Bill > HR2134

This bill provides comprehensive land management and economic development provisions for Nevada, focusing on multiple key areas. It establishes several new land designations, including multiple off-highway vehicle recreation areas (such as the Laughlin and Logandale Trails areas), creates several new wilderness areas totaling over 200,000 acres, and transfers land to various entities including Native American tribes (specifically the Moapa Band of Paiutes and Las Vegas Paiute Tribe) and local governments. The bill authorizes land conveyances to Clark County, Boulder City, Mesquite, and North Las Vegas for purposes ranging from public safety facilities to water infrastructure and conservation. It also extends the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, establishes special management areas to protect environmental resources, and provides provisions for utility corridors and land use. Notably, the bill includes protections for specific environmental zones, allows for some development while preserving critical ecological areas, and provides mechanisms for local governments to use federal lands for public purposes, with provisions that ensure the lands will revert to federal ownership if not used as intended. The legislation aims to balance conservation, economic development, and local community needs in Southern Nevada.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2134/all-info