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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 24, 2002
Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 - Designates specified Federal lands in Nevada as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Releases, and retains from release, certain Nevada lands as wilderness study areas.Transfers from the Secretary to the: (1) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service specified land for inclusion in the Desert National Wildlife Range; and (2) National Park Service specified land for inclusion in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.Directs the Secretary to manage the land located along the Interstate Route 15 corridor south of the Las Vegas Valley to the border between California and Nevada in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act and provisions of this Act for multiple use purposes.Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act - Establishes in Nevada the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area to conserve, protect, and enhance the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, education, and science resources of such Area.Authorizes the Clark County Department of Aviation to convey to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas certain land for the development of a technology research center.Directs the Secretary to convey specified Nevada land to: (1) the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for use as a shooting range; (2) Henderson, Nevada, for use as a campus for Nevada State College; (3) Las Vegas, Nevada, for affordable housing; (4) Henderson for an economic development zone; (5) Clark County, Nevada, for any purpose; and (6) Henderson for conservation, public recreation, regional trails, and flood control facility purposes.Directs the Secretary to relocate a specified right-of-way corridor in Clark and Lincoln Counties, Nevada.
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Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] · R–NV
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Became Public Law No: 107-282.
Became Public Law No: 107-282.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10769-10771)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10769-10771)
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7977-7984)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H7977-7984)
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7964-8009)
Mr. Armey asked unanimous consent discharge the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 470.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-750.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-750.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Discharged.
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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