[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 3593 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 604
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3593
To provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County,
Nevada, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2024
Ms. Rosen (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
November 21, 2024
Reported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County,
Nevada, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Definitions.
<DELETED>TITLE I--PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCE AND DISPOSAL
<DELETED>Sec. 101. Land conveyances.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Sale of certain Federal land.
<DELETED>TITLE II--TRIBAL TRUST LAND
<DELETED>Sec. 201. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Pyramid
Lake Paiute Tribe.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Reno-
Sparks Indian Colony.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Tribal fee land to be held
in trust.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Washoe
Tribe of Nevada and California.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Tribal fee
land to be held in trust.
<DELETED>TITLE III--WILDERNESS
<DELETED>Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation
System.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Administration.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Wildlife management.
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Release of wilderness study areas.
<DELETED>TITLE IV--VOLUNTARY DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES
<DELETED>Sec. 401. Voluntary donation of grazing permits and leases.
<DELETED>TITLE V--NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS
<DELETED>Sec. 501. Purpose.
<DELETED>Sec. 502. Establishment.
<DELETED>Sec. 503. Management.
<DELETED>TITLE VI--WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN LAND
<DELETED>Sec. 601. Withdrawals.
<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation
Area'' means a conservation area established by section
502.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Washoe
County, Nevada.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has
the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary
concerned'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Secretary, with respect to land
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting
through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect
to National Forest System land.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
Nevada.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area''
means a wilderness area designated by section 301(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE I--PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCE AND DISPOSAL</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 101. LAND CONVEYANCES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to the City
of Reno.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712), the Secretary shall convey to the city of Reno, Nevada,
subject to valid existing rights, for no consideration, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
approximately 190 acres of Federal land in the State, as
depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act: City of Reno'' and dated December 7,
2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The city of Reno, Nevada, shall use the
Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes,
including parks, effluent storage, and roadway
expansion.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the city of Reno,
Nevada.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the city of Reno, Nevada, under paragraph (1)
ceases to be used for public recreation or other public
purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly
known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat.
741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal
land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) National Forest System Land Conveyance to the City of
Reno.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall convey to the city of Reno, Nevada, subject to valid
existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to approximately 12 acres
of Federal land in the State, as depicted on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: City of Reno''
and dated December 7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The city of Reno, Nevada, shall use the
Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes,
including roadway expansion.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the city of Reno,
Nevada.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the city of Reno, Nevada, under paragraph (1),
ceases to be used for public recreation or other public
purposes, the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion
of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Conveyance to the City of Sparks.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712), the Secretary shall convey to the city of Sparks,
Nevada, subject to valid existing rights, for no consideration,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
approximately 865 acres of Federal land in the State, as
depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act: City of Sparks'' and dated December 7,
2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The city of Sparks, Nevada, shall use
the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public
purposes, including parks, open space, and
cemeteries.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the city of Sparks,
Nevada.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the city of Sparks, Nevada, under paragraph (1)
ceases to be used for public recreation or other public
purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly
known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat.
741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal
land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to the
County.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712), the Secretary shall convey to the County, subject to
valid existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to approximately 827
acres of Federal land in the State, as depicted on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Washoe
County'' and dated December 7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The County shall use the Federal land
conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes, including
open space, recreation, and public shooting
facilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the County.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the County under paragraph (1) ceases to be used
for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation
and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43
U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the
discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) National Forest System Land Conveyance to the
County.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights,
for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to approximately 100 acres of Federal land
in the State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act: Washoe County'' and dated December
7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The County shall use the Federal land
conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes, including
open space and trails.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the County.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the County under paragraph (1) ceases to be used
for public recreation or other public purposes, the parcel of
Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of
Agriculture, revert to the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to the
County School District.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712), the Secretary shall convey to the County school
district, subject to valid existing rights, for no
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to approximately 345 acres of Federal land in the
State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public
Lands Management Act: Washoe County'' and dated December 7,
2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The County school district shall use the
Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes,
including public school sites.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the County school
district.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the County school district under paragraph (1)
ceases to be used for public recreation or other public
purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly
known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat.
741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of Federal
land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) National Forest System Land Conveyance to the County
School District.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall convey to the County school district, subject to valid
existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to approximately 25 acres
of Federal land in the State, as depicted on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Washoe County''
and dated December 7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The County school district shall use the
Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes,
including public school sites.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the County school
district.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the County school district under paragraph (1)
ceases to be used for public recreation or other public
purposes, the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion
of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Conveyance to Incline Village General Improvement
District.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall convey to Incline Village General Improvement District,
Nevada, subject to valid existing rights, for no consideration,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
approximately 14 acres of Federal land in the State, as
depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act: Incline Village General Improvement District''
and dated December 7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The Incline Village General Improvement
District, Nevada, shall use the Federal land conveyed under
paragraph (1) for public purposes, including fire reduction
activities and open space.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the Incline Village
General Improvement District, Nevada.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the Incline Village General Improvement District,
Nevada, under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for public
recreation or other public purposes, the parcel of Federal land
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture,
revert to the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Conveyance to Gerlach General Improvement District.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712), the Secretary shall convey to the Gerlach General
Improvement District, Nevada, subject to valid existing rights,
for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to approximately 60 acres of Federal land
in the State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act: Gerlach GID'' and dated December
7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The Gerlach General Improvement
District, Nevada, shall use the Federal land conveyed under
paragraph (1) for public purposes, including an equipment and
maintenance yard and water and wastewater treatment
facilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the Gerlach General
Improvement District, Nevada.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the Gerlach General Improvement District, Nevada,
under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for public recreation or
other public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926
(commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'')
(44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel
of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary,
revert to the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (j) National Forest System Land Conveyance to the State.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall convey to the State, subject to valid existing rights,
for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to approximately 788 acres of Federal land
in the State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act State of Nevada'' and dated
December 8, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The State shall use the Federal land
conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes, including a
State park.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the State.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the State under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for
public recreation or other public purposes, the parcel of
Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of
Agriculture, revert to the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (k) Conveyance to the Truckee River Flood Management
Authority.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712), the Secretary shall convey to the Truckee River Flood
Management Authority, subject to valid existing rights, for no
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to approximately 240 acres of Federal land in the
State, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public
Lands Management Act: Truckee River Flood Management
Authority'' and dated December 7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The Truckee River Flood Management
Authority shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph
(1) for public purposes, including flood mitigation and scour
protection.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the Truckee River Flood
Management Authority.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the Truckee River Flood Management Authority under
paragraph (1) ceases to be used for public recreation or other
public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926
(commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'')
(44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel
of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary,
revert to the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (l) Conveyance to the University of Nevada, Reno.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall convey to the University of Nevada, Reno, subject to
valid existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to approximately 1
acre of Federal land, as depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act: University of Nevada,
Reno'' and dated December 7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use.--The University of Nevada, Reno, shall
use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public
purposes, including campus expansion.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and
administrative costs, shall be paid by the University of
Nevada, Reno.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land
conveyed to the University of Nevada, Reno under paragraph (1)
ceases to be used for public recreation or other public
purposes, the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion
of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 102. SALE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712,
1713), the Secretary concerned, in accordance with the other provisions
of that Act and any other applicable law, and subject to valid existing
rights, shall conduct sales of Federal land described in subsection (b)
and selected pursuant to subsection (c)(1) to qualified
bidders.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 15,860 acres of Federal land
identified as ``Nominate for Disposal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Disposal'' and dated December 7,
2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Joint Selection Required; Determination Regarding
Suitability for Affordable Housing.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned and the
County shall jointly select which parcels of the Federal land
described in subsection (b) to offer for sale under subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Determination regarding suitability for
affordable housing.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Determination.--During the selection
process under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned
and the County shall determine whether any parcels of
Federal land described in subsection (b) are suitable
for the purpose of affordable housing.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Conveyance.--If a parcel of Federal
land is determined to be suitable for the purpose of
affordable housing under subparagraph (A), the
applicable parcel of Federal land shall be made
available at less than fair market value for affordable
housing and other purposes, in accordance with
subsection (h)(1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) County zoning ordinances; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) any master plan for the area approved by the
County or region.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Method of Sale.--The sale of Federal land under
subsection (a) shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) through a competitive bidding process, unless
otherwise determined by the Secretary concerned; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) for not less than fair market value.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal land described in subsection (b) and selected pursuant to
subsection (c)(1) is withdrawn from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal
under the public land laws;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral
and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Deadline for Sale.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, if there is a qualified bidder for the land described in
subsection (b) and selected under subsection (c)(1), the
Secretary concerned shall offer the land for sale to the
qualified bidder.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Postponement; exclusion from sale.--At the
request of the County, the Secretary concerned shall postpone
or exclude from sale all or a portion of the land described in
subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Affordable Housing.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall make
available the Federal land described in paragraph (2) at less
than fair market value for affordable housing purposes, in
accordance with section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat.
2349).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land
referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 30 acres of
Federal land identified as ``Disposal Only for Affordable
Housing'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act: Disposal'' and dated December 7,
2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Sand and Gravel.--The Secretary may authorize any of
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) The movement of common varieties of sand and
gravel on a surface estate acquired under this Act by the owner
of the surface estate for purposes, including recontouring or
balancing the surface estate or filling utility trenches on the
surface estate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) The disposal of sand or gravel described in
paragraph (1) at an off-site landfill.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (j) Disposition of Proceeds.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Of the proceeds of a sale under
this Act--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) 5 percent shall be disbursed to the
State for use in the general education programs of the
State;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) 10 percent shall be disbursed to the
County, the city of Reno, Nevada, and the city of
Sparks, Nevada, for conservation projects along the
Truckee River; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) 85 percent shall be deposited in a
special account in the Treasury of the United States,
to be known as the ``Truckee Meadows Special Account'',
which shall be available to the Secretary concerned,
without further appropriation and until expended, for--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the acquisition of
environmentally sensitive land in the State in
accordance with section 5 of the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998
(Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2347), with
priority given to land located in the
County;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the costs of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) processing and
managing designations in the National
Landscape Conservation System within
the County by the Secretary concerned;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) managing the Mount
Rose Wilderness by the Secretary
concerned;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the development of parks,
trails, and natural areas in the County
pursuant to a cooperative agreement with the
County, the city of Reno, Nevada, and the city
of Sparks, Nevada;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) the development and
implementation of comprehensive, cost-
effective, multijurisdictional hazardous fuels
reduction and wildfire prevention plans for the
County and the Lake Tahoe Basin;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) the conduct of Federal
environmental restoration projects included in
the environmental improvement program adopted
by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in
accordance with the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act
(Public Law 106-506; 114 Stat. 2351);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) capital improvements in areas
of the County administered by the Secretary
concerned;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vii) the reimbursement of costs
incurred by the Secretary concerned in carrying
out sales or exchanges under this
Act;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (viii) the reimbursement of any
costs incurred by the local office of the
Bureau of Land Management or Forest Service to
clear debris from and protect land that is
available for disposal or reserved for
affordable housing under this Act;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ix) the reimbursement of any
costs incurred by the Secretary concerned for
oversight of expenditures from the special
account under this subparagraph.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Investment of special account.--Any amounts
deposited in the special account established under paragraph
(1)(C)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) shall earn interest in an amount
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, based on
the current average market yield on outstanding
marketable obligations of the United States of
comparable maturities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) may be expended by the Secretary
concerned in accordance with paragraph
(1)(C).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--TRIBAL TRUST LAND</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE PYRAMID
LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land
described in subsection (b) shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) made part of the reservation of the Pyramid
Lake Paiute Tribe.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 11,436 acres of land administered
by the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted as ``Tribal Trust Land''
on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act:
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe'' and dated December 11, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to
establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under
subsection (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken
into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are
defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
2703)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 202. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE RENO-
SPARKS INDIAN COLONY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land
described in subsection (b) shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) made part of the reservation of the Reno-
Sparks Indian Colony.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 8,319 acres of land administered by
the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted as ``Tribal Trust Land'' on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Reno-
Sparks Indian Colony'' and dated December 7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to
establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under
subsection (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken
into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are
defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
2703)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 203. RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD
IN TRUST.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony in and to the land described in subsection
(b) shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) part of the reservation of the Reno-Sparks
Indian Colony.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 155 acres of land held in fee by
the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, as depicted as ``Fee to Trust Land'' on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Reno-
Sparks Indian Colony'' and dated December 7, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to
establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 204. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE WASHOE
TRIBE OF NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land
described in subsection (b) shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) made part of the reservation of the Washoe
Tribe of Nevada and California.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 1,095 acres of land administered by
the Bureau of Land Management, as depicted as ``Tribal Trust Land'' on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Washoe
Tribe of NV and CA'' and dated December 18, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to
establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under
subsection (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken
into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are
defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
2703)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 205. WASHOE TRIBE OF NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA TRIBAL FEE
LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California in and to the land described in
subsection (b) shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) part of the reservation of the Washoe Tribe of
Nevada and California.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 2 acres of land held in fee by the
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, as generally depicted as ``Fee
to Trust Land'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act: Washoe Tribe of NV and CA'' and dated December 18,
2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to
establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE III--WILDERNESS</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION
SYSTEM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Additions.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following land in the State is designated as
wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Sheldon national wildlife refuge wilderness.--
Certain Federal land managed by the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising approximately
112,002 acres and 7 units, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act:
Massacre Rim Dark Sky National Conservation Area; Sheldon NWR
Wilderness'' and dated November 30, 2023, which shall be known
as the ``Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Wilderness''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Bitner table wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 25,152 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act:
Massacre Rim Dark Sky National Conservation Area; Sheldon NWR
Wilderness'' and dated November 30, 2023, which shall be known
as the ``Bitner Table Wilderness''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Wrangler canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 49,540 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Smoke
Creek National Conservation Area and Wrangler Canyon
Wilderness'' and dated November 29, 2023, which shall be known
as the ``Wrangler Canyon Wilderness''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Burro mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 6,344 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Smoke
Creek National Conservation Area and Wrangler Canyon
Wilderness'' and dated November 29, 2023, which shall be known
as the ``Burro Mountain Wilderness''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Granite-banjo wilderness.--Certain Federal
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 30,001 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act:
Granite-Banjo Wilderness and Withdrawal'' and dated November
29, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Granite-Banjo
Wilderness''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Map and Legal Description.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a
map and legal description of each wilderness area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Availability.--Each map and legal description
prepared under paragraph (1) shall be available in the
appropriate offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service or the Bureau of Land Management, as
applicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
wilderness areas are withdrawn from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and
disposal under the public land laws;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) operation of the mineral leasing and
geothermal leasing laws.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the
Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Livestock.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The grazing of livestock in a
wilderness area managed by the Secretary, if established before
the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to
continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and
practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary in
accordance with--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A
of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular
Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying
H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101-
405).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Inventory.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct an
inventory of existing facilities and improvements associated
with grazing activities in the wilderness areas managed by the
Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Fencing.--The Secretary may construct and
maintain fencing around the boundaries of the wilderness areas
managed by the Secretary as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate to enhance wilderness values.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any
land or interest in land within, or adjacent to, the boundary of a
wilderness area that is acquired by the United States after the date of
enactment of this Act shall be added to, and administered as part of,
the wilderness area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this title restricts
or precludes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft
over the wilderness areas, including military overflights that
can be seen or heard within the wilderness areas;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) flight testing and evaluation; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the designation or creation of new units of
special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight
training routes, over the wilderness areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In
accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take such measures in the wilderness
areas as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases
(including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the
coordination of the activities with a State or local agency).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Climatological Data Collection.--In accordance with
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may
authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic,
or climatological data collection devices in the wilderness areas if
the Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the
facilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water
reservoir operation activities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Cultural Uses.--Nothing in this title precludes the
traditional collection of pine nuts and medicinal plants in a
wilderness area for personal, noncommercial use consistent with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Water Rights.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the wilderness areas--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) are located in the semiarid
region of the Great Basin region; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) include ephemeral and
perennial streams;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the hydrology of the wilderness areas
is predominantly characterized by complex flow patterns
and alluvial fans with impermanent channels;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the
region in which the wilderness areas are located is
characterized by--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) groundwater subject to local
and regional flow gradients; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) unconfined and artesian
conditions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the wilderness areas are generally not
suitable for use or development of new water resource
facilities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this
title--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) constitutes an express or implied
reservation by the United States of any water or water
rights with respect to the wilderness areas;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) establishes a precedent with regard to
any future wilderness designations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) affects the interpretation of, or any
designation made under, any other Act; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends
any interstate compact or equitable apportionment
decree that apportions water among and between the
State and other States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) State water law.--The Secretary shall follow
the procedural and substantive requirements of State law in
order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on
the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the
wilderness areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) New projects.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Definition of water resource
facility.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) In general.--In this
paragraph, the term ``water resource facility''
means an irrigation or pumping facility,
reservoir, water conservation work, aqueduct,
canal, ditch, pipeline, well, hydropower
project, transmission or other ancillary
facility, and other water diversion, storage,
or carriage structure.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) Exclusion.--In this
paragraph, the term ``water resource facility''
does not include a wildlife guzzler.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Restriction on new water resource
facilities.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, on and after the date of enactment of this
Act, neither the President nor any other officer,
employee, or agent of the United States shall fund,
assist, authorize, or issue a license or permit for the
development of any new water resource facility within a
wilderness area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 303. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes
and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the
Secretary may conduct any management activities in the wilderness areas
that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations
and the habitats to support the populations, including noxious weed
treatment and the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles,
if the use of motorized vehicles, as determined by the Secretary, would
promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife
populations that would enhance wilderness values with the minimal
impact necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks), if the
activities are carried out--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) consistent with relevant wilderness management
plans; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in accordance with--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the visual impacts of the structures and
facilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be
minimized.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Cooperative Agreement.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The State, including a designee
of the State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the
wilderness areas--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) subject to all applicable laws
(including regulations).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives a report that describes the status of the
cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1)(A).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 304. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Release Under the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Finding.--Congress finds that, for the
purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Federal land in
the County that is administered by the Secretary in the
following areas that has not been designated as wilderness by
section 301(a) has been adequately studied for wilderness
designation:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) The Sheldon Contiguous Wilderness
Study Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) The Massacre Rim Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) The Wall Canyon Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) The Poodle Mountain Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) The Buffalo Hills Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) The Twin Peaks Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) The Dry Valley Rim Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) The Skedaddle Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) The Five Springs Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (J) The Fox Range Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (K) The Pole Creek Wilderness Study
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Release.--The Federal land described in
paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c)
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) shall be managed in accordance with--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) land management plans adopted
under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) existing cooperative
conservation agreements.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Release of National Wildlife Refuge System Land.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Finding.--Congress finds that any Federal land
within the portion of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in
the County that is managed as potential wilderness or a
wilderness study area that has not been designated as
wilderness by this Act does not need to be managed to maintain
the suitability of the Federal land for future wilderness
designation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Management.--The Federal land described in
paragraph (1) shall be managed in accordance with the
applicable comprehensive conservation plan prepared under
section 4(e) of the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e))).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE IV--VOLUNTARY DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND
LEASES</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND
LEASES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary shall accept the donation
of any valid existing lease or permit authorizing grazing on public
land located within the boundaries of the Mosquito Valley and Horse
Lake allotments of the Bureau of Land Management in the
State.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Termination.--With respect to each permit or lease
donated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) terminate the grazing permit or lease;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) except as provided in subsection (c), ensure a
permanent end to grazing on the land covered by the donated
permit or lease.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Horse Lake Common Allotment.--If the land covered by a
permit or lease donated in the Horse Lake allotment under subsection
(a) is covered by another valid grazing permit or lease in the Horse
Lake allotment that is not donated, the Secretary shall reduce the
authorized livestock grazing level in the Horse Lake allotment to
reflect the donation of the permit or lease under that
subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE V--NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 501. PURPOSE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The purpose of this title is to establish the Massacre Rim
Dark Sky National Conservation Area, Kiba Canyon Range National
Conservation Area, Smoke Creek National Conservation Area, Pah Rah
National Conservation Area, and Fox Range National Conservation Area to
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present
and future generations the cultural, archaeological, dark sky, natural,
scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational,
and scenic and visual resources of the Conservation Areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 502. ESTABLISHMENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the purpose described in section 501, subject to valid
existing rights, there are established in the State the following
National Conservation Areas:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Massacre rim dark sky national conservation
area.--The Massacre Rim Dark Sky National Conservation Area,
comprising approximately 134,144 acres of Federal land in the
State, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Massacre Rim Dark Sky
National Conservation Area; Sheldon NWR Wilderness'' and dated
November 30, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Kiba canyon range national conservation
area.--The Kiba Canyon Range National Conservation Area,
comprising approximately 145,303 acres of Federal land in the
State, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Kiba Canyon Range National
Conservation Area'' and dated November 29, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Smoke creek national conservation area.--The
Smoke Creek National Conservation Area, comprising
approximately 271,987 acres of Federal land in the State, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public
Lands Management Act: Smoke Creek National Conservation Area
and Wrangler Canyon Wilderness'' and dated November 29,
2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Pah rah national conservation area.--The Pah
Rah National Conservation Area, comprising approximately 10,933
acres of Federal land in the State, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act:
Pah Rah National Conservation Area'' and dated November 18,
2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Fox range national conservation area.--The Fox
Range National Conservation Area, comprising approximately
70,096 acres of Federal land in the State, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act: Fox Range National Conservation Area'' and
dated November 29, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 503. MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary shall manage each
Conservation Area--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and
enhances the resources of the Conservation Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in accordance with--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) this section;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) any other applicable law;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) as a component of the National Landscape
Conservation System.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Management Plan.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a
management plan for each Conservation Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Requirements.--A management plan prepared
under paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) describe the appropriate uses and
management of the Conservation Area;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) incorporate, as appropriate, decisions
contained in any other management or activity plan for
the land in or adjacent to the Conservation Area;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) take into consideration any
information developed in studies of the land and
resources in or adjacent to the Conservation
Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall prepare
each management plan under paragraph (1) in consultation and
coordination with--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) affected Indian Tribes;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) appropriate State and local
governmental entities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) holders of valid existing use
permits;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) local private landowners;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) members of the public.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Uses.--The Secretary shall allow only such uses of a
Conservation Area that the Secretary determines will further the
purpose for which the Conservation Area was established.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Acquisition.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire land or
interests in land within the boundaries of the Conservation
Areas by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or
exchange.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Incorporation in conservation area.--Any land
or interest in land located within the boundary of a
Conservation Area that is acquired by the United States after
the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to and
administered as part of the Conservation Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Withdrawal.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights,
all Federal land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) all forms of entry and appropriation
under the public land laws;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) location, entry, and patent under the
mining laws; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) operation of the mineral leasing,
mineral materials, and geothermal leasing
laws.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Easements and Rights-of-Way.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--No new easements or rights-of-way
shall be conveyed on Federal land within a Conservation Area
after the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Effect.--Nothing in this section precludes the
Secretary from renewing easements or rights-of-way in existence
on the date of enactment of this Act within a Conservation Area
in accordance with this Act and applicable law (including
regulations).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Private Land.--The Secretary shall provide reasonable
access to privately owned land or interests in privately owned land
within the boundaries of the Conservation Areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Native American Rights and Uses.--Nothing in this
title alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty
rights of any Indian Tribe, including off-reservation reserved
rights.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Grazing.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--In the case of land included in a
Conservation Area on which the Secretary permitted, as of the
date of enactment of this Act, livestock grazing, the livestock
grazing shall be allowed to continue, subject to all applicable
laws (including regulations).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Access.--A holder of a Federal grazing
permit--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) shall have access to grazing
allotments and facilities of the permit holder located
in the Conservation Area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) be allowed to access, maintain, and
repair existing infrastructure, fencing, water
developments, or reservoirs of the permit holder
located in the Conservation Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (j) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), nothing
in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State with
respect to fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and
trapping, in the Conservation Areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Limitations.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Regulations.--The Secretary may
designate by regulation areas in which, and establish
periods during which, for reasons of public safety,
administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no
hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the
Conservation Areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Consultation required.--Except in the
case of an emergency, the Secretary shall consult with
the appropriate State agency before promulgating
regulations under subparagraph (A) that close a portion
of the Conservation Area to hunting, fishing, or
trapping.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (k) Wildlife Water Projects.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the State, may authorize wildlife water projects
(including guzzlers) within the Conservation Areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (l) Motorized Vehicles.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Except as needed for
administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use
of motorized vehicles in a Conservation Area shall be permitted
only on roads and trails designated in the applicable
management plan prepared under subsection (b)(1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use of motorized vehicles prior to completion
of management plan.--Prior to completion of the management plan
under subsection (b)(1), the use of motorized vehicles within a
Conservation Area shall be permitted in accordance with the
applicable land use plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (m) No Buffer Zones.--The establishment of a Conservation
Area shall not create an express or implied protective perimeter or
buffer zone around the Conservation Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (n) Wildland Fire Operations.--Nothing in this section
prohibits the Secretary, in consultation with other Federal, State,
local, and Tribal agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland
fire prevention and restoration operations in the Conservation Areas,
consistent with the purpose described in section 501.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (o) Research and Interpretive Management.--To further the
purpose of the Conservation Areas, the Secretary may establish, through
the use of public and private partnerships, visitor service facilities,
programs, and projects to provide information about the scientific,
historical, cultural, archeological, dark sky, and natural studies
relating to the Conservation Areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE VI--WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN LAND</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 601. WITHDRAWALS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Withdrawal of Certain National Forest System Land.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights,
the Federal land and interests in Federal land described in
paragraph (2) are withdrawn from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) all forms of entry and appropriation
under the public land laws;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) location, entry, and patent under the
mining laws; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) operation of the mineral leasing,
mineral materials, and geothermal leasing
laws.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land
and interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1)
are--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the approximately 39,452 acres of
Federal land and interests in Federal land located in
the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit within the area
depicted as ``North Carson Range/Galena Withdrawal'' on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act: North Carson Range/Galena Mineral,
Leasing, and Rights of Way Withdrawal'' and dated
December 7, 2023; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the approximately 18,931 acres of
Federal land and interests in Federal land located in
the Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe
National Forest within the area depicted as ``Peavine
Withdrawal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act: Peavine Mineral, Leasing,
and Rights of Way Withdrawal'' and dated November 18,
2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Withdrawal of Certain Bureau of Land Management
Land.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights,
the Federal land and interests in Federal land described in
paragraph (2) are withdrawn from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) all forms of entry and appropriation
under the public land laws;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) location, entry, and patent under the
mining laws; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) operation of the mineral leasing,
mineral materials, and geothermal leasing
laws.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land
and interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1)
are--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the approximately 68,126 acres of
Federal land and interests in Federal land located in
the Carson City District within the area depicted as
``Sand Hills/Petersen Mt. Withdrawal'' on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act:
Sand Hills/Petersen Mountain Mineral and Leasing
Withdrawal'' and dated November 18, 2023;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the approximately 35,428 acres of
Federal land and interests in Federal land located in
the Carson City District within the area depicted as
``Tule Peak Withdrawal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Tule Peak Mineral
and Leasing Withdrawal'' and dated November 18,
2023;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the approximately 10,596 acres of
Federal land and interests in Federal land located in
the Winnemucca District within the area depicted as
``Granite-Banjo Withdrawal'' on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Granite-
Banjo Wilderness and Withdrawal'' and dated November
29, 2023;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the approximately 177 acres of Federal
land and interests in Federal land located in the
Northern California District within the area depicted
as ``Smoke Creek Withdrawal'' on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act: Smoke
Creek National Conservation Area and Wrangler Canyon
Wilderness'' and dated November 29, 2023; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) the approximately 1,209 acres of
Federal land and interests in Federal land located in
the Northern California District within the area
depicted as ``Massacre Rim Dark Sky Withdrawal'' on the
map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management
Act: Massacre Rim Dark Sky National Conservation Area;
Sheldon NWR Wilderness'' and dated November 30,
2023.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCE AND DISPOSAL
Sec. 101. Land conveyances.
Sec. 102. Sale of certain Federal land.
TITLE II--TRIBAL TRUST LAND
Sec. 201. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Pyramid Lake
Paiute Tribe.
Sec. 202. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Reno-Sparks
Indian Colony.
Sec. 203. Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Tribal fee land to be held in
trust.
Sec. 204. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Washoe Tribe of
Nevada and California.
Sec. 205. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Tribal fee land to be
held in trust.
TITLE III--WILDERNESS
Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sec. 302. Administration.
Sec. 303. Release of wilderness study areas.
TITLE IV--VOLUNTARY DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES
Sec. 401. Voluntary donation of grazing permits and leases.
TITLE V--NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS
Sec. 501. Establishment.
Sec. 502. Purposes.
Sec. 503. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 504. Management.
TITLE VI--WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN LAND
Sec. 601. Withdrawals.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area''
means a National Conservation Area established by section 501.
(2) County.--The term ``County'' means Washoe County,
Nevada.
(3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
(A) the Secretary of the Interior; and
(B) with respect to a unit of the National Wildlife
Refuge System, the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
(5) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) the Secretary, with respect to land under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary; and
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to
National Forest System land.
(6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.
(7) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area'' means a
wilderness area designated by section 301(a).
TITLE I--PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCE AND DISPOSAL
SEC. 101. LAND CONVEYANCES.
(a) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to the City of
Reno.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), at the request of the city of Reno, Nevada, the
Secretary shall convey to the city of Reno, Nevada, subject to
valid existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to approximately 190
acres of Federal land in the State, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management
Act--Conveyance to the City of Reno'' and dated July 16, 2024.
(2) Use.--The city of Reno, Nevada, shall use the Federal
land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes
consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926
(commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'')
(44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), including
parks, effluent storage, and roadway expansion.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative
costs, shall be paid by the city of Reno, Nevada.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
city of Reno, Nevada, under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for
a purpose described in paragraph (2), the parcel of Federal
land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the
United States.
(b) Forest Service Land Conveyance to the City of Reno.--
(1) In general.--At the request of the city of Reno,
Nevada, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the city
of Reno, Nevada, subject to valid existing rights, for no
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to approximately 12 acres of Federal land in the
State, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Conveyance to the City of
Reno'' and dated July 16, 2024.
(2) Use.--The city of Reno, Nevada, shall use the Federal
land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes,
including roadway expansion.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys, appraisals,
environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs (including closing fees), shall be paid by the city of
Reno, Nevada.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
city of Reno, Nevada, under paragraph (1), ceases to be used
for a purpose described in paragraph (2), the parcel of Federal
land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture,
revert to the United States.
(c) Bureau of Land Management Conveyance to the City of Sparks.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), at the request of the city of Sparks, Nevada, the
Secretary shall convey to the city, subject to valid existing
rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to approximately 865 acres of Federal
land in the State, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Conveyance to
the City of Sparks'' and dated August 6, 2024.
(2) Use.--The city of Sparks, Nevada, shall use the Federal
land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes
consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926
(commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'')
(44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), including
parks, open space, and cemeteries.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative
costs, shall be paid by the city of Sparks, Nevada.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
city of Sparks, Nevada, under paragraph (1) ceases to be used
for a purpose described in paragraph (2), the parcel of Federal
land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the
United States.
(d) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to the County.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), at the request of the County, the Secretary shall
convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights, for no
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to approximately 827 acres of Federal land in the
State, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Conveyances to Washoe
County and Washoe County School District'' and dated July 16,
2024.
(2) Use.--The County shall use the Federal land conveyed
under paragraph (1) for public purposes consistent with uses
allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the
``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter
578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), including open space, recreation,
and public recreational shooting facilities.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative
costs, shall be paid by the County.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
County under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for a purpose
described in paragraph (2), the parcel of Federal land shall,
at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United
States.
(e) Forest Service Land Conveyance to the County.--
(1) In general.--At the request of the County, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the County, subject to
valid existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to approximately 100
acres of Federal land in the State, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management
Act--Conveyances to Washoe County and Washoe County School
District'' and dated July 16, 2024.
(2) Use.--The County shall use the Federal land conveyed
under paragraph (1) for public purposes, including open space
and trails.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys, appraisals,
environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs (including closing fees), shall be paid by the County.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
County under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for a purpose
described in paragraph (2), the parcel of Federal land shall,
at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to
the United States.
(f) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to Washoe County
School District.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), and at the request of the Washoe County School
District, the Secretary shall convey to the Washoe County
School District, subject to valid existing rights, for no
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to approximately 345 acres of Federal land in the
State, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Conveyances to Washoe
County and Washoe County School District'' and dated July 16,
2024.
(2) Use.--The Washoe County School District shall use the
Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes
consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926
(commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'')
(44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), including
public school sites.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative
costs, shall be paid by the Washoe County School District.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
Washoe County School District under paragraph (1) ceases to be
used for a purpose described in paragraph (2), the parcel of
Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert
to the United States.
(g) Forest Service Land Conveyance to Washoe County School
District.--
(1) In general.--At the request of the Washoe County School
District, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the
Washoe County School District, subject to valid existing
rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to approximately 25 acres of Federal
land in the State, as generally depicted as ``USFS Conveyance
to Washoe County School District'' on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Conveyances to
Washoe County and Washoe County School District'' and dated
July 16, 2024.
(2) Use.--The Washoe County School District shall use the
Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes,
including public school sites.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys, appraisals,
environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs (including closing fees), shall be paid by the Washoe
County School District.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
Washoe County School District under paragraph (1) ceases to be
used for a purpose described in paragraph (2), the parcel of
Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of
Agriculture, revert to the United States.
(h) Forest Service Land Conveyance to the Incline Village General
Improvement District.--
(1) In general.--At the request of the Incline Village
General Improvement District, Nevada, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall convey to the Incline Village General
Improvement District, Nevada, subject to valid existing rights,
for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to approximately 14 acres of Federal land
in the State, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Conveyance to
the Incline Village General Improvement District'' and dated
March 27, 2024.
(2) Use.--The Incline Village General Improvement District,
Nevada, shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1)
for public purposes consistent with uses authorized for the
Secretary of Agriculture under Public Law 96-586 (commonly
known as the ``Santini-Burton Act'') (94 Stat. 3381), including
fire reduction activities and open space.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys, appraisals,
environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs (including closing fees), shall be paid by the Incline
Village General Improvement District, Nevada.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
Incline Village General Improvement District, Nevada, under
paragraph (1) ceases to be used for a purpose described in
paragraph (2), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the
United States.
(i) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to Gerlach General
Improvement District.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), at the request of the Gerlach General Improvement
District, Nevada, the Secretary shall convey to the Gerlach
General Improvement District, Nevada, subject to valid existing
rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to approximately 60 acres of Federal
land in the State, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Conveyance to
the Gerlach General Improvement District'' and dated May 5,
2024.
(2) Use.--The Gerlach General Improvement District, Nevada,
shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for
public purposes consistent with uses allowed under the Act of
June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public
Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et
seq.), including an equipment and maintenance yard and water
and wastewater treatment facilities.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative
costs, shall be paid by the Gerlach General Improvement
District, Nevada.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
Gerlach General Improvement District, Nevada, under paragraph
(1) ceases to be used for a purpose described in paragraph (2),
the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the
Secretary, revert to the United States.
(j) Forest Service Land Conveyance to the State.--
(1) In general.--At the request of the State, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall convey to the State, subject to valid
existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to approximately 788 acres
of Federal land in the State, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--
Conveyance to the State of Nevada'' and dated July 26, 2024.
(2) Use.--The State shall use the Federal land conveyed
under paragraph (1) for public purposes, including a State
park.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys, appraisals,
environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs (including closing fees), shall be paid by the State.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
State under paragraph (1) ceases to be used for the uses
described in paragraph (2), the parcel of Federal land shall,
at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to
the United States.
(k) Bureau of Land Management Land Conveyance to the Truckee River
Flood Management Authority.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), at the request of the Truckee River Flood
Management Authority, the Secretary shall convey to the Truckee
River Flood Management Authority, subject to valid existing
rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to approximately 240 acres of Federal
land in the State, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Conveyance to
the Truckee River Flood Management Authority'' and dated August
6, 2024.
(2) Use.--The Truckee River Flood Management Authority
shall use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for
public purposes consistent with uses allowed under the Act of
June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public
Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et
seq.), including flood mitigation and scour protection.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys and administrative
costs, shall be paid by the Truckee River Flood Management
Authority.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
Truckee River Flood Management Authority under paragraph (1)
ceases to be used for a purpose described in paragraph (2), the
parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the
Secretary, revert to the United States.
(l) Forest Service Land Conveyance to the University of Nevada,
Reno.--
(1) In general.--At the request of the University of
Nevada, Reno, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the
University of Nevada, Reno, subject to valid existing rights,
for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to approximately 1 acre of Federal land,
as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act--Conveyance to the University of
Nevada, Reno'' and dated March 27, 2024.
(2) Use.--The University of Nevada, Reno shall use the
Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public purposes,
including campus expansion.
(3) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
paragraph (1), including costs of surveys, appraisals,
environmental response and restoration, and administrative
costs (including closing fees), shall be paid by the University
of Nevada, Reno.
(4) Reversion.--If a parcel of Federal land conveyed to the
University of Nevada, Reno under paragraph (1) ceases to be
used for a purpose described in paragraph (2), the parcel of
Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of
Agriculture, revert to the United States.
(m) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall finalize
maps and legal descriptions of the parcels of Federal land to
be conveyed under this section.
(2) Availability.--The maps and legal descriptions
finalized under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available
for public inspection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of
Land Management and Forest Service, as applicable.
(3) Corrections.--The Secretary concerned and the
recipients of the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under
this section may, by mutual agreement--
(A) make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels
of Federal land to be conveyed; and
(B) correct any minor errors, including clerical
and typographical errors, on the maps, the acreage
estimate, or the legal descriptions of the parcels of
Federal land to be conveyed.
(n) Conveyances of Forest Service Land.--
(1) Environmental response and restoration.--For purposes
of the conveyances of the parcels of Federal land under
subsections (b), (e), (g), and (h), the Secretary of
Agriculture--
(A) shall meet disclosure requirements for
hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants under
section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9620(h));
(B) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or
abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants;
(C) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or
abate the presence of solid and hazardous waste and
materials which may be required by applicable Federal,
State, and local environmental laws (including
regulations); and
(D) shall not otherwise be required to remove any
improvements from the parcels of Federal land to be
conveyed.
(2) Easements.--As a condition of conveyance of the parcels
of Federal land conveyed by the Secretary of Agriculture under
this section, access easements for roads and trails shall be
reserved in the deed at the discretion of the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(3) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the
Federal land to be conveyed by the Secretary of Agriculture
under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary of Agriculture.
SEC. 102. SALE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.
(a) Transfers of Administrative Jurisdiction.--Administrative
jurisdiction over the following parcels of Federal land in the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is transferred from the Secretary of
Agriculture to the Secretary:
(1) The land identified as ``USFS Land for Disposal'' on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management
Act--Land Disposals'' and dated October 23, 2024.
(2) The land identified as ``USFS Land for Disposal Only
for Affordable Housing'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act--Land Disposals'' and dated October
23, 2024.
(b) Authorization.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with this
subsection, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and other applicable laws, shall
identify Federal land located in the County to be offered for
sale, from Federal land--
(A) that has been identified as suitable for
disposal in the Carson City Consolidated Resource
Management Plan in existence on the date of enactment
of this Act; and
(B) identified as ``BLM Land for Disposal'' on the
map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Land Management
Act--Land Disposals'' and dated August 6, 2024.
(2) Evaluation of additional land for potential disposal.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall, not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, evaluate
the following Federal land to assess the suitability of
the evaluated Federal land for disposal in accordance
with section 203(a) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1713(a)):
(i) The parcels of Federal land depicted as
``Additional BLM Land Potentially Available for
Disposal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Land
Disposals'' and dated October 23, 2024.
(ii) The parcels of Federal land
transferred to the Secretary under subsection
(a)(1).
(B) Sale.--The parcels of Federal land identified
by the Secretary as suitable for disposal under
subparagraph (A) may be offered for sale in accordance
with this section.
(c) Joint Selection Required; Determination Regarding Suitability
for Affordable Housing.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary and the County shall jointly
select which parcels of the Federal land described in
subsection (b)(1) and identified as suitable for disposal in
paragraph (2) to offer for sale under this subsection.
(2) Determination.--During the selection process under
paragraph (1), the Secretary and the County shall evaluate
whether any parcels of the Federal land described in that
paragraph are suitable for affordable housing.
(3) Conveyance.--If a parcel of Federal land is determined
to be suitable for affordable housing under paragraph (2), on
request of a State or local governmental entity, the applicable
parcel of Federal land shall be made available at less than
fair market value to the governmental entity in accordance with
section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act
of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2349).
(4) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of a
parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under paragraph (3) shall
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
(d) Compliance With Local Planning and Zoning Laws.--Before
carrying out a sale of Federal land under subsection (b), the County
shall submit to the Secretary a certification that qualified bidders
have agreed to comply with--
(1) County zoning ordinances; and
(2) any master plan for the area approved by the County or
region.
(e) Method of Sale.--The sale of Federal land under subsection (b)
shall be--
(1) through a competitive bidding process, unless otherwise
determined by the Secretary; and
(2) for not less than fair market value.
(f) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the parcels of
Federal land described in subsection (b)(1) that are selected pursuant
to subsection (c)(1) are withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under
the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
(g) Postponement; Exclusion From Sale.--At the request of the
County, the Secretary shall postpone or exclude from sale all or a
portion of the Federal land described in subsection (b).
(h) Affordable Housing.--
(1) Determination regarding suitability for affordable
housing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the Federal
land described in paragraph (3) to determine the suitability of
the Federal land for affordable housing purposes.
(2) Authorization.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), on the request of a State or local governmental
entity, the Secretary shall make the Federal land described in
paragraph (3) available at less than fair market value for
affordable housing purposes, in accordance with section 7(b) of
the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public
Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2349).
(3) Description of federal land.--The Federal land referred
to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is the approximately 30 acres of
Federal land identified as ``BLM Land for Disposal Only for
Affordable Housing'' and ``USFS Land for Disposal Only for
Affordable Housing'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act--Land Disposals'' and dated October
23, 2024.
TITLE II--TRIBAL TRUST LAND
SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE PYRAMID LAKE
PAIUTE TRIBE.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land
described in subsection (b)--
(1) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit
of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; and
(2) shall be part of the reservation of the Pyramid Lake
Paiute Tribe.
(b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 11,436 acres of land administered
by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted as ``BLM Land
to be Held in Trust'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public
Lands Management Act--Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation Expansion''
and dated May 5, 2024.
(c) Survey.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a cadastral survey and
accompanying legal description to establish the boundaries of the
Federal land taken into trust under subsection (a).
(d) Federal Register Publication.--On the completion of the survey
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a legal description of the Federal land taken into trust and
made a part of the reservation under subsection (a).
(e) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under subsection
(a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust,
for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in
section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
SEC. 202. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE RENO-SPARKS
INDIAN COLONY.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land
described in subsection (b)--
(1) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit
of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; and
(2) shall be part of the reservation of the Reno-Sparks
Indian Colony.
(b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 8,319 acres of land administered by
the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted as ``BLM Land to
be Held in Trust'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act--Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Reservation Expansion'' and
dated May 24, 2024.
(c) Survey.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a cadastral survey and
accompanying legal description to establish the boundaries of the
Federal land taken into trust under subsection (a).
(d) Federal Register Publication.--On the completion of the survey
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a legal description of the Federal land taken into trust and
made a part of the reservation under subsection (a).
(e) Gaming Prohibited.--The land taken into trust under subsection
(a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust,
for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in
section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
SEC. 203. RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD IN
TRUST.
(a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the Reno-Sparks
Indian Colony in and to the Federal land described in subsection (b)--
(1) at the request of the Tribe, is transferred to the
Secretary and held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; and
(2) shall be part of the reservation of the Reno-Sparks
Indian Colony.
(b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 155 acres of land held in fee by
the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, as generally depicted as ``Fee Land to
be Held in Trust'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act--Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Reservation Expansion'' and
dated May 24, 2024.
(c) Survey.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a cadastral survey and
accompanying legal description to establish the boundaries of the
Federal land taken into trust under subsection (a).
(d) Federal Register Publication.--On the completion of the survey
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a legal description of the Federal land taken into trust and
made a part of the reservation under subsection (a).
SEC. 204. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE WASHOE TRIBE OF
NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land
described in subsection (b)--
(1) at the request of the Tribe, is transferred to the
Secretary and held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California; and
(2) shall be part of the reservation of the Washoe Tribe of
Nevada and California.
(b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in
subsection (a) is--
(1) the approximately 600 acres of land administered by the
Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted as ``BLM Land
to be Held in Trust'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act-- Washoe Tribe of Nevada and
California Reservation Expansion'' and dated May 27, 2024; and
(2) the approximately 493 acres of land administered by the
Forest Service, as generally depicted as ``USFS Land to be Held
in Trust'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act-- Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
Reservation Expansion'' and dated May 27, 2024.
(c) Survey.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a cadastral survey and
accompanying legal descriptions to establish the boundaries of the
Federal land taken into trust under subsection (a).
(d) Federal Register Publication.--On the completion of the survey
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a legal description of the Federal land taken into trust and
made a part of the reservation under subsection (a).
(e) Gaming Prohibited.--The Federal land taken into trust under
subsection (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken
into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are
defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
2703)).
SEC. 205. WASHOE TRIBE OF NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE
HELD IN TRUST.
(a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the Washoe Tribe
of Nevada and California in and to the Federal land described in
subsection (b)--
(1) at the request of the Tribe, is transferred to the
Secretary and held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California; and
(2) shall be part of the reservation of the Washoe Tribe of
Nevada and California.
(b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 2 acres of land owned in fee by the
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, as generally depicted as ``Fee
Land to be Held in Trust'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public
Lands Management Act--Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Reservation
Expansion'' and dated May 27, 2024.
(c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the
boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a).
(d) Federal Register Publication.--On the completion of the survey
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a legal description of the Federal land taken into trust and
made a part of the reservation under subsection (a).
TITLE III--WILDERNESS
SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.
(a) Additions.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), the following land in the State is designated as
wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System:
(1) Sheldon national wildlife refuge wilderness.--Certain
Federal land managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, collectively comprising approximately 112,002 acres,
as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act--National Conservation Areas
(North)'' and dated August 6, 2024, which shall be known as the
``Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness''.
(2) Bitner table wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately
25,152 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--National
Conservation Areas (North)'' and dated August 6, 2024, which
shall be known as the ``Bitner Table Wilderness''.
(3) Wrangler canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 49,540 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--
National Conservation Areas (South)'' and dated August 6, 2024,
which shall be known as the ``Wrangler Canyon Wilderness''.
(4) Burro mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 6,344 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--
National Conservation Areas (South)'' and dated August 6, 2024,
which shall be known as the ``Burro Mountain Wilderness''.
(5) Granite-banjo wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately
30,001 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--National
Conservation Areas (South)'' and dated August 6, 2024, which
shall be known as the ``Granite-Banjo Wilderness''.
(b) Boundary.--
(1) In general.--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.
(2) Sheldon national wildlife refuge.--The boundary of any
portion of a wilderness area that is bordered by a fence
marking the boundary of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
shall be 150 feet from the fence line.
(c) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and
legal description of each wilderness area.
(2) Effect.--Each map and legal description prepared under
paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct
clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal
description.
(3) Availability.--Each map and legal description prepared
under paragraph (1) shall be available in the appropriate
offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the
Bureau of Land Management, as applicable.
(d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness
areas are withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under
the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials,
and geothermal leasing laws.
SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness
areas shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that--
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall
be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of
this Act; and
(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the
Secretary.
(b) Livestock.--
(1) In general.--Within wilderness areas administered by
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, the grazing of
livestock, if established before the date of enactment of this
Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable
regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers
to be necessary in accordance with--
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the
report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570
of the 101st Congress (House Report 101-405).
(2) Inventory.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct an inventory
of existing facilities and improvements associated with grazing
activities in the wilderness areas managed by the Secretary.
(c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land or
interest in land within, or adjacent to, the boundary of a wilderness
area that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment
of this Act shall be added to, and administered as part of, the
wilderness area.
(d) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this title restricts or
precludes--
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the
wilderness areas, including military overflights that can be
seen or heard within the wilderness areas;
(2) flight testing and evaluation; or
(3) the designation or creation of new units of special use
airspace, or the establishment of military flight training
routes, over the wilderness areas.
(e) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease.--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, in coordination with the activities of a
State or local agency).
(f) Climatological Data Collection.--In accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize
the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or
climatological data collection devices in the wilderness areas if the
Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the facilities--
(1) are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water
reservoir operation activities; and
(2) with respect to Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Wilderness designated by section 301(a)(1), are compatible with
the purposes and laws applicable to the Sheldon National
Wildlife Refuge Wilderness.
(g) Native American Cultural and Religious Uses.--Nothing in this
title--
(1) alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian
Tribe; or
(2) precludes the traditional collection of culturally
significant and medicinal plants (including pine nuts) in a
wilderness area for personal, noncommercial use consistent with
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(h) Adjacent Management.--
(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.
(2) Non-wilderness activities.--The fact that non-
wilderness 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.
(i) Water Rights.--
(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to protect
the wilderness values of the land designated as wilderness
areas by means other than a federally reserved water right.
(2) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this title--
(A) constitutes an express or implied reservation
by the United States of any water or water rights with
respect to the wilderness areas;
(B) affects any water rights in the State
(including any water rights held by the United States)
in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;
(C) establishes a precedent with regard to any
future wilderness designations;
(D) affects the interpretation of, or any
designation made under, any other Act; or
(E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any
interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree
that apportions water among and between the State and
other States.
(3) 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.
(4) New projects.--
(A) Definition of water resource facility.--
(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the
term ``water resource facility'' means an
irrigation or pumping facility, reservoir,
water conservation work, aqueduct, canal,
ditch, pipeline, well, hydropower project,
transmission or other ancillary facility, and
other water diversion, storage, or carriage
structure.
(ii) Exclusion.--In this paragraph, the
term ``water resource facility'' does not
include a wildlife water development project,
including a guzzler.
(B) Restriction on new water resource facilities.--
Except as otherwise provided in this section, on and
after the date of enactment of this Act, neither the
President nor any other officer, employee, or agent of
the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or
issue a license or permit for the development of any
new water resource facility within a wilderness area.
(j) Wildlife Management.--
(1) 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 on Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land
Management.
(2) Management activities.--In furtherance of the purposes
and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.),
the Secretary may conduct management activities in the
wilderness areas on Federal land administered by the Bureau of
Land Management that are necessary to maintain or restore fish
and wildlife populations and the habitats to support the
populations, including noxious weed treatment if the activities
are carried out--
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness management
plans; and
(B) in accordance with--
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.); and
(ii) the guidelines 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 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 purposes.
(3) Existing activities.--In accordance with section
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in
accordance with the guidelines 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 in the wilderness
areas on Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land
Management.
(k) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--The Secretary may
authorize structures and facilities, including existing structures and
facilities and new structures and facilities, for wildlife water
development projects, including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas
managed by the Bureau of Land Management if the Secretary determines--
(1) the structures and facilities would, as determined by
the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy,
viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations;
and
(2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on
the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized.
(l) Hunting, Fishing, or Trapping.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this title affects the
jurisdiction of the State with respect to the management of
fish and wildlife on public land in the State, including
hunting, fishing, or trapping.
(2) Cooperative agreement.--The State, including a designee
of the State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the
wilderness areas on land managed by the Nevada State Office of
the Bureau of Land Management--
(A) in accordance with the terms and conditions
specified in the cooperative agreement between the
Secretary and the State entitled ``Wildlife Management
in Nevada BLM Wilderness Areas'' and signed September
2024, including any amendments to the cooperative
agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the State; and
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including
regulations).
SEC. 303. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.
(a) Release Under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976.--
(1) Finding.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of
section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Federal land in the County that
is administered by the Secretary in the following areas that
has not been designated as wilderness by section 301(a) has
been adequately studied for wilderness designation:
(A) The Sheldon Contiguous Wilderness Study Area.
(B) The Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area.
(C) The Wall Canyon Wilderness Study Area.
(D) The Poodle Mountain Wilderness Study Area.
(E) The Buffalo Hills Wilderness Study Area.
(F) The Twin Peaks Wilderness Study Area.
(G) The Dry Valley Rim Wilderness Study Area.
(H) The Skedaddle Wilderness Study Area.
(I) The Five Springs Wilderness Study Area.
(J) The Fox Range Wilderness Study Area.
(K) The Pole Creek Wilderness Study Area.
(2) Release.--The Federal land described in paragraph (1)--
(A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
(B) shall be managed in accordance with--
(i) land management plans adopted under
section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and
(ii) existing cooperative conservation
agreements.
(b) National Wildlife Refuge System Land.--
(1) Finding.--Congress finds that any Federal land within
the portion of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in the
County that is managed as potential wilderness or a wilderness
study area that has not been designated as wilderness by this
Act does not need to be managed to maintain the suitability of
the Federal land for future wilderness designation.
(2) Management.--The Federal land described in paragraph
(1) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable
comprehensive conservation plan prepared under section 4(e) of
the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966
(16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)).
TITLE IV--VOLUNTARY DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES
SEC. 401. VOLUNTARY DONATION OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall accept the donation of any
valid existing lease or permit authorizing grazing on public land
located within the boundaries of the Mosquito Valley and Horse Lake
allotments of the Bureau of Land Management in the State.
(b) Termination.--With respect to each permit or lease donated
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) terminate the grazing permit or lease; and
(2) except as provided in subsection (c), ensure a
permanent end to grazing on the land covered by the donated
permit or lease.
(c) Horse Lake Common Allotment.--If the land covered by a permit
or lease donated in the Horse Lake allotment under subsection (a) is
covered by another valid grazing permit or lease in the Horse Lake
allotment that is not donated, the Secretary shall reduce the
authorized livestock grazing level in the Horse Lake allotment to
reflect the donation of the permit or lease under that subsection.
TITLE V--NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS
SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT.
Subject to valid existing rights, there are established in the
State the following National Conservation Areas:
(1) Massacre rim dark sky national conservation area.--The
Massacre Rim Dark Sky National Conservation Area, comprising
approximately 134,144 acres of Federal land in the County, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public
Lands Management Act--National Conservation Areas (North)'' and
dated August 6, 2024.
(2) Kiba canyon range national conservation area.--The Kiba
Canyon Range National Conservation Area, comprising
approximately 145,303 acres of Federal land in the County, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public
Lands Management Act--National Conservation Areas (North)'' and
dated August 6, 2024
(3) Smoke creek national conservation area.--The Smoke
Creek National Conservation Area, comprising approximately
271,987 acres of Federal land in the County, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act--National Conservation Ares (South)'' and dated
August 6, 2024.
(4) Pah rah national conservation area.--The Pah Rah
National Conservation Area, comprising approximately 10,933
acres of Federal land in the County, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management
Act--National Conservation Areas (South)'' and dated August 6,
2024.
(5) Fox range national conservation area.--The Fox Range
National Conservation Area, comprising approximately 70,096
acres of Federal land in the County, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management
Act--National Conservation Areas (South)'' and dated August 6,
2024.
SEC. 502. PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--The purposes of the Conservation Areas are to
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present
and future generations the cultural, archaeological, natural,
scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational,
recreational, scenic, and visual resources of the Conservation Areas.
(b) Additional Purposes.--In addition to the purposes described in
subsection (a), the Conservation Areas established by paragraphs (1),
(2), (3), and (5) of section 501 are established to conserve, protect,
and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future
generations the dark sky resources of the Conservation Areas.
SEC. 503. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and file a map and legal
description for each Conservation Area with the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources
of the House of Representatives.
(b) Effect.--The maps and legal descriptions filed under subsection
(a) 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 maps and legal descriptions.
(c) Availability.--A copy of the maps and legal descriptions filed
under subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
SEC. 504. MANAGEMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall manage each Conservation
Area--
(1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the
resources of the Conservation Area;
(2) in accordance with--
(A) this section;
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(C) any other applicable law (including
regulations); and
(3) as a component of the National Landscape Conservation
System.
(b) Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 7 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a
comprehensive plan for the protection and management of each
Conservation Area.
(2) Requirements.--A management plan developed under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) describe the management, goals, and uses
consistent with those goals, of the Conservation Area;
(B) be developed with extensive public input; and
(C) take into consideration, as appropriate, any
information developed in studies of the land and
resources in or adjacent to the Conservation Area.
(3) Consultation.--In developing the management plan
required under paragraph (1) the Secretary shall consult with--
(A) affected Indian Tribes;
(B) appropriate State and local governmental
entities;
(C) holders of Federal permits within the
Conservation Area;
(D) nearby landowners; and
(E) members of the public.
(c) Uses.--The Secretary shall allow only such uses of a
Conservation Area that the Secretary determines will further the
purposes of the Conservation Area described in section 502.
(d) Acquisition.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire land or
interests in land within the boundaries of a Conservation Area
by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange.
(2) Incorporation in conservation area.--Any land or
interest in land located inside the boundary of a Conservation
Area that is acquired by the United States after the date of
enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as
part of the Conservation Area.
(e) Withdrawal.--
(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, all
Federal land in a Conservation Area is withdrawn from--
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal
under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral
materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(2) Additional land.--If the Secretary acquires additional
land that is located in a Conservation Area after the date of
enactment of this Act, the land is withdrawn from operation of
the laws referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of
acquisition of the land.
(f) Private Land.--The Secretary shall provide reasonable access to
privately owned land or interests in privately owned land within the
boundaries of the Conservation Areas.
(g) Native American Rights and Uses.--Nothing in this title alters,
modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty rights of any
Indian Tribe, including off-reservation reserved rights.
(h) Grazing.--
(1) In general.--The grazing of livestock in a Conservation
Area, where established before the date of enactment of this
Act shall be permitted to continue--
(A) subject to--
(i) such reasonable regulations, policies,
and practices as the Secretary considers
necessary; and
(ii) applicable laws (including
regulations); and
(B) in a manner consistent with the purposes
described in section 502.
(2) Access.--Subject to paragraph (1), a holder of a
Federal grazing permit shall--
(A) have access to grazing allotments and
facilities of the permit holder located in a
Conservation Area; and
(B) be allowed to access, maintain, and repair
existing infrastructure, fencing, water developments,
or reservoirs of the permit holder located in a
Conservation Area.
(i) Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.--Nothing in this title affects
the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife,
including hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Areas.
(j) Wildlife Water Projects.--The Secretary, in consultation with
the State, may authorize wildlife water projects (including guzzlers)
within the Conservation Areas.
(k) Motorized Vehicles.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), except in cases
in which motorized vehicles are needed for administrative
purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized
vehicles in a Conservation Area shall be permitted only on
routes designated in the applicable management plan developed
under subsection (b)(1).
(2) Use of motorized vehicles prior to completion of
management plan.--Prior to completion of the applicable
management plan developed under subsection (b)(1), the use of
motorized vehicles within a Conservation Area shall be
permitted in accordance with the applicable Bureau of Land
Management resource management plan.
(l) No Buffer Zones.--
(1) In general.--The establishment of a Conservation Area
shall not create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around
the Conservation Area.
(2) Activities outside the conservation area.--The fact
that an authorized activity or use on land outside a
Conservation Area can be seen or heard within the Conservation
Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the
boundary of the Conservation Area.
(m) Wildland Fire Operations.--Nothing in this section prohibits
the Secretary, in consultation with other Federal, State, local, and
Tribal agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire
prevention and restoration operations in the Conservation Areas,
consistent with the purposes described in section 502.
(n) Public and Private Partnerships.--To further the purpose of the
Conservation Areas, the Secretary may establish, through the use of
public and private partnerships, visitor service facilities, programs,
and projects to provide information about the scientific, historical,
cultural, archeological, and natural studies relating to the
Conservation Areas.
TITLE VI--WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN LAND
SEC. 601. WITHDRAWALS.
(a) Withdrawal of Certain National Forest System Land.--
(1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal land and interests in Federal land described in
paragraph (2) are withdrawn from--
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal
under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral
materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land and
interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) are--
(A) the approximately 39,452 acres of Federal land
and interests in Federal land located in the Lake Tahoe
Basin Management Unit within the area generally
depicted as ``North Carson Range/Galena Withdrawal'' on
the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands
Management Act--Withdrawals (South)'' and dated May 5,
2024; and
(B) the approximately 18,931 acres of Federal land
and interests in Federal land located in the Carson
Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
within the area generally depicted as ``Peavine
Withdrawal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee Meadows
Public Lands Management Act--Withdrawals (South)'' and
dated May 5, 2024.
(b) Withdrawal of Certain Bureau of Land Management Land.--
(1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal land and interests in Federal land described in
paragraph (2) are withdrawn from--
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation , or disposal
under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral
materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land and
interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) are--
(A) the approximately 68,126 acres of Federal land
and interests in Federal land located in the Carson
City District within the area generally depicted as
``Sand Hills/Petersen Mt. Withdrawal'' on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management
Act--Withdrawals (South)'' and dated May 5, 2024;
(B) the approximately 35,428 acres of Federal land
and interests in Federal land located in the Carson
City District within the area generally depicted as
``Tule Peak Withdrawal'' on the map entitled ``Truckee
Meadows Public Lands Management Act--Withdrawals
(South)'' and dated May 5, 2024;
(C) the approximately 10,596 acres of Federal land
and interests in Federal land located in the Winnemucca
District within the area generally depicted as
``Granite-Banjo Withdrawal'' on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--
Withdrawals (North)'' and dated May 5, 2024;
(D) the approximately 177 acres of Federal land and
interests in Federal land located in the Northern
California District within the area generally depicted
as ``Smoke Creek Withdrawal'' on the map entitled
``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act--
Withdrawals (North)'' and dated May 5, 2024; and
(E) the approximately 1,209 acres of Federal land
and interests in Federal land located in the Northern
California District within the area generally depicted
as ``Massacre Rim Dark Sky Withdrawal'' on the map
entitled ``Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management
Act--Withdrawals (North)'' and dated May 5, 2024.
(c) Preservation of Utility Rights-of-way.--A withdrawal under this
section shall not--
(1) include land within a utility right-of-way grant
approved by the Secretary concerned before the date of
enactment of this Act;
(2) affect the existence, use, operation, maintenance,
repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection,
renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation,
improvement, removal, or replacement of any utility facility or
appurtenant right-of-way on Federal land withdrawn by this
section; or
(3) preclude the Secretary concerned from authorizing the
establishment of a new utility facility right-of way, or the
renewal or upgrade of a utility facility right-of-way on
Federal land withdrawn by this section, including the electric
utility right-of-way approved in application CAR374 within the
Peavine Withdrawal Area--
(A) in accordance with--
(i) the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
(ii) any other applicable law; and
(B) subject to such terms and conditions as the
Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate.
(d) Withdrawal of United States Fish and Wildlife Service Land.--
(1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal land and interests in Federal land described in
paragraph (2) are withdrawn from--
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal
under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral
materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land and
interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) are the
Federal land and interests in Federal land located in the
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge described in Public Land Order
No. 7761 (76 Fed. Reg. 2335 (April 26, 2011)).
Calendar No. 604
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3593
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A BILL
To provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County,
Nevada, and for other purposes.
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November 21, 2024
Reported with an amendment