HR 5200 · 107th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002

Introduced 2002-07-24· Sponsored by Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]· House

Bill Progress

1
Introduced
Committee
House Vote
Senate
Enacted
Latest: Became Public Law No: 107-282.(2002-11-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 - Designates specified Federal lands in Nevada as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Releases, and retains from release, certain Nevada lands as wilderness study areas. Transfers from the Secretary to the: (1) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service specified land for inclusion in the Desert National Wildlife Range; and (2) National Park Service specified land for inclusion in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Directs the Secretary to manage the land located along the Interstate Route 15 corridor south of the Las Vegas Valley to the border between California and Nevada in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act and provisions of this Act for multiple use purposes. Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act - Establishes in Nevada the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area to conserve, protect, and enhance the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, education, and science resources of such Area. Authorizes the Clark County Department of Aviation to convey to the University of Nevada at…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only