1.
This Act may be cited as the
Nye County Higher Education Campus
Conveyance Act
.
2.
(a)In
this Act:
(1)The
term Chancellor means the Chancellor of the University
system.
(2)The
term County means the County of Nye, Nevada.
(3)The
term College means the Nye County Nevada Higher Education Campus
in Pahrump Valley, Nevada, a component of the University system.
(4)The term Federal land
means the parcel of
Bureau of Land Management land identified on the map as the
N1/2 (excluding the
NW1/4NW1/4) of sec. 2 of T. 21 S., R.
54 E.
(5)The
term map means the map entitled Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act
and dated October 1, 2002.
(6)The
term State
means the State of Nevada.
(7)The term University system means the
University and Community College System of Nevada.
3.Conveyance to
the university and community college system of Nevada
(a)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 1 year after the date on which a survey
defining the official metes and bounds of the Federal land is approved by the
Secretary, the Secretary shall convey to the University system without
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the Federal land for use as a campus for the College.
(b)
(1)As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a),
the Chancellor shall agree in writing—
(A)to pay any
administrative costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of any
environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies;
(B)to use the
Federal land conveyed for educational and recreational purposes;
(C)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;
(D)as soon as
practicable after the date of the conveyance under subsection (a), 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
(E)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.
(2)The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be subject to
all valid existing rights.
(c)
(1)The University system may use the land conveyed under
subsection (a) for—
(A)any purpose
relating to the establishment, operation, growth, and maintenance of the
College; and
(B)any uses relating
to those purposes, including residential and commercial development that would
generally be associated with an institution of higher education.
(2)The University system may—
(A)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 University system, or any community located in the County;
(B)allow the County
or any other community in the County to use facilities of the College for
educational and recreational programs of the County or community; and
(C)in conjunction
with the County, plan, finance (including through the provision of cost-share
assistance), construct, and operate facilities for the County on the Federal
land for educational or recreational purposes consistent with this
section.
(d)If
the Federal land or any portion of the Federal land conveyed under subsection
(a) 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.