Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2026
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (15 Sep 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
What this bill does
This bill, having passed the House, addresses land-use issues across multiple Nevada counties and communities. It directs federal agencies—chiefly the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service—to convey, sell, or exchange specific parcels of federal land for purposes such as economic development, recreation, flood control, conservation, and cemeteries. It also designates new wilderness areas, releases certain wilderness study areas from further protective review, transfers land into federal trust status for the benefit of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, and includes provisions on water rights administration, a federal complex, the Greenlink West transmission project, and a prison-related land transfer.
The measure affects a range of parties: the State of Nevada, Douglas, Pershing, Elko, and Storey counties, the cities of Sparks, Elko, and Fernley, the Washoe Tribe, and private parties who may purchase or receive conveyed land. Local governments and the state would gain land for public uses such as parks, flood control, and public purposes, with restrictions on resale and reversion-to-federal-ownership clauses if land is misused. Proceeds from land sales would be split among the state, counties, and a federal special account for administrative and conservation costs.
Having passed the House by voice vote on September 14, 2026, the bill next goes to the Senate for consideration. It would need Senate passage, possibly with amendments, and the President’s signature before becoming law.
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Official summary
Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025
This bill provides for the designation, conveyance, exchange, sale, or disposal of certain federal lands in Nevada.
Specifically, the bill provides for the transfer of ownership of federal lands from the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to the State of Nevada, counties (Douglas, Clark, Pershing, and Elko Counties), cities (Carson City, City of Elko, the City of Fernley, and the City of Sparks), the Incline Village General Improvement District, and the Truckee River Flood Management Authority for economic development, recreation, or certain public purposes.
It also designates specified parcels of federal land as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The bill also releases the reversionary interest of the United States in the Jean Prison site, thereby allowing the State of Nevada to use the land for purposes unrelated to the prison.
It also allows the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to establish a federal complex for specified Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs offices or headquarters in Nevada on certain federal lands.
Additionally, the bill takes land into trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.
Timeline
15 Sep 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 2317 do?
- This bill, having passed the House, addresses land-use issues across multiple Nevada counties and communities. It directs federal agencies—chiefly the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service—to convey, sell, or exchange specific parcels of federal land for purposes such as economic development, recreation, flood control, conservation, and cemeteries. It also designates new wilderness areas, releases certain wilderness study areas from further protective review, transfers land into federal trust status for the benefit of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, and includes provisions on water rights administration, a federal complex, the Greenlink West transmission project, and a prison-related land transfer. The measure affects a range of parties: the State of Nevada, Douglas, Pershing, Elko, and Storey counties, the cities of Sparks, Elko, and Fernley, the Washoe Tribe, and private parties who may purchase or receive conveyed land. Local governments and the state would gain land for public uses such as parks, flood control, and public purposes, with restrictions on resale and reversion-to-federal-ownership clauses if land is misused. Proceeds from land sales would be split among the state, counties, and a federal special account for administrative and conservation costs. Having passed the House by voice vote on September 14, 2026, the bill next goes to the Senate for consideration. It would need Senate passage, possibly with amendments, and the President’s signature before becoming law.
- Has H.R. 2317 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 2317. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 2317?
- H.R. 2317 was sponsored by Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 2317?
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (15 Sep 2026).
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