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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D–NV
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would transfer about 257 acres of federal land to the Clark County Water Reclamation District in Clark County, Nevada, without a purchase payment. The land would have to serve public purposes, which could include wastewater infrastructure. The district would pay the transfer’s administrative costs, and any parcel that stopped serving public purposes would return to federal ownership.
(1) District The term District means the Clark County Water Reclamation District in Clark County, Nevada. (2) Federal land The term Federal land means approximately 257 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
the Secretary shall convey to the District, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land, to be used for public purposes, including but not limited to the construction, operation, and management of infrastructure operated by the District to support the provision of critical wastewater services.
As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the District shall pay all administrative costs, including land surveys, associated with the conveyance.
If any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be used for public purposes, the parcel of Federal land shall revert to the United States.
The proposed transfer covers approximately 257 acres managed by the Bureau of Land Management and identified on its May 19, 2026 map. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the bureau’s director, would administer the transfer.
(2) Federal land The term Federal land means approximately 257 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and designated as Federal Land to be Conveyed on the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management entitled Southern Nevada Wastewater Infrastructure Lands Map and dated May 19, 2026. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
The Secretary would have to transfer all federal ownership interests within 180 days after receiving the district’s request. The transfer would be subject to valid and existing rights and proceed notwithstanding the land-use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), and subject to valid and existing rights, not later than 180 days after receiving a request from the District, the Secretary shall convey to the District, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land
Although the district would not pay a purchase price, it would have to pay all administrative costs associated with the transfer, including land surveys.
the Secretary shall convey to the District, without consideration
As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the District shall pay all administrative costs, including land surveys, associated with the conveyance.
As soon as practicable after enactment, the Secretary would have to prepare maps and legal descriptions identifying the parcels. The Secretary could correct minor errors, and the documents would have to be available for public inspection at the appropriate Bureau of Land Management offices.
(1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of the parcels of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a). (2) Corrections The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the maps or legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1). (3) Availability The maps and legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
The land’s permitted public uses would not be limited to wastewater infrastructure. If any transferred parcel stopped being used for public purposes, that parcel would have to return to federal ownership.
to be used for public purposes, including but not limited to the construction, operation, and management of infrastructure operated by the District to support the provision of critical wastewater services.
(d) Reversion If any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be used for public purposes, the parcel of Federal land shall revert to the United States.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 10, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 3, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-10T20:23:37Z. 2026-09-03: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2026-09-03: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-03. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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The Clark County Water Reclamation District would receive the specified federal land without paying a purchase price, through a conveyance that would proceed notwithstanding the specified land-use planning requirements. This recipient-specific benefit is central to the bill’s public-purpose land transfer, including support for wastewater infrastructure. It would remain subject to valid and existing rights, payment of administrative costs, and reversion if public use ceased.
(1) District The term District means the Clark County Water Reclamation District in Clark County, Nevada.
Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), and subject to valid and existing rights, not later than 180 days after receiving a request from the District, the Secretary shall convey to the District, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land, to be used for public purposes, including but not limited to the construction, operation, and management of infrastructure operated by the District to support the provision of critical wastewater services.
As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the District shall pay all administrative costs, including land surveys, associated with the conveyance.
If any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) ceases to be used for public purposes, the parcel of Federal land shall revert to the United States.
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