To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, to amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, to clarify the authority of the Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada Test and Training Range, to designate the Southern Paiute Wilderness in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, to amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, to clarify the authority of the Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada Test and Training Range, to designate the Southern Paiute Wilderness in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Defense, Energy.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting National Security and Preserving Access to Public Land in Southern Nevada Act of 2023.
- Section idaa86482054da43b88d7ee5a3da434362: 2. Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area boundary adjustment In this section: The term Conservation Area means the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area....
- Section HBDF8E1771AB74300B3D30A0E175DACA7: 3. Amendments to the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 Section 2(b) of the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization...
- Section id5edee9a35abb43b5b092880e361d9a33: 4. Clarification of authority of Department Of Defense to conduct certain military activities at Nevada Test and Training Range Paragraph (1) of section...
- Section ida30bd3e8de8745e1a8b98bf8660e0053: 5. Designation of Southern Paiute Wilderness, Nevada In this section: The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term State means the State of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, to amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, to clarify the authority of the Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada Test and Training Range, to designate the Southern Paiute Wilderness in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Defense, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, to amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, to clarify the authority of the Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada Test and Training Range, to designate the Southern Paiute Wilderness in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Steven Horsford
D-NV | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Horsford (for himself and Ms. Lee of Nevada) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada.. The term City means the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada. Section 3(b) of the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–67
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