Nevada Land Sovereignty Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-232
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2015-01-22
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Land use and conservation

Monuments and memorials

Nevada

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Nevada Land Sovereignty Act of 2015</b> </p> <p>Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Nevada from being undertaken, except by express authorization of Congress. </p> <p> Prohibits the Department of the Interior from implementing, administering, or enforcing Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued on December 22, 2010, which requires the Bureau of Land Management to inventory public lands with wilderness characteristics. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 232 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2015 Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nevada Land Sovereignty Act of 2015 . 2. Limitation on further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada The proviso of the last sentence of the first section of the Act of September 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 849, chapter 950; 16 U.S.C. 431a ), is amended by inserting or Nevada after Wyoming . 3. Prohibition on enforcement of Secretarial Order No. 3310 in Nevada without congressional approval Except by express authorization of Congress, the Secretary of the Interior shall not implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310, issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010.