Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including eligible land, encumbered land, qualified entities (mining claim holders), and designates the Secretary of the Interior as the responsible official, creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for the checkerboard land resolution, noting management difficulties and costs since 1862 and the benefits of land consolidation for the County tax base, and mandates the Secretary of Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible federal land in Pershing County's checkerboard area through competitive bidding (with adjoining landowners having first option) at fair market. It relies on exemptions, appropriations, definition changes, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Public Lands, Conservation, Energy, and Environment.
Who Benefits and How
Pershing County government could gain revenue opportunities, State of Nevada education programs could gain revenue opportunities, and Ranchers with existing grazing permits would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Bureau of Land Management would take on compliance duties, Mining companies seeking new claims could face higher barriers, and Oil and gas exploration companies could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Establishes key definitions for the Act including eligible land, encumbered land, qualified entities (mining claim holders), and designates the Secretary of the Interior as the responsible official.
- Creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for the checkerboard land resolution, noting management difficulties and costs since 1862 and the benefits of land consolidation for the County tax base...
- Mandates the Secretary of Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible federal land in Pershing County's checkerboard area through competitive bidding (with adjoining landowners having first option) at fair market...
- Requires the Secretary of Interior to offer federal land encumbered by mining claims to qualified entities (mining claim holders) for fair market value within 90 days, with mandatory acceptance of fair market offers...
- Establishes distribution of land sale proceeds: 5% to Nevada for education, 10% to Pershing County, remainder to the Pershing County Special Account for future land acquisitions (wilderness, environmentally significant...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including eligible land, encumbered land, qualified entities (mining claim holders), and designates the Secretary of the Interior as the responsible official, creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for the checkerboard land resolution, noting management difficulties and costs since 1862 and the benefits of land consolidation for the County tax base, and mandates the Secretary of Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible federal land in Pershing County's checkerboard area through competitive bidding (with adjoining landowners having first option) at fair market.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Conservation, Energy, Environment
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including eligible land, encumbered land, qualified entities (mining claim holders), and designates the Secretary of the Interior as the responsible official, creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for the checkerboard land resolution, noting management difficulties and costs since 1862 and the benefits of land consolidation for the County tax base, and mandates the Secretary of Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible federal land in Pershing County's checkerboard area through competitive bidding (with adjoining landowners having first option) at fair market.
Policy Domains
Title I - Checkerboard Lands Resolution
Identified Gains
- Pershing County government
- State of Nevada education programs
- Ranchers with existing grazing permits
- Mining claim holders on federal lands in Pershing County
- Lovelock Paiute Tribe
Identified Costs
- Bureau of Land Management
- Mining companies seeking new claims
- Oil and gas exploration companies
- Geothermal energy developers
- Future water infrastructure developers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, …
Ms. Rosen introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Land Management, Conservation land acquisition programs, Federal land management agencies
Positive-direction: Conservation land acquisition programs, Military aviation operations
Negative-direction: Bureau of Land Management
Future mining claimants, Mining claim holders in Pershing County, Mining claim holders on federal lands in Pershing County
Positive-direction: Mining claim holders on federal lands in Pershing County
Negative-direction: Future mining claimants, Mining companies seeking new claims, Oil and gas exploration companies
Pershing County government, State of Nevada education programs, State of Nevada wildlife management agencies
Indian Tribes with existing treaty rights, Lovelock Paiute Tribe, Native American individuals collecting pine nuts
Future water infrastructure developers, State water rights holders
Positive-direction: State water rights holders
Negative-direction: Future water infrastructure developers
Hunters and fishers, Outdoor recreation and tourism businesses
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
Pershing County, Nevada
Land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area designated for disposal, additional lands eligible for disposal on the Map, and not encumbered land
Land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area that is encumbered by mining claims, millsites, or tunnel sites
The owner of a mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site located on encumbered land, or a successor in interest
The Secretary of the Interior
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