Sec. 9. Conveyance of land to the Nevada System of Higher Education
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In this section: The term Board of Regents means the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education. The term Campuses means the Great Basin College, College of Southern Nevada, and University of Las Vegas, Nevada, campuses. The term Federal land means each of the 3 parcels of Bureau of Land Management land identified on the maps as Parcel to be Conveyed , of which— approximately 40 acres is to be conveyed for the College of Southern Nevada; approximately 2,085 acres is to be conveyed for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and approximately 285 acres is to be conveyed for the Great Basin College.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term State means the State of Nevada. The term System means the Nevada System of Higher Education. Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 ) and section 1(c) of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 869(c) ) and subject to all valid existing rights, the Secretary shall— not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, convey to the System, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to— the Federal land identified on the map entitled Great Basin College Land Conveyance and dated June 26, 2012, for the Great Basin College; and the Federal land identified on the map entitled College of Southern Nevada Land Conveyance and dated June 26, 2012, for the College of Southern Nevada, subject to the requirement that, as a precondition of the conveyance, the Board of Regents shall, by mutual assent, enter into a binding development agreement with the City of Las Vegas that— provides for the orderly development of the Federal land to be conveyed under this subclause; and complies with State law; and convey to the System, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land identified on the map entitled North Las Vegas Valley Overview and dated April 30, 2013, for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, if the area identified as Potential Utility Schedule on the map is reserved for use for a potential 400-foot utility corridor of certain rights-of-way for transportation and public utilities.
As a condition of the conveyance under paragraph (1), the Board of Regents shall agree in writing— to pay any administrative costs associated with the conveyance, including the costs of any environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies; to use the Federal land conveyed for educational and recreational purposes; to release and indemnify the United States from any claims or liabilities that may arise from uses carried out on the Federal land on or before the date of enactment of this Act by the United States or any person; and to assist the Bureau of Land Management in providing information to the students of the System and the citizens of the State on— public land (including the management of public land) in the Nation; and the role of the Bureau of Land Management in managing, preserving, and protecting the public land in the State.
The Federal land conveyed to the System under paragraph (1)(B) shall be used in accordance with the agreement entitled the Cooperative Interlocal Agreement between the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the 99th Air Base Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and dated June 19, 2009. Any modifications to the agreement described in clause
(i)or any related master plan shall require the mutual assent of the parties to the agreement. In no case shall the use of the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1)(B) compromise the national security mission or avigation rights of Nellis Air Force Base. The System may use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph
(1)for any public purposes consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq. ). If the Federal land or any portion of the Federal land conveyed under paragraph
(1)ceases to be used for the System, the Federal land, or any portion of the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. If the System fails to complete the first building or show progression toward development of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus on the applicable parcels of Federal land by the date that is 50 years after the date of receipt of certification of acceptable remediation of environmental conditions, the parcels of the Federal land described in subsection (a)(3)(B) shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. If the System fails to complete the first building or show progression toward development of the College of Southern Nevada campus on the applicable parcels of Federal land by the date that is 12 years after the date of conveyance of the applicable parcels of Federal land to the College of Southern Nevada, the parcels of the Federal land described in subsection (a)(3)(A) shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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