Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1597
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 3, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 3, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 21, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1597
Congress
117
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
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill provides for conservation or transfer of land in Nevada.

Specifically, the bill

  • transfers approximately 41,055 acres of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes of the Moapa River Indian Reservation;
  • adjusts the boundary of the Red Rock National Conservation Area to include additional lands;
  • adjusts the boundary of the Rainbow Gardens Area of Critical Environmental Concern to exclude certain land;
  • conveys, upon request, certain federal land to a governmental entity in Clark County for any public purpose;
  • revokes the Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern;
  • establishes specified special management areas for conservation purposes;
  • designates the peak of Frenchman Mountain as the Maude Frazier Mountain;
  • makes certain funds available for capital improvements in the Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monument and for implementation of sustainability and climate initiatives in Clark County;
  • designates additional lands in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
  • requires land conveyances to local governments in Nevada for specified public purposes;
  • makes certain funds available to the city of Mesquite for implementation of a watershed plan for the Lower Virgin River;
  • expands, and expands eligible uses of, the limited transition area located in the city of Henderson;
  • establishes off-highway vehicle recreation areas;
  • conveys to a public water agency in Clark County, upon request, federal land for the construction and operation of critical water conveyance infrastructure for communities serviced by that agency; and
  • requires completion of the construction of the six erosion control weirs on the lower Las Vegas Wash within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Text (1)
March 3, 2021
Actions (5)
04/21/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
04/21/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
04/21/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
03/03/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
03/03/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:27 PM