Sec. 112. Special rules for Dixie Valley Special Management Area
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In using the Dixie Valley Special Management Area for Navy purposes, as authorized by section 101(b)(2)(A) of this title, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall provide, to the maximum extent possible, for the following: Installation of permanent aircraft threat emitters and two electronic warfare training sites. Temporary aircraft threat emitters. Ground training and convoy training that utilizes existing roads. Aircraft training that would include a flight floor of 50 feet above ground level, except for the area designated as a flight sanctuary area.
In managing the Dixie Valley Special Management Area, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall ensure that there is no closure of an existing County road and no restriction or curtailment on public access and recreation for the duration of the withdrawal. In managing the Dixie Valley Special Management Area, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall provide the following activities: Livestock grazing.
Geothermal exploration and development west of State Route 121, as managed by the Bureau of Land Management in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy. Exploration and development of salable minerals or other fluid or leasable minerals, as managed by the Bureau of Land Management in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy. The withdrawal of lands as the Dixie Valley Special Management Area shall not be construed to interfere with the Dixie Valley Water Project of the County.
On application by the County, the Secretary of the Navy shall concur with the Dixie Valley Water Project of the County and, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, complete any permitting necessary for the Dixie Valley Water Project, subject to the public land laws and environmental review. The Secretary of the Navy shall compensate the County for any cost increases for the Dixie Valley Water Project of the County that result from any design features required by the Secretary of the Navy to be included in the Dixie Valley Water Project.
With regard to the Dixie Valley Special Management Area, the Secretary of the Navy shall grant the following rights-of-way: A 2,640-foot-wide right-of-way immediately west of the existing north-south powerline along State Route 121 to the intersection with U.S. Highway 50, as depicted on the Map, for the placement, on a nonexclusive basis, of utility infrastructure. A 2,640-foot-wide right-of-way immediately north of U.S. Highway 50, as depicted on the Map, for the placement, on a nonexclusive basis, of utility infrastructure.
A 2,640-foot-wide right-of-way immediately south of the existing east-west transmission line across Dixie Valley, as depicted on the Map, for the placement, on a nonexclusive basis, of utility infrastructure. For the duration of the withdrawal of lands as the Dixie Valley Special Management Area, the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that there is no restriction or curtailment of public access to, and recreation on, the lands. For the duration of the withdrawal of lands as the Dixie Valley Special Management Area, the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that geothermal exploration and development is authorized on the portion of such lands located west of State Route 121, consistent with the required design features described by the Secretary of the Navy in the Final Environmental Impact Statement.