Pub. L. 107-282, tit. V, sec. 501

INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 SOUTH CORRIDOR.

EnactedYear: 2002Length: 658 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 501. INTERSTATE ROUTE 15 SOUTH CORRIDOR. (a) Management of Interstate Route 15 Corridor Land.— (1) In general.—The Secretary shall manage the land located along the Interstate Route 15 corridor south of the Las Vegas Valley to the border between the States of California and Nevada, generally depicted as Interstate 15 South Corridor on the map entitled “Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002” and dated October 1, 2002, in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2343) and this section. (2) Availability of map.—The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (3) Multiple use management.—Subject to any land management designations under the 1998 Las Vegas District Resource Management Plan or the Clark County Multi-Species Conservation Plan, land depicted on the map described in paragraph (1) shall be managed for multiple use purposes. 116 STAT. 2008 (4) Termination of administrative withdrawal.—The administrative withdrawal of the land identified as the Interstate 15 South Corridor on the map entitled “Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002” and dated October 1, 2002, from mineral entry dated July 23, 1997, and as amended March 9, 1998, as further amended July 2, 2002, is terminated. (5) Withdrawal of land.—Subject to valid existing rights, the corridor described in subsection (b) and the land described in subsection (c)(1) are withdrawn from location and entry under the mining laws, and from operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until such time as— (A) the Secretary terminates the withdrawal; or (B) the corridor or land, respectively, is patented. (b) Transportation and Utilities Corridor.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, in consultation with the City of Henderson and the County, and in accordance with this section and other applicable laws and subject to valid existing rights, shall establish a 2,640-foot-wide corridor between the Las Vegas valley and the proposed Ivanpah Airport for the placement, on a nonexclusive basis, of utilities and transportation. (c) Ivanpah Airport Environs Overlay District Land Transfer.— (1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2) and valid existing rights, on request by the County, the Secretary shall transfer to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land identified as Ivanpah Airport noise compatibility area on the map entitled “Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002” and dated October 1, 2002. (2) Conditions for transfer.—As a condition of the transfer under paragraph (1), the County shall agree— (A) to manage the transferred land in accordance with section 47504 of title 49, United States Code (including regulations promulgated under that section); and (B) that if any portion of the transferred land is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed or leased by the County— (i) the sale, lease, or other conveyance shall be— (I) subject to a limitation that requires that any use of the transferred land be consistent with the Agreement and section 47504 of title 49, United States Code (including regulations promulgated under that section); and (II) for fair market value; and (ii) of any gross proceeds received by the County from the sale, lease, or other conveyance of the land, the County shall— (I) contribute 85 percent to the special account established by section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); (II) contribute 5 percent to the State for use in the general education program of the State; and 116 STAT. 2009 (III) reserve 10 percent for use by the Clark County Department of Aviation for airport development and noise compatibility programs. (d) Effective Date.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall not take effect until construction of the Ivanpah Valley Airport is approved in accordance with Public Law 106-362.