; exclusion from sale Section 2601(d)(6) of Public Law 111–11 (123 Stat. 1113) is amended to read as follows: (6) Deadline for sale Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2020, if there is a qualified bidder for the land described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall offer the land for sale to the qualified bidder. . VII Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation 701. Short title This title may be cited as the Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act . 702. Definitions In this title: (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 721(a). A Checkerboard Land Resolution 711. 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 the County government, private landholders in the County, 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; and (4) consolidation of appropriate land within the checkerboard area through sales and exchanges for development and Federal management will— (A) help improve the tax base of the County