H.R. 2317

Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2026

Sponsor: Mark E. Amodei · 0 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025

This bill provides for the designation, conveyance, exchange, sale, or disposal of certain federal lands in Nevada.

Specifically, the bill provides for the transfer of ownership of federal lands from the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to the State of Nevada, counties (Douglas, Clark, Pershing, and Elko Counties), cities (Carson City, City of Elko, the City of Fernley, and the City of Sparks), the Incline Village General Improvement District, and the Truckee River Flood Management Authority for economic development, recreation, or certain public purposes.

It also designates specified parcels of federal land as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The bill also releases the reversionary interest of the United States in the Jean Prison site, thereby allowing the State of Nevada to use the land for purposes unrelated to the prison.

It also allows the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to establish a federal complex for specified Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs offices or headquarters in Nevada on certain federal lands.

Additionally, the bill takes land into trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

(a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2026.

(b) Table of contents. The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Title I—DOUGLAS COUNTYSec. 101. Purpose.Sec. 102. Definitions.Subtitle A—Land Conveyances and SalesSec. 111. Conveyance to State of Nevada.Sec. 112. Conveyance to Douglas County, Nevada.Sec. 113. Sale of certain Federal land.Sec. 114. Open Space Recreation Area.Subtitle B—Tribal Cultural ResourcesSec. 121. Transfer of land to be held in trust for Tribe.Subtitle C—Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study AreaSec. 131. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System.Sec. 132. Administration.Sec. 133. Fish and wildlife management.Sec. 134. Release of wilderness study area.Sec. 135. Native American cultural and religious uses.Subtitle D—Convey Forest Service Land for Public PurposesSec. 141. Authority of Forest Service to convey to State or county for public purposes.Sec. 142. Special use authorizations for recreation and other purposes.Title II—INCLINE VILLAGE FIRE PROTECTION Sec. 201. Purpose.Sec. 202. Definitions.Sec. 203. Land conveyances for public purposes.Title III—NORTHERN NEVADA FLOOD PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENTSec. 301. Purpose.Sec. 302. Definitions.Sec. 303. Land conveyances for flood protection.Title IV—CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTIONSec. 401. Definitions.Sec. 402. Land conveyances.Sec. 403. Carson City street connector conveyance.Sec. 404. Amendment to reversionary interests.Sec. 405. Disposal of Federal land.Sec. 406. Transfer of land to the United States.Sec. 407. Disposition of proceeds.Sec. 408. Postponement; exclusion from sale.Title V—PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION Sec. 501. Short title.Sec. 502. Definitions.Sec. 503. Findings.Subtitle A—Land Sales and ExchangesSec. 511. Sale or exchange of eligible land.Sec. 512. Sale of encumbered land.Sec. 513. Disposition of proceeds.Subtitle B—Wilderness AreasSec. 521. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.Sec. 522. Administration.Sec. 523. Wildlife management.Sec. 524. Release of wilderness study areas.Sec. 525. Native American cultural and religious uses.Title VI—FEDERAL COMPLEXSec. 601. Federal complex.Title VII—ELKO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSec. 701. Short title.Sec. 702. Definitions.Sec. 703. Land conveyances to the City of Elko.Sec. 704. Land conveyances to Elko County.Title VIII—FERNLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSec. 801. Short title.Sec. 802. Land conveyances.Title IX—CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF SPARKS Sec. 901. Definitions.Sec. 902. Conveyance of land for use as a public cemetery.Sec. 903. Conveyance of land for use as regional public parks.Title X—GENERAL PROVISIONSSec. 1001. Administration of State water rights.Sec. 1002. Amendment to conveyance of Federal land in Storey County, Nevada.Sec. 1003. Maps and legal descriptions.Sec. 1004. Minor errors.Title XI—GREENLINK WEST PROJECTSec. 1101. Greenlink West Project.Title XII—JEAN PRISON TRANSFERSec. 1201. Release of Federal reversionary land interests.

I DOUGLAS COUNTY

A Land Conveyances and Sales

B Tribal Cultural Resources

C Resolution of Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area

D Convey Forest Service Land for Public Purposes

II INCLINE VILLAGE FIRE PROTECTION

III NORTHERN NEVADA FLOOD PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT

IV CARSON CITY PUBLIC LANDS CORRECTION

V PERSHING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION

A Land Sales and Exchanges

B Wilderness Areas

VI FEDERAL COMPLEX

VII ELKO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

VIII FERNLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

IX CONVEYANCES TO THE CITY OF SPARKS

X GENERAL PROVISIONS

XI GREENLINK WEST PROJECT

XII JEAN PRISON TRANSFER