[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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