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[H.R. 618 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 61
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 618
[Report No. 119-86]
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 22, 2025
Mr. Horsford (for himself and Ms. Lee of Nevada) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
April 30, 2025
Additional sponsors: Mr. Amodei of Nevada and Ms. Titus
April 30, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
22, 2025]
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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 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.''.
Union Calendar No. 61
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 618
[Report No. 119-86]
_______________________________________________________________________
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 Association, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 30, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed