S.Amdt. 6255

1. Adds DIVISION E--FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX AND CHURCHILL COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION at the end of S.Amdt. 5499

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   In S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed

   (b) Derivation of Funds.--Funds to carry out this section shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated to the National Weather Service that are enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: DIVISION E--FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX AND CHURCHILL COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

   Inserted: TITLE L--FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX

   Inserted: SEC. 5001. MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWAL FOR FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX.

   Inserted: The Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 1025) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "Subtitle G--Fallon Range Training Complex, Nevada "SEC. 2981. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF PUBLIC LAND.

   Inserted: "(a) Withdrawal.--

   Inserted: "(1) Bombing ranges.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle, and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the land established as the B-16, B-17, B-19, and B-20 Ranges, as referred to in subsection (b), and all other areas within the boundary of such land as depicted on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022, which may become subject to the operation of the public land laws, are withdrawn from all forms of--

   Inserted: "(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;

   Inserted: "(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: "(C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

   Inserted: "(2) Dixie valley training area.--The land and interests in land within the boundaries established at the Dixie Valley Training Area, as referred to in subsection (b), are withdrawn from all forms of--

   Inserted: "(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; and

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   Inserted: "(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.

   Inserted: "(b) Description of Land.--The public land and interests in land withdrawn and reserved by this section comprise approximately [790,825] acres of land in Churchill County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Pershing County, and Nye County, Nevada, as generally depicted as 'Proposed Withdrawal Land' and 'Existing Withdrawals' on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill', dated September 30, 2022, and filed in accordance with section 2912. The ranges in the Fallon Range Training Complex described in this subsection are identified as B-16, B-17, B-19, B-20, Dixie Valley Training Area and the Shoal Site.

   Inserted: "(c) Purpose of Withdrawal and Reservation.--

   Inserted: "(1) Bombing ranges.--The land withdrawn by subsection (a)(1) is reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy for--

   Inserted: "(A) aerial testing and training, bombing, missile firing, electronic warfare, tactical combat maneuvering, and air support;

   Inserted: "(B) ground combat tactical maneuvering and firing; and

   Inserted: "(C) other defense-related purposes that are--

   Inserted: "(i) consistent with the purposes specified in the preceding paragraphs; and

   Inserted: "(ii) authorized under section 2914.

   Inserted: "(2) Dixie valley training area.--The land withdrawn by subsection (a)(2) is reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy for--

   Inserted: "(A) aerial testing and training, electronic warfare, tactical combat maneuvering, and air support; and

   Inserted: "(B) ground combat tactical maneuvering.

   Inserted: "(3) Inapplicability of general provisions.--Notwithstanding section 2911(a), sections 2913 and 2914 shall not apply to the land withdrawn by subsection (a)(2).

   Inserted: "SEC. 2982. MANAGEMENT OF WITHDRAWN AND RESERVED LAND.

   Inserted: "(a) Management by the Secretary of the Navy.--During the duration of the withdrawal under section 2981, the Secretary of the Navy shall manage the land withdrawn and reserved comprising the B-16, B-17, B-19, and B-20 Ranges for the purposes described in section 2981(c)--

   Inserted: "(1) in accordance with--

   Inserted: "(A) an integrated natural resources management plan prepared and implemented under title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) and an integrated cultural resources management plan;

   Inserted: "(B) a written agreement between the Secretary of the Navy and the Governor of Nevada that provides for a minimum of 15 days annually for big game hunting on portions of the B-17 Range consistent with military training requirements;

   Inserted: "(C) a programmatic agreement between the Secretary of the Navy and the Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer and other parties as appropriate regarding management of historic properties as the properties relate to operation, maintenance, training, and construction at the Fallon Range Training Complex;

   Inserted: "(D) written agreements between the Secretary of the Navy and interested Indian tribes and other stakeholders to accommodate access by Indian tribes and State and local governments to the B-16, B-17, B-19, and B-20 Ranges consistent with military training requirements and public safety, including all roads on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022, shown as an existing minor county road are available for managed access;

   Inserted: "(E) a mutually agreeable memorandum of understanding entered into by the Secretary of the Navy and the affected Indian tribes that provides for regular, guaranteed access, consisting of a minimum of 4 days per month, for affected Indian tribes; and

   Inserted: "(F) any other applicable law; and

   Inserted: "(2) in a manner that--

   Inserted: "(A) provides that any portion of the land withdrawn under section 2981(a) that is located outside of the Weapons Danger Zone, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy, shall be relinquished to the Secretary of the Interior and managed under all applicable public land laws;

   Inserted: "(B) ensures that the Secretary of the Navy avoids target placement and training within biologically sensitive areas as mapped in Appendix D of the Final Environmental Impact Statement;

   Inserted: "(C) ensures that access is provided for special events, administrative, cultural, educational, wildlife management, and emergency management purposes; and

   Inserted: "(D) provides that within the B-17 Range the delivery of air to ground ordinance shall be prohibited throughout the entirety of the withdrawal in the areas identified as the 'Monte Cristo Range Protection Area' on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022.

   Inserted: "(b) Management by the Secretary of the Interior.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--During the duration of the withdrawal under section 2981, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land withdrawn and reserved comprising the Dixie Valley Training Area and the Shoal Site for the applicable purposes described in section 2981(c) in accordance with--

   Inserted: "(A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);

   Inserted: "(B) the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020; and

   Inserted: "(C) this subtitle; and

   Inserted: "(D) any other applicable law.

   Inserted: "(2) Consultation with secretary of the navy.--Prior to authorizing any use of the land comprising the Dixie Valley Training Area or Shoal Site withdrawn and reserved by section 2981, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Secretary of the Navy. Such consultation shall include--

   Inserted: "(A) informing the Secretary of the Navy of the pending authorization request so that the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior may work together to preserve the training environment; and

   Inserted: "(B) prior to authorizing any installation or use of mobile or stationary equipment used to transmit and receive radio signals, obtaining permission from the Secretary of the Navy to authorize the use of such equipment.

   Inserted: "(3) Agreement.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement describing the roles and responsibilities of each Secretary with respect to the management and use of the Dixie Valley Training Area and Shoal Site to ensure no closure of an existing county road and no restrictions or curtailment on public access for the duration of the withdrawal while preserving the training environment and honoring special rules under this subsection.

   Inserted: "(4) Access.--The land comprising the Dixie Valley Training Area withdrawn and reserved by subsection 2981(a)(2) shall remain open for public access for the duration of the withdrawal.

   Inserted: "(5) Authorized uses.--The following uses are permitted in the Dixie Valley Training Area for the duration of the withdrawal:

   Inserted: "(A) Livestock grazing.

   Inserted: "(B) Geothermal exploration and development west of State Route 121, as managed by the Bureau of Land Management in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy.

   Inserted: "(C) Exploration and development of salable minerals or other fluid or leasable minerals, as managed by the Bureau of Land Management in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy.

   Inserted: "(6) Infrastructure.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall allow water and utility infrastructure within the Dixie Valley Training Area withdrawn by subsection 2981(a)(2) as described in sections 2997(4) and 2997F.

   Inserted: "(c) Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Commitments.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy may not make operational use of the expanded area of the B-16, B-17, or B-20 Ranges, as depicted on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022, that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex which are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior certify in writing to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on the completion of the commitments pertaining to each range from the Record of Decision for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020, and the provisions of this subtitle. The Secretary may submit reports for individual ranges to allow operational use of a specific range prior to completion of commitments related to other ranges.

   Inserted: "(2) Public access.--Public access to the existing Pole Line Road shall be maintained until completion of construction of an alternate route as specified by section 2995(a)(2)(B).

   Inserted: "(3) Payment.--The Secretary of the Navy shall make a payment to Churchill County, Nevada, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, of $20,000,000 of amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy for operation and maintenance, to an account designated by the Churchill County, Nevada, to resolve the loss of public access and multiple use within Churchill County, Nevada.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2983. ORDNANCE LANDING OUTSIDE TARGET AREAS.

   Inserted: "The Secretary of the Navy, in the administration of an Operational Range Clearance program, shall ensure that tracked ordnance (bombs, missiles, and rockets) known to have landed outside a target area in the B-17 and B-20 Ranges is removed within 180 days of the event. The Secretary of the Navy shall report to the Fallon Range Training Complex Intergovernmental Executive Committee, not less frequently than annually, instances in which ordnance land outside target areas and the status of efforts to clear such ordnance.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2984. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RESERVATIONS.

   Inserted: "(a) B-16 and B-20 Ranges.--To the extent the withdrawal and reservation made by section 2981 for the B-16 and B-20 Ranges withdraws land currently withdrawn and reserved for use by the Bureau of Reclamation, the reservation made by such section shall be the primary reservation for public safety management actions only, and the existing Bureau of Reclamation reservation shall be the primary reservation for all other management actions. The Secretary of the Navy shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to ensure continued access to the B-16 and B-20 Ranges by the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct management activities consistent with the purposes for which the Bureau of Reclamation withdrawal was established.

   Inserted: "(b) Shoal Site.--The Secretary of Energy shall remain responsible and liable for the subsurface estate and all activities of the Secretary of Energy at the Shoal Site withdrawn and reserved by Public Land Order Number 2771, as amended by Public Land Order Number 2834.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2985. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN.

   Inserted: "(a) Preparation Required.--

   Inserted: "(1) Preparation; deadline.--Within 2 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy shall update the current integrated natural resources management plan for the withdrawal land.

   Inserted: "(2) Coordination.--The Secretary of the Navy shall prepare the integrated natural resources management plan in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, the State, Churchill County, Nevada, other impacted counties in the State, and affected Indian tribes.

   Inserted: "(b) Resolution of Conflicts.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Any disagreement among the parties referred to in subsection (a) concerning the contents or implementation of the integrated natural resources management plan prepared under that subsection or an amendment to the management plan shall be resolved by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada, acting through--

   Inserted: "(A) the State Director of the Nevada State Office of the Bureau of Land Management;

   Inserted: "(B) the Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada;

   Inserted: "(C) the State Director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife;

   Inserted: "(D) if appropriate, the Regional Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and

   Inserted: "(E) if appropriate, the Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

   Inserted: "(2) Consultation.--Prior to the resolution of any conflict under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy shall consult with the intergovernmental executive committee.

   Inserted: "(c) Elements of Plan.--Subject to subsection (b), the integrated natural resources management plan under subsection (a)--

   Inserted: "(1) shall be prepared and implemented in accordance with the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.);

   Inserted: "(2) shall include provisions for--

   Inserted: "(A) proper management and protection of the natural resources of the land; and

   Inserted: "(B) sustainable use by the public of such resources to the extent consistent with the military purposes for which the land is withdrawn and reserved;

   Inserted: "(3) shall coordinate access with the Nevada Department of Wildlife to manage hunting, fishing, and trapping on the land where compatible with the military mission;

   Inserted: "(4) shall provide for livestock grazing and agricultural out-leasing on the land, if appropriate--

   Inserted: "(A) in accordance with section 2667 of title 10, United States Code; and

   Inserted: "(B) at the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy;

   Inserted: "(5) shall identify current test and target impact areas and related buffer or safety zones on the land;

   Inserted: "(6) shall provide that the Secretary of the Navy--

   Inserted: "(A) shall take necessary actions to prevent, suppress, manage, and rehabilitate brush and range fires occurring within the boundaries of the Fallon Range Training Complex and brush and range fires occurring outside the boundaries of the Fallon Range Training Complex resulting from military activities; and

   Inserted: "(B) notwithstanding section 2465 of title 10, United States Code--

   Inserted: "(i) may obligate funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary of the Navy to enter into memoranda of understanding, cooperative agreements, and contracts for fire management; and

   Inserted: "(ii) shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for costs incurred under this paragraph;

   Inserted: "(7) shall provide that all gates, fences, and barriers constructed after the date of enactment of this subtitle shall be designed and erected, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with military security, safety, and sound wildlife management use, to allow wildlife access;

   Inserted: "(8) if determined appropriate by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada after review of any existing management plans applicable to the land, shall incorporate the existing management plans;

   Inserted: "(9) shall include procedures to ensure that--

   Inserted: "(A) the periodic reviews of the integrated natural resources management plan required by the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) are conducted jointly by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada; and

   Inserted: "(B) affected counties and affected Indian Tribes and the public are provided a meaningful opportunity to comment on any substantial revisions to the plan that may be proposed pursuant to such a review; and

   Inserted: "(10) shall provide procedures to amend the integrated natural resources management plan as necessary.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2986. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

   Inserted: "(a) 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 public land in Churchill County, Nevada, that is administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the following areas has been adequately studied for wilderness designation:

   Inserted: "(1) The Stillwater Range Wilderness Study Area.

   Inserted: "(2) The Job Peak Wilderness Study Area.

   Inserted: "(3) The Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness Study Area.

   Inserted: "(4) That portion of the Augusta Mountains Wilderness Study Area located in Churchill County, Nevada.

   Inserted: "(5) That portion of the Desatoya Mountains Wilderness Study Area located in Churchill County, Nevada.

   Inserted: "(6) Any portion of any other wilderness study area located in Churchill County, Nevada, that is not a wilderness area.

   Inserted: "(b) Release.--The public land described in subsection (a)--

   Inserted: "(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c));

   Inserted: "(2) shall be managed in accordance with--

   Inserted: "(A) land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and

   Inserted: "(B) existing cooperative conservation agreements; and

   Inserted: "(3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

   Inserted: "SEC. 2987. USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS.

   Inserted: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or of the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Secretary of the Navy may use sand, gravel, or similar mineral materials resources of the type subject to disposition under that Act from land withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle if use of such resources is required for construction needs on the land.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2988. TRIBAL ACCESS AGREEMENT AND CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY.

   Inserted: "(a) Tribal Access Agreement.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with each affected Indian tribe for the purpose of establishing continued, regular, and timely access to the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981, including all land subject to previous withdrawals under section 3011(a) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 885), for the purpose of identifying cultural, religious, and archaeological resources of importance to the affected Indian tribes.

   Inserted: "(b) Ethnographic Study.--The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the State of Nevada and appropriate Tribal governments, shall conduct an ethnographic study of the expanded Fallon Range Training Complex to assess the importance of that area to Indian tribes and the religious and cultural practices of those Indian tribes.

   Inserted: "(c) Cultural Resources Survey.--

   Inserted: "(1) Survey.--The Secretary of the Navy, after consultation with the affected Indian tribes and review of data, studies, and reports in the possession of such Indian tribes, shall conduct a cultural resources survey of the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 for the expanded areas of the B-16, B-17, and B-20 Ranges that were not subject to previous surveys in support of the Department of the Navy's January 2020 Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Fallon Range Training Complex modernization and previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex that includes pedestrian field surveys and the inventory and identification of specific sites containing cultural, religious, and archaeologic resources of importance to the affected Indian tribes.

   Inserted: "(2) Results.--Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide the results of the survey conducted under paragraph (1) to the affected Indian tribes for review and comment prior to concluding survey activities.

   Inserted: "(3) Inclusion in agreement.--The agreement under subsection (a) shall include access to the specific sites identified by the survey conducted under paragraph (1) by the affected Indian Tribes, including proper disposition or protection of, and any requested access to, any identified burial sites, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).

   Inserted: "(4) Limitation on use of land prior to completion of survey.--The Secretary of the Navy may not make operational use of the expanded areas of the B-16, B-17, and B-20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex are withdrawn and reserved by section 2981 until completion of the survey and potential disposition or protection of identified burial sites required by paragraph (1).

   Inserted: "(d) Participation of Affected Indian Tribes.--In conducting an ethnographic study or cultural resource survey under subsection (b) or (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall coordinate with, and provide for the participation of, each applicable affected Indian tribe.

   Inserted: "(e) Agreement To Mitigate Adverse Effects.--The Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the affected Indian tribes shall enter into an agreement consistent with section 306108 of title 54, United States Code, that identifies actions to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to sites identified in subsection (c), including adverse effects from noise. Using the results of surveys conducted under subsection (c), the Navy shall, in coordination with the Tribes and to the extent practicable, avoid placing targets or other range infrastructure in culturally sensitive areas. The Navy shall avoid placement of targets in known sensitive habitat, cultural, or historic areas within the Monte Cristo Mountains.

   Inserted: "(f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly submit to Congress a report describing--

   Inserted: "(1) the access protocols established by the agreement under subsection (a);

   Inserted: "(2) the results of the ethnographic study conducted under subsection (b);

   Inserted: "(3) the results of the cultural resource survey under subsection (c); and

   Inserted: "(4) actions to be taken to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to sites on the land withdrawn and reserved by section 2981.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2989. RESOLUTION OF WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE CLAIMS.

   Inserted: "(a) Payment to the Tribe.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer $20,000,000 of amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy for operation and maintenance to an account designated by the Walker River Paiute Tribe (referred to in this section as the 'Tribe') to resolve the claims of the Tribe against the United States for the contamination, impairment, and loss of use of approximately 6,000 acres of land that is within the boundaries of the reservation of the Tribe.

   Inserted: "(b) Tribal Trust Land Impacts.--With respect to the land established as the B-19 Range at the Fallon Range Training Complex, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure the target placement and use does not result in additional ordnance landing off-range onto the reservation of the Tribe.

   Inserted: "(c) Additional Trust Land.--

   Inserted: "(1) Environmental site assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle and prior to taking the land described in paragraph (4) into trust for the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A), the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (referred to in this subsection as the 'Director') shall complete an environmental site assessment to determine with respect to the land--

   Inserted: "(A) the likelihood of the presence of hazardous substance-related or other environmental liability; and

   Inserted: "(B) if the Director determines the presence of hazardous substance-related or other environmental liability is likely--

   Inserted: "(i) the extent of the contamination caused by such hazardous substance or other environmental liability; and

   Inserted: "(ii) whether that liability can be remediated by the United States.

   Inserted: "(2) Exercise of discretion by tribe.--If the Director determines pursuant to the environmental site assessment completed under paragraph (1) that there is a likelihood of the presence of hazardous substance-related or other environmental liability on the land described in paragraph (4) that cannot be remediated by the United States, the Tribe may determine whether the land should be taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.

   Inserted: "(3) Land to be held in trust for the tribe; identification of alternative land.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--If the Tribe determines pursuant to paragraph (2) that the land described in paragraph (4) should be taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land shall be--

   Inserted: "(i) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and

   Inserted: "(ii) made part of the existing reservation of the Tribe.

   Inserted: "(B) Identification of suitable and comparable alternative land.--If the Tribe determines pursuant to paragraph (2), due to discovered environmental issues that the land described in paragraph (4) should not be taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, not later than 1 year after the date on which the Tribe makes that determination, the Director and the Tribe shall enter into an agreement to identify suitable and comparable alternative land in relative distance and located in the same county as the land described in paragraph (4) to be withdrawn from Federal use and taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe.

   Inserted: "(4) Land described.--Subject to paragraph (5), the land to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A) is the approximately 8,170 acres of Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation land located in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map entitled 'Walker River Paiute Trust Lands' and dated April 19, 2022, and more particularly described as follows:

   Inserted: "(A) Fernley east parcel.--The following land in Churchill County, Nevada:

   Inserted: "(i) All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 20 N., R. 26 E., sec. 28, Mount Diablo Meridian.

   Inserted: "(ii) All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 20 N., R. 26 E., sec. 36, Mount Diablo Meridian.

   Inserted: "(B) Walker lake parcel.--The following land in Mineral County, Nevada:

   Inserted: "(i) All land held by the Bureau of Land Management in T. 11 N., R. 29 E., secs. 35 and 36, Mount Diablo Meridian.

   Inserted: "(ii) All land held by the Bureau of Reclamation in T. 10 N., R. 30 E., secs. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Mount Diablo Meridian.

   Inserted: "(iii) All land held by the Bureau of Land Management in T. 10.5 N., R. 30 E., secs. 31 and 32, Mount Diablo Meridian.

   Inserted: "(5) Administration.--

   Inserted: "(A) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this paragraph as the 'Secretary') shall complete a survey to fully describe, and adequately define the boundaries of, the land described in paragraph (4).

   Inserted: "(B) Legal description.--

   Inserted: "(i) In general.--Upon completion of the survey required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a legal description of the land described in paragraph (4).

   Inserted: "(ii) Technical corrections.--Before the date of publication of the legal description under this subparagraph, the Secretary may correct any technical or clerical errors in the legal description as the Secretary determines appropriate.

   Inserted: "(iii) Effect.--Effective beginning on the date of publication of the legal description under this subparagraph, the legal description shall be considered to be the official legal description of the land to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A).

   Inserted: "(6) Use of trust land.--The land taken into trust under paragraph (3)(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)).

   Inserted: "(d) Eligibility for Federal and Federally Funded Programs.--Funds paid to the Tribe pursuant to this section, including any interest or investment income earned, may not be treated as income or resources or otherwise used as the basis for denying or reducing the basis for Federal financial assistance or other Federal benefit (including under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)) to which the Tribe, a member of the Tribe, or a household would otherwise be entitled.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2990. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE FALLON PAIUTE SHOSHONE TRIBE.

   Inserted: "(a) Land To Be Held in Trust.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (2) shall be--

   Inserted: "(A) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe; and

   Inserted: "(B) made part of the reservation of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe.

   Inserted: "(2) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 10,000 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted as 'Reservation Expansion Land' on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022.

   Inserted: "(3) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under paragraph (1).

   Inserted: "(4) Use of trust land.--The land taken into trust under this section 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)).

   Inserted: "(5) Cooperative agreement.--On request by the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe to provide assistance in the management of the land taken into trust under this section for cultural protection and conservation management purposes.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2991. NUMU NEWE CULTURAL HERITAGE AREA.

   Inserted: "(a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: "(1) Cultural heritage area.--The term 'Cultural Heritage Area' means the Numu Newe Cultural Heritage Area established by subsection (b).

   Inserted: "(2) Management plan.--The term 'management plan' means the management plan for the Cultural Heritage Area developed under subsection (d).

   Inserted: "(3) Secretary.--The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: "(4) Tribal commission.--The term 'Tribal Commission' means the Tribal commission established under subsection (e).

   Inserted: "(b) Establishment.--To protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and nationally important historic, cultural, archaeological, natural, and educational resources of the Numu Newe traditional homeland, there is established in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, the Numu Newe Cultural Heritage Area.

   Inserted: "(c) Area Included.--The Cultural Heritage Area shall consist of the approximately 217,845 acres of public land in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022.

   Inserted: "(d) Management Plan.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the Cultural Heritage Area.

   Inserted: "(2) Consultation.--In developing the management plan, the Secretary shall consult with--

   Inserted: "(A) appropriate entities of the Federal Government and State and local governments;

   Inserted: "(B) members of the public; and

   Inserted: "(C) the Tribal Commission.

   Inserted: "(3) Tribal commission expertise.--In developing the management plan, the Secretary shall--

   Inserted: "(A) meet at least semiannually with the Tribal Commission; and

   Inserted: "(B) to the maximum extent practicable, carefully and fully integrate the management recommendations of the Tribal Commission.

   Inserted: "(4) Requirements.--The management plan shall--

   Inserted: "(A) describe the appropriate uses of the Cultural Heritage Area;

   Inserted: "(B) authorize the appropriate use of motor vehicles in the Cultural Heritage Area, including for the maintenance of existing roads;

   Inserted: "(C) incorporate any provision of an applicable land and resource management plan that the Secretary considers to be appropriate;

   Inserted: "(D) protect, preserve, maintain, and administer the land within the Cultural Heritage Area to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the protection of traditional cultural and religious sites within the Cultural Heritage Area;

   Inserted: "(E) to the maximum extent practicable, carefully and fully integrate the traditional and historical knowledge and special expertise of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe;

   Inserted: "(F) ensure public access to Federal land within the Cultural Heritage Area for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes;

   Inserted: "(G) not affect the allocation, ownership, interest, or control, as in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle, of any water, water right, or any other valid existing right;

   Inserted: "(H) provide for a cooperative agreement with the Tribal Commission, including for co-management purposes, to address the historical, archeological, and cultural values of the Cultural Heritage Area;

   Inserted: "(I) describe methods for coordination between the Cultural Heritage Area and the Numu Newe National Conservation Area, the Clan Alpine Wilderness, the Desatoya Mountains Wilderness, and the Cain Mountain Wilderness; and

   Inserted: "(J) be reviewed not less frequently than annually by the Secretary to ensure the management plan is meeting the requirements of this section.

   Inserted: "(e) Tribal Commission.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall establish a Tribal Commission consisting of representatives of affected Indian Tribes, to be appointed by the Secretary, to provide management recommendations to the Secretary with respect to the Cultural Heritage Area.

   Inserted: "(2) Limitation.--The Tribal Commission shall include not more than 1 representative from each affected Indian Tribe.

   Inserted: "(3) Secretarial support.--The Secretary may provide administrative and staff support to the Tribal Commission.

   Inserted: "(4) Information.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Tribal Commission has the information necessary to make informed recommendations.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2992. NUMU NEWE CULTURAL CENTER.

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall use amounts made available to carry out this section to provide financial assistance to a cultural center established and operated by the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe and located on the Reservation of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, the purpose of which is to help sustain Numu Newe knowledge, culture, language, and identity associated with aboriginal land and traditional ways of life for the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe (referred to in this section as the 'Center').

   Inserted: "(b) Studies and Inventories.--The Center shall integrate information developed in the cultural resources inventories and ethnographic studies carried out under section 2988.

   Inserted: "(c) General Fund.--Of amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, transfer to a general fund operated by the Tribal Commission established under section 2991(e)--

   Inserted: "(1) $10,000,000 for the development and construction of the Center; and

   Inserted: "(2) $10,000,000 to endow operations of the Center.

   Inserted: "(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy to carry out this section $20,000,000.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2993. NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS.

   Inserted: "(a) Numu Newe National Conservation Area.--

   Inserted: "(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to establish the Numu Newe National Conservation Area in the State of Nevada to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, recreational, and scenic resources of the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:

   Inserted: "(A) Conservation area.--The term 'Conservation Area' means the Numu Newe National Conservation Area established by paragraph (3).

   Inserted: "(B) Management plan.--The term 'management plan' means the management plan for the Conservation Area developed under paragraph (4)(B).

   Inserted: "(3) Establishment.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--For the purpose described in paragraph (1), there is established the Numu Newe National Conservation Area in the State of Nevada.

   Inserted: "(B) Area included.--The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 160,224 acres of public land in Churchill County, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022.

   Inserted: "(C) Maps and legal descriptions.--

   Inserted: "(i) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a map and legal description of the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(ii) Effect.--The map and legal descriptions submitted under clause (i) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary of the Interior may correct minor errors in the map and legal description.

   Inserted: "(iii) Public availability.--A copy of the map and legal description submitted under clause (i) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

   Inserted: "(4) Management.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall manage the Conservation Area--

   Inserted: "(i) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Area, including--

   Inserted: "(I) the management of wildfire, invasive species, and wildlife; and

   Inserted: "(II) wildfire restoration;

   Inserted: "(ii) in accordance with--

   Inserted: "(I) this subsection;

   Inserted: "(II) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and

   Inserted: "(III) any other applicable law; and

   Inserted: "(iii) as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.

   Inserted: "(B) Management plan.--

   Inserted: "(i) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle and in accordance with clause (ii), the Secretary of the Interior shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(ii) Consultation.--In developing the management plan required by clause (i), the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with--

   Inserted: "(I) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, and local governmental entities (including the Tribal Commission established by section 2991(e)); and

   Inserted: "(II) members of the public.

   Inserted: "(iii) Requirements.--The management plan shall--

   Inserted: "(I) describe the appropriate uses of the Conservation Area;

   Inserted: "(II) authorize the appropriate use of motor vehicles in the Conservation Area, including the maintenance of existing roads; and

   Inserted: "(III) incorporate any provision of an applicable land and resource management plan that the Secretary of the Interior considers to be appropriate.

   Inserted: "(5) Uses.--The Secretary of the Interior shall allow only uses of the Conservation Area that the Secretary of the Interior determines would further the purpose described in paragraph (1).

   Inserted: "(6) Motorized vehicles.--Except as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of motorized vehicles by the management plan.

   Inserted: "(7) Withdrawal.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from--

   Inserted: "(i) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;

   Inserted: "(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: "(iii) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

   Inserted: "(B) Additional land.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Secretary of the Interior acquires mineral or other interests in a parcel of land within the Conservation Area after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of the laws referred to in subparagraph (A) on the date of acquisition of the parcel.

   Inserted: "(8) Hunting, fishing, and trapping.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this subsection affects the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada with respect to fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(B) Limitations.--

   Inserted: "(i) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Interior may designate by regulation areas in which, and establish periods during which, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Conservation Area, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws.

   Inserted: "(ii) Consultation required.--Except in the case of an emergency, before promulgating regulations under clause (i) that close a portion of the Conservation Area to hunting, fishing, or trapping, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the appropriate State agency.

   Inserted: "(9) Grazing.--In the case of land included in the Conservation Area on which the Secretary of the Interior permitted, as of the date of enactment of this subtitle, livestock grazing, the livestock grazing shall be allowed to continue, subject to applicable laws (including regulations) and Executive orders.

   Inserted: "(10) No buffer zones.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--The establishment of the Conservation Area shall not create an express or implied protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(B) Private land.--If the use of, or conduct of, an activity on private land that shares a boundary with the Conservation Area is consistent with applicable law, nothing in this subsection prohibits or limits the use or conduct of the activity.

   Inserted: "(11) Visitor service facilities.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the State of Nevada and Indian tribes that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be appropriate, may establish visitor service facilities for the purpose of providing information about the historical, cultural, archaeological, ecological, recreational, geologic, scientific, and other resources of the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(b) Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area.--

   Inserted: "(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:

   Inserted: "(A) Conservation area.--The term 'Conservation Area' means the Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area established by paragraph (2)(A).

   Inserted: "(B) Tribe.--The term 'Tribe' means the Walker River Paiute Tribe.

   Inserted: "(2) Establishment.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--To protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and nationally important historic, cultural, archaeological, natural, and educational resources of the Pistone Site on Black Mountain, there is established in Mineral County, Nevada, the Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(B) Area included.--

   Inserted: "(i) In general.--The Conservation Area shall consist of the approximately 3,415 acres of public land in Mineral County, Nevada, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted on the map entitled 'Black Mountain/ Pistone Archaeological District' and dated May 12, 2020.

   Inserted: "(ii) Availability of map.--The map described in clause (i) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

   Inserted: "(C) Submission of map and legal description.--

   Inserted: "(i) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall submit to Congress a map and legal description of the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(ii) Effect.--The map and legal description of the Conservation Area submitted under clause (i) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary of the Interior may correct any minor errors in the map and legal description.

   Inserted: "(iii) Public availability.--The map and legal description of the Conservation Area submitted under clause (i) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

   Inserted: "(3) Management.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the Conservation Area--

   Inserted: "(i) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and values of the Conservation Area, including the resources and values described in paragraph (2)(A);

   Inserted: "(ii) in accordance with--

   Inserted: "(I) this subsection;

   Inserted: "(II) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and

   Inserted: "(III) any other applicable law; and

   Inserted: "(iii) as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.

   Inserted: "(B) Uses.--The Secretary of the Interior shall allow any use of the Conservation Area--

   Inserted: "(i) that is consistent with the protection of the historic, cultural, and archeological resources of the Conservation Area; or

   Inserted: "(ii) that is for the continued enjoyment by the Tribe of a cultural use of the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(C) Requirements.--In administering the Conservation Area, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide for--

   Inserted: "(i) access to and use of cultural resources by the Tribe at the Conservation Area;

   Inserted: "(ii) the protection of the cultural resources and burial sites of the Tribe located in the Conservation Area from disturbance; and

   Inserted: "(iii) cooperative management with the Tribe with respect to the management of the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(D) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary of the Interior may, in a manner consistent with this subsection, enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Nevada, other Indian tribes, and other institutions and organizations to carry out the purposes of this subsection, subject to the requirement that the Tribe shall be a party to any cooperative agreement entered into under this subparagraph.

   Inserted: "(E) Visitor service facilities.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the State of Nevada and the Tribe, may establish visitor service facilities for the purpose of providing information about the historical, cultural, archaeological, ecological, recreational, geologic, scientific, and other resources of the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(4) Management plan.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop a management plan for the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(B) Consultation.--In developing the management plan required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with--

   Inserted: "(i) appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental entities; and

   Inserted: "(ii) members of the public.

   Inserted: "(C) Requirements.--The management plan shall--

   Inserted: "(i) describe the appropriate uses and management of the Conservation Area;

   Inserted: "(ii) incorporate, as appropriate, decisions contained in any other management or activity plan for the land in or adjacent to the Conservation Area;

   Inserted: "(iii) take into consideration any information developed in studies of the land and resources in or adjacent to the Conservation Area;

   Inserted: "(iv) take into consideration the historical and continued cultural and archeological importance of the Conservation Area to the Tribe; and

   Inserted: "(v) provide for a cooperative agreement with the Tribe, including for co-management purposes, to address the historical, archeological, and cultural values of the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "(5) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal surface and subsurface land within the Conservation Area or any land (including any interest in land) that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this subtitle for inclusion in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from--

   Inserted: "(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the general land laws;

   Inserted: "(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: "(C) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.

   Inserted: "(6) Effect on water rights.--Nothing in this subsection constitutes an express or implied reservation of any water rights with respect to the Conservation Area.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2994. WILDERNESS AREAS IN CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA.

   Inserted: "(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Interior should collaborate with the State of Nevada and the Churchill County commission on wildfire and rangeland management, planning, and implementation, with the goal of preventing catastrophic wildfire and resource damage.

   Inserted: "(b) Definition of Wilderness Area.--In this section, the term 'wilderness area' means a wilderness area designated by subsection (c)(1).

   Inserted: "(c) Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System.--

   Inserted: "(1) Additions.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, are designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:

   Inserted: "(A) Clan alpine mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 128,362 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022, which shall be known as the 'Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness'.

   Inserted: "(B) Desatoya mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 32,537 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022, which shall be known as the 'Desatoya Mountains Wilderness'.

   Inserted: "(C) Cain mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,664 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022, which shall be known as the 'Cain Mountain Wilderness'.

   Inserted: "(2) Boundary.--The boundary of any portion of a wilderness area that is bordered by a road shall be at least 150 feet from the edge of the road to allow public access.

   Inserted: "(3) Map and legal description.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map and legal description of each wilderness area with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: "(B) Effect.--Each map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary of the Interior may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description.

   Inserted: "(C) Availability.--Each map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in--

   Inserted: "(i) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management;

   Inserted: "(ii) the Office of the Nevada State Director of the Bureau of Land Management;

   Inserted: "(iii) the Carson City Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management; and

   Inserted: "(iv) the Fallon Field Station of the Bureau of Land Management.

   Inserted: "(4) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area is withdrawn from--

   Inserted: "(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;

   Inserted: "(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: "(C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.

   Inserted: "(d) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--

   Inserted: "(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this subtitle; and

   Inserted: "(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: "(e) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in a wilderness area administered by the Bureau of Land Management, if established as of the date of enactment of this subtitle, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary of the Interior considers necessary, in accordance with--

   Inserted: "(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and

   Inserted: "(2) 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).

   Inserted: "(f) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or interest in land within the boundaries of a wilderness area that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this subtitle shall be added to and administered as part of the wilderness area within which the acquired land or interest is located.

   Inserted: "(g) Water Rights.--

   Inserted: "(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--

   Inserted: "(A) the wilderness areas--

   Inserted: "(i) are located in the semiarid region of the Great Basin region; and

   Inserted: "(ii) include ephemeral and perennial streams;

   Inserted: "(B) the hydrology of the wilderness areas is predominantly characterized by complex flow patterns and alluvial fans with impermanent channels;

   Inserted: "(C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the region in which the wilderness areas are located is characterized by--

   Inserted: "(i) groundwater subject to local and regional flow gradients; and

   Inserted: "(ii) unconfined and artesian conditions;

   Inserted: "(D) the wilderness areas are generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and

   Inserted: "(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.

   Inserted: "(2) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this section--

   Inserted: "(A) constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the wilderness areas;

   Inserted: "(B) affects any water rights in the State of Nevada (including any water rights held by the United States) in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle;

   Inserted: "(C) establishes a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations;

   Inserted: "(D) affects the interpretation of, or any designation made under, any other Act; or

   Inserted: "(E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State of Nevada and other States.

   Inserted: "(3) Nevada water law.--The Secretary of the Interior shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements of Nevada State law in order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle with respect to the wilderness areas.

   Inserted: "(4) New projects.--

   Inserted: "(A) Definition of water resource facility.--

   Inserted: "(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the term 'water resource facility' means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures.

   Inserted: "(ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the term 'water resource facility' does not include wildlife guzzlers.

   Inserted: "(B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, on and after the date of enactment of this subtitle, 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.

   Inserted: "(h) Wildfire Management.--In accordance with section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133), nothing in this section precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from conducting wildfire management operations (including operations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) to manage wildfires in a wilderness area.

   Inserted: "(i) Data Collection.--Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, nothing in this section precludes the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, or climatological collection devices in a wilderness area, if the Secretary of the Interior determines that the facilities and access to the facilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation activities.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2995. ROAD RECONSTRUCTION AND TREATMENT OF EXISTING ROADS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

   Inserted: "(a) Road Reconstruction.--The Secretary of the Navy shall be responsible for the timely--

   Inserted: "(1) reconstruction of--

   Inserted: "(A) Lone Tree Road leading to the B-16 Range; and

   Inserted: "(B) State Highway 361; and

   Inserted: "(2) relocation of--

   Inserted: "(A) Sand Canyon/Red Mountain Roads, consistent with alternative 2A, as described in the Final FRTC Road Realignment Study dated March 14, 2022;

   Inserted: "(B) Pole Line Road, consistent with alternative 3B, as described in the Final FRTC Road Realignment Study dated March 14, 2022.

   Inserted: "(b) Existing Roads and Rights-of-way.--The withdrawal and reservation of land made by section 2981 shall not be construed to affect the following roads and associated rights-of-way:

   Inserted: "(1) United States Highways 50 and 95.

   Inserted: "(2) State Routes 121 and 839.

   Inserted: "(3) The Churchill County, Nevada, roads identified as Simpson Road, East County Road, Earthquake Fault Road, and Fairview Peak Road.

   Inserted: "(c) New Rights-of-way.--The Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall be responsible for the timely grant of new rights-of-way for Sand Canyon/Red Mountain Road, Pole Line Road, and East County Road to the appropriate County.

   Inserted: "(d) I-11 Corridors.--The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land located within the 'Churchill County Preferred I-11 Corridor' and 'NDOT I-11 Corridor' as depicted on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022, in accordance with this section.

   Inserted: "(e) Public Availability of Map.--A copy of the map described in section 2981(b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

   Inserted: "(f) Withdrawal of Land.--Any valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle, the land located within the corridors described in [_____] is withdrawn from--

   Inserted: "(1) location and entry under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: "(2) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

   Inserted: "(g) Termination of Withdrawal.--A withdrawal under subsection (f) shall terminate on the date on which--

   Inserted: "(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with Churchill County, Nevada, terminates the withdrawal; or

   Inserted: "(2) the applicable corridor or land is patented.

   Inserted: "(h) RS 2477 Claims.--The withdrawal and reservation of land by section 2981 shall not be construed to obstruct or interfere with the ability of Churchill County, Nevada, to seek adjudication of claims concerning existing county roads under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 932), as in effect prior to being repealed by section 706(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-579; 90 Stat. 2793).

   Inserted: "(i) Access.--Roads shown on the map described in section 2981(b) as an existing minor county road shall be available for managed access consistent with the purposes of the withdrawal.

   Inserted: "(j) Treatment of the Westside Energy Corridor.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Nothing in section 2981 shall be construed to restrict the development of high voltage electrical power utility lines within the portion of the designated Westside Energy Corridor that is located outside of the B-16 Range.

   Inserted: "(2) Transmission line.--The Secretary of the Navy shall allow 1 transmission line within that portion of the designated Westside Energy Corridor that is located within the B-16 Range nearest the existing transmission line adjacent to the western boundary of the B-16 Range.

   Inserted: "(3) Future transmission line.--If the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior determine that additional transmission lines cannot be accommodated outside of the B-16 Range, to the extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy shall allow the construction of a new transmission line as close as practicable to the existing transmission line.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2996. SAGE GROUSE STUDY.

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the State of Nevada, shall conduct a study to further assess greater sage grouse reactions to military overflights.

   Inserted: "(b) Determination.--If the Secretary of the Navy determines under the study under subsection (a) that greater sage grouse in the area impacted by the modernization are impacted by aircraft overflights, the Secretary of the Navy shall implement mitigations and adaptive management activities, in coordination with the State of Nevada and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, before operational use of the air space by the Armed Forces over the land of the impacted habitat.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2997. TREATMENT OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING PERMITS.

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall notify holders of grazing allotments impacted by the withdrawal and reservation of land under section 2981 and, if practicable, assist the holders of the grazing allotments in obtaining replacement forage.

   Inserted: "(b) Revisions to Allotment Plans.--The Secretary of the Navy shall reimburse the Bureau of Land Management for grazing program-related administrative costs reasonably incurred by the Bureau of Land Management due to the withdrawal and reservation of land under section 2981.

   Inserted: "(c) Alternative to Replacement Forage.--If replacement forage cannot be identified under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall make full and complete payments to Federal grazing permit holders for all losses suffered by the permit holders as a result of the withdrawal or other use of former Federal grazing land for national defense purposes pursuant to the Act of June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the 'Taylor Grazing Act') (48 Stat. 1269, chapter 865; 43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.).

   Inserted: "(d) Notification and Payment.--The Secretary of the Navy shall--

   Inserted: "(1) notify, by certified mail, holders of grazing allotments that are terminated; and

   Inserted: "(2) compensate the holders of grazing allotments described in paragraph (1) for authorized permanent improvements associated with the allotments.

   Inserted: "(e) Payment.--For purposes of calculating and making a payment to a Federal grazing permit holder under this section (including the conduct of any appraisals required to calculate the amount of the payment)--

   Inserted: "(1) the Secretary of the Navy shall consider the permanent loss of the applicable Federal grazing permit; and

   Inserted: "(2) the amount of the payment shall not be limited to the remaining term of the existing Federal grazing permit.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2998. TRANSFER OF LAND UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.

   Inserted: "(a) Transfer Required.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, at no cost, administrative jurisdiction of the approximately 86 acres of a noncontiguous parcel of land acquired by the Department of the Navy in Churchill County, Nevada, for inclusion in the Sand Mountain Recreation Area.

   Inserted: "(b) Certification With Respect to Environmental Hazards.--Prior to conveying land under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall certify that the land to be conveyed under that subsection is free from environmental hazards.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2999. REDUCTION OF IMPACT OF FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX MODERNIZATION.

   Inserted: "Consistent with the Department of the Navy's March 12, 2020, Record of Decision, the Secretary of the Navy shall carry out the following additional mitigations and other measures set not otherwise included in other sections of this Act to reduce the impact of the modernization of the Fallon Range Training Complex by the Secretary of the Navy on the land and local community:

   Inserted: "(1) Develop Memoranda of Agreement or other binding protocols, in coordination with agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other stakeholders, for--

   Inserted: "(A) management of that portion of Bureau of Reclamation infrastructure in the B-16 and B-20 Ranges that will be closed to public access but will continue to be managed for flood control; and

   Inserted: "(B) access for research, resource management, and other activities within the B-16, B-17, B-19, and B-20 Ranges.

   Inserted: "(2) Establish wildlife-friendly fencing to restrict access to the smallest possible area necessary to ensure public safety.

   Inserted: "(3)(A) Purchase the impacted portion of the Paiute Pipeline within the B-17 Range.

   Inserted: "(B) Relocate the pipeline acquired under subparagraph (A) to a location south of the B-17 Range.

   Inserted: "(4) Accommodate permitting and construction of additional utility and infrastructure projects within 3 corridors running parallel to the existing north-south power line in proximity to Nevada Route 121, existing east-west power line north of Highway 50, and the area immediately north of Highway 50 as shown on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022, subject to the requirement that any project authorized under this paragraph shall complete appropriate Federal and State permitting requirements prior to the accommodation under this paragraph.

   Inserted: "(5)(A) Notify holders of mining claims impacted by the modernization by certified mail.

   Inserted: "(B) Make payments to the holders of mining claims described in subparagraph (A).

   Inserted: "(6) Allow a right-of-way to accommodate I-11 (which could also include a transmission line) if a route is chosen by Churchill County, Nevada, or the State of Nevada that overlaps the northeast corner of the withdrawal area for the B-16 Range.

   Inserted: "(7) Revise the applicable range operations manual--

   Inserted: "(A) to include Crescent Valley and Eureka as noise-sensitive areas; and

   Inserted: "(B) to implement a 5-nautical-mile buffer around the towns of Crescent Valley and Eureka.

   Inserted: "(8) Implement a 3-nautical-mile airspace exclusion zone over the Gabbs, Eureka, and Crescent Valley airports.

   Inserted: "(9) Extend the Visual Flight Rules airspace corridor through the newly established Military Operations Areas on the east side of the Dixie Valley Training Area.

   Inserted: "(10) Notify affected water rights holders by certified mail and, if water rights are adversely affected by the modernization and cannot be otherwise mitigated, acquire existing and valid State water rights.

   Inserted: "(11) Allow Nevada Department of Wildlife access for spring and wildlife guzzler monitoring and maintenance.

   Inserted: "(12) Implement management practices and mitigation measures specifically designed to reduce or avoid potential impacts on surface water and groundwater, such as placing targets outside of washes.

   Inserted: "(13) Develop, implement, and compensate the State of Nevada for a wildland fire management plan to ensure fire management, control, and restoration activities are addressed, as appropriate, for the entire expanded range complex.

   Inserted: "(14) To the maximum extent practicable and if compatible with mission training requirements, avoid placing targets in biologically sensitive areas identified by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

   Inserted: "(15) In coordination with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, use wildlife-friendly configured four-wire fencing to minimize impacts on wildlife from fencing.

   Inserted: "(16) Fund 2 conservation law enforcement officer positions at Naval Air Station Fallon.

   Inserted: "(17) Post signs warning the public of any contamination, harm, or risk associated with entry into the withdrawal land.

   Inserted: "(18) Enter into an agreement for compensation from the Secretary of the Navy to Churchill County and the counties of Lyon, Nye, Mineral, and Pershing in the State of Nevada to offset any reductions made in payments in lieu of taxes.

   Inserted: "(19)(A) Provide for purchase by the Secretary of the Navy of the portion of the Paiute pipeline impacted by the modernization.

   Inserted: "(B) Pay for relocation of the existing Paiute pipeline south of the proposed B-17 range on the Fallon Range Training Complex.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2999A. EXPANSION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON JOINT USE BY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OF FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX.

   Inserted: "The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall expand the membership of the intergovernmental executive committee relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the withdrawal land to include representatives of Eureka County, Nevada, the Nevada Department of Agriculture, and the Nevada Division of Minerals.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2999B. CONVEYANCES AND EXCHANGES.

   Inserted: "(a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: "(1) City.--The term 'City' means the city of Fallon, Nevada.

   Inserted: "(2) Public purpose.--The term 'public purpose' includes any of the following:

   Inserted: "(A) The construction and operation of a new fire station for Churchill County, Nevada.

   Inserted: "(B) The operation or expansion of an existing wastewater treatment facility for Churchill County, Nevada.

   Inserted: "(C) The operation or expansion of existing gravel pits and rock quarries of Churchill County, Nevada.

   Inserted: "(D) The operation or expansion of an existing City landfill.

   Inserted: "(b) Conveyance Required for Public Purposes.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (2), for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in approximately 6,892 acres of Federal land to Churchill County, Nevada, and 212 acres of land to the City identified as 'Public Purpose Conveyances to Churchill County and City of Fallon' on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill ' and dated September 30, 2022.

   Inserted: "(2) Use.--Churchill County, Nevada, and the City shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes and the construction and operation of public recreational facilities.

   Inserted: "(3) Effect of lack of use of land.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to Churchill County, 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'; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, revert to the United States.

   Inserted: "(c) Exchange.--The Secretary of the Interior shall seek to enter into an agreement for an acre-for-acre exchange with Churchill County, Nevada, for all Churchill County, Nevada, land within the Fallon National Wildlife Refuge and the B-20 Range at the Fallon Range Training Complex in exchange for Department of the Interior land designated as exchange acreage on the map entitled 'Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill' and dated September 30, 2022.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2999C. CHECKERBOARD RESOLUTION.

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with Churchill County, Nevada, and landowners in Churchill County, Nevada, and after providing an opportunity for public comment, shall seek to consolidate Federal land and non-Federal land ownership in Churchill County, Nevada.

   Inserted: "(b) Land Exchanges.--

   Inserted: "(1) Land exchange authority.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer to exchange land identified for exchange under paragraph (3) for private land in Churchill County, Nevada, that is adjacent to Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, if the exchange would consolidate land ownership and facilitate improved land management in Churchill County, Nevada, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: "(2) Applicable law.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, a land exchange under this section shall be conducted in accordance with--

   Inserted: "(A) section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716); and

   Inserted: "(B) any other applicable law.

   Inserted: "(3) Identification of federal land for exchange.--Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of the Interior shall identify Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, managed by the Commissioner of Reclamation and Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to offer for exchange from Federal land identified as potentially suitable for disposal in an applicable resource management plan.

   Inserted: "(c) Equal Value Land Exchanges.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Land to be exchanged under this section shall be of equal value, based on appraisals prepared in accordance with--

   Inserted: "(A) the Uniform Standards for Professional Land Acquisitions; and

   Inserted: "(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

   Inserted: "(2) Use of mass appraisals.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of the Interior may use a mass appraisal to determine the value of land to be exchanged under this section, if the Secretary of the Interior determines that the land to be subject to the mass appraisal is of similar character and value.

   Inserted: "(B) Exclusion.--The Secretary of the Interior shall exclude from a mass appraisal under subparagraph (A) any land, the value of which is likely to exceed $250 per acre, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: "(C) Availability.--The Secretary of the Interior shall make the results of a mass appraisal conducted under subparagraph (A) available to the public.

   Inserted: "(d) Identification Process.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (g), the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with Churchill County, Nevada, and after providing an opportunity for public comment, shall identify Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, managed by the Commissioner of Reclamation and Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to offer for sale from Federal land identified as potentially suitable for disposal in an applicable resource management plan.

   Inserted: "(2) Postponement or exclusion.--

   Inserted: "(A) On request of county.--At the request of Churchill County, Nevada, the Secretary of the Interior shall--

   Inserted: "(i) postpone a sale of Federal land under this section; or

   Inserted: "(ii) exclude from the sale all or a portion of Federal land identified for sale under this section.

   Inserted: "(B) At discretion of secretary of the interior.--Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from--

   Inserted: "(i) postponing a sale of Federal land under this section; or

   Inserted: "(ii) excluding all or a portion of Federal land identified for sale under this section.

   Inserted: "(3) Valid existing rights.--A sale of Federal land under this section is subject to valid existing rights.

   Inserted: "(e) Method of Sale.--A sale of Federal land under [subsection (d)] shall be--

   Inserted: "(1) consistent with section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713); "(2) through a competitive bidding process, unless otherwise determined by the Secretary of the Interior; and

   Inserted: "(3) for not less than fair market value.

   Inserted: "(f) Limitation.--Not more than a total of 50,000 acres of Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, shall be sold under this subsection.

   Inserted: "(g) Management Priority Areas.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior shall identify management priority areas on Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada, that--

   Inserted: "(1) include greater sage-grouse habitat;

   Inserted: "(2)(A) are designated as critical habitat;

   Inserted: "(B) are part of an identified wildlife corridor; or

   Inserted: "(C) contain significant wetlands or riparian wildlife habitat;

   Inserted: "(3) are within the boundary of--

   Inserted: "(A) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System;

   Inserted: "(B) a National Conservation Area; or

   Inserted: "(C) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;

   Inserted: "(4)(A) have value for outdoor recreation; or

   Inserted: "(B) provide public access for recreational hunting, fishing, or other recreational purposes that cannot be otherwise mitigated;

   Inserted: "(5)(A) contain resources that are listed on, or eligible for inclusion on, the National Register of Historic Places; or

   Inserted: "(B) have significant cultural, historic, ecological, or scenic value; or

   Inserted: "(6) would improve Federal land management.

   Inserted: "(h) Identification of Additional Management Priority Areas.--As the Secretary of the Interior determines to be appropriate, the Secretary of the Interior may identify additional management priority areas in Churchill County, Nevada, after the date on which the identification under subsection (g) is completed.

   Inserted: "(i) Management.--Nothing in this section modifies the management of an area identified as a management priority area under this section based on the identification.

   Inserted: "(j) Management Priority Areas Excluded From Sale or Exchange.--Federal land identified as a management priority area under this section--

   Inserted: "(1) shall be retained in Federal ownership; and

   Inserted: "(2) shall not be available for disposal or conveyance, including by sale or exchange, under this section.

   Inserted: "(k) Interim Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights and mining claims for which the claim maintenance fee has been paid in the applicable assessment year, effective on the date on which a parcel of Federal land is identified for exchange under subsection (b)(3) or sale under subsection (d)(1), the parcel of Federal land is withdrawn from--

   Inserted: "(1) all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land laws;

   Inserted: "(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: "(3) operation of the mineral and mineral materials leasing laws.

   Inserted: "(l) Termination of Withdrawal.--The withdrawal of a parcel of Federal land under subsection (k) shall terminate--

   Inserted: "(1)(A) on the date of sale; or

   Inserted: "(B) in the case of exchange, the date of the conveyance of the title to the Federal land covered by the exchange;

   Inserted: "(2) with respect to any parcel of Federal land identified for exchange under subsection (b)(3) or sale under subsection (d)(1) that is not exchanged or sold, not later than 2 years after the date the parcel of Federal land was offered for exchange or sale under this section; or

   Inserted: "(3) on a different date mutually agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior and Churchill County, Nevada.

   Inserted: "(m) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the proceeds from the sale of Federal land under subsection (d)--

   Inserted: "(1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State of Nevada for use in the general education program of the State of Nevada; and

   Inserted: "(2) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the 'Churchill County Special Account', which shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further appropriation, for--

   Inserted: "(A) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior in preparing for a sale or exchange of Federal land under this section; and

   Inserted: "(B) the acquisition of land (including interests in land) in Churchill County, Nevada--

   Inserted: "(i) for inclusion in a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System or a national conservation area designated by this subtitle;

   Inserted: "(ii) that protects other environmentally significant land;

   Inserted: "(iii) that is identified as a management priority area under subsection (g); or

   Inserted: "(iv) that secures public access to Federal land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

   Inserted: "(n) Limitation.--The proceeds from the sale of Federal land under subsection (d) shall not be used for the acquisition of any water rights.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2999C. TRIBAL LIAISON OFFICE.

   Inserted: "The Secretary of the Navy shall establish and maintain a dedicated Tribal liaison position at Naval Air Station Fallon.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2999D. TERMINATION OF PRIOR WITHDRAWAL.

   Inserted: "Notwithstanding section 2842 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) and section 3015 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65), the withdrawal and reservation under section 3011(a) of that Act is terminated.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2999E. DURATION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.

   Inserted: "The withdrawal and reservation of public land by section 2981 shall terminate on November 6, 2047.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2999F. DIXIE VALLEY WATER PROJECT.

   Inserted: "(a) Continuation of Project.--The withdrawal of land authorized by section 2981(a)(2) shall not interfere with the Churchill County Dixie Valley Water Project.

   Inserted: "(b) Permitting.--On application by Churchill County, Nevada, the Secretary of the Navy shall concur with the Churchill County Dixie Valley Water Project and, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, complete any permitting necessary for the Dixie Valley Water Project, subject to the public land laws and environmental review.

   Inserted: "(c) Compensation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall compensate Churchill County, Nevada, for any cost increases for the Dixie Valley Water Project that result from any design features required by the Secretary of the Navy to be included in the Dixie Valley Water Project.

   Inserted: "SEC. 2999G. WATER.

   Inserted: " The Secretary of the Navy shall comply with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of the Navy and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service dated July 26, 1995, requiring the Department of the Navy to limit water rights to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with safety operations for Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, not more than 4,402 acre-feet of water per year.".

   Inserted: TITLE LI--RUBY MOUNTAINS PROTECTION

   Inserted: SEC. 5101. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.

   Inserted: (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 309,272 acres of Federal land and interests in the land located in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest within the area depicted on the Forest Service map entitled "S. 258 Ruby Mountains Protective Act" and dated December 5, 2019, as "National Forest System Lands" are withdrawn from all forms of operation under the mineral leasing laws.

   Inserted: (b) Application.--Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (a).

   Inserted: (c) Availability of Map.--The map described in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.

   Inserted: SEC. 5102. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM LAND.

   Inserted: (a) Withdrawal.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 39,926.10 acres of Federal land and interests in the land located in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge and depicted on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service map entitled "S. XXX Ruby Mountains Protection Act" and dated February 23, 2021, as "Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge" are withdrawn from all forms of operation under the mineral leasing laws, subject to paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (2) Exception.--The withdrawal under paragraph (1) shall not apply to noncommercial refuge management activities by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

   Inserted: (b) Application.--Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (a).

   Inserted: (c) Availability of Map.--The map described in subsection (a)(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

   Inserted: TITLE LII--PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

   Inserted: SEC. 5201. DEFINITIONS.

   Inserted: In this title:

   Inserted: (1) County.--The term "County" means Pershing County, Nevada.

   Inserted: (2) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: (3) State.--The term "State" means the State of Nevada.

   Inserted: (4) Wilderness area.--The term "wilderness area" means a wilderness area designated by section 5221(a).

   Inserted: Subtitle A--Checkerboard Land Resolution SEC. 5211. DEFINITIONS.

   Inserted: In this subtitle:

   Inserted: (1) Eligible land.--The term "eligible land" means any land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management--

   Inserted: (A) that is within the area identified on the Map as "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area" that is designated for disposal by the Secretary through--

   Inserted: (i) the Winnemucca Consolidated Resource Management Plan; or

   Inserted: (ii) any subsequent amendment or revision to the management plan that is undertaken with full public involvement; and

   Inserted: (B) that is not encumbered land.

   Inserted: (2) Encumbered land.--The term "encumbered land" means any land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management within the area identified on the Map as "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area" that is encumbered by mining claims, millsites, or tunnel sites.

   Inserted: (3) Map.--The term "Map" means the map prepared under section 5212(b)(1).

   Inserted: (4) Qualified entity.--The term "qualified entity" means, with respect to a portion of encumbered land--

   Inserted: (A) the owner of a mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site located on a portion of the encumbered land on the date of enactment of this Act; and

   Inserted: (B) a successor in interest of an owner described in subparagraph (A).

   Inserted: SEC. 5212. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELIGIBLE LAND.

   Inserted: (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202, 203, 206, and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with this title and any other applicable law and subject to valid existing rights, shall conduct sales or exchanges of the eligible land.

   Inserted: (b) Map.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map that depicts the boundaries of the land identified for disposal under this title, to be identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area" on the Map.

   Inserted: (2) Minor corrections.--The Secretary, in consultation with the County, may correct minor errors in the Map.

   Inserted: (c) Joint Selection Required.--After providing public notice, the Secretary and the County shall jointly select parcels of eligible land to be offered for sale or exchange under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (d) Method of Sale.--A sale of eligible land under subsection (a) shall be--

   Inserted: (1) consistent with subsections (d) and (f) of section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713);

   Inserted: (2) conducted through a competitive bidding process, under which adjoining landowners are offered the first option, unless the Secretary determines there are suitable and qualified buyers that are not adjoining landowners; and

   Inserted: (3) for not less than fair market value, based on an appraisal in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and this title.

   Inserted: (e) Land Exchanges.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and subject to the joint selection requirements under subsection (c), the Secretary shall offer to exchange all eligible land under this section for private land.

   Inserted: (2) Adjacent land.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek to enter into agreements with one or more owners of private land adjacent to the eligible land for the exchange of the private land for the eligible land, if the Secretary determines that the exchange would consolidate Federal land ownership and facilitate improved Federal land management.

   Inserted: (3) Priority land exchanges.--In acquiring private land under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to the acquisition of private land in higher-value natural resource areas in the County.

   Inserted: (f) Mass Appraisals.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall--

   Inserted: (A) conduct a mass appraisal of eligible land to be sold or exchanged under this section;

   Inserted: (B) prepare an evaluation analysis for each land transaction under this section; and

   Inserted: (C) make available to the public the results of the mass appraisals conducted under subparagraph (A).

   Inserted: (2) Use.--The Secretary may use mass appraisals and evaluation analyses conducted under paragraph (1) to facilitate exchanges of eligible land for private land.

   Inserted: (g) Deadline for Sale or Exchange; Exclusions.--

   Inserted: (1) Deadline.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the eligible land is jointly selected under subsection (c), the Secretary shall offer for sale or exchange the parcels of eligible land jointly selected under that subsection.

   Inserted: (2) Postponement or exclusion.--The Secretary or the County may postpone, or exclude from, a sale or exchange of all or a portion of the eligible land jointly selected under subsection (c) for emergency ecological or safety reasons.

   Inserted: (h) Withdrawal.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and mining claims, millsites, and tunnel sites, effective on the date on which a parcel of eligible land is jointly selected under subsection (c) for sale or exchange, that parcel is withdrawn from--

   Inserted: (A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws;

   Inserted: (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.

   Inserted: (2) Termination.--The withdrawal of a parcel of eligible land under paragraph (1) shall terminate--

   Inserted: (A) on the date of sale or, in the case of exchange, the conveyance of title of the parcel of eligible land under this section; or

   Inserted: (B) with respect to any parcel of eligible land selected for sale or exchange under subsection (c) that is not sold or exchanged, not later than 2 years after the date on which the parcel was offered for sale or exchange under this section.

   Inserted: SEC. 5213. SALE OF ENCUMBERED LAND.

   Inserted: (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202, 203, 206, and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713, 1716, 1719), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing rights held by third parties, the Secretary shall offer to convey to qualified entities, for fair market value, the remaining right, title, and interest of the United States, in and to the encumbered land.

   Inserted: (b) Costs of Sales to Qualified Entities.--As a condition of each conveyance of encumbered land under this section, the qualified entity shall pay all costs related to the conveyance of the encumbered land, including the costs of surveys and other administrative costs associated with the conveyance.

   Inserted: (c) Offer To Convey.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a fair market offer from a qualified entity for the conveyance of encumbered land, the Secretary shall accept the fair market value offer.

   Inserted: (2) Appraisal.--Fair market value of the interest of the United States in and to encumbered land shall be determined by an appraisal conducted in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

   Inserted: (d) Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of acceptance by the Secretary of an offer from a qualified entity under subsection (c)(1) and completion of a sale for all or part of the applicable portion of encumbered land to the qualified entity, the Secretary, by delivery of an appropriate deed, patent, or other valid instrument of conveyance, shall convey to the qualified entity all remaining right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the applicable portion of the encumbered land.

   Inserted: (e) Merger.--Subject to valid existing rights held by third parties, on delivery of the instrument of conveyance to the qualified entity under subsection (d), the prior interests in the locatable minerals and the right to use the surface for mineral purposes held by the qualified entity under a mining claim, millsite, tunnel site, or any other Federal land use authorization applicable to the encumbered land included in the instrument of conveyance, shall merge with all right, title, and interest conveyed to the qualified entity by the United States under this section to ensure that the qualified entity receives fee simple title to the purchased encumbered land.

   Inserted: SEC. 5214. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

   Inserted: (a) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the proceeds from the sale of land under this title--

   Inserted: (1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for use in the general education program of the State;

   Inserted: (2) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County for use as determined through normal County budgeting procedures; and

   Inserted: (3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the "Pershing County Special Account", which shall be available to the Secretary, in consultation with the County, for--

   Inserted: (A) the acquisition of land from willing sellers (including interests in land) in the County--

   Inserted: (i) within a wilderness area;

   Inserted: (ii) that protects other environmentally significant land;

   Inserted: (iii) that secures public access to Federal land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; or

   Inserted: (iv) that improves management of Federal land within the area identified on the Map as "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area"; and

   Inserted: (B) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary in preparing for the sale or exchange of land under this title.

   Inserted: (b) Investment of Special Account.--Any amounts deposited in the special account established under subsection (a)(3)--

   Inserted: (1) 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

   Inserted: (2) may be expended by the Secretary in accordance with this section.

   Inserted: (c) Reports.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than September 30 of the fifth fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the State, the County, and the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the operation of the special account established under subsection (a)(3) for the preceding 5 fiscal years.

   Inserted: (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report--

   Inserted: (A) a statement of the amounts deposited into the special account;

   Inserted: (B) a description of the expenditures made from the special account for the fiscal year, including the purpose of the expenditures;

   Inserted: (C) recommendations for additional authorities to fulfill the purpose of the special account; and

   Inserted: (D) a statement of the balance remaining in the special account at the end of the fiscal year.

   Inserted: Subtitle B--Wilderness Areas SEC. 5221. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

   Inserted: (a) Additions.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Federal land in the State are designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:

   Inserted: (1) Cain mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 12,339 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Proposed Cain Mountain Wilderness" and dated February 9, 2017.

   Inserted: (2) Bluewing wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 24,900 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Proposed Bluewing Wilderness" and dated February 9, 2017, which shall be known as the "Bluewing Wilderness".

   Inserted: (3) Selenite peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 22,822 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Proposed Selenite Peak Wilderness" and dated February 9, 2017, which shall be known as the "Selenite Peak Wilderness".

   Inserted: (4) Mount limbo wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 11,855 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Proposed Mt. Limbo Wilderness" and dated February 9, 2017, which shall be known as the "Mount Limbo Wilderness".

   Inserted: (5) North sahwave wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 13,875 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Proposed North Sahwave Wilderness" and dated February 9, 2017, which shall be known as the "North Sahwave Wilderness".

   Inserted: (6) Grandfathers wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 35,339 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Proposed Grandfathers Wilderness" and dated February 9, 2017, which shall be known as the "Grandfathers Wilderness".

   Inserted: (7) Fencemaker wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 14,942 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Proposed Fencemaker Wilderness" and dated February 9, 2017, which shall be known as the "Fencemaker Wilderness".

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (c) Map and Legal Description.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each wilderness area.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (3) Availability.--Each map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

   Inserted: (4) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas designated by subsection (a) are withdrawn from--

   Inserted: (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;

   Inserted: (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: (C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

   Inserted: SEC. 5222. ADMINISTRATION.

   Inserted: (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 with respect to the wilderness areas--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary.

   Inserted: (b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas, 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--

   Inserted: (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and

   Inserted: (2) 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).

   Inserted: (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or interest in land within 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.

   Inserted: (d) Adjacent Management.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the designation of the wilderness areas to create protective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness areas.

   Inserted: (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a wilderness area shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area.

   Inserted: (e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this title restricts or precludes--

   Inserted: (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the wilderness areas, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the wilderness areas;

   Inserted: (2) flight testing and evaluation; or

   Inserted: (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the wilderness areas.

   Inserted: (f) 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).

   Inserted: (g) 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.

   Inserted: (h) Water Rights.--

   Inserted: (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--

   Inserted: (A) the wilderness areas are located--

   Inserted: (i) in the semiarid region of the Great Basin; and

   Inserted: (ii) at the headwaters of the streams and rivers on land with respect to which there are few, if any--

   Inserted: (I) actual or proposed water resource facilities located upstream; and

   Inserted: (II) opportunities for diversion, storage, or other uses of water occurring outside the land that would adversely affect the wilderness values of the land;

   Inserted: (B) the wilderness areas are generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and

   Inserted: (C) because of the unique nature of the wilderness areas, it is possible to provide for proper management and protection of the wilderness and other values of land in ways different from those used in other laws.

   Inserted: (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to protect the wilderness values of the wilderness areas by means other than a federally reserved water right.

   Inserted: (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this title--

   Inserted: (A) constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the wilderness areas;

   Inserted: (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;

   Inserted: (C) establishes a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations;

   Inserted: (D) affects the interpretation of, or any designation made under, any other Act; or

   Inserted: (E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State and other States.

   Inserted: (4) Nevada 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.

   Inserted: (5) New projects.--

   Inserted: (A) Definition of water resource facility.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--In this paragraph, the term "water resource facility" means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures.

   Inserted: (ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the term "water resource facility" does not include wildlife guzzlers.

   Inserted: (B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, 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 the wilderness areas.

   Inserted: (i) Temporary Telecommunications Device.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Nothing in this title prevents the placement of a temporary telecommunications device for law enforcement or agency administrative purposes in the Selenite Peak Wilderness in accordance with paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (2) Additional requirements.--Any temporary telecommunications device authorized by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall--

   Inserted: (A) be carried out in accordance with--

   Inserted: (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and

   Inserted: (ii) all other applicable laws (including regulations);

   Inserted: (B) to the maximum practicable, be located in such a manner as to minimize impacts on the recreational and other wilderness values of the area; and

   Inserted: (C) be for a period of not longer than 7 years.

   Inserted: SEC. 5223. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (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, if the activities are carried out--

   Inserted: (1) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; and

   Inserted: (2) in accordance with--

   Inserted: (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and

   Inserted: (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), including noxious weed treatment and the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles if the use, 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.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (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--

   Inserted: (1) the structures and facilities will, as determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and

   Inserted: (2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized.

   Inserted: (e) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (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).

   Inserted: (f) Cooperative Agreement.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The State, including a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the wilderness areas--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (B) subject to all applicable laws (including regulations).

   Inserted: (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 wilderness areas.

   Inserted: SEC. 5224. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

   Inserted: (a) 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 approximately 48,600 acres of public land in the portions of the China Mountain, Mt. Limbo, Selenite Mountains, and Tobin Range wilderness study areas that have not been designated as wilderness by section 5221(a) and the portion of the Augusta Mountains wilderness study area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 5221(a) have been adequately studied for wilderness designation.

   Inserted: (b) Release.--The public land described in subsection (a)--

   Inserted: (1) 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

   Inserted: (2) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).

   Inserted: SEC. 5225. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe.

   Inserted: (b) Cultural Uses.--Nothing in this title precludes the traditional collection of pine nuts in a wilderness area for personal, noncommercial use consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

   Inserted: TITLE LIII--LANDER COUNTY

   Inserted: SEC. 5301. DEFINITIONS.

   Inserted: In this title:

   Inserted: (1) County.--The term "County" means Lander County, Nevada.

   Inserted: (2) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: (3) State.--The term "State" means the State of Nevada.

   Inserted: Subtitle A--Lander County Land Conveyances SEC. 5311. DEFINITIONS.

   Inserted: In this subtitle:

   Inserted: (1) Map.--The term "Map" means the map entitled "Lander County Selected Lands" and dated August 4, 2020.

   Inserted: (2) Secretary concerned.--The term "Secretary concerned" means--

   Inserted: (A) the Secretary, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and

   Inserted: (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land.

   Inserted: SEC. 5312. CONVEYANCES TO LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA.

   Inserted: (a) Conveyance for Watershed Protection, Recreation, and Parks.--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), not later than 60 days after the date on which the County identifies the parcels of Federal land selected by the County for conveyance to the County from among the parcels identified on the Map as "Lander County Parcels BLM and USFS", the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights and for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the identified parcels of Federal land (including mineral rights) for use by the County for watershed protection, recreation, and parks.

   Inserted: (b) Conveyance for Airport Facility.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--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, subject to valid existing rights, including mineral rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land identified on the Map as "Kingston Airport" for the purpose of improving the relevant airport facility and related infrastructure.

   Inserted: (2) Costs.--The only costs for the conveyance to be paid by the County under paragraph (1) shall be the survey costs relating to the conveyance.

   Inserted: (c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of any parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned and the County.

   Inserted: (d) Reversionary Clause Required.--A conveyance of Federal land under subsection (a) or (b) shall include a reversionary clause to ensure that management of the Federal land conveyed under the applicable subsection shall revert to the Secretary concerned if the Federal land is no longer being managed in accordance with the applicable subsection.

   Inserted: (e) Map, Acreage Estimates, and Legal Descriptions.--

   Inserted: (1) Minor errors.--The Secretary concerned and the County may, by mutual agreement--

   Inserted: (A) make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b); and

   Inserted: (B) correct any minor errors in--

   Inserted: (i) the Map; or

   Inserted: (ii) an acreage estimate or legal description of any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) or (b).

   Inserted: (2) Conflict.--If there is a conflict between the Map, an acreage estimate, or a legal description of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) or (b), the Map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and the County mutually agree otherwise.

   Inserted: (3) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the Map available for public inspection in--

   Inserted: (A) the Office of the Nevada State Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and

   Inserted: (B) the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain Field Office.

   Inserted: Subtitle B--Lander County Wilderness Areas SEC. 5321. DEFINITIONS.

   Inserted: In this subtitle:

   Inserted: (1) Map.--The term "Map" means the map entitled "Lander County Wilderness Areas Proposal" and dated April 19, 2021.

   Inserted: (2) Wilderness area.--The term "wilderness area" means a wilderness area designated by section 5322(a).

   Inserted: SEC. 5322. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--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:

   Inserted: (1) Cain mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 6,386 acres, as generally depicted as "Cain Mountain Wilderness" on the Map, which shall be known as the "Cain Mountain Wilderness".

   Inserted: (2) Desatoya mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,766 acres, as generally depicted as "Desatoya Mountains Wilderness" on the Map, which shall be known as the "Desatoya Mountains Wilderness".

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (c) Map and Legal Description.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file with, and make available for inspection in, the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management, a map and legal description of each wilderness area.

   Inserted: (2) Effect.--Each map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description.

   Inserted: (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas are withdrawn from--

   Inserted: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;

   Inserted: (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

   Inserted: SEC. 5323. ADMINISTRATION.

   Inserted: (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 with respect to the wilderness areas--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary.

   Inserted: (b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas, 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--

   Inserted: (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and

   Inserted: (2) 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).

   Inserted: (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or interest in land within 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.

   Inserted: (d) Adjacent Management.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the designation of the wilderness areas to create protective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness areas.

   Inserted: (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area.

   Inserted: (e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this subtitle restricts or precludes--

   Inserted: (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the wilderness areas, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the wilderness areas;

   Inserted: (2) flight testing or evaluation; or

   Inserted: (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the wilderness areas.

   Inserted: (f) 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).

   Inserted: (g) 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.

   Inserted: (h) Water Rights.--

   Inserted: (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--

   Inserted: (A) the wilderness areas are located--

   Inserted: (i) in the semiarid region of the Great Basin; and

   Inserted: (ii) at the headwaters of the streams and rivers on land with respect to which there are few, if any--

   Inserted: (I) actual or proposed water resource facilities located upstream; and

   Inserted: (II) opportunities for diversion, storage, or other uses of water occurring outside the land that would adversely affect the wilderness values of the land;

   Inserted: (B) the wilderness areas are generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and

   Inserted: (C) because of the unique nature of the wilderness areas, it is possible to provide for proper management and protection of the wilderness and other values of the land in ways different from the methods used in other laws.

   Inserted: (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to protect the wilderness values of the wilderness areas by means other than a federally reserved water right.

   Inserted: (3) Statutory construction.--

   Inserted: (A) No reservation.--Nothing in this subtitle constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the wilderness areas.

   Inserted: (B) State rights.--Nothing in this subtitle 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.

   Inserted: (C) No precedent.--Nothing in this subtitle establishes a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations.

   Inserted: (D) No effect on other designations.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the interpretation of, or any designation made under, any other Act.

   Inserted: (E) No effect on compacts.--Nothing in this subtitle limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State and other States.

   Inserted: (4) Nevada 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.

   Inserted: (5) New projects.--

   Inserted: (A) Definition of water resource facility.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--In this paragraph, the term "water resource facility" means--

   Inserted: (I) an irrigation or pumping facility;

   Inserted: (II) a reservoir;

   Inserted: (III) a water conservation works;

   Inserted: (IV) an aqueduct, canal, ditch, pipeline, well, hydropower project, or transmission or other ancillary facility; and

   Inserted: (V) any other water diversion, conservation, storage, or carriage structure.

   Inserted: (ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the term "water resource facility" does not include wildlife guzzlers.

   Inserted: (B) No licenses or permits.--Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, 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 the wilderness areas.

   Inserted: SEC. 5324. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this subtitle 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.

   Inserted: (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, if the activities are carried out--

   Inserted: (1) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; and

   Inserted: (2) in accordance with--

   Inserted: (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and

   Inserted: (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), including noxious weed treatment and the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles if the use, 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.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (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--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized.

   Inserted: (e) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (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).

   Inserted: (f) Cooperative Agreement.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The State, including a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the wilderness areas--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (B) subject to all applicable laws (including regulations).

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: SEC. 5325. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

   Inserted: (a) 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 following public land has been adequately studied for wilderness designation:

   Inserted: (1) The approximately 10,777 acres of the Augusta Mountain Wilderness Study Area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 5322(a).

   Inserted: (2) The approximately 1,088 acres of the Desatoya Wilderness Study Area within the County that has not been designated as wilderness by section 5322(a).

   Inserted: (b) Release.--The public land described in subsection (a)--

   Inserted: (1) 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

   Inserted: (2) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).

   Inserted: SEC. 5326. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).

   Inserted: (b) Cultural Uses.--Nothing in this subtitle precludes the traditional collection of pine nuts in a wilderness area for personal, noncommercial use consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

   Inserted: TITLE LIV--DOUGLAS COUNTY

   Inserted: SEC. 5401. PURPOSE.

   Inserted: The purpose of this title is to promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, and for other purposes.

   Inserted: SEC. 5402. DEFINITIONS.

   Inserted: In this title:

   Inserted: (1) County.--The term "County" means Douglas County, Nevada.

   Inserted: (2) Map.--The term "Map" means the map entitled "Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act" and dated October 14, 2019.

   Inserted: (3) Public land.--The term "public land" has the meaning given the term "public lands" in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).

   Inserted: (4) Secretary concerned.--The term "Secretary concerned" means--

   Inserted: (A) with respect to National Forest System land, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service); and

   Inserted: (B) with respect to land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, including land held for the benefit of the Tribe, the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: (5) State.--The term "State" means the State of Nevada.

   Inserted: (6) Tribe.--The term "Tribe" means the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.

   Inserted: (7) Wilderness.--The term "Wilderness" means the Burbank Canyons Wilderness designated by this title.

   Inserted: Subtitle A--Land Conveyances and Sales SEC. 5411. CONVEYANCE TO STATE OF NEVADA.

   Inserted: (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the State without consideration all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 67 acres of Forest Service land generally depicted as "Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park" on the Map.

   Inserted: (c) Costs.--As a condition for the conveyance under subsection (a), all costs associated with such conveyances shall be paid by the State.

   Inserted: (d) Use of Land.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Any land conveyed to the State under subsection (a) shall be used only for--

   Inserted: (A) the conservation of wildlife or natural resources; or

   Inserted: (B) a public park.

   Inserted: (2) Facilities.--Any facility on the land conveyed under subsection (a) shall be constructed and managed in a manner consistent with the uses described in paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (e) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the uses described in subsection (d), the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, revert to the United States.

   Inserted: SEC. 5412. TAHOE RIM TRAIL.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the County and other stakeholders, shall develop and implement a cooperative management agreement for the land described in subsection (b)--

   Inserted: (1) to improve the quality of recreation access by providing additional amenities as agreed on by the Secretary of Agriculture and the County; and

   Inserted: (2) to conserve the natural resources values.

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) consists of the approximately 13 acres of land generally depicted as "Tahoe Rim Trail North Parcel" on the Map.

   Inserted: SEC. 5413. CONVEYANCE TO DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEVADA.

   Inserted: (a) Definition of Federal Land.--In this section, the term "Federal land" means the approximately 7,777 acres of Federal land located in the County that is identified as "Douglas County Land Conveyances" on the Map.

   Inserted: (b) Authorization of Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned receives a request from the County for the conveyance of the Federal land, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land.

   Inserted: (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under subsection (b), including any costs for surveys and other administrative costs, shall be paid by the County.

   Inserted: (d) Use of Federal Land.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Federal land conveyed under subsection (b)--

   Inserted: (A) may be used by the County for flood control or any other public purpose consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the "Recreation and Public Purposes Act"; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.); and

   Inserted: (B) shall not be disposed of by the County.

   Inserted: (2) Reversion.--If the Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) is used in a manner inconsistent with paragraph (1), the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, revert to the United States.

   Inserted: (e) Acquisition of Federal Reversionary Interest.--

   Inserted: (1) Request.--The County may submit to the Secretary concerned a request to acquire the Federal reversionary interest in all or any portion of the Federal land conveyed under this section.

   Inserted: (2) Appraisal.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of a request under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall complete an appraisal of the Federal reversionary interest in the Federal land requested by the County.

   Inserted: (B) Requirement.--The appraisal under subparagraph (A) shall be completed in accordance with--

   Inserted: (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and

   Inserted: (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

   Inserted: (3) Conveyance required.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--If, by the date that is 1 year after the date of completion of the appraisal under paragraph (2), the County submits to the Secretary concerned an offer to acquire the Federal reversionary interest requested under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned, by not later than the date that is 30 days after the date on which the offer is submitted, shall convey to the County that reversionary interest.

   Inserted: (B) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest under subparagraph (A), the County shall pay to the Secretary concerned an amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal reversionary interest, as determined under paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (C) Costs of conveyance.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subparagraph (A), including any costs for surveys and other administrative costs, shall be paid by the Secretary concerned.

   Inserted: (4) Disposition of proceeds.--Any amounts collected under this subsection shall be disposed of in accordance with section 5414(i).

   Inserted: (f) Revocation of Orders.--Any public land order that withdraws any of the land described in subsection (a) from appropriation or disposal under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of that land.

   Inserted: SEC. 5414. SALE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.

   Inserted: (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 shall, in accordance with the other provisions of that Act and any other applicable law, and subject to valid existing rights, conduct one or more sales of the Federal land including mineral rights described in subsection (b) to qualified bidders.

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in subsection (a) consists of--

   Inserted: (1) the approximately 59.5 acres of public land generally depicted as "Lands for Disposal" on the Map; and

   Inserted: (2) not more than 10,000 acres of land in the County that--

   Inserted: (A) is not segregated or withdrawn on or after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the land is withdrawn in accordance with subsection (g); and

   Inserted: (B) is identified for disposal by the Secretary concerned through--

   Inserted: (i) the Carson City Consolidated Resource Management Plan; or

   Inserted: (ii) any subsequent amendment to the management plan that is undertaken with full public involvement.

   Inserted: (c) Joint Selection Required.--The Secretary concerned and the County shall jointly select which parcels of the Federal land described in subsection (b)(2) to offer for sale under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (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--

   Inserted: (1) County zoning ordinances; and

   Inserted: (2) any master plan for the area approved by the County.

   Inserted: (e) Method of Sale.--The sale of Federal land under subsection (a) shall be--

   Inserted: (1) sold through a competitive bidding process, unless otherwise determined by the Secretary concerned; and

   Inserted: (2) for not less than fair market value.

   Inserted: (f) Recreation and Public Purposes Act Conveyances.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days before any land described in subsection (b) is offered for sale under subsection (a), the State or County may elect to obtain the land for public purposes in accordance with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the "Recreation and Public Purposes Act"; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

   Inserted: (2) Retention.--Pursuant to an election made under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall retain the elected land for conveyance to the State or County in accordance with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the "Recreation and Public Purposes Act"; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

   Inserted: (g) Withdrawal.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from--

   Inserted: (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;

   Inserted: (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: (C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

   Inserted: (2) Termination.--The withdrawal under paragraph (1) shall be terminated--

   Inserted: (A) on the date of sale or conveyance of title to the land including mineral rights described in subsection (b) pursuant to this title; or

   Inserted: (B) with respect to any land described in subsection (b) that is not sold or exchanged, not later than 1 year after the date on which the land was offered for sale under this title.

   Inserted: (3) Exception.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to a sale made consistent with this section or an election by the County or the State to obtain the land described in subsection (b) for public purposes under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the "Recreation and Public Purposes Act"; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

   Inserted: (h) Deadline for Sale.--

   Inserted: (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), the Secretary concerned shall offer the land for sale to the qualified bidder.

   Inserted: (2) Postponement; exclusion from sale.--At the request of the County, the Secretary concerned may temporarily postpone or exclude from the sale under paragraph (1) all or a portion of the land described in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (i) Disposition of Proceeds.--Of the proceeds from the sale under this section--

   Inserted: (1) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the State for use by the State for general education programs of the State;

   Inserted: (2) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the County for use by the County for general budgeting purposes; and

   Inserted: (3) 85 percent shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the "Douglas County Special Account", which shall be available to the Secretary concerned until expended, without further appropriation--

   Inserted: (A) to reimburse costs incurred by the Secretary concerned in preparing for the sale of the land described in subsection (b), including--

   Inserted: (i) the costs of surveys and appraisals; and

   Inserted: (ii) the costs of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713);

   Inserted: (B) to reimburse costs incurred by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in preparing for and carrying out the transfers of land to be held in trust by the United States under section 5421; and

   Inserted: (C) to acquire environmentally sensitive land or an interest in environmentally sensitive land in the County--

   Inserted: (i) pursuant to the Douglas County Open Space and Agricultural Lands Preservation Implementation Plan, or any subsequent amendment to the plan that is undertaken with full public involvement; and

   Inserted: (ii) for flood control purposes.

   Inserted: (j) Revocation of Orders.--Any public land order that withdraws any of the land described in subsection (b) from appropriation or disposal under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of that land.

   Inserted: SEC. 5415. OPEN SPACE RECREATION AREA.

   Inserted: (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture receives a request from the County, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land to be used for recreation and any other public purpose consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the "Recreation and Public Purposes Act"; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) consists of approximately 1,084 acres of land as depicted as "Open Space Recreation Area" on the Map.

   Inserted: (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under subsection (b), including any costs for surveys and other administrative costs, shall be paid by the County.

   Inserted: (d) Use of Federal Land.--The Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) shall not be disposed of by the County.

   Inserted: Subtitle B--Tribal Cultural Resources SEC. 5421. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR TRIBE.

   Inserted: (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)--

   Inserted: (1) shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and

   Inserted: (2) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe.

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) consists of--

   Inserted: (1) approximately 2,669 acres of Federal land generally depicted as "Washoe Tribe Conveyances" on the Map; and

   Inserted: (2) any land administered on the date of enactment of this Act by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service and generally depicted as "Section 5 lands".

   Inserted: (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (d) Use of Trust Land.--

   Inserted: (1) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under this section shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).

   Inserted: (2) Thinning; landscape restoration.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--The Secretary concerned, in consultation and coordination with the Tribe, may carry out any fuel reduction and other landscape restoration activities on the land taken into trust under subsection (a) (including land that includes threatened and endangered species habitat), that are beneficial to--

   Inserted: (i) the Tribe; and

   Inserted: (ii)(I) the Bureau of Land Management; or

   Inserted: (II) the Forest Service.

   Inserted: (B) Conservation benefits.--Activities carried out under subparagraph (A) include activities that provide conservation benefits to a species--

   Inserted: (i) that is not listed as endangered or threatened under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)); but

   Inserted: (ii) is--

   Inserted: (I) listed by a State as a threatened or endangered species;

   Inserted: (II) a species of concern; or

   Inserted: (III) a candidate for a listing as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

   Inserted: (e) Water Rights.--Nothing in this section affects the allocation, ownership, interest, or control, as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or any other valid existing right held by the United States, an Indian Tribe, a State, or a person.

   Inserted: Subtitle C--Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area SEC. 5431. ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

   Inserted: (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 12,392 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the Map as "Burbank Canyons Wilderness" is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the "Burbank Canyons Wilderness".

   Inserted: (b) Boundary.--The boundary of any portion of the Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall be at least 100 feet from the centerline of the road to allow public access.

   Inserted: (c) Map and Legal Description.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wilderness.

   Inserted: (2) Effect.--The 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 concerned may correct any minor error in the map or legal description.

   Inserted: (3) Availability.--A copy of the map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

   Inserted: (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from--

   Inserted: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;

   Inserted: (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Inserted: (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

   Inserted: SEC. 5432. ADMINISTRATION.

   Inserted: (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary concerned in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: (b) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, 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 concerned considers to be necessary in accordance with--

   Inserted: (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and

   Inserted: (2) 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).

   Inserted: (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the Wilderness 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.

   Inserted: (d) Adjacent Management.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the designation of the Wilderness to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Wilderness.

   Inserted: (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the Wilderness shall not preclude the conduct of the activities or uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness.

   Inserted: (e) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this title restricts or precludes--

   Inserted: (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Wilderness, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the wilderness area;

   Inserted: (2) flight testing and evaluation; or

   Inserted: (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Wilderness.

   Inserted: (f) Existing Airstrips.--Nothing in this title restricts or precludes low-level overflights by aircraft utilizing airstrips in existence on the date of enactment of this Act that are located within 5 miles of the proposed boundary of the Wilderness.

   Inserted: (g) 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 concerned may take any measures in the Wilderness that the Secretary concerned determines to be necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities with the State or a local agency.

   Inserted: (h) 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 concerned may prescribe, the Secretary concerned may authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological collection devices in the Wilderness if the Secretary concerned determines that the facilities and access to the facilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation activities.

   Inserted: (i) Water Rights.--

   Inserted: (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--

   Inserted: (A) the Wilderness is located--

   Inserted: (i) in the semiarid region of the Great Basin; and

   Inserted: (ii) at the headwaters for the streams and rivers on land with respect to which there are few, if any--

   Inserted: (I) actual or proposed water resource facilities located upstream; and

   Inserted: (II) opportunities for diversion, storage, or other uses of water occurring outside the land that would adversely affect the wilderness values of the land;

   Inserted: (B) the Wilderness is generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and

   Inserted: (C) because of the unique nature of the Wilderness, it is possible to provide for proper management and protection of the wilderness and other values of land by means different from the means used in other laws.

   Inserted: (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to protect the wilderness values of the Wilderness by means other than a federally reserved water right.

   Inserted: (3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this title--

   Inserted: (A) constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the Wilderness;

   Inserted: (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;

   Inserted: (C) establishes a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations;

   Inserted: (D) affects the interpretation of, or any designation made under, any other Act; or

   Inserted: (E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State and other States.

   Inserted: (4) Nevada water law.--The Secretary concerned 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.

   Inserted: (5) New projects.--

   Inserted: (A) Definition of water resource facility.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--In this paragraph, the term "water resource facility" means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures.

   Inserted: (ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the term "water resource facility" does not include wildlife guzzlers.

   Inserted: (B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, on or 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 any wilderness area, including a portion of a wilderness area, that is located in the County.

   Inserted: SEC. 5433. FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary concerned may conduct any management activities in the Wilderness that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are carried out--

   Inserted: (1) in a manner that is consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; and

   Inserted: (2) in accordance with--

   Inserted: (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and

   Inserted: (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), including the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles and aircraft if the use, as determined by the Secretary concerned, 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.

   Inserted: (c) Existing Activities.--Consistent 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 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), the State may continue to use aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, trans- plant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations in the Wilderness.

   Inserted: (d) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned 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.

   Inserted: (2) Consultation.--Except in emergencies, the Secretary concerned shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before making any designation under paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (e) Cooperative Agreement.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The State (including a designee of the State) may conduct wildlife management activities in the Wilderness--

   Inserted: (A) in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the cooperative agreement between the Secretary of the Interior 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 of the Interior and the State; and

   Inserted: (B) subject to all applicable laws (including regulations).

   Inserted: (2) References; clark county.--For the purposes of this subsection, any reference to Clark County in the cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to be a reference to the Wilderness.

   Inserted: SEC. 5434. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.

   Inserted: (a) 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 approximately 1,065 acres of public land in the Burbank Canyons Wilderness study area not designated as wilderness by this title has been adequately studied for wilderness designation.

   Inserted: (b) Release.--Any public land described in subsection (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this title--

   Inserted: (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); or

   Inserted: (2) shall be managed in accordance with--

   Inserted: (A) land management plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); and

   Inserted: (B) cooperative conservation agreements in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: SEC. 5435. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.

   Inserted: Nothing in this title alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe.

   Inserted: Subtitle D--Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction Over Forest Service Land SEC. 5441. AUTHORITY OF FOREST SERVICE TO TRANSFER ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO STATE OR COUNTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Consistent with section 3(b) of Public Law 96-586 (commonly known as the "Santini-Burton Act"; 94 Stat. 3384), and subject to valid existing rights, on receipt of a request by the State or County and subject to such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary may transfer the Forest Service land or interests in Forest Service land described in subsection (b) to the State or County, without consideration, to protect the environmental quality and public recreational use of the transferred Forest Service land.

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is any Forest Service land that is located within the boundaries of the area acquired under Public Law 96-586 (commonly known as the "Santini-Burton Act"; 94 Stat. 3381) that is--

   Inserted: (1) unsuitable for Forest Service Administration; or

   Inserted: (2) necessary for a public purpose.

   Inserted: (c) Use of Land.--A parcel of land conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) shall--

   Inserted: (1) be managed by the State or County, as applicable--

   Inserted: (A) to maintain undeveloped open space and to preserve the natural characteristics of the transferred land in perpetuity; and

   Inserted: (B) to protect and enhance water quality, stream environment zones, and important wildlife habitat; and

   Inserted: (2) be used by the State or County, as applicable, for recreation or other public purposes including trails, trailheads, fuel reduction, flood control, and other infrastructure consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

   Inserted: (d) Reversion.--If a parcel of land transferred under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with subsection (c), the parcel of land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the United States.

   Inserted: SEC. 5442. SPECIAL USE PERMITS FOR RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES.

   Inserted: (a) Issuance of Special Use Permits.--Not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture receives an application from the County or unit of local government for the use of the Federal land outlined in subsection (b), the Secretary, in accordance with all applicable laws shall--

   Inserted: (1) issue to the County a special use permit for recreation and public purposes; and

   Inserted: (2) authorize a permit length up to 30 years or longer for the use of the land.

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The land referenced in subsection (a) applies to approximately 188 acres of Federal land located in the County that is identified as "Directed Special Use Permit" on the Map.

   Inserted: TITLE LV--CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTION

   Inserted: SEC. 5501. DEFINITIONS.

   Inserted: In this title:

   Inserted: (1) Carson city federal land collaboration committee.--The term "Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee" means a committee comprised of--

   Inserted: (A) the City Manager;

   Inserted: (B) a designee of the City Manager; and

   Inserted: (C) not more than 3 members appointed by the Carson City Board of Supervisors to represent areas of Carson City's government, including the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Department, the Community Development Department, Property Management.

   Inserted: (2) City.--The term "City" means Carson City, Nevada.

   Inserted: (3) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means--

   Inserted: (A) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to land in the National Forest System; and

   Inserted: (B) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to other Federal land.

   Inserted: SEC. 5502. LAND CONVEYANCES.

   Inserted: (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 258 acres depicted as "Lands to Acquire" on the map entitled "Carson City OPLMA Lands" and dated 2018.

   Inserted: (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection (a), including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid by the City and are eligible for reimbursement under the account as described in section 5507(a).

   Inserted: (d) Sale or Lease of Land to Third Parties.--The City may enter into an agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or part of the land described in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (e) Conditions.--The City shall sell the land at fair market value, and proceeds will be deposited in the account as described in section 5507(a).

   Inserted: SEC. 5503. CARSON CITY STREET CONNECTOR CONVEYANCE.

   Inserted: (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall convey to Carson City without consideration all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land described in subsection (b) for expansion of roadway.

   Inserted: (b) Description of Federal Land.--The Federal land referred to in subsection (a) is depicted as "Proposed Land Transfer" on the map entitled "Carson City OPLMA Lands" and dated February 28, 2019.

   Inserted: (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under subsection (a), including any costs for surveys and other administrative costs, shall be paid by the city.

   Inserted: (d) Reversion.--If the land conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner inconsistent with subsection (a), the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

   Inserted: SEC. 5504. AMENDMENT TO REVERSIONARY INTERESTS.

   Inserted: (a) Sale or Lease of Land to Third Parties.--Section 2601(b)(4) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

   Inserted: "(E) Sale or lease of land to third parties.--The City may enter into an agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or part of the land described in subparagraph (D) to third parties for public purposes.".

   Inserted: (b) Conditions.--The sale of any land under the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be for not less than fair market value.

   Inserted: SEC. 5505. DISPOSAL OF FEDERAL LAND.

   Inserted: (a) Disposal.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall dispose of the land described in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 28 acres depicted as "Lands for BLM Disposal" on the map entitled "Carson City OPLMA Lands" and dated 2018.

   Inserted: (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the disposal under subsection (a), including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid by the party entering into the disposal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management for the land described in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (d) Conditions.--Upon disposal, the City shall retain--

   Inserted: (1) a public utility easement concurrent with Koontz Lane and Conti Drive, which provides waterlines and access to the water tank immediately east of the subject parcels; and

   Inserted: (2) an existing drainage easement for a future detention basin located on APN 010-152-06 depicted as "Lands for BLM Disposal" on the map entitled "Carson City OPLMA Lands" and dated 2018.

   Inserted: SEC. 5506. TRANSFER OF LAND TO THE UNITED STATES.

   Inserted: (a) Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the City shall convey all right and title of the land described in subsection (b) to the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 17 acres depicted as "Lands for Disposal" on the map entitled "Carson City OPLMA Lands" and dated 2018.

   Inserted: (c) Disposal.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary of the Interior shall dispose of the land described in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (d) Costs.--

   Inserted: (1) Costs related to disposal.--Any costs relating to the disposal under subsection (c), including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid by the party entering into the disposal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management for the land described in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (2) Costs related to conveyance.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection (a), including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid by the City and is eligible for reimbursement through the account as described in section 5507(a).

   Inserted: (e) Conditions.--Upon disposal, the City shall retain--

   Inserted: (1) access and a public utility easement on APN 010-252-02 for operation and maintenance of a municipal well; and

   Inserted: (2) a public right-of-way for Bennet Avenue.

   Inserted: SEC. 5507. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

   Inserted: (a) Disposition of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale of land under sections 5502 , 5503, 5504, and 5505 and section 2601(e)(1)(B) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111) shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United States, to be known as the "Carson City Special Account", which shall be available to the Secretary in collaboration with and if approved in writing by the Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee, for--

   Inserted: (1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary in preparing for the sale of the land described in sections 5502, 5504, and 5505 and section 2601(e)(1)(B) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111), including--

   Inserted: (A) the costs of surveys and appraisals; and

   Inserted: (B) the costs of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713);

   Inserted: (2) the reimbursement of costs incurred as described in paragraphs (3) through (8) by the City for land under sections 5502, 5503, 5504, and 5505 and section 2601(d) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1111);

   Inserted: (3) the conduct of wildlife habitat conservation and restoration projects, including projects that benefit the greater sage-grouse in the City;

   Inserted: (4) the development and implementation of comprehensive, cost-effective, multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention and restoration projects in the City;

   Inserted: (5) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land or interest in environmentally sensitive land in Carson City, Nevada;

   Inserted: (6) wilderness protection and processing wilderness designation, including the costs of appropriate fencing, signage, public education, and enforcement for the wilderness areas designated through this title;

   Inserted: (7) capital improvements administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the City; and

   Inserted: (8) educational purposes specific to the City.

   Inserted: (b) Investment of Special Account.--Amounts deposited into the Carson City Special Account--

   Inserted: (1) 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

   Inserted: (2) may be expended by the Secretary in accordance with this section.

   Inserted: (c) Management of Special Account.--The management and procedures thereof of the Carson City Special Account shall be determined by an intergovernmental agreement between the City and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, Carson City office.

   Inserted: SEC. 5508. POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE.

   Inserted: Section 2601(d)(6) of Public Law 111-11 (123 Stat. 1113) is amended to read as follows:

   Inserted: "(6) Deadline for sale.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, if there is a qualified bidder for the land described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall offer the land for sale to the qualified bidder.".

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