119th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 972: Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
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- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
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- Became law (completed)
Summary
This act expands the boundaries of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, and grants rights-of-way through the conservation area and other land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the construction of a water transmission pipeline and related facilities.
Specifically, the act requires the BLM to grant certain rights-of-way to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) for the purposes of (1) performing geotechnical investigations within the rights-of-way, and (2) constructing and operating a water pipeline and related facilities.
The rights-of-way may not be located through or under areas designated as wilderness, and construction of the pipeline may not permanently adversely affect surface resources within the conservation area. The BLM may place other reasonable terms and conditions on the issuance of rights-of-way as necessary to protect the conservation area’s resources.
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In tunneling the water pipeline, SNWA may excavate and dispose of sand, gravel, minerals, and other materials as needed. The BLM must enter into a memorandum of understanding with SNWA to identify federal land on which SNWA may dispose of such materials.
The act also adds approximately 9,290 acres of land to the conservation area. This expansion of the conservation area is subject to valid existing rights (e.g., utility transmission rights), must not preclude authorized activities within existing rights-of-way or corridors, and must not preclude the BLM from authorizing new utility rights-of-way.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Who scored on this bill
- 1Dina Titus SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House, discharged, passed Senate, became law7 events+186
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History
- Signed by the President. Became Public Law 119-91.
- Presented to the President.
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Dina Titus.
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- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-91.
- Presented to President.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S697-699)
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5875-5876)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 972.
- DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 972.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5875)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5875)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-279.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 235.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.