenic, biological, natural, historical, scientific, paleontological,
recreational, ecological, wilderness, and cultural resources of the
Conservation Area.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE5921D40CD18477F94D2C4AD443FC3A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management
plan</header>
<paragraph id="H4E80397542F848EFA2352C3E45F6B21C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plan
required</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a management plan for the long-term
protection and management of the Conservation Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1320356708D54CC0B57C84D2556681D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall prepare the management plan in consultation with the State,
local and tribal government entities, the Advisory Council, and the
public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF2AA87515BA4C7BB8C125E0826E10BA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
management plan shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H08C79F265B3147369129DB361E566F5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
appropriate uses and management of the Conservation Area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E7F69E1BE2443C6922D71CF5849C093"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include a
recommendation on interpretive and educational materials regarding the cultural
and biological resources of the region within which the Conservation Area is
located.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H33DA1A015356470F8900677ABCF6648C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Incorporation of
route designations</header><text>The management plan shall incorporate the
decisions in the Route Designations for Selected Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern Located in the Northeast Portion of the Las Vegas BLM
District Environmental Assessment, NV–052–2006–0433.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE3A2AD126FDE49C0BB3D53FA5245F331"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Uses</header><text>The
Secretary shall allow only such uses of the Conservation Area that the
Secretary determines would further the purpose of the Conservation Area
described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H58306000ED424F2CA54D0CEFCA38132C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Incorporation of
acquired land and interests</header><text>Any land or interests in land located
within the boundary of the Conservation Area that is acquired by the United
States after the date of the enactment of this Act shall become part of the
Conservation Area and be managed as provided in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC5EC39E0EFA5463794D035D6367A517D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National
landscape conservation system</header><text>The Conservation Area shall be
administered as a component of the National Landscape Conservation
System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H01D8F22C9DC14F798CC19CC0652202AE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Hunting,
fishing, and trapping</header><text>Nothing in this title affects the
jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife, including hunting,
fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Area.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5DA31CA8DC6A4F98A44E2F1F55ED434E"><enum>203.</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<subsection id="H892A3ED6E80245FB9BBC54110197B332"><enum>(a)</enum><header>No buffer
zones</header>
<paragraph id="HEDC7B7633E4B48F780A73360394F7328"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The establishment of the Conservation Area shall not
create an express or implied protective perimeter or buffer zone around the
Conservation Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08495AE7E6464D5EBCF6762684EF28F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Private
land</header><text>If the use of, or conduct of an activity on, private land
that shares a boundary with the Conservation Area is consistent with applicable
law, nothing in this title concerning the establishment of the Conservation
Area prohibits or limits the use or conduct of the activity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A21497B22BB4956AD2FFC595B23B752"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Withdrawals</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, all public land within the Conservation Area,
including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States
within the Conservation Area after the date of the enactment of this Act, is
withdrawn from—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB67FA8E20FD469791E8658A54661C0A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>entry,
appropriation or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFF821F9030F4015BACF8AE1C195578F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96114A8065924A17916CD553DDE720AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>operation of the
mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H819B546A13AA490A823DE05BFAF845C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special
management areas</header>
<paragraph id="H058EF40071F849ACA561CC2D48DB7394"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The establishment of the Conservation Area shall not
affect the management status of any area within the boundary of the
Conservation Area that is protected under the Clark County Multi-Species
Habitat Conservation Plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7E84701FCCD4F70A8296ABF72038EFA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conflict of
laws</header><text>If there is a conflict between the laws applicable to an
area described in paragraph (1) and this title, the more restrictive provision
shall control.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBAC94163018549B7B5343A2A8DF2B435"><enum>204.</enum><header>Virgin Valley
water district</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provisions of law, the Secretary shall manage the area to allow
continued and reasonable use and access by the Virgin Valley Water District,
including use of motorized vehicles and equipment, within its rights-of-way, to
access, monitor, maintain, and operate water diversions, facilities, and
improvements facilitating lawful beneficial use of its existing and future
water rights appropriated under applicable State law.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H12A84937AD25430B8A2E6316696445A3"><enum>205.</enum><header>Gold Butte
National Conservation Area Advisory Council</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H29F5D3B39F12418AA6B55ABC92508D7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall establish an advisory council, to be known as the <term>Gold Butte
National Conservation Area Advisory Council</term>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H381B6A50914F41C2AABF64A752809782"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Advisory Council shall advise the Secretary with respect to the preparation and
implementation of the management plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H47A5161F595947C4A03832FBAAC4411B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>The Advisory Council shall be subject to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H288E258725AB4BE79F690DC8FCD0A150"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H85B7CE8A948A48CFB87504743CDA608A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H46C58482BC1F4A3084A960B63DA8270F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Members</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3995D00211464628A69E0B107096D7A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Advisory Council shall include 13 members to be
appointed by the Secretary, of whom, to the extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDA5D261384774DE484A9AFCF682BB098"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4 members shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Mesquite, Nevada, City
Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC4071AEA2510445587278B9BFF63E0BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 member shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Bunkerville, Nevada,
Town Advisory Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H22A2F8AEBB444513A8E483A02D5A5627"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 member shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Moapa Valley, Nevada,
Town Advisory Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD95F0C60715941299BF45830D9025FFB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 member shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Moapa, Nevada, Town
Advisory Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA7AD9F55FE6144709D0E74488CA24C83"><enum>(E)</enum><text>1 member shall be
appointed after considering the recommendations of the Moapa Band of Paiutes
Tribal Council; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2C99DE4E49594E11AED75755443C6C14"><enum>(F)</enum><text>5 at-large members
from the County shall be appointed after considering the recommendations of the
County Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H471E172482AF4B409EC256330ABDCB62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special
appointment considerations</header><text>The at-large members appointed under
paragraph (1)(F) shall have backgrounds that reflect—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H40C2C99475CB44518D2E5AF4FDCEF6FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the purposes for
which the Conservation Area was established; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H67BF7BB0B3164B048DC2CD55A9F8FE63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the interests of
persons affected by the planning and management of the Conservation
Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE25356FBC633484AA20A2D6AAB6277AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the Advisory Council is fairly
balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be
performed by the Advisory Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H24E94E0EDF2B480D84008A9829547E4D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initial
appointment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint the initial members of the
Advisory Council in accordance with paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8A25C1CF2A7B4C6CA3510DA253C4A464"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duties of the
advisory council</header><text>The Advisory Council shall advise the Secretary
with respect to the preparation and implementation of the management plan,
including budgetary matters relating to the Conservation Area.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAEC82DC8B3B34B079CAF1FBA4E4EECA2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members
of the Advisory Council shall receive no compensation for serving on the
Advisory Council.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5D6E117394E8416D920E06C25D8705D6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Chairperson</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF5D64F51BBC542E5B34879FF3F6F9EB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Advisory Council shall elect a Chairperson from among
the members of the Advisory Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H87F3CD665595422E940717CE94DE5E67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
term of the Chairperson shall be 3 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFE3F241649B74C4C9FBA78F76B5B8946"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Term of
members</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H42CE754455834958838B8E28483AD31E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term of a member of the Advisory Council shall be 3
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2655D5378376431EB1D6937EA42E0585"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Successors</header><text>Notwithstanding
the expiration of a 3-year term of a member of the Advisory Council, a member
may continue to serve on the Advisory Council until a successor is
appointed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H131C8EBB760242E191A1E1E6B773086E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Vacancies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCE0DC2A532654F919F54D01EA1E91FF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A vacancy on the Advisory Council shall be filled in the
same manner in which the original appointment was made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3D594157BCAD4DEEADFF55366B448792"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment for
remainder of term</header><text>A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the
Advisory Council shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the
predecessor was appointed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H47F255D2D65544B08C28F5727D55AE8C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Advisory Council shall terminate not later than 3 years after the date on which
the final version of the management plan is published.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Designation of
wilderness areas in Clark County, Nevada</header>
<section id="H5F43C7746F78454B90DDD99D3C7B6753"><enum>301.</enum><header>Additions to
National Wilderness Preservation System</header>
<subsection id="HCCAF4E7A00FA4D14936773516AF1C4BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additions</header><text>In
furtherance of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), the following
public land administered by the National Park Service or the Bureau of Land
Management in the County is designated as wilderness and as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System:</text>
<paragraph id="H7F408BD5ABDB413AAD8D092E057A92FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Virgin peak
wilderness</header><text>Certain public land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 18,296 acres, as generally depicted on the
Map, which shall be known as the <term>Virgin Peak Wilderness</term>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C3F0883066C4667B076FC4EBD3E301D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Black ridge
wilderness</header><text>Certain public land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 18,192 acres, as generally depicted on the
Map, which shall be known as the <term>Black Ridge Wilderness</term>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H812C2DEB440E41CB8663365AC4A8687C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bitter ridge
north wilderness</header><text>Certain public land managed by the Bureau of
Land Management comprising approximately 15,114 acres, as generally depicted on
the Map, which shall be known as the <term>Bitter Ridge North
Wilderness</term>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9461B2FC04CF40128E2AC8DA73FE0192"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Bitter ridge
south wilderness</header><text>Certain public land managed by the Bureau of
Land Management, comprising approximately 12,646 acres, as generally depicted
on the Map, which shall be known as the <term>Bitter Ridge
Wilderness</term>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFE7BD901EF2418084F249687FB27324"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Billy goat peak
wilderness</header><text>Certain public land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 30,460 acres, as generally depicted on the
Map, which shall be known as the <term>Billy Goat Peak
Wilderness</term>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D55CBFD7EAD41FEA3461182CAD2C041"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Million hills
wilderness</header><text>Certain public land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 24,818 acres, as generally depicted on the
Map, which shall be known as the <term>Million Hills Wilderness</term>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF23EAE3F7E334129999B1A40BD006667"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Lake mead
wilderness</header><text>Certain public land within the Lake Mead National
Recreation Area, comprising approximately 102,032 acres, as generally depicted
on the Map, which shall be known as the <term>Lake Mead
Wilderness</term>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD81CF8754D774E59A4F40A957F3987C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
landscape conservation system</header><text>The wilderness areas administered
by the Bureau of Land Management shall be administered as components of the
National Landscape Conservation System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8A2A23E51B954D439CE3EA0D7602A5EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Road
offset</header><text>The boundary of any portion of a wilderness area that is
bordered by a road shall be at least 100 feet away from the centerline of the
road so as not to interfere with public access.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA7FA72B59CEE4B3CA778A38A85FB4854"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Lake
offset</header><text>The boundary of any portion of a wilderness area that is
bordered by Lake Mead or the Colorado River shall be 300 feet inland from the
high water line.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB6614E0FAAE1477BA125D1E053BA440F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Map and legal
description</header>
<paragraph id="H25280E8E8B2E46F687BC4C620CC8F40C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CD703AFE4D94E00A04FEB80EFA2E191"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Each
map and legal description under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and
effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct
clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H136F94601AE948A285125DA649BFC570"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Each
map and legal description under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management and the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H541E119D40FF40868F66EA9D1EE9B54E"><enum>302.</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subsection id="H71CA811D74F04A9AA7FE8C494E07A5D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Management</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas shall be administered by the
Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>),
except that—</text>
<paragraph id="H01D39B18736B47ABB6018E52D8864E40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any reference in
that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a
reference to the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35CA0D0602D94945A7B07DEF48907EA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any reference in
that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference
to the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H86DD75E5213442FE96A9C9CCE4926891"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Incorporation of
acquired land and interests</header><text>Any land or interest in land within
the boundaries 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 within which the acquired land or interest is
located.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H96F7A1D9542A4F38B770754AD54C0C87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Water
rights</header>
<paragraph id="HA0F5FE8E5B5C44ED8B8E98C606EA3608"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H214541A542C44B5789FFB7667FA50C88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the land
designated as a wilderness area—</text>
<clause id="HF39EEBD527C7420C9991F3927E7A496B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
within the Mojave Desert;</text>
</clause><clause id="H49EBAFBE454F49A39652D2930F81E1D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
arid in nature; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7CA5758E91F847199C7257691DD3D7FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>includes
ephemeral streams;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H920672B81A0749DD9AABA7A96632B8E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the hydrology of
the land designated as a wilderness area is locally characterized by complex
flow patterns and alluvial fans with impermanent channels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FAF05C596E743FC928208A6C179BB1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the subsurface
hydrogeology of the region within which the land designated as a wilderness
area is located is characterized by ground water subject to local and regional
flow gradients and artesian aquifers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H056DA1E447D242DDBF36FB50297E06F8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the land
designated as a wilderness area is generally not suitable for use or
development of new water resource facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33B7C78E1DB148CF97E05829AA730FF9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>there are no
actual or proposed water resource facilities and no opportunities for
diversion, storage, or other uses of water occurring outside the land
designated as a wilderness area that would adversely affect the wilderness or
other values of the land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF49C5E7D5A3C4F68AAADAB86A6067F91"><enum>(F)</enum><text>because of the
unique nature and hydrology of the desert land designated as a wilderness area
and the existence of the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan,
it is possible to provide for proper management and protection of the
wilderness, perennial springs, and other values of the land in ways different
than the methods used in other laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4C769E135514F32A2CABAE062A8D543"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statutory
construction</header>
<subparagraph id="HE11A9FCA997E427DA4D140C090A34C7B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>No
reservation</header><text>Nothing in this title constitutes an express or
implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with
respect to the land designated as a wilderness area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEDCFD288B84430788E16F88CC279BB2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State
rights</header><text>Nothing in this title affects any water rights in the
State existing on the date of the enactment of this Act, including any water
rights held by the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02F4BCD63E59491392C7000435F086E2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No
precedent</header><text>Nothing in this subsection establishes a precedent with
regard to any future wilderness designations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C123DA59E414B869A7B8B26CBB88421"><enum>(D)</enum><header>No effect on
compacts</header><text>Nothing in this title limits, alters, modifies, or
amends any of the interstate compacts or equitable apportionment decrees that
apportion water among and between the State and other States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3F8BEF41D8A43A79CD2E1BDADE74189"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nevada water
law</header><text>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 land
designated as a wilderness area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA71F8C2CB01348319C92262BFC450663"><enum>(4)</enum><header>New
projects</header>
<subparagraph id="HA029BD3920654CE2ABE9A1E9846168EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition</header>
<clause id="H54AB2AC629FA45E0B106882F22707A2C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>water resource
facility</term> means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water
conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower
projects, and transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water
diversion, storage, and carriage structures.</text>
</clause><clause id="H26995F73F1C043E78E15ACC9A09D87B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <term>water resource facility</term> does not include
wildlife guzzlers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF693516D7F743088D133CFCD195BF97"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No licenses or
permits</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, 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 land designated as a wilderness area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE1EBBB7C9E60415C940FC67BE2E02A14"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, any Federal land within the wilderness areas,
including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States
within the Conservation Area after the date of the enactment of this Act, is
withdrawn from—</text>
<paragraph id="H9E199B6FEEF14D5C8A77511BEF67A878"><enum>(1)</enum><text>entry,
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42396983626B4A2185E71889710D9888"><enum>(2)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB405ECF9571C4261A701887AB927CBBE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>operation of the
mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H906D806434D943A6A0630429C9CB6EB0"><enum>303.</enum><header>Adjacent
management</header>
<subsection id="H7A21E786447641A08350169E624914F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>No buffer
zones</header><text>Congress does not intend for the designation of land as
wilderness areas to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer
zones around the wilderness areas.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8D49B0EA1A364A8082B1CF436B7473BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonwilderness
activities</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD13F59B9FED347CBB870E48BDDA26288"><enum>304.</enum><header>Military, law
enforcement, and emergency overflights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act restricts or
precludes—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DF90839FB1E491B8A08B31073F55CE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>low-level
overflights of military, law enforcement, or emergency medical services
aircraft over the area designated as wilderness by this Act, including
military, law enforcement, or emergency medical services overflights that can
be seen or heard within the wilderness area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H794AB90040664A00AE695F39BE30AC7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>flight testing and
evaluation; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE70F42BEB7314E69979C8117AD77610C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the designation or
creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of
military, law enforcement, or emergency medical services flight training
routes, over the wilderness area.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA0026AEB949A4D6C861E52FB9A7EB2CA"><enum>305.</enum><header>Release of
wilderness study areas</header>
<subsection id="H1F7D3D6FB68240CCB04FF61072991F10"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress
finds that, for the purposes of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1782">43 U.S.C. 1782</external-xref>), the Bureau of Land Management land in
any portion of the wilderness study areas located within the Conservation Area
not designated as a wilderness area has been adequately studied for wilderness
designation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H725D0E9517904463AAFE9D31F10C66CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Release</header><text>Any
Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (a) that is not
designated as a wilderness area—</text>
<paragraph id="HB42259F67638495A9EB3E9FC662AE596"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is no longer
subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1782">43 U.S.C. 1782(c)</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CCC6E6DECEC4ED994665AA2C22CA96F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be managed
in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H970EFCBAC8504DBAA2AD42B14BF6BAE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the land
management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DE37DA3B5A14C82A9E93A9F22677DF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cooperative
conservation agreements in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DE49EEBFC4C4BC899CA2A8EC0504C9E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall be subject
to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF29B95478A054C55AE2DF0BBD9498A65"><enum>306.</enum><header>Native American
cultural and religious uses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title diminishes—</text>
<paragraph id="HCEBA0293E60B4112BB2098A7342A74AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the rights of any Indian tribe; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA51FF9E643F743F8922E0EB9C6A69AB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tribal rights regarding access to Federal
land for tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and traditional
food-gathering activities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6F0019DED7A14FBBA5A71BB7002B6BC8"><enum>307.</enum><header>Wildlife,
wildfire, insect, and disease management; data collection</header>
<subsection id="H610E41389931464BAC06744971502C46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)</external-xref>), 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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3C18A9F94F6147BAB363CAA428A1ED36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management
activities</header>
<paragraph id="HBD27A665E44A45F1BC3374F945B8C437"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In furtherance of the purposes and principles of the
Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), management activities to maintain or
restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to support the
populations may be carried out within the wilderness areas, if the
activities—</text>
<subparagraph id="H662BC5D3BF614E11B6522CFCCF9E2A6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are consistent
with relevant wilderness management plans; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H415D4FB8EF484F8FBBBF28D942D107B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are carried out in
accordance with appropriate policies, such as those set forth in Appendix B of
House Report 101–405.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8FD2498BD444A15A52316F00D68FE10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of motorized
vehicles</header><text>The management activities under paragraph (1) may
include the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, if the use, as
determined by the Secretary, would—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F0476208CA644E78DEB8A279F53455A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promote healthy,
viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations that would enhance
wilderness values; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H961B91C6CAD64DA3B72C7DF3D226D565"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accomplish the
purposes described in subparagraph (A) with the minimum impact necessary to
reasonably accomplish the task.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H86175EA7BB9245F0BD4559772717CDBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Existing
activities</header><text>Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)</external-xref>) and in accordance with appropriate policies such as
those set forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the State may continue
to use aircraft (including helicopters) to survey, capture, transplant,
monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep,
and feral stock, horses, and burros.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3D095E2D971C47F2AB033137A9729AAD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Wildlife water
development projects</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H35D13EA141664F3F86717F36A39DE0BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the structures and
facilities will, as determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by
promoting healthy, viable and more naturally distributed wildlife populations;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DB1B409F68643E9B5200AC7E77B9028"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the visual impacts
of the structures and facilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be
minimized.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAA84F0C09C0A432780CF133A38F8C520"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Hunting,
fishing, and trapping</header>
<paragraph id="H9B1C1B9B4E544B5D8C3515A755190E02"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may designate, by regulation, 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BCF0B1EE9F34B1DA7D5B92DF89546CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Except
in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency
before promulgating regulations under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BB5D94FE497422FBB244A06FFA15976"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreement</header><text>The State, including a designee of the State, may
conduct wildlife management activities in the wilderness areas—</text>
<paragraph id="H827DC4ECEDFF42A1B4879DF1A69564AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in accordance with
the terms and conditions specified in the cooperative agreement between the
Secretary and the State entitled <term>Memorandum of Understanding between the
Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No.
9</term> and signed November and December 2003, including any amendments to the
cooperative agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87CA4FF7BE0E4A3EBBAD59C1D5C7EFE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to all
applicable laws (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0BF50000189A418A912CC92669B44942"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Wildfire,
insect, and disease management</header>
<paragraph id="H48A3CAF9EB634C0A819E5AB92AF44DB0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)</external-xref>), the Secretary may take such measures in each wilderness
area as the Secretary determines to be 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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1711B344D7EC46AAB699F0097AA1E456"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing
in this Act precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from conducting
wildfire management operations (including operations using aircraft or
mechanized equipment) in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4B62E7408654CFEA144EF84EF0E74EB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Data
collection</header><text>Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary
may require, nothing in this title precludes the installation and maintenance
of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological collection devices in the
wilderness areas if the facilities and access to the facilities are essential
to flood warning, flood control, and water reservoir operation
activities.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HED0CDD9819C64C5DBD6EAA439483DF90"><enum>308.</enum><header>National Park
System land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To the extent any
of the provisions of this title are in conflict with laws (including
regulations) or management policies applicable to Federal land within the Lake
Mead National Recreation Area designated as a wilderness area, the laws
(including regulations) or policies shall control.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<section id="H56F1C92EE97048CDBB59A4E090D5F037"><enum>401.</enum><header>Termination of
withdrawal of Bureau of Land Management land</header>
<subsection id="HDF8EDB289A0F452ABE09FBE3A438F0DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Termination of
withdrawal</header><text>The withdrawal of the parcels of Bureau of Land
Management land described in subsection (b) for use by the Bureau of
Reclamation is terminated.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC02A3EC69EFB4B258A3369347E990038"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text>The parcels of land referred to in subsection (a) consist of
the Bureau of Land Management land identified on the Map as <term>Transfer from
BOR to BLM</term>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H98F82D6249C049D0AD9ABF9F10566132"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map and legal
description</header>
<paragraph id="H7E4B75ED9D32446C8F816E816D709583"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal description of the land
reverting to the Bureau of Land Management under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8AA858FA91AB40D6BA4A935A1A745F2D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minor
errors</header><text>The Secretary may correct any minor error in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1D5DF0546EBF4459A385E2E5D46733C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Map; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H199277AD73DB46AAAC242160C5453A21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the legal
description.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3B1317CD29D434E8B94165D946B18DE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
Map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of
Reclamation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42130AE58B7A4312B795BB35A94BF069"><enum>402.</enum><header>Relationship to
Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan</header>
<subsection id="H526CB50C6B4F4F21A5843A405FE0A129"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to
Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
credit, on an acre-for-acre basis, approximately 124,000 acres of multiple use
lands being conserved under this Act toward the development of additional
non-Federal land within the County through an amendment to the Clark County
Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3B0A8967CE194D069FA863611E5AE2B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conservation
management areas</header><text>The Secretary shall credit the Conservation Area
and the wilderness areas as Conservation Management Areas, as may be required
by the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan (including
amendments to the plan).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3313DCB6F826453099E7D74B98B25FDE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conservation
management areas</header><text>Nothing in this Act otherwise limits, alters,
modifies, or amends the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan
with respect to the Conservation Area and the wilderness areas, including the
specific management actions contained in the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat
Conservation Plan for the conservation of perennial springs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C1581D6FFA241DFAE2CCB8A21984AFF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Management
plan</header><text>In developing the management plan, to the extent consistent
with this section, the Secretary may incorporate any provision of the Clark
County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3F5463EE7B50411C9F11EA84F8A3AFB7"><enum>403.</enum><header>Motorized
vehicles</header>
<subsection id="H76C98ACA040B45B2A34E705B8059D158"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The use of motorized vehicles shall be permitted on
designated routes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H70FCA583B06543199658AA3524C0BFF6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>In
cases which motorized vehicles are required to respond to an emergency, or for
administrative purposes, the use of vehicles shall be permitted beyond
designated routes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H25D82C226EB14863A8DF7C267347CF6B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide information to the public regarding any designated
routes that are open, have been rerouted, or are temporarily closed
through—</text>
<paragraph id="H680BB364BE8A479DBA3AA69278AF2AC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use of appropriate
signage within the Conservation Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74B958EF86824EE984FDED0B3C34E3BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the distribution
of maps, safety education materials, law enforcement, and other information
considered to be appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H575150F9D05046C1B3703406FDC1C265"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No effect on
non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land</header><text>Nothing in this
section affects ownership, management, or other rights relating to non-Federal
land or interests in non-Federal land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H28D058987D27411EABAB18B42A0AC88C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Map on
file</header><text>The Secretary shall keep a current map on file at the
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subsection></section>