3.0.0 3346 2022-02-03T05:53:23Z 2022-02-03T05:53:23Z Senate S S 2012-06-27 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-06-27T19:53:00Z Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012 112 6072 HR 2012-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Identical bill CRS 2012-06-27 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 S4677-4682) IntroReferral 2012-06-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4676-4677) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. N H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2012-06-27 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Alternative and renewable resources Aviation and airports Electric power generation and transmission Higher education Land transfers Land use and conservation Military facilities and property Monuments and memorials Motor vehicles Nevada Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2012-06-27 Introduced in Senate 2012-09-05T21:59:45Z Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012 - Establishes the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument in Nevada. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for interpretation, education, and scientific research on the Monument's paleontological resources.

Instructs the Secretary to issue to a qualified electric utility a 400-foot right-of-way for the construction of high-voltage transmission facilities identified as the Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor.

Establishes the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advisory Council.

Adds specified land to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Requires conveyance of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) identified as the North Las Vegas Job Creation Zone to the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, for use for nonresidential development. Permits North Las Vegas to retain a part of such land for public recreation or other public purposes.

Amends the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 to convey additional land to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for development of an access road and parking facilities.

Permits the county to convey to a unit of local government or regional governmental entity land within the Airport Environs Overlay District if such land is used for a public purpose.

Requires specified federal lands be conveyed for: (1) the Nevada System of Higher Education, (2) the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport, and (3) an off-road vehicle recreation park.

Releases the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area from further study for designation as wilderness.

Designates: (1) an Economic Support Area in North Las Vegas, and (2) the Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area.

]]> Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012 Display Title Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for certain land conveyances in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3346is/xml/BILLS-112s3346is.xml 2012-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4677-4682) 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.