[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1640 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1640
To facilitate planning, permitting, administration, implementation, and
monitoring of pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects
within Lincoln County, Nevada, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 4, 2013
Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To facilitate planning, permitting, administration, implementation, and
monitoring of pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects
within Lincoln County, Nevada, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects
Implementation Act''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF PINYON-JUNIPER RELATED PROJECTS.
(a) Availability of Special Account Under Lincoln County Land Act
of 2000.--Section 5(b) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106-298; 114 Stat. 1048), is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and
implementation'' after ``development''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' at
the end and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and''
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) planning, permitting, administration,
implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper
dominated landscape restoration projects within Lincoln
County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management
Plan; and
``(iv) completing compliance activities under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), related mitigation plans, and
archeological research and resource inventory in
compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.), and Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the
`American Indian Religious Freedom Act') (42 U.S.C.
1996) for areas of proposed land use authorizations and
rights-of-way required for development of land conveyed
pursuant to this Act and the Lincoln County
Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2403) and as required
for authorization of leases, rights-of-way, and
development within the Bureau of Land Management-
designated Dry Lake Valley North Solar Energy Zone;
and''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Waiver of fees.--Processing of applications for
rights-of-way submitted by a local government or regional
government to serve land conveyed pursuant to this Act shall
not require payment of cost recovery fees or payment of
contributed funds.
``(4) Cooperative agreements.--Establishment and funding of
cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management
and Lincoln County, Nevada, shall be required for County-
provided law enforcement and planning related activities
regarding--
``(A) wilderness in Lincoln County, Nevada,
designated by the Lincoln County Conservation,
Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law
108-424; 118 Stat. 2403);
``(B) cultural resources identified, protected, and
managed pursuant to that Act;
``(C) planning, management, and law enforcement
associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated
by that Act; and
``(D) planning associated with land disposal and
related land use authorizations required for utility
corridors and rights of way to serve land that has
been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to that Act and
this Act.''.
(b) Availability of Special Account Under Lincoln County
Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004.--Section 103 of
the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of
2004 (Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2406) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' at
the end and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) planning, permitting, administration,
implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper
dominated landscape restoration projects within Lincoln
County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management
Plan; and
``(H) completing compliance activities under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), related mitigation plans, and
archeological research and resource inventory in
compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.), and Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the
`American Indian Religious Freedom Act') (42 U.S.C.
1996) for areas of proposed land use authorizations and
rights-of-way required for development of land conveyed
pursuant to this Act and the Lincoln County Land Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-298; 114 Stat. 1046) and as
required for authorization of leases, rights-of-way,
and development within the Bureau of Land Management-
designated Dry Lake Valley North Solar Energy Zone.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Waiver of Fees.--Processing of applications for rights-of-way
submitted by a local government or regional government to serve lands
conveyed pursuant to this Act shall not require payment of cost
recovery fees or payment of contributed funds.
``(e) Cooperative Agreements.--Establishment and funding of
cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and
Lincoln County, Nevada, shall be required for County-provided law
enforcement and planning related activities regarding--
``(1) wilderness in Lincoln County, Nevada, designated by
this Act;
``(2) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed
pursuant to this Act;
``(3) planning, management, and law enforcement associated
with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by this Act; and
``(4) planning associated with land disposal and related
land use authorizations required for utility corridors and
rights of way to serve land that has been, or is to be,
disposed of pursuant to this Act and the Lincoln County Land
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-298; 114 Stat. 1046).''.
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
(a) Disposition of Proceeds Under Lincoln County Land Act of
2000.--Section 5(a)(2) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106-298; 114 Stat. 1047) is amended by inserting ``and economic
development'' after ``schools''.
(b) Disposition of Proceeds Under Lincoln County Conservation,
Recreation, and Development Act of 2004.--Section 103(b)(2) of the
Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2405) is amended by striking ``and
transportation'' and inserting ``transportation, and economic
development''.
SEC. 4. CERTAIN LAND IN UTILITY CORRIDOR NOT WITHDRAWN.
Section 301(c) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and
Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2413) is amended
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``(other than land
in the corridor located in sections 7, 8, 9, 10, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68
E.)'' after ``subsection (a)''.
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