Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including Conservation Area, County (Washoe County, Nevada), Indian Tribe, Secretary (Secretary of Interior), Secretary concerned, State (Nevada), and wilderness area, provides conveys approximately 249 acres of federal land to the cities of Reno and Sparks, Nevada at no cost for public purposes including parks, effluent storage, and roadway expansion, and provides transfers jurisdiction of federal lands in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to Interior for disposal, requires evaluation of additional lands for sale, with specific parcels designated for affordable housing. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Native American Affairs, Energy, Public Lands, and Environment.
Who Benefits and How
Conservation organizations would be affected, Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California could gain revenue opportunities, and Reno-Sparks Indian Colony could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Bureau of Land Management would take on compliance duties, Mining companies could face higher barriers, and Casino and gaming industry could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Establishes key definitions for the Act including Conservation Area, County (Washoe County, Nevada), Indian Tribe, Secretary (Secretary of Interior), Secretary concerned, State (Nevada), and wilderness area.
- Provides conveys approximately 249 acres of federal land to the cities of Reno and Sparks, Nevada at no cost for public purposes including parks, effluent storage, and roadway expansion.
- Provides transfers jurisdiction of federal lands in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to Interior for disposal, requires evaluation of additional lands for sale, with specific parcels designated for affordable housing...
- Provides transfers approximately 11,373 acres of BLM land to be held in trust for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe as part of their reservation, with prohibition on gaming.
- Provides transfers approximately 8,319 acres of BLM land to be held in trust for the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony as part of their reservation, with prohibition on gaming.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including Conservation Area, County (Washoe County, Nevada), Indian Tribe, Secretary (Secretary of Interior), Secretary concerned, State (Nevada), and wilderness area, provides conveys approximately 249 acres of federal land to the cities of Reno and Sparks, Nevada at no cost for public purposes including parks, effluent storage, and roadway expansion, and provides transfers jurisdiction of federal lands in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to Interior for disposal, requires evaluation of additional lands for sale, with specific parcels designated for affordable housing.
Key Policy Areas
Native American Affairs, Energy, Public Lands, Environment
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including Conservation Area, County (Washoe County, Nevada), Indian Tribe, Secretary (Secretary of Interior), Secretary concerned, State (Nevada), and wilderness area, provides conveys approximately 249 acres of federal land to the cities of Reno and Sparks, Nevada at no cost for public purposes including parks, effluent storage, and roadway expansion, and provides transfers jurisdiction of federal lands in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to Interior for disposal, requires evaluation of additional lands for sale, with specific parcels designated for affordable housing.
Policy Domains
Title I - Land Conveyances and Sales
Identified Gains
- Conservation organizations
- Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
- Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
- Dark sky preservation advocates
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Identified Costs
- Bureau of Land Management
- Mining companies
- Casino and gaming industry
- Geothermal energy developers
- U.S. Forest Service
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, Federal land management agencies, Forest Service
Positive-direction: U.S. Military
Negative-direction: Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Conservation organizations, Conservation organizations seeking to retire grazing, Dark sky preservation advocates
Mineral extraction industry, Mineral leasing interests, Mining companies
Native American tribes in the region, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Affordable housing developers, Real estate developers, Real estate developers in Washoe County
Positive-direction: Affordable housing developers, Real estate developers in Washoe County
Negative-direction: Real estate developers
City of Reno, Nevada, City of Sparks, Nevada, Washoe County
Off-road vehicle users, Outdoor recreation users, Recreation and tourism industry
Positive-direction: Outdoor recreation users, Recreation and tourism industry
Negative-direction: Off-road vehicle users
Future ranchers seeking grazing permits in affected allotments, Ranchers willing to voluntarily donate permits, Ranchers with existing grazing permits in wilderness areas
Positive-direction: Ranchers willing to voluntarily donate permits, Ranchers with existing grazing permits in wilderness areas
Negative-direction: Future ranchers seeking grazing permits in affected allotments
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Note: The Secretary generally means Secretary of Interior throughout, but Secretary of Agriculture has jurisdiction over National Forest System lands
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A National Conservation Area established by section 501
Washoe County, Nevada
Has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)
The Secretary of the Interior; and with respect to a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
The Secretary, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land
The State of Nevada
A wilderness area designated by section 301(a)
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