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H.R. 6299 — what changed

Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Amendment to conveyance of Federal land in Storey County, Nevada

changed Section 3009(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3751) is amended as follows:amended—

(1)
changed In in paragraph (1)—
(A)
changed by striking subparagraphs (B) through and (D) and redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (B); (D); and
(B)
added by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

added “(B) Federal land—The term “Federal land” means the land generally depicted as “Federal land” on the map.

added “(C) Map—The term “map” means the map entitled “Storey County Land Conveyance” and dated June 6, 2018.”

(2)
added in paragraph (3)—
(A)
added in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking “after completing the mining claim validity review under paragraph (2)(B), if requested by the County,”; and
(B)
added in subparagraph (B)—
(i)
added in clause (i)—
(I)
added in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “each parcel of land located in a mining townsite” and inserting “any Federal land”;
(II)
added in subclause (I), by striking “mining townsite” and inserting “Federal land”; and
(III)
added in subclause (II), by striking “mining townsite (including improvements to the mining townsite), as identified for conveyance on the map” and inserting “Federal land (including improvements)”;
(ii)
added by striking clause (ii);
(iii)
added by striking the subparagraph designation and heading and all that follows through “With respect” in the matter preceding subclause (I) of clause (i) and inserting the following:

added “(B) Valid mining claims—With respect”

(iv)
added by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(3)
added in paragraph (4)(A), by striking “a mining townsite conveyed under paragraph (3)(B)(i)(II)” and inserting “Federal land conveyed under paragraph (2)(B)(ii)”;
(4)
added in paragraph (5), by striking “a mining townsite under paragraph (3)” and inserting “Federal land under paragraph (2)”;
(5)
added in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “mining townsite” and inserting “Federal land”;
(6)
added in paragraph (7), by striking “A mining townsite to be conveyed by the United States under paragraph (3)” and inserting “The exterior boundary of the Federal land to be conveyed by the United States under paragraph (2)”;
(7)
added in paragraph (9)—
(A)
added by striking “a mining townsite under paragraph (3)” and inserting “the Federal land under paragraph (2)”; and
(B)
added by striking “the mining townsite” and inserting “the Federal land”;
(8)
added in paragraph (10), by striking “the examination” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “the conveyance under paragraph (2) should be completed by not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018.”;
(9)
added by striking paragraphs (2) and (8);
(10)
added by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) and (9) and (10) as paragraphs (2) through (6) and (7) and (8) respectively; and
(11)
renumbered was (3)(3) by adding at the end the following:

added “(9) Availability of map—The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.”

removed “(C) Subject Federal land—The term “subject Federal land” means the land generally described as “Federal Land” on the map titled “Storey County Land Conveyance” and dated May 22, 2018.”

(2)
removed In paragraph (2)—
(A)
removed by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;
(B)
removed by amending subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, to read as follows:

removed “(A) Determination of validity—With respect to an unpatented mining claim (including an unpatented mining claim for which a patent application has been filed) within the boundaries of the subject Federal land, if the Secretary determines that the elements of a contest are present, the Secretary shall immediately determine the validity of the mining claim.”

(C)
removed by striking “subparagraph (B)” each place it appears and inserting “subparagraph (A)”.
(3)
removed In paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking “paragraph (2)(B)” and inserting “paragraph (2)(A)”.
(4)
removed By amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:

removed “(7) Survey—The exterior boundary of the subject Federal land to be conveyed by the United States under paragraph (3) shall be sufficiently surveyed as a whole to legally describe the land for patent conveyance.”

(5)
removed In paragraph (8), by striking “paragraph (2)(B)” and inserting “paragraph (2)(A)”.
(6)
removed By striking “a mining townsite” each place it appears and inserting “the subject Federal land”.
(7)
removed By striking “the mining townsite” each place it appears and inserting “the subject Federal land”.
(8)
removed By striking paragraph (10).
(9)
removed By adding at the end the following:

removed “(10) Availability of map—The Secretary shall keep the map titled “Storey County Land Conveyance” and dated May 22, 2018, on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.”

Sec. 4 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 or any subsequent revisions or amendments to that plan; and”

(B)
by adding at the end the following:

“(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—

“(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.”

(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. 2405) 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 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)
by adding at the end the following:

“(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—

“(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).”

(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 economic development” 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 economic development”.
(c)
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)
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)
redesignating the utility corridor so as to appear on the Map in—
(A)
sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 68 E.;
(B)
sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 E.; and
(C)
sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E.
(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 Corps of Engineers Permit No. 000005042, are ratified.
(e)
Issuance of corrective patent in Lincoln County, Nevada—
(1)
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)
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.