3.0.0 1815 2023-01-11T13:27:41Z 2023-01-11T13:27:41Z House HR 2015-04-15 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARDY:H.R. 1815.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``clause 18 of section 8 of article I of theConstitution''.[Page H2270]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-06-08T16:41:41Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Discharged from 2016-02-02T21:29:10Z Hearings by 2015-11-04T22:12:09Z Referred to 2015-04-30T21:48:20Z Reported by 2016-04-11T19:49:32Z Markup by 2016-02-03T21:21:40Z Referred to 2015-04-15T14:03:50Z H. Rept. 114-479 Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act 114 953 S 2015-04-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2016-06-08 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2016-06-07 19:14:22 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2016-06-07 19:14:21 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 360 - 7 (Roll no. 272). (text: CR H3482-3483) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 272 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll272.xml House 114 2016-06-07T23:14:21Z 2 2016-06-07 19:14:21 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 360 - 7 (Roll no. 272).(text: CR H3482-3483) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 272 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll272.xml House 114 2016-06-07T23:14:21Z 2 2016-06-07 19:08:32 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3492-3493) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2016-06-07 17:25:59 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2016-06-07 17:19:56 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1815. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2016-06-07 17:19:54 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3482-3484) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2016-06-07 17:19:40 Mr. Hardy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2016-04-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00365 2016-04-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-479. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-04-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-479. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-02-03 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2016-02-03 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-02-02 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged. Committee 2016-02-02 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-11-04 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-04-30 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-04-15 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001070 Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] Cresent Hardy R NV 4 N A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2015-04-15 True H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2015-04-15 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2015-04-15 True 2016-04-09T00:38:00Z H.R. 1815, Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51454 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 3, 2016 Public Lands and Natural Resources Intergovernmental relations Land transfers Land use and conservation Law enforcement administration and funding Nevada State and local government operations User charges and fees Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-04-15 Introduced in House 2016-05-06T21:45:08Z Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act

Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (the Act) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada.

Amends the Act and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 to make certain amounts available for comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and wildfire prevention planning (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the county, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan and subject to approval by the Department of the Interior.

Requires establishment of cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management and Lincoln County for certain county-provided law enforcement and planning related activities.

Requires the use of a portion of proceeds from land sales under both Acts for the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority.

Excludes specified public land within certain utility corridors in Lincoln and Clark Counties, Nevada, from being withdrawn from public land, mining, and mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.

Amends the Pam White Wilderness Act to adjust the boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness to include specified lands. Adjusts the boundary of the High Schells Wilderness to include and exclude specified lands.

Amends the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 to adjust the boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness to exclude specified land.

Amends the Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 to require the proceeds of the sales of certain parcels of land by Interior to the city of Mesquite, Nevada, to be made available for use for the development and implementation of a conservation plan to benefit fish and wildlife species of the Virgin River in Clark County (rather than, as currently, for development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan).

]]> 17 2016-04-11 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2016-05-12T14:24:16Z Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (LCLA) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada.

Both the LCLA and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (LCCRDA) are amended to make certain amounts available for comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the county, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan or a subsequent amendment to it.

The bill requires cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Lincoln County for certain county-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the Department of the Interior.

Certain portions of land sale proceeds returned to the County under the LCLA and the LCCRDA shall be used in part for the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority.

Under the LCCRDA Interior shall realign a specified portion of a 2,640-foot wide utility corridor.

The bill:

  • affirms and validates patent number 27-2005-0081 issued by the BLM on February 18, 2005, as having been issued pursuant to and in compliance with specified law for the benefit of the desert tortoise, other species, and their habitat to increase the likelihood of their recovery; and
  • ratifies the processes used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the BLM in reconfiguring the land covered by the patent.

Interior may issue a corrective patent for 7,548 specified acres of land in Lincoln County.

(Sec. 3) The bill amends the Pam White Wilderness Act to adjust the boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness to include specified lands, and the boundary of the High Schells Wilderness to include and exclude specified lands.

The bill amends the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 to adjust the boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness to exclude specified land.

(Sec. 4) The bill amends the Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 to require the proceeds of the sales of certain parcels of land by Interior to the city of Mesquite, Nevada, to be made available for use for the development and implementation of a conservation plan to benefit fish and wildlife species of the Virgin River in Clark County (rather than, as currently, for development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan).

]]> 36 2016-06-07 Passed House amended 2016-06-09T21:22:38Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (LCLA) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada.

Both the LCLA and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (LCCRDA) are amended to make certain amounts available for comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional hazardous fuels reduction projects and wildfire prevention planning activities (particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes) and other rangeland and woodland restoration projects within the county, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan or a subsequent amendment to it.

The bill requires cooperative agreements between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Lincoln County for certain county-provided law enforcement and planning related activities approved by the Department of the Interior.

Certain portions of land sale proceeds returned to the County under the LCLA and the LCCRDA shall be used in part for the Lincoln County Regional Development Authority.

Under the LCCRDA Interior shall realign a specified portion of a 2,640-foot wide utility corridor.

The bill:

  • affirms and validates patent number 27-2005-0081 issued by the BLM on February 18, 2005, as having been issued pursuant to and in compliance with specified law for the benefit of the desert tortoise, other species, and their habitat to increase the likelihood of their recovery; and
  • ratifies the processes used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the BLM in reconfiguring the land covered by the patent.

Interior may issue a corrective patent for 7,548 specified acres of land in Lincoln County.

(Sec. 3) The bill amends the Pam White Wilderness Act to adjust the boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness to include specified lands, and the boundary of the High Schells Wilderness to include and exclude specified lands.

The bill amends the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 to adjust the boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness to exclude specified land.

(Sec. 4) The bill amends the Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 to require the proceeds of the sales of certain parcels of land by Interior to the city of Mesquite, Nevada, to be made available for use for the development and implementation of a conservation plan to benefit fish and wildlife species of the Virgin River in Clark County (rather than, as currently, for development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan).

]]> Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act Display Title Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of a conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act Short Titles as Reported to House Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act H House Referred in Senate 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1815rfs/xml/BILLS-114hr1815rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1815eh/xml/BILLS-114hr1815eh.xml Reported in House 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1815rh/xml/BILLS-114hr1815rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1815ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1815ih.xml 2016-06-08 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.