114 STAT. 1048 PUBLIC LAW 106-298—OCT. 13, 2000 may be used in Support of litigation against the Federal Government; and (3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United States (referred to in this section as the "special account") for use as provided in subsection (b). (b) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Amounts in the special account (including amounts earned as interest under paragraph (3)) shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further Act of appropriation, and shall remain available until expended, for— (A) inventory, evaluation, protection, and management of unique archaeological resources (as defined in section 3 of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470bb)) in the County; (B) development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in the County; (C)(i) reimbursement of costs incurred by the Nevada State Office and the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management in preparing sales under this Act, or other authorized land sales within the County, including the costs of land boundary surveys, compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), appraisals, environmental and cultural clearances, and any public notice; and (ii) processing public land use authorizations and rights-of-way stemming from development of the conveyed land; and (D) the cost of acquisition of environmentally sensitive land or interests in such land in the State of Nevada, with priority given to land outside Clark County. (2) ACQUISITION FROM WILLING SELLERS. —An acquisition under paragraph (1)(D) shall be made only from a willing seller and after consultation with the State of Nevada and units of local government under the jurisdiction of which the environmentally sensitive land is located. (c) INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT. —Al l funds deposited as principal in the special account shall earn interest in the amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities. SEC. 6. ACQUISITIONS. (a) DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTALY SENSITIVE LAND. —In this section, the term "environmentally sensitive land" means land or an interest in land, the acquisition of which by the United States would, in the judgment of the Secretary— (1) promote the preservation of natural, scientific, aesthetic, historical, cultural, watershed, wildlife, and other values contributing to public enjoyment and biological diversity; (2) enhance recreational opportunities and public access; (3) provide the opportunity to achieve better management of public land through consolidation of Federal ownership; or (4) otherwise serve the public interest. (b) ACQUISITIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL. — After the consultation process has been completed in accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary may
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