H.R. 2317
Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2026
Sponsor: Mark E. Amodei · 0 cosponsors
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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.
Text of the bill
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
(a) Disposal. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall offer the land described in subsection (b) for sale in accordance with this section.
(b) Description of land. The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 28 acres depicted as Lands for BLM Disposal on the map entitled Carson City OPLMA Lands and dated September 20, 2024.
(c) Method of sale. The sale of Federal land under subsection (a) shall be—
(1) through a competitive bidding process, unless otherwise determined by the Secretary; and
(2) for not less than fair market value.
(d) Costs. Any costs relating to the disposal under subsection (a), including costs of surveys and administrative costs, shall be paid by the party seeking to purchase such land.
(e) Conditions. Upon disposal, the City shall retain—
(1) a public utility easement concurrent with Koontz Lane and Conti Drive, which provides waterlines and access to the water tank immediately east of the subject parcels; and
(2) an existing drainage easement for a future detention basin located on APN 010–152–06 depicted as Lands for BLM Disposal on the map entitled Carson City OPLMA Lands and dated September 20, 2024.
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