(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (LCLA) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Both the LCLA and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (LCCRDA) are amended to make certain amounts available for 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 a subsequent amendment to it.
The bill requires cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Lincoln County for certain county-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the Department of the Interior.
Certain portions of land sale proceeds returned to the County under the LCLA and the LCCRDA shall be used in part for the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority.
Under the LCCRDA Interior shall realign a specified portion of a 2,640-foot wide utility corridor.
The bill:
Interior may issue a corrective patent for 7,548 specified acres of land in Lincoln County.
(Sec. 3) The bill amends the Pam White Wilderness Act to adjust the boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness to include specified lands, and the boundary of the High Schells Wilderness to include and exclude specified lands.
The bill amends the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 to adjust the boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness to exclude specified land.
(Sec. 4) The bill amends the Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 to require the proceeds of the sales of certain parcels of land by Interior to the city of Mesquite, Nevada, to be made available for use for the development and implementation of a conservation plan to benefit fish and wildlife species of the Virgin River in Clark County (rather than, as currently, for development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan).
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1815 Introduced in House (IH)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1815
To facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln
County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in
the State of Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of a
conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 2015
Mr. Hardy (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Heck of Nevada, and Ms. Titus)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln
County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in
the State of Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of a
conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern Nevada Land Implementation
Improvement Act''.
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
(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 to approval by the Secretary;
and''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Waiver of fees.--Processing of applications for
rights-of-way submitted by local or regional governments within
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.
``(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 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 (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 to
approval by the Secretary.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Waiver of Fees.--Processing of applications for rights-of-way
submitted by local or regional governments within 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.
``(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 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''.
(c) Certain Land in Utility Corridor Not Withdrawn.--Section 301(c)
of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of
2004 (Public Law 108-424; 118 Stat. 2413) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``(other than land in the corridor
located in sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N.,
R. 68 E.)'' after ``subsection (a)''.
SEC. 3. MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS, HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS, AND ARC DOME
WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) Amendments to the Pam White Wilderness Act.--Section 323 of the
Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 109-
432; 120 Stat. 3031) is amended by striking subsection (e) and
inserting the following:
``(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; Public Law 101-
195) is adjusted to include--
``(1) the land identified as the `Mount Moriah Wilderness
Area' and `Mount Moriah Additions' on the map entitled `Eastern
White Pine County' and dated November 29, 2006; and
``(2) the land identified as `NFS Lands' on the map
entitled `Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Mt. Moriah
Wilderness Area' and dated June 18, 2014.
``(f) High Schells Wilderness Adjustment.--The boundary of the High
Schells Wilderness established under subsection (a)(11) is adjusted to
include the land identified as `Include as Wilderness' on the map
entitled `McCoy Creek Adjustment' and dated November 3, 2014, and to
exclude the land identified as `NFS Lands' on the map entitled
`Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment High Schells Wilderness Area'
and dated June 17, 2014.''.
(b) Amendments to the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989.--
The Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note;
Public Law 101-195; 103 Stat. 1784) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 12. ARC DOME BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
``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 entitled `Arc Dome Adjustment' and dated
November 3, 2014.''.
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION PLAN, VIRGIN RIVER, NEVADA.
Section 3(d)(3)(B) of Public Law 99-548 (100 Stat. 3061; 116 Stat.
2018) is amended by striking ``development of a multispecies habitat
conservation plan for'' and inserting ``development and implementation
of a conservation plan to benefit fish and wildlife species of''.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-479.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-479.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
Mr. Hardy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3482-3484)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1815.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3492-3493)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 360 - 7 (Roll no. 272).(text: CR H3482-3483)
Roll Call #272 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 360 - 7 (Roll no. 272). (text: CR H3482-3483)
Roll Call #272 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.