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H.R. 6299 — what changed

Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018

From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 3 sections amended and 1 removed between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 3 Facilitation of pinyon-juniper-related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada

(a)
added Facilitation of Pinyon-Juniper-Related projects—
(1)
added 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)
added in paragraph (1)—
(i)
added in subparagraph (B), by inserting “and implementation” after “development”; and
(ii)
added in subparagraph (C)—
(I)
added in clause (i), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(II)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(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 or any subsequent revisions or amendments to that plan; and”

(B)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(3) Cooperative agreements—The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into cooperative agreements with the County for law enforcement and planning-related activities provided by the County and approved by the Secretary, regarding—

added “(A) wilderness in the County designated by the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403);

added “(B) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to that Act;

added “(C) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by that Act; and

added “(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.”

(2)
added 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. 2405) is amended—
(A)
added in subsection (b)(3)—
(i)
added in subparagraph (E), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(ii)
added in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(iii)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(G) 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 or any subsequent revisions or amendments to that plan.”

(B)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(d) Cooperative agreements—The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into cooperative agreements with the County for law enforcement and planning-related activities provided by the County and approved by the Secretary regarding—

added “(1) wilderness in the County designated by this Act;

added “(2) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to this Act;

added “(3) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by this Act; and

added “(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).”

(b)
added Disposition of proceeds—
(1)
added 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 economic development” after “schools”.
(2)
added 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 economic development”.
(c)
added Modification of utility corridor— The Secretary of the Interior shall realign the utility corridor established by section 301(a) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2412) to be aligned as generally depicted on the map titled “Proposed LCCRDA Utility Corridor Realignment” and dated March 14, 2017, by modifying the map titled “Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act” (referred to in this subsection as the “Map”) and dated October 1, 2004, by—
(1)
added removing the utility corridor from sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 E., of the Map; and
(2)
added redesignating the utility corridor so as to appear on the Map in—
(A)
added sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 68 E.;
(B)
added sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 E.; and
(C)
added sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E.
(d)
added Final corrective patent in Clark County, Nevada—
(1)
added 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)
added 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 Corps of Engineers Permit No. 000005042, are ratified.
(e)
added Issuance of corrective patent in Lincoln County, Nevada—
(1)
added In general— The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, may issue a corrective patent for the 7,548 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management titled “Proposed Lincoln County Land Reconfiguration” and dated January 28, 2016.
(2)
added Applicable law— A corrective patent issued under paragraph (1) shall be treated as issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52).
(f)
added Conveyance to Lincoln County, Nevada, to support a landfill—
(1)
added In general— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, and subject to valid existing rights, at the request of Lincoln County, Nevada, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey without consideration under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) to Lincoln County all right, title and interest of the United States in and to approximately 400 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, more particularly described as follows: T. 11 S., R. 62, E., Section 25 E ½ of W ½; and W ½ of E ½; and E ½ of SE 1/4.
(2)
added Reservation— The Secretary shall reserve to the United States the mineral estate in any land conveyed under paragraph (1).
(3)
added Use of conveyed land— The land conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be used by Lincoln County, Nevada, to provide a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized landfill and to provide a designated area and authorized facilities to discourage unauthorized dumping and trash disposal on environmentally-sensitive public land. Lincoln County may not dispose of the land conveyed under paragraph (1).
(4)
added Reversion— If Lincoln County, Nevada, ceases to use any parcel of land conveyed under paragraph (1) for the purposes described in paragraph (3)—
(A)
added title to the parcel shall revert to the Secretary of the Interior, at the option of the Secretary; and
(B)
added Lincoln County shall be responsible for any reclamation necessary to restore the parcel to a condition acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior.

removed Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP Code applicable to the area encompassing only Storey County, Nevada.

Sec. 4 Mt. Moriah Wilderness, High Schells Wilderness, and Arc Dome Wilderness boundary adjustments

(a)
added Amendments to the Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006— Section 323 of the Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 3031) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:

added “(e) Mt. Moriah Wilderness adjustment—The boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness established under section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is adjusted to include—

added “(1) the land identified as the “Mount Moriah Wilderness Area” and “Mount Moriah Additions” on the map titled “Eastern White Pine County” and dated November 29, 2006; and

added “(2) the land identified as “NFS Lands” on the map titled “Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area” and dated January 17, 2017.

added “(f) High Schells Wilderness adjustment—The boundary of the High Schells Wilderness established under subsection (a)(11) is adjusted—

added “(1) to include the land identified as “Include as Wilderness” on the map titled “McCoy Creek Adjustment” and dated November 3, 2014; and

added “(2) to exclude the land identified as “NFS Lands” on the map titled “Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment High Schells Wilderness Area” and dated January 19, 2017.”

(b)
added Amendments to the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989— The Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

added “12. Arc Dome Boundary adjustment

added “The boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness established under section 2(2) is adjusted to exclude the land identified as “Exclude from Wilderness” on the map titled “Arc Dome Adjustment” and dated November 3, 2014.”

(a)
removed Facilitation of Pinyon-Juniper-Related projects—
(1)
removed 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)
removed in paragraph (1)—
(i)
removed in subparagraph (B), by inserting “and implementation” after “development”; and
(ii)
removed in subparagraph (C)—
(I)
removed in clause (i), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(II)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(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 or any subsequent revisions or amendments to that plan; and”

(B)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(3) Cooperative agreements—The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into cooperative agreements with the County for law enforcement and planning-related activities provided by the County and approved by the Secretary, regarding—

removed “(A) wilderness in the County designated by the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403);

removed “(B) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to that Act;

removed “(C) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by that Act; and

removed “(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.”

(2)
removed 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. 2405) is amended—
(A)
removed in subsection (b)(3)—
(i)
removed in subparagraph (E), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(ii)
removed in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(iii)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(G) 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 or any subsequent revisions or amendments to that plan.”

(B)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(d) Cooperative agreements—The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into cooperative agreements with the County for law enforcement and planning-related activities provided by the County and approved by the Secretary regarding—

removed “(1) wilderness in the County designated by this Act;

removed “(2) cultural resources identified, protected, and managed pursuant to this Act;

removed “(3) planning, management, and law enforcement associated with the Silver State OHV Trail designated by this Act; and

removed “(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).”

(b)
removed Disposition of proceeds—
(1)
removed 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 economic development” after “schools”.
(2)
removed 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 economic development”.
(c)
removed Modification of utility corridor— The Secretary of the Interior shall realign the utility corridor established by section 301(a) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2412) to be aligned as generally depicted on the map titled “Proposed LCCRDA Utility Corridor Realignment” and dated March 14, 2017, by modifying the map titled “Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act” (referred to in this subsection as the “Map”) and dated October 1, 2004, by—
(1)
removed removing the utility corridor from sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 E., of the Map; and
(2)
removed redesignating the utility corridor so as to appear on the Map in—
(A)
removed sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 68 E.;
(B)
removed sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 E.; and
(C)
removed sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E.
(d)
removed Final corrective patent in Clark County, Nevada—
(1)
removed 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)
removed 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 Corps of Engineers Permit No. 000005042, are ratified.
(e)
removed Issuance of corrective patent in Lincoln County, Nevada—
(1)
removed In general— The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, may issue a corrective patent for the 7,548 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management titled “Proposed Lincoln County Land Reconfiguration” and dated January 28, 2016.
(2)
removed Applicable law— A corrective patent issued under paragraph (1) shall be treated as issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52).
(f)
removed Conveyance to Lincoln County, Nevada, to support a landfill—
(1)
removed In general— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, and subject to valid existing rights, at the request of Lincoln County, Nevada, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey without consideration under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) to Lincoln County all right, title and interest of the United States in and to approximately 400 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, more particularly described as follows: T. 11 S., R. 62, E., Section 25 E ½ of W ½; and W ½ of E ½; and E ½ of SE 1/4.
(2)
removed Reservation— The Secretary shall reserve to the United States the mineral estate in any land conveyed under paragraph (1).
(3)
removed Use of conveyed land— The land conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be used by Lincoln County, Nevada, to provide a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized landfill and to provide a designated area and authorized facilities to discourage unauthorized dumping and trash disposal on environmentally-sensitive public land. Lincoln County may not dispose of the land conveyed under paragraph (1).
(4)
removed Reversion— If Lincoln County, Nevada, ceases to use any parcel of land conveyed under paragraph (1) for the purposes described in paragraph (3)—
(A)
removed title to the parcel shall revert to the Secretary of the Interior, at the option of the Secretary; and
(B)
removed Lincoln County shall be responsible for any reclamation necessary to restore the parcel to a condition acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior.

Sec. 5 Implementation of White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act

(a)
changed Amendments to the Pam White Wilderness Act Disposition of 2006—proceeds— Section 323 312 of the Pam White Wilderness Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3031) 3030) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:amended—
(1)
added in paragraph (2), by striking “and planning” and inserting “municipal water and sewer infrastructure, public electric transmission facilities, public broadband infrastructure, and planning”; and
(2)
added in paragraph (3)—
(A)
added in subparagraph (G), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(B)
added in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(I) processing by a government entity of public land-use authorizations and rights-of-way relating to the development of land conveyed to the County under this Act, with an emphasis on authorizations and rights-of-way relating to any infrastructure needed for the expansion of the White Pine County Industrial Park under section 352(c)(2).”

removed “(e) Mt. Moriah Wilderness adjustment—The boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness established under section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is adjusted to include—

removed “(1) the land identified as the “Mount Moriah Wilderness Area” and “Mount Moriah Additions” on the map titled “Eastern White Pine County” and dated November 29, 2006; and

removed “(2) the land identified as “NFS Lands” on the map titled “Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area” and dated January 17, 2017.

removed “(f) High Schells Wilderness adjustment—The boundary of the High Schells Wilderness established under subsection (a)(11) is adjusted—

removed “(1) to include the land identified as “Include as Wilderness” on the map titled “McCoy Creek Adjustment” and dated November 3, 2014; and

removed “(2) to exclude the land identified as “NFS Lands” on the map titled “Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment High Schells Wilderness Area” and dated January 19, 2017.”

(b)
changed Amendments Conveyance to the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989—White Pine County, Nevada— The Nevada Wilderness Protection Section 352 of the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3039) is amended by adding at the end the following:amended—
(1)
added in subsection (a), by inserting “not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018” before “the Secretary”;
(2)
added in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i), by striking “through a competitive bidding process” and inserting “consistent with section 244 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management Improvement Act)”; and
(3)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(e) Deadline—If the Secretary has not conveyed to the County the parcels of land described in subsection (b) by the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of land.”

removed “12. Arc Dome Boundary adjustment

removed “The boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness established under section 2(2) is adjusted to exclude the land identified as “Exclude from Wilderness” on the map titled “Arc Dome Adjustment” and dated November 3, 2014.”

Sec. 6 Implementation of White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act

removed
(a)
removed Disposition of proceeds— Section 312 of the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3030) is amended—
(1)
removed in paragraph (2), by striking “and planning” and inserting “municipal water and sewer infrastructure, public electric transmission facilities, public broadband infrastructure, and planning”; and
(2)
removed in paragraph (3)—
(A)
removed in subparagraph (G), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(B)
removed in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(I) processing by a government entity of public land-use authorizations and rights-of-way relating to the development of land conveyed to the County under this Act, with an emphasis on authorizations and rights-of-way relating to any infrastructure needed for the expansion of the White Pine County Industrial Park under section 352(c)(2).”

(b)
removed Conveyance to White Pine County, Nevada— Section 352 of the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3039) is amended—
(1)
removed in subsection (a), by inserting “not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018” before “the Secretary”;
(2)
removed in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i), by striking “through a competitive bidding process” and inserting “consistent with section 244 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management Improvement Act)”; and
(3)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(e) Deadline—If the Secretary has not conveyed to the County the parcels of land described in subsection (b) by the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of land.”