,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,cortez ,masto introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,sloan ,canyon ,national      
,conservation ,area ,act to adjust the  
boundary of the ,sloan ,canyon ,national
 ,conservation ,area1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,sloan ,canyon      
,conservation and ,lateral ,pipeline    
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,conservation ,area ,the term      
,conservation ,area means the ,sloan    
,canyon ,national ,conservation ,area4  
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior1  
acting through the ,director of the     
,bureau of ,land ,management4  #c4      
,sloan ,canyon ,national ,conservation  
,area boundary adjustment  7a7 ,boundary
 adjustment  7#a7 ,map ,section #fjc7d7 

of the ,sloan ,canyon ,national         
,conservation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#dfjqqq-#a7d77 is amended by striking   
map entitled ,southern ,nevada ,public  
,land ,management ,act and dated        
,october #a1 #bjjb and inserting map    
entitled ,proposed ,sloan ,canyon       
,expansion and dated ,may #bj1 #bjbd4   
7#b7 ,acreage ,section #fjd7;b7 of the  
,sloan ,canyon ,national ,conservation  
,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4               
#dfjqqq-#b7;b77 is amended by striking  
#dh1dch and inserting #eg1gbh4  7b7     
,right-of-,way ,section #fje of the     
,sloan ,canyon ,national ,conservation  
,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfjqqq-#c7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7h7 ,horizon lateral        
pipeline right-of-,way  7#a7 ,in general
 ,notwithstanding sections #bjb and #ejc
 of the ,federal ,land ,policy and      
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agab1 #agfc7 and subject to valid     
existing rights and paragraph 7#c71 the 
,secretary of the ,interior1 acting     

through the ,director of the ,bureau of 
,land ,management 7referred to in this  
subsection as the ,secretary71 shall1   
not later than #a year after the date of
 enactment of this subsection1 grant to 
the ,southern ,nevada ,water ,authority 
7referred to in this subsection as the  
,authority71 not subject to the payment 
of rents or other charges1 the temporary
 and permanent water pipeline           
infrastructure1 and outside the         
boundaries of the ,conservation ,area1  
powerline1 facility1 and access road    
rights-of-way depicted on the map for   
the purposes of-- 7,a7 performing       
geotechnical investigations within the  
rights-of-way2 and  7,b7 constructing   
and operating water transmission and    
related facilities4  7#b7 ,excavation   
and disposal  7,a7 ,in general ,the     
,authority may1 without consideration1  
excavate and use or dispose of sand1    
gravel1 minerals1 or other materials    
from the tunneling of the water pipeline
 necessary to fulfill the purpose of the

 rights-of-way granted under paragraph  
7#a74  7,b7 ,memorandum of understanding
 ,not later than #cj days after the date
 on which the rights-of-way are granted 
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary and
 the ,authority shall enter into a      
memorandum of understanding identifying 
,federal land on which the ,authority   
may dispose of materials under          
subparagraph 7,a7 to further the        
interests of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management4  7#c7 ,requirements ,a     
right-of-way issued under this          
subsection shall be subject to the      
following requirements3 7,a7 ,the       
,secretary may include reasonable terms 
and conditions1 consistent with section 
#eje of the ,federal ,land ,policy and  
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agfe71 as are necessary to protect    
,conservation ,area resources4  7,b7    
,construction of the water pipeline     
shall not permanently adversely affect  
conservation area surface resources4    
7,c7 ,the right-of-way shall not be     

located through or under any area       
designated as wilderness4  4  7c7       
,preservation of transmission and       
utility corridors and rights-of-,way    
,the expansion of the ,conservation     
,area boundary under the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall be       
subject to valid existing rights1       
including land within a designated      
utility transmission corridor or a      
transmission line right-of-way grant    
approved by the ,secretary in a record  
of decision issued before the date of   
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 shall 
not preclude-- 7,a7 any activity        
authorized in accordance with a         
designated corridor or right-of-way     
referred to in paragraph 7#a71 including
 the operation1 maintenance1 repair1 or 
replacement of any authorized utility   
facility within the corridor or         
right-of-way2 or  7,b7 the ,secretary   
from authorizing the establishment of a 
new utility facility right-of-way within
 an existing designated transportation  

and utility corridor referred to in     
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in accordance with 
the ,national ,environmental ,policy    
,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et   
seq47 and other applicable laws2 and    
7ii7 subject to such terms and          
conditions as the ,secretary determines 
to be appropriate4  7d7 ,management of  
the ,conservation ,area ,except as      
provided in the amendment made by       
subsection 7b71 nothing in this ,act or 
the amendments made by this ,act shall  
modify the management of the            
,conservation ,area pursuant to section 
#fje of the ,sloan ,canyon ,national    
,conservation ,area ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#dfjqqq-#c74