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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 11, 2002
Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept an offer from the Howard Hughes Corporation to convey to the United States certain high-ground lands at the eastern edge of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in exchange for certain Federal lands in Nevada.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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Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D–NV
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 649.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-846.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5378-5384)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5375-5377)
Introduced in Senate
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