[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 243 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 243

    To amend title 54, United States Code, to prohibit the further 
extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada 
              except by express authorization of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2017

  Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 54, United States Code, to prohibit the further 
extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada 
              except by express authorization of Congress.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nevada Land Sovereignty Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL 
              MONUMENTS IN THE STATE OF NEVADA.

    Section 320301(d) of title 54, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or Nevada'' 
        after ``Wyoming''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or Nevada'' after ``Wyoming''.
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