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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4891 

To provide for the conveyance of certain lands in Las Vegas, Nevada, for 

the development of a nonprofit work center and affordable housing for 

people with intellectual disabilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 18, 2014 

Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain lands in Las Vegas, 

Nevada, for the development of a nonprofit work center 

and affordable housing for people with intellectual disabilities, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Opportunity Village 

5 Conveyance and Expansion Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) SITE.—The term ‘‘Deer Springs/Thom/ 

2 Rome/North Decatur Site’’ means the approximately 

3 17.49 acres leased to the City under the Recreation 

4 and Public Purposes Act and approximately 9.45 

5 acres patented to the City under the Recreation and 

6 Public Purposes Act generally depicted as the ‘‘Deer 

7 Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site’’ on the 

8 map titled ‘‘Opportunity Village Conveyance and Ex9 pansion Act’’ and dated lllll. 

10 (2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

11 Las Vegas, Nevada. 

12 (3) OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Op13 portunity Village’’ means Opportunity Village, a 

14 nonprofit organization described under section 

15 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 

16 principal place of business of which is at 6050 South 

17 Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

18 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di20 rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 

21 SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE. 

22 (a) ACCEPTANCE.—The Secretary may accept the re23 linquishment by the City of all or part of the Deer 

24 Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site for conveyance to 

25 Opportunity Village, if the City— 


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1 (1) prepares a survey and legal description of 

2 the Deer Springs/Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site; 

3 and 

4 (2) the survey prepared under paragraph (1) 

5 conforms to the Bureau of Land Management cadas6 tral survey standards and meets the approval of the 

7 Secretary. 

8 (b) CONVEYANCE FOR CERTAIN USES.—Not later 

9 than 180 days after a request by Opportunity Village, the 

10 Secretary shall convey to Opportunity Village, subject to 

11 valid existing rights, all portions of the Deer Springs/ 

12 Thom/Rome/North Decatur Site relinquished to the Sec13 retary by the City under subsection (a). Land conveyed 

14 to Opportunity Village under this subsection shall be used 

15 only for the following: 

16 (1) The development of a nonprofit work center 

17 and affordable housing for people with intellectual 

18 disabilities. 

19 (2) Ancillary use compatible with the mission of 

20 Opportunity Village. 

21 (c) TRANSACTION COSTS.—All land conveyed by the 

22 Secretary under this Act shall be at no cost, except that 

23 the Secretary may require the recipient to bear any costs 

24 associated with transfer of title and any necessary land 

25 surveys. 


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1 (d) REVERSION.—Any portion of the land conveyed 

2 pursuant to this Act that ceases to be used for the pur3 poses specified in subsection (b) shall, at the discretion 

4 of the Secretary, revert to the United States, along with 

5 any improvements thereon or thereto. 

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