,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bi1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,amodei introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to modify the process of the
 ,secretary of the ,interior for        
examining certain mining claims on      
,federal lands in ,storey ,county1      
,nevada1 to facilitate certain          
pinyon-juniper-related projects in      
,lincoln ,county1 ,nevada1 to modify the
 boundaries of certain wilderness areas 
in the ,state of ,nevada1 to fully      
implement the ,white ,pine ,county      
,conservation1 ,recreation1 and         
,development ,act1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  

may be cited as the ,nevada ,lands ,bill
 ,technical ,corrections ,act of #bjah4 
#b4 ,amendment to conveyance of ,federal
 land in ,storey ,county1 ,nevada       
,section #cjji7;d7 of the ,carl ,levin  
and ,howard ,p4 ,mc,keon ,national      
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjae 7#abh ,stat4 #cgea7 is     
amended as follows3  7#a7 ,in paragraph 
7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking subparagraphs   
7,b7 through and 7,d7 and redesignating 
subparagraph 7,e7 as subparagraph 7,b72 
and  7,b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 ,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 #bb1  
#bjah4  4  7#b7 ,in paragraph 7#b7--    
7,a7 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and  
redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 through
 7,e7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through     
7,d71 respectively2  7,b7 by amending   
subparagraph 7,a71 as so redesignated1  
to read as follows3  7,a7 ,determination

 of validity ,with respect to an        
unpatented mining claim 7including an   
unpatented mining claim for which a     
patent application has been filed7      
within the boundaries of the subject    
,federal land1 if the ,secretary        
determines that the elements of a       
contest are present1 the ,secretary     
shall immediately determine the validity
 of the mining claim4  2 and  7,c7 by   
striking subparagraph 7,b7 each place it
 appears and inserting subparagraph     
7,a74  7#c7 ,in paragraph 7#c77;,a77i71 
by striking paragraph 7#b77;,b7 and     
inserting paragraph 7#b77;,a74  7#d7 ,by
 amending paragraph 7#g7 to read as     
follows3  7#g7 ,survey ,the exterior    
boundary of the subject ,federal land to
 be conveyed by the ,united ,states     
under paragraph 7#c7 shall be           
sufficiently surveyed as a whole to     
legally describe the land for patent    
conveyance4  4  7#e7 ,in paragraph 7#h71
 by striking paragraph 7#b77;,b7 and    
inserting paragraph 7#b77;,a74  7#f7 ,by

 striking a mining townsite each place  
it appears and inserting the subject    
,federal land4  7#g7 ,by striking the   
mining townsite each place it appears   
and inserting the subject ,federal land4
  7#h7 ,by striking paragraph 7#aj74    
7#i7 ,by adding at the end the          
following3  7#aj7 ,availability of map  
,the ,secretary shall keep the map      
titled ,storey ,county ,land ,conveyance
 and dated ,may #bb1 #bjah1 on file and 
available for public inspection in the  
appropriate offices of the ,bureau of   
,land ,management4  4  #c4 ,,zip code   
designation ,not later than #bgj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,postal ,service shall        
designate a single1 unique ,,zip ,code  
applicable to the area encompassing only
 ,storey ,county1 ,nevada4  #d4         
,facilitation of pinyon-juniper-related 
projects in ,lincoln ,county1 ,nevada   
7a7 ,facilitation of                    
,pinyon-,juniper-,related projects  7#a7
 ,availability of special account under 

,lincoln ,county ,land ,act of #bjjj    
,section #e7;b7 of the ,lincoln ,county 
,land ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law       
#ajf-bih2 #aad ,stat4 #ajdh7 is         
amended--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 
in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting and  
implementation after development2 and   
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 in     
clause 7i71 by striking 2 and at the end
 and inserting a semicolon2 and  7,,ii7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7iii7 development and implementation of 
comprehensive1 cost-effective1 and      
multijurisdictional hazardous fuels     
reduction projects and wildfire         
prevention planning activities1         
particularly for                        
pinyon-juniper-dominated landscapes1 and
 other rangeland and woodland           
restoration projects within the ,county1
 consistent with the ,ely ,resource     
,management ,plan or any subsequent     
revisions or amendments to that plan2   
and  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7#c7 ,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 ,secretary1 regarding-- 
7,a7 wilderness in the ,county          
designated by the ,lincoln ,county      
,conservation1 ,recreation1 and         
,development ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law
 #ajh-dbd2 #aah ,stat4 #bdjc72  7,b7    
cultural resources identified1          
protected1 and managed pursuant to that 
,act2  7,c7 planning1 management1 and   
law enforcement associated with the     
,silver ,state ,,ohv ,trail designated  
by that ,act2 and  7,d7 planning        
associated with land disposal and       
related land-use authorizations required
 for utility corridors and rights-of-way
 to serve land that has been1 or is to  
be1 disposed of pursuant to that ,act   
7other than rights-of-way granted       
pursuant to that ,act7 and this ,act4  4
  7#b7 ,availability of special account 

under ,lincoln ,county ,conservation1   
,recreation1 and ,development ,act of   
#bjjd ,section #ajc of the ,lincoln     
,county ,conservation1 ,recreation1 and 
,development ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law
 #ajh-dbd2 #aah ,stat4 #bdje7 is        
amended--  7,a7 in subsection 7b77#c7-- 
7i7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking 2 
and at the end and inserting a          
semicolon2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,f71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7,g7           
development and implementation of       
comprehensive1 cost-effective1 and      
multijurisdictional hazardous fuels     
reduction projects and wildfire         
prevention planning activities1         
particularly for                        
pinyon-juniper-dominated landscapes1 and
 other rangeland and woodland           
restoration projects within the ,county1
 consistent with the ,ely ,resource     
,management ,plan or any subsequent     
revisions or amendments to that plan4  2

 and  7,b7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7d7 ,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--  
7#a7 wilderness in the ,county          
designated by this ,act2  7#b7 cultural 
resources identified1 protected1 and    
managed pursuant to this ,act2  7#c7    
planning1 management1 and law           
enforcement associated with the ,silver 
,state ,,ohv ,trail designated by this  
,act2 and  7#d7 planning associated with
 land disposal and related land-use     
authorizations required for utility     
corridors and rights-of-way to serve    
land that has been1 or is to be1        
disposed of pursuant to this ,act 7other
 than rights-of-way granted pursuant to 
this ,act7 and the ,lincoln ,county     
,land ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law       
#ajf-bih2 #aad ,stat4 #ajdf74  4  7b7   

,disposition of proceeds  7#a7          
,disposition of proceeds under ,lincoln 
,county ,land ,act of #bjjj ,section    
#e7;a77#b7 of the ,lincoln ,county ,land
 ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-bih2  
#aad ,stat4 #ajdg7 is amended by        
inserting and economic development after
 schools4  7#b7 ,disposition of proceeds
 under ,lincoln ,county ,conservation1  
,recreation1 and ,development ,act of   
#bjjd ,section #ajc7;b77#b7 of the      
,lincoln ,county ,conservation1         
,recreation1 and ,development ,act of   
#bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-dbd2 #aah      
,stat4 #bdje7 is amended by striking and
 transportation and inserting           
transportation1 and economic            
development4  7c7 ,modification of      
utility corridor ,the ,secretary of the 
,interior shall realign the utility     
corridor established by section #cja7;a7
 of the ,lincoln ,county ,conservation1 
,recreation1 and ,development ,act of   
#bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-dbd2 #aah      
,stat4 #bdab7 to be aligned as generally

 depicted on the map titled ,proposed   
,,lccrda ,utility ,corridor ,realignment
 and dated ,march #ad1 #bjag1 by        
modifying the map titled ,lincoln       
,county ,conservation1 ,recreation1 and 
,development ,act 7referred to in this  
subsection as the ,map7 and dated       
,october #a1 #bjjd1 by--  7#a7 removing 
the utility corridor from sections #e1  
#f1 #g1 #h1 #i1 #aj1 #aa1 #ad1 and #ae1 
,t4 #g ,n41 ,r4 #fh ,e41 of the ,map2   
and  7#b7 redesignating the utility     
corridor so as to appear on the ,map    
in-- 7,a7 sections #ca1 #cb1 and #cc1   
,t4 #h ,n41 ,r4 #fh ,e42  7,b7 sections 
#d1 #e1 #f1 and #g1 ,t4 #g ,n41 ,r4 #fh 
,e42 and  7,c7 sections #a and #ab1 ,t4 
#g ,n41 #fg ,e4  7d7 ,final corrective  
patent in ,clark ,county1 ,nevada  7#a7 
,validation of patent ,patent number    
#bg-bjje-jjha1 issued by the ,bureau of 
,land ,management on ,february #ah1     
#bjje1 is affirmed and validated as     
having been issued pursuant to1 and in  
compliance with1 the ,nevada-,florida   

,land ,exchange ,authorization ,act of  
#aihh 7,public ,law #ajj-bge2 #ajb      
,stat4 #eb71 the ,national              
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471 and the  
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et   
seq47 for the benefit of the desert     
tortoise1 other species1 and the habitat
 of the desert tortoise and other       
species to increase the likelihood of   
the recovery of the desert tortoise and 
other species4  7#b7 ,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 7#a71 as depicted
 on ,exhibit #a-d of the ,final         
,environmental ,impact ,statement for   
the ,planned ,development ,project      
,,mshcp1 ,lincoln ,county1 ,,nv         
7,,fws-,r#h-;,,es-#bjjh-,n#jacf71 and   
the reconfiguration provided for in     
special condition #aj of the ,corps of  

,engineers ,permit ,no4 #jjjjjejdb1 are 
ratified4  7e7 ,issuance of corrective  
patent in ,lincoln ,county1 ,nevada     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the 
,interior1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 may
 issue a corrective patent for the      
#g1edh acres of land in ,lincoln        
,county1 ,nevada1 depicted on the map   
prepared by the ,bureau of ,land        
,management titled ,proposed ,lincoln   
,county ,land ,reconfiguration and dated
 ,january #bh1 #bjaf4  7#b7 ,applicable 
law ,a corrective patent issued under   
paragraph 7#a7 shall be treated as      
issued pursuant to1 and in compliance   
with1 the ,nevada-,florida ,land        
,exchange ,authorization ,act of #aihh  
7,public ,law #ajj-bge2 #ajb ,stat4     
#eb74  #e4 ,mt4 ,moriah ,wilderness1    
,high ,schells ,wilderness1 and ,arc    
,dome ,wilderness boundary adjustments  
7a7 ,amendments to the ,pam ,white      
,wilderness ,act of #bjjf ,section #cbc 
of the ,pam ,white ,wilderness ,act of  

#bjjf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note2 #abj   
,stat4 #cjca7 is amended by striking    
subsection 7e7 and inserting the        
following3  7e7 ,mt4 ,moriah ,wilderness
 adjustment ,the boundary of the ,mt4   
,moriah ,wilderness established under   
section #b7ac7 of the ,nevada           
,wilderness ,protection ,act of #aihi   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note7 is adjusted  
to include--  7#a7 the land identified  
as the ,mount ,moriah ,wilderness ,area 
and ,mount ,moriah ,additions on the map
 titled ,eastern ,white ,pine ,county   
and dated ,november #bi1 #bjjf2 and     
7#b7 the land identified as ,,nfs ,lands
 on the map titled ,proposed ,wilderness
 ,boundary ,adjustment ,mt4 ,moriah     
,wilderness ,area and dated ,january    
#ag1 #bjag4  7f7 ,high ,schells         
,wilderness adjustment ,the boundary of 
the ,high ,schells ,wilderness          
established under subsection 7a77#aa7 is
 adjusted-- 7#a7 to include the land    
identified as ,include as ,wilderness on
 the map titled ,mc,coy ,creek          

,adjustment and dated ,november #c1     
#bjad2 and  7#b7 to exclude the land    
identified as ,,nfs ,lands on the map   
titled ,proposed ,wilderness ,boundary  
,adjustment ,high ,schells ,wilderness  
,area and dated ,january #ai1 #bjag4  4 
7b7 ,amendments to the ,nevada          
,wilderness ,protection ,act of #aihi   
,the ,nevada ,wilderness ,protection    
,act of #aihi 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note7
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #ab4 ,arc ,dome ,boundary   
adjustment ,the boundary of the ,arc    
,dome ,wilderness established under     
section #b7b7 is adjusted to exclude the
 land identified as ,exclude from       
,wilderness on the map titled ,arc ,dome
 ,adjustment and dated ,november #c1    
#bjad4  4  #f4 ,implementation of ,white
 ,pine ,county ,conservation1           
,recreation1 and ,development ,act  7a7 
,disposition of proceeds ,section #cab  
of the ,white ,pine ,county             
,conservation1 ,recreation1 and         
,development ,act of #bjjf 7,public ,law

 #aji-dcb2 #abj ,stat4 #cjcj7 is        
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by   
striking and planning and inserting     
municipal water and sewer               
infrastructure1 public electric         
transmission facilities1 public         
broadband infrastructure1 and planning2 
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in   
subparagraph 7,g71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in        
subparagraph 7,h71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,i7 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 ,act1
 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 #ceb7;c77#b74  4    
7b7 ,conveyance to ,white ,pine ,county1
 ,nevada ,section #ceb of the ,white    

,pine ,county ,conservation1            
,recreation1 and ,development ,act of   
#bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-dcb2 #abj      
,stat4 #cjci7 is amended--  7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 by inserting not later  
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of the ,nevada ,lands ,bill   
,technical ,corrections ,act of #bjah   
before the ,secretary2  7#b7 in         
subsection 7c77#c77;,b77i71 by striking 
through a competitive bidding process   
and inserting consistent with section   
#bdd of the ,nevada ,revised ,statutes  
7as in effect on the date of enactment  
of the ,eastern ,nevada ,economic       
,development and ,land ,management      
,improvement ,act72 and  7#c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7e7 ,deadline
 ,if the ,secretary has not conveyed to 
the ,county the parcels of land         
described in subsection 7b7 by the date 
that is #abj days after the date of the 
enactment of the ,nevada ,lands ,bill   
,technical ,corrections ,act of #bjah1  
the ,secretary shall convey to the      

,county1 without consideration1 all     
right1 title1 and interest of the       
,united ,states in and to the parcels of
 land4  4