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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1504 

To amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act 

of 1989 to include the City of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial 

Park Owners Association, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2023 

Mr. HORSFORD (for himself, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. TITUS, and Mrs. LEE of Nevada) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and 

Authorization Act of 1989 to include the City of North 

Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, 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 ‘‘Apex Area Technical 

5 Corrections Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. APEX PROJECT, NEVADA LAND TRANSFER AND AU2 THORIZATION ACT OF 1989. 

3 The Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Au4 thorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–67; 103 Stat. 

5 168) is amended— 

6 (1) in section 2(a), by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(9) Nevada’s ‘boom and bust’ economic 

9 timeline demonstrates a need for economic diversity 

10 and stability in the Las Vegas Valley. In the year 

11 2000, Nevada was the fastest growing State for 14 

12 consecutive years and had increased its population 

13 by 1,000,000 residents since 1980. During the reces14 sion and mortgage crisis in 2009, Nevada was one 

15 of the hardest hit States, with its population facing 

16 a 20 percent increase in economic insecurity. Over 

17 the following decade, the Las Vegas Valley rebuilt, 

18 and by 2020, Nevada led in growth nationally. How19 ever, in 2021, the State experienced economic hard20 ship at higher rates due to the impact of the 

21 COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and tourism in22 dustries. 

23 ‘‘(10) The Apex Project has expanded to be one 

24 of the most promising economic endeavors in South25 ern Nevada, with the potential to create jobs, stimu26 late wages, and improve the well-being of everyone 


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1 in the region—especially the citizens of North Las 

2 Vegas, the only predominantly minority population, 

3 which has been hit particularly hard by recessions 

4 and the COVID–19 pandemic. 

5 ‘‘(11) The Apex Project has evolved since 1989, 

6 but the partnership between Federal and private 

7 land owners remains unwavering. The Bureau of 

8 Land Management and Apex stakeholders have cre9 ated important environmental protections and per10 mitting procedures that are appropriate to utilize in 

11 a streamlined capacity as the Apex Project continues 

12 to take a new direction.’’; 

13 (2) in section 2(b)— 

14 (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 

15 paragraph (8); and 

16 (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(6) The term ‘Apex Industrial Park Owners 

19 Association’ has the meaning given such term by the 

20 charter document for the entity entitled ‘Apex In21 dustrial Park Owners Association’, formed on April 

22 9, 2001, and any successor documents to such char23 ter document, on file with the Nevada Secretary of 

24 State. 


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1 ‘‘(7) The term ‘City of North Las Vegas’ means 

2 North Las Vegas, Nevada.’’; 

3 (3) in section 3(b)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘Clark County for the con5 nection’’ and inserting ‘‘Clark County, the City 

6 of North Las Vegas, and the Apex Industrial 

7 Park Owners Association, individually or jointly 

8 as appropriate, for the connection’’; 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘Kerr-McGee Site’’ and in10 serting ‘‘Kerr-McGee Site and other lands con11 veyed in accordance with this Act’’; and 

12 (C) by inserting ‘‘(or any successor maps 

13 created by the Secretary)’’ after ‘‘May 1989’’; 

14 (4) in section 4(c), by striking ‘‘Pursuant’’ and 

15 all that follows through ‘‘Clark County’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘During such time as the requirements of sec17 tion 6 are met, and pursuant to applicable law, the 

18 Secretary shall grant Clark County, the City of 

19 North Las Vegas, and the Apex Industrial Owners 

20 Association’’; 

21 (5) in section 4(e)(1), by striking the last sen22 tence and inserting ‘‘The withdrawal made by this 

23 subsection shall continue in perpetuity for all lands 

24 transferred in accordance with this subsection.’’; 


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1 (6) in section 4(e), by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(3) In the case of the sale of mineral materials re4 sulting from grading, land balancing, or other activities 

5 on the surface of a parcel within the Apex Site for which 

6 the United States retains and interest in the minerals— 

7 ‘‘(A) it shall be considered impracticable to ob8 tain competition for purposes of section 

9 3602.31(a)(2) of title 43, Code of Federal Regula10 tions (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 

11 the Apex Area Technical Corrections Act); and 

12 ‘‘(B) such sale shall be exempt from the quan13 tity and term limitations imposed on noncompetitive 

14 sales under subpart 3602 of such title (as in effect 

15 on the date of the enactment of the Apex Area Tech16 nical Corrections Act.’’; and 

17 (7) in section 6, by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESS20 MENTS.—Each transfer by the United States of additional 

21 lands or interests in lands within the Apex Site or rights22 of-way issued pursuant to this Act shall be conditioned 

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1 ing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

2 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.’’. 

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