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Senate Bill 2890
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 18, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 18, 2019
Latest Action
Sep 16, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2890
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Catherine Cortez Masto
Nevada
Democrat
Jacklyn Rosen
Nevada
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act

This bill provides for the conveyance, sale, or management of specified federal lands in Nevada.

The bill conveys 67 acres of Forest Service land in the Lake Tahoe area for the conservation of wildlife or natural resources or for a public park.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall implement a cooperative management agreement for the Tahoe Rim Trail North Parcel to (1) improve the quality of recreational access for such land, and (2) conserve the land's natural resource values.

The Forest Service and the Department of the Interior shall convey 7,777 acres of specified federal land to Douglas County, Nevada, for flood control or any other public purpose.

The Forest Service and Interior shall select jointly with the county federal land to be sold to qualified bidders or for the county to obtain for public purposes.

USDA shall convey 1,084 acres of specified federal land to the county for recreation and any other public purpose.

U.S. interest in 2,669 acres of certain federal land shall be held in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.

The bill designates 12,392 acres of Bureau of Land Management land as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System to be known as the Burbank Canyons Wilderness.

USDA may transfer to Nevada or the county certain Forest Service land or interest in such land that is unsuitable for Forest Service administration or is necessary for a public purpose. The recipient of the land must protect its environmental quality and use the land for recreation or other public purposes.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
November 18, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 6228
Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (3)
09/16/2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
11/18/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
11/18/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 2:00:29 AM
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