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 PUBLIC LAW 106-362—OCT. 27, 2000 114 STAT. 1405 (2) DEPOSIT IN SPECIAL ACCOUNT. — (A) The Secretary shall deposit the payments received under paragraph (1) into the special account described in section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345). Such funds may be expended only for the acquisition of private inholdings in the Mojave National Preserve and for the protection and management of the petrogl)^h resources in Clark County, Nevada. The second sentence of section 4(f) of such Act (112 Stat. 2346) shall not apply to interest earned on amounts deposited under this paragraph. (B) The Secretary may not expend funds pursuant to this section until— (i) the provisions of section 5 of this Act have been completed; and (ii) a final Record of Decision pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has been issued which permits development of an airport at the Ivanpah site. (d) REVERSION AND REENTRY. —If, following completion of compliance with section 5 of this Act and in accordance with the findings made by the actions taken in compliance with such section, the Federal Aviation Administration and the County determine that an airport should not be constructed on the conveyed lands— (1) the Secretary of the Interior shall immediately refund to the County all payments made to the United States for such lands under subsection (c); and (2) upon such payment— (A) all right, title, and interest in the lands conveyed to the Coimty under this Act shall revert to the United States; and (B) the Secretary may reenter such lands. SEC. 3. MINERAL ENTRY FOR LANDS ELIGIBLE FOR CONVEYANCE. The public lands referred to in section 2(a) are withdrawn from mineral entry under the Act of May 10, 1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; popularly known as the Mining Law of 1872) and the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). SEC. 4. ACTIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. (a) DEVELOPMENT OF AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— The Secretary of Transportation shall, in consultation with the Secretary, prior to the conveyance of the land referred to in section 2(a), develop an airspace management plan for the Ivanpah Valley Airport that shall, to the maximum extent practicable and without adversely impacting safety considerations, restrict aircraft arrivals and departures over the Mojave Desert Preserve in California. (b) CERTIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT. —The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall certify to the Secretary that the assessment made by the County under section 2(b)(1) is thorough and that alternatives have been developed to address each adverse effect identified in the assessment, including alternatives that ensure access to the Las Vegas Basin under visual flight rules at a level that is equal to or better than existing access.

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