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Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2020

2/8/2022, 11:17 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 6228

Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2020

This bill provides for the designation, withdrawal, conveyance, exchange, sale, or disposal of certain federal and nonfederal lands in Nevada.

The bill designates specified parcels of federal land as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall not issue an oil or gas lease within the area identified as National Forest System Lands as depicted on the map titled S. 258 Ruby Mountains Protective Act and dated December 5, 2019.

The bill establishes a federal complex for specified Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs offices or headquarters in Nevada.

The bill requires the issuance of corrective patents for private lands adjacent to public land in White Pine County when (1) a cloud on the title demonstrates that the private land had been patented before 1976, and (2) the correction is for five acres or less.

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Current Status of Bill HR 6228

Bill HR 6228 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 12, 2020. Bill HR 6228 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on March 12, 2020.  Bill HR 6228's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. as of July 13, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 6228

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 6228

Primary Policy Focus

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact Areas

- Atmospheric science and weather
- Birds
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Interior
- Ecology
- Economic development
- Education programs funding
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Fires
- Floods and storm protection
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Historical and cultural resources
- Hunting and fishing
- Hydrology and hydrography
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Nevada
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Pest management
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
- Water use and supply
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 6228

Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2020
To allow for transfer of ownership of certain Federal parcels in Nevada, to allow for disposal of Federal lands in Nevada for economic development, to make technical corrections to existing law, for conservation, and for other purposes.
Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2020
National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act
Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
Ruby Mountains Protection Act

Comments

Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 6228

Mark E. Amodei
Mark E. Amodei
NevadaRepublican

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