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HR 1170 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Nevada Small towns

To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title,…

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To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.

Introduced: March 14, 2013 Introduced by: Amodei, Mark E. Republican · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 215.
Dec 16, 2013
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-297.
Jul 31, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 31, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 31, 2013
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Jul 19, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Mar 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Secretary receives an offer from the city of Fernley, Nevada, to purchase identified federal land within the city, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the city all interest of the United States in such land in exchange for consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of the land.

Permits the city and the Bureau of Reclamation to retain easements or rights-of-way on the federal land to be conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way that are necessary to carry out the operation and maintenance of the Truckee Canal or the Newlands Project.

Requires the city to pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with such conveyance.

Declares that any conveyances under this Act shall not be considered a major federal action for purposes of an environmental impact statement required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Releases the United States from all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product), solid waste, mine materials, or mining related features existing on the federal land.

Withdraws the federal land from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

What's happening now December 16, 2013

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 215.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2954 Related bill Public Access and Lands Improvement Act
  • HR 5205 Related bill Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act
  • S 1983 Related bill Fernley Economic Self-Determination Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1170: To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1170/
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"H.R. 1170: To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1170/.
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H.R. 1170, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1170/.
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[H.R. 1170: To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1170/)
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