---
kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 1815"
bill: "114-hr-1815"
heading: "Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "rh"
to_label: "Reported in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 1
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/114/hr/1815/changes/rh"
---
# H.R. 1815 — what changed
H.R. 1815, Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act — 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Edits are marked `struck` and `inserted`.
## Sec. 2 Facilitation of pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada
- (a) Facilitation of Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects—
- (1) Availability of special account under Lincoln County Land Act of 2000— Section 5(b) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–298; 114 Stat. 1048) is amended—
- (A) in paragraph (1)—
- (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “and implementation” after “development”; and
- (ii) in subparagraph (C)—
- (I) in clause (i), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
- (II) by adding at the end the following:
- “(iii) development and implementation of comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan and subject or a subsequent amendment to approval by the Secretary; plan; and”
- (B) by adding at the end the following:
- “(3) Waiver Cooperative agreements—Establishment of fees—Processing cooperative agreements between the Bureau of applications for rights-of-way submitted by local or regional governments within Land Management and the County necessary to deliver government-provided services to land conveyed pursuant to this Act shall not require payment of cost-recovery fees or payment of contributed funds.be required for any County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the Secretary regarding—
- “(4) Cooperative agreements—Establishment of cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the County shall be required for County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities regarding—
- “(A) wilderness in the County designated by the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403);
- “(B) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to that Act;
- “(C) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by that Act; and
- “(D) planning associated with land disposal and related land use authorizations required for utility corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to that Act (other than rights-of-way granted pursuant to that Act) and this Act.”
- “(D) planning associated with land disposal and related land use authorizations required for utility corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to that Act and this Act.”
- (2) Availability of special account under Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004— Section 103 of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2406) is amended—
- (A) in subsection (b)(3)—
- (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon;
- (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
- (iii) by adding at the end the following:
- “(G) development and implementation of comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the County, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan and subject or a subsequent amendment to approval by the Secretary.”plan.”
- (B) by adding at the end the following:
- “(d) Waiver Cooperative agreements—Establishment of fees—Processing cooperative agreements between the Bureau of applications for rights-of-way submitted by local or regional governments within Land Management and the County necessary to deliver government-provided services to land conveyed pursuant to this Act shall not require payment of cost-recovery fees or payment of contributed funds.be required for any County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the Secretary regarding—
- “(e) Cooperative agreements—Establishment of cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and the County shall be required for County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities regarding—
- “(1) wilderness in the County designated by this Act;
- “(2) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to this Act;
- “(3) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by this Act; and
- “(4) planning associated with land disposal and related land use authorizations required for utility corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to this Act (other than rights-of-way granted pursuant to this Act) and the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–298; 114 Stat. 1046).”
- “(4) planning associated with land disposal and related land use authorizations required for utility corridors and rights-of-way to serve land that has been, or is to be, disposed of pursuant to this Act and the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–298; 114 Stat. 1046).”
- (b) Disposition of proceeds—
- (1) Disposition of proceeds under Lincoln County Land Act of 2000— Section 5(a)(2) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–298; 114 Stat. 1047) is amended by inserting “and the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority” after “schools”.
- (2) Disposition of proceeds under Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004— Section 103(b)(2) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2405) is amended by striking “and transportation” and inserting “transportation, and the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority”.Authority or any other County economic development organization”.
- (c) Certain land in Realign a portion of the LCCRDA utility corridor not withdrawn—corridor— Section 301(c) 301(a) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2413) is amended in establishes a 2,640-foot wide utility corridor as depicted on a map dated October 1, 2004. The Secretary of the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting “(other than land in Interior shall realign a portion of the corridor located by removing the designation in sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 E.)” after “subsection (a)”.E. and realigning the corridor to sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 68 E.; sections 4, 5, and 6, T. 7 N., R. 68 E.; and sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E. as shown on the October 1, 2004, map.
- (d) Final corrective patent in Clark County, Nevada—
- (1) Validation of patent— Patent number 27-2005-0081 issued by the Bureau of Land Management on February 18, 2005, is affirmed and validated as having been issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for the benefit of the desert tortoise, other species, and the habitat of the desert tortoise and other species to increase the likelihood of the recovery of the desert tortoise and other species.
- (2) Ratification of reconfiguration— The process used by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management in reconfiguring the land described in paragraph (1), as depicted on Exhibit 1-4 of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Development Project MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0136) and the reconfiguration provided for in Special Condition 10 of the Army Corps of Engineers Permit No. 000005042 are ratified.
- (e) Final land reconfiguration in Lincoln County, Nevada—
- (1) Definitions— In this subsection:
- (A) Map— The term “Map” means the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management entitled “Proposed Lincoln County Land Reconfiguration” and dated January 28, 2016.
- (B) Secretary— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
- (2) Issuance of Lincoln County Corrective Patent—
- (A) In general— The Secretary may issue a corrective patent for 7,548 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, that is depicted on the Map.
- (B) Applicable law— A corrective patent issued under subparagraph (A) shall be considered to have been issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52).
## Sec. 5 Technical amendment — added
- Section 3(f)(2)(B) of Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 3061) is amended by striking “(v) Sec. 7.” .