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Union Calendar No. 79
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1169
[Report No.
113–111]
IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2013
Mr. Amodei introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural
Resources
June 17, 2013
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert
the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as
introduced on March 14, 2013
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
transfer to the Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land in Churchill County,
Nevada.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and
Safety Development Act.
2.
Transfer of Department
of the Interior Land
(a)
In
general
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to the Secretary of the
Navy, without consideration, the Federal land described in subsection
(b).
(b)
Description of Federal
land
The Federal land referred to in subsection (a) is the parcel
of approximately 400 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
the Interior that—
(1) is adjacent to Naval Air
Station Fallon in Churchill County, Nevada; and
(2) was withdrawn under
Public Land Order 6834 (NV–943–4214–10; N–37875).
(c)
Management
On
transfer of the Federal land described under subsection (b) to the Secretary of
the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy shall have full jurisdiction, custody, and
control of the Federal land.
3.
Water rights
(a)
Water
rights
Nothing in this Act shall be construed—
(1) to establish a
reservation in favor of the United States with respect to any water or water
right on lands transferred by this Act; or
(2) to authorize the
appropriation of water on lands transferred by this Act except in accordance
with applicable State law.
(b)
Effect on previously
acquired or reserved water rights
This section shall not be
construed to affect any water rights acquired or reserved by the United States
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
4.
Withdrawal
Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal land to be transferred under section 2 is withdrawn from all forms of
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws and
geothermal leasing laws, so long as the land remains under the administrative
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy.
June 17, 2013
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed