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[S. 3593 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3593

To provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, 
                    Nevada, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2024

   Ms. Rosen 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 provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Truckee Meadows 
Public Lands Management Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
            TITLE I--PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCE AND DISPOSAL

Sec. 101. Land conveyances.
Sec. 102. Sale of certain Federal land.
                      TITLE II--TRIBAL TRUST LAND

Sec. 201. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Pyramid Lake 
                            Paiute Tribe.
Sec. 202. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Reno-Sparks 
                            Indian Colony.
Sec. 203. Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Tribal fee land to be held in 
                            trust.
Sec. 204. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Washoe Tribe of 
                            Nevada and California.
Sec. 205. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Tribal fee land to be 
                            held in trust.
                         TITLE III--WILDERNESS

Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sec. 302. Administration.
Sec. 303. Wildlife management.
Sec. 304. Release of wilderness study areas.
       TITLE IV--VOLUNTARY DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES

Sec. 401. Voluntary donation of grazing permits and leases.
                  TITLE V--NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS

Sec. 501. Purpose.
Sec. 502. Establishment.
Sec. 503. Management.
                  TITLE VI--WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN LAND

Sec. 601. Withdrawals.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area'' 
        means a conservation area established by section 502.
            (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Washoe County, 
        Nevada.
            (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Secretary, with respect to land under the 
                jurisdiction of the Secretary; and
                    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
                the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to 
                National Forest System land.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.
            (7) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area'' means a 
        wilderness area designated by section 301(a).

            TITLE I--PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCE AND DISPOSAL

SEC. 101. LAND CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to the City of 
Reno.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the 
        Secretary shall convey to the city of Reno, Nevada, subject to 
        valid existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title, 
        and interest of the United States in and to approximately 190 
        acres of Federal land in the State, as depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: City of 
        Reno'' and dated December 7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The city of Reno, Nevada, shall use the Federal 
        land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes, 
        including parks, effluent storage, and roadway expansion.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the city of Reno, Nevada.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        city of Reno, Nevada, under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for 
        public recreation or other public purposes consistent with the 
        Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and 
        Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 
        869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the 
        discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.
    (b) National Forest System Land Conveyance to the City of Reno.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey 
        to the city of Reno, Nevada, subject to valid existing rights, 
        for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
        United States in and to approximately 12 acres of Federal land 
        in the State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows 
        Public Lands Management Act: City of Reno'' and dated December 
        7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The city of Reno, Nevada, shall use the Federal 
        land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes, 
        including roadway expansion.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the city of Reno, Nevada.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        city of Reno, Nevada, under paragraph (1), ceases to be used 
        for public recreation or other public purposes, the parcel of 
        Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, revert to the United States.
    (c) Conveyance to the City of Sparks.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the 
        Secretary shall convey to the city of Sparks, Nevada, subject 
        to valid existing rights, for no consideration, all right, 
        title, and interest of the United States in and to 
        approximately 865 acres of Federal land in the State, as 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands 
        Management Act: City of Sparks'' and dated December 7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The city of Sparks, Nevada, shall use the Federal 
        land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes, 
        including parks, open space, and cemeteries.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the city of Sparks, Nevada.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        city of Sparks, Nevada, under paragraph (1) ceases to be used 
        for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with 
        the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation 
        and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 
        U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the 
        discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.
    (d) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to the County.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the 
        Secretary shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing 
        rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
        the United States in and to approximately 827 acres of Federal 
        land in the State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee 
        Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Washoe County'' and dated 
        December 7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The County shall use the Federal land conveyed 
        under paragraph (1) for public purposes, including open space, 
        recreation, and public shooting facilities.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the County.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        County under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for public 
        recreation or other public purposes consistent with the Act of 
        June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public 
        Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et 
        seq.), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion of 
        the Secretary, revert to the United States.
    (e) National Forest System Land Conveyance to the County.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey 
        to the County, subject to valid existing rights, for no 
        consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
        States in and to approximately 100 acres of Federal land in the 
        State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public 
        Lands Management Act: Washoe County'' and dated December 7, 
        2023.
            (2) Use.--The County shall use the Federal land conveyed 
        under paragraph (1) for public purposes, including open space 
        and trails.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the County.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        County under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for public 
        recreation or other public purposes, the parcel of Federal land 
        shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, 
        revert to the United States.
    (f) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to the County School 
District.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the 
        Secretary shall convey to the County school district, subject 
        to valid existing rights, for no consideration, all right, 
        title, and interest of the United States in and to 
        approximately 345 acres of Federal land in the State, as 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands 
        Management Act: Washoe County'' and dated December 7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The County school district shall use the Federal 
        land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes, 
        including public school sites.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the County school district.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        County school district under paragraph (1) ceases to be used 
        for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with 
        the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation 
        and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 
        U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the 
        discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.
    (g) National Forest System Land Conveyance to the County School 
District.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey 
        to the County school district, subject to valid existing 
        rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
        the United States in and to approximately 25 acres of Federal 
        land in the State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee 
        Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Washoe County'' and dated 
        December 7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The County school district shall use the Federal 
        land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes, 
        including public school sites.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the County school district.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        County school district under paragraph (1) ceases to be used 
        for public recreation or other public purposes, the parcel of 
        Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, revert to the United States.
    (h) Conveyance to Incline Village General Improvement District.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey 
        to Incline Village General Improvement District, Nevada, 
        subject to valid existing rights, for no consideration, all 
        right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
        approximately 14 acres of Federal land in the State, as 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands 
        Management Act: Incline Village General Improvement District'' 
        and dated December 7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The Incline Village General Improvement District, 
        Nevada, shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) 
        for public purposes, including fire reduction activities and 
        open space.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the Incline Village General Improvement 
        District, Nevada.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        Incline Village General Improvement District, Nevada, under 
        paragraph (1) ceases to be used for public recreation or other 
        public purposes, the parcel of Federal land shall, at the 
        discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the 
        United States.
    (i) Conveyance to Gerlach General Improvement District.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the 
        Secretary shall convey to the Gerlach General Improvement 
        District, Nevada, subject to valid existing rights, for no 
        consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
        States in and to approximately 60 acres of Federal land in the 
        State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public 
        Lands Management Act: Gerlach GID'' and dated December 7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The Gerlach General Improvement District, Nevada, 
        shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for 
        public purposes, including an equipment and maintenance yard 
        and water and wastewater treatment facilities.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the Gerlach General Improvement 
        District, Nevada.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        Gerlach General Improvement District, Nevada, under paragraph 
        (1) ceases to be used for public recreation or other public 
        purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
        known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 
        741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal 
        land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
        United States.
    (j) National Forest System Land Conveyance to the State.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey 
        to the State, subject to valid existing rights, for no 
        consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
        States in and to approximately 788 acres of Federal land in the 
        State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public 
        Lands Management Act State of Nevada'' and dated December 8, 
        2023.
            (2) Use.--The State shall use the Federal land conveyed 
        under paragraph (1) for public purposes, including a State 
        park.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the State.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        State under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for public 
        recreation or other public purposes, the parcel of Federal land 
        shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, 
        revert to the United States.
    (k) Conveyance to the Truckee River Flood Management Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the 
        Secretary shall convey to the Truckee River Flood Management 
        Authority, subject to valid existing rights, for no 
        consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
        States in and to approximately 240 acres of Federal land in the 
        State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public 
        Lands Management Act: Truckee River Flood Management 
        Authority'' and dated December 7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The Truckee River Flood Management Authority 
        shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for 
        public purposes, including flood mitigation and scour 
        protection.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the Truckee River Flood Management 
        Authority.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        Truckee River Flood Management Authority under paragraph (1) 
        ceases to be used for public recreation or other public 
        purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
        known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 
        741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal 
        land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
        United States.
    (l) Conveyance to the University of Nevada, Reno.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey 
        to the University of Nevada, Reno, subject to valid existing 
        rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of 
        the United States in and to approximately 1 acre of Federal 
        land, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public 
        Lands Management Act: University of Nevada, Reno'' and dated 
        December 7, 2023.
            (2) Use.--The University of Nevada, Reno, shall use the 
        Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes, 
        including campus expansion.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under 
        paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative 
        costs, shall be paid by the University of Nevada, Reno.
            (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the 
        University of Nevada, Reno under paragraph (1) ceases to be 
        used for public recreation or other public purposes, the parcel 
        of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, revert to the United States.

SEC. 102. SALE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary concerned, in accordance with the other provisions of 
that Act and any other applicable law, and subject to valid existing 
rights, shall conduct sales of Federal land described in subsection (b) 
and selected pursuant to subsection (c)(1) to qualified bidders.
    (b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 15,860 acres of Federal land 
identified as ``Nominate for Disposal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee 
Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Disposal'' and dated December 7, 
2023.
    (c) Joint Selection Required; Determination Regarding Suitability 
for Affordable Housing.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned and the County 
        shall jointly select which parcels of the Federal land 
        described in subsection (b) to offer for sale under subsection 
        (a).
            (2) Determination regarding suitability for affordable 
        housing.--
                    (A) Determination.--During the selection process 
                under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned and the 
                County shall determine whether any parcels of Federal 
                land described in subsection (b) are suitable for the 
                purpose of affordable housing.
                    (B) Conveyance.--If a parcel of Federal land is 
                determined to be suitable for the purpose of affordable 
                housing under subparagraph (A), the applicable parcel 
                of Federal land shall be made available at less than 
                fair market value for affordable housing and other 
                purposes, in accordance with subsection (h)(1).
    (d) Compliance With Local Planning and Zoning Laws.--Before 
carrying out a sale of Federal land under subsection (a), the County 
shall submit to the Secretary concerned a certification that qualified 
bidders have agreed to comply with--
            (1) County zoning ordinances; and
            (2) any master plan for the area approved by the County or 
        region.
    (e) Method of Sale.--The sale of Federal land under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) through a competitive bidding process, unless otherwise 
        determined by the Secretary concerned; and
            (2) for not less than fair market value.
    (f) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land 
described in subsection (b) and selected pursuant to subsection (c)(1) 
is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
    (g) Deadline for Sale.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
        later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, if 
        there is a qualified bidder for the land described in 
        subsection (b) and selected under subsection (c)(1), the 
        Secretary concerned shall offer the land for sale to the 
        qualified bidder.
            (2) Postponement; exclusion from sale.--At the request of 
        the County, the Secretary concerned shall postpone or exclude 
        from sale all or a portion of the land described in subsection 
        (b).
    (h) Affordable Housing.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of 
        the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
        1712, 1713), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development, shall make available the 
        Federal land described in paragraph (2) at less than fair 
        market value for affordable housing purposes, in accordance 
        with section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management 
        Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2349).
            (2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land referred 
        to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 30 acres of Federal 
        land identified as ``Disposal Only for Affordable Housing'' on 
        the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: 
        Disposal'' and dated December 7, 2023.
    (i) Sand and Gravel.--The Secretary may authorize any of the 
following:
            (1) The movement of common varieties of sand and gravel on 
        a surface estate acquired under this Act by the owner of the 
        surface estate for purposes, including recontouring or 
        balancing the surface estate or filling utility trenches on the 
        surface estate.
            (2) The disposal of sand or gravel described in paragraph 
        (1) at an off-site landfill.
    (j) Disposition of Proceeds.--
            (1) In general.--Of the proceeds of a sale under this Act--
                    (A) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for 
                use in the general education programs of the State;
                    (B) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County, 
                the city of Reno, Nevada, and the city of Sparks, 
                Nevada, for conservation projects along the Truckee 
                River; and
                    (C) 85 percent shall be deposited in a special 
                account in the Treasury of the United States, to be 
                known as the ``Truckee Meadows Special Account'', which 
                shall be available to the Secretary concerned, without 
                further appropriation and until expended, for--
                            (i) the acquisition of environmentally 
                        sensitive land in the State in accordance with 
                        section 5 of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
                        Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 
                        Stat. 2347), with priority given to land 
                        located in the County;
                            (ii) the costs of--
                                    (I) processing and managing 
                                designations in the National Landscape 
                                Conservation System within the County 
                                by the Secretary concerned; and
                                    (II) managing the Mount Rose 
                                Wilderness by the Secretary concerned;
                            (iii) the development of parks, trails, and 
                        natural areas in the County pursuant to a 
                        cooperative agreement with the County, the city 
                        of Reno, Nevada, and the city of Sparks, 
                        Nevada;
                            (iv) the development and implementation of 
                        comprehensive, cost-effective, 
                        multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction 
                        and wildfire prevention plans for the County 
                        and the Lake Tahoe Basin;
                            (v) the conduct of Federal environmental 
                        restoration projects included in the 
                        environmental improvement program adopted by 
                        the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in 
                        accordance with the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act 
                        (Public Law 106-506; 114 Stat. 2351);
                            (vi) capital improvements in areas of the 
                        County administered by the Secretary concerned;
                            (vii) the reimbursement of costs incurred 
                        by the Secretary concerned in carrying out 
                        sales or exchanges under this Act;
                            (viii) the reimbursement of any costs 
                        incurred by the local office of the Bureau of 
                        Land Management or Forest Service to clear 
                        debris from and protect land that is available 
                        for disposal or reserved for affordable housing 
                        under this Act; and
                            (ix) the reimbursement of any costs 
                        incurred by the Secretary concerned for 
                        oversight of expenditures from the special 
                        account under this subparagraph.
            (2) Investment of special account.--Any amounts deposited 
        in the special account established under paragraph (1)(C)--
                    (A) shall earn interest in an amount determined by 
                the Secretary of the Treasury, based on the current 
                average market yield on outstanding marketable 
                obligations of the United States of comparable 
                maturities; and
                    (B) may be expended by the Secretary concerned in 
                accordance with paragraph (1)(C).

                      TITLE II--TRIBAL TRUST LAND

SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE PYRAMID LAKE 
              PAIUTE TRIBE.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
        the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; and
            (2) made part of the reservation of the Pyramid Lake Paiute 
        Tribe.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 11,436 acres of land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management, as depicted as ``Tribal Trust Land'' on the map 
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Pyramid Lake 
Paiute Tribe'' and dated December 11, 2023.
    (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).
    (d) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under subsection 
(a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, 
for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).

SEC. 202. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE RENO-SPARKS 
              INDIAN COLONY.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
        the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; and
            (2) made part of the reservation of the Reno-Sparks Indian 
        Colony.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 8,319 acres of land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management, as depicted as ``Tribal Trust Land'' on the map 
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Reno-Sparks 
Indian Colony'' and dated December 7, 2023.
    (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).
    (d) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under subsection 
(a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, 
for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).

SEC. 203. RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD IN 
              TRUST.

    (a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the Reno-Sparks 
Indian Colony in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
        the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; and
            (2) part of the reservation of the Reno-Sparks Indian 
        Colony.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 155 acres of land held in fee by the Reno-Sparks 
Indian Colony, as depicted as ``Fee to Trust Land'' on the map entitled 
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Reno-Sparks Indian 
Colony'' and dated December 7, 2023.
    (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).

SEC. 204. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE WASHOE TRIBE OF 
              NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
        the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California; and
            (2) made part of the reservation of the Washoe Tribe of 
        Nevada and California.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 1,095 acres of land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management, as depicted as ``Tribal Trust Land'' on the map 
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Washoe Tribe of 
NV and CA'' and dated December 18, 2023.
    (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).
    (d) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under subsection 
(a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, 
for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).

SEC. 205. WASHOE TRIBE OF NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE 
              HELD IN TRUST.

    (a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the Washoe Tribe 
of Nevada and California in and to the land described in subsection (b) 
shall be--
            (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
        the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California; and
            (2) part of the reservation of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada 
        and California.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 2 acres of land held in fee by the Washoe Tribe of 
Nevada and California, as generally depicted as ``Fee to Trust Land'' 
on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: 
Washoe Tribe of NV and CA'' and dated December 18, 2023.
    (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).

                         TITLE III--WILDERNESS

SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Additions.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following land in the State is designated as 
wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System:
            (1) Sheldon national wildlife refuge wilderness.--Certain 
        Federal land managed by the Director of the United States Fish 
        and Wildlife Service, comprising approximately 112,002 acres 
        and 7 units, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Massacre Rim 
        Dark Sky National Conservation Area; Sheldon NWR Wilderness'' 
        and dated November 30, 2023, which shall be known as the 
        ``Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness''.
            (2) Bitner table wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
        25,152 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Massacre Rim 
        Dark Sky National Conservation Area; Sheldon NWR Wilderness'' 
        and dated November 30, 2023, which shall be known as the 
        ``Bitner Table Wilderness''.
            (3) Wrangler canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
        managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
        approximately 49,540 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Smoke 
        Creek National Conservation Area and Wrangler Canyon 
        Wilderness'' and dated November 29, 2023, which shall be known 
        as the ``Wrangler Canyon Wilderness''.
            (4) Burro mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
        managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
        approximately 6,344 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Smoke 
        Creek National Conservation Area and Wrangler Canyon 
        Wilderness'' and dated November 29, 2023, which shall be known 
        as the ``Burro Mountain Wilderness''.
            (5) Granite-banjo wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
        30,001 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Granite-Banjo 
        Wilderness and Withdrawal'' and dated November 29, 2023, which 
        shall be known as the ``Granite-Banjo Wilderness''.
    (b) Boundary.--The boundary of any portion of a wilderness area 
that is bordered by a road shall be 100 feet from the centerline of the 
road.
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and 
        legal description of each wilderness area.
            (2) Effect.--Each map and legal description prepared under 
        paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct 
        clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal 
        description.
            (3) Availability.--Each map and legal description prepared 
        under paragraph (1) shall be available in the appropriate 
        offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the 
        Bureau of Land Management, as applicable.
    (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 
areas are withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
        laws.

SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 
areas shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--
            (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall 
        be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of 
        this Act; and
            (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
        Secretary.
    (b) Livestock.--
            (1) In general.--The grazing of livestock in a wilderness 
        area managed by the Secretary, if established before the date 
        of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject 
        to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the 
        Secretary considers to be necessary in accordance with--
                    (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
                U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and
                    (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the 
                report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 
                of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 
                of the 101st Congress (House Report 101-405).
            (2) Inventory.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct an inventory 
        of existing facilities and improvements associated with grazing 
        activities in the wilderness areas managed by the Secretary.
            (3) Fencing.--The Secretary may construct and maintain 
        fencing around the boundaries of the wilderness areas managed 
        by the Secretary as the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
        to enhance wilderness values.
    (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or 
interest in land within, or adjacent to, the boundary of a wilderness 
area that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment 
of this Act shall be added to, and administered as part of, the 
wilderness area.
    (d) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this title restricts or 
precludes--
            (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the 
        wilderness areas, including military overflights that can be 
        seen or heard within the wilderness areas;
            (2) flight testing and evaluation; or
            (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use 
        airspace, or the establishment of military flight training 
        routes, over the wilderness areas.
    (e) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In accordance with 
section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the 
Secretary may take such measures in the wilderness areas as are 
necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the 
activities with a State or local agency).
    (f) Climatological Data Collection.--In accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize 
the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or 
climatological data collection devices in the wilderness areas if the 
Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the facilities 
are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir 
operation activities.
    (g) Cultural Uses.--Nothing in this title precludes the traditional 
collection of pine nuts and medicinal plants in a wilderness area for 
personal, noncommercial use consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
    (h) Water Rights.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) the wilderness areas--
                            (i) are located in the semiarid region of 
                        the Great Basin region; and
                            (ii) include ephemeral and perennial 
                        streams;
                    (B) the hydrology of the wilderness areas is 
                predominantly characterized by complex flow patterns 
                and alluvial fans with impermanent channels;
                    (C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the region in 
                which the wilderness areas are located is characterized 
                by--
                            (i) groundwater subject to local and 
                        regional flow gradients; and
                            (ii) unconfined and artesian conditions;
                    (D) the wilderness areas are generally not suitable 
                for use or development of new water resource 
                facilities; and
                    (E) because of the unique nature and hydrology of 
                the desert land in the wilderness areas, it is possible 
                to provide for proper management and protection of the 
                wilderness areas and other values of land in ways 
                different from those used in other laws.
            (2) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this title--
                    (A) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
                by the United States of any water or water rights with 
                respect to the wilderness areas;
                    (B) affects any water rights in the State 
                (including any water rights held by the United States) 
                in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;
                    (C) establishes a precedent with regard to any 
                future wilderness designations;
                    (D) affects the interpretation of, or any 
                designation made under, any other Act; or
                    (E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 
                interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree 
                that apportions water among and between the State and 
                other States.
            (3) State water law.--The Secretary shall follow the 
        procedural and substantive requirements of State law in order 
        to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the 
        date of enactment of this Act with respect to the wilderness 
        areas.
            (4) New projects.--
                    (A) Definition of water resource facility.--
                            (i) In general.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term ``water resource facility'' means an 
                        irrigation or pumping facility, reservoir, 
                        water conservation work, aqueduct, canal, 
                        ditch, pipeline, well, hydropower project, 
                        transmission or other ancillary facility, and 
                        other water diversion, storage, or carriage 
                        structure.
                            (ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term ``water resource facility'' does not 
                        include a wildlife guzzler.
                    (B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--
                Except as otherwise provided in this section, on and 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, neither the 
                President nor any other officer, employee, or agent of 
                the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
                issue a license or permit for the development of any 
                new water resource facility within a wilderness area.

SEC. 303. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects or 
diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 
wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and 
trapping in the wilderness areas.
    (b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 
Secretary may conduct any management activities in the wilderness areas 
that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations 
and the habitats to support the populations, including noxious weed 
treatment and the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, 
if the use of motorized vehicles, as determined by the Secretary, would 
promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife 
populations that would enhance wilderness values with the minimal 
impact necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks), if the 
activities are carried out--
            (1) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; 
        and
            (2) in accordance with--
                    (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 
                and
                    (B) appropriate policies, such as those set forth 
                in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on 
                Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
                Congress (House Report 101-405).
    (c) Existing Activities.--In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with 
appropriate policies, such as those set forth in Appendix B of the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 
Report 101-405), the State may continue to use aircraft (including 
helicopters) to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water 
for wildlife populations.
    (d) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--Subject to subsection 
(f), the Secretary shall authorize structures and facilities, including 
existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 
projects, including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas if--
            (1) the structures and facilities would, as determined by 
        the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, 
        viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; 
        and
            (2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on 
        the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized.
    (e) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may designate areas in 
        which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of 
        public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 
        laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the 
        wilderness areas.
            (2) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, the Secretary 
        shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the 
        public before taking any action under paragraph (1).
    (f) Cooperative Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--The State, including a designee of the 
        State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the 
        wilderness areas--
                    (A) in accordance with the terms and conditions 
                specified in the cooperative agreement between the 
                Secretary and the State entitled ``Memorandum of 
                Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and 
                the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement No. 9'' 
                and signed November and December 2003, including any 
                amendments to the cooperative agreement agreed to by 
                the Secretary and the State; and
                    (B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
                regulations).
            (2) References; clark county.--For the purposes of this 
        subsection, any references to Clark County in the cooperative 
        agreement described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to 
        be a reference to the County.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
        a report that describes the status of the cooperative agreement 
        described in paragraph (1)(A).

SEC. 304. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

    (a) Release Under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976.--
            (1) Finding.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of 
        section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
        1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Federal land in the County that 
        is administered by the Secretary in the following areas that 
        has not been designated as wilderness by section 301(a) has 
        been adequately studied for wilderness designation:
                    (A) The Sheldon Contiguous Wilderness Study Area.
                    (B) The Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area.
                    (C) The Wall Canyon Wilderness Study Area.
                    (D) The Poodle Mountain Wilderness Study Area.
                    (E) The Buffalo Hills Wilderness Study Area.
                    (F) The Twin Peaks Wilderness Study Area.
                    (G) The Dry Valley Rim Wilderness Study Area.
                    (H) The Skedaddle Wilderness Study Area.
                    (I) The Five Springs Wilderness Study Area.
                    (J) The Fox Range Wilderness Study Area.
                    (K) The Pole Creek Wilderness Study Area.
            (2) Release.--The Federal land described in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 
                Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
                U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
                    (B) shall be managed in accordance with--
                            (i) land management plans adopted under 
                        section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and
                            (ii) existing cooperative conservation 
                        agreements.
    (b) Release of National Wildlife Refuge System Land.--
            (1) Finding.--Congress finds that any Federal land within 
        the portion of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in the 
        County that is managed as potential wilderness or a wilderness 
        study area that has not been designated as wilderness by this 
        Act does not need to be managed to maintain the suitability of 
        the Federal land for future wilderness designation.
            (2) Management.--The Federal land described in paragraph 
        (1) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable 
        comprehensive conservation plan prepared under section 4(e) of 
        the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
        (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e))).

       TITLE IV--VOLUNTARY DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES

SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall accept the donation of any 
valid existing lease or permit authorizing grazing on public land 
located within the boundaries of the Mosquito Valley and Horse Lake 
allotments of the Bureau of Land Management in the State.
    (b) Termination.--With respect to each permit or lease donated 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) terminate the grazing permit or lease; and
            (2) except as provided in subsection (c), ensure a 
        permanent end to grazing on the land covered by the donated 
        permit or lease.
    (c) Horse Lake Common Allotment.--If the land covered by a permit 
or lease donated in the Horse Lake allotment under subsection (a) is 
covered by another valid grazing permit or lease in the Horse Lake 
allotment that is not donated, the Secretary shall reduce the 
authorized livestock grazing level in the Horse Lake allotment to 
reflect the donation of the permit or lease under that subsection.

                  TITLE V--NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS

SEC. 501. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to establish the Massacre Rim Dark Sky 
National Conservation Area, Kiba Canyon Range National Conservation 
Area, Smoke Creek National Conservation Area, Pah Rah National 
Conservation Area, and Fox Range National Conservation Area to 
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present 
and future generations the cultural, archaeological, dark sky, natural, 
scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, 
and scenic and visual resources of the Conservation Areas.

SEC. 502. ESTABLISHMENT.

    For the purpose described in section 501, subject to valid existing 
rights, there are established in the State the following National 
Conservation Areas:
            (1) Massacre rim dark sky national conservation area.--The 
        Massacre Rim Dark Sky National Conservation Area, comprising 
        approximately 134,144 acres of Federal land in the State, as 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public 
        Lands Management Act: Massacre Rim Dark Sky National 
        Conservation Area; Sheldon NWR Wilderness'' and dated November 
        30, 2023.
            (2) Kiba canyon range national conservation area.--The Kiba 
        Canyon Range National Conservation Area, comprising 
        approximately 145,303 acres of Federal land in the State, as 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public 
        Lands Management Act: Kiba Canyon Range National Conservation 
        Area'' and dated November 29, 2023.
            (3) Smoke creek national conservation area.--The Smoke 
        Creek National Conservation Area, comprising approximately 
        271,987 acres of Federal land in the State, as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands 
        Management Act: Smoke Creek National Conservation Area and 
        Wrangler Canyon Wilderness'' and dated November 29, 2023.
            (4) Pah rah national conservation area.--The Pah Rah 
        National Conservation Area, comprising approximately 10,933 
        acres of Federal land in the State, as generally depicted on 
        the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: 
        Pah Rah National Conservation Area'' and dated November 18, 
        2023.
            (5) Fox range national conservation area.--The Fox Range 
        National Conservation Area, comprising approximately 70,096 
        acres of Federal land in the State, as generally depicted on 
        the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: 
        Fox Range National Conservation Area'' and dated November 29, 
        2023.

SEC. 503. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall manage each Conservation 
Area--
            (1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the 
        resources of the Conservation Area;
            (2) in accordance with--
                    (A) this section;
                    (B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
                1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
                    (C) any other applicable law; and
            (3) as a component of the National Landscape Conservation 
        System.
    (b) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a management 
        plan for each Conservation Area.
            (2) Requirements.--A management plan prepared under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) describe the appropriate uses and management of 
                the Conservation Area;
                    (B) incorporate, as appropriate, decisions 
                contained in any other management or activity plan for 
                the land in or adjacent to the Conservation Area; and
                    (C) take into consideration any information 
                developed in studies of the land and resources in or 
                adjacent to the Conservation Area.
            (3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall prepare each 
        management plan under paragraph (1) in consultation and 
        coordination with--
                    (A) affected Indian Tribes;
                    (B) appropriate State and local governmental 
                entities;
                    (C) holders of valid existing use permits;
                    (D) local private landowners; and
                    (E) members of the public.
    (c) Uses.--The Secretary shall allow only such uses of a 
Conservation Area that the Secretary determines will further the 
purpose for which the Conservation Area was established.
    (d) Acquisition.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire land or 
        interests in land within the boundaries of the Conservation 
        Areas by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange.
            (2) Incorporation in conservation area.--Any land or 
        interest in land located within the boundary of a Conservation 
        Area that is acquired by the United States after the date of 
        enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as 
        part of the Conservation Area.
    (e) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
        Federal land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the 
                public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
                materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
    (f) Easements and Rights-of-Way.--
            (1) In general.--No new easements or rights-of-way shall be 
        conveyed on Federal land within a Conservation Area after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Effect.--Nothing in this section precludes the 
        Secretary from renewing easements or rights-of-way in existence 
        on the date of enactment of this Act within a Conservation Area 
        in accordance with this Act and applicable law (including 
        regulations).
    (g) Private Land.--The Secretary shall provide reasonable access to 
privately owned land or interests in privately owned land within the 
boundaries of the Conservation Areas.
    (h) Native American Rights and Uses.--Nothing in this title alters, 
modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty rights of any 
Indian Tribe, including off-reservation reserved rights.
    (i) Grazing.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of land included in a 
        Conservation Area on which the Secretary permitted, as of the 
        date of enactment of this Act, livestock grazing, the livestock 
        grazing shall be allowed to continue, subject to all applicable 
        laws (including regulations).
            (2) Access.--A holder of a Federal grazing permit--
                    (A) shall have access to grazing allotments and 
                facilities of the permit holder located in the 
                Conservation Area; and
                    (B) be allowed to access, maintain, and repair 
                existing infrastructure, fencing, water developments, 
                or reservoirs of the permit holder located in the 
                Conservation Area.
    (j) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), nothing in this 
        title affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to 
        fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping, in 
        the Conservation Areas.
            (2) Limitations.--
                    (A) Regulations.--The Secretary may designate by 
                regulation areas in which, and establish periods during 
                which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or 
                compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, 
                or trapping will be permitted in the Conservation 
                Areas.
                    (B) Consultation required.--Except in the case of 
                an emergency, the Secretary shall consult with the 
                appropriate State agency before promulgating 
                regulations under subparagraph (A) that close a portion 
                of the Conservation Area to hunting, fishing, or 
                trapping.
    (k) Wildlife Water Projects.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
the State, may authorize wildlife water projects (including guzzlers) 
within the Conservation Areas.
    (l) Motorized Vehicles.--
            (1) In general.--Except as needed for administrative 
        purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized 
        vehicles in a Conservation Area shall be permitted only on 
        roads and trails designated in the applicable management plan 
        prepared under subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Use of motorized vehicles prior to completion of 
        management plan.--Prior to completion of the management plan 
        under subsection (b)(1), the use of motorized vehicles within a 
        Conservation Area shall be permitted in accordance with the 
        applicable land use plan.
    (m) No Buffer Zones.--The establishment of a Conservation Area 
shall not create an express or implied protective perimeter or buffer 
zone around the Conservation Area.
    (n) Wildland Fire Operations.--Nothing in this section prohibits 
the Secretary, in consultation with other Federal, State, local, and 
Tribal agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire 
prevention and restoration operations in the Conservation Areas, 
consistent with the purpose described in section 501.
    (o) Research and Interpretive Management.--To further the purpose 
of the Conservation Areas, the Secretary may establish, through the use 
of public and private partnerships, visitor service facilities, 
programs, and projects to provide information about the scientific, 
historical, cultural, archeological, dark sky, and natural studies 
relating to the Conservation Areas.

                  TITLE VI--WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN LAND

SEC. 601. WITHDRAWALS.

    (a) Withdrawal of Certain National Forest System Land.--
            (1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        Federal land and interests in Federal land described in 
        paragraph (2) are withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the 
                public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
                materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
            (2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land and 
        interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) are--
                    (A) the approximately 39,452 acres of Federal land 
                and interests in Federal land located in the Lake Tahoe 
                Basin Management Unit within the area depicted as 
                ``North Carson Range/Galena Withdrawal'' on the map 
                entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: 
                North Carson Range/Galena Mineral, Leasing, and Rights 
                of Way Withdrawal'' and dated December 7, 2023; and
                    (B) the approximately 18,931 acres of Federal land 
                and interests in Federal land located in the Carson 
                Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest 
                within the area depicted as ``Peavine Withdrawal'' on 
                the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands 
                Management Act: Peavine Mineral, Leasing, and Rights of 
                Way Withdrawal'' and dated November 18, 2023.
    (b) Withdrawal of Certain Bureau of Land Management Land.--
            (1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        Federal land and interests in Federal land described in 
        paragraph (2) are withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the 
                public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
                materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
            (2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land and 
        interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) are--
                    (A) the approximately 68,126 acres of Federal land 
                and interests in Federal land located in the Carson 
                City District within the area depicted as ``Sand Hills/
                Petersen Mt. Withdrawal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee 
                Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Sand Hills/
                Petersen Mountain Mineral and Leasing Withdrawal'' and 
                dated November 18, 2023;
                    (B) the approximately 35,428 acres of Federal land 
                and interests in Federal land located in the Carson 
                City District within the area depicted as ``Tule Peak 
                Withdrawal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows 
                Public Lands Management Act: Tule Peak Mineral and 
                Leasing Withdrawal'' and dated November 18, 2023;
                    (C) the approximately 10,596 acres of Federal land 
                and interests in Federal land located in the Winnemucca 
                District within the area depicted as ``Granite-Banjo 
                Withdrawal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows 
                Public Lands Management Act: Granite-Banjo Wilderness 
                and Withdrawal'' and dated November 29, 2023;
                    (D) the approximately 177 acres of Federal land and 
                interests in Federal land located in the Northern 
                California District within the area depicted as ``Smoke 
                Creek Withdrawal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee 
                Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Smoke Creek 
                National Conservation Area and Wrangler Canyon 
                Wilderness'' and dated November 29, 2023; and
                    (E) the approximately 1,209 acres of Federal land 
                and interests in Federal land located in the Northern 
                California District within the area depicted as 
                ``Massacre Rim Dark Sky Withdrawal'' on the map 
                entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: 
                Massacre Rim Dark Sky National Conservation Area; 
                Sheldon NWR Wilderness'' and dated November 30, 2023.
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