S.Amdt. 2172

SA 2172. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. AMENDMENTS TO THE APEX PROJECT, NEVADA LAND
TRANSFER AND AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1989.

(a) Definitions.--Section 2(b) of the Apex Project, Nevada
Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-
67; 103 Stat. 169) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``As
used in this Act, the following terms shall have the
following meanings--'' and inserting ``In this Act:'';
(2) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5), by
inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which comprises
the term defined in that paragraph;
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``County; clark
county.--'' before ``The term'';
(4) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by inserting ``FLPMA terms.--'' before ``All''; and
(B) by inserting ``(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)'' before the
period at the end;
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
and (6) as paragraphs (7), (6), (4), (5), (2), and (8),
respectively;
(6) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(1) Apex industrial park owners association.--The term
`Apex Industrial Park Owners Association' means the Apex
Industrial Park Owners Association formed on

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April 9, 2001, and chartered in the State of Nevada
(including any successor in interest).''; and
(7) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(3) City.--The term `City' means the city of North Las
Vegas, Nevada.''.
(b) Kerr-McGee Site Transfer.--Section 3(b) of the Apex
Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989
(Public Law 101-67; 103 Stat. 170) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``Clark County'' and inserting ``Clark
County, the City, or the Apex Industrial Park Owners
Association, individually or jointly, as appropriate,''; and
(B) by striking ``Site'' and inserting ``Site and other
land conveyed in accordance with this Act''; and
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ``Clark County'' and
inserting ``Clark County, the City, or the Apex Industrial
Park Owners Association, individually or jointly, as
appropriate,''.
(c) Authorization for Additional Transfers.--Section 4 of
the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act
of 1989 (Public Law 101-67; 103 Stat. 171) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ``Clark County'' and
inserting ``Clark County, the City, or the Apex Industrial
Park Owners Association, individually or jointly, as
appropriate,''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Mineral Materials Sale.--Notwithstanding the
requirements of part 3600 of title 43, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025), the
Secretary may sell, at not less than fair market value,
without advertising or calling for bids and without regard to
volume or time limitations, mineral materials resulting from
grading, land balancing, or other activities on the surface
of a parcel of land within the Apex Site for which the United
States retains an interest in the minerals.''.
(d) Environmental Considerations.--Section 6 of the Apex
Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989
(Public Law 101-67; 103 Stat. 173) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(d) Compliance With Environmental Assessments.--Each
transfer by the United States of land or interest in lands
within the Apex Site or rights-of-way issued pursuant to this
Act shall be conditioned on the compliance with applicable
Federal land laws, including the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.).''.
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