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H.R. 408 111th Congress House

Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land located in the City, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Aviation and airportsLand transfersLand use and conservationNevada
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Noise pollutionParks, recreation areas, trails
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Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Henderson, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified federal land in Henderson (the Transition Area).

Permits the city, after conveyance, to sell, lease, or otherwise convey any part or parts of the Transition Area for nonresidential development purposes, or to elect to retain parcels in the Transition Area for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

Requires the city to: (1) plan and manage the Transition Area in accordance with federal law and regulations relating to airport noise compatibility planning; and (2) agree that if any land in the Transition area is sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed by the city, the sale, lease, or conveyance shall contain a limitation to require uses compatible with that airport noise compatibility planning.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 146 Text similarities Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
  • S 22 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 408: Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-408/
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"H.R. 408: Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-408/.
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H.R. 408, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-408/.
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