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HR 3996 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Educational facilities and institutions Higher education Land transfers Military facilities and property Nevada

Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2012

Introduced: February 9, 2012 Introduced by: Amodei, Mark E. Republican · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Feb 9, 2012
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey three parcels of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to: (1) the Nevada System of Higher Education for the Great Basin College and the College of Southern Nevada; and (2) the System for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Authorizes the Nevada System of Higher Education to use the conveyed federal land for: (1) any purpose related to the establishment, operation, growth, and maintenance of the System; and (2) other related uses, including residential and commercial development that would generally be associated with an institution of higher education.

What's happening now February 17, 2012

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3996: Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3996/
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"H.R. 3996: Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3996/.
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H.R. 3996, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3996/.
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