1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—Checkerboard land resolution Sec. 101. Findings. Sec. 102. Definitions. Sec. 103. Sale or exchange of eligible land. Sec. 104. Disposition of proceeds. TITLE II—Land conveyances and transfers Sec. 201. Conveyances of covered land. Sec. 202. Conveyance of land for use as a public cemetery. TITLE III—Wilderness areas Sec. 301. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sec. 302. Administration. Sec. 303. Wildlife management. Sec. 304. Release of wilderness study areas. Sec. 305. Native American cultural and religious uses. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) County The term County means Pershing County, Nevada. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) State The term State means the State of Nevada. (4) Wilderness area The term wilderness area means a wilderness area designated by section 301(a). I Checkerboard land resolution 101. Findings Congress finds that— (1) since the passage of the Act of July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. 489, chapter 120) (commonly known as the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 ), under which railroad land grants along the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way created a checkerboard land pattern of alternating public land and privately owned land, management of the land in the checkerboard area has been a constant source of frustration for both private landholders and the Federal Government; (2) management of Federal land in the checkerboard area has been costly and difficult for the Federal land management agencies, creating a disincentive to manage the land effectively; (3) parcels of land within the checkerboard area in the County will not vary significantly in appraised value by acre due to the similarity of highest and best use in the County