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Northern Nevada Economic Development, Conservation, and Military Modernization Act of 2021
12/31/2022, 8:59 AM
Summary of Bill HR 5243
The bill includes provisions to support economic development by providing funding for infrastructure projects, workforce training programs, and small business initiatives. It also includes measures to conserve and protect the region's natural resources, such as waterways, wildlife habitats, and public lands.
Additionally, the bill includes provisions to modernize military installations in the region, such as upgrading facilities, equipment, and technology to enhance national security and readiness. This includes funding for research and development projects, as well as improvements to military housing and healthcare services for service members and their families. Overall, the Northern Nevada Economic Development, Conservation, and Military Modernization Act of 2021 aims to support the region's economy, protect its natural resources, and strengthen its military capabilities.
Congressional Summary of HR 5243
Northern Nevada Economic Development, Conservation, and Military Modernization Act of 2021
This bill provides for the designation, withdrawal, conveyance, exchange, sale, or disposal of certain federal and nonfederal lands in Nevada, including land associated with the Fallon Range Training Complex, a naval training installation.
The bill designates the Fox Peak, Grimes Point, and Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Areas.
The bill also designates specified parcels of federal land as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
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.
The bill includes additional provisions, including ones resolving certain tribal claims.
