,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjae ,mr4  
,h>dy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to validate f9al 
pat5t numb] #bg-bjje-jjha1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,f9al pat5t & l&         
reconfiguration 9 ,cl>k ,c\nty & ,l9coln
 ,c\nty1 ,nevada  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,pat5t   
numb] #bg-bjje-jjha & ! associat$ l&    
reconfiguration issu$ by ! ,bureau ( ,l&
 ,managem5t on ,febru>y #ah1 #bjje1 z   
depict$ on ! map prep>$ by ! ,bureau (  
,l& ,managem5t entitl$ ,l9coln ,c\nty   
,l& ,pat5t & dat$ ,decemb] #d1 #bjad1 is
 affirm$ & validat$ z hav+ be5 issu$    
pursuant to1 & 9 compliance )1 !        
,nevada-,florida ,l& ,ex*ange           
,au?orization ,act ( #aihh 7,public ,law
 #ajj-bge2 #ajb ,/at4 #eb71 ! ,national 
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471 & ! ,f$]al ,l&
 ,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc 
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 = ! b5efit ( ! 

des]t tortoise1 o!r species1 & ! habitat
 ( ! des]t tortoise & o!r species to    
increase ! likelihood ( ! recov]y ( !   
des]t tortoise & o!r species4  7b7      
,issuance ( l9coln c\nty pat5t  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l&    
,managem5t may issue a pat5t = #g1edh   
acres ( l& 9 ,l9coln ,c\nty1 ,nevada1 t 
is--  7,a7 depict$ on ! map describ$ 9  
subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 describ$ 9 !    
legal description ( ! propos$ lease &   
fee l& on file 9 ! ,ely ,di/rict ,(fice 
( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t4  7#b7     
,applicable law ,a pat5t issu$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be consid]$ to h be5 
issu$ pursuant to1 & 9 compliance )1 !  
,nevada-,florida ,l& ,ex*ange           
,au?orization ,act ( #aihh 7,public ,law
 #ajj-bge2 #ajb ,/at4 #eb74  7c7        
,ratification ( reconfiguration ,!      
process us$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &   
,wildlife ,s]vice & ! ,bureau ( ,l&     
,managem5t 9 reconfigur+ ! l& describ$ 9
 subsection 7a71 z depict$ on ,exhibit  
#a-d ( ! ,f9al ,environm5tal ,impact    

,/atem5t = ! ,plann$ ,developm5t        
,project ,,m%cp1 ,l9coln ,c\nty1 ,,nv   
7,,fws-,r#h-;,,es-#bjjh-,n#jacf7 & !    
reconfiguration provid$ = 9 ,special    
,condition #aj ( ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s
 ,p]mit ,no4 #bjjabejdb are ratifi$4