S 4457 · 118th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act

Introduced 2024-06-04· Sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.(2024-11-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill provides for the conservation or transfer of specified land in Nevada. Specifically, the bill transfers certain land so as to be to be held in trust for Native American tribes and modifies the boundaries of conservation areas. For example, the bill transfers land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes of the Moapa River Indian Reservation; transfers land to be held in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe; adjusts the boundary of the Red Rock National Conservation Area to include additional lands; revokes the Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern, with the exception of areas designated as special management areas for conservation purposes; and expands the boundaries of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area and grants rights-of-way for a water transmission pipeline and related facilities. The bill also allows certain funds to be used for additional purposes relating to preservation sites, and it provides for additional land and public uses with respect to these sites. For example, the bill makes certain funds available for capital improvements in the Tule Springs Fossil Bed Nationa…

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