To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Clark County, Nevada, certain public land for the development of flood mitigation infrastructure for the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport in the State of Nevada.

SA 3469. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3452 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller to the bill H.R. 1586, to
impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP
recipients; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 489, after line 8, add the following:

SEC. 7__. LAND CONVEYANCE FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA SUPPLEMENTAL
AIRPORT.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Clark County,
Nevada.
(2) Public land.--The term ``public land'' means the land
located at--
(A) sec. 23 and sec. 26, T. 26 S., R. 59 E., Mount Diablo
Meridian;
(B) the NE \1/4\ and the N \1/2\ of the SE \1/4\ of sec. 6,
T. 25 S., R. 59 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, together with the
SE \1/4\ of sec. 31, T. 24 S., R. 59 E., Mount Diablo
Meridian; and
(C) sec. 8, T. 26 S., R. 60 E., Mount Diablo Meridian.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(b) Land Conveyance.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date
described in paragraph (2), subject to valid existing rights,
and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of
sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary
shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the public
land.
(2) Date on which conveyance may be made.--The Secretary
shall not make the conveyance described in paragraph (1)
until the later of the date on which the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration has--
(A) approved an airport layout plan for an airport to be
located in the Ivanpah Valley; and
(B) with respect to the construction and operation of an
airport on the site conveyed to the County pursuant to
section 2(a) of the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands
Transfer Act (Public Law 106-362; 114 Stat. 1404), issued a
record of decision after the preparation of an environmental
impact statement or similar analysis required under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.).
(3) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
public land to be conveyed under paragraph (1) is withdrawn
from--
(A) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(B) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing
laws.
(4) Use.--The public land conveyed under paragraph (1)
shall be used for the development of flood mitigation
infrastructure for the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport.
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