[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2612 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 649
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2612

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2002

 Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                            October 8, 2002

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clark 
County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 
2002''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Definitions.
   <DELETED>TITLE I--RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA LAND 
                    EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Findings and purposes.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Red Rock Canyon land exchange.
<DELETED>Sec. 105. Status and management of acquired land.
<DELETED>Sec. 106. General provisions.
                  <DELETED>TITLE II--WILDERNESS AREAS

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Findings.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation 
                            System.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Administration.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Adjacent management.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Overflights.
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Native American cultural and religious uses.
<DELETED>Sec. 207. Release of wilderness study areas.
<DELETED>Sec. 208. Wildlife management.
<DELETED>Sec. 209. Wildfire management.
<DELETED>Sec. 210. Climatological data collection.
<DELETED>Sec. 211. Authorization of appropriations.
      <DELETED>TITLE III--TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the 
                            United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the 
                            National Park Service.
   <DELETED>TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND 
                             MANAGEMENT ACT

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Disposal and exchange.
                   <DELETED>TITLE V--IVANPAH CORRIDOR

<DELETED>Sec. 501. Interstate Route 15 south corridor.
       <DELETED>TITLE VI--SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

<DELETED>Sec. 601. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 602. Purpose.
<DELETED>Sec. 603. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 604. Establishment.
<DELETED>Sec. 605. Management.
<DELETED>Sec. 606. Sale of Federal parcel.
<DELETED>Sec. 607. Authorization of appropriations.
            <DELETED>TITLE VII--PUBLIC INTEREST CONVEYANCES

<DELETED>Sec. 701. Definition of map.
<DELETED>Sec. 702. Conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas 
                            Research Foundation.
<DELETED>Sec. 703. Conveyance to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police 
                            Department.
<DELETED>Sec. 704. Conveyance to the city of Henderson for the Nevada 
                            State College at Henderson.
<DELETED>Sec. 705. Conveyance to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada.
<DELETED>Sec. 706. Henderson Economic Development Zone.
<DELETED>Sec. 707. Conveyance of Sunrise Mountain landfill to Clark 
                            County, Nevada.
<DELETED>Sec. 708. Open space land grants.
<DELETED>Sec. 709. Relocation of right-of-way corridor located in Clark 
                            and Lincoln Counties in the State of 
                            Nevada.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the 
        Agreement entitled ``Interim Cooperative Management Agreement 
        Between the United States Department of the Interior-Bureau of 
        Land Management and Clark County'', dated November 4, 
        1992.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Clark 
        County, Nevada.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the case of land in the National 
                Forest System, the Secretary of Agriculture; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in the case of land not in the 
                National Forest System, the Secretary of the 
                Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Nevada.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>TITLE I--RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA LAND 
               EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 
        is a natural resource of major significance to the people of 
        the State and the United States, and must be protected and 
        enhanced for the enjoyment of future generations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in 1990, Congress enacted the Southern Red 
        Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 
        1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.), which provides for the 
        protection and enhancement of the conservation area;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Howard Hughes Corporation, which owns much 
        of the private land outside the eastern boundary of the 
        conservation area, is developing a large-scale master-planned 
        community on the land;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) included in the land holdings of the 
        Corporation are 1,087 acres of high-ground land adjacent to the 
        eastern edge of the conservation area that were originally 
        intended to be included in the conservation area, but as of the 
        date of enactment of this Act, have not been acquired by the 
        United States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the protection of the high-ground land would 
        preserve an important element of the western Las Vegas Valley 
        viewshed; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the Corporation is willing to convey title to 
        the high-ground land to the United States so that the land can 
        be preserved to protect and expand the boundaries of the 
        conservation area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to authorize the United States to exchange 
        Federal land for the non-Federal land of the Corporation 
        referred to in subsection (a)(6);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to protect and enhance the conservation 
        area;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to expand the boundaries of the conservation 
        area; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to carry out the purposes of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Red Rock Canyon National 
                Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
                460ccc et seq.); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Southern Nevada Public Land 
                Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 
                2343).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this title:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Conservation area.--The term ``conservation 
        area'' means the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 
        established by section 3(a) of the Red Rock Canyon National 
        Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-
        1(a)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means 
        the Howard Hughes Corporation, an affiliate of the Rouse 
        Company, which has its principal place of business at 10000 
        West Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Federal parcel.--The term ``Federal parcel'' 
        means the approximately 1000 acres of Federal land in the State 
        proposed to be exchanged for the non-Federal parcel, as 
        depicted on the map.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act'', dated June 10, 
        2002.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Non-federal parcel.--The term ``non-Federal 
        parcel'' means the approximately 1,085 acres of non-Federal 
        land in the State owned by the Corporation that is proposed to 
        be exchanged for the Federal parcel, as depicted on the 
        Map.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 104. RED ROCK CANYON LAND EXCHANGE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall accept an offer of 
the Corporation to convey all right, title, and interest in the non-
Federal parcel to the United States in exchange for the Federal 
parcel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conveyance.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
which the Corporation makes an offer under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall convey--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a portion of the Federal parcel, depicted on 
        the Map as ``Public land selected for exchange'' to the 
        Corporation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) subject to subsection (f), a portion of the 
        Federal parcel, depicted on the Map as ``Proposed BLM transfer 
        for County park'', to the County.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Valuation.--An appraiser approved by the Secretary 
shall determine--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the value and exact acreage of the Federal 
        parcel; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the value of the non-Federal parcel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Timing.--The exchange of the Federal parcel and the 
non-Federal parcel under this section shall occur 
concurrently.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Map.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Revision.--As soon as practicable after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a 
        revised map reflecting the modifications to the boundary of the 
        conservation area under this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Public availability.--A copy of the Map and 
        the revised map shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Office of the Director of the 
                Bureau of Land Management;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Office of the State Director of 
                the Bureau of Land Management of the State; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Las Vegas District Office of the 
                Bureau of Land Management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Technical corrections.--The Secretary may 
        correct clerical and typographical errors in the Map and the 
        revised map.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Land Transferred to County.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The portion of the Federal parcel 
        conveyed to the County under subsection (b)(2) shall be used by 
        the County as--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a public park; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) part of a public regional trail 
                system.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Reversion.--The portion of the Federal parcel 
        conveyed to the County shall revert to the United States if the 
        County--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) transfers, or attempts to transfer, 
                the portion of the Federal parcel; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) uses the portion of the Federal parcel 
                in a manner inconsistent with paragraph (1).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 105. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Administration.--The non-Federal parcel acquired by 
the United States in the land exchange under section 104 shall be added 
to, and administered by the Secretary as part of, the conservation area 
in accordance with--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 
        Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc et seq.);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act 
        of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2343); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) other applicable law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundary Adjustment.--If any part of the non-Federal 
parcel acquired under section 104 lies outside the boundary of the 
conservation area, the Secretary--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) shall adjust the boundary of the conservation 
        area to include that part of the non-Federal parcel; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) shall prepare a map depicting the boundary 
        adjustment, which shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in accordance with section 104(e)(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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 at the end 
the following: ``and such additional areas as are included in the 
conservation area under the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 
Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002, the exact acreage of which 
shall be determined by a final appraisal conducted by an appraiser 
approved by the Secretary''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 106. GENERAL PROVISIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Valid Existing Rights.--Each conveyance under section 
104 shall be subject to valid existing rights, leases, rights-of-way, 
and permits.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Withdrawal of Affected Land.--Subject to valid 
existing rights, the Secretary may withdraw the Federal parcel from 
operation of the public land laws (including mining laws).</DELETED>

             <DELETED>TITLE II--WILDERNESS AREAS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 202. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
              SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Additions.--The following land in the State is 
designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Arrow canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
        managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
        approximately 27,495 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Arrow Canyon'', dated June 5, 2002, which shall be 
        known as the ``Arrow Canyon Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 ``El Dorado/Spirit Mountain'', 
        dated June 10, 2002, which shall be known as the ``Black Canyon 
        Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Black mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal 
        land within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, comprising 
        approximately 14,625 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Muddy Mountains'', dated June 5, 2002, which shall 
        be known as the ``Black Mountain Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) 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 ``El Dorado/Spirit Mountain'', dated June 10, 2002, 
        which shall be known as the ``Bridge Canyon 
        Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) El dorado 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 ``El Dorado/Spirit Mountain'', 
        dated June 10, 2002, which shall be known as the ``El Dorado 
        Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Hamblin mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal 
        land within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, comprising 
        approximately 17,047 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Muddy Mountains'', dated June 5, 2002, which shall 
        be known as the ``Hamblin Mountain Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) 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 31,321 acres, as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``El Dorado/Spirit Mountain'', 
        dated June 10, 2002, which shall be known as the ``Ireteba 
        Peaks Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) 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 June 5, 2002, which shall 
        be known as the ``Jimbilnan Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) 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 June 5, 2002, which shall be 
        known as the ``Jumbo Springs Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) 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 46,634 acres, as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Spring Mountains'', dated June 
        5, 2002, which shall be known as the ``La Madre Mountain 
        Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) Lime canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
        managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
        approximately 16,710 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Gold Butte'', dated June 5, 2002, which shall be 
        known as the ``Lime Canyon Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) 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 June 
        5, 2002, which shall be included in the Mt. Charleston 
        Wilderness.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) 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 June 5, 
        2002, which shall be known as the ``Muddy Mountains 
        Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) 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 ``El Dorado/Spirit Mountain'', dated June 10, 2002, 
        which shall be known as the ``Nellis Wash 
        Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (15) 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 June 10, 2002, which shall be 
        known as the ``North McCullough Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (16) Pine creek 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 25,375 acres, as generally depicted on 
        the map entitled ``Spring Mountains'', dated June 5, 2002, 
        which shall be known as the ``Pine Creek 
        Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (17) Pinto valley 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 6,912 acres, as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Muddy Mountains'', dated June 5, 
        2002, which shall be known as the ``Pinto Valley 
        Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (18) 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 June 10, 2002, which shall be 
        known as the ``South McCullough Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (19) 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 34,261 acres, as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``El Dorado/Spirit Mountain'', 
        dated June 10, 2002, which shall be known as the ``Spirit 
        Mountain Wilderness''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (20) 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 June 10, 2002, which 
        shall be known as the ``Wee Thump Joshua Tree 
        Wilderness''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundary.--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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Map and Legal Description.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Availability.--Each map and legal description 
        shall be on file and available for public inspection in (as 
        appropriate)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Office of the Director of the 
                Bureau of Land Management;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Office of the State Director of 
                the Bureau of Land Management of the State;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Las Vegas District Office of the 
                Bureau of Land Management;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Office of the Director of the 
                National Park Service; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the Office of the Chief of the Forest 
                Service.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Wilderness Area Administration.--Subject to valid 
existing rights, including rights to access the area, each area 
designated as wilderness by this title shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) governing areas designated by that Act as 
wilderness, except that any reference in the provisions to the 
effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 
enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Livestock.--Within the wilderness areas designated 
under this title, the grazing of livestock in areas in which grazing is 
allowed on the date of enactment of this Act shall be allowed to 
continue subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 
practices that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Secretary considers necessary; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) conform to and implement the intent of 
        Congress regarding grazing in those areas as such intent is 
        expressed in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
                seq.);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) section 101(f) of the Arizona Desert 
                Wilderness Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4473); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Appendix A of House Report No. 101-405 
                of the 101st Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land 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 
in land is located.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Air Quality Designation.--Notwithstanding sections 162 
and 164 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7472, 7474), any wilderness 
area designated under this title shall retain a Class II air quality 
designation and may not be redesignated as Class I.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. OVERFLIGHTS.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 206. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
              USES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In recognition of the past use of portions of the areas 
designated as wilderness by this title by Native Americans for 
traditional cultural and religious purposes, the Secretary shall 
ensure, from time to time, nonexclusive access by Native Americans to 
the areas for those purposes, including wood gathering for personal use 
and the collecting of plants or herbs.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 207. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of 
sections 202 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Garrett Buttes Wilderness Study 
        Area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The Quail Springs Wilderness Study 
        Area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The Nellis A,B,C Wilderness Study 
        Area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Any portion of the wilderness study areas--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) not designated as wilderness by 
                section 202(a); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) designated for release on--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the map entitled ``Muddy 
                        Mountains'' and dated June 5, 2002;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the map entitled ``Spring 
                        Mountains'' and dated June 5, 2002;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the map entitled ``Arrow 
                        Canyon'' and dated June 5, 2002;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the map entitled ``Gold 
                        Butte'' and dated June 5, 2002;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) the map entitled ``McCullough 
                        Mountains'' and dated June 10, 2002;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) the map entitled ``El Dorado/
                        Spirit Mountain'' and dated June 10, 2002; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) the map entitled ``Southern 
                        Nevada Public Land Management Act'' and dated 
                        June 10, 2002.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Release.--Except as provided in subsection (c), any 
public land described in subsection (a) that is not designated as 
wilderness by this title--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) 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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) shall be managed in accordance with--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) land management plans adopted under 
                section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Clark County Multi-Species Habitat 
                Conservation Plan, including any amendments to the 
                plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Land Not Released.--The following land is not released 
from the wilderness study requirements of sections 202 and 603 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 
1782):</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Meadow Valley Mountains Wilderness Study 
        Area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Million Hills Wilderness Study Area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Mt. Stirling Wilderness Study Area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Mormon Mountains Wilderness Study 
        Area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Virgin Mountain Instant Study Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Right-of-Way Grants.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Sunrise mountain.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--To facilitate energy 
                security and the timely delivery of new energy supplies 
                to the States of Nevada and California and the 
                Southwest, notwithstanding section 603(c) of the 
                Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
                U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Secretary shall issue to the 
                State-regulated sponsor of the Centennial Project a 
                right-of-way grant for the construction and maintenance 
                of 2 500-kilovolt electrical transmission 
                lines.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Location.--The transmission lines 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be constructed 
                within the 1,400-foot-wide utility right-of-way 
                corridor in the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in 
                the County.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Meadow valley mountains wilderness study 
        area.--The Secretary shall issue to the developers of the 
        proposed Meadow Valley generating project a right-of-way grant 
        for the construction and maintenance of electric and water 
        transmission lines in the Meadow Valley Mountains Wilderness 
        Study Area in Clark and Lincoln Counties in the 
        State.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 208. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct such 
management activities as are necessary to maintain or restore fish and 
wildlife populations and fish and wildlife habitats in the areas 
designated as wilderness by this title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall permit 
        hunting, fishing, and trapping on land and water in wilderness 
        areas designated by this title in accordance with applicable 
        Federal and State laws.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Limitations.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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 
                wilderness areas designated by this title.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, 
                the Secretary shall consult with, and obtain the 
                approval of, the appropriate State agency before 
                promulgating regulations under subparagraph (A) that 
                close a portion of the wilderness areas to hunting, 
                fishing, or trapping.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Motorized Vehicles.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall authorize the 
        occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles in the 
        wilderness areas, including the uses described in paragraph 
        (2), if the use of motorized vehicles would--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) as determined by the Secretary, 
                enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, 
                and more naturally distributed wildlife populations and 
                other natural resources; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) accomplish the purposes for which the 
                use is authorized while causing the least amount of 
                damage to the wilderness areas, as compared with the 
                alternatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Authorized uses.--The uses referred to in 
        paragraph (1) include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the use of motorized vehicles by--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) a State agency responsible for 
                        fish and wildlife management; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a designee of such a State 
                        agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the use of aircraft to survey, 
                capture, transplant, and monitor wildlife 
                populations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) when necessary to protect or 
                rehabilitate natural resources in the wilderness areas, 
                access by motorized vehicles for the--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) repair, maintenance, and 
                        reconstruction of water developments, including 
                        guzzlers, in existence on the date of enactment 
                        of this Act; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the installation, repair, 
                        maintenance, and reconstruction of new water 
                        developments, including guzzlers; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the use of motorized equipment, 
                including aircraft, to manage and remove, as 
                appropriate, feral stock, feral horses, and feral 
                burros.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--The Secretary 
shall authorize the construction of structures and facilities for 
wildlife water development projects, including guzzlers, in the 
wilderness areas designated by this title if--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the construction activities will, as 
        determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by 
        promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed 
        wildlife populations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the visual impacts of the construction 
        activities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be 
        minimized.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Buffer.--A road in the State that is bordered by a 
wilderness area designated by this title shall include a buffer on each 
side of the road that is the greater of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) 100 feet wide; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the width of the buffer on the date of 
        enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Effect.--Nothing in this title diminishes the 
jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife management, 
including regulation of hunting and fishing on public land in the 
State.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 209. WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 210. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this title.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>TITLE III--TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE 
              UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
transfer to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service administrative 
jurisdiction over the parcel of land described in subsection (b) for 
inclusion in the Desert National Wildlife Range.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Description of Land.--The parcel of land referred to 
in subsection (a) is the approximately 49,817 acres of Bureau of Land 
Management land, as depicted on the map entitled ``Arrow Canyon'' and 
dated June 5, 2002.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Wilderness Release.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Finding.--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)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Release.--The parcel of land described in 
        subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) shall be managed in accordance with--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) land management plans adopted 
                        under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Clark County Multi-
                        Species Habitat Conservation Plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Use of Land.--To the extent not prohibited by Federal 
or State law, the parcel of land described in subsection (b) shall be 
available for the extraction of mineral resources.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE 
              NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
transfer to the National Park Service administrative jurisdiction over 
the parcel of land described in subsection (b) for inclusion in the 
Lake Mead National Recreation Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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 ``El Dorado/Spirit 
Mountain'' and dated June 10, 2002.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Use of Land.--The parcel of land described in 
subsection (b) shall be used by the National Park Service for 
administrative facilities.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND 
                        MANAGEMENT ACT</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. DISPOSAL AND EXCHANGE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Southern Nevada Public 
Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2344) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 
        striking ``entitled `Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Land Disposal 
        Map', April 10, 1997'' and inserting ``entitled `Southern 
        Nevada Public Land Management Act', dated June 10, 2002''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (e)(3)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by inserting 
                ``or regional governmental entity'' after ``local 
                government''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Administration.--Of the amounts 
                available to the Secretary from the special account in 
                any fiscal year (determined without taking into account 
                amounts deposited under subsection (g)(4))--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) not more than 25 percent of 
                        the amounts may be used in any fiscal year for 
                        the purposes described in subparagraph (A)(ii); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) not less than 25 percent of 
                        the amounts may be used in any fiscal year for 
                        the purposes described in subparagraph 
                        (A)(iv).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
take effect on January 31, 2003.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>TITLE V--IVANPAH CORRIDOR</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 501. INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 SOUTH CORRIDOR.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Management of Interstate Route 15 Corridor Land.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural 
        Resources Act of 2002'' and dated June 10, 2002, in accordance 
        with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 
        (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2343) and this 
        section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Availability of map.--The map described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Office of the Director of the 
                Bureau of Land Management;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Office of the State Director of 
                the Bureau of Land Management of the State; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Las Vegas District Office of the 
                Bureau of Land Management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 June 10, 2002, from mineral entry dated July 
        23, 1997, and as amended March 9, 1998, is 
        terminated.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) 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 accordance with this section and other applicable 
        law 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Ivanpah Airport Environs Overlay District Land 
Transfer.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 on the map entitled ``Clark County Conservation of 
        Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002'' and dated June 
        10, 2002.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conditions for transfer.--As a condition of 
        the transfer under paragraph (1), the County shall agree--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to manage the transferred land in 
                accordance with section 47504 of title 49, United 
                States Code (including regulations promulgated under 
                that section); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) that if any portion of the transferred 
                land is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed or leased 
                by the County--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the sale, lease, or other 
                        conveyance shall be--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) for fair market 
                                value; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) of any gross proceeds 
                        received by the County from the sale, lease, or 
                        other conveyance of the land, the County 
                        shall--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (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 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 
                                2345);</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) contribute 5 percent 
                                to the State for use in the general 
                                education program of the State; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) reserve 10 percent 
                                for use by the Clark County Department 
                                of Aviation for airport development and 
                                noise compatibility programs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Withdrawal of Land.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
        the corridor described in subsection (a)(5) and the land 
        transferred to the County under subsection (b)(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Secretary terminates the 
                withdrawal; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the corridor or land, respectively, is 
                patented.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Areas of critical environmental concern.--
        Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal land in an area 
        of critical environmental concern that is designated for 
        segregation and withdrawal under the 1998 Las Vegas Resource 
        Management Plan is segregated and withdrawn from the operation 
        of the mining laws in accordance with that plan.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>TITLE VI--SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 602. PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, education, and scenic resources of 
the Conservation Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this title:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation 
        Area'' means the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area 
        established by section 604(a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 June 
        10, 2002.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' 
        means the management plan for the Conservation Area developed 
        under section 605(b).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map submitted 
        under section 604(c).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 604. ESTABLISHMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Area Included.--The Conservation Area shall consist of 
approximately 47,000 acres of public land in the County, as generally 
depicted on the map.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Map and Legal Description.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Public availability.--A copy of the map and 
        legal description shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Office of the Director of 
                        the Bureau of Land Management;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Office of the State 
                        Director of the Bureau of Land Management of 
                        the State; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Las Vegas District 
                        Office of the Bureau of Land 
                        Management.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 605. MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall manage the 
Conservation Area--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 
        enhances the resources of the Conservation Area; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in accordance with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
                Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) other applicable law, including this 
                Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Management Plan.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 comprehensive 
        management plan for the Conservation Area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Requirements.--The management plan shall--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) describe the appropriate uses and 
                management of the Conservation Area; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B)(i) authorize the use of motorized 
                vehicles in the Conservation Area--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (II) subject to any limitations 
                        that are not more restrictive than the 
                        limitations on such uses authorized in 
                        wilderness areas under clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                        section 208(c)(2)(C); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) include or provide recommendations on 
                ways of minimizing the visual impacts of such 
                activities on the Conservation Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Use.--The Secretary may allow any use of the 
Conservation Area that the Secretary determines will further the 
purpose described in section 602.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Withdrawal.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights 
        and the right-of-way issued under subsection (h), all public 
        land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) all forms of entry and appropriation 
                under the public land laws;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) location, entry, and patent under the 
                mining laws; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) operation of the mineral leasing, 
                mineral materials, and geothermal leasing 
                laws.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary shall permit hunting, fishing, and trapping 
        in the Conservation Area in accordance with applicable Federal 
        and State laws.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Limitations.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, 
                the Secretary shall consult with, and obtain the 
                approval of, the appropriate State agency before 
                promulgating regulations under subparagraph (A) that 
                close a portion of the Conservation Area to hunting, 
                fishing, or trapping.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) No Buffer Zones.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Right-of-Way.--Not later than 90 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 rural roadway and 
public trail purposes under the application numbered N-65874.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 606. SALE OF FEDERAL PARCEL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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 180 days 
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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the gross proceeds from 
the conveyance of land under subsection (a)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) 5 percent shall be available to the State for 
        use in the general education program of the State;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) 8 percent shall be deposited in the special 
        account established by section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern 
        Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 
        112 Stat. 2345), to be available without further appropriation 
        for a comprehensive southern Nevada litter cleanup and public 
        awareness campaign; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the remainder shall be deposited in the 
        special account described in paragraph (2), to be available to 
        the Secretary, without further appropriation for--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the construction and operation of 
                facilities at, and other management activities in, the 
                Conservation Area;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the construction and repair of trails 
                and roads in the Conservation Area authorized under the 
                management plan;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) research on and interpretation of the 
                archaeological and geological resources of Sloan 
                Canyon; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) any other purpose that the Secretary 
                determines to be consistent with the purpose described 
                in section 602.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this title.</DELETED>

       <DELETED>TITLE VII--PUBLIC INTEREST CONVEYANCES</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 701. DEFINITION OF MAP.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this title, the term ``map'' means the map entitled 
``Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act'' and dated June 10, 
2002.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 702. CONVEYANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA AT LAS VEGAS 
              RESEARCH FOUNDATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings and Purposes.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 
                needs land in the greater Las Vegas area to provide for 
                the future growth of the university;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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 
                (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2346) is the best 
                location for the research park and technology 
                center.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to provide a suitable location for the 
                construction of a research park and technology center 
                in the greater Las Vegas area;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to provide the public with 
                opportunities for education and research in the field 
                of high technology; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to provide the State with 
                opportunities for competition and economic development 
                in the field of high technology.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technology Research Center.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding section 4(g)(4) 
        of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 
        (Public Law 105-263; 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 (2) to the University of Nevada at Las 
        Vegas Research Foundation for the development of a technology 
        research center.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Description of land.--The parcel of land 
        referred to in paragraph (1) is the parcel of Clark County 
        Department of Aviation land--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) consisting of approximately 115 acres; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) located in the SW 1/4 of section 33, 
                T. 21 S., R. 60 E., Mount Diablo Base and 
                Meridian.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 703. CONVEYANCE TO THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE 
              DEPARTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 704. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF HENDERSON FOR THE NEVADA 
              STATE COLLEGE AT HENDERSON.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Chancellor.--The term ``Chancellor'' means the 
        Chancellor of the University system.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of 
        Henderson, Nevada.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) College.--The term ``College'' means the 
        Nevada State College at Henderson.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) University system.--The term ``University 
        system'' means the University and Community College System of 
        Nevada.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conveyance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 60 days after the date on which the survey is 
        approved under paragraph (3)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall convey 
        to the City 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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conditions.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--As a condition of the 
                conveyance under paragraph (1), the Chancellor and the 
                City shall agree in writing--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) to pay any administrative 
                        costs associated with the conveyance, including 
                        the costs of any environmental, wildlife, 
                        cultural, or historical resources 
                        studies;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) to use the Federal land 
                        conveyed for educational and recreational 
                        purposes;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) to provide to the Secretary, 
                        on request, any report, data, or other 
                        information relating to the operations of the 
                        College that may be necessary, as determined by 
                        the Secretary, to determine whether the College 
                        is in compliance with this Act;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) 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;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) to provide information to the 
                        students of the College on the role of the 
                        United States in the establishment of the 
                        College; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) to assist the Bureau of Land 
                        Management in providing information to the 
                        students of the College and the citizens of the 
                        State on--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) public land in the 
                                State; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the role of the 
                                Bureau of Land Management in managing, 
                                preserving, and protecting the public 
                                land.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Valid existing rights.--The conveyance 
                under paragraph (1) shall be subject to all valid 
                existing rights.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Use of federal land.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The College and the City 
                may use the land conveyed under paragraph (1) for any 
                purpose relating to the establishment, operation, 
                growth, and maintenance of the College, including the 
                construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and 
                demolition of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) classroom 
                        facilities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) laboratories;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) performance 
                        spaces;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) student housing;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) administrative 
                        facilities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) sports and recreational 
                        facilities and fields;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) food service, concession, 
                        and related facilities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) parks and roads; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ix) water, gas, electricity, 
                        phone, Internet, and other utility delivery 
                        systems.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Profitable activities.--The 
                manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and selling of 
                refreshments, books, sundries, College logo 
                merchandise, and related materials on the Federal land 
                for a profit shall be considered to be an educational 
                or recreational use for the purposes of this section, 
                if--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the profitable activities are 
                        reasonably related to the educational or 
                        recreational purposes of the College; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) any profits are used to 
                        further the educational or recreational 
                        purposes of the College.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Other entities.--The College may--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Reversion.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Notice.--If the Federal land or any 
                portion of the Federal land conveyed under paragraph 
                (1) ceases to be used for the College, the Secretary 
                shall notify the President and the City in writing of 
                the intention of the Secretary to reclaim title to the 
                Federal land or any portion of the Federal land, 
                including any improvements to the Federal land, on 
                behalf of the United States.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Evidence.--Not later than 180 days 
                after the date of receipt of a notification under 
                subparagraph (A), the President may submit to the 
                Secretary any evidence that the Federal land, or any 
                portion of the Federal land, is being used in 
                accordance with the purposes of this section.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Purchase by university system.--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Offer.--Instead of reclaiming 
                        title to the Federal land or any portion of the 
                        Federal land under this paragraph, the 
                        Secretary may allow the University system to 
                        obtain title to the Federal land or any portion 
                        of the Federal land in exchange for payment by 
                        the University system of an amount equal to the 
                        fair market value of the land, excluding the 
                        value of any improvements, for any portions of 
                        the Federal land not being used for the 
                        purposes specified in this section.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Auction.--If the University 
                        system elects not to purchase the Federal land 
                        under clause (i)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) the Federal land shall 
                                revert to the United States; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the Secretary shall--
                                </DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (aa) dispose of 
                                        the Federal land at public 
                                        auction for fair market value; 
                                        and</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (bb) deposit the 
                                        proceeds of the disposal in 
                                        accordance with section 4(e)(1) 
                                        of the Southern Nevada Public 
                                        Land Management Act of 1998 
                                        (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 
                                        2343).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 705. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, 
              NEVADA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Las 
        Vegas, Nevada.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
        Bureau of Land Management.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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, if determined 
to be appropriate by the Secretary, revert to the United 
States.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 706. HENDERSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of 
        Henderson, Nevada.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means 
        the parcels of Federal land identified as ``Tract G'' on the 
        map.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conveyance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and 
        valid existing rights, on request by the City, the Secretary 
        shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right, 
        title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal 
        land.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conditions.--As a condition of the conveyance 
        of land under paragraph (1), the City shall agree--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to manage, in consultation with the 
                Clark County Department of Aviation, the land in 
                accordance with section 47504 of title 49, United 
                States Code; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) that if any portion of the Federal 
                land is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed by the 
                City--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the sale, lease, or conveyance 
                        shall be--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) for the purposes of 
                                implementing the economic development 
                                goals of the City;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) subject to a 
                                requirement that any use of the 
                                transferred land be consistent with 
                                section 47504 of title 49, United 
                                States Code; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) for an amount equal 
                                to--</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (aa) at least fair 
                                        market value; plus</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    (bb) as the City 
                                        determines to be appropriate, 
                                        any administrative costs of the 
                                        City relating to the Federal 
                                        land, including costs--
                                        </DELETED>

                                                <DELETED>    (AA) 
                                                associated with the 
                                                sale, lease, or 
                                                conveyance of the 
                                                Federal land;</DELETED>

                                                <DELETED>    (BB) for 
                                                planning, engineering, 
                                                surveying, and 
                                                subdividing the land; 
                                                and</DELETED>

                                                <DELETED>    (CC) as 
                                                the City determines 
                                                appropriate, for the 
                                                planning, design, and 
                                                construction of 
                                                infrastructure for the 
                                                economic development 
                                                zone; and</DELETED>

                        <DELETED>    (ii) the City shall deposit the 
                        proceeds from any sale, lease, or other 
                        conveyance of the Federal land, excluding any 
                        administrative costs received under item (bb), 
                        in accordance with section 4(e)(1) of the 
                        Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 
                        1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 
                        2343).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file 
        and available for public inspection in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Office of the Director of the 
                Bureau of Land Management;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Office of the State Director of 
                the Bureau of Land Management of the State; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Las Vegas District Office of the 
                Bureau of Land Management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Reservation for recreational or public 
        purposes.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The City may elect to use 
                1 or more parcels of Federal land for recreational or 
                public purposes under the Act of June 14, 1926 
                (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes 
                Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Consideration.--If the City makes an 
                election under subparagraph (A), the City shall pay to 
                the Bureau of Land Management an amount determined 
                under that Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Reversion.--A parcel of Federal land shall 
        revert to the United States if--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a parcel used by the City for local 
                recreational or public purposes under paragraph (4)--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) ceases to be used by the City 
                        for such purposes; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) is not sold, leased, or 
                        conveyed in accordance with paragraph (2)(B); 
                        or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by the date specified in paragraph 
                (6), the City does not--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) elect to use the parcel for 
                        local recreational or public purposes under 
                        paragraph (4); or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) sell, lease, or convey the 
                        Federal parcel in accordance with paragraph 
                        (2)(B).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Termination of effectiveness.--The authority 
        provided by this section terminates on the date that is 20 
        years after the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 707. CONVEYANCE OF SUNRISE MOUNTAIN LANDFILL TO CLARK 
              COUNTY, NEVADA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
which a cleanup of the land identified as ``Tract E'' on the map is 
completed, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the land.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Survey.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
        survey to determine the exact acreage and legal description of 
        the land to be conveyed under subsection (a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Cost.--The County shall be responsible for the 
        cost of the survey conducted under paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Conditions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--As a condition of the conveyance 
        of the land under subsection (a), the County shall enter into a 
        written agreement with the Secretary that provides that--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Secretary shall not be liable for 
                any claims arising from the land after the date of 
                conveyance; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the County may use the land conveyed 
                for any purpose.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Valid existing rights.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the conveyance of land under 
                subsection (a) shall be subject to valid existing 
                rights.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Exception.--On conveyance of the land 
                under subsection (a), the Secretary shall terminate any 
                lease with respect to the land that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) was issued under the Act of 
                        June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
                        ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 
                        U.S.C. 869 et seq.); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) is in effect on the date of 
                        enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Waiver of Certain Requirements.--The conveyance of 
land under subsection (a)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) shall not require the Secretary to update the 
        1998 Las Vegas Valley Resource Management Plan; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) shall not be subject to any law (including a 
        regulation) that limits the acreage authorized to be 
        transferred by the Secretary in any transaction or 
        year.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 708. OPEN SPACE LAND GRANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Conveyance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of 
        the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
        1712), the Secretary shall convey to the city of Henderson, 
        Nevada (referred to in this section as the ``City''), subject 
        to valid existing rights, for no consideration, all right, 
        title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel 
        of land identified as ``Tract B'' on the map entitled 
        ``McCulloughs'' and dated June 10, 2002.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance 
        of the parcel of land under paragraph (1), including costs for 
        a survey and other administrative costs, shall be paid by the 
        City.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Use of Land.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The parcel of land conveyed to 
        the City under subsection (a)(1) shall be used--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) for the conservation of natural 
                resources;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) for public recreation, including 
                hiking, horseback riding, biking, and 
                birdwatching;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) as part of a regional trail system; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) for flood control 
                facilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Facilities.--Any facility on the parcel of 
        land conveyed under subsection (a)(1) shall be constructed and 
        managed in a manner consistent with the uses specified in 
        paragraph (1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Reversion.--If the parcel of land conveyed 
        under subsection (a)(1) is used in a manner that is 
        inconsistent with the uses specified in paragraph (1), the 
        parcel of land shall, if determined to be appropriate by the 
        Secretary, revert to the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Wilderness Release.--Congress finds that the parcel of 
land identified in subsection (a)(1)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) 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)); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) shall not be subject to the requirements of 
        that section relating to the management of wilderness study 
        areas.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 709. RELOCATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY CORRIDOR LOCATED IN CLARK 
              AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the 
        land exchange agreement between Aerojet-General Corporation and 
        the United States, dated July 13, 1988.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Relocation.--The Secretary shall, without 
consideration, relocate the right-of-way corridor described in 
subsection (c) to the area described in subsection (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Description of Right-of-Way Corridor.--The right-of-
way corridor referred to in subsection (a) consists of the right-of-way 
corridor--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) numbered U-42519;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) referred to in the patent numbered 27-88-0013 
        and dated July 18, 1988; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) more particularly described in section 14(a) 
        of the Agreement.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Description of Area.--The area referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of an area--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) 1,000 feet wide; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) located west of and parallel to the centerline 
        of United States Route 93.</DELETED>

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 acquired land.
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 the 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. Authorization of appropriations.

                 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 of Henderson.
Sec. 705. Conveyance to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement 
        entitled ``Interim Cooperative Management Agreement Between the 
        United States Department 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-grounds 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)(2) 
                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 ``Flood Control Detention Basin 
Lands'', 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 
27,495, 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 of the colorado 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 of the Colorado 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 31,321 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 46,634 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 
        16,710 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 ``McCullough'', 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 38,600 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 25,375 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 34,261 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.--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.
    (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 utilized 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 evaluations; 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 purpose 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 and fishing, 
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)), the State may continue to use 
aircraft to survey, capture, transplant, and monitor wildlife 
populations, including bighorn sheep, and feral stock, horses, and 
burros.
    (d) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--The Secretary shall, 
subject to subsection (f) authorize 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 utilize wildlife management activities in 
the wilderness areas designated by this title.

SEC. 209. WILDLIFE 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 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 U.S. 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 25,000 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', 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--
            (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.

                       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.--
                    (A) 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--
                            (i) the Secretary terminates the 
                        withdrawal; or
                            (ii) the corridor or land, respectively, is 
                        patented.
                    (B) Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal 
                land in an area of critical environmental concern that 
                is designated for segregation and withdrawal under the 
                1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan is segregated 
                and withdrawn from the operation of the mining laws in 
                accordance with that plan.
    (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 U.S. 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 resource 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 47,817 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;
                    (D) include a recommendation on the location for a 
                right-of-way for rural roadways or public trails 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, 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.--Exept 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 
        described in paragraph (2), 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.

                 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 SW 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.
                            (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.--
                    (A) 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.




                                                       Calendar No. 649

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2612

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                                 A BILL

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

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                            October 8, 2002

                       Reported with an amendment