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Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act

S. 199 · 114th Congress · Jan 20, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To establish the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, in order to conserve, protect, and enhance the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, and scenic resources of the area, to designate wilderness areas, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Findings

Congress finds that—
(1)
the public land in southeastern Nevada generally known as “Gold Butte” is recognized for outstanding—
(A)
scenic values;
(B)
natural resources, including critical habitat, sensitive species, wildlife, desert tortoise habitat, and geology;
(C)
historic resources, including historic mining, ranching and other western cultures, and pioneer activities; and
(D)
cultural resources, including evidence of prehistoric habitation and rock art;
(2)
Gold Butte has become a destination for diverse recreation opportunities, including camping, hiking, hunting, motorized recreation, and sightseeing;
(3)
Gold Butte draws visitors from throughout the United States;
(4)
Gold Butte provides important economic benefits to Mesquite and other nearby communities;
(5)
inclusion of the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in the National Landscape Conservation System would provide increased opportunities for—
(A)
interpretation of the diverse values of the area for the visiting public; and
(B)
education and community outreach in the region; and
(6)
designation of Gold Butte as a National Conservation Area will permanently protect the scenic, biological, natural, historical, scientific, paleontological, recreational, ecological, wilderness, and cultural resources within the area.

Sec. 3 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Advisory council— The term Advisory Council means the Gold Butte National Conservation Area Advisory Council established under section 104(a).
(2)
Conservation area— The term Conservation Area means the Gold Butte National Conservation Area established by section 101(a).
(3)
County— The term County means Clark County, Nevada.
(4)
Designated route— The term designated route means a road that is designated as open by the Route Designations for Selected Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Located in the Northeast Portion of the Las Vegas BLM District Environmental Assessment, NV–052–2006–0433.
(5)
Management plan— The term management plan means the management plan for the Conservation Area developed under section 102(b).
(6)
Map— The term Map means the map entitled “Gold Butte National Conservation Area” and dated May 23, 2013.
(7)
Public land— The term public land has the meaning given the term public lands in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
(8)
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(9)
State— The term State means the State of Nevada.
(10)
Wilderness area— The term wilderness area means a wilderness areas designated by section 202(a).