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Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act

USA116th CongressS-2890| Senate 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Jacky Rosen (Democratic)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill provides for the conveyance, sale, or management of specified federal lands in Nevada. The bill conveys 67 acres of Forest Service land in the Lake Tahoe area for the conservation of wildlife or natural resources or for a public park. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall implement a cooperative management agreement for the Tahoe Rim Trail North Parcel to (1) improve the quality of recreational access for such land, and (2) conserve the land's natural resource values. The Forest Service and the Department of the Interior shall convey 7,777 acres of specified federal land to Douglas County, Nevada, for flood control or any other public purpose. The Forest Service and Interior shall select jointly with the county federal land to be sold to qualified bidders or for the county to obtain for public purposes. USDA shall convey 1,084 acres of specified federal land to the county for recreation and any other public purpose. U.S. interest in 2,669 acres of certain federal land shall be held in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. The bill designates 12,392 acres of Bureau of Land Management land as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System to be known as the Burbank Canyons Wilderness. USDA may transfer to Nevada or the county certain Forest Service land or interest in such land that is unsuitable for Forest Service administration or is necessary for a public purpose. The recipient of the land must protect its environmental quality and use the land for recreation or other public purposes.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 16, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
  • November 18, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 18, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • September 16, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6228: Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2020
Floods and storm protectionForests, forestry, treesIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsNevadaOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsWatershedsWater use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act

USA116th CongressS-2890| Senate 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill provides for the conveyance, sale, or management of specified federal lands in Nevada. The bill conveys 67 acres of Forest Service land in the Lake Tahoe area for the conservation of wildlife or natural resources or for a public park. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall implement a cooperative management agreement for the Tahoe Rim Trail North Parcel to (1) improve the quality of recreational access for such land, and (2) conserve the land's natural resource values. The Forest Service and the Department of the Interior shall convey 7,777 acres of specified federal land to Douglas County, Nevada, for flood control or any other public purpose. The Forest Service and Interior shall select jointly with the county federal land to be sold to qualified bidders or for the county to obtain for public purposes. USDA shall convey 1,084 acres of specified federal land to the county for recreation and any other public purpose. U.S. interest in 2,669 acres of certain federal land shall be held in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. The bill designates 12,392 acres of Bureau of Land Management land as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System to be known as the Burbank Canyons Wilderness. USDA may transfer to Nevada or the county certain Forest Service land or interest in such land that is unsuitable for Forest Service administration or is necessary for a public purpose. The recipient of the land must protect its environmental quality and use the land for recreation or other public purposes.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 16, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
  • November 18, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 18, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • September 16, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Jacky Rosen (Democratic)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6228: Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Floods and storm protectionForests, forestry, treesIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsNevadaOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsWatershedsWater use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection