Text of Senate Amendment 6391

On 2026-06-24, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6391" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6391

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3513-S3519] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6391. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end, add the following: DIVISION E--SOUTHERN NEVADA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE. This division may be cited as the ``Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act''. SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS. In this division: (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Clark County, Nevada. (2) Federal incidental take permit.--The term ``Federal incidental take permit'' means an incidental take permit issued under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)) to-- (A) the Nevada Department of Transportation; (B) the County; or (C) any of the following cities in the State: (i) Las Vegas. (ii) North Las Vegas. (iii) Henderson. (iv) Boulder City. (v) Mesquite. (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' means-- (A) the Secretary, with respect to Federal land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land. (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada. TITLE I--TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEC. 5101. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE MOAPA BAND OF PAIUTES. (a) Definition of Tribe.--In this section and section 5102, the term ``Tribe'' means the Moapa Band of Paiutes of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada. (b) Transfer of Land.-- (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, including existing rights-of-way for water and wastewater facilities and for electric generation, storage, transmission, distribution, and supporting facilities, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (c) shall be-- (A) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and (B) part of the reservation of the Tribe. (2) Certain transmission facilities.-- (A) In general.--The transfer of land under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the reservation to the United States of electric transmission corridor rights-of-way, which shall be administered by the Secretary under the laws applicable to such rights-of-way. (B) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that any payments after the date of enactment of this Act for the right-of-way under subparagraph (A) shall be-- (i) made for the benefit of the Tribe; and (ii) transferred from the Secretary to the Tribe in a timely manner. (c) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (b)(1) is the approximately 44,950 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 14, 2024. (d) Survey.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (b)(1). (e) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under this section shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). (f) Water Rights.-- (1) In general.--There shall not be Federal reserved rights to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b)(1). [[Page S3514]] (2) State water rights.--The Tribe shall retain any right or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b)(1). SEC. 5102. TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. (a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the Tribe in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall be-- (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 196 acres of land held in fee by the Tribe, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 14, 2024. (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). SEC. 5103. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE TRIBE. (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Tribe'' means the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. (b) Transfer of Land.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (c) shall be-- (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. (c) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (b) is the approximately 3,156 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Land Management'' and dated November 14, 2024. (d) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (b). (e) Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor.--As a condition of the transfer of land under subsection (b), not later than 30 days after the date on which the land is taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b), a 300-foot-wide right-of-way (as generally depicted on the map described in subsection (c)) shall be granted by the Tribe to a qualified electric utility for the construction and maintenance of high-voltage transmission facilities consistent with existing renewable energy transmission agreements between the Tribe and the qualified electric utility on the Snow Mountain Reservation. (f) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under this section shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). (g) Water Rights.-- (1) In general.--Nothing in this section affirms or denies Federal reserved rights to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b). (2) State water rights.--The Tribe shall retain any right or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b). (h) Intergovernmental Agreement.--Nothing in this section affects the implementation of the March 2021 Intergovernmental Agreement between the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe and the City of Las Vegas. (i) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3092 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3870) is amended by striking subsection (d). TITLE II--CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA SEC. 5201. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC PARK UNDER THE RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2002. Section 102 of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-4 note; Public Law 107-282) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: ``(1) Associated supportive use.--The term `associated supportive use' means a use that supports the overall function and enjoyment of a public park.''; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: ``(3) Public park.--The term `public park' includes land developed or managed by a partnership between Clark County, Nevada, and a private entity for recreational uses and associated supportive uses, including uses that require a fee for admittance or use of property within the public park.''. SEC. 5202. RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. Section 3(a) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-1(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately 253,950 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled `Southern Nevada Land Management' and dated November 14, 2024.''. SEC. 5203. LAND DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES. (a) Land Disposal.-- (1) In general.--Section 4(a) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2344; 116 Stat. 2007; 127 Stat. 3872) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``September 17, 2012.'' and inserting ``November 14, 2024. The Secretary and Clark County shall jointly nominate not more than 25,000 acres from land depicted on the map as `Proposed Expanded Las Vegas Disposal Boundary' for addition to the disposal boundary.''. (2) Sand and gravel.--For purposes of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-263; 112 Stat. 2343) or the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-282; 116 Stat. 1994), the Secretary may authorize any of the followin