,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1         
#bjai,mr4 ,amodei introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to promote conservation1    
improve public land management1 and     
provide for sensible development in     
,pershing ,county1 ,nevada1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table
 of contents  7a7 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,pershing      
,county ,economic ,development and      
,conservation ,act4  7b7 ,table of      
contents ,the table of contents of this 
,act is as follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short   
title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4     
,definitions4 ,,title ,i--,checkerboard 
land resolution ,sec4 #aja4 ,findings4  
,sec4 #ajb4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #ajc4   
,sale or exchange of eligible land4     
,sec4 #ajd4 ,disposition of proceeds4   
,,title ,,ii--,land conveyances and     
transfers ,sec4 #bja4 ,conveyances of   

covered land4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,conveyance of
 land for use as a public cemetery4     
,,title ,,iii--,wilderness areas ,sec4  
#cja4 ,additions to the ,national       
,wilderness ,preservation ,system4 ,sec4
 #cjb4 ,administration4 ,sec4 #cjc4     
,wildlife management4 ,sec4 #cjd4       
,release of wilderness study areas4     
,sec4 #cje4 ,native ,american cultural  
and religious uses4  #b4 ,definitions   
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,county ,the term   
,county means ,pershing ,county1        
,nevada4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term     
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state
 means the ,state of ,nevada4  7#d7     
,wilderness area ,the term wilderness   
area means a wilderness area designated 
by section #cja7;a74  ,i ,checkerboard  
land resolution  #aja4 ,findings        
,congress finds that--  7#a7 since the  
passage of the ,act of ,july #a1 #ahfb  
7#ab ,stat4 #dhi1 chapter #abj7         
7commonly known as the ,pacific ,railway
 ,act of #ahfb71 under which railroad   

land grants along the ,union ,pacific   
,railroad right-of-way created a        
checkerboard land pattern of alternating
 public land and privately owned land1  
management of the land in the           
checkerboard area has been a constant   
source of frustration for both private  
landholders and the ,federal            
,government2  7#b7 management of        
,federal land in the checkerboard area  
has been costly and difficult for the   
,federal land management agencies1      
creating a disincentive to manage the   
land effectively2  7#c7 parcels of land 
within the checkerboard area in the     
,county will not vary significantly in  
appraised value by acre due to the      
similarity of highest and best use in   
the ,county2 and  7#d7 consolidation of 
appropriate land within the checkerboard
 area through sales and as acre-for-acre
 exchanges for development and ,federal 
management will--  7,a7 help improve the
 tax base of the ,county2 and  7,b7     
simplify management for the ,federal    

,government4  #ajb4 ,definitions ,in    
this title3 7#a7 ,eligible land ,the    
term eligible land means--  7,a7 any    
land administered by the ,director of   
the ,bureau of ,land ,management that is
 within the area identified on the ,map 
as ,checkerboard ,lands ,resolution     
,area that is designated for disposal by
 the ,secretary through--  7i7 the      
,winnemucca ,consolidated ,resource     
,management ,plan2 or  7ii7 any         
subsequent amendment or revision to the 
management plan that is undertaken with 
full public involvement2 and  7,b7 the  
land identified on the ,map as          
,additional ,lands ,eligible for        
,disposal4  7#b7 ,map ,the term ,map    
means the map entitled ,pershing ,county
 ,checkerboard ,lands ,resolution and   
dated ,february #i1 #bjag4  #ajc4 ,sale 
or exchange of eligible land  7a7       
,authorization of conveyance            
,notwithstanding sections #bjb and #bjc1
 subsections 7b7 through 7i7 of section 
#bjf1 and section #bji of the ,federal  

,land ,policy and ,management ,act of   
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab1 #agac1      
#agaf1 #agai71 the ,secretary1 in       
cooperation with the ,county1 in        
accordance with this ,act and any other 
applicable law1 and subject to valid    
existing rights1 shall conduct sales or 
exchanges of the eligible land4  7b7    
,joint selection required ,the          
,secretary and the ,county shall jointly
 select which parcels of eligible land  
to offer for sale or exchange under     
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,compliance with   
local planning and zoning laws ,before  
carrying out a sale or exchange under   
subsection 7a71 the ,county shall submit
 to the ,secretary a certification that 
qualified bidders have agreed to comply 
with--  7#a7 local zoning ordinances2   
and  7#b7 any master plan for the area  
approved by the ,county4  7d7 ,method of
 sale or exchange  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 sale or exchange of eligible land under
 subsection 7a7 shall be-- 7,a7         
consistent with subsections 7b71 7d71   

and 7f7 of section #bjc and section     
#bjf7;a7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy  
and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #agac1 #agaf7;a772 and  7,b7  
conducted through-- 7i7 a sale1 which   
shall be--  7,i7 through a competitive  
bidding process1 under which adjoining  
landowners are offered the first option1
 unless otherwise determined by the     
,secretary2  7,,ii7 for not less than   
fair market value1 based on an appraisal
 in accordance with the ,uniform        
,standards of ,professional ,appraisal  
,practice2 and  7,,iii7 conducted in    
accordance with subsection 7f72 or  7ii7
 subject to paragraph 7#c71 an          
acre-for-acre exchange for private land 
located within a ,management ,priority  
,area identified under paragraph        
7#d77;,a74  7#b7 ,mass appraisal ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 and every #e    
years thereafter1 the ,secretary shall--
  7,a7 conduct a mass appraisal of the  
eligible land to determine whether any  

parcel of eligible land is likely valued
 at equal to or greater than #ejj per   
acre 7in #bjag constant dollars1 as     
measured by the ,consumer ,price        
,index72 and  7,b7 make available to the
 public the results of the mass         
appraisal conducted under subparagraph  
7,a74  7#c7 ,exclusion  7,a7 ,in general
 ,if the ,secretary determines that a   
parcel of eligible land is likely valued
 at equal to or greater than #ejj per   
acre 7in #bjag constant dollars1 as     
measured by the ,consumer ,price ,index7
 under paragraph 7#b77;,a71 the         
,secretary shall exclude that parcel    
from the acre-for-acre exchange         
described in paragraph 7#a77;,b77ii74   
7,b7 ,publication in ,federal ,register 
,if a mass appraisal of eligible land   
under paragraph 7#b77;,a7 is not        
finalized1 or up-to-date and publicly   
available1 before an acre-for-acre      
exchange described in paragraph         
7#a77;,b77ii7 is completed1 the         
,secretary may finalize the exchange if 

the ,secretary publishes in the ,federal
 ,register--  7i7 a determination       
stating that the one or more parcels of 
eligible land included in the exchange  
are likely valued at less than #ejj per 
acre 7in #bjag constant dollars1 as     
measured by the ,consumer ,price        
,index72 and  7ii7 a description of the 
methodology used to arrive at that      
determination4  7#d7 ,management        
,priority ,areas  7,a7 ,in general      
,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 for the purpose 
of the exchanges authorized under       
paragraph 7#a77;,b77ii71 the            
,secretary--  7i7 shall identify        
,management ,priority ,areas within the 
,checkerboard ,lands ,resolution ,area1 
as identified on the ,map1 that are     
considered by the ,secretary to be--    
7,i7 greater sage-grouse habitat2       
7,,ii7 part of an identified wildlife   
corridor or designated critical habitat2
  7,,iii7 of value for outdoor          

recreation or public access for hunting1
 fishing1 and other recreational        
purposes2  7,,iv7 of significant        
cultural1 historic1 ecological1 or      
scenic value2 or  7,v7 of value for     
improving ,federal land management2 and 
7ii7 as appropriate1 may identify       
additional management priority areas in 
the ,county any time after the          
identification under clause 7i7 is      
completed4  7,b7 ,limitation ,management
 of ,federal land within any ,management
 ,priority ,area identified under       
subparagraph 7,a7 shall not be changed  
based solely on that identification4    
7e7 ,withdrawal  7#a7 ,in general       
,subject to valid existing rights and   
mining claims for which the claims      
maintenance fees have been paid in the  
applicable assessment year1 effective on
 the date on which a parcel of eligible 
land is selected for sale or exchange   
under subsection 7b71 that parcel is    
withdrawn from--  7,a7 all forms of     
entry and appropriation under the public

 land laws1 including the mining laws2  
7,b7 location1 entry1 and patent under  
the mining laws2 and  7,c7 operation of 
the mineral leasing and geothermal      
leasing laws4  7#b7 ,termination ,the   
withdrawal of a parcel of eligible land 
under paragraph 7#a7 shall terminate--  
7,a7 on the date of sale or1 in the case
 of exchange1 the conveyance of title of
 the parcel of eligible land under this 
title2 or  7,b7 with respect to any     
parcel of eligible land selected for    
sale or exchange under subsection 7b7   
that is not sold or exchanged1 not later
 than #b years after the date on which  
the parcel was offered for sale or      
exchange under this title4  7f7         
,parameters for sale or exchange  7#a7  
,sales  7,a7 ,deadline ,except as       
provided in paragraph 7#c71 not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 and not less frequently  
than once per year thereafter until the 
date on which the limitation in         
subparagraph 7,b7 has been reached or   

the date on which the ,county requests a
 postponement under paragraph 7#c71 the 
,secretary shall offer for sale the     
parcels of eligible land jointly        
selected under subsection 7b74  7,b7    
,limitation ,the total acreage of       
eligible land sold under this title     
shall consist of not more than #aej1jjj 
acres of eligible land4  7#b7 ,deadline 
for exchanges ,except as provided in    
paragraph 7#c71 not later than #a year  
after the date on which the ,management 
,priority ,areas are identified under   
subsection 7d77#d77;,a71 and not less   
frequently than once per year thereafter
 until the date on which all of the     
parcels of eligible land have been      
disposed of or the date on which the    
,county requests a postponement under   
paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary shall    
offer for exchange the parcels of       
eligible land jointly selected under    
subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,postponement2    
exclusion for sale or exchange  7,a7    
,request by county for postponement or  

exclusion ,at the request of the        
,county1 the ,secretary shall postpone  
or exclude from a sale or exchange all  
or a portion of the eligible land       
jointly selected under subsection 7b74  
7,b7 ,indefinite postponement ,unless   
specifically requested by the ,county1 a
 postponement under subparagraph 7,a7   
shall not be indefinite4  7,c7          
,postponement or exclusion by the       
,secretary ,the ,secretary may postpone 
or exclude from a sale or exchange all  
or a portion of the eligible land       
jointly selected under subsection 7b7   
for emergency ecological or safety      
reasons4  #ajd4 ,disposition of proceeds
  7a7 ,disposition of proceeds ,of the  
proceeds from the sale of land under    
section #ajc or #bja-- 7#a7 #e percent  
shall be disbursed to the ,state for use
 in the general education program of the
 ,state2  7#b7 #aj percent shall be     
disbursed to the ,county for use as     
determined through normal ,county       
budgeting procedures2 and  7#c7 the     

remainder shall be deposited in a       
special account in the ,treasury of the 
,united ,states1 to be known as the     
,pershing ,county ,special ,account1    
which shall be available to the         
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,county1 for--  7,a7 the reimbursement  
of costs incurred by the ,department of 
the ,interior in preparing for the sale 
or exchange of the eligible land1       
including--  7i7 the costs of surveys   
and appraisals2 and  7ii7 the costs of  
compliance with the ,national           
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 and       
sections #bjb and #bjc of the ,federal  
,land ,policy and ,management ,act of   
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab1 #agac72     
7,b7 the conduct of wildlife habitat    
conservation and restoration projects1  
including projects that benefit the     
greater sage-grouse in the ,county2     
7,c7 a project or activity carried out  
in the ,county to address drought       
conditions2  7,d7 the implementation of 

wildfire presuppression and restoration 
projects in the ,county2  7,e7 the      
acquisition of environmentally sensitive
 land or interests in environmentally   
sensitive land in the ,county2  7,f7    
projects that secure public access to   
,federal land for hunting1 fishing1 and 
other recreational purposes through     
easements or rights-of-way in the       
,county2 and  7,g7 the conduct of any   
surveys related to the designation of   
the wilderness areas under title ,,iii4 
7b7 ,investment of special account ,any 
amounts deposited in the special account
 established under subsection 7a77#c7-- 
7#a7 shall earn interest in an amount   
determined by the ,secretary of the     
,treasury1 based on the current average 
market yield on outstanding marketable  
obligations of the ,united ,states of   
comparable maturities2 and  7#b7 may be 
expended by the ,secretary in accordance
 with this section4  7c7 ,reports  7#a7 
,in general ,beginning with fiscal year 
#bjbj1 and once every #e fiscal years   

thereafter1 not later than #fj days     
after the last day of the preceding     
fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall submit
 to the ,state1 the ,county1 and the    
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on the operation of the special  
account established under subsection    
7a77#c7 for the preceding #e fiscal     
years4  7#b7 ,contents ,each report     
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall    
include1 for the fiscal year covered by 
the report-- 7,a7 a statement of the    
amounts deposited into the special      
account2  7,b7 a description of the     
expenditures made from the special      
account for the fiscal year1 including  
the purpose of the expenditures2  7,c7  
recommendations for additional          
authorities to fulfill the purpose of   
the special account2 and  7,d7 a        
statement of the balance remaining in   
the special account at the end of the   
fiscal year4  ,,ii ,land conveyances and
 transfers  #bja4 ,conveyances of       
covered land  7a7 ,definitions ,in this 

section3 7#a7 ,covered land ,the term   
covered land means any ,federal land or 
interest in ,federal land in the ,county
 identified on the ,map as ,covered     
,land4  7#b7 ,map ,the term ,map means  
the map entitled ,pershing ,county ,land
 ,conveyances and ,transfers and dated  
,february #i1 #bjag4  7#c7 ,qualified   
entity ,the term qualified entity means1
 with respect to a portion of covered   
land--  7,a7 the owner of the mining    
claims1 millsites1 or tunnel sites on a 
portion of the covered land on the date 
of enactment of this ,act2  7,b7 the    
lessee1 or other successor in interest  
of the owner-- 7i7 with the right of    
possession of the mining claims1        
millsites1 or tunnel sites on the       
covered land2  7ii7 that has paid 7or   
whose agent has paid7 the annual claim  
maintenance fee or filed a maintenance  
fee waiver on or before ,september #a1  
#bjag1 with the authority or consent of 
the owner1 for the upcoming assessment  
year for the mining claims1 millsites1  

or tunnel sites within the exterior     
boundary of the portion of covered land1
 as determined based on the claim       
maintenance fee records of the ,bureau  
of ,land ,management as of the date of  
introduction of this ,act2 and  7iii7   
that has the authority or consent of the
 owner to acquire the portion of covered
 land2 or  7,c7 a subsequent successor  
to the interest of a qualified entity in
 the covered land that has the authority
 or consent of the owner to acquire the 
portion of covered land4  7b7 ,land     
conveyances  7#a7 ,in general ,subject  
to paragraph 7#c71 notwithstanding the  
inventory and land use planning         
requirements of sections #bja and #bjb  
or the sales provisions of section #bjc 
of the ,federal ,land ,policy and       
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agaa1 #agab1 #agac71 not later than   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act and subject to valid existing
 rights held by third parties and any   
mining claims1 millsite1 or tunnel site 

of a qualified entity applicable to the 
covered land1 the ,secretary shall offer
 for sale to qualified entities1 for    
fair market value1 the remaining right1 
title1 and interest of the ,united      
,states in and to the covered land4     
7#b7 ,conveyance ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the acceptance of an 
offer under paragraph 7#a7 by a         
qualified entity and completion of a    
sale for all or part of the covered land
 to a qualified entity1 the ,secretary1 
by delivery of an appropriate deed1     
patent1 or other valid instrument of    
conveyance1 shall convey to the         
qualified entity1 all remaining right1  
title1 and interest of the ,united      
,states in and to the applicable portion
 of the covered land4  7#c7 ,merger     
,subject to valid existing rights held  
by third parties1 on delivery of the    
instrument of conveyance to the         
qualified entity under paragraph 7#b71  
any prior interests in the locatable    
minerals and the right to use the       

surface for mineral purposes held by the
 qualified entity under a mining claim1 
millsite1 tunnel site1 or any other     
,federal land use authorization         
applicable to the covered land conveyed 
to the qualified entity shall merge with
 all right1 title1 and interest conveyed
 to the qualified entity by the ,united 
,states under this section to ensure    
that the qualified entity receives fee  
simple title to the purchased covered   
land4  7#d7 ,appraisal to determine fair
 market value ,the ,secretary shall     
determine the fair market value of the  
covered land to be conveyed under this  
subsection in accordance with--  7,a7   
the ,federal ,land ,policy and          
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agja et seq472 and  7,b7 the ,uniform 
,standards of ,professional ,appraisal  
,practice4  7#e7 ,costs ,as a condition 
of the conveyance of the covered land   
under this section1 the qualified entity
 shall pay all costs related to the     
conveyance of the covered land conveyed1

 including the costs of surveys and     
other administrative costs associated   
with the conveyance4  7#f7 ,availability
 of map ,the ,map shall be on file and  
available for public inspection in the  
appropriate offices of the ,bureau of   
,land ,management4  7#g7 ,minor         
corrections ,the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,county1 may      
correct minor errors in the ,map or a   
description of the covered land4  7c7   
,disposition of proceeds ,any amounts   
collected under this section shall be   
disposed of in accordance with section  
#ajd4  7d7 ,termination ,the authority  
of the ,secretary to sell covered land  
under this section shall terminate on   
the date that is #aj years after the    
date of enactment of this ,act4  #bjb4  
,conveyance of land for use as a public 
cemetery  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall convey to the ,county1 
without consideration1 the ,federal land
 described in subsection 7b74  7b7      
,description of ,federal land ,the      

,federal land referred to in subsection 
7a7 is the approximately #aj acres of   
land depicted as ,unionville ,cemetery  
on the ,map4  7c7 ,use of conveyed land 
,the ,federal land conveyed under       
subsection 7a7 shall be used by the     
,county as a public cemetery4  ,,iii    
,wilderness areas  #cja4 ,additions to  
the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation 
,system  7a7 ,additions ,in accordance  
with the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #aaca et seq471 the following parcels  
of ,federal land in the ,state are      
designated as wilderness and as         
components of the ,national ,wilderness 
,preservation ,system3  7#a7 ,cain      
mountain wilderness ,certain ,federal   
land managed by the ,bureau of ,land    
,management1 comprising approximately   
#ab1cci acres1 as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ,proposed ,cain        
,mountain ,wilderness and dated         
,february #i1 #bjag1 which shall be     
known as the ,cain ,mountain            
,wilderness4  7#b7 ,bluewing wilderness 

,certain ,federal land managed by the   
,bureau of ,land ,management1 comprising
 approximately #bd1ijj acres1 as        
generally depicted on the map entitled  
,proposed ,bluewing ,wilderness and     
dated ,february #i1 #bjag1 which shall  
be known as the ,bluewing ,wilderness4  
7#c7 ,selenite peak wilderness ,certain 
,federal land managed by the ,bureau of 
,land ,management1 comprising           
approximately #bb1hbb acres1 as         
generally depicted on the map entitled  
,proposed ,selenite ,peak ,wilderness   
and dated ,february #i1 #bjag1 which    
shall be known as the ,selenite ,peak   
,wilderness4  7#d7 ,mount limbo         
wilderness ,certain ,federal land       
managed by the ,bureau of ,land         
,management1 comprising approximately   
#aa1hee acres1 as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ,proposed ,mt4 ,limbo  
,wilderness and dated ,february #i1     
#bjag1 which shall be known as the      
,mount ,limbo ,wilderness4  7#e7 ,north 
sahwave wilderness ,certain ,federal    

land managed by the ,bureau of ,land    
,management1 comprising approximately   
#ac1hge acres1 as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ,proposed ,north       
,sahwave ,wilderness and dated ,february
 #i1 #bjag1 which shall be known as the 
,north ,sahwave ,wilderness4  7#f7      
,grandfathers' wilderness ,certain      
,federal land managed by the ,bureau of 
,land ,management1 comprising           
approximately #ce1cci acres1 as         
generally depicted on the map entitled  
,proposed ,grandfathers' ,wilderness and
 dated ,february #i1 #bjag1 which shall 
be known as the ,grandfathers'          
,wilderness4  7#g7 ,fencemaker          
wilderness ,certain ,federal land       
managed by the ,bureau of ,land         
,management1 comprising approximately   
#ad1idb acres1 as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ,proposed ,fencemaker  
,wilderness and dated ,february #i1     
#bjag1 which shall be known as the      
,fencemaker ,wilderness4  7b7 ,boundary 
,the boundary of any portion of a       

wilderness area that is bordered by a   
road shall be #ajj feet from the        
centerline of the road4  7c7 ,map and   
legal description  7#a7 ,in general ,as 
soon as practicable after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall file a map and legal description  
of each wilderness area4  7#b7 ,effect  
,each map and legal description prepared
 under paragraph 7#a7 shall have the    
same force and effect as if included in 
this ,act1 except that the ,secretary   
may correct clerical and typographical  
errors in the map or legal description4 
7#c7 ,availability ,each map and legal  
description prepared under paragraph    
7#a7 shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate    
offices of the ,bureau of ,land         
,management4  7#d7 ,withdrawal ,subject 
to valid existing rights1 the wilderness
 areas designated by subsection 7a7 are 
withdrawn from--  7,a7 all forms of     
entry1 appropriation1 and disposal under
 the public land laws2  7,b7 location1  

entry1 and patent under the mining laws2
 and  7,c7 disposition under all laws   
relating to mineral and geothermal      
leasing or mineral materials4  #cjb4    
,administration  7a7 ,management        
,subject to valid existing rights1 the  
wilderness areas shall be administered  
by the ,secretary in accordance with the
 ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca  
et seq471 except that--  7#a7 any       
reference in that ,act to the effective 
date shall be considered to be a        
reference to the date of enactment of   
this ,act2 and  7#b7 any reference in   
that ,act to the ,secretary of          
,agriculture shall be considered to be a
 reference to the ,secretary4  7b7      
,livestock ,the grazing of livestock in 
the wilderness areas1 if established    
before the date of enactment of this    
,act1 shall be allowed to continue1     
subject to such reasonable regulations1 
policies1 and practices as the          
,secretary considers to be necessary in 
accordance with--  7#a7 section         

#d7;d77#d7 of the ,wilderness ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aacc7;d77#d772 and  7#b7 the 
guidelines set forth in ,appendix ,a of 
the report of the ,committee on         
,interior and ,insular ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives accompanying 
,h4,r4 #begj of the #ajast ,congress    
7,house ,report #aja-dje74  7c7         
,incorporation of acquired land and     
interests ,any land or interest in land 
within the boundary of a wilderness area
 that is acquired by the ,united ,states
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act shall be added to and administered 
as part of the wilderness area4  7d7    
,adjacent management  7#a7 ,in general  
,congress does not intend for the       
designation of the wilderness areas to  
create protective perimeters or buffer  
zones around the wilderness areas4  7#b7
 ,nonwilderness activities ,the fact    
that nonwilderness activities or uses   
can be seen or heard from areas within a
 wilderness area shall not preclude the 
conduct of those activities or uses     

outside the boundary of the wilderness  
area4  7e7 ,military overflights        
,nothing in this ,act restricts or      
precludes-- 7#a7 low-level overflights  
of military aircraft over the wilderness
 areas1 including military overflights  
that can be seen or heard within the    
wilderness areas2  7#b7 flight testing  
and evaluation2 or  7#c7 the designation
 or creation of new units of special use
 airspace1 or the establishment of      
military flight training routes1 over   
the wilderness areas4  7f7 ,wildfire1   
insect1 and disease management ,in      
accordance with section #d7;d77#a7 of   
the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#aacc7;d77#a771 the ,secretary may take 
such measures in the wilderness areas as
 are necessary for the control of fire1 
insects1 and diseases 7including1 as the
 ,secretary determines to be            
appropriate1 the coordination of the    
activities with a ,state or local       
agency74  7g7 ,climatological data      
collection ,in accordance with the      

,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et
 seq47 and subject to such terms and    
conditions as the ,secretary may        
prescribe1 the ,secretary may authorize 
the installation and maintenance of     
hydrologic1 meteorologic1 or            
climatological data collection devices  
in the wilderness areas if the          
,secretary determines that the          
facilities and access to the facilities 
are essential to flood warning1 flood   
control1 or water reservoir operation   
activities4  7h7 ,water rights  7#a7    
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7,a7   
the wilderness areas are located--  7i7 
in the semiarid region of the ,great    
,basin2 and  7ii7 at the headwaters of  
the streams and rivers on land with     
respect to which there are few1 if any--
  7,i7 actual or proposed water resource
 facilities located upstream2 and       
7,,ii7 opportunities for diversion1     
storage1 or other uses of water         
occurring outside the land that would   
adversely affect the wilderness values  

of the land2  7,b7 the wilderness areas 
are generally not suitable for use or   
development of new water resource       
facilities2 and  7,c7 because of the    
unique nature of the wilderness areas1  
it is possible to provide for proper    
management and protection of the        
wilderness and other values of land in  
ways different from those used in other 
laws4  7#b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of    
this section is to protect the          
wilderness values of the wilderness     
areas by means other than a federally   
reserved water right4  7#c7 ,statutory  
construction ,nothing in this ,act--    
7,a7 constitutes an express or implied  
reservation by the ,united ,states of   
any water or water rights with respect  
to the wilderness areas2  7,b7 affects  
any water rights in the ,state          
7including any water rights held by the 
,united ,states7 in existence on the    
date of enactment of this ,act2  7,c7   
establishes a precedent with regard to  
any future wilderness designations2     

7,d7 affects the interpretation of1 or  
any designation made under1 any other   
,act2 or  7,e7 limits1 alters1 modifies1
 or amends any interstate compact or    
equitable apportionment decree that     
apportions water among and between the  
,state and other ,states4  7#d7 ,nevada 
water law ,the ,secretary shall follow  
the procedural and substantive          
requirements of ,state law in order to  
obtain and hold any water rights not in 
existence on the date of enactment of   
this ,act with respect to the wilderness
 areas4  7#e7 ,new projects  7,a7       
,definition of water resource facility  
7i7 ,in general ,in this paragraph1 the 
term water resource facility means      
irrigation and pumping facilities1      
reservoirs1 water conservation works1   
aqueducts1 canals1 ditches1 pipelines1  
wells1 hydropower projects1 transmission
 and other ancillary facilities1 and    
other water diversion1 storage1 and     
carriage structures4  7ii7 ,exclusion   
,in this paragraph1 the term water      

resource facility does not include      
wildlife guzzlers4  7,b7 ,restriction on
 new water resource facilities ,except  
as otherwise provided in this ,act1 on  
and after the date of the enactment of  
this ,act1 neither the ,president nor   
any other officer1 employee1 or agent of
 the ,united ,states shall fund1 assist1
 authorize1 or issue a license or permit
 for the development of any new water   
resource facility within the wilderness 
areas4  7i7 ,temporary                  
telecommunications device  7#a7 ,in     
general ,nothing in this ,act prevents  
the placement of a temporary            
telecommunications device for law       
enforcement or agency administrative    
purposes in the ,selenite ,peak         
,wilderness in accordance with paragraph
 7#b74  7#b7 ,additional requirements   
,any temporary telecommunications device
 authorized by the ,secretary under     
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 be carried  
out in accordance with--  7i7 the       
,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et

 seq472 and  7ii7 all other applicable  
laws 7including regulations72  7,b7 to  
the maximum practicable1 be located in  
such a manner as to minimize impacts on 
the recreational and other wilderness   
values of the area2 and  7,c7 be for a  
period of not longer than #g years4     
#cjc4 ,wildlife management  7a7 ,in     
general ,in accordance with section     
#d7;d77#g7 of the ,wilderness ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aacc7;d77#g771 nothing in    
this ,act affects or diminishes the     
jurisdiction of the ,state with respect 
to fish and wildlife management1        
including the regulation of hunting1    
fishing1 and trapping1 in the wilderness
 areas4  7b7 ,management activities ,in 
furtherance of the purposes and         
principles of the ,wilderness ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 the ,secretary
 may conduct any management activities  
in the wilderness areas that are        
necessary to maintain or restore fish   
and wildlife populations and the        
habitats to support the populations1 if 

the activities are carried out--  7#a7  
consistent with relevant wilderness     
management plans2 and  7#b7 in          
accordance with--  7,a7 the ,wilderness 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq472 and 
7,b7 appropriate policies1 such as those
 set forth in ,appendix ,b of the report
 of the ,committee on ,interior and     
,insular ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives accompanying ,h4,r4    
#begj of the #ajast ,congress 7,house   
,report #aja-dje71 including noxious    
weed treatment and the occasional and   
temporary use of motorized vehicles if  
the use1 as determined by the           
,secretary1 would promote healthy1      
viable1 and more naturally distributed  
wildlife populations that would enhance 
wilderness values with the minimal      
impact necessary to reasonably          
accomplish those tasks4  7c7 ,existing  
activities ,consistent with section     
#d7;d77#a7 of the ,wilderness ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aacc7;d77#a77 and in         
accordance with appropriate policies    

such as those set forth in ,appendix ,b 
of the ,committee on ,interior and      
,insular ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives accompanying ,h4,r4    
#begj of the #ajast ,congress 7,house   
,report #aja-dje71 the ,state may       
continue to use aircraft1 including     
helicopters1 to survey1 capture1        
transplant1 monitor1 and provide water  
for wildlife populations1 specifically  
sage-grouse1 in the wilderness areas4   
7d7 ,wildlife water development projects
 ,subject to subsection 7f71 the        
,secretary shall authorize structures   
and facilities1 including existing      
structures and facilities1 for wildlife 
water development projects1 including   
guzzlers1 in the wilderness areas if--  
7#a7 the structures and facilities will1
 as determined by the ,secretary1       
enhance wilderness values by promoting  
healthy1 viable and more naturally      
distributed wildlife populations2 and   
7#b7 the visual impacts of the          
structures and facilities on the        

wilderness areas can reasonably be      
minimized4  7e7 ,hunting1 fishing1 and  
trapping  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary may designate areas in which1
 and establish periods during which1 for
 reasons of public safety1              
administration1 or compliance with      
applicable laws1 no hunting1 fishing1 or
 trapping will be permitted in the      
wilderness areas4  7#b7 ,consultation   
,except in emergencies1 the ,secretary  
shall consult with the appropriate      
,state agency and notify the public     
before taking any action under paragraph
 7#a74  7f7 ,cooperative agreement  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,state1 including a   
designee of the ,state1 may conduct     
wildlife management activities in the   
wilderness areas--  7,a7 in accordance  
with the terms and conditions specified 
in the cooperative agreement between the
 ,secretary and the ,state entitled     
,memorandum of ,understanding between   
the ,bureau of ,land ,management and the
 ,nevada ,department of ,wildlife       

,supplement ,no4 #i and signed ,november
 and ,december #bjjc1 including any     
amendments to the cooperative agreement 
agreed to by the ,secretary and the     
,state2 and  7,b7 subject to all        
applicable laws 7including regulations74
  7#b7 ,references2 clark county ,for   
the purposes of this subsection1 any    
references to ,clark ,county in the     
cooperative agreement described in      
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall be considered 
to be a reference to the wilderness     
areas4  #cjd4 ,release of wilderness    
study areas  7a7 ,finding ,congress     
finds that1 for the purposes of section 
#fjc7;c7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy  
and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #aghb7;c771 the approximately 
#dh1fjj acres of public land in the     
portions of the ,china ,mountain1 ,mt4  
,limbo1 ,selenite ,mountains1 and ,tobin
 ,range wilderness study areas that have
 not been designated as wilderness by   
section #cja7;a7 and the portion of the 
,augusta ,mountains wilderness study    

area within the ,county that has not    
been designated as wilderness by section
 #cja7;a7 have been adequately studied  
for wilderness designation4  7b7        
,release ,the public land described in  
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 is no longer      
subject to section #fjc7;c7 of the      
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #aghb7;c772
 and  7#b7 shall be managed in          
accordance with the applicable land use 
plans adopted under section #bjb of the 
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab74    
#cje4 ,native ,american cultural and    
religious uses  7a7 ,in general ,nothing
 in this title alters or diminishes the 
treaty rights of any ,indian tribe 7as  
defined in section #d of the ,indian    
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774
  7b7 ,cultural uses ,nothing in this   
title precludes the traditional         
collection of pine nuts in a wilderness 
area for personal1 noncommercial use    

consistent with the ,wilderness ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq474