[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 253 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 253
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
January 4, 2019
Mr. Amodei (for himself and Mr. Horsford) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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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 2019''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN STOREY COUNTY,
NEVADA.
Section 3009(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat.
3751) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (D) and
redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) Federal land.--The term `Federal land' means
the land generally depicted as `Federal land' on the
map.
``(C) Map.--The term `map' means the map entitled
`Storey County Land Conveyance' and dated June 6,
2018.''.
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``after
completing the mining claim validity review under
paragraph (2)(B), if requested by the County,''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i)--
(I) in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by striking ``each
parcel of land located in a mining
townsite'' and inserting ``any Federal
land'';
(II) in subclause (I), by striking
``mining townsite'' and inserting
``Federal land''; and
(III) in subclause (II), by
striking ``mining townsite (including
improvements to the mining townsite),
as identified for conveyance on the
map'' and inserting ``Federal land
(including improvements)'';
(ii) by striking clause (ii);
(iii) by striking the subparagraph
designation and heading and all that follows
through ``With respect'' in the matter
preceding subclause (I) of clause (i) and
inserting the following:
``(B) Valid mining claims.--With respect''; and
(iv) by redesignating subclauses (I) and
(II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(3) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``a mining townsite
conveyed under paragraph (3)(B)(i)(II)'' and inserting
``Federal land conveyed under paragraph (2)(B)(ii)'';
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``a mining townsite under
paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``Federal land under paragraph
(2)'';
(5) in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``mining townsite'' and inserting ``Federal
land'';
(6) in paragraph (7), by striking ``A mining townsite to be
conveyed by the United States under paragraph (3)'' and
inserting ``The exterior boundary of the Federal land to be
conveyed by the United States under paragraph (2)'';
(7) in paragraph (9)--
(A) by striking ``a mining townsite under paragraph
(3)'' and inserting ``the Federal land under paragraph
(2)''; and
(B) by striking ``the mining townsite'' and
inserting ``the Federal land'';
(8) in paragraph (10), by striking ``the examination'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
``the conveyance under paragraph (2) should be completed by not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Nevada
Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2019.'';
(9) by striking paragraphs (2) and (8);
(10) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) and (9)
and (10) as paragraphs (2) through (6) and (7) and (8)
respectively; and
(11) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of
the Bureau of Land Management.''.
SEC. 3. 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).
(f) Conveyance to Lincoln County, Nevada, To Support a Landfill.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, and subject to valid existing rights, at
the request of Lincoln County, Nevada, the Secretary of the
Interior shall convey without consideration under the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) to
Lincoln County all right, title and interest of the United
States in and to approximately 400 acres of land in Lincoln
County, Nevada, more particularly described as follows: T. 11
S., R. 62, E., Section 25 E \1/2\ of W \1/2\; and W \1/2\ of E
\1/2\; and E \1/2\ of SE 1/4.
(2) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve to the United
States the mineral estate in any land conveyed under paragraph
(1).
(3) Use of conveyed land.--The land conveyed under
paragraph (1) shall be used by Lincoln County, Nevada, to
provide a suitable location for the establishment of a
centralized landfill and to provide a designated area and
authorized facilities to discourage unauthorized dumping and
trash disposal on environmentally-sensitive public land.
Lincoln County may not dispose of the land conveyed under
paragraph (1).
(4) Reversion.--If Lincoln County, Nevada, ceases to use
any parcel of land conveyed under paragraph (1) for the
purposes described in paragraph (3)--
(A) title to the parcel shall revert to the
Secretary of the Interior, at the option of the
Secretary; and
(B) Lincoln County shall be responsible for any
reclamation necessary to restore the parcel to a
condition acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 4. 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. 5. 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 2019'' 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 2019, 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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