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Read. Follow. Verify.Nevada Legislature urges federal agencies to adopt local land use planning and coordination principles
Last action · April 12, 2025: (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
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What This Bill Proposed
The Nevada Legislature urges the Federal Government to prioritize local community leadership, early notification, and consistency with state, tribal, and local plans when conducting public land projects.
The resolution registers the state's official position on federal land management practices, which affect over 80 percent of the land in Nevada, though it carries no binding legal force or spending changes.
- Over 80 percent of the land in Nevada is owned and managed by various federal agencies. context
- Joint resolutions express the sentiment of the state legislature and do not require the signature of the governor or carry the force of binding state law. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Federal Government
Federal agencies managing public lands in Nevada are urged by the state legislature to modify their planning and notification procedures.
State of Nevada
The state government receives formal advocacy for greater coordination and consistency between federal projects and state land use plans.
local communities and governments
Local governments and communities are recommended to receive early notification, input opportunities, and leadership roles in public land actions.
Key Facts
- Over 80 percent of the land in the State of Nevada is owned by the Federal Government.
- Federal land in Nevada is managed by agencies including the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Department of Defense.
- The resolution urges that actions on public lands in Nevada should be led and driven by impacted local communities.
- Federal agencies are urged to provide early notification and opportunities for meaningful input to the state, tribal governments, and local governments.
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- Federal policies, plans, and actions should be developed to be consistent with the land use policies and plans of the state, tribal governments, and local governments to the extent practicable.
- Public lands must be managed for multiple uses while ensuring economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
- Copies of the resolution are directed to be transmitted to the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, relevant federal department secretaries and agency directors, members of the Nevada Congressional Delegation, and the Governor.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 12, 2025(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
- Feb 5, 2025CommitteeResolution read. To committee.
- Jan 30, 2025From printer.
- Jan 28, 2025IntroducedPrefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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