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H.R. 2317 119th Congress House

Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2026

Official title: To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in northern Nevada for eco… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in northern Nevada for economic development, to promote conservation in northern Nevada, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2025 Introduced by: Mark E. Amodei Republican · Nevada See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Bank accounts, deposits, capitalCongressional oversightEconomic developmentFloods and storm protection
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Geography and mappingGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyHousing and community development fundingIndian lands and resources rightsLakes and riversLand transfersLand use and conservationNevadaParks, recreation areas, trailsWater resources fundingWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 14, 2026 · 6:04 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14, 2026 · 6:04 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5586-5596)
Sep 14, 2026 · 6:04 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 14, 2026 · 5:55 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2317.
Sep 14, 2026 · 5:55 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5586-5598)
Sep 14, 2026 · 5:55 PM EDT
Mr. Amodei (NV) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 10, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 710.
Sep 10, 2026
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Sep 10, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-811, Part I.
Jul 15, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12.
Jul 15, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 25, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025

This bill provides for the designation, conveyance, exchange, sale, or disposal of certain federal lands in Nevada.

Specifically, the bill provides for the transfer of ownership of federal lands from the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to the State of Nevada, counties (Douglas, Clark, Pershing, and Elko Counties), cities (Carson City, City of Elko, the City of Fernley, and the City of Sparks), the Incline Village General Improvement District, and the Truckee River Flood Management Authority for economic development, recreation, or certain public purposes.

It also designates specified parcels of federal land as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The bill also releases the reversionary interest of the United States in the Jean Prison site, thereby allowing the State of Nevada to use the land for purposes unrelated to the prison.

It also allows the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to establish a federal complex for specified Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs offices or headquarters in Nevada on certain federal lands.

Additionally, the bill takes land into trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.

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