text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Nye County Higher Education Campus 
  Conveyance Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
              (1) Chancellor.--The term ``Chancellor'' means the 
          Chancellor of the University system.
              (2) County.--The term ``County'' means the County of Nye, 
          Nevada.
              (3) College.--The term ``College'' means the Nye County 
          Nevada Higher Education Campus in Pahrump Valley, Nevada, a 
          component of the University system.
              (4) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
          parcel of Bureau of Land Management land identified on the map 
          as the N\1/2\ (excluding the NW\1/4\NW\1/4\) of sec. 2 of T. 21 
          S., R. 54 E.
              (5) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
          ``Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act'' and dated 
          October 1, 2002.
              (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.
              (7) University system.--The term ``University system'' 
          means the University and Community College System of Nevada.
  
  SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF 
                NEVADA.
  
      (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the Federal Land Policy and 
  Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and section 1(c) of the 
  Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public 
  Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869(c)), not later than 1 year after the 
  date on which a survey defining the official metes and bounds of the 
  Federal land is approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall convey 
  to the University system without consideration, all right, title, and 
  interest of the United States in and to the Federal land for use as a 
  campus for the College.
      (b) Conditions.--
              (1) In general.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
          subsection (a), the Chancellor shall agree in writing--
                      (A) to pay any administrative costs associated with 
                  the conveyance, including the cost of any 
                  environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical 
                  resources studies;
                      (B) to use the Federal land conveyed for 
                  educational and recreational purposes;
                      (C) to release and indemnify the United States from 
                  any claims or liabilities which may arise from uses 
                  that are carried out on the Federal land on or before 
                  the date of enactment of this Act by the United States 
                  or any person;
                      (D) as soon as practicable after the date of the 
                  conveyance under subsection (a), to erect at the 
                  College an appropriate and centrally located monument 
                  that acknowledges the conveyance of the Federal land by 
                  the United States for the purpose of furthering the 
                  higher education of citizens in the State; and
                      (E) to assist the Bureau of Land Management in 
                  providing information to the students of the College 
                  and the citizens of the State on--
                              (i) public land in the State; and
                              (ii) the role of the Bureau of Land 
                          Management in managing, preserving, and 
                          protecting the public land.
              (2) Valid existing rights.--The conveyance under subsection 
          (a) shall be subject to all valid existing rights.
      (c) Use of Federal Land.--
              (1) In general.--The University system may use the land 
          conveyed under subsection (a) for--
                      (A) any purpose relating to the establishment, 
                  operation, growth, and maintenance of the College; and
                      (B) any uses relating to those purposes, including 
                  residential and commercial development that would 
                  generally be associated with an institution of higher 
                  education.
              (2) Other entities.--The University system may--
                      (A) consistent with Federal and State law, lease or 
                  otherwise provide property or space at the College, 
                  with or without consideration, to religious, public 
                  interest, community, or other groups for services and 
                  events that are of interest to the College, the 
                  University system, or any community located in the 
                  County;
                      (B) allow the County or any other community in the 
                  County to use facilities of the College for educational 
                  and recreational programs of the County or community; 
                  and
                      (C) in conjunction with the County, plan, finance 
                  (including through the provision of cost-share 
                  assistance), construct, and operate facilities for the 
                  County on the Federal land for educational or 
                  recreational purposes consistent with this section.
      (d) Reversion.--If the Federal land or any portion of the Federal 
  land conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be used for the College, 
  the Federal land or any portion of the Federal land shall, at the 
  discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.
target: Nye County Higher Education Campus Conveyance Act - Requires the conveyance, without consideration, of all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the University and Community College System of Nevada for use as a campus for the Nye County Nevada Higher Education Campus in Pahrump Valley, Nevada.
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