[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1760 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1760

 To amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act 
 of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex 
      Industrial Park Owners Association, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 30, 2023

 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
     and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act 
 of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex 
      Industrial Park Owners Association, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Apex Area Technical Corrections 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APEX PROJECT, NEVADA LAND TRANSFER AND AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 
              1989.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2(b) of the Apex Project, Nevada Land 
Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-67; 103 Stat. 
169)--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``As 
        used in this Act, the following terms shall have the following 
        meanings--'' and inserting ``In this Act:'';
            (2) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5), by 
        inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which comprises the 
        term defined in that paragraph;
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``County; clark 
        county.--'' before ``The term'';
            (4) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting ``FLPMA terms.--'' before ``All''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)'' 
                before the period at the end;
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
        and (6) as paragraphs (7), (6), (4), (5), (2), and (8), 
        respectively;
            (6) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(1) Apex industrial park owners association.--The term 
        `Apex Industrial Park Owners Association' has the meaning given 
        the term in the charter document for the entity entitled `Apex 
        Industrial Park Owners Association', which was formed on April 
        9, 2001, and any successor documents to the charter document, 
        as on file with the Nevada Secretary of State.''; and
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(3) City.--The term `City' means the city of North Las 
        Vegas, Nevada.''.
    (b) Kerr-McGee Site Transfer.--Section 3(b) of the Apex Project, 
Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-67; 
103 Stat. 170) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``Clark County for the connection'' 
                and inserting ``Clark County, the City, and the Apex 
                Industrial Park Owners Association, individually or 
                jointly, as appropriate, for the connection'';
                    (B) by striking ``Kerr-McGee Site'' and inserting 
                ``Kerr-McGee Site and other land conveyed in accordance 
                with this Act''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``(or any successor map prepared 
                by the Secretary)'' after ``May 1989''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by inserting ``, the City, or 
        the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, individually or 
        jointly, as appropriate,'' after ``Clark County''.
    (c) Authorization for Additional Transfers.--Section 4 of the Apex 
Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 
101-67; 103 Stat. 171)--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``Pursuant'' and all 
        that follows through ``Clark County'' and inserting ``During 
        any period in which the requirements of section 6 are met, 
        pursuant to applicable law, the Secretary shall grant to Clark 
        County, the City, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners 
        Association''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the last sentence 
                and inserting ``The withdrawal made by this subsection 
                shall continue in perpetuity for all land transferred 
                in accordance with this Act.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) Mineral Materials Sale.--In the case of the sale of mineral 
materials resulting from grading, land balancing, or other activities 
on the surface of a parcel within the Apex Site for which the United 
States retains an interest in the minerals--
            ``(A) it shall be considered impracticable to obtain 
        competition for purposes of section 3602.31(a)(2) of title 43, 
        Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
        enactment of the Apex Area Technical Corrections Act); and
            ``(B) the sale shall be exempt from the quantity and term 
        limitations imposed on noncompetitive sales under subpart 3602 
        of that title (as in effect on the date of enactment of the 
        Apex Area Technical Corrections Act).''.
    (d) Environmental Considerations.--Section 6 of the Apex Project, 
Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-67; 
103 Stat. 173) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Compliance With Environmental Assessments.--Each transfer by 
the United States of land or interest in lands within the Apex Site or 
rights-of-way issued pursuant to this Act shall be conditioned on the 
compliance with applicable Federal land laws, including the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.).''.
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