Sec. 404. Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada, conveyance to support access to rural water supply
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In this section: The term District means the Moapa Valley Water District. The term Federal land means the approximately 121 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the Map. The term Map means the map entitled Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and Land Conveyances and dated November 13, 2019. Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 , 1713) and subject to paragraph (2), on request of the District, the Secretary shall convey to the District, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land for the construction, operation, and maintenance of critical water conveyance infrastructure necessary to supply water to the communities of Logandale, Overton, Glendale, and Moapa, Nevada.
If any parcel of Federal land authorized for conveyance under paragraph
(1)is subject to transfer for the benefit of the Tribe under section 101(a), the interest in the parcel of Federal land to be conveyed to the District under paragraph
(1)shall be in the form of a right-of-way for construction, maintenance, and operation of critical water conveyance infrastructure. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare final legal descriptions of the Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (b). The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the Map or legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1). The Map and legal descriptions prepared under paragraph
(1)shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. If the Federal land conveyed under subsection
(b)ceases to be used for the public purpose for which the Federal land was conveyed, as described in subsection (b), the Federal land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that reversion is in the best interest of the United States. If the Secretary determines under paragraph
(1)that the Federal land should revert to the United States and that the Federal land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the District shall be responsible for remediation of the contamination of the Federal land.
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