Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act

This bill provides for conservation and economic development in southern Nevada, including land transfers to tribes, adjustments to conservation areas, wilderness additions, and conveyances to local governments for public purposes.

Title I, Tribal empowerment and economic development: The bill transfers certain federal land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes and the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, and takes approximately 196 acres of fee land held by the Moapa Band into trust, all as part of their reservations.

Title II, Clark County, Nevada: This title amends the definition of public park under the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act, adjusts the boundary of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area to approximately 253,950 acres, authorizes land disposal and public purpose conveyances, revokes the Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern and establishes special management areas, extends the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, designates Maude Frazier Mountain, amends the availability of a special account to include Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monument, amends the Nevada Cancer Institute land conveyance, adjusts the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area boundary to approximately 57,728 acres, and conveys the Clark County Job Creation Zone to the county for nonresidential development.

Title III, Wilderness: This title adds approximately 10,095 acres, 3,789 acres, and 19,716 acres of federal land to existing wilderness areas in Clark County.

Title IV, Local government conveyances in the State of Nevada for public purposes: This title authorizes conveyances of federal land without consideration to the city of Boulder City, the city of Mesquite for Virgin River watershed protection, Clark County for public safety and wildfire response, the Moapa Valley Water District for rural water supply infrastructure, and the city of North Las Vegas for a fire training facility.

Title V, Implementation of Lower Virgin River watershed plan: This title amends the Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 to allow funds to be used for the development and implementation of a watershed plan for the Lower Virgin River.

Title VI, Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area: This title redefines the transition area in Henderson, Nevada, as approximately 742 acres, and amends authorized uses of the land for nonresidential development.

Title VII, Miscellaneous provisions: This title establishes the Laughlin and Logandale Trails off-highway vehicle recreation areas, directs the Secretary to complete construction of six erosion control weirs on the lower Las Vegas Wash within 8 years, requires amendment of the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan to allow flood control facilities in the Coyote Springs Desert Tortoise Area of Critical Environmental Concern, and states that nothing in the bill affects state jurisdiction over fish and wildlife on federal land.