3.0.0 940 2023-01-11T13:16:10Z 2023-01-11T13:16:10Z Senate S S 2009-04-30 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2009-10-08T23:19:25Z Reported by 2010-03-02T23:36:40Z Markup by 2009-12-16T16:34:32Z Referred to 2009-04-30T19:27:23Z S. Rept. 111-136 Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 111 2210 HR 2009-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Identical bill CRS 2010-03-02 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286. Calendars 2010-03-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-136. Committee 2010-03-02 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-136. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2009-12-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2009-10-08 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-285. Committee 2009-04-30 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4967) IntroReferral 2009-04-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4966-4967) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. N E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2009-04-30 True 2010-01-22T06:00:00Z S. 940, Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20987 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009</p> 2010-01-22T06:00:00Z S. 940, Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20987 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009 Public Lands and Natural Resources Educational facilities and institutions Higher education Land transfers Military facilities and property Nevada Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-04-30 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-04T18:24:19Z Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey three parcels of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to the Nevada System of Higher Education for the Great Basin College, the College of Southern Nevada, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Authorizes the Nevada System of Higher Education to use the conveyed federal land for: (1) any purpose related to the establishment, operation, growth, and maintenance of the System; and (2) other related uses, including residential and commercial development that would generally be associated with an institution of higher education.

]]> 01 2010-03-02 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-05-04T18:20:05Z Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey three parcels of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to the Nevada System of Higher Education (the System) for the Great Basin College, the College of Southern Nevada, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (the campuses). Allows conveyance of the federal land to be phased-in while remediation is completed.

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the System to agree in writing to: (1) pay administrative costs associated with the conveyance, including the costs of any environmental , wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies; (2) use the federal land for educational and recreational purposes; (3) release and indemnify the United States from any claims or liabilities that may arise from uses carried out on the federal land on or before enactment of this Act by the United States or any person; (4) erect at the campuses monuments that acknowledge the conveyance of the federal land for furthering the higher education of citizens in Nevada; and (5) assist BLM in providing information to students of the System and citizens of Nevada on public lands in the United States (including management of such land) and the role of BLM in managing, preserving, and protecting public lands in Nevada.

Requires the federal land to be used according to the agreement entitled "Cooperative Interlocal Agreement between the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on Behalf of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the 99th Air Base Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada," dated June 19, 2009.

Prohibits the federal land from being used to compromise the national security mission or avigation rights of Nellis Air Force Base.

Allows the System to use the federal land for educational or public purposes relating to the establishment, operation, growth, and maintenance of the System, including: (1) educational facilities; (2) housing for students, System employees, and educators; (3) student life and recreational facilities, public parks, and open space; (4) university and college medical and health facilities; (5) research facilities; and (6) any other public purpose that would be associated with an institution of higher education, consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

Permits the System: (1) to lease or otherwise provide property or space at the campuses to religious, public interest, community, or other groups for services and events of interest to the System or any community in southern Nevada; (2) to allow other communities in southern Nevada to use the campuses' facilities for educational and recreational programs; and (3) in conjunction with the city of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, or Pahrump or Clark or Nye County to plan, finance (including through cost-share assistance), construct, and operate facilities for the city or counties on the federal land for educational or recreational purposes.

Requires reversion of the federal land or any part of it to the United States if such land or part ceases to be used for the System in accordance with this Act.

Authorizes appropriations.

]]> Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 Display Title Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nevada System of Higher Education certain Federal land located in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 S Senate Reported to Senate 2010-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s940rs/xml/BILLS-111s940rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s940is/xml/BILLS-111s940is.xml 2010-03-02 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286. 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.