[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6299 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6299

 To modify the process of the Secretary of the Interior for examining 
  certain mining claims on Federal lands in Storey County, Nevada, to 
 facilitate certain pinyon-juniper-related projects in Lincoln County, 
  Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the 
State of Nevada, to fully implement the White Pine County Conservation, 
        Recreation, and Development Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2018

  Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To modify the process of the Secretary of the Interior for examining 
  certain mining claims on Federal lands in Storey County, Nevada, to 
 facilitate certain pinyon-juniper-related projects in Lincoln County, 
  Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the 
State of Nevada, to fully implement the White Pine County Conservation, 
        Recreation, and Development Act, 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 ``Nevada Lands Bill Technical 
Corrections Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN STOREY COUNTY, 
              NEVADA.

    Section 3009(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3751) is 
amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) through and (D) 
                and redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (B); 
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Subject federal land.--The term `subject 
                Federal land' means the land generally described as 
                `Federal Land' on the map titled `Storey County Land 
                Conveyance' and dated May 22, 2018.''.
            (2) In paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
                subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) 
                through (D), respectively;
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (A), as so 
                redesignated, to read as follows:
                    ``(A) Determination of validity.--With respect to 
                an unpatented mining claim (including an unpatented 
                mining claim for which a patent application has been 
                filed) within the boundaries of the subject Federal 
                land, if the Secretary determines that the elements of 
                a contest are present, the Secretary shall immediately 
                determine the validity of the mining claim.''; and
                    (C) by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.
            (3) In paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ``paragraph 
        (2)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)''.
            (4) By amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
            ``(7) Survey.--The exterior boundary of the subject Federal 
        land to be conveyed by the United States under paragraph (3) 
        shall be sufficiently surveyed as a whole to legally describe 
        the land for patent conveyance.''.
            (5) In paragraph (8), by striking ``paragraph (2)(B)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)''.
            (6) By striking ``a mining townsite'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``the subject Federal land''.
            (7) By striking ``the mining townsite'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``the subject Federal land''.
            (8) By striking paragraph (10).
            (9) By adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Availability of map.--The Secretary shall keep the 
        map titled `Storey County Land Conveyance' and dated May 22, 
        2018, on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.''.

SEC. 3. ZIP CODE DESIGNATION.

    Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP Code 
applicable to the area encompassing only Storey County, Nevada.

SEC. 4. FACILITATION OF PINYON-JUNIPER-RELATED PROJECTS IN LINCOLN 
              COUNTY, NEVADA.

    (a) Facilitation of Pinyon-Juniper-Related Projects.--
            (1) 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--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and 
                        implementation'' after ``development''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking ``; 
                                and'' at the end and inserting a 
                                semicolon; and
                                    (II) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(iii) development and implementation of 
                        comprehensive, cost-effective, and 
                        multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction 
                        projects and wildfire prevention planning 
                        activities, particularly for pinyon-juniper-
                        dominated landscapes, and other rangeland and 
                        woodland restoration projects within the 
                        County, consistent with the Ely Resource 
                        Management Plan or any subsequent revisions or 
                        amendments to that plan; and''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Cooperative agreements.--The Director of the Bureau 
        of Land Management shall enter into cooperative agreements with 
        the County for law enforcement and planning-related activities 
        provided by the County and approved by the Secretary, 
        regarding--
                    ``(A) wilderness in the County 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 
                (other than rights-of-way granted pursuant to that Act) 
                and this Act.''.
            (2) 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. 2405) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; 
                        and'' at the end and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) development and implementation of 
                comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional 
                hazardous fuels reduction projects and wildfire 
                prevention planning activities, particularly for 
                pinyon-juniper-dominated landscapes, and other 
                rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the 
                County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management 
                Plan or any subsequent revisions or amendments to that 
                plan.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management shall enter into cooperative agreements with the County for 
law enforcement and planning-related activities provided by the County 
and approved by the Secretary regarding--
            ``(1) wilderness in the County 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 (other than rights-of-way 
        granted pursuant to this Act) and the Lincoln County Land Act 
        of 2000 (Public Law 106-298; 114 Stat. 1046).''.
    (b) Disposition of Proceeds.--
            (1) 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''.
            (2) 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''.
    (c) Modification of Utility Corridor.--The Secretary of the 
Interior shall realign the utility corridor established by section 
301(a) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2412) to be aligned as 
generally depicted on the map titled ``Proposed LCCRDA Utility Corridor 
Realignment'' and dated March 14, 2017, by modifying the map titled 
``Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act'' 
(referred to in this subsection as the ``Map'') and dated October 1, 
2004, by--
            (1) removing the utility corridor from sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 
        9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 E., of the Map; and
            (2) redesignating the utility corridor so as to appear on 
        the Map in--
                    (A) sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 68 E.;
                    (B) sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 E.; and
                    (C) sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E.
    (d) Final Corrective Patent in Clark County, Nevada.--
            (1) Validation of patent.--Patent number 27-2005-0081, 
        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 the habitat of the desert tortoise 
        and other species to increase the likelihood of the recovery of 
        the desert tortoise and other species.
            (2) 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 
        paragraph (1), 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 the 
        Corps of Engineers Permit No. 000005042, are ratified.
    (e) Issuance of Corrective Patent in Lincoln County, Nevada.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
        through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, may 
        issue a corrective patent for the 7,548 acres of land in 
        Lincoln County, Nevada, depicted on the map prepared by the 
        Bureau of Land Management titled ``Proposed Lincoln County Land 
        Reconfiguration'' and dated January 28, 2016.
            (2) Applicable law.--A corrective patent issued under 
        paragraph (1) shall be treated as issued pursuant to, and in 
        compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization 
        Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-275; 102 Stat. 52).

SEC. 5. MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS, HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS, AND ARC DOME 
              WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.

    (a) Amendments to the Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006.--Section 
323 of the Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 
Stat. 3031) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(e) Mt. Moriah Wilderness Adjustment.--The boundary of the Mt. 
Moriah Wilderness established under section 2(13) of the Nevada 
Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is adjusted to 
include--
            ``(1) the land identified as the `Mount Moriah Wilderness 
        Area' and `Mount Moriah Additions' on the map titled `Eastern 
        White Pine County' and dated November 29, 2006; and
            ``(2) the land identified as `NFS Lands' on the map titled 
        `Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Mt. Moriah Wilderness 
        Area' and dated January 17, 2017.
    ``(f) High Schells Wilderness Adjustment.--The boundary of the High 
Schells Wilderness established under subsection (a)(11) is adjusted--
            ``(1) to include the land identified as `Include as 
        Wilderness' on the map titled `McCoy Creek Adjustment' and 
        dated November 3, 2014; and
            ``(2) to exclude the land identified as `NFS Lands' on the 
        map titled `Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment High 
        Schells Wilderness Area' and dated January 19, 2017.''.
    (b) Amendments to the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989.--
The Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 12. ARC DOME BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    ``The boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness established under section 
2(2) is adjusted to exclude the land identified as `Exclude from 
Wilderness' on the map titled `Arc Dome Adjustment' and dated November 
3, 2014.''.

SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF WHITE PINE COUNTY CONSERVATION, RECREATION, 
              AND DEVELOPMENT ACT.

    (a) Disposition of Proceeds.--Section 312 of the White Pine County 
Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
432; 120 Stat. 3030) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and planning'' and 
        inserting ``municipal water and sewer infrastructure, public 
        electric transmission facilities, public broadband 
        infrastructure, and planning''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) processing by a government entity of public 
                land-use authorizations and rights-of-way relating to 
                the development of land conveyed to the County under 
                this Act, with an emphasis on authorizations and 
                rights-of-way relating to any infrastructure needed for 
                the expansion of the White Pine County Industrial Park 
                under section 352(c)(2).''.
    (b) Conveyance to White Pine County, Nevada.--Section 352 of the 
White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109-432; 120 Stat. 3039) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``not later than 120 
        days after the date of the enactment of the Nevada Lands Bill 
        Technical Corrections Act of 2018'' before ``the Secretary'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i), by striking ``through a 
        competitive bidding process'' and inserting ``consistent with 
        section 244 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (as in effect on the 
        date of enactment of the Eastern Nevada Economic Development 
        and Land Management Improvement Act)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Deadline.--If the Secretary has not conveyed to the County 
the parcels of land described in subsection (b) by the date that is 120 
days after the date of the enactment of the Nevada Lands Bill Technical 
Corrections Act of 2018, the Secretary shall convey to the County, 
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the parcels of land.''.
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