II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 729 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 5, 2011 Mr. Ensign (for himself and Mr. Reid) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To validate final patent number 27–2005–0081, and for other purposes.

1.

Final patent and land reconfiguration in Clark County and Lincoln County, Nevada

(a)

In general

Patent number 27–2005–0081 and the associated land reconfiguration issued by the Bureau of Land Management on February 18, 2005, is affirmed and validated as having been issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for the benefit of the desert tortoise, other species, and related habitat to increase the likelihood of the recovery of the desert tortoise and other species. (b)

Ratification of reconfiguration

The process used by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the land described in subsection (a), as depicted on Exhibit 1–4 of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Development Project MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS–R8–ES–2008–N0136), and the reconfiguration provided for in Special Condition 10 of Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. 200125042 are ratified.