3.0.0 2869 2023-01-15T05:47:33Z 2023-01-15T05:47:33Z House H HR 2003-07-24 108 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2003-08-08T14:06:17Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2003-08-08T14:06:11Z Referred to 2003-07-24T14:06:05Z 2003-08-08 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. Committee 2003-08-08 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Committee 2003-08-08 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2003-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2003-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000152 Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] JIM GIBBONS R NV 2 N C000116 Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] CHRIS CANNON R UT 3 2003-10-24 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Land transfers Mines and mineral resources Mining claims Mining royalties Nevada Real estate appraisal Reclamation of land Revenue sharing Sports and Recreation Surveying Tourism Trails Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2003-07-24 Introduced in House 2003-08-26T13:59:04Z Northern Nevada Rural Economic Development and Land Consolidation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon the submission of the relevant application or applications by the Placer Dome U.S. Inc., Denver, Co., and Graymont Western U.S. Inc., Murray, Utah (together the Claimant), to sell the Claimant whatever portion is requested of certain public lands subject to mining operations in Eureka, Lander, White Pine, Elko, and Humboldt Counties, Nevada. Directs that the sale of the lands be at market price. States that the value of locatable minerals in such lands shall not be considered or included in the market value of the lands.

Subjects all public lands conveyed under this Act to a royalty payable to the United States on locatable minerals, except for lands subject to unpatented mining claims for which the Claimant demonstrates the discovery of a valuable mineral deposit. Directs the Secretary to accept from the Claimant a conveyance of any of certain specified private lands in northern Nevada, with the Claimant to receive a credit equal to the market value of each such transferred property.

Subjects all lands conveyed under this Act to valid existing rights.

Directs that the proceeds from the sales of the lands be used: (1) to support the State's general education program; (2) to support a trust fund for the California Trail Interpretative Center in Elko County; (3) for the rehabilitation of lands in Nevada that were subject to historic mining activities; and (4) for the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Nevada State Office and relevant Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Management in conducting the sales.

]]> Northern Nevada Rural Economic Development and Land Consolidation Act of 2003 Display Title Northern Nevada Rural Economic Development and Land Consolidation Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain public lands subject to mining operations in Eureka, Lander, White Pine, Elko, and Humboldt Counties, Nevada, for the reclamation of abandoned mines in Nevada, to promote and enhance economic development, education, and local government revenues, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Northern Nevada Rural Economic Development and Land Consolidation Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-07-24T04:00:00Z 2003-08-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.