Nevada Native Nations Land Act
Latest action · Dec 2, 2014 Received in the Senate.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2013
- Passed HouseDec 1, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nevada Native Nations Land Act - Title I: Elko Motocross Land Conveyance - (Sec. 102) Directs the Department of the Interior to convey to Elko County, Nevada, without consideration, approximately 275 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko District, Nevada, for use as a motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area or for other public purpose consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
Reverts the conveyed land to the United States if it ceases being used for a public purpose.
Title II: Conveyance of Land To Indian Tribes - (Sec. 201) Declares that the United States holds approximately 373 acres of BLM administered land in trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada. Makes such land part of the Tribe's reservation.
Declares further that the United States holds approximately 19,094 acres of BLM-administered land in trust for the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe. Makes such land part of that Tribe's reservation.
Declares that the United States also holds in trust the following lands:
- for the Shoshone Paiute Tribes, approximately 82 acres of land administered by the Forest Service depicted as the "Proposed Acquisition Site" on a Mountain City Administrative Site Proposed Acquisition map;
- for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, approximately 941 acres of BLM-administered land depicted as "Reservation Conveyance Lands" on a Summit Lake Indian Reservation Conveyance map;
- for the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, approximately 13,434 acres of BLM-administered land depicted as "RSIC Amended Boundary" on a Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Expansion map; and
- for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, approximately 11,719 acres of BLM-administered land depicted as "Reservation Expansion Lands " on a Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Expansion map.
(Sec. 202) Prohibits certain gaming on the lands taken into trust under this Act.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to such lands, to carry out any fuel reduction and other landscape restoration activities on the land, including restoration of sage grouse habitat, beneficial to the Indian tribe and the BLM.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2013 to Jan 9, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Don Young | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jan 9, 2014 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2014Received in the Senate.
- Dec 1, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8188-8190)
- Dec 1, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2455.
- Dec 1, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 1, 2014Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1167 | Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act | Related bill | Jun 13, 2013 |
| S 2480 | Nevada Native Nations Land Act | Related bill | Dec 1, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2014Received in Senate
- Dec 1, 2014Reported in House
- Dec 1, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jun 20, 2013Introduced in House
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