Grants the City of Mesquite, Nevada, the exclusive right, for 12 years, to purchase specified parcels of public land in Mount Diablo Meridian. Requires the proceeds of the sale of each parcel to be deposited into, and disposed of by the Secretary of the Interior from, the special account established under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998.
Directs the Secretary to convey to the city specified public lands to be selected by the city from among other specified parcels in Mount Diablo Meridian.
Withdraws all such parcels from entry and appropriation under the public land laws and from operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws for 12 years.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8128)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management . Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-256.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, OMB.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 106-134.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 106-134.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15163)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15163)
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Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.