[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2134 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2134
To provide for conservation and economic development in the State of
Nevada, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2025
Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Amodei of Nevada) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
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A BILL
To provide for conservation and economic development in the State of
Nevada, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Nevada
Economic Development and Conservation 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--TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 101. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of
Paiutes.
Sec. 102. Tribal fee land to be held in trust.
Sec. 103. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute
Tribe.
TITLE II--CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
Sec. 201. Definition of public park under the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area Protection and
Enhancement Act of 2002.
Sec. 202. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area boundary
adjustment.
Sec. 203. Land disposal and public purpose conveyances.
Sec. 204. Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern
and establishment of special management
areas.
Sec. 205. Relationship to the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan.
Sec. 206. Designation of Maude Frazier Mountain.
Sec. 207. Availability of special account.
Sec. 208. Nevada Cancer Institute land conveyance.
Sec. 209. Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area boundary adjustment.
Sec. 210. Clark County conveyance.
TITLE III--WILDERNESS
Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.
TITLE IV--LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA FOR
PUBLIC PURPOSES
Sec. 401. City of Boulder City, Nevada, conveyance.
Sec. 402. City of Mesquite, Nevada, conveyance for the protection of
the Virgin River watershed.
Sec. 403. Clark County, Nevada, conveyance to support public safety and
wildfire response.
Sec. 404. Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada, conveyance to support
access to rural water supply.
Sec. 405. City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, conveyance for fire training
facility.
TITLE V--IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WATERSHED PLAN
Sec. 501. Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan.
TITLE VI--SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA
Sec. 601. Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area.
TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas.
Sec. 702. Lower Las Vegas Wash weirs.
Sec. 703. Critical flood control facilities.
Sec. 704. Jurisdiction over fish and wildlife.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Clark County,
Nevada.
(2) Federal incidental take permit.--The term ``Federal
incidental take permit'' means an incidental take permit issued
under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)) to--
(A) the Nevada Department of Transportation;
(B) the County; or
(C) any of the following cities in the State:
(i) Las Vegas.
(ii) North Las Vegas.
(iii) Henderson.
(iv) Boulder City.
(v) Mesquite.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) the Secretary, with respect to Federal land
managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management; and
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to
National Forest System land.
(5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.
TITLE I--TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 101. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE MOAPA BAND OF
PAIUTES.
(a) Definition of Tribe.--In this section and section 102, the term
``Tribe'' means the Moapa Band of Paiutes of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada.
(b) Transfer of Land.--
(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights,
including existing rights-of-way for water and wastewater
facilities and for electric generation, storage, transmission,
distribution, and supporting facilities, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the land described in
subsection (c) shall be--
(A) held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Tribe; and
(B) part of the reservation of the Tribe.
(2) Certain transmission facilities.--
(A) In general.--The transfer of land under
paragraph (1) shall be subject to the reservation to
the United States of electric transmission corridor
rights-of-way, which shall be administered by the
Secretary under the laws applicable to such rights-of-
way.
(B) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that
any payments after the date of enactment of this Act
for the right-of-way under subparagraph (A) shall be--
(i) made for the benefit of the Tribe; and
(ii) transferred from the Secretary to the
Tribe in a timely manner.
(c) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (b)(1)
is the approximately 44,950 acres of land administered by the Bureau of
Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land Management'' and dated November
14, 2024.
(d) Survey.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines
to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under
subsection (b)(1).
(e) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under this section shall not be
eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II
gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
(f) Water Rights.--
(1) In general.--There shall not be Federal reserved rights
to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust
by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under
subsection (b)(1).
(2) State water rights.--The Tribe shall retain any right
or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust
by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under
subsection (b)(1).
SEC. 102. TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.
(a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the Tribe in and
to the land described in subsection (b) shall be--
(1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of
the Tribe; and
(2) part of the reservation of the Tribe.
(b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is
the approximately 196 acres of land held in fee by the Tribe, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 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).
SEC. 103. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE
TRIBE.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Tribe'' means the Las
Vegas Paiute Tribe.
(b) Transfer of Land.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described
in subsection (c) shall be--
(1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of
the Tribe; and
(2) part of the reservation of the Tribe.
(c) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (b) is
the approximately 3,156 acres of land administered by the Bureau of
Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern
Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 14, 2024.
(d) 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 (b).
(e) Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor.--As a condition of the
transfer of land under subsection (b), not later than 30 days after the
date on which the land is taken into trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b), a 300-foot-wide right-of-way
(as generally depicted on the map described in subsection (c)) shall be
granted by the Tribe to a qualified electric utility for the
construction and maintenance of high-voltage transmission facilities
consistent with existing renewable energy transmission agreements
between the Tribe and the qualified electric utility on the Snow
Mountain Reservation.
(f) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under this section shall not be
eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II
gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
(g) Water Rights.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this section affirms or denies
Federal reserved rights to surface water or groundwater for any
land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of
the Tribe under subsection (b).
(2) State water rights.--The Tribe shall retain any right
or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust
by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under
subsection (b).
(h) Intergovernmental Agreement.--Nothing in this section affects
the implementation of the March 2021 Intergovernmental Agreement
between the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe and the City of Las Vegas.
(i) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3092 of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3870) is amended by striking
subsection (d).
TITLE II--CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC PARK UNDER THE RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL
CONSERVATION AREA PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2002.
Section 102 of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-4 note; Public
Law 107-282) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(1) Associated supportive use.--The term `associated
supportive use' means a use that supports the overall function
and enjoyment of a public park.''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(3) Public park.--The term `public park' includes land
developed or managed by a partnership between Clark County,
Nevada, and a private entity for recreational uses and
associated supportive uses, including uses that require a fee
for admittance or use of property within the public park.''.
SEC. 202. RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
Section 3(a) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-1(a)) is amended by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately
253,950 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map
entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November
14, 2024.''.
SEC. 203. LAND DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES.
(a) Land Disposal.--
(1) In general.--Section 4(a) of the Southern Nevada Public
Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat.
2344; 116 Stat. 2007; 127 Stat. 3872) is amended, in the first
sentence, by striking ``September 17, 2012.'' and inserting
``November 14, 2024. The Secretary and Clark County shall
jointly nominate not more than 25,000 acres from land depicted
on the map as `Proposed Expanded Las Vegas Disposal Boundary'
for addition to the disposal boundary.''.
(2) Sand and gravel.--For purposes of the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112
Stat. 2343) or the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and
Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat.
1994), the Secretary may authorize any of the following:
(A) The movement of common varieties of sand and
gravel on a surface estate acquired under the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law
105-263; 112 Stat. 2343) or the Clark County
Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 1994) by the
owner of the surface estate for purposes including
recontouring or balancing the surface estate or filling
utility trenches on the surface estate.
(B) The disposal of sand or gravel described in
subparagraph (A) at an off-site landfill.
(b) Recreation and Public Purpose Act Conveyances.--Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
offer to enter into an agreement with the County under which the County
is authorized to implement immediate management modifications necessary
to protect and improve public health and safety on Federal land
conveyed to the County under the authority of the Act of June 14, 1926
(commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43
U.S.C. 869 et seq.), for public safety facilities (including flood
control and water management facilities), parks, and educational
facilities, without requiring approval of the Secretary, consistent
with the requirements of that Act.
(c) Use of Public-Private Partnerships by Units of Local Government
for Affordable Housing.--Section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public
Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2349) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary''
and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(2) by adding the following:
``(2) Review prioritization.--If a local governmental
entity submits an application to use land for affordable
housing purposes under this subsection, the Secretary shall
prioritize review of the application over other pending land
disposal applications under this Act.
``(3) Deadline.--The Secretary (and the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development, if applicable) shall complete
all necessary reviews of an application submitted under this
subsection not later than 180 days after the date of submission
of the application, consistent with any applicable laws.''.
SEC. 204. REVOCATION OF IVANPAH AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.
(a) Revocation of Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern.--
Any portion of the designation by the Bureau of Land Management of the
Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern in the State dated
February 14, 2014, not included within a Special Management Area
designated by subsection (b) is revoked.
(b) Establishment of Special Management Areas.--The following areas
in the County are designated as special management areas:
(1) Stump springs special management area.--Certain Federal
land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 140,976 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known
as the ``Stump Springs Special Management Area''.
(2) Bird springs valley special management area.--Certain
Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 39,327 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known
as the ``Bird Springs Valley Special Management Area''.
(3) Desert tortoise protective corridor special management
area.--Certain Federal land in the County administered by the
Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 45,881
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern
Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which
shall be known as the ``Desert Tortoise Protective Corridor
Special Management Area''.
(4) Jean lake special management area.--Certain Federal
land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 2,645 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known
as the ``Jean Lake Special Management Area''.
(5) Gale hills special management area.--Certain Federal
land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 16,355 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known
as the ``Gale Hills Special Management Area''.
(6) California wash special management area.--Certain
Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 10,120 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known
as the ``California Wash Special Management Area''.
(7) Bitter springs special management area.--Certain
Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 61,813 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known
as the ``Bitter Springs Special Management Area''.
(8) Muddy mountains special management area.--Certain
Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 33,430 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known
as the ``Muddy Mountains Special Management Area''.
(9) Mesa milkvetch special management area.--Certain
Federal land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land
Management, comprising approximately 8,417 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known
as the ``Mesa Milkvetch Special Management Area''.
(c) Purposes.--The purposes of a special management area designated
by subsection (b) (referred to in this section as a ``Special
Management Area'') are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the
benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural,
archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological,
historical, biological, wildlife (including wildlife referred to in the
Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan), educational,
and scenic resources of the Special Management Area.
(d) Management of Special Management Areas.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage each Special
Management Area--
(A) in a manner that--
(i) conserves, protects, and enhances the
purposes for which the Special Management Area
is established; and
(ii) ensures protection of species covered
by the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan and Federal incidental take
permit; and
(B) in accordance with--
(i) this section;
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(iii) any other applicable law.
(2) Uses.--The Secretary shall allow only uses of a Special
Management Area that are consistent with the purposes for which
the Special Management Area is established.
(3) Motorized vehicles; new roads.--
(A) Motorized vehicles.--Except as needed for
emergency response or administrative purposes, the use
of motorized vehicles in the Special Management Areas
shall be permitted only on roads and motorized routes
designated for the use of motorized vehicles in the
management plan developed under subsection (h).
(B) New roads.--No new permanent or temporary roads
or other motorized vehicle routes shall be constructed
within the Special Management Areas after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(e) 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 Special Management Area.
(2) Effect.--A map or legal description filed under
paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this Act.
(3) Corrections.--The Secretary, in consultation and
coordination with the County, may correct minor errors in a map
or legal description filed under paragraph (1).
(4) Public availability.--A copy of each map and legal
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of
the Bureau of Land Management.
(f) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests in Land.--Any land
or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within a
Special Management Area shall--
(1) become part of the Special Management Area in which the
acquired land or interest in land is located;
(2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (g); and
(3) be managed in accordance with subsection (d).
(g) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land
within a Special Management Area is 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.
(h) Management Plan.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 1
year, after the date on which the County is issued an amended Federal
incidental take permit under section 205, the Secretary, in
consultation and coordination with the County, shall--
(1) develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-
term protection and management of the Special Management Areas;
and
(2) amend the applicable resource management plan to
incorporate the provisions of the management plan for the
Special Management Areas developed under paragraph (1).
(i) Transportation and Utility Corridors.--
(1) In general.--Consistent with this subsection, the
management plan for the Special Management Areas developed
under subsection (h) shall establish provisions, including
avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures, for ongoing
maintenance of public utility and other rights-of-way in
existing designated transportation and utility corridors within
a Special Management Area.
(2) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
(A) affects the existence, use, operation,
maintenance, repair, construction, reconfiguration,
expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction,
alteration, addition, relocation improvement funding,
removal, or replacement of any utility facility or
appurtenant right-of-way within an existing designated
transportation and utility corridor within a Special
Management Area;
(B) precludes the Secretary from authorizing the
establishment of a new or the renewal or expansion of
an existing utility facility right-of-way within an
existing designated transportation and utility corridor
within a Special Management Area, including the
potential realignment of a corridor numbered 224-225
established under section 368 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926) through the Stump Springs
Management Area--
(i) 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
(ii) subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;
or
(C) prohibits access to, or the repair or
replacement of, a transmission line within a right-of-
way within a Special Management Area issued before the
date of enactment of this Act.
(j) Effect.--Nothing in this section prevents or interferes with--
(1) the construction or operation of the Ivanpah Valley
Airport authorized under the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public
Lands Transfer Act (Public Law 106-362; 114 Stat. 1404); or
(2) the Airport Environs Overlay District authorized under
section 501(c) of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land
and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-282; 116
Stat. 2008) and section 3092(i) of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3875).
SEC. 205. RELATIONSHIP TO THE CLARK COUNTY MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT
CONSERVATION PLAN.
(a) Extension of Habitat Conservation Plan.--On receipt from the
County of a complete application for an amendment to the applicable
Federal incidental take permit, as required by sections 17.22(b)(1) and
17.32(b)(1) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations), and an amended Clark County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan which incorporates the Special Management Areas
established by section 204(b) and the provisions of the management plan
required under section 204(h), the Secretary shall, in accordance with
this Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
and any other applicable Federal environmental laws--
(1) credit approximately 358,954 acres of the land
conserved and designated as Special Management Areas under
section 204(b), as depicted on the map entitled ``Southern
Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, as
mitigation to fully or partially offset, as determined by the
Secretary using the best available scientific and commercial
information, additional incidental take impacts resulting from
development of additional land within the County covered under
the existing Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation
Plan or to be covered through an amendment to the Clark County
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan and Federal
incidental take permit; and
(2) extend the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan and Federal incidental take permit for the
maximum authorized duration, as determined by the Secretary.
(b) Effect.--Nothing in this Act otherwise limits, alters,
modifies, or amends the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan.
SEC. 206. DESIGNATION OF MAUDE FRAZIER MOUNTAIN.
(a) In General.--The peak of Frenchman Mountain in the State
located at latitude 3610031'45" N, by longitude 11459031'52" W, shall
be designated as ``Maude Frazier Mountain''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
record, or other paper of the United States to the peak described in
subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to ``Maude Frazier
Mountain''.
SEC. 207. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.
Section 4(e)(3)(A)(ii) of the Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2346; 120 Stat.
3045) is amended by striking ``the Great Basin National Park, and other
areas'' and inserting ``the Great Basin National Park, the Tule Springs
Fossil Bed National Monument, and other areas''.
SEC. 208. NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE LAND CONVEYANCE.
Section 2603(a)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1118) is amended by inserting ``, or
any successors in interest'' before the period at the end.
SEC. 209. SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area''
means the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
(acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management).
(b) Boundary Adjustment.--
(1) Map.--Section 603(4) of the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-1(4)) is amended by
striking ``map entitled `Southern Nevada Public Land Management
Act' and dated October 1, 2002'' and inserting ``map entitled
`Proposed Sloan Canyon Expansion' and dated May 20, 2024''.
(2) Acreage.--Section 604(b) of the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-2(b)) is amended by
striking ``48,438'' and inserting ``57,728''.
(c) Right-of-Way.--Section 605 of the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-3) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(h) Horizon Lateral Pipeline Right-of-Way.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 503 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1763) and subject to valid existing rights and paragraph
(3), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director
of the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this
subsection as the `Secretary'), shall, not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this subsection, grant to the
Southern Nevada Water Authority (referred to in this subsection
as the `Authority'), not subject to the payment of rents or
other charges, the temporary and permanent water pipeline
infrastructure, and outside the boundaries of the Conservation
Area, powerline, facility, and access road rights-of-way
depicted on the map for the purposes of--
``(A) performing geotechnical investigations within
the rights-of-way; and
``(B) constructing and operating water transmission
and related facilities.
``(2) Excavation and disposal.--
``(A) In general.--The Authority may, without
consideration, excavate and use or dispose of sand,
gravel, minerals, or other materials from the tunneling
of the water pipeline necessary to fulfill the purpose
of the rights-of-way granted under paragraph (1).
``(B) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than
30 days after the date on which the rights-of-way are
granted under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the
Authority shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding identifying Federal land on which the
Authority may dispose of materials under subparagraph
(A) to further the interests of the Bureau of Land
Management.
``(3) Requirements.--A right-of-way issued under this
subsection shall be subject to the following requirements:
``(A) The Secretary may include reasonable terms
and conditions, consistent with section 505 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1765), as are necessary to protect Conservation
Area resources.
``(B) Construction of the water pipeline shall not
permanently adversely affect conservation area surface
resources.
``(C) The right-of-way shall not be located through
or under any area designated as wilderness.''.
(d) Preservation of Transmission and Utility Corridors and Rights-
of-Way.--The expansion of the Conservation Area boundary under the
amendment made by subsection (b)--
(1) shall be subject to valid existing rights, including
land within a designated utility transmission corridor or a
transmission line right-of-way grant approved by the Secretary
in a record of decision issued before the date of enactment of
this Act; and
(2) shall not preclude--
(A) any activity authorized in accordance with a
designated corridor or right-of-way referred to in
paragraph (1), including the operation, maintenance,
repair, or replacement of any authorized utility
facility within the corridor or right-of-way; or
(B) the Secretary from authorizing the
establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way
within an existing designated transportation and
utility corridor referred to in paragraph (1)--
(i) in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws; and
(ii) subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(e) Management of the Conservation Area.--Except as provided in the
amendment made by subsection (c), nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section shall modify the management of the
Conservation Area pursuant to section 605 of the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-3).
SEC. 210. CLARK COUNTY CONVEYANCE.
(a) Definition of Job Creation Zone.--In this section, the term
``Job Creation Zone'' means the approximately 350 acres of Federal land
located in Sloan, Nevada, and identified as ``Clark County Job Creation
Zone'' on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land Management'' and
dated November 14, 2024.
(b) Clark County Conveyance.--
(1) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), on request of the County, the Secretary shall,
without consideration and subject to all valid existing rights,
convey to the County all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the Job Creation Zone, except as
otherwise provided in this subsection.
(2) Use of land for nonresidential development.--
(A) In general.--After the date of the conveyance
to the County under paragraph (1), the County may sell,
lease, or otherwise convey any portion or portions of
the Job Creation Zone for purposes of nonresidential
development, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C).
(B) Fair market value.--Any sale, lease, or other
conveyance of land under subparagraph (A) shall be for
not less than fair market value.
(C) Disposition of proceeds.--The gross proceeds
from the sale, lease, or other conveyance of land under
subparagraph (A) shall be distributed in accordance
with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat.
2345).
(3) Use of land for recreation or other public purposes.--
The County may elect to retain parcels in the Job Creation Zone
for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation
and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), by
providing to the Secretary written notice of the election.
(4) Noise compatibility requirements.--The County shall--
(A) plan and manage the Job Creation Zone in
accordance with section 47504 of title 49, United
States Code, and regulations promulgated in accordance
with that section; and
(B) agree that if any land in the Job Creation Zone
is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed by the County,
the sale, lease, or conveyance shall contain a
limitation to require uses compatible with airport
noise compatibility planning.
(5) Reversion.--
(A) In general.--If any parcel of land within the
Job Creation Zone is not conveyed for nonresidential
development under this section or reserved for
recreation or other public purposes under paragraph (3)
by the date that is 30 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the parcel of land shall, at the
discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United
States.
(B) Inconsistent use.--If the County uses any
parcel of land within the Job Creation Zone in a manner
that is inconsistent with the uses specified in this
subsection, at the discretion of the Secretary, the
parcel shall revert to the United States.
TITLE III--WILDERNESS
SEC. 301. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.
(a) Designation.--Section 202(a) of the Clark County Conservation
of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note;
Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 1999) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2002'' and inserting
``2002, and the approximately 10,095 acres of Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted
on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated
November 14, 2024'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``2002'' and inserting
``2002, and the approximately 3,789 acres of Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted
on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated
November 14, 2024'';
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``2002'' and inserting
``2002, and the approximately 19,716 acres of Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted
on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated
November 14, 2024'';
(4) in paragraph (11), by striking ``2002'' and inserting
``2002, and the approximately 33,164 acres of Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted
on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated
November 14, 2024'';
(5) in paragraph (12), by striking ``2002'' and inserting
``2002, and the approximately 30,134 acres of Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted
on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated
November 14, 2024'';
(6) in paragraph (16), by striking ``2002'' and inserting
``2002, and the approximately 29,966 acres of Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted
on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated
November 14, 2024'';
(7) in paragraph (17), by striking ``2002'' and inserting
``2002, and the approximately 699 acres of Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the
map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated
November 14, 2024''; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
``(19) Mount stirling wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest
Service, comprising approximately 72,942 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management'
and dated November 14, 2024, which shall be known as the `Mount
Stirling Wilderness'.
``(20) Gates of the grand canyon wilderness.--Certain
Federal land managed by the National Park Service, comprising
approximately 91,963 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November
14, 2024, which shall be known as the `Gates of the Grand
Canyon Wilderness'.
``(21) New york mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 14,459 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November
14, 2024, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part
of, the Mojave Wilderness designated by section 601(a)(3) of
the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132
note; Public Law 103-433; 108 Stat. 4496).
``(22) Piute mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 7,520 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November
14, 2024, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part
of, the Mojave Wilderness designated by section 601(a)(3) of
the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132
note; Public Law 103-13 433; 108 Stat. 4496).
``(23) Southern paiute wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, comprising approximately 1,276,246 acres, as generally
depicted as `Southern Paiute Wilderness' on the map entitled
`Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November 14, 2024,
which shall be known as the `Southern Paiute Wilderness'.
``(24) Lucy gray wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately
9,601 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
`Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November 14, 2024,
which shall be known as the `Lucy Gray Wilderness'.''.
(b) Applicable Law.--Subject to valid existing rights and
notwithstanding section 203(a) of the Clark County Conservation of
Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note;
Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 2002), any reference in the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act shall be
considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act for
purposes of administering land designated as wilderness or a wilderness
addition by an amendment to section 202(a) of the Clark County
Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 1999) made by
subsection (a).
TITLE IV--LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONVEYANCES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA FOR
PUBLIC PURPOSES
SEC. 401. CITY OF BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Boulder
City, Nevada.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
public land that was reserved to the United States, as
described in item 2 under exhibit B of Patent Nev-048100, which
was created pursuant to Public Law 85-339 (72 Stat. 31).
(b) Authorization of Conveyance.--On request of the City, the
Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land,
except as otherwise provided in this section.
(c) Administration of Acquired Land.--
(1) In general.--The Federal land conveyed under subsection
(b) shall be subject to valid existing rights.
(2) Administrative authority.--The Secretary shall continue
to have administrative authority over the Federal land conveyed
under subsection (b) after the date of the conveyance.
(d) Reversion.--
(1) In general.--If the Federal land conveyed under
subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for
which the Federal land was conveyed, the Federal land shall
revert to the United States, at the discretion of the
Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the
best interest of the United States.
(2) Responsibility of city.--If the Secretary determines
under paragraph (1) that the Federal land should revert to the
United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with
hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for remediation
of the contamination of the Federal land.
SEC. 402. CITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF
THE VIRGIN RIVER WATERSHED.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Mesquite,
Nevada.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 250 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted
on the Map.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``City of
Mesquite, River Park'' and dated November 18, 2024.
(b) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding the land use
planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of
the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States
(except for the reversionary interest described in subsection (d)) in
and to the Federal land for use by the City in developing and
implementing a watershed management plan for the protection of the
Virgin River watershed, subject to the provisions of this section.
(c) Map and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the surveys
necessary to develop the final legal descriptions of the
Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b).
(2) Corrections.--The Secretary may correct any minor
errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under
paragraph (1).
(3) Availability.--The Map and legal descriptions prepared
under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Las Vegas Field Office of the Bureau of Land
Management.
(d) Reversion.--
(1) In general.--If the Federal land conveyed under
subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for
which the Federal land was conveyed, the Federal land shall
revert to the United States, at the discretion of the
Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the
best interest of the United States.
(2) Responsibility of city.--If the Secretary determines
under paragraph (1) that the Federal land should revert to the
United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with
hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for the
remediation of the contamination of the Federal land.
SEC. 403. CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND
WILDFIRE RESPONSE.
(a) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding the land use
planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of
the County, the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, on
completion of any necessary environmental analysis under any applicable
law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), without consideration, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to the following parcels of Federal land,
subject to the provisions of this section and consistent with uses
allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the
``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
(1) Mount charleston public safety complex.--The
approximately 12-acre parcel of Federal land generally depicted
as Parcel A on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Economic
Development and Conservation Act Mount Charleston Public Safety
Complex'' and dated November 22, 2024, and the 1.5-acre parcel
of Federal land depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada
Economic Development and Conservation Act Parcel for Lee Canyon
Fire Station'' and dated November 22, 2024, for police and fire
facilities.
(2) Public safety training facilities.--The approximately
127.6 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Metro Parcels'' and dated November 18, 2024, for
public safety training facilities.
(b) Payment of Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance under
subsection (a), the County shall pay any costs relating to any land
surveys and other associated costs of conveying the parcels of Federal
land under subsection (a).
(c) Map and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall prepare
legal descriptions of the parcels of Federal land to be
conveyed under subsection (a).
(2) Corrections.--The Secretary concerned may correct any
minor errors in the maps described in subsection (a) or legal
descriptions prepared under paragraph (1).
(3) Availability.--The maps described in subsection (a) and
legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service,
as applicable.
(d) Reversion.--
(1) In general.--If any parcel of Federal land conveyed
under subsection (a) ceases to be used for the public purpose
for which the parcel of Federal land was conveyed, the parcel
of Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the
discretion of the Secretary concerned, if the Secretary
concerned determines that reversion is in the best interest of
the United States.
(2) Responsibility of county.--If the Secretary concerned
determines under paragraph (1) that a parcel of Federal land
should revert to the United States and that the parcel of
Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the County
shall be responsible for remediation of the contamination of
the parcel of Federal land.
SEC. 404. MOAPA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE TO SUPPORT
ACCESS TO RURAL WATER SUPPLY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Moapa Valley
Water District.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 121 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted
on the Map.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Moapa
Valley Water District-Facilities and Land Conveyances'' and
dated November 18, 2024.
(b) Authorization of Conveyance.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the land use planning
requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and subject
to paragraph (2), on request of the District, the Secretary
shall convey to the District, without consideration, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal
land for the construction, operation, and maintenance of
critical water conveyance infrastructure necessary to supply
water to the communities of Logandale, Overton, Glendale, and
Moapa, Nevada, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(2) Limitation.--If any parcel of Federal land authorized
for conveyance under paragraph (1) is subject to transfer for
the benefit of the Tribe (as defined in section 101(a)), the
interest in the parcel of Federal land to be conveyed to the
District under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of a right-
of-way for construction, maintenance, and operation of critical
water conveyance infrastructure.
(c) Map and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare final legal
descriptions of the Federal land to be conveyed under
subsection (b).
(2) Corrections.--The Secretary may correct any minor
errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under
paragraph (1).
(3) Availability.--The Map and legal descriptions prepared
under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management.
(d) Reversion.--
(1) In general.--If the Federal land conveyed under
subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for
which the Federal land was conveyed, as described in subsection
(b), the Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the
discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that
reversion is in the best interest of the United States.
(2) Responsibility of district.--If the Secretary
determines under paragraph (1) that the Federal land should
revert to the United States and that the Federal land is
contaminated with hazardous waste, the District shall be
responsible for remediation of the contamination of the Federal
land.
SEC. 405. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, CONVEYANCE FOR FIRE TRAINING
FACILITY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of North Las
Vegas, Nevada.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 10 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted
on the Map.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``North
Las Vegas Fire Department Training Facility'' and dated
November 18, 2024.
(b) Authorization of Conveyance.--Notwithstanding the land use
planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), on request of
the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the Federal land for the construction, operation, and
maintenance of a training facility necessary to support public safety
and fire response, subject to the provisions of this section, and
consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly
known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et
seq.).
(c) Payment of Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance under
subsection (b), the City shall pay any costs relating to any surveys
and other associated costs of conveying the Federal land.
(d) Map and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare final legal
descriptions of the Federal land to be conveyed under
subsection (b).
(2) Corrections.--The Secretary may correct any minor
errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under
paragraph (1).
(3) Availability.--The Map and legal descriptions prepared
under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management.
(e) Reversion.--
(1) In general.--If the Federal land conveyed under
subsection (b) ceases to be used for the public purpose for
which the Federal land was conveyed, the Federal land shall
revert to the United States, at the discretion of the
Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the
best interest of the United States.
(2) Responsibility of city.--If the Secretary determines
under paragraph (1) that the Federal land should revert to the
United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with
hazardous waste, the City shall be responsible for remediation
of the contamination on the Federal land.
TITLE V--IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WATERSHED PLAN
SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION OF LOWER VIRGIN RIVER WATERSHED PLAN.
Section 3(d)(3) of Public Law 99-548 (commonly known as the
``Mesquite Lands Act of 1988'') (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat. 3009-202;
116 Stat. 2018) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the
following:
``(A) for the development and implementation of a
watershed plan for the Lower Virgin River; and''; and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
TITLE VI--SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA
SEC. 601. SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA.
(a) Definition of Transition Area.--Section 2602(a) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1117)
is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) Transition area.--The term `Transition Area' means
the approximately 742 acres of Federal land located in
Henderson, Nevada, identified as `Subject Area' on the map
entitled `Limited Transition Area (LTA) 2023 Amendment' and
dated November 18, 2024, excluding the east 100 feet of the
NW\1/4\ sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 61 E., identified on the map as
`NV Energy Utility Corridor'.''.
(b) Use of Land for Nonresidential Development; Retention of Land
by City.--Section 2602(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1117) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and
inserting the following:
``(A) Authorized uses.--After the conveyance to the
City under paragraph (1), the City may sell, lease, or
otherwise convey any portion of the Transition Area for
purposes of--
``(i) nonresidential development; or
``(ii) limited residential development
that--
``(I) augments and integrates any
nonresidential development under clause
(i); and
``(II) is not freestanding.
``(B) Fair market value.--Any land sold, leased, or
otherwise conveyed under subparagraph (A) shall be for
not less than fair market value.''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and
applicable State law'' before the period at the end;
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) Use of land for recreation or other public purposes;
retention by city.--The City may elect to retain parcels in the
Transition Area--
``(A) for public recreation or other public
purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926
(commonly known as the `Recreation and Public Purposes
Act') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), by providing to the
Secretary written notice of the election; or
``(B) for any other use by the City, by providing
to the Secretary--
``(i) written notice of the election; and
``(ii) consideration in an amount equal to
the fair market value of the land retained,
which shall be subject to disposition in
accordance with paragraph (2)(D).''; and
(3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``or reserved for
recreation or other public purposes under paragraph (3)'' and
inserting ``, reserved for recreation or other public purposes
under paragraph (3)(A), or retained by the City under paragraph
(3)(B)''.
TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS.
(a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, and to
rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and operation of Moapa
Valley Water District facilities, as depicted on the map entitled
``Moapa Valley Water District-Facilities and Land Conveyances'', and
dated November 13, 2019, the following areas of Federal land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the State are
established as off-highway vehicle recreation areas:
(1) Laughlin off-highway vehicle recreation area.--The
approximately 13,050 acres of Federal land, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the
``Laughlin Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area''.
(2) Logandale trails off-highway vehicle recreation area.--
The approximately 21,729 acres of Federal land, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the
``Logandale Trails Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area''.
(3) Nelson hills off-highway vehicle recreation area.--The
approximately 43,775 acres of Federal land, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the
``Nelson Hills Off-Highway Recreation Area''.
(4) Sandy valley off-highway vehicle recreation area.--The
approximately 39,022 acres of Federal land, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land
Management'' and dated November 14, 2024, to be known as the
``Sandy Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area''.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of each off-highway vehicle recreation
area established by subsection (a) (referred to in this section as an
``off-highway vehicle recreation area'') are to preserve, protect, and
enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future
generations--
(1) off-highway vehicle use;
(2) other activities as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate; and
(3) the scenic, watershed, habitat, cultural, historic, and
ecological resources of the off-highway vehicle recreation
areas.
(c) Management Plans.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, in accordance with applicable law, the
Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term
management of each off-highway vehicle recreation area.
(2) Consultation.--In developing the management plans under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with--
(A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local
governmental entities; and
(B) members of the public.
(d) Management.--The Secretary shall manage the off-highway vehicle
recreation areas--
(1) to support the purposes described in subsection (b);
and
(2) in accordance with--
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
(B) this section; and
(C) any other applicable law (including
regulations).
(e) Motorized Vehicles.--
(1) In general.--Except as needed for administrative
purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized
vehicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas shall be
permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of
motorized vehicles by the applicable management plan under
subsection (c).
(2) Interim management.--During the period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which
the management plan under subsection (c) for an off-highway
vehicle recreation area takes effect, the use of motorized
vehicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas shall be
permitted in accordance with applicable land management
requirements.
(3) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection
prevents the Secretary from closing an existing road or trail
to protect natural resources or public safety, as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
(f) Transportation and Utility Corridors.--Nothing in this
section--
(1) affects the existence, use, operation, maintenance,
repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection,
renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation
improvement funding, removal, or replacement of any utility
facility or appurtenant right-of-way within an existing
designated transportation and utility corridor within an off-
highway vehicle recreation area;
(2) precludes the Secretary from authorizing the
establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way within an
existing designated transportation and utility corridor within
an off-highway vehicle recreation 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 determines to be appropriate; or
(3) prohibits access to, or the repair or replacement of, a
transmission line within a right-of-way grant within an off-
highway vehicle recreation area issued before the date of
enactment of this Act.
(g) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land
within the boundaries of an off-highway vehicle recreation area,
together with any land designated as the ``Nellis Dunes Off-Highway
Vehicle Recreation Area'' under section 3092(j)(3)(A) of Public Law
113-291 (16 U.S.C. 460aaaa(3)(A)), is withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of appropriation or 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.
(h) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal
description of each off-highway vehicle recreation area.
(2) Errors.--The Secretary may correct any minor error in--
(A) a map referred to in subsection (a); or
(B) a legal description under paragraph (1).
(3) Treatment.--The maps and legal descriptions referred to
in paragraph (2) shall--
(A) be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management; and
(B) have the same force and effect as if included
in this Act, subject to paragraph (2).
SEC. 702. LOWER LAS VEGAS WASH WEIRS.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the availability
of appropriations, and all applicable laws, the Secretary shall
complete construction of the 6 erosion control weirs on the lower Las
Vegas Wash within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area that are
unfinished as of the date of enactment of this Act, as identified in
the study of the Federal Highway Administration entitled ``2010 Lower
Las Vegas Wash Planning Study''.
(b) Deadline.--It is the intent of Congress that the construction
of the weirs described in subsection (a) be completed by the Secretary
by not later than 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 703. CRITICAL FLOOD CONTROL FACILITIES.
The Secretary shall amend the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan
dated 1998 to allow for the design and construction of flood control
facilities in the Coyote Springs Desert Tortoise Area of Critical
Environmental Concern, as described in the most-recent update of the
Las Vegas Valley Master Plan for Flood Control Facilities developed by
the Regional Flood Control District, as generally depicted on the map
attached to that update entitled ``Regional Flood Control District
Master Plan Facilities in the Coyote Springs Area of Critical
Environmental Concern''.
SEC. 704. JURISDICTION OVER FISH AND WILDLIFE.
Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State with
respect to the management of fish or wildlife on any Federal land
located in the State.
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