Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
Latest action · Sep 22, 2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
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 28, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area."
Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange.
For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be:
- greater sage-grouse habitat;
- part of an identified wildlife corridor or designated critical habitat;
- of value for outdoor recreation or public access for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes;
- of significant cultural, historic, ecological, or scenic value; or
- of value for improving federal land management.
The bill prescribes requirements for the disposition of proceeds from the sales of lands under this bill.
Interior shall offer for sale and convey to specified qualified entities, for fair market value, the remaining U.S. right, title, and interest in certain lands and interests in the county.
Interior shall convey, without consideration, Unionville Cemetery to the county.
The bill designates specified federal land in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The bill releases specified wilderness study areas from further review for designation as wilderness.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 28, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Jun 28, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
- Jun 28, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Jun 28, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5752 | Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act | Related bill | Jul 25, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Birds
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Ecology
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Historical and cultural resources
- Hunting and fishing
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Nevada
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Water use and supply
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2016Introduced in Senate
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