BLM

ANNUAL REPORT | FISCAL YEAR 2013

MESSAGE FROM THE BLM NEVADA STATE DIRECTOR

INTRODUCTION

FY 2013 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

APPENDICES

Summary of FY 2013 Accomplishments

Recreation and Public Purposes Act(R&PP)

FY 2013 Project Accomplishments by Category

Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisition

Capital Improvements

Conservation Initiatives

Lake Tahoe Restoration

Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas

Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention

Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan

Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project

Pre-Proposal Plans

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Appendix A: SNPLMA Revenue to Date

Appendix B: Funding Allocations through Round 13

Appendix C: Project Status by Category through FY 2013

Appendix D: Status of Other Projects through FY 2013

Appendix E: Land Disposal by Year Under SNPLMA

Appendix F: Projects Completed in FY 2013 by Category

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This document was prepared by:

Bureau of Land Management

Southern Nevada District Office

Las Vegas, Nevada

This document is available online at www.blm.gov/SNPLMA

Cite as:

Bureau of Land Management. 2013. Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act:

Annual Report FY 2013. Bureau of Land Management, Washington, D.C.

BLM/NV/LV/GI/15-16+1800
The Southern Nevada Public Land 

Management Act (SNPLMA) (Public Law 105-

263) was enacted in 1998, authorizing the sale 

of public lands in the Las Vegas Valley. Through 

its passage, the Congress and the President 

set into motion a program of work that has 

resulted in an unprecedented level of funding 

from those land sales. The funding has been 

used for important land acquisition and other 

projects, crucial economic development, 

and new employment opportunities. 

Since inception, public land sales in the Las 

Vegas Valley as well as interest and other 

transactions have grossed over $3.3 billion. 

Using these funds over 1,200 projects have 

been approved by the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary). These projects are implemented 

by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

and partner agencies and entities to benefit 

communities and public lands throughout the 

State of Nevada. 

The SNPLMA has been amended seven 

times to expand the program to rural 

communities, to protect communities from 

wildfire, and to focus on landscape-level 

restoration on public lands. The SNPLMA 

also contains provisions for the sale of land 

below fair market value for low-income 

housing development. The third sale for 

senior low-income housing was initiated 

in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 and completed in 

December 2013. 

The BLM and its partners appreciate the 

importance of stewardship of these public 

funds and continue to make improvements 

in project oversight and completion. In FY 

2013 the BLM and its partners initiated the 

update process for the SNPLMA Strategic 

Plan which will be implemented in FY 2015. 

The updated Strategic Plan will set goals 

for the program through 2019 and guide 

project funding recommendations. 

The purpose of this Annual Report is to 

highlight the on-the-ground legacy of 

the SNPLMA for the public, landscapes, 

wildlife, and communities. This Report 

also highlights the ongoing Federal, State, 

and local partnerships fostered by the 

SNPLMA that contribute to the strength 

of the program. In order to enhance the 

transparency of the overall program for 

the public, the status of SNPLMA projects, 

land sales, and broad program information 

is regularly updated on a public website: 

www.blm.gov/snplma. I am pleased to 

share the most recent accomplishments 

of the SNPLMA program in this FY 2013 

Annual Report to Congress. 

MESSAGE FROM THE BLM NEVADA STATE DIRECTOR

AMY LUEDERS

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEVADA STATE DIRECTOR

SNPLMA ANNUAL REPORT FY 2013

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Boardwalk and Interpretive Panel at Red Springs (Marvin Thompson | BLM)

The BLM sold 136.07 acres of public land 

for a sale price of $22.1 million in FY 2013, 

which is the largest sale of land since the 

market declined in 2007. In FY 2013, 21 

new projects totaling $7.2 million were 

recommended for approval to the Secretary 

in the 14th round of SNPLMA funding. Also 

in FY 2013, a total of 110 projects that 

had been approved in prior years were 

completed by the recipient agencies and 

entities. These projects had positive impacts 

on efforts related to habitat enhancement, 

wildland fire management, acquisition of 

environmentally sensitive land, recreation, 

cultural resource protection, and education 

and outreach.

Under SNPLMA, 85 percent of the revenue 

from land sales is available for Federal, State, 

and local government projects under nine 

project categories. Project funding through 

the Conservation Initiatives, Multi-Species 

Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), and 

Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration 

Project (ENLRP) categories included 

habitat enhancement efforts such as 

sagebrush restoration and volunteer-based 

litter clean-up events. In the Hazardous 

Fuels and Wildfire Prevention and Lake 

Tahoe Restoration Projects categories, 

accomplishments included reducing fire 

hazard to nearby homes and communities 

and completion of scientific studies on 

water quality to inform management 

actions. Accomplishments within the 

Capital Improvements and Parks, Trails, 

and Natural Areas (PTNA) project categories 

created a variety of recreation opportunities 

including the construction of picnic areas 

and trailheads. In FY 2013, more than 

1,000 acres were acquired through the 

Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisition 

category to protect vital wildlife habitats, 

riparian areas, and other sensitive resources. 

These projects are a subset of the variety of 

work that has been funded through SNPLMA 

and that was completed in FY 2013.

 

Given the broad and varied nature of the 

SNPLMA program and the large number of 

projects funded, this Report summarizes 

program accomplishments by category and 

provides a more detailed project example 

for each. For a comprehensive accounting 

of specific accomplishments in FY 2013, 

please refer to Appendix F. 

Beyond project-specific accomplishments, 

there are other notable achievements for 

FY 2013. Other program accomplishments 

include an increased focus on outreach 

and education. An example is the 

development of two training modules that 

provide guidance to program partners on 

implementation and closeout processes for 

SNPLMA projects. Additionally, SNPLMA 

business rules and policies were modified to 

better address projects of concern1 and how 

best to quantify project accomplishments. 

As part of the stewardship of the SNPLMA 

resources, a decision was made to 

postpone the Round 15 project selections 

until FY 2015. Postponing these project 

selections would allow time to assess land 

sale trends as well as provide time for 

partners to complete projects approved 

in previous rounds before taking on new 

projects. In addition, projects in every 

category received additional points during 

the Round 14 project evaluation process if 

they demonstrated the availability of cash or 

in-kind contributions from partners.

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 Projects of concern are those that have demonstrated only minimal 

progress towards completion, reported expenditures in excess of 

the level of accomplishment reported, have received multiple time 

extensions, or are anticipated to require a change in scope or additional funds in order to continue work on the project.

INTRODUCTION

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FY 2013 COMPLETED PROJECTS BY CATEGORY

FY 2013 LAND DISPOSALS

Environmentally

Sensitive Land

Acquisitions

3 25 18 41 9 3 3 3 110

Capital

Improvements

Parks, Trails

and

Natural Areas

Lake

Tahoe

Restoration

Conservation MSHCP†

Initiatives

Hazardous ENLRP‡

Fuels

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Pre-Proposal

Plans

Total

Form of Disposal

Land Auctions

Direct Sales

Totals

121.07

15.0

Legislatively Directed Transfers 0

136.07

Acres

†Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan

‡Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project

Section 6 of the SNPLMA requires that the Secretary report annually to the Senate 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House of Representatives Committee 

on Natural Resources on all transactions under the Act. In FY 2013, the BLM and recipient 

agencies and entities completed numerous transactions. As shown in the tables below, 

recipient agencies and entities completed 110 projects approved in previous rounds, and 

the BLM sold 9 parcels totaling 136.07 acres. 

The SNPLMA authorizes the Secretary to 

make lands available for disposal, within 

the SNPLMA disposal boundary, as defined 

by Congress. The SNPLMA also provides for 

units of local government and the State of 

Nevada to reserve lands within the disposal 

boundary for future use in accordance with 

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 

(R&PP) of June 14, 1926, as amended (Ch. 

578, 44 Stat. 741).

Examples of typical uses under the R&PP 

include schools, fire and police stations, 

parks, landfills, municipal facilities, 

hospitals, and fairgrounds. The land 

must be developed according to a plan of 

development approved by the BLM. 

The R&PP allows governmental entities 

and non-profit organizations to obtain 

certain public lands for recreation or public 

purposes through lease or conveyance at 

less than full market value, with pricing 

established by regulations at 43 CFR 2912.1-

1(d) for lease rental and 43 CFR 2741.8 for 

conveyance. The BLM’s policy pursuant 

to the R&PP is to first lease the identified 

lands and then convey the land once it has 

been developed. Governmental entities 

may lease land for recreational purposes 

such as parks or historic monuments for 

free and for all other public purposes at 

$2 per acre per year with a $25 minimum 

annual rental payment per transaction, and 

lands are patented for $10 per acre with 

a $50 minimum payment per transaction. 

Non-profits can lease and patent lands at a 

10 or 50 percent discount off of fair market 

value, depending on usage. 

Approximately 3,064 acres inside the 

disposal boundary are currently leased 

under the R&PP. Approximately 2,8221

additional acres within the boundary have 

been patented under the R&PP since the 

inception of SNPLMA. In accordance with 

the SNPLMA, funds collected for the sale of 

R&PP lands are deposited into the SNPLMA 

Special Account. 

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The numbers of acres within the disposal boundary 

that have been leased or patented under the R&PP 

are somewhat lower than the numbers reported in 

the FY 2012 Annual Report. This is the result of a 

review of the legal descriptions of the R&PP leases 

and patents in an effort to ensure that only parcels 

within the SNPLMA disposal boundary are being 

reported. 

Exploration Peak Trail (Ken Ozawa | BLM)

FY 2013 Summary of Accomplishments

RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT

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FY 2013 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Completed Projects 3

Project Site

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Carson City

Reno

Elko

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NV-2

Toll Road Canyon Property (Nevada Land Trust)

The SNPLMA funding supports the 

acquisition of environmentally sensitive 

land and interests in land within Nevada 

with priority given to acquiring lands in 

Clark County. 

Lands and interests in lands have been 

proposed for acquisition in fee or by 

conservation easement in each of the 14 

funding rounds through FY 2013. Land 

acquisition projects approved for funding 

in Rounds 1 through 8 are either completed 

or were terminated. The projects that were 

terminated had title issues or the project 

proponent was unable to reach agreement 

on the acquisition price. 

The sections below identify total FY 2013 project accomplishments by category and provide a summary description of one completed 

project that illustrates the type of projects completed under the category.

Example of a Project Completed in FY 2013

Toll Road Canyon 

Round: 9

Project Cost: $362,838

Project #: BL56

Date Closed: 6/10/2013

Location: Washoe County, southeast of Reno between Reno and Virginia City

The Toll Road Canyon property was 

nominated by the Nevada Land Conservancy 

(now the Nevada Land Trust) in Round 9 and 

has been successfully acquired by the BLM. 

The 230.46-acre property is located about 10 

miles southeast of Reno, Nevada, and was 

part of the Bain Springs Ranch in southern 

Washoe County with adjoining public lands 

managed by the BLM. The property contains 

a portion of the historic Old Geiger Grade, 

now known as Toll Road, constructed in 1862 

as the most direct connection between the 

Comstock Lode in Virginia City and Reno. In 

conjunction with adjacent public lands, the 

property offers opportunities for dispersed 

public recreational activities including hiking, 

horseback riding, mountain biking, and 

sightseeing, and is an important component 

of the scenic backdrop for area residents 

and travelers between Reno and Carson 

City, Nevada. The land provides habitat 

for diverse wildlife including mule deer, 

mountain lions, black bears, and Golden 

Eagles and also contains historic sage grouse 

habitat. Riparian resources on the property 

include seasonal springs and seeps and an 

intermittent stream along Toll Road.

Since the property was acquired, the BLM 

has implemented management of dispersed 

recreation to prevent illegal occupation of 

the land and reduce dumping. 

Summary of Accomplishments in FY 2013:

• 1,022.11 acres of environmentally sensitive land acquired

FY 2013 PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY CATEGORY

ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LAND ACQUISITION

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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NV-4

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Project Site

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North Las Vegas

Ash Meadows NWR

Las Vegas

Henderson

Example of a Project Completed in FY 2013

Improved Wildlife Dependent Visitor Services

Round: 6

Project Cost: $14,060,397

Project #: FW22 

Date Closed: January 15, 2013

Location: Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Ash Meadows 

National Wildlife Refuge, Nye County, Nevada

The SNPLMA funds have been used for capital 

improvements at the Lake Mead National 

Recreation Area, Desert National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex, Red Rock Canyon National 

Conservation Area, Great Basin National 

Park, Spring Mountain National Recreation 

Area, and other areas administered by the 

BLM or the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service (FS) in Clark, Lincoln, and 

White Pine Counties. Projects include repair 

or rehabilitation of existing infrastructure, 

construction of new facilities, and other 

improvements needed to protect resource 

values

Summary of Accomplishments in FY 2013:

• 8,650 acres of federally administered 

areas improved 

• 20 new recreation facilities/structures 

completed or improved

• 3 miles of new recreation roads/trails 

constructed

• 2 cultural or historic sites or 

structures stabilized or protected

• 70 hazardous sites remediated

• 15 Federal buildings or facilities 

constructed or refurbished

• 3 buildings or facilities constructed 

with green sustainable design and 

construction

• 1 water development constructed or 

improved for wildlife

• 19,213 acres of invasive plant species 

treated or restored

• 21,353 acres of invasive plant species 

surveyed, inventoried, or monitored

• 7 threatened or endangered species 

recovery actions implemented

• 1 conservation action implemented 

for non-listed species

• 1 recreation/wilderness plan 

completed

• 3 scientific/technical reports 

produced

• 218 GIS databases generated and/or 

map layers produced

• 4 databases, reports, and other 

electronic means of documenting 

program activities produced

• 17,663 outreach contacts made

• 721 new interpretive or educational 

publications/signs produced

Carson Slough (Fish and Wildlife Service)

The 23,000-acre Ash Meadows National 

Wildlife Refuge is the largest remaining 

oasis in the Mojave Desert and home to 

nearly 30 endemic species of plants and 

animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. 

The overall goals of this project were to 

prevent the continued spread of invasive 

species, reclaim currently unusable 

acreage to restore habitat, maintain 

and improve the health of native plant 

communities, and educate the public 

about the problems associated with nonnative species. Planning for portions of 

this project, including the Carson Slough 

rehabilitation, were funded through the 

Pre-Proposal Planning project (PW01) that 

is discussed later in the Report. 

Project deliverables include 2,453 acres 

of broadleaf weed treatments (the 

most prevalent invasive weed located 

throughout the refuge), 730 acres of salt 

cedar removal, and planting native grasses 

and trees on 269 acres. In addition, three 

information kiosks were constructed at the 

refuge entrances. New Kiosk & information station at west entrance (Robert Taylor | BLM)

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

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“Don’t Trash Nevada” Billboard (BLM)

Conservation Initiative projects occur on Federal lands in Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine 

Counties, and Carson City, Nevada. Projects 

typically include planning, implementation, 

and monitoring. Also included are programs 

critical to protecting and sustaining resources 

in Nevada, such as litter and desert dumping 

clean up and prevention, natural and cultural 

resource protection, recreation, environmental education and interpretation, and habitat 

restoration.

Summary of Accomplishments in FY 2013:

• 34 cultural or historic sites or 

structures stabilized or protected

• 10,860 acres of cultural/

paleontological resources surveyed, 

inventoried, or monitored

• 334 hazardous sites remediated

• 15,897 law enforcement patrols, 

incident reports, investigations

• 85 miles of riparian stream or shoreline 

habitat treated, enhanced, or restored

• 13,500 acres of upland habitat treated, 

enhanced, or restored

• 513,500 acres of upland habitat 

surveyed, inventoried, or monitored

• 4 water developments constructed or 

improved for wildlife

• 60 acres of invasive plant species 

surveyed, inventoried, or monitored

• 43 conservation actions implemented 

for non-listed species

• 20 scientific/technical reports 

produced

• 18 GIS databases generated and/or 

map layers produced

• 44 databases, reports, and other 

electronic means of documenting 

program activities produced

• 228,483 outreach contacts made

• 65 new interpretive or educational 

publications/signs produced

• 271 interpretive or educational 

presentations given

• 18,825 number of volunteers engaged

The purpose of this project was to develop a 

coordinated program for discouraging litter 

and desert dumping through education, 

clean-up events, media messaging, and 

increased enforcement. This project 

and the second project phase were both 

completed in FY 2013. Two additional 

phases were approved in subsequent 

rounds and are scheduled to close within 

the next year.

This project was an interagency Southern 

Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) project 

with participation by the four Federal land 

management agencies: BLM, FS, Fish 

and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National 

Park Service (NPS). Through the first two 

phases of this project, the SNAP team 

accomplished the following: 

• made 157,092 outreach contacts;

• engaged 10,631 volunteers; 

• completed 10,232 law enforcement 

patrols, incident reports, and investigations; 

• remediated 218 hazardous sites; 

• gave 71 interpretive or educational 

presentations; and 

• produced 36 interpretive or educational 

publications and signs. 

Notable accomplishments include the 

“Don’t Trash Nevada” campaign, hosting 

an average of over seven clean-up events 

each quarter between January 2006 and 

September 2011, and a stronger law 

enforcement presence to deter illegal 

dumping of trash on public lands.

Example of a Project Completed in FY 2013

“Take Pride in America in Southern 

Nevada – A Local Litter and Desert 

Dumping Clean-up Program (Phase I)”

Round: 4 (Phase I)

Project Cost: $3,006,580

Project #: BL02/FS02/FW02/NP02

Date Closed: 6/12/2013

Location: Clark County, Nevada

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Project Site

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The SNPLMA was amended in 2003 to 

provide funding for the Federal share of the 

Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement 

Program as set forth in the Lake Tahoe 

Restoration Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-506) 

and Department of the Interior and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act of 2003 (Public 

Law 108-108).

Lake Tahoe is one of the largest and deepest 

lakes in the United States and is known for 

the crystal clarity of its water; however, the 

lake and surrounding basin are threatened by 

land disturbance on public and private land, 

transportation patterns, and climate change. 

The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act authorized up 

to $300 million for expenditures by the FS and 

its partners for projects to restore and protect 

water, air, and forest resources throughout 

the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The FS, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 

worked to restore healthy ecosystem function, 

conserve biological diversity, and enhance 

aspen stands at risk of loss by encroaching 

conifers. The project accomplished the 

removal of encroaching conifers from 

approximately 40 acres of aspen stands in the 

Ward Creek, Cold Creek, and Blackwood Creek 

drainages. Conifer trees encroaching on the 

aspen stands were removed or thinned, then 

piled and burned. This action created openings 

Example of a Project Completed in FY 2013

Aspen Community Restoration Project

Round: 8

Project Cost: $199,984

Project #: F124

Date Closed: February 6, 2013

Location: Lake Tahoe Basin 

Management Unit, El Dorado and 

Placer Counties, California

Piles of conifer material to be burned to support aspen regeneration (FS)

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CA-4

Truckee

Carson City

South Lake Tahoe

Reno Sparks

Lake Tahoe

CA NV

Project Site

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Summary of Accomplishments in FY 2013:

• 434 acres of hazardous fuels treated in 

the wild land/urban interface

• 1 new recreation facility/structure 

completed or improved

• 8 miles of new recreation roads/trails 

constructed

• 1 Federal building or facility 

constructed or refurbished

• 5 acres of upland habitat treated, 

enhanced, or restored

• 3 buildings or facilities constructed 

with green sustainable design and 

construction

• 1 water development constructed or 

improved for wildlife

• 2 acres of invasive plant species 

treated or restored 

• 2,312 acres of invasive plant species 

surveyed, inventoried, or monitored

• 2 threatened or endangered species 

recovery actions implemented

• 1 conservation action implemented for 

non-listed species

• 1,004 miles of roads or trails 

decommissioned and/or rehabilitated

• 1 recreation/wilderness plan 

completed

• 2 management plans for ecosystem 

restoration completed

• 3,589 scientific/technical reports 

produced

• 218 GIS databases generated and/or 

map layers produced

• 2 databases, reports, and other 

electronic means of documenting 

program activities 

• 73,775 outreach contacts made

• 7 new interpretive or educational 

publications/signs produced

in the forest canopy which allowed sunlight to 

penetrate to the forest floor and thus reduce 

the competition for water and nutrients. In 

addition, low intensity burning helps aspens 

regenerate and returns important nutrients 

to the soil. Restoration of aspen stands is a 

priority for landscape management within the 

Lake Tahoe Basin because of their ecological 

value and relative scarcity. This project also 

completed pre-treatment surveys of bird 

community composition in aspen stands.

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Wetlands Park Nature Center (Clark County) 

Clark County opened a 45,000 square foot 

state-of-the art nature center to the public 

on April 20, 2013. The County contributed 

approximately $6 million to the completion 

of the nature center for a total project cost 

of approximately $20 million. The nature 

center is located inside the 2,900-acre Clark 

County Wetlands Park on the east side of 

the Las Vegas Valley. 

The nature center includes an interactive 

8,335 square foot exhibit hall, a visitor 

lobby, restrooms, a research laboratory, 

administrative offices, a parking lot, 

café, wetland viewing decks, an 85-

seat auditorium, conference rooms, and 

classrooms. The nature center meets GoldLevel Leader in Energy and Environmental 

Design standards and is surrounded by 

walking paths, which have landscaping, 

benches, and interpretive signage. There 

are also over 25 miles of trail along the Las 

Vegas Wash and in adjacent wetlands that 

were constructed with SNPLMA funding in 

previous phases of this project.

The Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas (PTNA) 

category benefits local communities 

through the development of parks, trails, 

and natural areas in Clark, Lincoln, and 

White Pine Counties. Washoe County 

and Carson City are also eligible for PTNA 

funding, subject to certain limitations. 

Funds are provided for the acquisition 

of lands, easements, or rights-of-way 

necessary to develop PTNA projects as well 

as for construction or renovation of such 

projects by local and regional governmental 

entities.

Summary of Accomplishments in FY 2013:

• 9 acres of parks or natural areas 

were constructed or improved

• 47 recreation facilities/structures 

completed or improved

• 11 miles of new recreation roads/

trails constructed

• 130.20 acres of PTNA land acquired

• 0.35 acres of PTNA right-of-way 

acquired

• 1 new interpretive or educational 

publication/sign produced

Example of a Project Completed in FY 2013

Wetlands Park Interpretive and Education 

Facilities

Round: 5

Project Cost: $13,985,984

Project Number: CC25

Date Closed: May 31, 2013

Location: Clark County, Nevada

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Boulder City

Las Vegas

North Las Vegas

Henderson

Project Site

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NV-3

Boulder City

East Las Vegas

Clark

County

Henderson

Laughlin

1 Sunrise Manor

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4

Las Vegas 1

North Las Vegas

Boulder City Henderson

Laughlin

Project Site

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The State of Nevada, Division of State 

Lands, completed 160 acres of hazardous 

fuels reduction to create defensible space, 

minimize the potential loss of structures, 

and improve the health of vegetation, soil, 

water quality, and forestlands. Van Sickle 

State Park is a bi-state park in Nevada 

and California, located in southeastern 

Lake Tahoe. A portion of the park on the 

Nevada side was treated between where 

the Gondola Fire burned in 2002 and the 

The SNPLMA was amended in 2006 to 

allow funding for the development and 

implementation of comprehensive, cost 

effective, multijurisdictional hazardous 

fuels reduction and wildfire prevention 

plans for the Lake Tahoe Basin, the 

Carson Range in Douglas and Washoe 

Counties and Carson City, and the Spring 

Mountains in southern Nevada. Hazardous 

Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention 

projects may include project level planning, 

fuels reduction treatment activities, 

biomass utilization, and biofuels energy 

development and production activities.

Example of a Project Completed in FY

2013 Van Sickle Fuel Reduction Project

Round: 8

Project Cost: $447,480

Project #: S002

Date Closed: October 11, 2012

Location: Douglas County, Nevada

Before: Heavy fuel loading of dead and down trees in addition to dense standing vegetation are common 

forest conditions in the Lake Tahoe Basin (State of Nevada)

After: Reduced stand density and forest floor material lessens wildfire risk and improves overall forest 

health and wildlife habitat (State of Nevada)

Project Site

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Gardnerville

Carson City

Reno

Elko

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NV-2

subdivisions in the lower Kingsbury area. 

The fuels reduction protects visitors, 

residents, and commercial businesses in 

the lower Kingsbury Grade and Stateline 

area from the catastrophic effects of wild 

land fire.

Summary of Accomplishments in FY 2013:

• 416 acres of hazardous fuels treated 

in a wild land/urban interface

• 1 hazardous fuels reduction plan 

completed

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Vegetation monitoring and population sampling plot (Steven Ostoja, | USGS)

Little is known about the effects of fuels 

treatments on species covered by the 

MSHCP in the Spring Mountains National 

Recreation Area (SMNRA). The Clark 

County Desert Conservation Program (DCP) 

conducted a study to develop baseline 

vegetation data for eight covered species 

by the MSHCP that are located within the 

SMNRA. The purpose of this project was 

to gather pre-treatment data that could be 

used at a later date to determine the effects 

of fuels treatments on covered species. 

The DCP established 208 vegetationmonitoring plots in both treated and 

untreated (control) areas within the 

SMNRA. These plots were used to measure 

population data for five covered plant 

species and three covered butterflies, 

gauge species diversity data for the plant 

communities, and collect data on non-native 

plant presence and abundance. Project 

accomplishments include collection of 

baseline vegetation data and development 

of a long-term monitoring plan. All data 

collected through this study was shared 

with the FS and can be found on the DCP 

website (http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/

depts/dcp/Pages/DCPReports.aspx).

The Clark County Multi-Species Habitat 

Conservation Plan (MSHCP) targets 78 

sensitive, threatened, and endangered 

species, including the threatened desert 

tortoise. The plan ensures that the loss 

of habitat, as authorized by a FWS Section 

10 incidental take permit, is adequately 

minimized and mitigated. Clark County, 

other permittees, and the Federal agencies 

on whose land the mitigation actions take 

place, work together to implement projects 

under this category of work.

Summary of Accomplishments in FY 2013:

• 1 scientific/technical report produced

• 13 databases, reports, and other 

electronic means of documenting 

program activities produced

Example of a Project Completed in FY 2013

Effectiveness Monitoring of Fuel 

Management Treatments in the Spring 

Mountains National Recreation Area

Round: 6

Project Cost: $324,825

Project #: CC44

Date Closed: 1/14/2013

Location: Spring Mountains National 

Recreation Area, Clark County, NV

MULTI-SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN

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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS NV-3, NV-4

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Project Site

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3

North Las Vegas

Boulder City

Las Vegas

Henderson

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FY 2013 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Completed Projects 3

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest 

removed pinyon pine and juniper trees on 

4,003 acres to restore sagebrush habitat 

for the Greater Sage grouse, mule deer, 

and other sagebrush dependent species. 

Encroaching pinyon pine and juniper 

trees threaten sagebrush habitat by 

outcompeting sagebrush and other forbs 

for water and nutrients. 

In 2006, the SNPLMA was amended to 

authorize funding for implementation of 

the Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project (ENLRP). The ENLRP category 

supports projects that promote resilient 

and healthy ecosystems within the Great 

Basin ecosystem in White Pine and Lincoln 

Counties. Projects include planning, implementation, research, monitoring, environmental analysis and associated documentation, and delivery of programs such as fire 

management and improvements to forests, 

woodlands, and rangelands. Research 

projects must demonstrate a practical application to management of Federal lands 

in order to be accepted for consideration.

Summary of Accomplishments in FY 2013:

• 650,361 acres of invasive plant 

species surveyed, inventoried, or 

monitored

• 9,849 acres of invasive plant species 

treated or restored 

• 2 scientific/technical reports 

produced

• 390 outreach contacts made

• 16 new interpretive or educational 

publications/signs produced

• 34 interpretive or educational 

presentations given

Example of a Project Completed in FY 2013

White Pine Sagebrush Restoration

Round: 8

Project Cost: $718,191

Project #: F002

Date Closed: June 17, 2013

Location: White Pine County, Nevada

After treatment (FS)

Before treatment (FS)

EASTERN NEVADA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROJECT

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NV-4

Project Site

2

4

3

Pahrump 1 Las Vegas

Elko

Carson City

Reno

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5

Carson Slough, which originates within the 

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, is 

a historic riparian habitat that has a large 

population of waterfowl. It is home to many 

of the endemic species that occur within the 

Amargosa Valley, including the endangered 

Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish and Ash 

Meadows speckled dace. 

Detailed inventories and studies of plants, 

fishes, animals, hydrology, and soils were 

conducted. Information was mapped and 

entered into a geographic information 

system (GIS) database for use in the 

development of restoration, recovery, and 

management plans for the Carson Slough 

and the Refuge.

Three plans were completed: (1) Upper 

Carson Slough Revegetation Plan; (2) 

Peterson Reservoir Rehabilitation Plan 

and Construction Sequence; and (3) Ash 

Meadow Biophysical Assessment and 

Restoration Plan. The FWS is in the process 

of implementing the plans. One of these 

implementation projects is also highlighted 

on the Capital Improvements category 

accomplishments page earlier in this report.

Example of a Project Completed in FY 2013

The Feasibility of Restoring the Historic 

Carson Slough

Round: 6

Project Cost: $2,123,848

Project #: PW01 

Date Closed: January 31, 2013

Location: Desert National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex, Ash Meadows National Wildlife 

Refuge, Nye County, Nevada

PRE-PROPOSAL PLANNING PROJECTS

A $25 million reserve for Pre-Proposal Planning (PPP) was approved for use in Round 6 

by the Secretary to fund feasibility studies, 

initial planning, and pre-proposal design for 

future project nominations within the project 

categories. The PPP projects support planning 

efforts by preparing conceptual designs to 

determine if the proposed projects are feasible, and helping to ensure future nominations have accurate cost estimates, project 

scopes, and schedules for completion. The 

Secretary authorized the SNPLMA Executive 

Committee to decide which projects should 

receive PPP funding. In Round 6, the Executive Committee approved 42 projects within 

various categories. 

Summary of Accomplishments in FY 2013:

• 1,200 acres of cultural/paleontological 

resources surveyed, inventoried, or 

monitored 

• 21,000 acres of upland habitat surveyed, 

inventoried, or monitored

• 2 management plans for ecosystem 

restoration completed

• 13 scientific/technical reports 

produced 

• 3 new interpretive or educational 

publications/signs produced

• 15 GIS databases generated and/or map 

layers produced

• 16 databases, reports, and other 

electronic means of documenting 

program activities produced

FY 2013 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Completed Projects

Carson Slough Inventory Work (FWS)

4

3

1

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NV-4

2

1

Project Site

4

3

North Las Vegas

Ash Meadows NWR

Las Vegas

Henderson

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APPENDIX A: SNPLMA REVENUE TO DATE

Revenue Generated by Land Auctions/Sealed Bid

Revenue Generated by Direct Sales

Land Auction Deposit Forfeitures and Mineral Conveyances1

 

Revenue Generated from Leases and Sales of Clark County Cooperative Management Area (CMA) Lands

Revenue Generated from Sale of Land within the City of Henderson Limited Transition Area

Revenue Generated from Affordable Housing Disposals2

Amount Collected as Monetary Payment to Equalize Land Exchange Transactions1

Interest Redeemed on the Special Account

Total Revenues through September 30, 20133

SNPLMA REVENUE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

$2,791,913,342 

$119,362,648 

$2,158,900 

$3,242,474 

$119,583,054 

$673,150

$12,131,750

$323,659,521 

$3,372,724,839

1

Unchanged since FY 2010. 

2

The $52,000 for the affordable housing project referenced in FY 2013 Accomplishments Overview was deposited in FY 2014, so does not appear in this table.

3

The total revenue amount does not reflect the actual amount available to the Secretary for distribution for SNPLMA projects. Payments of 15 percent of total receipts 

to the State of Nevada education fund and local water and aviation entities as required by the SNPLMA reduce the amount available to the Secretary by $453,983,357. 

Mandatory set-asides for specific purposes reduce the amount available by another $204,671,462. Considering these deductions, the net amount available to the 

Secretary for distribution from the SNPLMA special account is $2,714,070,020.

Craig Ranch Regional Park Pond (Ken Ozawa | BLM)

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TABLE 1: FUNDING ALLOCATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 20131 

Land Capital

Improvements

Parks, Trails

and Natural

Areas

Lake

Tahoe

Hazardous MSHCP2 ENLRP3

Fuels

PreProposal

Planning

Total

Secretarial

Approved

Funding

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Total

$24,103,525

$54,518,800

 $48,599,100

 $111,850,099

 $51,853,791

 $124,149,740

 $49,582,170

$7,061,956

$7,629,600

$13,066,000

$5,440,000

$6,083,050

$26,405,625

$117,567,613

$97,293,394

$169,538,170

$19,612,908

$15,111,475

$26,213,171

$4,200,000

$9,292,800

$43,792,942

$99,895,004

$383,262,412

$468,708,922

$25,213,548

$37,469,300

$19,298,969

$8,246,129 $10,239,022

$514,674,631 $503,663,878 $1,119,380,815

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$44,762,000

$37,084,900

$48,111,065

$45,365,000

$27,966,000

$27,891,285

$300,000,000

$0

$4,648,334

$0

$0

$0

$15,851,237

$30,706,817

$2,972,487

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$36,222,170

$53,250,972

$80,331,758

$8,435,618

$9,606,696

$4,504,742

$7,655,107

$203,691,844 $54,270,875

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$1,829,575

$3,813,469

$1,931,721

$10,523,390

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0 $0

$0

$0

$14,603,430

$11,521,654

$10,963,140

$44,223,274

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$24,924,545

$0

$0

$0

$0

$33,743,525

$74,542,984

 $118,797,667

Round 3

Supplemental $9,792,200 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,792,200

$381,386,123

$622,745,469

$943,121,952

$163,211,061

$121,764,167

$100,947,605

$79,992,404

Round 11 $11,267,250 $9,647,508 $34,680,353 $14,722,396 $0

$0

$1,184,836 $3,949,800 $1,290,835 $0 $76,742,978

Round 12 $877,600 $1,109,275 $1,641,671 $34,139,397 $1,319,222 $1,496,600 $92,000 $996,100 $0 $41,671,865

Round 13 $322,800 $1,395,560 $858,274 $1,966,278 $1,688,650 $661,690 $0 $6,893,252

$24,924,545 2,775,353,2524

1

Table 1 is the same as Table 2 in the FY 2012 Annual Report; it has not changed because Round 14 was not approved by the Secretary of the Interior until FY 2014, on 

November 12, 2013.

2 Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan

3

Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project

4 The total Secretarial Approved Funding includes amounts that were returned from completed and terminated projects in prior rounds for reauthorization by the 

Secretary to fund projects in future rounds. For this reason, the total approved for all rounds exceeds the amount available for distribution reflected in Footnote 2 of 

Appendix A. 

APPENDIX B: FUNDING ALLOCATIONS THROUGH ROUND 13

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APPENDIX B: FUNDING ALLOCATIONS THROUGH ROUND 13 continued

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED FUNDING AND OPERATING COSTS

Payments to State of Nevada Education Fund

Payments to Southern Nevada Water Authority for Infrastructure Improvements

Payments to Clark County Department of Aviation

Amount Allocated to Lake Tahoe Basin Land Acquisition Fund (Santini-Burton)

Total

Amount Allocated to Mesquite and the Virgin River MSHCP

Amount Allocated to Sloan Canyon Congressionally Directed Set-Aside

Amount Allocated to Ivanpah Airport Congressionally Directed Set-Aside

Total Operating Costs and Reserves through FY 20141

$153,544,4532

$288,481,041

$11,957,863

$94,863,956

$12,195,810

$73,541,909

$24,069,787

$80,667,187

$739,322,006

1 Total actual operating costs through FY 2013 is $75,067,187 and the FY 2014 reserve is $5,600,000

2

 The 5 and 10 percent payments to the State and SNWA/Clark County, respectively, cannot be derived from total land disposal revenue since, per the authorizing 

legislation, approximately $34 million of the revenue does not require the 5 and 10 percent payments and $66.5 million of the revenue only requires the 5 percent 

payments. 

Boardwalk at Ash Meadows (Bob Taylor | BLM)

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Category

67

6

66

139

134

70

22

226

85

102

11

198

41

6

20

67

5

15

0

20

41

59

3

103

146

209

9

364

7

48

0

55

34

7

2

43

1,215

Status Totals

Environmentally 

Sensitive Land 

Acquisitions

Completed

In Progress

Terminated

Total

Completed

In Progress

Terminated

Total

Completed

In Progress

Terminated

Total

Completed

In Progress

Terminated

Total

Completed

In Progress

Terminated

Total

Completed

In Progress

Terminated

Total

Completed

In Progress

Terminated

Total

Completed

In Progress

Terminated

Total

Completed

In Progress

Terminated

Total

Capital 

Improvements

Parks, Trails, 

and Natural 

Areas

Multi-Species

Habitat

Conservation 

Plan

Lake Tahoe 

Restoration

Projects

Conservation

Initiatives

Eastern Nevada 

Landscape

Restoration 

Projects

Hazardous Fuels 

and Wildfire 

Prevention

Pre-Proposal

Planning

Projects

Round Project Totals

STATUS OF PROJECTS, ROUNDS 1-13

5

0

6

11

14

0

1

15

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

27

Rd 1

14

0

8

22

20

0

3

23

5

0

1

6

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

52

Rd 2

6

0

12

18

34

2

8

44

16

3

1

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

82

Rd 3

22

0

28

50

26

11

3

40

21

3

4

28

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

8

4

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

132

Rd 4

4

0

4

8

18

12

2

32

23

14

3

40

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

10

1

21

45

3

2

50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

151

Rd 5

5

0

3

8

14

19

5

38

17

28

2

47

38

1

20

59

0

0

0

0

15

15

0

30

40

11

1

52

0

0

0

0

34

7

2

43

277

Rd 6

3

0

2

5

4

2

0

6

0

6

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

1

7

28

33

2

63

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

87

Rd 7

5

0

0

5

3

2

0

5

1

8

0

9

0

3

0

3

3

0

0

3

5

5

0

10

20

25

0

45

5

9

0

14

0

0

0

0

94

Rd 8

1

2

0

3

0

7

0

7

1

11

0

12

0

0

0

0

2

4

0

6

0

7

0

7

12

28

1

41

2

9

0

11

0

0

0

0

87

Rd 9

0

1

1

2

1

5

0

6

0

10

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

4

0

9

0

9

1

36

1

38

0

11

0

11

0

0

0

0

80

Rd 10

2

0

2

4

0

4

0

4

0

10

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

3

0

2

0

2

0

32

1

33

0

8

0

8

0

0

0

0

64

Rd 11

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

3

0

3

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

2

1

3

0

41

1

42

0

5

0

5

0

0

0

0

61

Rd 12

0

1

0

1

0

4

0

4

0

6

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

6

0

0

0

0

21

Rd 13

Closed

In Progress

Terminated

Total Projects

560

522

133

1,215

Total Projects

46%

43%

11%

100%

% of Total

SUMMARY OF PROJECT STATUS, INCEPTION TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 Notes: 

1.Status reported as Closed includes only those projects where not only the project work is 

completed, but all financial transactions have been completed and the financial instrument has 

been closed. Projects which have not been Closed or Terminated are reflected as In Progress. 

2.Interagency projects are approved as a single project although implementation of the project 

requires a separate project number and financial instrument for each participating agency’s 

component of the project. This Appendix C reflects closure of such interagency projects only if 

all individual agency components have been closed. Closed interagency projects, regardless of 

how many agency components were involved, are counted as one project, which is consistent 

with how they were approved by the Secretary. 

3.The total number of projects for Rounds 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 are lower than the totals for these 

rounds reported in the FY 2012 Annual Report. This is because the FY 2012 Annual Report 

inadvertently counted interagency projects within the Land Acquisitions, Capital Improvements, 

ENLRP, and Fuels categories as multiple projects based on each participating agency rather than 

as one single project. This table now reflects all interagency projects in all categories as one single 

project, regardless of the number of participating agencies.

4.The order of the status in the table has been changed from In Progress, Terminated, and Closed 

to report the number of projects Closed first, followed by In Progress and then Terminated in 

order to place higher emphasis on the Closed and In Progress status as well as for consistency 

with how status is reported on the SNPLMA website. 

APPENDIX C: PROJECT STATUS BY CATEGORY THROUGH FY 2012

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Fiscal Year Acres Disposed2 Gross Sales Revenue3

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2012 190.04 $19,501 

2013 136.07 $25,429,6354

LAND DISPOSAL BY YEAR UNDER SNPLMA1

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

945.78

2,794.58

2,801.22

356.01

4,104.26

4,334.94

2,557.98

3,234.79

411.12

47.50

26.45

$3,594,510 

1999 (CMA Conveyance) 5,067.98 $0

$38,559,163 

$103,663,989 

$62,102,153 

$440,909,194

$887,513,314

$613,060,547 

$796,114,722

$30,329,613 

$19,358,000 

$2,376,300 

2010 147.41 $2,289,900 

2011 901.01 $1,097,900 

Totals 28,057.14 $3,026,418,441

1 The acres sold by fiscal year have changed as the result of a thorough review of every R&PP patent case since 1999 to ensure only those patented lands within the 

SNPLMA disposal boundary are being reported. This review resulted in acres for some R&PP sales moving to a different fiscal year, some being deleted, and some 

previously not reported being added. The biggest change was the deletion of over 14,000 acres associated with three sales. The sales were previously reported but were 

later determined to be outside of the SNPLMA disposal boundary. These sales were congressionally mandated and the revenue was deposited into the SNPLMA Special 

Account for specific purposes in compliance with the legislation mandating the sales. Therefore, revenue figures are unchanged even though the disposed acres have 

decreased by 11,318. 

2 Acres Disposed include land sold by auctions (oral, internet, sealed bid, and modified competitive), direct sales (including patented R&PP lands and land for affordable 

housing), and exchanges, as well as land conveyed by Congressional direction.

3 Forfeited land sale bid deposits, early conveyances of “unknown” mineral rights, and Clark County CMA lease payments are not reflected as part of land sales revenue.

4

The 2013 gross revenue amount includes $3,242,484 in revenue from the City of Henderson for the sale of a portion of the 502.5- acre Limited Transition Area (LTA) 

conveyed to the City by BLM in FY2011 at no cost under the provisions of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-11, Section 2602). In compliance 

with the provisions of the public law, if the City sells, leases, or otherwise conveys the LTA lands, the funds are deposited into the SNPLMA Special Account for use as 

provided for in section 4(e) of the SNPLMA. All 502.5 acres were reported as conveyed in FY2011, but the revenue received from the City’s conveyance of the acres is 

reported in the fiscal year in which it is received.

The Appendix D table provided in prior annual reports listed Santini-Burton (SB) land acquisitions and the Virgin River MSHCP project in relation to SNPLMA rounds. 

The Virgin River MSHCP is a single one-time project authorized by Congress and funded by revenue from a Mesquite land sale set aside for this purpose in the SNPLMA 

Special Account. The SB acquisitions also are not Secretarial-approved projects and have no relevance to rounds of SNPLMA approved projects. The properties that 

are eligible for acquisition using SB funds are identified on a map associated with the SB legislation. The acquisitions are funded with revenue set aside in the SNPLMA 

Special Account from the sale of parcels that are both within the SB boundary and the SNPLMA boundary. The funds remain set aside for SB acquisitions and are not 

subject to return to the SNPLMA Special Account for other purposes if the FS terminates its efforts to acquire a particular property. Project numbers and round priorities 

for SB acquisitions are established as a matter of convenience when the FS initiates allocation of funds for a new acquisition and are for record keeping purposes only. 

APPENDIX E: LAND DISPOSAL THROUGH FY 2012

APPENDIX D: STATUS OF OTHER PROJECTS THROUGH FY 2013

(No Longer Provided)

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APPENDIX F: PROJECTS COMPLETED IN FY 2013 BY CATEGORY

Project # Category Rd Project Title Congressional District Location Entity Accomplishments

Land Acquisitions Toll Road Canyon Acquired 230.46 acres of environmentally sensitive land BL56 BLM NV-2 South Side of Toll Road Canyon

in Washoe County, Nevada

9

Boat Wash Station for Lake Mead, Phase II Constructed or improved 2 new recreational facilities / structures NP75 NPS NV-3, NV-4 Lake Mead NRA 6

Land AcquisitionsLand Acquisitions

Grapevine Springs Acquired 37.7 acres of environmentally sensitive land BL53 BLM NV-4 South Central Nye County, Nevada

near Johnnie Mine Site

8

Capital ImprovementCapital ImprovementCapital ImprovementCapital ImprovementCapital ImprovementCapital Improvement

Cathedral Rock Picnic Area Improvements Completed 1 recreation/wilderness management plan FS26 USFS NV-4 Spring Mountain NRA 5

Red Rock Portal System Signage Produced 33 new interpretive or educational publications/signs BL49 BLM NV-3, NV-4 Red Rock Canyon NCA 10

Capital Improvement Wildlife-compatible Abandoned Mine Closures

for Physical Safety

Remediated 60 hazardous sites BL29 BLM NV-4 Lake Mead NRA 5

Capital Improvement Plan, Design and Produce Orientation and

Trailhead Kiosks Waysides, Phase II

Completed 1 recreation/wilderness management plan NP19 NPS NV-4 Lake Mead NRA 3

Upgrade Park Infrastructure Stabilized or protected 1 cultural or historic site or structure;

constructed or refurbished 1 Federal building or facility;constructed or improved 2 new recreational facilities/ structures 

NP56 NPS NV-3, NV-4, AZ-4 Lake Mead NRA 4

Incline Lake Acquired 753.95 acres of environmentally sensitive land FS49 USFS NV-2 Lake Tahoe Basin Management

Unit on Nevada Side of Lake Tahoe

6

Bat Gates for Hazardous Mine Sites Remediated 8 hazardous sites BL26 BLM NV-3 Clark County, Nevada 4Increasing Public Accessibility, Interpretive andEducational Opportunities at Ash Meadows NWR

Implemented 1 threatened or endangered species recoveryaction; treated or restored 10 acres of invasive plant species;produced 20 new interpretive or education publications/signs;constructed or improved 5 recreational facilities/structures;improved 1 mile of new recreational roads/trails constructed orexisting routes

FW19 FWS NV-3, NV-4 Desert National Wildlife Refuge

(NWR) Complex, Ash MeadowsNWR, Nye County,Nevada

5 Capital Improvement

Ash Meadows Visitor Services Improvements Implemented 3 threatened and endangered species recovery

actions; treated or restored 5 acres of invasive plant species;constructed or refurbished 2 Federal buildings or facilities;produced 1 scientic/technical report; made 17,663 outreachcontacts; produced 547 new interpretive or educationalpublications/signs; constructed or improved 1 new recreationalfacility/structure; improved or constructed 1 mile of newrecreational roads/trails or existing routes

FW18 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex, 

Ash Meadows NWR,Nye County,Nevada

5 Capital Improvement

Hoover Dam Visitor Service Rehabilitation Constructed or improved 4 new recreational facilities/structures;

remediated 2 hazardous sites; constructed or refurbished 3Federal buildings or facilities; constructed or improved 1 mile ofnew recreation roads/trails or existing routes 

BR01 BOR NV-3 Lake Mead NRA 7

Replace Failed and Leaking Water DistributionSystems and Rehabilitate Failed Non-CompliantWastewater Systems, Park Wide

Constructed or refurbished 2 Federal buildings or facilities;constructed 2 buildings/facilities that support green sustainabledesign; constructed or improved 8,750 acres of new parks ornatural areas; constructed or improved 4 new recreationalfacilities/structures 

NP74 NPS NV-3, NV-4, AZ-4 Lake Mead NRA 6 Capital Improvement

FY 2013 COMPLETED PROJECTS

SNPLMA ANNUAL REPORT FY 2013

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Project # Category Rd Project Title Congressional District Location Entity Accomplishments

Capital Improvement Hoover Dam Visitor Facilities Safety and

Sanitation Enhancements

Constructed or improved 1 new recreational facility/structure BR02 BOR NV-3, AZ-4 Lake Mead NRA 8

Habitat Restoration at Pahranagat Treated or restored 33 acres of invasive plant species FW27 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex,

Pahranagat NWR

6

Capital ImprovementCapital Improvement

Wayside and Information Kiosks - Phase II Produced 93 new interpretive or education publications/signs NP81 NPS NV-3, NV-4 Lake Mead NRA 6

Capital ImprovementCapital ImprovementCapital ImprovementCapital ImprovementCapital Improvement

Maintenance Facility Construction Constructed or refurbished 1 Federal building or facility;

constructed 1 building or facility that supports greensustainable design 

FW30 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex, Desert

National Wildlife Range

7

Equipment Shelters Constructed or refurbished 2 Federal buildings or facilities FW05 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex 2

Capital Improvement Spring and Spring Channel Improvement Constructed or improved 1 water development for wildlife FW24 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex,

Pahranagat NWR

6

Capital Improvement Historic Structure Restorations at Pahranagat Stabilized or protected 1 cultural or historic site or structure FW26 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex,

Pahranagat NWR

6

Capital Improvement Habitat Management Fences for Lake Mead Implemented 1 conservation action for non-listed species NP83 NPS NV-4 Lake Mead NRA 6

Capital Improvement Boundary Fencing Implemented 2 threatened and endangered species recovery

actions

FW15 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex 4

Conservation Initiative Resource Protection Remediated 23 hazardous sites; completed 5,665 law

enforcement patrols, incident reports, and investigations; made10,800 outreach contacts; produced 9 new interpretive oreducational publications/ signs; gave 70 interpretive oreducation presentations 

BL06,FS06,FW06,NP06

BLM, USFS,

FWS, NPS

NV-1, NV-3, NV-4 Clark County, Nevada 4

Black Canyon Interpretation and Water DeliverySystem Repair at Pahranagat NWR

Constructed or improved 1 Federal building or facility; produced1 Scientic/technical report

FW16 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex,

Pahranagat NWR

4

Installation of Surface and Ground WaterMonitoring Systems, Phase I

Implemented 1 database, report, and other electronic means of documenting program activities

FW29 FWS NV-2 Desert NWR Complex, Ash

Meadows NWR

6

Capital Improvement Improved Wildlife Dependent Visitor Services Surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 21,348 acres of invasive

plant species; treated or restored 19,166 acres of invasive plantspecies; implemented 2 databases, reports, and other electronicmeans of documenting program activities; constructed orrefurbished 3 Federal buildings or facilities; produced 1scientic/technical report; generated 218 GIS databases and/ormap layers

FW22 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex, Ash

Meadows NWR

6

Habitat Restoration Project, Phase II Surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 5 acres of invasive plant

species; implemented 1 threatened and endangered speciesrecovery action; produced 10 new interpretive or educationpublications/signs; constructed or improved 1 new recreationalfacility/ structure

FW20 FWS NV-4 Desert NWR Complex,

Moapa NWR

5 Capital Improvement

Spring Mountains National Recreation AreaSign & Low Power Radio Development

Implemented 1 database, report, and other electronic means ofdocumenting program activities; produced 18 new interpretiveor education publications/signs 

FS12 USFS NV-4 Spring Mountains NRA 3

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Project # Category Rd Project Title Congressional District Location Entity Accomplishments

Conservation Initiative Clark County Geologic Mapping Generated 17 GIS databases and /or map layers; implemented 11

databases, reports, and other electronic means of documentingprogram activities

BL38 BLM NV-1

NV-2NV-3NV-4

Clark County, Nevada 6

Interagency Website Development in Southern Nevada

Produced 1 new interpretive or education publication/sign; implemented 2 databases, reports, and other electronic means of documenting program activities

BL27, FS27, FW27, NP27

BLM, FS,

FWS, NPS

NV-1NV-3NV-4

Clark County, Nevada 5

Conservation InitiativeConservation InitiativeConservation InitiativeConservation InitiativeConservation Initiative

Listed Species Consultation and RecoveryInformation Tracking System

Generated 1 GIS database and/or map layer; implemented 5 databases, reports, and other electronic means of documentingprogram activities

BL50,FW50,NP50

BLM, FWS,

NPS

NV-1NV-3NV-4

Clark County, Nevada 6

Meeting the Challenge of “Water 2025” : PhaseII - Completing Comprehensive Aquatic Baselinesfor Lakes Mead and Mohave

Produced 1 scientic/technical report; implemented 5 databases,reports, and other electronic means of documenting programactivities

NP18 NPS NV-4 Clark County, Nevada 5

Conservation Initiative Take Pride in America – Eliminating Litter and 

Desert Dumping through Community Education

Remediated 24 hazardous sites; total number of law enforcement patrols, incident reports, investigations was 5,059 each; gave 14 interpretive or education presentations; used 176 volunteers 

BL13, FS13, NP13

BLM, 

FS, 

NPS

NV-1NV-3NV-4

Clark County, NV 5

Conservation Initiative Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity 

through Community Partnership 

Implemented 10 conservation actions for non-listed species; stabilized or protected 11 cultural or historic sites or structures; made 60,591 outreach contacts; produced 17 new interpretive or education publications/signs; gave 116 interpretive or education presentations; used 8,194 volunteers; implemented 5 databases, reports, and other electronic means of documenting program activities

BL03, FS03, FW03, NP03

BLM, FS,

FWS, NPS

NV-1NV-3NV-4

Clark County, Nevada 4

“Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - ALocal Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program

Remediated 194 hazardous sites; completed 5,173 law enforcement patrols, incident reports, and investigations; made 157,092 outreach contacts; produced 36 new interpretive or education publications/signs; gave 57 interpretive or education presentations; used 10,455 volunteers 

BL02,FS02,FW02,NP02

BLM, FS,

FWS, NPS

NV-1NV-3NV-4

Clark County, Nevada 4

Environmentally Responsible Closure of Abandoned Mine Safety Hazards in Lincoln County

Surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 60 acres of invasive plants species; implemented 31 conservation actions for non-listed species; stabilized or protected 23 cultural or historic sites or structures; surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 60 acres of cultural/ paleontological resources; remediated 93 hazardous sites; produced 3 scientic/ technical reports 

BL59 BLM NV-4 Lincoln County, Nevada 7 Conservation Initiative

Implementing “Service First” in SouthernNevada

Produced 2 new interpretive or education publications/signs; implemented 16 databases, reports, and other electronic meansof documenting program activities

FS31,FW31,NP31 

FS, FWS, NPS NV-1

NV-3NV-4

Clark County, Nevada 6

FY 2013 COMPLETED PROJECTS continued

Implementation of the Governor’s Sage Grouse Plan for Lincoln County

Treated, enhanced, or restored 13,500 acres of upland habitat; surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 13,500 acres of upland habitat; implemented 2 conservation actions for non-listed species; surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 10,800 acres of cultural/ paleontological resources 

BL30 BLM NV-4 Lincoln County, Nevada 6 Conservation Initiative

Growth and Survival of Moapa Dace in the Muddy River System: Response to Variable Temperatures, Flows, and Habitat Changes

Produced 4 scientic/technical reports; gave 11 interpretive oreducation presentations

FW18 FWS NV-4 Muddy River, Clark County, Nevada 8 Conservation Initiative

Meadow Valley Wash/Clover Creek Trespass Restoration

Treated, enhanced, or restored 85 miles of riparian stream or shoreline habitat; produced 4 scientic/technical reports

BL26 BLM NV-4 Meadow Valley Wash, Lincoln 

County, Nevada

5 Conservation Initiative

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Project # Category Rd Project Title Congressional District Location Entity Accomplishments

Lake Tahoe Chemical Control of Noxious Weeds Treated or restored 2 acres of invasive plant species; produced 1

scientic/technical report; made 1 outreach contact 

F138 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 9

Impacts of Vehicle Activity on Airborne ParticleDeposition to Lake Tahoe

Produced 1 scientic/technical report P041 PSW NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 9

Lake TahoeLake TahoeLake TahoeLake Tahoe

Zephyr Cove Corral Assessment Produced 1 scientic/technical report F102 USFS NV-2 Lake Tahoe Basin 7

East Shore Ecosystem Restoration, HazardousFuel Reduction (Slaughterhouse Canyon)

Produced 1 scientic/technical report F105 USFS NV-2 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Basin Revegetation and Restoration Treated, enhanced, or restored 5 acres of upland habitat;

decommissioned and/or rehabilitated 1,000 feet of roads or trails 

F114 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Basin Wide Trails BMP's Phase 1 Produced 1 scientic/technical report F118 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8Lake Tahoe West Shore, (Quail) Hazardous Fuels Reduction

and Ecosystem Restoration

Treated 217 acres of hazardous fuels – Wildland Urban Interface(WUI)

F038 USFS CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 6

Lake Tahoe Quail Fuels Reduction and Forest Health

Restoration

Treated 217 acres of hazardous fuels – Wildland Urban Interface(WUI)

F074 USFS CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 7

NICHES: Nearshore Indicators for Clarity,Habitat and Ecological Sustainability

Produced 1 scientic/technical report P027 PSW NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Development of a road cut and ll land use

category for the Pollutant Load ReductionModel

Implemented 1 database, reports, and other electronic meansof documenting program activities; produced 1scientic/technical report

P039 PSW NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 9

USFS Facility BMP Retrot - Nevada Beach DayUse Area and Campground

Constructed or improved 1 new recreational facility/structure F096 BLM NV-2 Lake Tahoe Basin 7 Lake Tahoe

West Shore Transit Operations Completed 1 recreation/wilderness management plan F095 USFS CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 7

Conservation Initiative

Lake Tahoe

Growth and Survival of Moapa Dace in the Muddy River System: Response to Variable Temperatures, Flows, and Habitat Changes

Accomplishments reported in FW18/2 phases of same project FW59 FWS NV-4 Muddy River, Clark 

County, Nevada

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FY 2013 COMPLETED PROJECTS continued

Conservation Initiative Implement Phases I and II of the Caliente 

Management Framework Plan Amendment andRecord of Decision for Management of Desert Tortoise Habitat

Produced 2 scientic/technical reports; gave 3 interpretive or education presentations

BL48 BLM NV-4 Lincoln County, Nevada 6

Conservation Initiative Soil Survey of Portions of the Desert National 

Wildlife Refuge within Clark County

Surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 500,000 acres of upland habitat; produced 1 scientic/technical report 

FW43 FWS NV-4 Clark County, Nevada 6

Conservation Initiative Relict Dace Habitat Restoration Project Constructed or improved 4 water developments for wildlife; 

produced 1 scientic/technical report

FW24 FWS NV-4 Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 

White Pine County, Nevada

8

Conservation Initiative Silver State Trail Plan Produced 4 scientic/technical reports BL46 BLM NV-4 Lincoln County, Nevada 6

Lake Tahoe Spooner Summit Fire Station Parking BMPs Constructed or refurbished 1 Federal building or facility F100 USFS NV-2 Lake Tahoe Basin 7

Lake Tahoe Restoration/Recovery of Lahontan Cutthroat

Trout in Fallen Leaf Lake

Implemented 1 threatened and endangered species recoveryaction

W003 FWS CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Aspen Community Restoration Completed 1 management plan for ecosystem restoration;

produced 1 scientic/technical report

F124 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bike Facility Produced 1 scientic/technical report F125 USFS NV-2 Lake Tahoe Basin 8Lake Tahoe Basin Wide Trail Access Travel Management

Phase II

Decommissioned and/or rehabilitated 4 miles of roads or trails;improved 8 miles of new recreational roads / trails constructedor existing routes

F128 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 9

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Project # Category Rd Project Title Congressional District Location Entity Accomplishments

Lake Tahoe Cold Creek/High Meadow Ecosystem 

Restoration Project

Completed 1 management plan for ecosystem restoration F085 USFS NV-2 Lake Tahoe Basin 7

Lake Tahoe Noxious Weeds - Manual Control Eorts 

on Forest Service Land

Surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 2,312 acres of invasive plant species 

F117 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Restoration/Recovery of Lahontan 

Cutthroat Trout in the Upper Truckee River

Implemented 1 threatened and endangered species recovery action 

F119 USFS CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Noxious Weeds - Chemical Control on 

Forest Service Land

Produced 1 scientic/technical report F123 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe NEPA Resource Inventories, Surveys, and Analysis Produced 1 scientic/technical report F130 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8Lake Tahoe Angora Creek Channel and Meadow 

Restoration Design

Produced 1 scientic/technical report F132 USFS CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 9

Lake Tahoe US 50 South Water Quality Improvement Produced 1 scientic/technical report H010 FHWA CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 7

Lake Tahoe EIP 10184, Noxious Weeds - Technical Assistance 

on Private Lands

Produced 19 scientic/technical reports; produced 2 new interpretive or education publications/signs; gave 5 interpretive or education presentations

N003 NRCS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 7

Lake Tahoe BMP Retrot – Single Family Residential 

Developed Parcel

Produced 3,155 scientic/technical reports N006 NRCS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Noxious Weeds – Technical Assistance on 

Private Lands

Produced 342 scientic/technical reports N007 NRCS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Tahoe Yellow Cress – Conservation Plans on 

Private Lands

Produced 10 Scientic/technical reports N008 NRCS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Invasive Weeds 

(Private Land Technical Assistance)

Produced 7 scientic/technical reports; made 125 outreach contacts; produced 4 new interpretive or education publications/signs

N010 NRCS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 9

Lake Tahoe Tahoe Yellow Cress (Private Land Conservation) Implemented 1 conservation action for non-listed species; 

made 89 outreach contacts; produced 1 new interpretive or education publication/sign; implemented 1 database, report, or other electronic means of documenting program activities

N011 NRCS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 9

Lake Tahoe Potential of Engineered Floodplains and 

Wetlands as Fine Particle BMPs: Case Study of Trout Creek and the Upper Truckee River

Produced 1 scientic/technical report P025 PSW NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Methodology to Predict Total and Fine Sediment

 Load Reductions as a Result of Channel Restoration in Lake Tahoe Streams

Produced 1 scientic/technical report P004 PSW NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 7

FY 2013 COMPLETED PROJECTS continued

Lake Tahoe NEPA Resource Inventories, Surveys, and Analyses Produced 37 scientic/technical reports F115 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe South Shore Recreation Area Capacity Plan Produced 1 scientic/technical report F126 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8Lake Tahoe West Shore Transit Made 73,500 outreach contacts F133 USFS CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 9Lake Tahoe Meeks Creek Watershed Ecosystem Environmental

Analysis and Restoration Plan

Produced 1 scientic/technical report F043 USFS CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 6

Lake Tahoe Kings Beach Commercial Core - SR 28 Produced 1 scientic/technical report H002 FHWA CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 5

Lake Tahoe Cold Creek/High Meadow Ecosystem Assessment

and Restoration Plan

Produced 1 scientic/technical report F051 USFS NV-2 Lake Tahoe Basin 6

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Project # Category Rd Project Title Congressional District Location Entity Accomplishments

Lake Tahoe Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species 

Proliferation in Lake Tahoe

Produced 1 scientic/technical report; treated or restored 3 acres of invasive plant species; implemented 3 conservation actions for non-listed species; gave 1 interpretive or education presentation; made 34,000 outreach contacts 

W008 FWS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 10

Lake Tahoe Urban Forest Restoration and Fuels Reduction Treated 572 acres of hazardous fuels – non-wildland 

urban interface (WUI)

F106 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

Lake Tahoe Prescribed Fire Treatment Treated 100 acres of hazardous fuels – non-wildland urban 

interface (WUI)

F072 USFS NV-2, CA-4 Lake Tahoe Basin 7

PTNA Washoe County Regional Parks & Open Space Acquired 121.6 acres of land for PTNA project WC01 WC NV-2 City of Reno, Nevada, Lone Tree 

Road and McCarran Boulevard

8

PTNA Multi-Use Transportation Trails Constructed or improved 2 acres of new parks or natural areas; constructed or improved 12 new recreational facilities/structures;

constructed or improved or improved 7 miles of new recreationalroads /trails; acquired 8.6 acres PTNA land; acquired .35 acres for a PTNA project right-of-way

LV14 LV NV-1

NV-3NV-4

City of Las Vegas, Nevada, Barkin Basin Park, 1st Street Beautication, Angel Park Trailhead, and Rampart Trail

5

PTNA Wetlands Park Interpretive/Education Facilities Constructed or improved 4 new recreational facilities/structures;

produced 1 new interpretive or education publication/sign

CC25 CC NV-3 Wetlands Park Interpretive/

Education Facilities

5

PTNA Flamingo-Arroyo Trail - Stephanie Street to I-515 Constructed or improved 5 new recreational facilities/structures; 

constructed or improved 3 miles of new recreational roads/trails 

CC28 CC NV-1 Clark County, Nevada, Stephanie 

Street to I-515

5

PTNA Boulder Plaza Park Constructed or improved 1 acre of new parks or natural areas; 

constructed or improved 2 new recreational facilities/structures

LV17 LV NV-1 City of Las Vegas, Nevada 5

PTNA Cultural Corridors Trail - Pedestrian 

Crossing Bridge

Constructed or improved 1 new recreational facility/structure LV30 LV NV-1 City of Las Vegas, Nevada, just 

north of downtown in the Cultural Corridor

6

PTNA Las Vegas Wash - Owens Avenue to Lake 

Mead Drive

Constructed or improved 3 new recreational facilities/structures; constructed or improved 1 mile of new recreational roads/trails 

CC38 CC NV-1 Clark County, Nevada, from 

Owens Avenue to Lake Mead Drive

6

PTNA Wetlands Parks - Pabco Trailhead & Picnic Area Constructed or improved 3 acres of new parks or natural areas; 

constructed or improved 13 new recreational facilities/ structures

CC31 CC NV-3 Clark County, Nevada, Wetlands Park 5

PTNA PWetlands Park - Wells Trailhead Constructed or improved 3 acres of new parks or natural areas; 

constructed or improved 7 new recreational facilities/ structures 

CC33 CC NV-3 Clark County, Nevada, Wetlands Park 5

Fuels Upper Washoe Hazardous Fuels Reduction 

Implementation Project

Treated 256 acres of hazardous fuels – wildland urban interface (WUI)

F001 USFS NV-2 CarsonRange, Nevada 8

Fuels Arrowhawk Hazardous Fuels Reduction 

Planning Project, Phase One of Threet

Completed 1 hazardous fuels reduction plan F010 USFS NV-2 CarsonRange, Nevada 9

Fuels Van Sickle Fuel Reduction Project Treated 160 acres of hazardous fuels – wildland urban 

interface (WUI)

S002 NV NV-2 Lake Tahoe Basin 8

FY 2013 COMPLETED PROJECTS continued

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Project # Category Rd Project Title Congressional District Location Entity Accomplishments

MSHCP Desert Conservation Program Administration Implemented 12 databases, reports, and other electronic means 

of documenting program activities 

CC12 CC NV-1

NV-3NV-4

Clark County, Nevada 6

MSHCP Adaptive Management Program Implemented 1 database, report, and other electronic means of 

documenting program activities

CC07 CC NV-1

NV-3NV-4

Clark County, Nevada 6

MSJCP Eectiveness Monitoring of Fuel Management 

Treatments in the Spring Mountains NRA

Produced 1 scientic/technical report CC44 CC NV-4 Spring Mountains National Recreation 

Area, Clark County, Nevada

6

ENLRP White Pine Sagebrush Restoration Project Treated, enhanced or restored 4,003 acres of upland habitat F002 USFS NV-2 White Pine County, Nevada 8

ENLRP Steptoe Valley Weed Inventory, Education 

and Treatment

Surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 650,561 acres of invasive plant species; treated or restored 9,849 acres of invasive plant species; produced 1 scientic/technical report; made 390 outreach contacts; produced 16 new interpretive or education publications/signs; gave 34 interpretive or education presentations

B001F001

BLM, USFS NV-2 White Pine County, Nevada 8

ENLRP Ward Mountain Restoration Produced 1 scientic/technical report B004

F004 

BLM, USFS NV-2 White Pine County, Nevada 9

PPP Condition Assignments and Feasibility 

Analysis

Produced 8 scientic/technical reports PP02 NPS NV-3

NV-4

AZ-4

Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Clark County, Nevada and Mojave County, Arizona

6

PPP Crystal Spring Management Surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 1,200 acres of 

cultural/paleontological resources

PW03 FWS NV-4 Desert National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nye County, Nevada

6

PPP Red Rock Canyon Transit System Produced 1 scientic/technical report PB03 BLM NV-3 Red Rock Canyon National 

Conservation Area, Clark County, Nevada

6

PPP Carson Slough Surveyed, inventoried, or monitored 21,000 acres of upland 

habitat; completed 1 management plan for ecosystem restoration; produced 4 scientic/technical reports; produced 3 interpretive or education publications/signs; generated 15 GIS databases and/or map layers; implemented 15 databases, reports, and other electronic means of documenting program activities 

PW01 FWS NV-4 Desert National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex, Ash Meadows NWR, Nye County, Nevada

6

PPP Desert Tortoise Conservation Center Mgmt Area 

Strategic Plant

Completed 1 management plan for ecosystem restoration PB02 BLM NV-3 Clark County, Nevada 6

FY 2013 COMPLETED PROJECTS continued

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