[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6209 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6209

To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the 
boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2023

  Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the 
boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, 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 ``Sloan Canyon Conservation and 
Lateral Pipeline Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area'' 
        means the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.

SEC. 3. SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Boundary Adjustment.--
            (1) Map.--Section 603(4) of the Sloan Canyon National 
        Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-1(4)) is amended by 
        striking ``map entitled `Southern Nevada Public Land Management 
        Act' and dated October 1, 2002'' and inserting ``map entitled 
        `Proposed Sloan Canyon Expansion' and dated June 7, 2023''.
            (2) Acreage.--Section 604(b) of the Sloan Canyon National 
        Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-2(b)) is amended by 
        striking ``48,438'' and inserting ``57,728''.
    (b) Right-of-Way.--Section 605 of the Sloan Canyon National 
Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-3) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(h) Horizon Lateral Pipeline Right-of-Way.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 503 of 
        the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 
        1763) and subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (3), 
        the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of 
        the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this subsection 
        as the `Secretary'), shall, not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this subsection, grant to the Southern 
        Nevada Water Authority (referred to in this subsection as the 
        `Authority'), not subject to the payment of rents or other 
        charges, the temporary and permanent water pipeline 
        infrastructure, and outside the boundaries of the Conservation 
        Area, powerline, facility, and access road rights-of-way 
        depicted on the map for the purposes of--
                    ``(A) performing geotechnical investigations within 
                the rights-of-way; and
                    ``(B) constructing and operating water transmission 
                and related facilities.
            ``(2) Excavation and disposal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Authority may, without 
                consideration, excavate and use or dispose of sand, 
                gravel, minerals, or other materials from the tunneling 
                of the water pipeline necessary to fulfill the purpose 
                of the rights-of-way granted under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than 
                30 days after the date on which the rights-of-way are 
                granted under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the 
                Authority shall enter into a memorandum of 
                understanding identifying Federal land on which the 
                Authority may dispose of materials under subparagraph 
                (A) to further the interests of the Bureau of Land 
                Management.
            ``(3) Requirements.--A right-of-way issued under this 
        subsection shall be subject to the following requirements:
                    ``(A) The Secretary may include reasonable terms 
                and conditions, consistent with section 505 of the 
                Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
                U.S.C. 1765), as are necessary to protect Conservation 
                Area resources.
                    ``(B) Construction of the water pipeline shall not 
                permanently adversely affect conservation area surface 
                resources.
                    ``(C) The right-of-way shall not be located through 
                or under any area designated as wilderness.''.
    (c) Preservation of Transmission and Utility Corridors and Rights-
of-Way.--The expansion of the Conservation Area boundary under the 
amendment made by subsection (a)--
            (1) shall be subject to valid existing rights, including 
        land within a designated utility transmission corridor or a 
        transmission line right-of-way grant approved by the Secretary 
        in a record of decision issued before the date of the enactment 
        of this Act;
            (2) shall not preclude--
                    (A) any activity authorized in accordance with a 
                designated corridor or right-of-way referred to in 
                paragraph (1), including the operation, maintenance, 
                repair, or replacement of any authorized utility 
                facility within the corridor or right-of-way; or
                    (B) the Secretary from authorizing the 
                establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way 
                within an existing designated transportation and 
                utility corridor referred to in paragraph (1) in 
                accordance with--
                            (i) the National Environmental Policy Act 
                        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other 
                        applicable laws; and
                            (ii) subject to such terms and conditions 
                        as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 
                        and
            (3) except as provided in the amendment made by subsection 
        (b), modifies the management of the Conservation Area pursuant 
        to section 605 of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-3).
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