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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 Ne-
vada) 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 Asso-
ciation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Apex Area Technical 
Corrections Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APEX PROJECT, NEVADA LAND TRANSFER AND AU-
THORIZATION ACT OF 1989. 
The Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Au-
thorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–67; 103 Stat. 
168) is amended— 
(1) in section 2(a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(9) Nevada’s ‘boom and bust’ economic 
timeline demonstrates a need for economic diversity 
and stability in the Las Vegas Valley. In the year 
2000, Nevada was the fastest growing State for 14 
consecutive years and had increased its population 
by 1,000,000 residents since 1980. During the reces-
sion and mortgage crisis in 2009, Nevada was one 
of the hardest hit States, with its population facing 
a 20 percent increase in economic insecurity. Over 
the following decade, the Las Vegas Valley rebuilt, 
and by 2020, Nevada led in growth nationally. How-
ever, in 2021, the State experienced economic hard-
ship at higher rates due to the impact of the 
COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and tourism in-
dustries. 
‘‘(10) The Apex Project has expanded to be one 
of the most promising economic endeavors in South-
ern Nevada, with the potential to create jobs, stimu-
late wages, and improve the well-being of everyone 
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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 cre-
ated important environmental protections and per-
mitting 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’ has the meaning given such term by the 
charter document for the entity entitled ‘Apex In-
dustrial Park Owners Association’, formed on April 
9, 2001, and any successor documents to such char-
ter document, on file with the Nevada Secretary of 
State. 
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‘‘(7) The term ‘City of North Las Vegas’ means 
North Las Vegas, Nevada.’’; 
(3) in section 3(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Clark County for the con-
nection’’ and inserting ‘‘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’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Kerr-McGee Site and other lands con-
veyed in accordance with this Act’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘(or any successor maps 
created by the Secretary)’’ after ‘‘May 1989’’; 
(4) in section 4(c), by striking ‘‘Pursuant’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘Clark County’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘During such time as the requirements of sec-
tion 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 sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘The withdrawal made by this 
subsection shall continue in perpetuity for all lands 
transferred in accordance with this subsection.’’; 
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(6) in section 4(e), by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) In the case of the sale of mineral materials re-
sulting from grading, land balancing, or other activities 
on the surface of a parcel within the Apex Site for which 
the United States retains and interest in the minerals— 
‘‘(A) it shall be considered impracticable to ob-
tain 
competition 
for 
purposes 
of 
section 
3602.31(a)(2) of title 43, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
the Apex Area Technical Corrections Act); and 
‘‘(B) such sale shall be exempt from the quan-
tity 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 Tech-
nical Corrections Act.’’; and 
(7) in section 6, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESS-
MENTS.—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, includ-
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ing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.’’. 
Æ 
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