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Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act Amendments Act
1/3/2025, 6:58 PM
Summary of Bill S 1760
The Apex Project is a proposed mining project located in Nevada that has been the subject of controversy due to its potential environmental impact. The current legislation seeks to amend the original act in order to provide additional protections for the environment and local communities affected by the project.
Some of the key provisions of the bill include increased oversight and monitoring of the project to ensure compliance with environmental regulations, as well as provisions for the protection of wildlife habitats and water resources in the area. The bill also includes measures to ensure that local communities are adequately consulted and involved in the decision-making process regarding the project. Overall, the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act Amendments Act aims to strike a balance between promoting economic development and protecting the environment and local communities in Nevada. The bill is currently being debated in Congress, and its final outcome remains uncertain.
Congressional Summary of S 1760
Apex Area Technical Corrections Act
This bill makes amendments to the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989, which provided Clark County, Nevada, with the option to acquire certain federal land referred to as the Apex Site for use as sites for industries that generate hazardous materials (including the Kerr-McGee site).
The Department of the Interior must grant utility and transportation rights-of-way to the city of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association for the connection of existing electric power, water, natural gas, telephone, railroad, and highway facilities to the Kerr-McGee site and the other lands conveyed in accordance with this bill.
Interior must also grant to the city of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Owners Association such rights-of-way on public lands as may be necessary to support the development as a heavy use industrial zone of some or all of the lands authorized for sale by Interior within the Apex Site that lie outside the boundaries of the Kerr-McGee site.
Transfers by the United States of any additional lands or interests in lands within the Apex Site or rights-of-way issued pursuant to this bill must be conditioned upon compliance with applicable federal land laws.
The withdrawal of the lands within the Apex Site must continue in perpetuity for all of the transferred lands.
