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HR 6497 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Historical and cultural resources Land transfers Nevada

Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012

Introduced: September 21, 2012 Introduced by: Amodei, Mark E. Republican · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Oct 4, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Sep 21, 2012
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey, to the counties in which they are situated, all interest of the United States in certain mining townsites in Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada.

Requires a county receiving a site to reconvey the property to anyone with a valid interest in the site. Requires, for purposes of proving a valid interest, that anyone making the claim must have occupied the site for a least 15 years immediately before enactment. Prohibits a county from recognizing a claim submitted more than 10 years after enactment.

Requires the preservation and protection of all historic and cultural resources on conveyed or reconveyed sites.

What's happening now October 4, 2012

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6497: Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6497/
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"H.R. 6497: Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6497/.
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H.R. 6497, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6497/.
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