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Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management 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 subsequent revisions or amendments 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 for economic development.
Under the LCCRDA Interior shall realign a specified portion of a 2,640-foot wide utility corridor.
The bill:
The BLM 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 White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 to require the portions of the proceeds from certain BLM land sales in White Pine County that are:
The bill further amends such Act to: (1) instruct, by December 31, 2018, the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior, to convey certain lands to White Pine County, without consideration, in accordance with such Act, and if the conveyance has not been completed by such deadline, to immediately convey them to the county; and (2) allow the county, after the conveyance of those lands, to sell, lease, or convey the portion to be used for nonresidential development related to the expansion of Ely Airport and the industrial park, consistent with section 244 of the Nevada Revised Statutes effective as of this bill's enactment (currently, through a competitive bidding process).
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2374 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2374
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 fully implement the White Pine County
Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 4, 2017
Mr. Kihuen (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Ms. Rosen, 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 fully implement the White Pine County
Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act.
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 Economic Development
and Land Management 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
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''; 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 County-provided law enforcement and planning
related activities 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 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:
``(d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Director of the Bureau of Land
Management shall enter into cooperative agreements with the County for
County-provided law enforcement and planning related activities
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 entitled ``Proposed LCCRDA Utility
Corridor Realignment'' and dated March 14, 2017, by modifying the map
entitled ``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 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 in--
(A) sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 68 E., of
the Map;
(B) sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 E., of
the Map; and
(C) sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E., of the 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
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 entitled ``Proposed Lincoln County
Land Reconfiguration'' and dated January 28, 2016.
(2) Applicable law.--A corrective patent issued under
paragraph (1) 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. 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 January 17, 2017.
``(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 January 19, 2017.''.
(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 WHITE PINE COUNTY CONSERVATION, RECREATION,
AND DEVELOPMENT ACT.
(a) 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) 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) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(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) 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) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Secretary'' and
inserting ``not later than December 31, 2018, the Secretary'';
(2) 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) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Deadline.--If the Secretary has not conveyed to the County
the parcels of land described in subsection (b) by December 31, 2018,
the Secretary shall immediately convey to the County, without
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the parcels of land.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-311.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-311.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 221.
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