[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 618 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.618
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five
An 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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''.
SEC. 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; 103 Stat. 168) is amended--
(1) 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 Industrial Park Owners Association', formed on April
9, 2001, and any successor documents to such charter document, on
file with the Nevada Secretary of State.
``(7) The term `City of North Las Vegas' means North Las Vegas,
Nevada.'';
(2) in section 3(b)--
(A) by striking ``Clark County for the connection'' 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 inserting ``Kerr-
McGee Site and other lands conveyed in accordance with this
Act''; and
(C) by inserting ``(or any successor maps created by the
Secretary)'' after ``May 1989'';
(3) in section 4(c), by striking ``Pursuant'' and all that
follows through ``Clark County'' and inserting ``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'';
(4) 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.'';
(5) 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 and 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); and
``(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
(6) 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.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.