Apex Area Technical Corrections Act

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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Apex Area Technical Corrections Act 2. Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 The Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–67 (1) in section 2(a), by adding at the end the following: (9) Nevada’s boom and bust (10) The Apex Project has expanded to be one of the most promising economic endeavors in Southern Nevada, with the potential to create jobs, stimulate wages, and improve the well-being of everyone in the region—especially the citizens of North Las Vegas, the only predominantly minority population, which has been hit particularly hard by recessions and the COVID–19 pandemic. (11) The Apex Project has evolved since 1989, but the partnership between Federal and private land owners remains unwavering. The Bureau of Land Management and Apex stakeholders have created important environmental protections and permitting procedures that are appropriate to utilize in a streamlined capacity as the Apex Project continues to take a new direction. ; (2) in section 2(b)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) The term Apex Industrial Park Owners Association Apex Industrial Park Owners Association (7) The term City of North Las Vegas ; (3) in section 3(b)— (A) by striking Clark County for the connection Clark County, the City of North Las Vegas, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, individually or jointly as appropriate, for the connection (B) by striking Kerr-McGee Site Kerr-McGee Site and other lands conveyed in accordance with this Act (C) by inserting (or any successor maps created by the Secretary) May 1989 (4) in section 4(c), by striking Pursuant Clark County During such time as the requirements of section 6 are met, and pursuant to applicable law, the Secretary shall grant Clark County, the City of North Las Vegas, and the Apex Industrial Owners Association (5) in section 4(e)(1), by striking the last sentence and inserting The withdrawal made by this subsection shall continue in perpetuity for all lands transferred in accordance with this subsection. (6) in section 4(e), by adding at the end the following: (3) In the case of the sale of mineral materials resulting from grading, land balancing, or other activities on the surface of a parcel within the Apex Site for which the United States retains an interest in the minerals— (A) it shall be considered impracticable to obtain competition for purposes of section 3602.31(a)(2) of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Apex Area Technical Corrections Act (B) such sale shall be exempt from the quantity and term limitations imposed on noncompetitive sales under subpart 3602 of such title (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Apex Area Technical Corrections Act ; and (7) in section 6, by adding at the end the following: (d) Compliance with environmental assessments Each transfer by the United States of additional lands or interests in lands within the Apex Site or rights-of-way issued pursuant to this Act shall be conditioned upon compliance with applicable Federal land laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. .

Summary: Apex Area Technical Corrections Act This bill makes amendments to the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989, which provided Clark County, Nevada, with the option to acquire certain federal land referred to as the Apex Site for use as sites for industries that generate hazardous materials (including the Kerr-McGee site). The Department of the Interior shall grant utility and transportation rights-of-way to the city of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association for the connection of existing electric power, water, natural gas, telephone, railroad, and highway facilities to the Kerr-McGee site and the other lands conveyed in accordance with this bill. Interior shall also grant to the city of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Owners Association such rights-of-way on public lands as may be necessary to support the development as a heavy use industrial zone of some or all of the lands authorized for sale by Interior within the Apex Site that lie outside the boundaries of the Kerr-McGee site. Transfers by the United States of any additional lands or interests in lands within the Apex Site or rights-of-way issued pursuant to this bill shall be conditioned upon compliance with applicable federal land laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. The withdrawal of the lands within the Apex Site shall continue in perpetuity for all of the transferred lands.