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Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act

USA119th CongressS-392| Senate 
| Updated: 2/4/2025
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act, proposes to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act. It adjusts the **boundary** of the Conservation Area by updating the official map and increasing its total acreage from 48,438 to 57,728 acres. A key provision mandates the Secretary of the Interior to grant the **Southern Nevada Water Authority** a temporary and permanent **right-of-way** for the Horizon Lateral Pipeline. This right-of-way, which is not subject to rents, is for constructing and operating water transmission facilities, including geotechnical investigations and related infrastructure outside the Conservation Area. The Authority may excavate and dispose of tunneling materials, and the right-of-way must include reasonable terms to protect Conservation Area resources, avoid permanent adverse effects on surface resources, and not be located within wilderness areas. The boundary expansion is explicitly made subject to **valid existing rights**, including designated utility transmission corridors and approved transmission line rights-of-way. It ensures that authorized activities within these corridors, such as operation and maintenance, are not precluded, and clarifies that the existing management framework for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area remains unchanged, except for the pipeline right-of-way.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2042
Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 4, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 3, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-972
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2042
    Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act


  • February 4, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 4, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 3, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-972
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-972: Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
  • S 119-1005: Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act
Geography and mappingLand use and conservationNevadaPipelinesWater use and supply

Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act

USA119th CongressS-392| Senate 
| Updated: 2/4/2025
This bill, titled the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act, proposes to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act. It adjusts the **boundary** of the Conservation Area by updating the official map and increasing its total acreage from 48,438 to 57,728 acres. A key provision mandates the Secretary of the Interior to grant the **Southern Nevada Water Authority** a temporary and permanent **right-of-way** for the Horizon Lateral Pipeline. This right-of-way, which is not subject to rents, is for constructing and operating water transmission facilities, including geotechnical investigations and related infrastructure outside the Conservation Area. The Authority may excavate and dispose of tunneling materials, and the right-of-way must include reasonable terms to protect Conservation Area resources, avoid permanent adverse effects on surface resources, and not be located within wilderness areas. The boundary expansion is explicitly made subject to **valid existing rights**, including designated utility transmission corridors and approved transmission line rights-of-way. It ensures that authorized activities within these corridors, such as operation and maintenance, are not precluded, and clarifies that the existing management framework for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area remains unchanged, except for the pipeline right-of-way.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2042
Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 4, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 3, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-972
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2042
    Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act


  • February 4, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 4, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 3, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-972
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-972: Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
  • S 119-1005: Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Geography and mappingLand use and conservationNevadaPipelinesWater use and supply