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[H.R. 5200 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5200

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                                 An Act


 
  To establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public 
land, and provide for high quality development in Clark County, Nevada, 
                         and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clark County Conservation of Public 
Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Authorization of appropriations.

 TITLE I--RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA LAND EXCHANGE AND 
                           BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 104. Red Rock Canyon land exchange.
Sec. 105. Status and management of lands.
Sec. 106. General provisions.

                       TITLE II--WILDERNESS AREAS

Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sec. 203. Administration.
Sec. 204. Adjacent management.
Sec. 205. Military overflights.
Sec. 206. Native American cultural and religious uses.
Sec. 207. Release of wilderness study areas.
Sec. 208. Wildlife management.
Sec. 209. Wildfire management.
Sec. 210. Climatological data collection.
Sec. 211. National Park Service lands.

           TITLE III--TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION

Sec. 301. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the United States 
          Fish and Wildlife Service.
Sec. 302. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to National Park 
          Service.

 TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT

Sec. 401. Disposal and exchange.

                        TITLE V--IVANPAH CORRIDOR

Sec. 501. Interstate Route 15 south corridor.
Sec. 502. Area of Critical Environmental Concern segregation.

            TITLE VI--SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Purpose.
Sec. 603. Definitions.
Sec. 604. Establishment.
Sec. 605. Management.
Sec. 606. Sale of Federal parcel.
Sec. 607. Right-of-way.

                 TITLE VII--PUBLIC INTEREST CONVEYANCES

Sec. 701. Definition of map.
Sec. 702. Conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research 
          Foundation.
Sec. 703. Conveyance to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Sec. 704. Conveyance to the City of Henderson for the Nevada State 
          College at Henderson.
Sec. 705. Conveyance to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sec. 706. Sale of Federal parcel.

                 TITLE VIII--HUMBOLDT PROJECT CONVEYANCE

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Definitions.
Sec. 803. Authority to convey title.
Sec. 804. Payment.
Sec. 805. Compliance with other laws.
Sec. 806. Revocation of withdrawals.
Sec. 807. Liability.
Sec. 808. National Environmental Policy Act.
Sec. 809. Future benefits.

                   TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 901. Technical amendments to the Mesquite Lands Act 2001.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement 
    entitled ``Interim Cooperative Management Agreement Between the 
    United States of the Interior Bureau of Land Management and Clark 
    County'', dated November 4, 1992.
        (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Clark County, Nevada.
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
            (A) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to land in 
        the National Forest System; or
            (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to other 
        Federal land.
        (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
Act.

 TITLE I--RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA LAND EXCHANGE AND 
                          BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Red Rock Canyon National 
Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this title:
        (1) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the Howard 
    Hughes Corporation, an affiliate of the Rouse Company, with its 
    principal place of business at 10000 West Charleston Boulevard, Las 
    Vegas, Nevada.
        (2) Red rock canyon.--The term ``Red Rock Canyon'' means the 
    Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, consisting of 
    approximately 195,780 acres of public lands in Clark County, 
    Nevada, specially designated for protection in the Red Rock Canyon 
    National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
    460ccc et seq.), as depicted on the Red Rock Canyon Map.
        (3) Red rock canyon map.--The term ``Red Rock Canyon Map'' 
    means the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Public Land Management 
    Act'', dated October 1, 2002.

SEC. 103. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
        (1) Red Rock Canyon is a natural resource of major significance 
    to the people of Nevada and the United States. It must be protected 
    in its natural state for the enjoyment of future generations of 
    Nevadans and Americans, and enhanced wherever possible.
        (2) In 1998, the Congress enacted the Southern Nevada Public 
    Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263), which provided 
    among other things for the protection and enhancement of Red Rock 
    Canyon.
        (3) The Corporation owns much of the private land on Red Rock 
    Canyon's eastern boundary, and is engaged in developing a large-
    scale master-planned community.
        (4) Included in the Corporation's land holdings are 1,071 acres 
    of high-ground lands at the eastern edge of Red Rock Canyon. These 
    lands were intended to be included in Red Rock, but to date have 
    not been acquired by the United States. The protection of this 
    high-ground acreage would preserve an important element of the 
    western Las Vegas Valley viewshed.
        (5) The Corporation has volunteered to forgo development of the 
    high-ground lands, and proposes that the United States acquire 
    title to the lands so that they can be preserved in perpetuity to 
    protect and expand Red Rock Canyon.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are:
        (1) To accomplish an exchange of lands between the United 
    States and the Corporation that would transfer certain high-ground 
    lands to the United States in exchange for the transfer of other 
    lands of approximately equal value to the Corporation.
        (2) To protect Red Rock Canyon and to expand its boundaries as 
    contemplated by the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted on the 
    Red Rock Canyon Map.
        (3) To further fulfill the purposes of the Southern Nevada 
    Public Lands Management Act of 1998 and the Red Rock Canyon 
    National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990.

SEC. 104. RED ROCK CANYON LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Acquisition Requirement.--If the Corporation offers to convey 
to the United States all right, title, and interest in and to the 
approximately 1,082 acres of non-Federal land owned by the Corporation 
and depicted on the Red Rock Canyon Map as ``Offered Lands proposed 
addition to the Red Rock Canyon NCA'', the Secretary shall accept such 
offer on behalf of the United States, and not later than 90 days after 
the date of the offer, except as otherwise provided in this title, 
shall make the following conveyances:
        (1) To the Corporation, the approximately 998 acres of Federal 
    lands depicted on the Red Rock Canyon Map as ``Public land selected 
    for exchange''.
        (2) To Clark County, Nevada, the approximately 1,221 acres of 
    Federal lands depicted on the Red Rock Canyon Map as ``Proposed BLM 
    transfer for county park''.
    (b) Simultaneous Conveyances.--Title to the private property and 
the Federal property to be conveyed pursuant to this section shall be 
conveyed at the same time.
    (c) Map.--The Secretary shall keep the Red Rock Canyon Map on file 
and available for public inspection in the Las Vegas District Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada, and the State Office of the 
Bureau of Land Management, Reno, Nevada.
    (d) Conditions.--
        (1) Hazardous materials.--As a condition of the conveyance 
    under --subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall require that the 
    Corporation be responsible for removal of and remediation related 
    to any hazardous materials that are present on the property 
    conveyed to the United States under subsection (a).
        (2) Survey.--As a condition of the conveyance under subsection 
    (a)(1), the Secretary shall require that not later than 90 days 
    after the date of the offer referred to in subsection (a), the 
    Corporation shall provide a metes and bounds survey, that is 
    acceptable to the Corporation, Clark County, and the Secretary, of 
    the common boundary between the parcels of land to be conveyed 
    under subsection (a).
        (3) Lands conveyed to clark county.--As a condition of the 
    conveyance under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall require 
    that--
            (A) the lands transferred to Clark County by the United 
        States must be held in perpetuity by the County for use only as 
        a public park or as part of a public regional trail system; and
            (B) if the County attempts to transfer the lands or to 
        undertake a use on the lands that is inconsistent with their 
        preservation and use as described in subparagraph (A), such 
        lands shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
        United States.
    (e) Valuation.--
        (1) Equal value exchange.--The values of the Federal parcel and 
    the non-Federal parcel, as determined under paragraph (2)--
            (A) shall be equal; or
            (B) if the values are not equal, shall be equalized in 
        accordance with paragraph (3).
        (2) Appraisal.--The values of the Federal parcel and the non-
    Federal parcel shall be determined by an appraisal, to be approved 
    by the Secretary, that complies with the Uniform Standards for 
    Federal Land Acquisitions.
        (3) Equalization.--
            (A) In general.--If the value of the non-Federal parcel is 
        less than the value of the Federal parcel--
                (i) the Corporation shall make a cash equalization 
            payment to the Secretary; or
                (ii) the Secretary shall, as determined to be 
            appropriate by the Secretary and the Corporation, reduce 
            the acreage of the Federal parcel.
            (B) Disposition of proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit 
        any cash equalization payments received under subparagraph 
        (A)(i) in accordance with section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern 
        Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345).

SEC. 105. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.

    (a) Inclusion and Management of Lands.--Upon the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall administer the lands 
depicted on the Red Rock Map as ``Public Lands-proposed addition to the 
Red Rock Canyon NCA'', exclusive of those lands used for the Corps of 
Engineers R-4 Detention Basin, as part of Red Rock and in accordance 
with the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act 
of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.) and all other applicable laws.
    (b) Inclusion of Acquired Lands.--Upon acquisition by the United 
States of lands under this Act, the Secretary shall--
        (1) administer the lands as part of Red Rock and in accordance 
    with the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment 
    Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.), the Southern Nevada Public 
    Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263), and all other 
    applicable laws; and
        (2) create new maps showing the boundaries of Red Rock as 
    modified or pursuant to this Act, and make such maps available for 
    review at the Las Vegas District Office of the Bureau of Land 
    Management and the State Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
    Reno, Nevada.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon 
National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-
1(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
and such additional areas as are included in the conservation area 
pursuant to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection 
and Enhancement Act of 2002''.

SEC. 106. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Review of Appraisal.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a review of the 
appraisal entitled, ``Complete Self-Contained Appraisal Red Rock 
Exchange, Las Vegas, Nevada'', completed on or about June 3, 2002. The 
difference in appraisal values shall be reimbursed to the Secretary by 
the Corporation in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Lands 
Management Act of 1998.
    (b) Valid Existing Rights.--The land exchange under this Act shall 
be subject to valid existing rights. Each party to which property is 
conveyed under this Act shall succeed to the rights and obligations of 
the conveying party with respect to any lease, right-of-way, permit, or 
other valid existing right to which the property is subject.
    (c) Technical Corrections.--Nothing in this Act prohibits the 
parties to the conveyances under this Act from agreeing to the 
correction of technical errors or omissions in the Red Rock Map.
    (d) Withdrawal of Affected Lands.--To the extent not already 
accomplished under law or administrative action, the Secretary shall 
withdraw from operation of the public land and mining laws, subject to 
valid existing rights--
        (1) those Federal lands acquired by the United States under 
    this Act; and
        (2) those Federal lands already owned by the United States on 
    the date of enactment of this Act but included within the Red Rock 
    National Conservation Area boundaries by this Act.

                       TITLE II--WILDERNESS AREAS

SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) public land in the County contains unique and spectacular 
    natural resources, including--
            (A) priceless habitat for numerous species of plants and 
        wildlife; and
            (B) thousands of acres of pristine land that remain in a 
        natural state;
        (2) continued preservation of those areas would benefit the 
    County and all of the United States by--
            (A) ensuring the conservation of ecologically diverse 
        habitat;
            (B) conserving primitive recreational resources; and
            (C) protecting air and water quality.

SEC. 202. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Additions.--The following land in the State is designated as 
wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System:
        (1) Arrow canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
    the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 27,530 
    acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Arrow Canyon'', 
    dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the ``Arrow Canyon 
    Wilderness''.
        (2) Black canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the 
    Lake Mead National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of 
    Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
    approximately 17,220 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
    entitled ``Eldorado/Spirit Mountain'', dated October 1, 2002, which 
    shall be known as the ``Black Canyon Wilderness''.
        (3) Bridge canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the 
    Lake Mead National Recreation Area, comprising approximately 7,761 
    acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Eldorado/Spirit 
    Mountain'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
    ``Bridge Canyon Wilderness''.
        (4) Eldorado wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the Lake 
    Mead National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal 
    land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
    approximately 31,950 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
    entitled ``Eldorado/Spirit Mountain'', dated October 1, 2002, which 
    shall be known as the ``Eldorado Wilderness''.
        (5) Ireteba peaks wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the 
    Lake Mead National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of 
    Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
    approximately 32,745 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
    entitled ``Eldorado/Spirit Mountain'', dated October 1, 2002, which 
    shall be known as the ``Ireteba Peaks Wilderness''.
        (6) Jimbilnan wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the Lake 
    Mead National Recreation Area, comprising approximately 18,879 
    acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Muddy 
    Mountains'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
    ``Jimbilnan Wilderness''.
        (7) Jumbo springs wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
    the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 4,631 
    acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Gold Butte'', 
    dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the ``Jumbo Springs 
    Wilderness''.
        (8) La madre mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within 
    the Toiyabe National Forest and an adjacent portion of Federal land 
    managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
    47,180 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Spring 
    Mountains'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
    ``La Madre Mountain Wilderness''.
        (9) Lime canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
    the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 23,233 
    acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Gold Butte'', 
    dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the ``Lime Canyon 
    Wilderness''.
        (10) Mt. charleston wilderness additions.--Certain Federal land 
    within the Toiyabe National Forest and an adjacent portion of 
    Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
    approximately 13,598 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
    entitled ``Spring Mountains'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall 
    be included in the Mt. Charleston Wilderness.
        (11) Muddy mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land within 
    the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of 
    land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
    approximately 48,019 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
    entitled ``Muddy Mountains'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall be 
    known as the ``Muddy Mountains Wilderness''.
        (12) Nellis wash wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the 
    Lake Mead National Recreation Area, comprising approximately 16,423 
    acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Eldorado/Spirit 
    Mountain'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
    ``Nellis Wash Wilderness''.
        (13) North mccullough wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
    by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 14,763 
    acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``McCulloughs'', 
    dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the ``North 
    McCullough Wilderness''.
        (14) Pinto valley wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the 
    Lake Mead National Recreation Area, comprising approximately 39,173 
    acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Muddy 
    Mountains'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
    ``Pinto Valley Wilderness''.
        (15) Rainbow mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within 
    the Toiyabe National Forest and an adjacent portion of Federal land 
    managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
    24,997 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Spring 
    Mountains'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
    ``Rainbow Mountain Wilderness''.
        (16) South mccullough wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
    by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 44,245 
    acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``McCulloughs'', 
    dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the ``South 
    McCullough Wilderness''.
        (17) Spirit mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within 
    the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of 
    Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
    approximately 33,518 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
    entitled ``Eldorado/Spirit Mountain'', dated October 1, 2002, which 
    shall be known as the ``Spirit Mountain Wilderness''.
        (18) Wee thump joshua tree wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
    managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
    6,050 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
    ``McCulloughs'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the 
    ``Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness''.
    (b) Boundary.--
        (1) Lake offset.--The boundary of any portion of a wilderness 
    area designated by subsection (a) that is bordered by Lake Mead, 
    Lake Mohave, or the Colorado River shall be 300 feet inland from 
    the high water line.
        (2) Road offset.--The boundary of any portion of a wilderness 
    area designated by subsection (a) that is bordered by a road shall 
    be at least 100 feet from the edge of the road to allow public 
    access.
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--
        (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal 
    description of each wilderness area designated by subsection (a) 
    with the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
    the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
        (2) Effect.--Each map and legal description shall have the same 
    force and effect as if included in this section, except that the 
    Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map 
    or legal description.
        (3) Availability.--Each map and legal description shall be on 
    file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
    of the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, or Forest 
    Service, as applicable.
    (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 
areas designated in this section are withdrawn from--
        (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 
    public land laws;
        (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
        (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and 
    geothermal leasing laws.

SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, each area 
designated as wilderness by this title shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), except that--
        (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be 
    considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; 
    and
        (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture 
    shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the 
    Interior with respect to lands administered by the Secretary of the 
    Interior.
    (b) Livestock.--Within the wilderness areas designated under this 
title that are administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the 
grazing of livestock in areas in which grazing is established as of the 
date of enactment of this Act shall be allowed to continue, subject to 
such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices that the Secretary 
considers necessary, consistent with section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), including the guidelines set forth in 
Appendix A of House Report 101-405.
    (c) Incorporation of Acquired Lands and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land within the boundaries of an area designated as 
wilderness by this title 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 within which the acquired land or interest 
is located.
    (d) Water Rights.--
        (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (A) the lands designated as Wilderness by this Act are 
        within the Mojave Desert, are arid in nature, and include 
        ephemeral streams;
            (B) the hydrology of the lands designated as wilderness by 
        this Act is locally characterized by complex flow patterns and 
        alluvial fans with impermanent channels;
            (C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the region is 
        characterized by ground water subject to local and regional 
        flow gradients and artesian aquifers;
            (D) the lands designated as wilderness by this Act are 
        generally not suitable for use or development of new water 
        resource facilities and there are no actual or proposed water 
        resource facilities and no opportunities for diversion, 
        storage, or other uses of water occurring outside such lands 
        that would adversely affect the wilderness or other values of 
        such lands; and
            (E) because of the unique nature and hydrology of these 
        desert lands designated as wilderness by this Act 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 such lands in ways different from those 
        used in other legislation.
        (2) Statutory construction.--
            (A) Nothing in this Act shall constitute or be construed to 
        constitute either an express or implied reservation by the 
        United States of any water or water rights with respect to the 
        lands designated as Wilderness by this Act.
            (B) Nothing in this Act shall affect any water rights in 
        the State of Nevada existing on the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, including any water rights held by the United States.
            (C) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
        establishing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness 
        designations.
            (D) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting, 
        altering, modifying, or amending any of the interstate compacts 
        or equitable apportionment decrees that apportion water among 
        and between the State of Nevada and other States.
            (E) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
        limiting, altering, modifying, or amending the Clark County 
        Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) with respect to 
        the lands designated as Wilderness by this Act including the 
        MSHCP's specific management actions for the conservation of 
        perennial springs.
        (3) Nevada water law.--The Secretary shall follow the 
    procedural and substantive requirements of the law of the State of 
    Nevada 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 designated by this Act.
        (4) New projects.--
            (A) As used in this paragraph, the term ``water resource'' 
        facility 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. The term ``water resource'' facility 
        does not include wildlife guzzlers.
            (B) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, on and after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, neither the President 
        nor any other officer, employee, or agent of the United States 
        shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license or permit for 
        the development of any new water resource facility within the 
        wilderness areas designated by this Act.

SEC. 204. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Congress does not intend for the designation of 
wilderness in the State pursuant to this title to lead to the creation 
of protective perimeters or buffer zones around any such wilderness 
area.
    (b) Nonwilderness Activities.--The fact that nonwilderness 
activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a wilderness 
designated under this title shall not preclude the conduct of those 
activities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area.

SEC. 205. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.

    Nothing in this title restricts or precludes--
        (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the areas 
    designated as wilderness by this title, including military 
    overflights that can be seen or heard within the wilderness areas;
        (2) flight testing and evaluation; or
        (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use 
    airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, 
    over the wilderness areas.

SEC. 206. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the rights of 
any Indian Tribe. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish 
tribal rights regarding access to Federal lands for tribal activities, 
including spiritual, cultural, and traditional food-gathering 
activities.

SEC. 207. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), 
the public land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management and the Forest Service in the following areas have been 
adequately studied for wilderness designation:
        (1) The Garrett Buttes Wilderness Study Area.
        (2) The Quail Springs Wilderness Study Area.
        (3) The Nellis A, B, C Wilderness Study Area.
        (4) Any portion of the wilderness study areas--
            (A) not designated as wilderness by section 202(a); and
            (B) designated for release on--
                (i) the map entitled ``Muddy Mountains'' and dated 
            October 1, 2002;
                (ii) the map entitled ``Spring Mountains'' and dated 
            October 1, 2002;
                (iii) the map entitled ``Arrow Canyon'' and dated 
            October 1, 2002;
                (iv) the map entitled ``Gold Butte'' and dated October 
            1, 2002;
                (v) the map entitled ``McCullough Mountains'' and dated 
            October 1, 2002;
                (vi) the map entitled ``El Dorado/Spirit Mountain'' and 
            dated October 1, 2002; or
                (vii) the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Public Land 
            Management Act'' and dated October 1, 2002.
    (b) Release.--Except as provided in subsection (c), any public land 
described in subsection (a) that is not designated as wilderness by 
this title--
        (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land 
    Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
        (2) shall be managed in accordance with--
            (A) land management plans adopted under section 202 of that 
        Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and
            (B) existing cooperative conservation agreements.
    (c) Right-of-Way Grant.--The Secretary shall issue to the State-
regulated sponsor of the Centennial Project the right-of-way for the 
construction and maintenance of two 500-kilovolt electrical 
transmission lines. The construction shall occur within a 500-foot-wide 
corridor that is released from the Sunrise Mountains Instant Study Area 
in the County as depicted on the Southern Nevada Public Land Management 
Act map, dated October 1, 2002.

SEC. 208. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects or 
diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and 
trapping, in the wilderness areas designated by this title.
    (b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
principles of the Wilderness Act, management activities to maintain or 
restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to support such 
populations may be carried out within wilderness areas designated by 
this title where consistent with relevant wilderness management plans, 
in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set forth in 
Appendix B of House Report 101-405, including the occasional and 
temporary use of motorized vehicles, if such use, as determined by the 
Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more naturally 
distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values 
and accomplish those purposes with the minimum impact necessary to 
reasonably accomplish the task.
    (c) Existing Activities.--Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)) 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.
    (d) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--Subject to subsection 
(f), the Secretary shall, authorize structures and facilities, 
including existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water 
development projects, including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas 
designated by this title if--
        (1) the structures and facilities will, as determined by the 
    Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable 
    and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and
        (2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the 
    wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized.
    (e) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--The Secretary may designate by 
regulation areas in consultation with the appropriate State agency 
(except in emergencies), 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 designated by this title.
    (f) Cooperative Agreement.--No later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative 
agreement with the State of Nevada. The cooperative agreement shall 
specify the terms and conditions under which the State (including a 
designee of the State) may use wildlife management activities in the 
wilderness areas designated by this title.

SEC. 209. WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.

    Consistent with section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133), 
nothing in this title precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from 
conducting wildfire management operations (including operations using 
aircraft or mechanized equipment) to manage wildfires in the wilderness 
areas designated by this title.

SEC. 210. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.

    Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
prescribe, nothing in this title precludes the installation and 
maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological collection 
devices in the wilderness areas designated by this title if the 
facilities and access to the facilities are essential to flood warning, 
flood control, and water reservoir operation activities.

SEC. 211. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LANDS.

    To the extent any of the provisions of this title are in conflict 
with laws, regulations, or management policies applicable to the 
National Park Service for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, those 
laws, regulations, or policies shall control.

          TITLE III--TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION

SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE UNITED STATES 
              FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Administrative jurisdiction over the land 
described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Bureau of Land 
Management to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for inclusion 
in the Desert National Wildlife Range.
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcel of land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 26,433 acres of land administered 
by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Arrow Canyon'' and dated October 1, 2002.
    (c) Wilderness Release.--
        (1) Congress finds that the parcel of land described in 
    subsection (b) has been adequately studied for wilderness 
    designation for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land 
    Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)).
        (2) The parcel of land described in subsection (b)--
            (A) shall not be subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
            (B) shall be managed in accordance with
                (i) the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 
            Act, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System 
            Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee); and
                (ii) existing cooperative conservation agreements.

SEC. 302. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO NATIONAL PARK 
              SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Administrative jurisdiction over the parcel of 
land described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Bureau of Land 
Management to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Lake Mead 
National Recreation Area.
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcel of land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 10 acres of Bureau of Land 
Management land, as depicted on the map entitled ``Eldorado/Spirit 
Mountain'' and dated October 1, 2002.
    (c) Use of Land.--The parcel of land described in subsection (b) 
shall be used by the National Park Service for administrative 
facilities.

 TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT

SEC. 401. DISPOSAL AND EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2344) is amended--
        (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
    ``entitled Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land Disposal Map, dated April 
    10, 1997'' and inserting ``entitled Southern Nevada Public Land 
    Management Act, dated October 1, 2002''; and
        (2) in subsection (e)(3)(A)--
            (A) in clause (iv)--
                (i) by inserting ``or regional governmental entity'' 
            after ``local government''; and
                (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
            (C) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
                ``(v) up to 10 percent of amounts available, to be used 
            for conservation initiatives on Federal land in Clark 
            County, Nevada, administered by the Department of the 
            Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take 
effect on January 31, 2003.
    (c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land 
designated for disposal in this section is withdrawn from entry and 
appropriation under the public land laws, location and entry, under the 
mining laws, and from operation under the mineral leasing and 
geothermal leasing laws until such times as the Secretary terminates 
the withdrawal or the lands are patented.

                       TITLE V--IVANPAH CORRIDOR

SEC. 501. INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 SOUTH CORRIDOR.

    (a) Management of Interstate Route 15 Corridor Land.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the land located 
    along the Interstate Route 15 corridor south of the Las Vegas 
    Valley to the border between the States of California and Nevada, 
    generally depicted as Interstate 15 South Corridor on the map 
    entitled ``Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural 
    Resources Act of 2002'' and dated October 1, 2002, in accordance 
    with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 
    Stat. 2343) and this section.
        (2) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph (1) 
    shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
    appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
        (3) Multiple use management.--Subject to any land management 
    designations under the 1998 Las Vegas District Resource Management 
    Plan or the Clark County Multi-Species Conservation Plan, land 
    depicted on the map described in paragraph (1) shall be managed for 
    multiple use purposes.
        (4) Termination of administrative withdrawal.--The 
    administrative withdrawal of the land identified as the Interstate 
    15 South Corridor on the map entitled ``Clark County Conservation 
    of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002'' and dated 
    October 1, 2002, from mineral entry dated July 23, 1997, and as 
    amended March 9, 1998, as further amended July 2, 2002, is 
    terminated.
        (5) Withdrawal of land.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
    corridor described in subsection (b) and the land described in 
    subsection (c)(1) are withdrawn from location and entry under the 
    mining laws, and from operation under the mineral leasing and 
    geothermal leasing laws, until such time as--
            (A) the Secretary terminates the withdrawal; or
            (B) the corridor or land, respectively, is patented.
    (b) Transportation and Utilities Corridor.--Notwithstanding 
sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
City of Henderson and the County, and in accordance with this section 
and other applicable laws and subject to valid existing rights, shall 
establish a 2,640-foot-wide corridor between the Las Vegas valley and 
the proposed Ivanpah Airport for the placement, on a nonexclusive 
basis, of utilities and transportation.
    (c) Ivanpah Airport Environs Overlay District Land Transfer.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and valid existing 
    rights, on request by the County, the Secretary shall transfer to 
    the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 
    of the United States in and to the land identified as Ivanpah 
    Airport noise compatibility area on the map entitled ``Clark County 
    Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002'' and 
    dated October 1, 2002.
        (2) Conditions for transfer.--As a condition of the transfer 
    under paragraph (1), the County shall agree--
            (A) to manage the transferred land in accordance with 
        section 47504 of title 49, United States Code (including 
        regulations promulgated under that section); and
            (B) that if any portion of the transferred land is sold, 
        leased, or otherwise conveyed or leased by the County--
                (i) the sale, lease, or other conveyance shall be--

                    (I) subject to a limitation that requires that any 
                use of the transferred land be consistent with the 
                Agreement and section 47504 of title 49, United States 
                Code (including regulations promulgated under that 
                section); and
                    (II) for fair market value; and

                (ii) of any gross proceeds received by the County from 
            the sale, lease, or other conveyance of the land, the 
            County shall--

                    (I) contribute 85 percent to the special account 
                established by section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern 
                Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 
                2345);
                    (II) contribute 5 percent to the State for use in 
                the general education program of the State; and
                    (III) reserve 10 percent for use by the Clark 
                County Department of Aviation for airport development 
                and noise compatibility programs.

    (d) Effective Date.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not take effect 
until construction of the Ivanpah Valley Airport is approved in 
accordance with Public Law 106-362.

SEC. 502. AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN SEGREGATION.

    (a) Temporary Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, any 
Federal land in an Area of Critical Environmental Concern that is 
designated for withdrawal under the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management 
Plan, and which is not already withdrawn by the effect of this or any 
other Act, is hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws for a period not to exceed five years. The withdrawal 
shall lapse at the earlier--
        (1) five years; or
        (2) when the Secretary issues a final decision on each proposed 
    withdrawal.
    (b) Administrative Withdrawal.--The Secretary shall make final 
decisions on each of the temporary withdrawals described in subsection 
(a) within five years of the date of enactment of this Act. Such 
decisions shall be made consistent with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1714), and in accordance with the 1998 Las 
Vegas Resource Management Plan.
    (c) Mineral Report.--The mineral reports required by section 
204(c)(12) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act shall be the 
responsibility of the United States Geological Survey and shall be 
completed for each of the temporary withdrawals described in subsection 
(a) within four years of the date of enactment of this Act.

           TITLE VI--SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Sloan Canyon National Conservation 
Area Act''.

SEC. 602. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to establish the Sloan Canyon National 
Conservation Area to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and 
enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, 
archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, 
historical, biological, wildlife, educational, and scenic resources of 
the Conservation Area.

SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
        (1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area'' means 
    the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area established by section 
    604(a).
        (2) Federal parcel.--The term ``Federal parcel'' means the 
    parcel of Federal land consisting of approximately 500 acres that 
    is identified as Tract A on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada 
    Public Land Management Act'' and dated October 1, 2002.
        (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means the 
    management plan for the Conservation Area developed under section 
    605(b).
        (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Southern 
    Nevada Public Land Management Act'' and dated October 1, 2002.

SEC. 604. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--For the purpose described in section 602, there is 
established in the State a conservation area to be known as the Sloan 
Canyon National Conservation Area.
    (b) Area Included.--The Conservation Area shall consist of 
approximately 48,438 acres of public land in the County, as generally 
depicted on the map.
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--
        (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a map 
    and legal description of the Conservation Area.
        (2) Effect.--The map and legal description shall have the same 
    force and effect as if included in this section, except that the 
    Secretary may correct minor errors in the map or legal description.
        (3) Public availability.--A copy of the map and legal 
    description shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
    the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 605. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management, shall manage the Conservation Area--
        (1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the 
    resources of the Conservation Area; and
        (2) in accordance with--
            (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (B) other applicable law, including this Act.
    (b) Management Plan.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
    State, the city of Henderson, the County, and any other interested 
    persons, shall develop a management plan for the Conservation Area.
        (2) Requirements.--The management plan shall--
            (A) describe the appropriate uses and management of the 
        Conservation Area;
            (B)(i) authorize the use of motorized vehicles in the 
        Conservation Area--
                (I) for installing, repairing, maintaining, and 
            reconstructing water development projects, including 
            guzzlers, that would enhance the Conservation Area by 
            promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed 
            wildlife populations; and
                (II) subject to any limitations that are not more 
            restrictive than the limitations on such uses authorized in 
            wilderness areas under section 208; and
            (ii) include or provide recommendations on ways of 
        minimizing the visual impacts of such activities on the 
        Conservation Area;
            (C) include a plan for litter cleanup and public lands 
        awareness campaign on public lands in and around the 
        Conservation Area; and
            (D) include a recommendation on the location for a right-
        of-way for a rural roadway to provide the city of Henderson 
        with access to the Conservation Area, in accordance with the 
        application numbered N-65874.
    (c) Uses.--The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the 
Conservation Area that the Secretary determines will further the 
purpose described in section 602.
    (d) Motorized Vehicles.--Except as needed for administrative 
purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles 
in the Conservation Area shall be permitted only on roads and trails 
designated for the use of motorized vehicles by the management plan 
developed under subsection (b).
    (e) Withdrawal.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, all public 
    land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from--
            (A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the public 
        land laws;
            (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.
        (2) Additional land.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
    law, if the Secretary acquires mineral or other interests in a 
    parcel of land within the Conservation Area after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of 
    the laws referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of acquisition of 
    the land.
    (f) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--
        (1) In general.--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.
        (2) Limitations.--
            (A) Regulations.--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 
        Conservation Area.
            (B) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, the Secretary 
        shall consult with the appropriate State agency before 
        promulgating regulations under subparagraph (A) that close a 
        portion of the Conservation Area to hunting, fishing, or 
        trapping.
    (g) No Buffer Zones.--
        (1) In general.--The establishment of the Conservation Area 
    shall not create an express or implied protective perimeter or 
    buffer zone around the Conservation Area.
        (2) Private land.--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 shall prohibit or limit 
    the use or conduct of the activity.

SEC. 606. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) 
and subject to valid existing rights, not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the 
highest qualified bidder all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal parcel.
    (b) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the gross proceeds from the 
conveyance of land under subsection (a)--
        (1) 5 percent shall be available to the State for use in the 
    general education program of the State; and
        (2) the remainder shall be deposited in the special account 
    established under the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act 
    of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2345), to be available to 
    the Secretary, without further appropriation for--
            (A) the construction and operation of facilities to support 
        the management of the Conservation Area;
            (B) the construction and repair of trails and roads in the 
        Conservation Area authorized under the management plan;
            (C) research on and interpretation of the archaeological 
        and geological resources of the Conservation Area;
            (D) conservation and research relating to the Conservation 
        Area; and
            (E) any other purpose that the Secretary determines to be 
        consistent with the purpose described in section 602.

SEC. 607. RIGHT-OF-WAY.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall convey to the City of Henderson the public right-
of-way requested for public trail purposes under the application 
numbered N-76312 and the public right-of-way requested for public trail 
purposes under the application numbered N-65874.

                 TITLE VII--PUBLIC INTEREST CONVEYANCES

SEC. 701. DEFINITION OF MAP.

    In this title, the term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Southern 
Nevada Public Land Management Act'' and dated October 1, 2002.

SEC. 702. CONVEYANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA AT LAS VEGAS RESEARCH 
              FOUNDATION.

    (a) Findings and Purposes.--
        (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (A) the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, needs land in the 
        greater Las Vegas area to provide for the future growth of the 
        university;
            (B) the proposal by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 
        for construction of a research park and technology center in 
        the greater Las Vegas area would enhance the high tech industry 
        and entrepreneurship in the State; and
            (C) the land transferred to the Clark County Department of 
        Aviation under section 4(g) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
        Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2346) is the best location 
        for the research park and technology center.
        (2) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (A) to provide a suitable location for the construction of 
        a research park and technology center in the greater Las Vegas 
        area;
            (B) to provide the public with opportunities for education 
        and research in the field of high technology; and
            (C) to provide the State with opportunities for competition 
        and economic development in the field of high technology.
    (b) Technology Research Center.--
        (1) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding section 4(g)(4) of the 
    Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 
    2347), the Clark County Department of Aviation may convey, without 
    consideration, all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel 
    of land described in paragraph (3) to the University of Nevada at 
    Las Vegas Research Foundation (referred to in this section as 
    ``Foundation'') for the development of a technology research 
    center.
        (2) Condition.--The conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be 
    subject to the condition that the Foundation enter into an 
    agreement that if the land described in paragraph (3) is sold, 
    leased, or otherwise conveyed by the Foundation.
            (A) the Foundation shall sell, lease, or otherwise convey 
        the land for fair market value;
            (B) the Foundation shall contribute 85 percent of the gross 
        proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of the land to the 
        special account;
            (C) with respect to land identified on the map entitled 
        ``Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land Sales Map'', numbered 7306A, 
        and dated May 1980, the proceeds from the sale, lease, or 
        conveyance of the land identified on the map contributed to the 
        special account by the Foundation under subparagraph (B) shall 
        be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire 
        environmentally sensitive land in the Lake Tahoe Basin under 
        section 3 of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 3383);
            (D) the Foundation shall contribute 5 percent of the gross 
        proceeds from the sale, lease, or conveyance of the land to the 
        State of Nevada for use in the general education program of the 
        State; and
            (E) the remainder of the gross proceeds from the sale, 
        lease, or conveyance of the land shall be available for use by 
        the Foundation.
        (3) Description of land.--The parcel of land referred to in 
    paragraph (1) is the parcel of Clark County Department of Aviation 
    land--
            (A) consisting of approximately 115 acres; and
            (B) located in the SAW\1/4\ of section 33, T. 21 S., R. 60 
        E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.

SEC. 703. CONVEYANCE TO THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

    The Secretary shall convey to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police 
Department, without consideration, all right, title, and interest in 
and to the parcel of land identified as ``Tract F'' on the map for use 
as a shooting range.

SEC. 704. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF HENDERSON FOR THE NEVADA STATE 
              COLLEGE AT HENDERSON.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Chancellor.--The term ``Chancellor'' means the Chancellor 
    of the University system.
        (2) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Henderson, 
    Nevada.
        (3) College.--The term ``College'' means the Nevada State 
    College at Henderson.
        (4) Survey.--The term ``survey'' means the land survey required 
    under Federal law to define the official metes and bounds of the 
    parcel of Federal land identified as ``Tract H'' on the map.
        (5) University system.--The term ``University system'' means 
    the University and Community College System of Nevada.
    (b) Conveyance.--
        (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the Federal Land Policy and 
    Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and section 1(c) of 
    the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and 
    Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869(c)), not later than 180 days 
    after the date on which the survey is approved, the Secretary shall 
    convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, and 
    interest of the United States in and to the parcel of Federal land 
    identified as ``Tract H'' on the map for use as a campus for the 
    College.
        (2) Conditions.--
            (A) In general.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), the Chancellor and the City shall agree in 
        writing--
                (i) to pay any administrative costs associated with the 
            conveyance, including the costs of any environmental, 
            wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies;
                (ii) to use the Federal land conveyed for educational 
            and recreational purposes;
                (iii) to release and indemnify the United States from 
            any claims or liabilities which may arise from uses that 
            are carried out on the Federal land on or before the date 
            of enactment of this Act by the United States or any 
            person;
                (iv) as soon as practicable after the date of the 
            conveyance under paragraph (1), to erect at the College an 
            appropriate and centrally located monument that 
            acknowledges the conveyance of the Federal land by the 
            United States for the purpose of furthering the higher 
            education of citizens in the State; and
                (v) to assist the Bureau of Land Management in 
            providing information to the students of the College and 
            the citizens of the State on--

                    (I) public land in the State; and
                    (II) the role of the Bureau of Land Management in 
                managing, preserving, and protecting the public land.

            (B) Valid existing rights.--The conveyance under paragraph 
        (1) shall be subject to all valid existing rights.
        (3) Use of federal land.--
            (A) In general.--The College and the City may use the land 
        conveyed under paragraph (1) for--
                (i) any purpose relating to the establishment, 
            operation, growth, and maintenance of the College; and
                (ii) any uses relating to such purposes, including 
            residential and commercial development that would generally 
            be associated with an institution of higher education.
            (B) Other entities.--The College and the City may--
                (i) consistent with Federal and State law, lease or 
            otherwise provide property or space at the College, with or 
            without consideration, to religious, public interest, 
            community, or other groups for services and events that are 
            of interest to the College, the City, or any community 
            located in the Las Vegas Valley;
                (ii) allow the City or any other community in the Las 
            Vegas Valley to use facilities of the College for 
            educational and recreational programs of the City or 
            community; and
                (iii) in conjunction with the City, plan, finance, 
            (including the provision of cost-share assistance), 
            construct, and operate facilities for the City on the 
            Federal land conveyed for educational or recreational 
            purposes consistent with this section.
        (4) Reversion.--If the Federal land or any portion of the 
    Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for the 
    College, the Federal land or any portion of the Federal land shall, 
    at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

SEC. 705. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Las Vegas, 
    Nevada.
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
    Management.
    (b) Conveyance.--The Secretary shall convey to the City, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the parcels of land identified as ``Tract C'' and ``Tract D'' on 
the map.
    (c) Reversion.--If a parcel of land conveyed to the City under 
subsection (b) ceases to be used for affordable housing or for a 
purpose related to affordable housing, the parcel shall, at the 
discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

SEC. 706. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) 
and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall convey as a 
single parcel to the highest qualified bidder all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to approximately 360 acres that is 
identified as the North Half (N\1/2\) of Section 7, Township 23 South, 
Range 61 East, M.D.B.&M., Clark County, Nevada and the Northeast 
Quarter (NE\1/4\) of the Southeast Quarter (SE\1/4\) of Section 7, 
Township 23 South, Range 61 East, M.D.M., Clark County, Nevada.
    (b) Disposition of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the conveyance of 
the lands described in subsection (a) shall be deposited in accordance 
with section 4(e)(1) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 
of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345).

                TITLE VIII--HUMBOLDT PROJECT CONVEYANCE

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Humboldt Project Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title:
        (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.
        (3) PCWCD.--The term ``PCWCD'' means the Pershing County Water 
    Conservation District, a public entity organized under the laws of 
    the State of Nevada.
        (4) Pershing county.--The term ``Pershing County'' means the 
    Pershing County government, a political subunit of the State of 
    Nevada.
        (5) Lander county.--The term ``Lander County'' means the Lander 
    County government, a political subunit of the State of Nevada.

SEC. 803. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY TITLE.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law, the Secretary 
shall convey all right, title, and interest in and to the lands and 
features of the Humboldt Project, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled the ``Humboldt Project Conveyance Act'', and dated July 3, 
2002, including all water rights for storage and diversion, to PCWCD, 
the State, Pershing County, and Lander County, consistent with the 
terms and conditions set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement between 
PCWCD and Lander County dated January 24, 2000, the Conceptual 
Agreement between PCWCD and the State dated October 18, 2001, the 
Letter of Agreement between Pershing County and the State dated April 
16, 2002, and any agreements between the Bureau of Reclamation and 
PCWCD.
    (b) Map.--As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a map of the Humboldt 
Project Conveyance. In case of a conflict between the map referred to 
in subsection (a) and the map submitted by the Secretary, the map 
referred to in subsection (b) shall control. The map shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the 
Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in such map and 
legal description. Copies of the map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the Office of the Commissioner of the Bureau of 
Reclamation and in the Office of the Area Manager of the Bureau of 
Reclamation in Carson City, Nevada.
    (c) Compliance With Agreements.--All parties to the conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall comply with the terms and conditions of the 
agreements cited in subsection (a).
    (d) Report.--If the conveyance required by this section has not 
been completed within 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate that describes--
        (1) the status of the conveyance;
        (2) any obstacles to completion of the conveyance; and
        (3) the anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.

SEC. 804. PAYMENT.

    (a) In General.--As consideration for any conveyance required by 
section 803, PCWCD shall pay to the United States the net present value 
of miscellaneous revenues associated with the lands and facilities to 
be conveyed.
    (b) Withdrawn Lands.--As consideration for any conveyance of 
withdrawn lands required by section 803, the entity receiving title 
shall pay the United States (in addition to amounts paid under 
subsection (a)) the fair market value for any such lands conveyed that 
were withdrawn from the public domain pursuant to the Secretarial 
Orders dated March 16, 1934, and April 6, 1956.
    (c) Administrative Costs.--Administrative costs for conveyance of 
any land or facility under this title shall be paid in equal shares by 
the Secretary and the entity receiving title to the land or facility, 
except costs identified in subsections (d) and (e).
    (d) Real Estate Transfer Costs.--As a condition of any conveyance 
of any land or facility required by section 803, costs of all boundary 
surveys, title searches, cadastral surveys, appraisals, maps, and other 
real estate transactions required for the conveyance shall be paid by 
the entity receiving title to the land or facility.
    (e) NEPA Costs.--Costs associated with any review required under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 
for conveyance of any land or facility under section 803 shall be paid 
in equal shares by the Secretary and the entity receiving title to the 
land or facility.
    (f) State of Nevada.--The State shall not be responsible for any 
payments under this section. Any proposal by the State to reconvey to 
another entity land conveyed by the Secretary under this title shall be 
pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary providing for fair market 
value to the United States for the lands, and for continued management 
of the lands for recreation, wildlife habitat, wetlands, or resource 
conservation.

SEC. 805. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

    Following the conveyance required by section 803, the district, the 
State, Pershing County, and Lander County shall, with respect to the 
interests conveyed, comply with all requirements of Federal, State, and 
local law applicable to non-Federal water distribution systems.

SEC. 806. REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWALS.

    Effective on the date of the conveyance required by section 803, 
the Secretarial Orders dated March 16, 1934, and April 6, 1956, that 
withdrew public lands for the Rye Patch Reservoir and the Humboldt 
Sink, are hereby revoked.

SEC. 807. LIABILITY.

    Effective on the date of the conveyance required by section 803, 
the United States shall not be held liable by any court for damages of 
any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to 
the Humboldt Project, except for damages caused by acts of negligence 
committed by the United States or by its employees or agents prior to 
the date of conveyance. Nothing in this section shall be considered to 
increase the liability of the United States beyond that currently 
provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, popularly 
known as the ``Federal Tort Claims Act''.

SEC. 808. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

    Prior to any conveyance under this title, the Secretary shall 
complete all actions as may be required under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and all other 
applicable laws.

SEC. 809. FUTURE BENEFITS.

    Upon conveyance of the lands and facilities by the Secretary under 
this title, the Humboldt Project shall no longer be a Federal 
reclamation project and the district shall not be entitled to receive 
any future reclamation benefits with respect to that project, except 
those benefits that would be available to other nonreclamation 
districts.

                   TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 901. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MESQUITE LANDS ACT 2001.

    Section 3 of Public Law 99-548 (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat. 3009-202) 
is amended--
        (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the sale of each parcel 
    completed after the date of enactment of this subsection shall be 
    deposited in the special account established under section 
    4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 
    1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and shall be available for use by the 
    Secretary--
            ``(A) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of 
        the Bureau of Land Management in arranging the land conveyances 
        directed by this section;
            ``(B) for the development of a multispecies habitat 
        conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, 
        including any associated groundwater monitoring plan; and
            ``(C) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 Stat. 
        2346).
        ``(4) Timing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
    enactment of this section, the Secretary shall complete the sale of 
    any parcel authorized to be conveyed pursuant to this section and 
    for which the Secretary has received notification from the city 
    under paragraph (1).''; and
        (2) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by adding at the end the 
    following:
                ``(v) Sec. 7.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.