[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 217 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 217

 To amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act 
 of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex 
      Industrial Park Owners Association, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 23, 2025

 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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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, Nevada, 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 Project, Nevada Land Transfer 
and Authorization Act Amendments Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE APEX PROJECT, NEVADA LAND TRANSFER AND 
              AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1989.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2(b) of the Apex Project, Nevada Land 
Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-67; 103 Stat. 
169) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``As 
        used in this Act, the following terms shall have the following 
        meanings--'' and inserting ``In this Act:'';
            (2) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5), by 
        inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which comprises the 
        term defined in that paragraph;
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``County; clark 
        county.--'' before ``The term'';
            (4) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting ``FLPMA terms.--'' before ``All''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)'' 
                before the period at the end;
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
        and (6) as paragraphs (7), (6), (4), (5), (2), and (8), 
        respectively;
            (6) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(1) Apex industrial park owners association.--The term 
        `Apex Industrial Park Owners Association' means the Apex 
        Industrial Park Owners Association formed on April 9, 2001, and 
        chartered in the State of Nevada (including any successor in 
        interest).''; and
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(3) City.--The term `City' means the city of North Las 
        Vegas, Nevada.''.
    (b) Kerr-McGee Site Transfer.--Section 3(b) of the Apex Project, 
Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-67; 
103 Stat. 170) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``Clark County'' and inserting 
                ``Clark County, the City, or the Apex Industrial Park 
                Owners Association, individually or jointly, as 
                appropriate,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Site'' and inserting ``Site and 
                other land conveyed in accordance with this Act''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``Clark County'' and 
        inserting ``Clark County, the City, or the Apex Industrial Park 
        Owners Association, individually or jointly, as appropriate,''.
    (c) Authorization for Additional Transfers.--Section 4 of the Apex 
Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 
101-67; 103 Stat. 171) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``Clark County'' and 
        inserting ``Clark County, the City, or the Apex Industrial Park 
        Owners Association, individually or jointly, as appropriate,''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) Mineral Materials Sale.--Notwithstanding the requirements of 
part 3600 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and 
Authorization Act Amendments Act), the Secretary may sell, at not less 
than fair market value, without advertising or calling for bids and 
without regard to volume or time limitations, mineral materials 
resulting from grading, land balancing, or other activities on the 
surface of a parcel of land within the Apex Site for which the United 
States retains an interest in the minerals.''.
    (d) Environmental Considerations.--Section 6 of the Apex Project, 
Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-67; 
103 Stat. 173) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Compliance With Environmental Assessments.--Each transfer by 
the United States of land or interest in lands within the Apex Site or 
rights-of-way issued pursuant to this Act shall be conditioned on the 
compliance with applicable Federal land laws, including the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.).''.
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