<enum>I</enum><header>Lander County land conveyances</header><section id="idA651A68596C1421991350446A06E1A99"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text><paragraph id="idBBB1AA0BB99745D58EA90C0EC899B434"><enum>(1)</enum><text>wildland fires pose a threat to public and private natural resources in the County;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBFD5B6F96EC444CCBD51485D2F402B13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanding and improving the airports in the County through the inclusion of available adjacent land would support firefighting capabilities in the County;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA21423ED1C90447B996EDF1DE989D73E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the protection, development, and use of water resources in the County play a key role in major economic activities for the County, including—</text><subparagraph id="idBD495B826A8743018764ABE97A2BC8C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commercial development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id861FF554B5BE452A9CA5947082F67AB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mining;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA80E3B2548248FAA55BAAFBE5C6C358"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agriculture;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE41BC3564CA944F2B01E1F252FDCCC85"><enum>(D)</enum><text>tourism;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD66ADCFF64BF463181ED7183B6B7BA15"><enum>(E)</enum><text>recreational activity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2D1AA9116734F08848C15617555E4F1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>conservation; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFA411B52F028421A886DEDB0CE10D9F8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recreational and public park opportunities in the County could be substantially enhanced through expansion of the park system in the County.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id7962eac6c47c4c769cfc95586898647e"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="ida67942b180ad44c98b582fe9b7abda65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The term <term>Map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Lander County Selected Lands</quote> and dated August 4, 2020.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida0c0bd7f6810442bb27ecf511cabb431"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idb67bf6bfe76e4184a081c4d66079bff4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id723bf79638b1415ead2d693b1e1e8b8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idcc1f9fe7d0c64b93b3662d685a9cab46"><enum>103.</enum><header>Conveyances to Lander County, Nevada</header><subsection id="id298fe0ae569e4e83b75ec63674f09b36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance for watershed protection, recreation, and parks</header><text>Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>, 1713), not later than 60 days after the date on which the County identifies the parcels of Federal land selected by the County for conveyance to the County from among the parcels identified on the Map as <quote>Lander County Parcels BLM and USFS</quote>, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights and for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the identified parcels of Federal land (including mineral rights) for use by the County for watershed protection, recreation, and parks. </text></subsection><subsection id="id3fa49fa47bc24809be5e18a924899a5d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conveyance for airport facility</header><paragraph id="idf25ec8ac33a546d89ca8b11048a37b1a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights, including mineral rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land identified on the Map as <quote>Kingston Airport</quote> for the purpose of improving the relevant airport facility and related infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4889b79310e44b39852a5fbdacbebe9c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The only costs for the conveyance to be paid by the County under paragraph (1) shall be the survey costs relating to the conveyance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id768bba2cf64b4480a3c4b65496f39f02"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Survey</header><text>The exact acreage and legal description of any parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned and the County.</text></subsection><subsection id="id28a5343f11ab48e99816b1ed1b01508c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reversionary clause required</header><text>A conveyance of Federal land under subsection (a) or (b) shall include a reversionary clause to ensure that management of the Federal land conveyed under the applicable subsection shall revert to the Secretary concerned if the Federal land is no longer being managed in accordance with the applicable subsection.</text></subsection><subsection id="id19e6ad5282fd47548b70eacc21d60ffd"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Map, acreage estimates, and legal descriptions</header><paragraph id="id65b1bd78fde3427db425e005812cafc0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Minor errors</header><text>The Secretary concerned and the County may, by mutual agreement—</text><subparagraph id="id5df7dd53a4b84680a92e61aa323a09be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5b7f63b94c94a18b609814c1b33e1bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>correct any minor errors in—</text><clause id="idE8A1360185544ADAAEB28545DEFBD07A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Map; or</text></clause><clause id="idB7C0655854D64031BCEA38E27F9C0865"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an acreage estimate or legal description of any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) or (b).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53d784ea4aa743769fb2897485de77fb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conflict</header><text>If there is a conflict between the Map, an acreage estimate, or a legal description of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) or (b), the Map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and the County mutually agree otherwise.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id52aa366baedf486e918363be2a27f8ef"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the Map available for public inspection in—</text><subparagraph id="id2fd364c9c4a8456585127db995406b95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Office of the Nevada State Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9edea884906a45a5abaf85c1a910d0b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain Field Office.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>

117 S1411 IS: Lander County Land Management and Conservation Act U.S. Senate 2021-04-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Lander County Land Management 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—Lander County land conveyances

Sec. 101. Findings.

Sec. 102. Definitions.

Sec. 103. Conveyances to Lander County, Nevada.

TITLE II—Lander County wilderness areas

Sec. 201. Definitions.

Sec. 202. Designation of wilderness areas.

Sec. 203. Administration.

Sec. 204. Wildlife management.

Sec. 205. Release of wilderness study areas.

Sec. 206. Native American cultural and religious uses.

Definitions

In this Act:(1)

County

The term County means Lander County, Nevada. (2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3)

State

The term State means the State of Nevada.

<enum>I</enum><header>Lander County land conveyances</header><section id="idA651A68596C1421991350446A06E1A99"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text><paragraph id="idBBB1AA0BB99745D58EA90C0EC899B434"><enum>(1)</enum><text>wildland fires pose a threat to public and private natural resources in the County;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBFD5B6F96EC444CCBD51485D2F402B13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanding and improving the airports in the County through the inclusion of available adjacent land would support firefighting capabilities in the County;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA21423ED1C90447B996EDF1DE989D73E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the protection, development, and use of water resources in the County play a key role in major economic activities for the County, including—</text><subparagraph id="idBD495B826A8743018764ABE97A2BC8C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commercial development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id861FF554B5BE452A9CA5947082F67AB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mining;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA80E3B2548248FAA55BAAFBE5C6C358"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agriculture;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE41BC3564CA944F2B01E1F252FDCCC85"><enum>(D)</enum><text>tourism;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD66ADCFF64BF463181ED7183B6B7BA15"><enum>(E)</enum><text>recreational activity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2D1AA9116734F08848C15617555E4F1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>conservation; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFA411B52F028421A886DEDB0CE10D9F8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recreational and public park opportunities in the County could be substantially enhanced through expansion of the park system in the County.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id7962eac6c47c4c769cfc95586898647e"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="ida67942b180ad44c98b582fe9b7abda65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The term <term>Map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Lander County Selected Lands</quote> and dated August 4, 2020.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida0c0bd7f6810442bb27ecf511cabb431"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idb67bf6bfe76e4184a081c4d66079bff4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id723bf79638b1415ead2d693b1e1e8b8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idcc1f9fe7d0c64b93b3662d685a9cab46"><enum>103.</enum><header>Conveyances to Lander County, Nevada</header><subsection id="id298fe0ae569e4e83b75ec63674f09b36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance for watershed protection, recreation, and parks</header><text>Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>, 1713), not later than 60 days after the date on which the County identifies the parcels of Federal land selected by the County for conveyance to the County from among the parcels identified on the Map as <quote>Lander County Parcels BLM and USFS</quote>, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights and for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the identified parcels of Federal land (including mineral rights) for use by the County for watershed protection, recreation, and parks. </text></subsection><subsection id="id3fa49fa47bc24809be5e18a924899a5d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conveyance for airport facility</header><paragraph id="idf25ec8ac33a546d89ca8b11048a37b1a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights, including mineral rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land identified on the Map as <quote>Kingston Airport</quote> for the purpose of improving the relevant airport facility and related infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4889b79310e44b39852a5fbdacbebe9c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The only costs for the conveyance to be paid by the County under paragraph (1) shall be the survey costs relating to the conveyance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id768bba2cf64b4480a3c4b65496f39f02"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Survey</header><text>The exact acreage and legal description of any parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned and the County.</text></subsection><subsection id="id28a5343f11ab48e99816b1ed1b01508c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reversionary clause required</header><text>A conveyance of Federal land under subsection (a) or (b) shall include a reversionary clause to ensure that management of the Federal land conveyed under the applicable subsection shall revert to the Secretary concerned if the Federal land is no longer being managed in accordance with the applicable subsection.</text></subsection><subsection id="id19e6ad5282fd47548b70eacc21d60ffd"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Map, acreage estimates, and legal descriptions</header><paragraph id="id65b1bd78fde3427db425e005812cafc0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Minor errors</header><text>The Secretary concerned and the County may, by mutual agreement—</text><subparagraph id="id5df7dd53a4b84680a92e61aa323a09be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5b7f63b94c94a18b609814c1b33e1bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>correct any minor errors in—</text><clause id="idE8A1360185544ADAAEB28545DEFBD07A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Map; or</text></clause><clause id="idB7C0655854D64031BCEA38E27F9C0865"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an acreage estimate or legal description of any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) or (b).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53d784ea4aa743769fb2897485de77fb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conflict</header><text>If there is a conflict between the Map, an acreage estimate, or a legal description of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) or (b), the Map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and the County mutually agree otherwise.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id52aa366baedf486e918363be2a27f8ef"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the Map available for public inspection in—</text><subparagraph id="id2fd364c9c4a8456585127db995406b95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Office of the Nevada State Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9edea884906a45a5abaf85c1a910d0b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain Field Office.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Lander County wilderness areas</header><section id="id4DDAF98949064B6C96CBB370A489B068"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="id341A7778B985461F942A617B5A40E7E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Map</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Lander County Wilderness Areas Proposal</quote> and dated April 19, 2021.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2BC13E8DF66E4AECA0747DEABBF776E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wilderness area</header><text>The term <quote>wilderness area</quote> means a wilderness area designated by section 202(a).</text></paragraph></section><section id="id730703726ec94e64a0b63a7bccee9852"><enum>202.</enum><header>Designation of wilderness areas</header><subsection id="id796d0c14b6ba48999396bb209d2e0c8f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131</external-xref> et seq.), the following land in the State is designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:</text><paragraph id="iddab78c743bd54fe88ebb1c4b8b21684c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cain mountain wilderness</header><text>Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 6,386 acres, as generally depicted as <quote>Cain Mountain Wilderness</quote> on the Map, which shall be known as the <quote>Cain Mountain Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5ed16bf860d42d7b34c804937581c09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Desatoya mountains wilderness</header><text>Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,766 acres, as generally depicted as <quote>Desatoya Mountains Wilderness</quote> on the Map, which shall be known as the <quote>Desatoya Mountains Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8cf8ef7528184845b8ceffc1248ffe74"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Boundary</header><text>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.</text></subsection><subsection id="idbb86ea512bbe4722abb5d77b48e9e407"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map and legal description</header><paragraph id="id5f8bcfcdca17468fbbae621e49418bc7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file with, and make available for inspection in, the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management, a map and legal description of each wilderness area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id83a393ade38a450c91d798ba5ce71aea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Each 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 clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbabbebb112ca492ab492ac0684bb16f3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas are withdrawn from—</text><paragraph id="idd375af2c9aec46c2819a77a8c2ef48c3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7f130b8a5b6490abaf92694826b5085"><enum>(2)</enum><text>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6de027475fb0466d98763f0de4835015"><enum>(3)</enum><text>disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1484cef05a1a4ab0a9385d8d7eb602d2"><enum>203.</enum><header>Administration</header><subsection id="idb3f52d22b5bd4a66beb5008bb9341057"><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</external-xref> et seq.), except that with respect to the wilderness areas—</text><paragraph id="id291006557405461792f3f7c54519db6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide646ce3d71c84c59af150e6f8f1978b3"><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="id342d6aaa69964aea9e514caa4fcbf902"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Livestock</header><text>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—</text><paragraph id="ide695f78a3801436389305943345ae5a5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7cde2f9355f94297975b24a304e08fc7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47ddeecb5dc74af893844d1a001fc31b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incorporation of acquired land and interests</header><text>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.</text></subsection><subsection id="id82b4e2f6b6524ae99e31503542a1a47b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjacent management</header><paragraph id="ida0d15def38994fd8a149b16544eb5655"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Congress does not intend for the designation of the wilderness areas to create protective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd277938ad744d66aea644029e60a440"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonwilderness activities</header><text>The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd9af2658a5ca41b882aa1a8a6a2bde71"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Military overflights</header><text>Nothing in this title restricts or precludes—</text><paragraph id="ide9cc72d53bc7434f9589708d05ff227b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>low-level overflights of military aircraft over the wilderness areas, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the wilderness areas;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c44f053ca954eaf9f869e0ffcda2376"><enum>(2)</enum><text>flight testing or evaluation; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf0c68b068b704e7f86a372dc5cde20ca"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the wilderness areas.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida9291d361dd74f42ab0a591276abf509"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Wildfire, insect, and disease management</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 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).</text></subsection><subsection id="idf0ba06fefabf44548d27780fadf3ec95"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Climatological data collection</header><text>In accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131</external-xref> 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.</text></subsection><subsection id="id0b584efdbb4645338a88c46040088a06"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Water rights</header><paragraph id="id1290c257f2fc4c569ffbd20ec484884c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text><subparagraph id="id8bba588469ce46eb8618e8a2cec97e09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the wilderness areas are located—</text><clause id="id877661a6231f43a1b7c782716ea7af30"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the semiarid region of the Great Basin; and</text></clause><clause id="id0f988a8af1484100a3103a008ac3b5b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at the headwaters of the streams and rivers on land with respect to which there are few, if any—</text><subclause id="id763a67ab2d724c1b81a6f7765a688687"><enum>(I)</enum><text>actual or proposed water resource facilities located upstream; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7f7991055a004111b7f57d69571ec1a0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>opportunities for diversion, storage, or other uses of water occurring outside the land that would adversely affect the wilderness values of the land;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd05162d2011841a9b50f008bc1d8abde"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the wilderness areas are generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7dae05aef214091b7035cf634aa2d9e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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 the land in ways different from the methods used in other laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id11fd8774c2c843528955de6d4011f752"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this subsection is to protect the wilderness values of the wilderness areas by means other than a federally reserved water right.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide11355dcbee848629ee5749b7c3ab54a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Statutory construction</header><subparagraph id="idD6E2C10336EA49568F9BD02AEA951DB6"><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 wilderness areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35095fc1561d4955b7057be1e8c6757c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State rights</header><text>Nothing in this title 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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b416d06343f448cb9fd4a95c51333a4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No precedent</header><text>Nothing in this title establishes a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8079573fef6a4fed97a9d396609f8987"><enum>(D)</enum><header>No effect on other designations</header><text>Nothing in this title affects the interpretation of, or any designation made under, any other Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd6920f833689486990af0692861586ca"><enum>(E)</enum><header>No effect on compacts</header><text>Nothing in this title limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State and other States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6109f8887aee4157a17483338467ea57"><enum>(4)</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 enactment of this Act with respect to the wilderness areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1bae23e8aaf34df8958dc9380ff4a5ef"><enum>(5)</enum><header>New projects</header><subparagraph id="id596f58348be14192a14863373504f3b7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of water resource facility</header><clause id="id8934ed786f0546a0906225c800d26055"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>water resource facility</term> means—</text><subclause id="id205d58ca4ce84f52b330176de0cd21e6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an irrigation or pumping facility;</text></subclause><subclause id="id40040599415b4be4b0ac9016a39c5c75"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a reservoir;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7f2d09c310b04d708dd42a2445b4aca6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a water conservation works;</text></subclause><subclause id="idE537C329104D4846905641AFEE1B8AA7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>an aqueduct, canal, ditch, pipeline, well, hydropower project, or transmission or other ancillary facility; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc8e25aaa945a4071aa815ef925346c03"><enum>(V)</enum><text>any other water diversion, conservation, storage, or carriage structure. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id863ccc5caffb4f9b9622919a8e8eeb47"><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="id784f64dcde51466ba35f00611c98cb1c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No licenses or permits</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, 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. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id59f9a6421749424e88610bba6d0f784a"><enum>204.</enum><header>Wildlife management</header><subsection id="idab19be669a2e49d3bc89a11915b60fdf"><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="id0ccc3d30f85f498d82c15a4b86531f32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management activities</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</external-xref> 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—</text><paragraph id="idf55d7a3037414bbc88765d33cfbfde46"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f406df1f9f841f8aefc0971eff06bb8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in accordance with—</text><subparagraph id="idaa0f35643b99435694d23bfbcc07077d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131</external-xref> et seq.); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb331baf847c74de2aa0af98f146de272"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6783d4b7226f4dba99cf1cf06ae22e97"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Existing activities</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>) 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.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6be35bd011304e9c9a7a16f118a8fb33"><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="id619373861be2491588a65f7b5ab30fe2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the structures and facilities would, as determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0235993de57847d19b5eb09c970c4e92"><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="ideb9de19e569443b2b2093da247a444b5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Hunting, fishing, and trapping</header><paragraph id="iddcec7023625f4b439f735598232f7d7b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7edc7b0e2473488684c166b517e4156c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Except in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before taking any action under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3e83ab6c06e94a728ceef880f1c0ff53"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cooperative agreement</header><paragraph id="idc0ec060b1dce48a58bf19a90cd3811fc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State, including a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the wilderness areas—</text><subparagraph id="id2c59aa4e653247d098ccff0fa89f3d6c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the State entitled <quote>Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9</quote> and signed November and December 2003, including any amendments to the cooperative agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d8572889a2249e68a27623c75ec2713"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to all applicable laws (including regulations).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida477986f9c9e4473a674e1bbf51bde60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References; clark county</header><text>For the purposes of this subsection, any references to Clark County in the cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to be a reference to the County.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idb64948af130d4190ab605769f1587e03"><enum>205.</enum><header>Release of wilderness study areas</header><subsection id="id5b5957e3d93d49c7bf33513ccc3a3b2a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress finds that, for the purposes of 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>), the following public land has been adequately studied for wilderness designation:</text><paragraph id="id196D8B03A391485C8B3EC4C6232A9592"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The approximately 10,777 acres of the Augusta Mountain Wilderness Study Area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 202(a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F5B2561D49F435EAB4ADF1E4ABFBD83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The approximately 1,088 acres of the Desatoya Wilderness Study Area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 202(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5f93da4e2ba3411480c210a80b4c1b69"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Release</header><text>The public land described in subsection (a)—</text><paragraph id="id5df77691332045fe8c74282f5279c8ab"><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>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6f4c24b05869406b96e4015ce69f5bf8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idde351ebfea1b47fb99628b26e02ac2c7"><enum>206.</enum><header>Native American cultural and religious uses</header><subsection id="idaabe3faf694d47e99eed19e70b9f0e9a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)).</text></subsection><subsection id="id8dca252a40ff48b3bb09de9424bdadf9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cultural uses</header><text>Nothing in this title precludes the traditional collection of pine nuts in a wilderness area for personal, noncommercial use consistent with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131</external-xref> et seq.). </text></subsection></section>