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Bureau of Land Management. 2008. Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act:
10-Year Report to Congress. Bureau of Land Management, Denver, Colorado.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message from the Secretary of the Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 1—Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SNPLMA’s Roots in Nevada’s Extensive Federal
Land Holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Population Growth and Development Pressure
in Southern Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The Santini-Burton Act—A Precursor to SNPLMA . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the Disposal Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2—Forms of Land Disposal
Within the Disposal Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Land Exchanges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Land Sales Under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act . . . 11
Land Sales by Competitive Auction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Land Sales by Non-Competitive Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Land Sales for Affordable Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 3—Distributing the Revenue:
Mandatory Payments and the SNPLMA Special Account . . . . . . . 15
Distributions to the State of Nevada General
Education Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Distributions to the Southern Nevada Water Authority . . . . . . 18
Distributions from the SNPLMA Special Account. . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Acquisition of Environmentally Sensitive Land. . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ash Meadows ALC Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Nevada First Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hussman Ranch and River Fork Ranch
Conservation Easements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Capital Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Boulder Beach Water Safety Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Logandale Fire Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Habitat Restoration on the Desert
National Wildlife Refuge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fletcher View and Kyle Canyon
RV Campground Renovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Conservation Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Invasive Weed Removal and Habitat Restoration . . . . . . 24
Meeting the Challenge of Water 2025. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lower Colorado Dams Office Museum
Property Protection and Preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Take Pride in America—in Southern Nevada,
a Local Litter and Desert Dumping Program . . . . . . . . 25
Lake Tahoe Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Stream Channel Restoration at the
Barker Road Crossing on Blackwood Creek . . . . . . . . . 26
Truckee River Outlet Improvements and
Lakeside Trail Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Urban Lot Management:
Timber and Watershed Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Wetlands Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Centennial Hills Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Alamo Children’s Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention . . . . . . 30
Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project . . . . . . . . . . 30
Clark County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 4—Economic, Environmental,
and Social Benefits of the SNPLMA Legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Economic Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Environmental Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Social Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Petroglyphs found on Stuart Ranch Homestead (BLM)
Chapter 5—SNPLMA Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Partnerships Among Federal, Tribal, State,
and Local Agencies To Restore Lake Tahoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Partnerships with Federal Agencies in Southern Nevada. . . . . 37
Partnerships with Local Governments, Private Sector
Organizations, and Non-Governmental Organizations . . . . 38
Partnerships with Non-Governmental Organizations
and Universities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Afterword: Reflections of SNPLMA’s Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendix A—Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act (P.L. 105-263), As Amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendix B—Projects Approved for Funding Under the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act, Rounds 1–8. . . . . . . . . 51
Appendix C—Revenue Under the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Appendix D—Funding Allocations Under the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Appendix E—Land Disposal Under the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Appendix F—Land Disposal by Year Under the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Appendix G—Abbreviations/Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Frog in Pine Creek in Red Rock Canyon NCA (Mark J. Sanchez/BLM)
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress 1
MESSAGE FROM
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
DIRK KEMPTHORNE
As the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA)
reaches its 10th anniversary, it is with great pride that I
reflect on our collective accomplishments. The Act allows for the
creation of local parks, trails, and natural areas; the acquisition of
environmentally sensitive lands; capital improvements on Federal
lands; and conservation, restoration, and fuel treatment projects in
Nevada and throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin.
The Nevada Congressional delegation had tremendous foresight
in crafting this landmark legislation. Through the leadership of
Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, former Senator Richard
Bryan, and former Representative James Bilbray, many special
areas have benefited from SNPLMA funding. These include places
as diverse as the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, the
Great Basin National Park, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge,
Hoover Dam, and the lands surrounding beautiful Lake Tahoe. The
amenities for the affected communities have made a tremendous
difference to the quality of life for current and future generations
of residents and visitors alike. Moreover, as time has passed, the
legislation itself has changed to include project work in California
(at Lake Tahoe); Arizona (within Lake Mead National Recreation
Area); and eastern Nevada. This reflects the regionalization of a
program of work that has succeeded beyond expectation.
Since the enactment of SNPLMA, the sale of Federal land in
Southern Nevada has generated $3 billion in revenue for use as
set out in the legislation. In this 10-Year Report to Congress, which
supplements the report we provide annually in the Bureau of Land
Management’s (BLM) Public Land Statistics, we highlight some of
our outstanding achievements in the program, such as providing
land for much-needed affordable housing in Clark County, as
well as developing and implementing a series of projects on local
and Federal lands across the region. We also highlight one of the
greatest achievements to arise from the implementation of the
law—the successful partnerships that have grown among local,
State, and Federal government agencies. Partnerships are critical
to the success of the overall program and the projects it supports.
Much of this success has been based on the collaborative nature of
the work and a vision of success shared across all agencies involved
in SNPLMA’s implementation. As a result of this collective effort, the
quality of life in Nevada has been improved. The legacy of Nevada
will forever be intertwined with the benefits of the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act. It is my pleasure, as
Secretary of the Interior, to share this great story with you.
Red Rock sunset (Konkrit Thusanapant/BLM)
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Left to right: Hands Pictograph at Red Rock Canyon NCA (Dillon Aagen/BLM);
volunteers collect litter at Lake Mead NRA (BLM); cyclists enjoy a scenic bike
route through Red Rock Canyon NCA (Mark Rekshynskyj/BLM); campsite in
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM); Las Vegas Paiute
children performing at Springs Preserve (Springs Preserve); golden barrel
cactus (Springs Preserve); desert tortoise—Mojave Max (BLM)
Old Mountain Mahogany tree in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (Sahra Clark/BLM)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress
In October 1998, the United States
Congress passed landmark legislation that
permanently altered the relationship of the
Federal Government to the State of Nevada,
its residents, and visitors. The Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act
(SNPLMA) in conjunction with the land use
plans of the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), identified an area (74,000 acres)
larger than Sacramento, California, for
disposal through sale. What’s more, the
legislation provided the authority to the
BLM to retain and distribute land sale
proceeds and interest on those proceeds.
At its simplest, SNPLMA makes possible
the disposal of lands in the midst of
urban development in exchange for lands
elsewhere in the State that possess higher
natural resource values. In Section 2 (b) of
the Act, Congress succinctly described its
intent: “to provide for the orderly disposal
of certain Federal lands in Clark County,
Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition of
environmentally sensitive lands in the State
of Nevada.” By this measure,
the Federal Government has lived up to
Congress’ intent. Where once lay tracts of the
public domain bordered by the Las Vegas
Strip or southern Nevada’s freeway system
now stand planned communities. And
where opportunities have arisen to acquire
environmentally sensitive lands through fee
acquisition or conservation easement, the
Federal Government has been able to act
expeditiously to protect unique resources.
Has the disposal of lands in and near Las
Vegas been orderly? Without a doubt,
the “joint selection process” has allowed
development to take place consistent
with zoning and planning regulations in
communities like Las Vegas, North Las
Vegas, Henderson, and Clark County itself.
Joint selection—the process where local
governments petition to acquire the public
domain before the Federal Government will
agree to sell it—is one of the remarkable
success stories of the SNPLMA legislation.
Affordable housing—made possible by
deeply discounted sales of public land—is
another. Meanwhile, the BLM has continued
to use the authority of the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act (R&PP Act) to lease or
sell properties in the Las Vegas Valley at
less than market value to support other
local needs. At last count, the BLM has made
land available for development under the
R&PP Act resulting in 84 new public schools
within the SNPLMA disposal boundary.
Background: Red Rock Canyon NCA (Mark Rekshynskyj/BLM)
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As for the acquisition of environmentally
sensitive land, since enactment of SNPLMA,
the Federal Government has acquired
49,199 acres in fee and 1,039 acres in
conservation easements. The sold lands,
meanwhile, are qualitatively different from
the acquired lands. The public domain
in and near Las Vegas suffered from the
effects of urban encroachment long before
the passage of SNPLMA. In contrast, the
lands the Federal Government has acquired
in return along stretches of Nevada’s precious
riparian systems include some of the highest
quality habitat in the State. The Federal
land base is arguably in better condition as
a result of the SNPLMA legislation than it
would have been otherwise.
SNPLMA represents much more than a
program of trading Federal lands that hold
different resource values. By any measure, the
law has greatly exceeded the expectations
of its authors and administrators. Through
that may be visited by all Americans. From
these land sales have come open space for
southern Nevada’s communities, protection
for Lake Tahoe, and support for Nevada’s
schools. And from these land sales have
come the most powerful influence on
land acquisition, conservation, resource
interpretation, and recreation on Federal
lands in Nevada since statehood.
In land use planning efforts that date back
to the 1970s, the BLM always assumed
that development of Las Vegas would take
place by some means, administrative or
legislative. Without SNPLMA, lands would
have been exchanged—and many were.
Lands would have been sold under other
authorities, including the Santini-Burton
Act of 1980—and many have been. Lands
would have been conveyed under the R&PP
Act for public purposes—and many have
been. Over time, the privatization of land in
Clark County, which until recently was more
FY 2008, the BLM has collected nearly
$3.0 billion from the sale of public land in
the Las Vegas Valley. And those receipts
have produced more receipts. Through
investments in a mix of U.S. Treasury
securities, the BLM has collected
$294.2 million in interest since its first
SNPLMA land sale.
Under SNPLMA, land sale revenues and
interest have been converted into other
kinds of national assets—special places
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
34,498
49,199
1,039
Acres Disposed vs. Acres Acquired
Acres
Disposed
Under SNPLMA
Acres Acquired
by Fee Under
SNPLMA
Acres Acquired by
Conservation Easement
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than 90 percent owned by the Federal
Government, would have taken place. But if
the Federal Government had relied primarily
on means other than competitive auctions,
it is likely that the Federal Government and
its citizens would not have benefited nearly
as much from the revenues generated in a
truly fair and competitive market.
SNPLMA has also given rise to a unique
experiment in governance. The Secretary
of the Interior is charged with distributing
funds under the legislation that have not
been set aside for mandated purposes. But
the Secretary’s decisions are informed by
a number of advisory groups that include
representatives from five Federal agencies,
the State of Nevada, and regional and
local governments. The shared burden of
developing recommendations and vetting
them through different organizational
levels over the year-long period required
to approve a round of projects has
produced some meaningful side benefits.
Coordination has resulted in interagency
planning and inter-jurisdictional project
implementation that constantly connects
activities being conducted on combinations
of Federal, Tribal, State, and local
government lands.
After 10 years, the program authorized
under the Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act is still evolving. Congress
has amended the legislation six times so
that it now authorizes work under eight
unique categories. One of those categories,
Acquisition of Environmentally Sensitive
Lands, covers every county in the State.
Other categories have been expanded
from their original reach in Clark County
to include Lincoln, White Pine, and
Washoe Counties. With the addition of the
Fuels Treatments and Wildfire Prevention
category, communities and private land
owners in California became eligible for
funding. Clearly, SNPLMA has become a
regional program of work. This report to
Congress outlines the successes of and
lessons learned from that program.
Left to right: Lake Mead NRA (NPS); Desert National Wildlife Refuge (Marc J. Sanchez/
BLM); children exploring in Red Rock Canyon NCA (Steve Tryon/BLM); a threatened
species—the Ash Meadows milk-vetch (USFWS); Red Springs boardwalk at Red
Rock Canyon NCA (Mark Rekshynskyj/BLM); coot in Las Vegas Wash rapids (Sara
Bartley/Clark County Parks and Recreation); view of Frenchman Mountain and
pond from Wetlands Park Nature Preserve, Clark County (Philip DeManczuk/
Courtesy of Clark County Parks and Recreation)
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250
Completed Projects
Projects in Process
Terminated Projects
Status of Approved Projects
by Round
Round 1
Number of Projects
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
929 Total Number of Projects
(does not include pre-proposal planning or
Santini-Burton acquisitions)
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View of Las Vegas Valley from undeveloped land (Sahra Clark/BLM)
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CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION
Urban growth pressures, coupled with the complications for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of managing a checkerboard pattern
of land holdings in the Las Vegas Valley, helped usher in an era of land disposal in southern Nevada that began in the 1980s. A series of
administrative and legislative approaches to land disposal eventually gave rise to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA)
of 1998. This historic legislation encouraged not only orderly development in Clark County, Nevada, but also a series of land acquisitions,
capital improvements, and conservation measures that are transforming collaborative resource management throughout the region.
SNPLMA has been unique not just in its ability to liquidate Federal assets in a fair market setting, but in the transformative qualities of
those assets once liquidated. The resources of Nevada and its neighboring States are all the better for the experience.
SNPLMA’s Roots in Nevada’s Extensive
Federal Land Holdings
One of the greatest challenges facing the State of Nevada has long
been whether it is possible to provide for sustained economic growth
in areas that are primarily or exclusively managed by the Federal
Government. While Federal lands support economic activity—such
as hardrock mining and livestock grazing—these lands cannot be
developed for residential use, office space, or many of the other
amenities associated with densely populated urban areas.
So begins the story of modern-day development in Clark County,
Nevada, in which more than 9 out of every 10 acres was under
Federal management until the 1990s. Clark County has been
home to some of the fastest-growing communities in the country,
including Las Vegas, but the growth in these communities simply
would not have been possible without a commitment from both
the Legislative and Executive branches of government to use all
means at their disposal to privatize portions of the Federal estate.
This conversion was facilitated by a series of laws that provided for
the transfer of Federal lands for specific public purposes. In 1980,
Congress took another step toward authorizing a large-scale
Federal land disposal program when it passed the Santini-Burton
Act (P.L. 96-586). Additionally, land exchanges were a means of
disposing of land in the Las Vegas Valley, while simultaneously
acquiring other high-value properties elsewhere. All of these were
precursors to SNPLMA.
Altogether, the effect of these legislative and administrative
actions has been to decrease Federal holdings in Clark County, but
not on a scale one might imagine. Today, 89 percent of the acreage
in the County is still managed by the Federal Government. The most
recent estimate for all of Nevada put Federal lands at 86 percent
of the total acreage, which helps explain the political realities that
made possible the SNPLMA legislation.
Population Growth and Development
Pressure in Southern Nevada
For more than two decades, Clark County has been one of the
fastest-growing counties in the United States. From 1990 to 2007,
the county’s population increased annually by an average of
5.6 percent. Over that time, the population in the Las Vegas Valley
(including the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson)
increased from less than 800,000 to nearly 2 million people. This
influx of new residents is primarily attributable to the area’s climate,
relatively low housing costs, outdoor recreational opportunities,
service sector job opportunities, and its appeal to retirees.
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Las Vegas Area Map showing SNPLMA disposal boundary
and Santini-Burton disposal boundary.
This increase in population of more than 1.1 million people brought
with it an intense demand for housing, as well as pressures of
related community services such as grocery stores, office space,
schools, and fire stations. Over time, the demand for public lands
for housing expressed itself more and more in the form of master
planned communities: large tracts of new housing built up from
scratch from the desert floor. This need was eventually met with
the passage of SNPLMA, which provided large blocks of public
land for auction.
The Santini-Burton Act—
A Precursor to SNPLMA
SNPLMA is regarded by many as precedent-setting in that it
allowed revenue from the sale of public lands within a specified
boundary to be used for certain designated purposes. While the
SNPLMA legislation is unique in the manner in which the revenues
can be used, the Santini-Burton Act of 1980 also designated a
disposal area within Las Vegas. Under Santini-Burton, money
from land sales was deposited into a special account was used to
purchase U.S. Forest Service (USFS) land in the Lake Tahoe area as a
means of protecting that one-of-a-kind jewel in the Sierra Nevada
mountain range. To date, the Santini-Burton Act has generated
approximately $66.5 million, allowing for the acquisition of
2,218 acres of land in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin. The first
public auctions under the Santini-Burton Act were conducted in
1982. Although they were not equivalent in scope or revenues to
the present-day SNPLMA auctions, they were well attended and
eagerly anticipated by the public.
While the SNPLMA disposal boundary surrounds the Santini-Burton
disposal boundary, lands sold within the earlier disposal boundary
continue to generate income that is used to acquire scattered
parcels in the Lake Tahoe area. The BLM expects to continue
disposing of Santini-Burton lands and using the proceeds to
acquire land in the Lake Tahoe region until every acre within the
Santini-Burton boundary has been conveyed.
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Desert bearpoppy (Springs Preserve)
Setting the Disposal Boundary
By the early 1990s, with numerous exchanges and Santini-Burton
Act sales under its belt, the BLM began considering changes to
the disposal area first set in its 1978 land use plan. The BLM began
a new planning effort, and public input on the plan’s form and
substance came from a variety of sources. U.S. Representative
James Bilbray held a series of public meetings to develop
recommendations on Federal lands disposal. The work of what
was known as “the Public Lands Task Force” was instrumental in
resetting the disposal boundary in both the BLM land use plan and
the SNPLMA legislation itself. The agency ultimately signed a record
of decision setting a new disposal boundary on October 5, 1998,
just 2 weeks before the SNPLMA legislation was enacted.
In November 2002, Congress amended SNPLMA by enacting the
Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act
of 2002 (P.L. 107-282). Among other important changes, the Clark
County legislation amended the Las Vegas Resource Management
Plan by adding approximately 22,000 acres to the disposal
boundary. Together with lands covered under the 1998 statute,
this meant that approximately 74,000 acres of the public domain
(an area about the size of Sacramento, California) were eligible
for disposal in a county larger than the States of Connecticut and
Delaware combined. In order to implement the provisions of the
amended statute, the BLM developed an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the Las Vegas Valley, which was completed on
December 24, 2004. Completion of the EIS enabled the BLM to
conduct, in 2005, the two largest land sales in its entire history.
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Saguaro cactus in bloom (Springs Preserve)
CHAPTER 2—FORMS OF LAND
DISPOSAL WITHIN THE DISPOSAL BOUNDARY
Land Exchanges
Section 206 of FLPMA authorizes
the BLM to conduct value-for-value
land exchanges. However, section
2(a)(2) of the SNPLMA legislation
provides that: “In order to promote
responsible and orderly development
in the Las Vegas Valley, certain of
those Federal lands should be
sold by the Federal Government
based on recommendations
made by local government and
the public” (emphasis added).
Because the statute itself urges
the use of sale as the preferred
method of disposal, the BLM no
longer exchanges public lands
within the SNPLMA boundary.
Land Sales Under the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act
The Recreation and Public Purposes Act allows the Federal
Government to lease and subsequently sell land approved for
disposal to support community purposes. Under this legislation,
land is sold by the BLM at little cost to governmental entities and
METHODS OF LAND DISPOSAL:
1. Lands Sales by Competitive Auctions: Oral,
sealed bid, Internet, and modified competitive.
2. Direct Land Sales: Non-competitive sales used
when specific and restrictive criteria are met.
3. Land Sales under the Recreation & Public
Purposes Act (R&PP): Land sold at below market
rates to support public use areas such as parks,
schools, and libraries.
4. Reservations: Local governments may request
that land be reserved at any time for R&PP Act
purposes or for affordable housing.
5. Land Exchanges: BLM does not conduct land
exchanges within the SNPLMA disposal boundary.
Land disposal takes many forms
everywhere the BLM administers
public land, including the Las Vegas
Valley. While SNPLMA provides
a unique formula for the use of
proceeds, the underlying authority
to sell or exchange land actually
derives from the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act (FLPMA) of
1976. Public land available for sale or
exchange must be designated as
suitable for disposal in a BLM land use
plan. In the case of BLM’s Las Vegas
Field Office, lands that are suitable
for disposal are entirely within the
SNPLMA disposal boundary. Within
that same area, sales also take place
under the authority of the Recreation
and Public Purposes Act (R&PP Act) of 1926, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), as do sales in support of affordable housing.
Sales within the disposal boundary could be mapped on a curve
that mirrors the southern Nevada real estate market, with a peak in
sales and revenue in the middle part of the decade and a noticeable
tapering off by 2008. Nonetheless, since the passage of SNPLMA,
the BLM has sold nearly 35,000 acres within the disposal boundary,
generating almost $3.0 billion in revenue (see Appendix F).
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School built on land conveyed under the R&PP Act
and plaque commemorating land donation
(Marc J. Sanchez/BLM) Background: Airplane taking off from McCarran International Airport (James Dodson/Clark County Department of Aviation)
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non-profit organizations for the
development of public facilities
such as schools, parks, police and
fire stations, fairgrounds, churches,
universities, and hospitals. R&PP Act
sales within the SNPLMA disposal
boundary contribute to revenue
that is allocated according to the
SNPLMA formula. Since 1998, the
Las Vegas Field Office has patented
801 acres under the R&PP Act within
the SNPLMA disposal boundary. This
process has been indispensable to
the growth of Clark County—
84 of the County’s schools are on
land leased or patented under
the R&PP Act.
Land Sales by
Competitive Auction
The BLM Las Vegas Field Office
conducts competitive auctions of
raw land approximately twice a year.
These include oral auctions, sealed
bid auctions, and Internet-based
auctions. Together, these sales—
sometimes used in conjunction with
each other—have been far and
away the major source of revenue
under SNPLMA.
Section 4(d)(1) of the SNPLMA
legislation requires “joint selection”
of lands to be offered for sale
by the Federal Government and
the unit of local government in
whose jurisdiction the lands are
located. Local governments receive
nominations for parcels of land from
the interested public—generally
land developers—and screen those
nominations for consistency with the
entity’s growth needs and capacity
to provide infrastructure. Local
governments and the State of Nevada
may also, at any time, reserve Federal
lands from being sold under Section
4(b) of SNPLMA by identifying the
lands they wish to reserve for local
public purposes (e.g., a police station
under the R&PP Act).
The appraisal process, which
considers the highest and best
use of the land, establishes fair
market value for the parcels. The
appraisals are completed by the
Appraisal Services Directorate (ASD)
of the Department of the Interior
(DOI) using standards established
in the Uniform Appraisal Standards
for Federal Land Acquisitions and
the requirements of the Uniform
Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice.
TIMELINE OF LAND SALE PROCESS:
1. Local governments receive land sale nomination
requests from interested parties (developers,
private citizens, municipalities).
2. Local governments initiate the joint selection
process by submitting land nominations to the
BLM 1 year prior to auction.
3. The BLM performs a series of preparations
for the sale, such as but not limited to: land
adjudication, environmental analyses and
surveys, appraisal values, advertising, and
other notifications to the public.
4. An appraisal is performed to establish the
highest and best use of the land and to
determine the fair market value of the parcel(s).
5. Auction is held via one of the following
methods: oral auction, sealed bid, Internet
auction, or any combination of these.
Parcel of BLM land for sale (Steve Tryon/BLM)
13,006 Acres sold at Auction
14,662 Acres sold at Direct Sale
801 Acres sold through R&PP Act
912 Acres of CMA Lands sold
5,117 Acres Disposed through Exchange
12,568 Acres Reserved
26,934 Acres Remaining for Disposal
74,000 Total Acreage Available for Disposal
Disposal of Land within the
SNPLMA Boundary
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The General Services
Administration (GSA)
has been a constant,
supportive partner in
completing competitive
auctions and sales over
the Internet. They have
provided expertise in
securing event locations;
mapping; signing all
sale parcels; preparing,
printing, and mailing sale brochures; and providing experienced
staff and auctioneers for conducting auctions and hosting Internet
sales. Because of its sales expertise and use of technology in
managing the sales process, the GSA has been instrumental in the
overall success of the SNPLMA land sale program.
Land Sales by
Non-Competitive Auction
Direct sales are conducted pursuant to Section 203 of FLPMA. In most
cases, land sold by this non-competitive method is surrounded by
land owned by the entity requesting the direct sale. The land must
have no public access and not be reserved for other uses by State
or local governments or non-profit organizations. Lands may also
be sold directly when it is necessary to protect existing ownership
interests in the land or to resolve inadvertent unauthorized use
or occupancy. Direct sales, through which the government still
receives market value, are used only when these specific criteria
are met and with the concurrence of the appropriate State or local
governmental entity. Proceeds generated from this type of sale are
deposited according to the formulas in the SNPLMA legislation.
This Federallocal
collaboration
of “joint selection”
has been one of
the real keys to the
success of the
SNPLMA program.
Harmon Pines Senior Apartments project during construction
Marc J. Sanchez/BLM
Land Sales for Affordable Housing
Section 7(b) of SNPLMA authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), to make land available at less than fair market value
for affordable housing purposes. Lands are available to State
and local governmental entities, including local public housing
authorities, if HUD determines that the uses of the development
are consistent with Section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act. By BLM policy and procedures under this
authority, housing projects must commit at least 50 percent of the
development’s living space to affordable housing and can only be
for residential use.
In 2007, the BLM conveyed the first affordable housing site since
the enactment of SNPLMA. Because the HUD formula demonstrated
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that the site, once developed, would be home to senior citizens
whose average incomes were approximately 60 percent of the
median for the area, the sale was discounted by 95 percent from
fair market value. Clark County was able to obtain the 5-acre
property for just $198,000 when its fair market value would
have been $3.0 million. The County was then able to work with
a non-profit organization, Nevada Housing and Neighborhood
Development, Inc. (Nevada HAND), to develop the property. The
Harmon Pines Senior Housing Project opened its doors in summer
2008, with 105 units available for occupancy at monthly rates that
have been discounted by tax credits and matching funds.
To date, the BLM has reserved approximately 1,200 acres within the
SNPLMA disposal boundary for low-income housing developments.
A second site was conveyed by the BLM to the County in late 2007.
Work on the 10-acre Arby Family Apartments will begin later in 2008.
Harmon Pines Senior Apartments project during construction (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
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CHAPTER 3—DISTRIBUTING THE REVENUE: MANDATORY
PAYMENTS AND THE SNPLMA SPECIAL ACCOUNT
A distinguishing characteristic of the
SNPLMA legislation is the ability it provides
the BLM to retain and invest proceeds from
land sales within the disposal boundary. A
portion of the funding—5 percent to the
State of Nevada General Education Fund
and 10 percent to the Southern Nevada
Water Authority (SNWA)—is removed off-
the-top and transferred to those entities
immediately following BLM land sales. The
remaining 85 percent, also known as the
SNPLMA Special Account, is held in a mix
of cash for immediate expenditures and
investments in United States Treasury bills.
The interest earned from the investments is
available to make expenditures authorized
A distinguishing
characteristic of the
SNPLMA legislation
is the ability it
provides the
Bureau of Land
Management to
retain and invest
proceeds from land
sales within the
disposal boundary.
under the statute and for reinvestment in
Treasury securities. At the end of fiscal year
2008, those investments have earned more
than $290.0 million in interest, which in
turn has helped fund hundreds of projects
during SNPLMA’s first 10 years.
The process for allocating the funding in
the Special Account involves a high degree
of collaboration among Federal, State, and
local governmental agencies. While the
Secretary of the Interior is charged with
approving projects through a series of
rounds that match the Federal fiscal years
(see Appendix B), the recommendations
under consideration come from interagency
teams that select projects that best address
the strategic goals identified for each of the
eight SNPLMA project categories.
Capital improvements, for example, are
selected on the basis of whether they
refurbish existing facilities or construct
new facilities to:
• Improve safety and environmental
health at sites or facilities used by the
public and governmental employees
• Respond to visitor demand or changes
in visitation patterns
• Address deferred maintenance
• Minimize operations and
maintenance costs
• Protect the integrity of significant
resource values or improve the quality
of the environment
Sub-groups representing the eight project
categories make recommendations to the
Partners’ Working Group, which in turn
makes recommendations to the SNPLMA
Executive Committee. This Committee of
senior executives is chaired by the BLM
Nevada State Director, and also includes the
Regional Forester of the U.S. Forest Service
(USFS), the Regional Director of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and
the Regional Director of the National
Park Service (NPS).
Bighorn Sheep (USFWS)
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$235,214,715 City of Henderson
$350,196,594 Clark County
$120,661,920 Southern Nevada Water Authority
$242,881,377 City of Las Vegas
$186,426,414 City of North Las Vegas
$13,714,008 Other Federal (USGS, EPA, USACE, NRCS)
$253,273,450 National Park Service
$131,523,941 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
$21,728,000 Federal Highway Administration
$500,336,099 U.S. Forest Service (multiple recipients)
$15,439,671 Bureau of Reclamation
$333,013,899 Bureau of Land Management
$120,658,789 Approved Unallocated Reserves
$2,573,525,538 Total Distribution of Revenue Under SNPLMA Special Account
(as of September 30, 2008)
$48,456,660 Other State, Local, & Regional
Distribution of Revenue Under SNPLMA Special Account
$151,227,143 Payments to State of Nevada
Education Fund
$287,256,910 Payments to Southern
Nevada Water Authority
$8,547,376 Payments to Clark County
Department of Aviation
$66,565,448 Amount Allocated to Lake
Tahoe Basin Land Acquisition
Fund (Santini-Burton)
$12,163,688 Amount Allocated to Mesquite
MSHCP Fund/Mesquite Land Sales
$72,380,286 Amount Allocated to Sloan
Canyon Fund
$23,651,472 Amount Allocated to Ivanpah
Airport Fund
$97,817,929 SNPLMA Operations Costs
and Future Round Reserves
$719,610,252 Total Mandatory Funding
(as of September 30, 2008)
Mandatory and Miscellaneous
Authorized Funding
$351,611,286 Land Acquisitions
$451,899,634 Capital Improvements
$1,087,414,889 Parks, Trails, and
Natural Areas
$260,484,900 Lake Tahoe Restoration
(Includes $65.4 million
for future rounds)
$52,613,508 Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan
$192,263,193 Conservation Initiatives
$5,643,044 Eastern Nevada Landscape
Restoration Project
$25,695,084 Hazardous Fuels Reduction
and Wildfire Prevention
Secretarial Approved
Project Funding
$113,900,000 Special Account Reserve
$32,000,000 Pre-Proposal Planning
$2,573,525,538 Total Project Funding Budget
(as of September 30, 2008)
$2,998,921,277 Revenue from Land Sales
$294,214,513 Revenue from Interest
$3,293,135,790 Total Revenue
(as of September 30, 2008)
SNPLMA Revenue
Distributions to the State of Nevada
General Education Fund
Recognizing that SNPLMA’s land sale
provisions would hasten the pace of
development in the Las Vegas Valley and
in turn increase pressure on the school
system, the legislation required that
5 percent of the gross proceeds of each
land sale be set aside for the State’s General
Education Fund. As of the end of fiscal year
2008, $151.2 million has been transferred
to the State to support Nevada’s schools.
These proceeds are deposited into Nevada’s
Permanent School Fund. Only the interest
on this investment may be spent in providing
“basic support” to the State’s schools—
a range of costs that includes teacher
salaries, program development, and capital
expenditures. Coupled with the support
the BLM is able to provide by making land
available for schools under the Recreation
and Public Purposes Act (R&PP), the SNPLMA
legislation has helped cement a partnership
between the Federal Government and
Nevada’s education system.
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Pencils (Janine Koselak/BLM)
Funds dedicated to the State of Nevada General Education Fund help offset the pressure on the
school system from the growing population
Lars Sundström/SXC
Distributions to the Southern Nevada
Water Authority
Water pipe trench in southern Nevada
SNWA
Much as organized development of the Las
Vegas Valley was expected to accelerate
pressures on the State’s school system,
so too was that development expected
to challenge the capacity of Southern
Nevada’s water infrastructure. BLM’s land
use planning efforts, by identifying lands
as suitable for disposal, had already set
in motion processes that would convert
Federal lands into residential developments
requiring potable water. Congress showed
real foresight, therefore, by including a
provision in SNPLMA that requires that, off
the top from every land sale, excluding land
sales in the Cooperative Management Area
(CMA) administered by the Airport Authority,
“10 percent shall be paid directly to the
Southern Nevada Water Authority for
water treatment and transmission facility
infrastructure in Clark County, Nevada.” At
the end of fiscal year 2008, this has injected
$287.3 million into the area’s water
treatment and delivery facilities.
During the past 10 years, the water
authority’s portion of SNPLMA funding has
supported such projects as the construction
of Water Intake No. 2 in Lake Mead, the
River Mountains Water Treatment Facility
(RMWTF), a bypass pipeline to join RMWTF
to the Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment
Facility (AMSWTF), and the lowering of
Water Intake No. 1, which supplies water
to the facility. Each of these projects has
been critical to providing a reliable water
supply during the devastating drought that
has impacted Colorado River flows and
reservoir levels. Currently under construction,
Water Intake No. 3 will have the ability to
replace Intake No. 1, which could become
inoperable if Lake Mead water levels
continue to decline.
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Finally, SNPLMA funding was used to
construct the SNWA Water Quality Research
and Development Laboratory, which is
responsible for ensuring that all drinking
water distributed by 10 public water
systems in Southern Nevada meets or
surpasses all State and Federal drinking
water requirements. Altogether, these
improvements have helped the SNWA
provide a safe and reliable water source
for the region, even during severe
drought conditions.
Background: Construction—burying water pipes (SNWA)
Distributions from the SNPLMA
Special Account
• Lake Tahoe Restoration (Federal, State, and
private lands in Nevada and California)
• Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas (local
and regional government lands in
Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties
in Nevada)
• Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire
Prevention for Federal, Tribal, State, and
private lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin
(Nevada and California), along the
Carson Front (in Nevada), in the Spring
Mountains (in Nevada)
• Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration
Project (Federal, Tribal, State, and private
lands in Lincoln and White Pine Counties)
• Clark County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan Development and
Implementation (county governance
and project implementation on Federal
lands in Clark County under permit
from the USFWS)
This section details the kinds of projects
funded under SNPLMA and how this
unique source of funding has been used
to improve the quality of human life
and the environment in a lasting and
meaningful way.
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Amphitheater at Centennial Hills Park, Las Vegas (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
The SNPLMA Special Account supports
projects in eight distinct categories funded
over a series of “rounds” by the Secretary
of the Interior. SNPLMA rounds correspond
roughly to Federal fiscal years. Projects
under the following eight categories are
implemented on a mix of Federal, Tribal,
State, local, and private lands:
• Acquisition of Environmentally Sensitive
Land (Federal lands throughout Nevada)
• Capital Improvements (Federal lands in
Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties
in Nevada; also includes Arizona lands
within Lake Mead National Recreation
Area - NRA)
• Conservation Initiatives (Federal lands in
Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties
in Nevada)
Ash Meadows ALC Property
(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
ACQUISITION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LAND
Ash Meadows wetlands
SNPLMA supports funding for the
acquisition of environmentally sensitive
land and interests in land in Nevada with
priority given to lands in Clark County.
Lands are to be acquired in order to
“promote the preservation of natural,
scientific, aesthetic, historical, cultural,
watershed, wildlife, and other values
contributing to public enjoyment and
biological diversity; enhance recreational
opportunities and public access; provide the
opportunity to achieve better management
of public land through consolidation of
Federal ownership; or otherwise serve the
public interest.” Following are examples of
land acquisition during the first 10 years
of the SNPLMA program that show the
promise of this legislation to protect the
land and habitat for generations to come.
this area of the Ash Meadows National
Wildlife Refuge with a golden hue in the
autumn. Gold touches are mirrored in the
saltgrass and salt brush in the surrounding
landscape. Groundwater rises over the
surface of the soil in some places during the
winter, causing salts to be pushed to the
surface where they dry to a white powder.
The alkaline environment of the refuge
challenges life for even the hardiest of
wildlife; this acquisition helps preserve
and sustain that same life.
Nevada First Property
(U.S. Forest Service)
Private land held by Nevada First consisted
of more than 100 isolated parcels, totaling
9,944 acres, scattered throughout the Santa
Rosa Ranger District in the Humboldt-
Toiyabe National Forest in Humboldt
County. The property was approved for
acquisition as part of Round 4 of SNPLMA
and acquired by the Forest Service at a cost
of $4.0 million. The acquired tracts were
completely surrounded by existing National
Forest System (NFS) lands. In addition
to the land, two rights-of-way were also
acquired, which together with the acquired
inholdings, provide key access to and
through Forest Service lands.
Because of this acquisition, the Forest
Service is able to protect several streams
that provide habitat for Lahontan Cutthroat
Trout, a species listed as threatened under
the ESA; the parcels support habitat for
both the Quinn River and Humboldt strains
of this fish. The Forest Service can also
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USFWS
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
acquired the 354 acre Ash Meadows ALC
parcel within the Ash Meadows National
Wildlife Refuge in 2001 for $495,000 from
The American Land Conservancy. This
private in-holding was approved for funding
in Round 1 of SNPLMA based on its
significant natural resources, including
the critical habitat it would provide for two
fish listed and protected as “endangered”
under the Endangered Species Act (ESA):
the Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish and
the Ash Meadows speckled dace.
The property also includes water rights
from nearby springs, which the USFWS can
now control to prevent excessive diversions
and provide water for restoration of the
downstream critical habitat. In addition,
there are two plants listed as threatened
under the ESA that exist in large numbers
on the property.
The wetland and upland habitats found in
Ash Meadows ALC create rich scenery in any
season. Native leather-leaf ash trees color
Acquisition of Environmentally Sensitive Land
Number of Projects Total Funding Approved
131 $351,611,286
Round 1 - Round 9
Ash Meadows riparian habitat (USFWS)
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protect the riparian areas associated with
these streams. Several of the parcels
acquired also contain important summer/
fall range for game species such as mule
deer and antelope, and many parcels are
prime habitat for sage grouse.
The purchase of these inholdings has
greatly improved management efficiency
and has reduced costs by eliminating the
need to maintain hundreds of interior
corners and miles of interior boundary lines.
The parcels have been incorporated into
the surrounding management prescription
areas and are currently being managed in
conformance with the forest plan for the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Hussman Ranch and River
Fork Ranch Conservation
Easements (Bureau of Land
Management)
When the United States acquires a grant
of conservation easement, the underlying
title to the property remains with the party
granting the easement. The easement
nonetheless conveys certain “rights in
land” to the U.S. Government through
the acquiring Federal agency. This form
of limited acquisition invests the Federal
Government with rights, such as inspection
and monitoring of the property for compliance
with terms of the easement while
maintaining title with the property owner.
Conservation easements are an increasingly
popular way of protecting unique resources
without broadening the land base of the
United States Government. In the case of
the Hussman Ranch and River Fork Ranch,
the Secretary of the Interior approved
funds to acquire conservation easements
in the Carson Valley as part of Round 4 of
SNPLMA. In both cases, the BLM was the
Federal agency that acquired the grants.
The conservation easement over the
Hussman Ranch, which was homesteaded
in 1861, protects over 3,000 feet of the
Carson River that runs through the 563-acre
property and 2,500 feet of Carson River
frontage that borders the property.
Acquired in 2006 for $3.4 million through
an assignment by the American Land
Conservancy, the easement also ties water
rights to the land so that the water will
remain available to preserve its riparian
resource habitats. The easement prevents
commercial development of the property,
construction of improvements, or other
uses incompatible with the property’s
conservation plan. However, the easement
does allow continued agricultural use of
the property, repair and maintenance
of existing improvements such as the
historical ranch house, and certain new
improvements within a prescribed building
footprint. These allowed uses are intended
to ensure that the property owner is able
to maintain and construct those buildings
necessary to continue to reside on and use
the property for agricultural purposes.
The River Fork Ranch lies at the confluence
of the Carson River’s East and West Forks
near Genoa in Douglas County, Nevada.
The property is partly owned by The Nature
Conservancy (TNC), which hopes to create a
model for the integration of ranching
and conservation goals through this
conservation easement. The easement over
the Ranch’s 739 acres, acquired in 2007 for
$4.0 million, contributes to the integrity of
the Carson River as well as to the associated
riparian corridor and wetland complex.
Its purpose is “to preserve and protect
in perpetuity and, in the event of their
impairment, degradation or destruction,
to enhance and restore the conservation
values of the Property,” including natural
landforms, open space, waterways, and
upland riparian habitats.
Yerba mansa—a common wildflower found in Ash Meadows NWR (USFWS)
Boulder Beach Water Safety
Center (National Park Service)
Logandale Fire Station
(Bureau of Land Management)
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Logandale Fire Station
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SNPLMA provides that funding from the
Special Account be available to support
“capital improvements” at: the Lake Mead
National Recreation Area; the Desert
National Wildlife Refuge; the Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area; the
Great Basin National Park; and other areas
administered by the BLM and the Forest
Service in Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine
Counties; and the Spring Mountains
National Recreation Area. These projects
include repair or rehabilitation of existing
infrastructure, construction of new facilities,
and other improvements needed to
protect resource values. Examples include
projects as diverse as the construction of
fire stations, recontouring of streams to
improve habitat, and improvements to
campgrounds and other visitor facilities.
The following project descriptions provide
more detail on some of the capital
improvement success stories during
SNPLMA’s first 10 years.
The Boulder Beach Water Safety Center in
Boulder City provides training opportunities
unique to southern Nevada
Sahra Clark/BLM
Steve Tryon/BLM
Located approximately 45 miles northeast
of Las Vegas on Interstate 15, the Logandale
Fire Station is one of two BLM fire stations
that have been built using Capital Improvement
funding. Construction was completed
in June 2006 at a cost of $1.6 million.
The fire station’s facilities include living
quarters, an engine barn, a helicopter
landing pad, a radio tower, lighting, and
water storage. This facility is critical to
providing rapid response to wildfires and
improves the safety of area residents and
public land visitors in communities north
and east of Las Vegas, such as Logandale,
Mesquite, Moapa, and Glendale. Training
in wildland fire management is provided
for personnel of all Federal agencies. The
Logandale Fire Station will be used by
the BLM, USFWS, and Forest Service to
support their fire safety and fire
fighting responsibilities.
The Boulder Beach Water Safety Center
is located at the Lake Mead National
Recreation Area (NRA) near Boulder City.
Lake Mead NRA is one of the most heavily
visited units in the National Park System
with approximately 8 million visitors per
year. It is one of the premier inland water
recreation areas in the West and is within a
half day’s drive of 30 million people in the
desert southwest. Completed in April 2006
at a cost of just over $1.0 million, the Safety
Center provides training opportunities
unique to southern Nevada. The facility
includes a 2,200 square foot multi-purpose
meeting room that can accommodate
300 people in an assembly setting or
100 people in a training course and a large
storage area for water safety equipment. It
is used to train agency personnel from
organizations as diverse as the NPS,
U.S. Coast Guard, Nevada Department
of Wildlife, and Arizona Game and Fish
Department. In addition, the facility is
used to train the public in areas of boating
safety, such as the use of navigational aids,
proper fueling, launching, and life-saving
techniques. The facility is also used by
Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups, boating
safety organizations and partners, scuba
instruction, and other recreational groups.
Capital Improvements
Number of Projects Total Funding Approved
210 $451,899,634
Round 1 - Round 9
Background: Boulder Beach Marina at Lake Mead NRA (Sahra Clark/BLM)
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Habitat Restoration
on the Desert National
Wildlife Refuge
(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
glass viewing encasement. The project
has supported the public’s hope that the
USFWS could provide for the needs of a fish
protected under the ESA without impact
on recreation, interpretation, or other
appropriate uses of a national wildlife
refuge. The Refugium allows the public to
view the endangered species in a natural
setting. In addition, interpretive kiosks
provide information on the Poolfish and
other resident and migratory wildlife.
This interpretation helps keep the public
informed about wildlife management
techniques necessary to sustain an
endangered species for future generations.
Fletcher View and Kyle Canyon
RV Campground Renovation
(U.S. Forest Service)
View from Fletcher View and Kyle Canyon
Campground in the Humboldt-Toiyabe
National Forest
Marc J. Sanchez/BLM One of the benefits of the Capital Improvements
program has been its ability to
sustain Nevada’s recreation areas, including
tent and recreational vehicle campgrounds.
These amenities support both residents and
visitors to the Silver State. One example can
be found at the Fletcher View Campground
and adjacent Kyle Canyon Recreational
Vehicle Campground. Located in the
The Corn Creek field station is located
on the Desert National Wildlife Refuge
approximately 15 miles north of Las Vegas
on Highway 93. To provide protection for
the Pahrump Poolfish, a species listed as
endangered under the ESA, the Corn Creek
Refugium was constructed to allow public
use of the facility while management of
the endangered species could continue.
Completed in January 2005 at a cost of
$484,000, the Refugium is located in an
outdoor sheltered area and uses a modern
water control system and an unbreakable
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest along
Kyle Canyon State Road 157, the campgrounds
were completely renovated in
September 2006 at a cost of $560,000.
Set in the Spring Mountains NRA, the
project provides picnic tables, utility
tables, barbeque grills, signing, kiosks
with interpretive panels, and a 100-yard
interpretive trail. With over two million
visitors to Spring Mountains NRA every
year, the newly constructed facilities
have been designed to keep pace with
current and future public demand. The
area has been extensively revegetated to
rehabilitate disturbed areas, and barrier
rock has been placed along the interpretive
trail to restrict unauthorized travel.
Replacement of seasonal vault toilets, with
flush and shower systems, will provide a
year-round facility for the public’s use.
Pahrump Poolfish Refugium at Corn Creek in
the Desert National Wildlife Refuge
Sahra Clark/BLM
Nature trail at Corn Creek in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge (Sahra Clark/BLM)
Entrance sign for Fletcher View Campground in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
Scientists conduct water research at Lake Mead
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(UNLV) personnel
• Created an interagency restoration
database accessible to all
participating agencies
Meeting the Challenge
of Water 2025
(National Park Service)
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In January 2002, Congress amended the
SNPLMA legislation to promote conservation
and improve the quality of Federal lands in
Clark County by allowing up to 10 percent
of amounts available in the Special Account
to be used for “Conservation Initiatives.”
Subsequent amendments to the SNPLMA
legislation have expanded the reach of
Conservation Initiatives to Lincoln and
White Pine Counties. To date, 96 projects
totaling $187.8 million have been approved
by the Secretary of the Interior. Conservation
Initiatives include cooperative Federal
agency litter clean-up efforts, habitat restoration
projects, abandoned mine closures,
water usage and conservation studies, and
many other conservation programs critical
to protecting and sustaining resources in
Nevada. Following are examples of some
successful conservation initiatives.
Muddy River completed restoration
Sahra Clark/BLM
The Department of the Interior, through the
Water 2025 Initiative: Preventing Crises and
Conflicts in the West, has identified a critical
need to manage scarce water resources
in a way that balances community needs,
recreational uses, and natural resource
conservation. This project, approved in
Round 4 at a cost of $2.5 million, incorporates
the principles of Water 2025 and the Lake
Management Plan for Lakes Mead and
Mohave by enhancing collaboration on
resource monitoring. Working cooperatively,
the NPS, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR),
USGS, Southern Nevada Water Authority,
and the UNLV, have conducted water
characteristic inventories, natural and
cultural resource inventories, and managed
shoreline exotic vegetation in an effort to
maintain the high water quality of Lakes
Mead and Mohave. Under this conservation
initiative, the cooperating agencies have:
NPS
Invasive Weed Removal
and Habitat Restoration
(BLM, USFWS, NPS, USFS)
Through this project, approved in Round 4
for $5.9 million, the BLM, USFWS, NPS, and
USFS are working cooperatively to implement
40 restoration projects and to provide
consistent approaches to common regional
habitat restoration needs in southern
Nevada. This includes developing universal
protocols for documenting disturbances,
prioritizing restoration needs, and monitoring
the effectiveness of restoration techniques.
Under this conservation initiative, the
Federal agencies have:
• Completed 60 restoration projects resulting
in more than 60,000 linear feet of OHV
disturbances treated and restored
• Installed more than 50,000 feet of
barriers to protect habitats
• Treated and monitored more than
1,500 acres of invasive plants
• Developed shared documentation
protocols for assessment, treatment,
and monitoring through a variety of
contracts and an agreement with the
Conservation Initiatives
Number of Projects Total Funding Approved
87 $192,263,193
Round 4 - Round 9
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Providing the public with Internet access
to these resources is especially important
because physical access to the Hoover
Dam, Davis Dam, and Parker Dam power
plants has been restricted following
September 11, 2001.
Funded in Round 6 at a cost of $764,500,
accomplishments of this project to
date include:
• Completion of a condition assessment
of all objects in the Hoover Dam
museum collection. Based on artifact
condition, restoration and treatment
recommendations have been developed.
• Photographing 100 percent of the
museum objects
• Scanning 100 percent of the slides and
20 percent of the photographs
• Scanning 20 percent of the
paper documents
• Digitizing photographs and paper
documents for Internet download
Take Pride in America— in
Southern Nevada, a Local Litter
and Desert Dumping Program
(BLM, USFWS, NPS, USFS)
County, the four Federal land management
agencies (BLM, USFWS, NPS, USFS) in
Southern Nevada have worked cooperatively
to develop a unified, community based,
“anti-litter” program. This project, approved
in Round 4 at a cost of $3.7 million, uses
a multipronged strategy targeting litter
removal, prevention, education, recycling,
and publicity to resolve litter and dumping
issues across the landscape. Implementing
both short-term efforts (litter cleanup
events) and long-term efforts (increasing
public awareness of the adverse impacts
of litter on natural resources) are key components
of this comprehensive campaign
to encourage cleanup and discourage litter
and illegal dumping. Under this conservation
initiative the Federal agencies have:
• Conducted 47 volunteer clean-up events
on public lands with 2,408 volunteers
donating 10,645 volunteer hours
removing 2,257 cubic yards of waste
from public lands
• Partnered with other workforces to
conduct five cleanups since inception
resulting in the removal of 878 cubic
yards of waste from public lands
• Partnered with Bailey Middle School
to clean up nearby public lands once a
month during the school year; 568 sixth
and seventh graders in the community
removed 61 cubic yards of trash
• Developed and implemented a statewide
bilingual messaging campaign, Don’t
Trash Nevada, including a dedicated
website, roadside billboards, and
magazine, newspaper, radio, and TV ads
• Added more than 1,560 cubic yards
of annual trash receptacle capacity to
public lands
• Conducted surface water monitoring to
establish baseline water characteristics
of the Boulder Basin, Overton Arm, and
Virgin Basin of Lake Mead
• Completed a 2-year inventory to establish
baseline gasoline and hydrocarbon
byproducts in high- and low-use areas
on Lakes Mead and Mohave to guide
future boating management and
watershed planning
• Completed interpretive reports
summarizing baseline data and
recommendations for future monitoring
• Created a map of potential geologic
hazards along the shorelines of Lakes
Mead and Mohave
• Inventoried and mapped rare bird and
plant populations along the shorelines
of Lakes Mead and Mohave
• Mapped significant cultural resource
sites along the shorelines of Lakes Mead
and Mohave
• Completed initial control of exotic
vegetation species of concern
Lower Colorado Dams Office
Museum Property Protection
and Preservation (Bureau of
Reclamation)
This project preserves, restores, and makes
photographs and other information available
to the public via the Internet on significant
cultural museum artifacts from the
construction era of the Hoover Dam. This
collection of approximately 5,600 objects
(badges, hard hats, electrical instruments,
core samples, newspaper clippings, post
cards, artwork, and topographical models),
20,000 photographs, and 2,000 slides is
considered a valuable cultural resource
of the modern development of the area.
Volunteers collect litter from public lands
BLM
In an effort to combat pervasive litter and
desert dumping on public lands in Clark
Background: Crews working on habitat restoration (BLM)
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LAKE TAHOE RESTORATION
Following are examples of some of the
many success stories of projects funded by
SNPLMA in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Stream Channel Restoration
at the Barker Road Crossing
on Blackwood Creek
(U.S. Forest Service)
degradation. Replacing these aged
structures is an important part of
restoration authorized by the LTRA and
funded by SNPLMA.
The Blackwood Creek stream channel
restoration project, approved in Round 6
for $4.1 million involved replacement of a
culvert with a new bridge and construction
of a naturalized channel both upstream
and downstream of the new bridge. During
construction, the stream was temporarily
diverted through culverts and the road
detoured, both while maintaining “best
management practices.” During construction
of the bridge, 450 feet of existing
channel was reshaped and boulders and
logs added to restore step pool channel and
floodplain conditions. The newly constructed
bridge is designed for 100-year flood
events and the crossing is no longer a
barrier to fish or a threat to channel
conditions downstream.
The SNPLMA legislation was amended in
2003 to provide funding for federally
sponsored projects consistent with the
Environmental Improvement Program (EIP)
created by the Tahoe Regional Planning
Authority. These expenditures were
authorized by the Lake Tahoe Restoration
Act (LTRA) that recognizes Lake Tahoe is a
unique area and recreational resource. The
LTRA was enacted to provide the Forest
Service and its Federal partners the ability to
plan and implement significant restoration
activities across both Nevada and California
lands bordering Lake Tahoe. It followed
an Executive Order signed by Bill Clinton
which established the Lake Tahoe Federal
Interagency Partnership, consisting of the
Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee
and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR),
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),
U.S. Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS). The LTRA, which
authorized expenditure of up to $300.0
million over 10 years, helped cement this
collaboration among Federal, Tribal, State,
local, regional, and private entities. These
groups of Federal managers and local
and regional interests solicit and forward
nominated projects through the Tahoe
Regional Executives to the SNPLMA
Executive Committee.
The water quality of Lake Tahoe is directly
affected by the conditions of the streams
that feed the Lake. In order to cross roads,
many of the streams must be routed
through a man-made structure, normally a
culvert or bridge. Improperly sized culverts
change the characteristics of the stream
and can block fish passage, act as a
sediment barrier, and by focusing erosional
forces downstream lead to channel
Barker Road Crossing after completed
construction and restoration
USFS
Lake Tahoe Restoration
Number of Projects - 233 $198,039,275
Funding Set-Aside for Future Rounds $62,445,625
Total Funding Approved $260,484,900
Round 5 - Round 9
Construction of new Barker Road Crossing at Blackwood Creek (USFS)
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27 Truckee River Outlet
Improvements and
Lakeside Trail Crossing
(Bureau of Reclamation)
Approved in Round 5 for $1.5 million,
this project included work to construct
retaining walls for stabilizing the steep
river bank and to provide support for a river
overlook. The former gravel parking lot was
redesigned and paved to provide access for
disabled users and improve storm water
drainage capture, thus ensuring removal of
contaminants before the water enters the
Truckee River. The reconfiguration of the
site has also improved recreational
opportunities and public access. The
newly constructed plaza provides a trail
connection between Lake Tahoe and
Mackinaw Road and increased interpretive
signage helps educate the public about
environmental and historical issues.
Urban Lot Management:
Timber and Watershed
Improvements
(U.S. Forest Service)
In addition to supporting direct waterway
and water course restoration projects, the
LTRA covers projects on lands of mixed
ownership within the Basin. Some of these
lands lie within the urban interface,
including environmentally sensitive urban
lots acquired by the Forest Service under
the Santini-Burton Act of 1980. With
this project, authorized in Round 5 for
$450,000, a program of work was begun
aimed at restoring Forest Service parcels
interspersed throughout the Basin. Urban
lot management combines small tree
thinning and insect/disease control to
improve forest health with watershed
restoration, all in support of erosion control.
In 2006, the project completed watershed
restoration on 91 parcels, monitoring on
1,125 qualifying parcels, noxious weed
control on 153 urban parcels, hazard tree
abatement on 110 parcels, and insect
treatments on 63 parcels. The restoration
of these lots around the entire perimeter
of the Lake not only has erosion reduction
benefits, but also supports a large mix of
wildlife diversity on the urban interface
areas. Maintaining and restoring the
integrity of these lands has benefits for
Lake Tahoe’s water quality and the quality
of its surrounding environment across
multiple land ownerships.
Truckee River Outlet pedestrian trail
BOR
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Water quality in Lake Tahoe has been
degraded over time by human inputs to
the Lake, such as untreated storm water
runoff, as well as human changes to the
environment, like destabilized stream
banks causing increased erosion and
particulate matter in and along streams.
The Truckee River Outlet Improvements
and Lakeside Trail Crossing are some of
the many examples of restoration projects
aimed at increasing visitor satisfaction and
reducing particulate matter in waterways
around Lake Tahoe.
Background and foreground photos: Truckee River Outlet visitor area and crossing (BOR)
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Wetlands Park (Clark County,
Nevada; Southern Nevada
Water Authority)
The Clark County Wetlands Park is a
regionally significant wildlife preserve that
supports some recreational activities as a
“natural area” under SNPLMA’s Parks, Trails,
and Natural Areas category. Few areas in
southern Nevada provide opportunities for
habitat preservation, environmental
education, and recreation that equal those
found in the Wetlands Park.
Clark County has received SNPLMA funding
for 20 projects at the Wetlands Park
totaling approximately $66.0 million for
work associated with acquisition of land,
habitat restoration, trail and trailhead
site development, and environmental
education initiatives. These projects are
critical in developing functional habitat
and public access to the park.
PARKS, TRAILS, AND NATURAL AREAS
The Southern Nevada Water Authority has
received an additional $50.0 million for four
projects in the Wetlands Park to create a
system of weirs to stabilize the wash system,
develop wetlands areas, and improve water
quality by slowing water flows through the
park. Together, these investments show the
commitment of local governments to work
collaboratively to protect a unique resource
in the Las Vegas Valley.
Centennial Hills Park (City of
Las Vegas, Nevada)
Approved in Round 5 of SNPLMA for $42.0
million, the goal of this project is to develop
a regional park that serves the northwest
area of the Las Vegas Valley, an area that
has experienced some of the most rapid
development during the past decade. This
project satisfies objectives for the second
phase of the master plan for the site. It
includes a broad range of recreational
Delta Las Vegas, Lake Mead
Sara Bently/Clark County Parks and Recreation
This category primarily benefits local
governments by providing for the
development of parks, trails, and natural
areas (PTNAs) in Clark, Lincoln, and White
Pine Counties. Participating entities (Clark
County, City of Las Vegas, City of North Las
Vegas, City of Henderson, Lincoln County,
White Pine County, Southern Nevada
Water Authority, Clark County Regional
Flood Control District, and the Clark County
Sanitation District) must first enter into
cooperative agreements with the Federal
Government. SNPLMA Special Account
funds may then be provided for acquisition
of lands, easements, or rights-of-way
necessary to develop PTNAs, as well as for
construction of such projects by local and
regional governmental entities. The following
projects are representative of typical PTNA
developments that work toward not only
preserving natural habitats but also making
these areas accessible to the public for their
enjoyment and education.
Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas
Number of Projects Total Funding Approved
169 $1,087,414,889
Round 1 - Round 9
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opportunities, which will serve residents
directly adjacent to the site and those
residing in the broader community.
SNPLMA-funded improvements include
an outdoor amphitheatre and stage with
capacity for approximately 3,000 people,
group picnic areas, shaded playgrounds,
an outdoor aquatics area, restrooms,
landscaping, and other amenities. The
Centennial Hills Park aquatics area was
completed in May 2007. The remainder of
the park is scheduled for completion in the
fall of 2008.
Alamo Children’s Park
(Alamo, Nevada)
The goal of this project, which was
approved in Round 6 of SNPLMA for
$1.0 million, is to develop a small
community park in the town of Alamo.
Located approximately 100 miles north
of Las Vegas, Alamo is a small agricultural
community in the southernmost area of
Lincoln County. With a growing population
of more than 1,500 residents, the town of
Alamo is a community that lacks the most
basic park and recreational infrastructure.
The project site is a 3-acre parcel located in
a more densely populated residential part
of the town. The site was used previously as
an open play area, with makeshift elements
such as stone benches, a rusted teeter
totter, and a few other sparse amenities,
many of which posed public health and
safety concerns.
The Alamo Children’s Park was completed
in August 2008. Improvements include
modern shaded playground equipment
for younger children, shaded picnic and
barbeque areas, a Tee Ball field, a volleyball
court, restrooms, site lighting, landscaping,
and parking areas.
The town of Alamo will fund maintenance
of the park as an official budget line-item.
Marc J. Sanchez/BLM
Centennial Hills Park playground during construction
Archways over the Centennial Hills Park trail (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
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SNPLMA funded creation of the multijurisdictional
plans, which brought Federal,
Tribal, State, local, regional, and private
entities to the table to create one plan for
each area. Implementation of these threat
reduction plans began in Round 8 with
approval of 14 projects in this category at a
cumulative cost of $14.6 million. The projects
have focused on the wildland-urban
interface (WUI), treating both individual
lots within communities and also reducing
fuel loads around communities across
jurisdictions. The treatments in these three
areas will increase public safety and put
firefighters in conditions where they have a
better chance of protecting structures and
forests in the event of a wildfire.
SNPLMA was amended in December 2006
to add additional categories of work and to
expand the geographic span of existing
categories into White Pine County. The
“White Pine County Conservation,
Recreation, and Development Act of 2006”
created a category of work—“Hazardous
Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention”
—to provide for the “development and
implementation of comprehensive, costeffective,
multijurisdictional hazardous
fuels reduction and wildfire prevention
plans” for three areas. These areas include
the Carson Range, Lake Tahoe Basin (Nevada
and California), and Spring Mountains
in Southern Nevada. The Act also called
for sustainable energy development and
production using the biomass created from
implementation of the plans.
HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION
EASTERN NEVADA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROJECT
In addition to creating the Fuels Treatment
category of work, the 2006 amendments
to SNPLMA also authorized that funding
be allocated for the Eastern Nevada
Landscape Restoration Project (ENLRP).
This category was created to support and
implement restoration work envisioned
by the Great Basin Restoration Initiative
(GBRI) in Lincoln and White Pine counties
in Nevada. The GBRI itself came about after
large-scale catastrophic fires decimated
millions of acres of sagebrush and pinyonjuniper
across the Great Basin in the late
1990s. The GBRI takes a landscape-level
approach to restoration work and this
emphasis is continued in ENLRP. Although
the BLM, USFS, USFWS, and NPS are the
only agencies that can nominate projects
in this category, funding can be used across
jurisdictional boundaries to support vegetative
treatments, reduction of hazardous
fuels, and other restoration activities in
the two eligible counties. This category is
in its infancy, but three projects approved
in Round 8 for $1.8 million provide for fuel
reduction planning and implementation
in sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, and aspen
communities, and for identification
and treatment of invasive weeds in
eastern Nevada.
Hazardous Fuels Reduction and
Wildfire Prevention
Number of Projects Total Funding Approved
25 $25,695,084
Rounds 8, 9
Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project
Number of Projects Total Funding Approved
9 $5,643,044
Rounds 8, 9
Crews working to remove hazardous fuels (USFS) Overview of restoration treatment area in eastern Nevada (Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition)
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For nearly two decades, local, State, and
Federal agencies in Clark County, Nevada,
have been engaged in ecosystem-based
habitat conservation planning and
implementation to mitigate for the loss of
habitat on non-Federal land. The Multiple
Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP)
covers 78 sensitive and endangered species,
including the Desert Tortoise, and ensures
that the take of habitat, as authorized by
a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services section
10 incidental take permit, is adequately
minimized and mitigated. Clark County, the
other permittees, and the Federal agencies
on whose land the mitigation actions take
place, work together to implement projects
under this category of work.
Funding from SNPLMA has contributed
to the overall success of the MSHCP. Since
its passage in 1998, nearly $53.0 million
has been allocated to help ensure that the
impacts of development resulting from
the sale of Federal land are balanced with
appropriate conservation. Projects that
have been made possible through SNPLMA
include:
• More than $28 million for various
research and monitoring projects,
including effectiveness monitoring and
adaptive management programs
• More than $3.5 million for the development
of conservation management
strategies and other conservation
planning efforts
• Desert tortoise research and monitoring,
including research on disease, genetics,
nutrition, and translocation
• Development of a public information
and education program
• Other species-specific research and
monitoring
Desert tortoise
Mark Rekshynskyj/BLM
CLARK COUNTY MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
Clark County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan
Number of Projects Total Funding Approved
65 $52,613,508
Rounds 2, 6, 8
Monson outflow weir in Wetlands Park, Clark County (Philip DeManczuk/Courtesy of Clark County Parks and Recreation)
CHAPTER 4—ECONOMIC,
ENVIRONMENTAL, AND
SOCIAL BENEFITS OF THE
SNPLMA LEGISLATION
The SNPLMA legislation has brought about important changes to
the economic, environmental, and social well-being of Nevada.
Residential and commercial development in the Las Vegas Valley
has produced economic benefits associated with sustained growth
and a larger tax base to support governmental activities. At the
same time, project work has supported employment opportunities
for contracting crews doing work as varied as major capital
improvements and fuel treatments. From an environmental point
of view, lands acquired under SNPLMA contain significantly higher
habitat values than the lands in southern Nevada that have been
sold and important conservation improvements have been funded
as well. And from a social point of view, the legislation has been
instrumental in piecing together a vision of open space and an
inter-connected park system in southern Nevada that did not exist
prior to 1998. Moreover, the orderly development made possible
under the statute has resulted in the conversion of Federal land into
attractive master planned communities.
Economic Benefits
Perhaps one of the most overlooked benefits of SNPLMA is the
economic growth that has resulted from implementation of SNPLMAfunded
projects. This is one area where a program, which is seen
mainly as a benefit to Nevada, positively impacts the national
economy. Companies from across the Nation are invited to
compete for work on Federal and local governmental projects. An
example of this national impact is the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area (NCA) visitor center project funded in Round 4
of SNPLMA where:
• The design and development of the new visitor center was
completed by a company in Tucson, Arizona.
• The design of the exhibits for this new visitor center was
completed by a company from Athens, Ohio.
• The National Environmental Policy Act analysis was completed
by a company from Carbondale, Colorado.
• The construction contract was awarded to a company from
Bonsall, California.
The list of projects funded by SNPLMA includes numerous
contractual opportunities for companies from all over the United
States (see Appendix B).
Of course, it is also true that construction and implementation of
these projects enhances the economy of Nevada. On-the-ground
work is being completed by residents from all over the State.
Universities (such as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas) have
become key partners on a number of projects by providing
expertise through agreements with Federal agencies. Increased
attention to areas like the Red Rock Canyon NCA and the Lake Mead
National Recreation Area (NRA) in turn has increased volunteer
support for the Federal agencies and their non-profit partner
organizations.
Finally, one of the economic benefits of implementing the SNPLMA
legislation has been to cement Nevada’s position as one of the
leaders of green building design and renewable energy use in the
entire Nation. The Springs Preserve is a good example of a complex
of facilities funded in part by SNPLMA that now draws international
attention for successfully incorporating green building principles,
water re-use, and on-site solar energy generation. New Federal
facilities, such as the visitor center now under construction at Red
Rock Canyon NCA, will employ self sustaining practices such as
converting to energy generated by solar power.
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Background: Solar panels at Springs Preserve (Springs Preserve) Springs Preserve entrance (Springs Preserve) Springs Preserve entrance (Springs Preserve)
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Environmental Benefits
One of the most positive aspects of SNPLMA is the environmental
benefits gained through projects in all categories. Many of these
projects actually help restore landscapes to natural function; others
help with the goal of increasing awareness of responsible land use;
and others help increase scientific understanding. Across the
SNPLMA categories, projects help the public acquire a sense of
place and connection to the public lands. For example:
• A number of capital improvement projects allow for enhanced
protection of sensitive and protected species. Whether this is
Woundfin in the Virgin River, the Moapa Dace in the Muddy
River, or Bear Poppy plants throughout Southern Nevada, Federal
projects ensure that future generations can enjoy the beauty and
wonder of the public lands.
• Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisitions provide many
different opportunities for public use, including:
– Purchase of privately held in-holdings in federally protected
areas that often allow for greater and better access to
recreational opportunities on existing Federal lands.
– Increased ability for Federal agencies to manage these areas.
– Increased opportunities for the public to enjoy their public lands.
Land acquisitions also ensure open spaces for recreation and
visual enjoyment. The West has long been known as the area of
the country where visitors can enjoy nature without the overcrowding
of urban growth. Acquisition of key properties around
the State will allow for this to continue far into the future.
• Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas develop open spaces within the
urban landscape, creating areas where local residents can enjoy
nature without having to travel out of the city. This category
includes a wide variety of land types and facilities. The Clark
County Wetlands Park includes both land acquisitions, which
protect the flow of water from the Valley into Lake Mead, and
facilities which allow for public enjoyment of the natural
surroundings and teach about water conservation and protection
of this crucial natural resource.
• Conservation Initiatives reflect a wide array of needs related to
the environment. Research into specific species or general natural
processes gives both the Federal government and the public
insights into better management of public lands. Developing
programs that reduce or remove litter and decrease damage help
restore these lands to their former magnificence. Education and
volunteer programs increase awareness of responsible recreation
on public lands and create a population of people who feel a
sense of stewardship for these lands.
• Lake Tahoe Restoration, Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire
Prevention, and the Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration
Project categories work toward protection and restoration of
the natural beauty of Nevada, while increasing public safety.
Whether it’s the clarity of Lake Tahoe, the untouched landscapes
of eastern Nevada, or the splendor of the Humboldt-Toiyabe
National Forest, SNPLMA projects protect and enhance natural
places for all to enjoy. Projects in these categories also contribute
toward responsible fire management; they protect lands while
still allowing for the natural processes of fire.
Environmental Benefits
Man walking dog in Las Vegas community (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
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Social Benefits
SNPLMA has allowed for an atmosphere of orderly disposal of lands
between the units of local government and the BLM, and thus a
more orderly development pattern for the Las Vegas Valley, while
protecting the public’s financial interest in these lands. Parcels have
been offered in large tracts, as well as assembled parcels that could
be combined with open private parcels to create large contiguous
tracts. As the communities in the Las Vegas Valley have proposed
lands for sale by the BLM through joint selection, they have also
been able to work with developers and the public to create master
planned communities that conform to the ordered growth of the
overall community plans. These master planned communities
variously include locations for parks, trails, schools, public facilities,
commercial development, residential areas, and other
community-specific areas.
Finally, SNPLMA has impacted the region in very direct ways,
improving the quality of life for its residents and visitors. More than
36 million visitors a year come to Las Vegas alone. While people
still visit Las Vegas primarily to spend time on the Strip, the area is
fast becoming a first-tier outdoor activity destination. This is due,
in part, to the improvements and new facilities being offered at
public lands not far from the Strip itself. Within an hour of the Strip,
a visitor can enjoy the world renowned hiking and climbing at Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, admire the spectacular
petroglyphs at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, fish at
one of the Nation’s best bass fishing locales in Lake Mead National
Recreation Area, take in the sights and sounds of nature at the
Desert National Wildlife Refuge, or explore the wonders of the
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. The quality of the
experience and the ability of Federal agencies to protect these
natural and cultural resources have been enhanced by the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act.
Urban trail in Las Vegas (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
Panorama of Mountain’s Edge community (Steve Tryon/BLM)
Dusk and full moon over Gold Butte, Nevada (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
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CHAPTER 5—SNPLMA PARTNERSHIPS
Collaboration and partnerships are key
components to the success of the SNPLMA
program and the projects it has been able to
support. Such partnerships have produced
tremendous benefits to the region’s
residents and visitors. Much of this success
has been based on the collaborative nature
of the work and a shared vision of success
at all levels of the SNPLMA organization.
Through cooperation with concerned
agencies and groups, the face and quality
of life in Nevada has been enhanced for
present and future generations.
Partnerships Among
Federal, Tribal, State,
and Local Agencies To
Restore Lake Tahoe
SNPLMA funding has given a boost to
programs and projects that might otherwise
be inactive or reduced due to a lack of funding.
An example of this is the collaboration
between multiple entities to meet the
goals of the Environmental Improvement
Program (EIP), which was created following
the Lake Tahoe Presidential Forum in 1997.
At this forum, President Bill Clinton issued
an Executive Order that directed Federal
agencies and departments to coordinate
and partner with Tribal, State, and local
governments to restore the clarity of Lake
Tahoe while giving consideration to the
effects of any management direction on the
Basin’s economy. In 1999, Congress passed
the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act authorizing
expenditure of $300.0 million for the
Federal share of the EIP.
SNPLMA was amended in 2003 to fund
the authorizations in the Lake Tahoe
Restoration Act, providing funding and
project management focused on science
and monitoring, improving forest health,
restoring watersheds and habitats, achieving
air quality and transportation goals, and
enhancing recreation and scenic experiences
in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Without SNPLMA
funding and the cooperation of all concerned
agencies, a full-fledged restoration program
in Lake Tahoe would not have been possible.
Partnerships with
Federal Agencies in
Southern Nevada
The SNPLMA program has also helped
support the work of the Southern Nevada
Agency Partnership (SNAP), a unique and
innovative collaboration of Federal land
management agencies that coordinate
decision making about resources that cross
management boundaries. Formed in 1997 as
an interagency partnership of the BLM, NPS,
USFWS, and USFS, SNAP teams implement
projects which are currently funded primarily
by SNPLMA to address 15 focus areas,
including anti-litter cleanup and desert
dumping, volunteerism, resource protection
and law enforcement, recreation, science
and research, and environmental education.
Faced with record growth in southern
Nevada and declining budgets, the SNAP
agencies sought a new approach to
managing the millions of acres of Federal
land around Las Vegas. SNAP extended its
reach into the community, working with
other Federal, State, and local agencies
and non-profit and educational institutions
to accomplish important interagency
objectives and to implement some of the
SNPLMA conservation initiatives.
With SNPLMA funding, this unique
partnership of Federal agencies has
been nationally recognized for its
accomplishments under the following
conservation initiatives:
• “Take Pride in southern Nevada—
An Anti-Litter and Desert Dumping
Program” received the 2008 Take Pride
in America National Award.
• “Interagency Resource Protection and
Law Enforcement” received the 2007
Service First award and the 2007 Bureau
of Land Management National Law
Enforcement Group of the Year.
• “Interagency Cultural Site Stewardship
Program” was recognized with the 2007
Department of the Interior Cooperative
Conservation Award.
• “Interagency Volunteer Program” (Get
Outdoors Nevada) was recognized with
the 2005 and 2006 Take Pride in America
National Award.
Paleontology dig site, Upper Las Vegas Wash (Gayle Marrs-Smith/BLM)
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Partnerships with Local
Governments, Private
Sector Organizations,
and Non-Governmental
Organizations
Through the SNPLMA Parks, Trails, and
Natural Areas category, almost $200.0 million
in trail, park, land acquisition, and habitat
restoration projects have been approved to
develop the Las Vegas Wash and the Clark
County Wetlands Park. The benefits of
these 41 projects span the entire Las Vegas
Valley—from the BLM-managed Upper Las
Vegas Wash to the Clark County Wetlands
Park. These improvements are made possible
through an inter-governmental effort
requiring partnerships and coordination
between the BLM, Clark County, the City of
Las Vegas, the City of North Las Vegas, the
City of Henderson, the Southern Nevada
Water Authority, the Bureau of Reclamation,
the National Park Service, and the Clark
County Flood Control District.
The Upper Las Vegas Wash is also home to
a unique partnership involving the BLM,
the Nature Conservancy (TNC), the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the
Olympia real estate development company.
The goal of the partnership is to protect
the Eglington Preserve, an area within the
SNPLMA disposal boundary that contains
ice age fossils and rare plant habitat. In
2004, the affected agencies reached an
agreement on protection of the area. The
BLM used operational funding from the
SNPLMA Special Account to fence and clean
the site before the adjacent property was
sold to Olympia. Following that agreement
and sale of the adjacent land, the Eglington
Preserve was established as a mitigation
bank, authorized under the provisions of
the Clean Water Act (CWA). CWA Section 404
mitigation fees are now used to fund
restoration projects within this area of the
Upper Las Vegas Wash that experiences
active water flow. Because the underlying
land is managed by the BLM, the BLM
developed the restoration plan, but the
TNC both manages the mitigation funds
($2.0 million to date) and implements the
plan. Olympia, meanwhile, has allowed
the TNC access on its private lands to
stage the restoration activities and salvage
native plant materials and soils from their
private lands.
Partnerships with
Non-Governmental
Organizations and
Universities
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
such as non-profit groups and universities,
also play a key role in identifying, developing,
and managing many of the projects taken
on by SNPLMA. Groups like the TNC and The
Conservation Fund have acted as facilitators
for many important land acquisitions under
SNPLMA. In some cases, such as with
property acquired by BLM and the TNC
along the Muddy River, these become part
of a shared management vision for adjacent
lands. Another example of such collaboration
is the Walking Box Ranch Museum and
Interpretive Center located in the Paiute
Valley Desert Tortoise Area at the northern
boundary of the Mojave Desert Preserve in
Nevada. The BLM purchased the ranch and
surrounding land in 2005 using SNPLMA
funding. The University of Nevada,
Las Vegas (UNLV) later obtained a
Federal grant to determine what historical
preservation would be possible to preserve
the ranch house on the property. Under a
cooperative agreement with the BLM, the
University expects to maintain the historical
ranch house and surrounding structures as
a public museum and interpretive center.
The University also maintains a field
research station and training center on
the grounds. This example of partnership
and stewardship can be found throughout
many of the projects SNPLMA supports
through funding and cooperative extension.
SNPLMA funding will also allow the
expansion of Federal and NGO partnerships,
such as the effort to restore portions of the
Great Basin through the recently added
SNPLMA category: the Eastern Nevada
Landscape Restoration Project. In order to
accomplish the landscape level restoration
desired in ENLRP, the BLM, USFS, NPS, and
USFWS will partner with many groups
across eastern Nevada. For example,
restoration work envisioned by the Great
Basin Restoration Initiative has been
undertaken by the Eastern Nevada
Landscape Coalition, a 501(c)(3)
organization. This organization has more
than 100 non-Federal partners representing
a wide range of public land users and
impacts millions of acres per year through
restoration, treatment, inventory, and
data collection. Likewise, the Great Basin
Institute offers classes and workshops
focused on environmental arts and sciences
in addition to organizing crews to complete
monitoring and restoration work in the
Great Basin and throughout Nevada.
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Comins Lake, Ely, Nevada (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
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AFTERWORD: REFLECTIONS ON THE
ENACTMENT OF SNPLMA
Senator
Harry Reid
Nevada is unlike any other
State in the Union—pick any
spot in our State and you will
either be on public land or a
short walk from it. Nearly 9
out of every 10 acres of land in
Nevada is managed by a Federal
agency. As a result, public lands are an integral part of our lives, our
economy, our energy security, and our heritage.
The passage of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act
(SNPLMA) in 1998 was a giant step forward in adapting our Federal
land laws to the changing nature of the American West. SNPLMA
provides a transparent and regular system for selling public lands
and then invests the proceeds from those sales in projects that
provide broad public benefit.
One of the major accomplishments of this program has been the
acquisition of many thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive
lands. These acquired parcels are purchased to protect key wildlife
habitat, to improve overall land management, and to
provide public access to some of the most beautiful spots in Nevada.
SNPLMA has also allowed for significant hazardous fuels reduction
programs at Lake Tahoe, the Spring Mountains, across the Carson
Front, and throughout Lincoln and White Pine Counties. These
efforts are ongoing and are ensuring that our communities, our
forests and rangelands, and other vital areas are better protected
from the growing fire threats that we face in the West.
I am proud of what we have accomplished over the last 10 years.
The challenges we face during the coming decade will likely be
even greater, and the special resources that this program provides
will be even more important.
Senator Harry Reid is the Majority Leader of the
United States Senate.
Fall foliage in Ash Meadows NWR (USFWS)
Senator
John Ensign
Ten years ago we celebrated the
enactment of legislation that
would provide for thoughtful
planning and growth in the Las
Vegas Valley. We felt confident
that the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act
would make a positive impact. I spoke on the floor of the House
of Representatives about how the legislation that I authored with
then-Senator Richard Bryan would be “good for the environment,
good for education, and good for quality of life in Nevada.”
Looking back a decade later, “good” doesn’t begin to describe
the unbelievable success of the Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act, or as it is affectionately known, SNPLMA.
In the late 1990s, Las Vegas was the fastest growing metropolitan
city in the country. With 87 percent of our State controlled by
the Federal Government, it was incredibly difficult for Federal
agencies to manage the land and for local agencies to plan for and
accommodate growth. A land exchange process had been used to
privatize public land for development, but it could not keep up with
the growth nor did it give the fairest value for the land. Developers
were buying land, flipping it, and pocketing millions. Taxpayers
were being ripped off.
The value of the Federal land was inflated due to the infrastructure
that local taxpayers provided—land in the desert with no roads
or water is pretty worthless. SNPLMA changed the way we deal
with Federal land by auctioning it off and keeping the proceeds
in Nevada, since our citizens have shouldered the price tag for the
development that makes the land so desirable.
Southern Nevadans and our quality of life have benefited
immeasurably because of the success of SNPLMA. Land auctions
have generated more than $2.9 billion; $150 million has gone to
the State of Nevada Education Fund; and the Southern Nevada
Water Authority has received $287 million. Hundreds of parks,
trails, and natural areas have been added to our landscape for
residents to enjoy; environmentally sensitive land has been
acquired across our State; and multi-species conservation
plans are at work.
We amended the bill in 2003 to set aside $300 million for the
preservation of Lake Tahoe by using SNPLMA proceeds to fund
water clarity, erosion control, fire suppression, and other projects to
reverse the decline of Lake Tahoe’s famous clarity. We’ve also put a
focus on hazardous fuels reduction projects in the Spring Mountains
and Sierra Nevada ranges to further defend the beautiful areas that
we have worked so hard to protect for future generations.
SNPLMA has touched every corner of Nevada through funding that
has improved our quality of life and by inspiring additional lands
bills. Back in 1998, I said that this legislation would prove to be
a model not only in policy but also in process. Clark, Lincoln, and
White Pine counties have since built their own successful lands bills.
Like the Southern Nevada bill, they too were a compilation
of local input, the exchange of information, and ultimately
a fair compromise.
When asked about the Nevada legislative accomplishment of which
I am most proud, I always respond with the lands bills that have
been enacted for our state, starting with SNPLMA. Ten years ago we
brought together people with completely differing views on land
use and worked out a compromise for the good of the people of
Nevada. Today, Nevadans are enjoying the benefits of our work,
and they will continue to do so for many years to come.
Senator John Ensign is Nevada’s other currently serving United
States Senator. He was a member of the United States House of
Representatives when SNPLMA was enacted.
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Senator
Richard H. Bryan
The genesis of the Southern
Nevada Public Land
Management Act dates back to
1980 when Jim Santini, then
Nevada’s lone Congressman, and
the late Phil Burton, a California
Congressman, teamed up to
pass the Santini-Burton Act.
In the 1980s, Southern Nevada’s real estate market was booming
and it was clear that some of the BLM land holdings were no
longer required for public purposes. Equally clear, Lake Tahoe was
experiencing development pressures that threatened its clarity.
Santini was the driving force that ultimately persuaded Burton that
by selling BLM land in Southern Nevada that was no longer needed
for public purposes, money could be generated that would enable
Congressional appropriators to purchase environmentally sensitive
land from private property owners at Lake Tahoe.
The enactment of the Santini-Burton Act was a public policy
triumph—land that was needed for development in Las Vegas
would be made available to the private sector and environmentally
sensitive land at Lake Tahoe owned by the private sector could
be purchased to mitigate potential environmental damage to
Lake Tahoe.
In the years following the enactment of the Santini-Burton
Act, Southern Nevada’s population continued its explosive
growth—Nevada led the Nation in its percentage of growth. Many
BLM parcels were no longer appropriately included in the public
inventory. Conversely, land that was held in the private sector
was needed to protect the very resources that the BLM, Forest
Service, and other Federal agencies were charged with protecting.
Because there was no Federal money to acquire these parcels, land
exchanges became the vehicle most frequently used to accomplish
the public policy objective. This led to great controversy. Because
of the dynamics of the Southern Nevada real estate market, the
appraisals on the public lands were outdated long before the land
exchanges were consummated. Developers made huge profits on
public lands they had just acquired and a public outcry followed.
In the mid-1990s, Nevada’s Congressman James Bilbray
(Congressional District 1), organized a Public Lands Task Force. Its
primary purpose was to establish a boundary that would identify
BLM parcels that could be appropriately disposed of to the private
sector to meet the area’s growth. Before the task force could
complete its work, John Ensign defeated Bilbray in the general
election of 1994.
The legislation included two very important mechanisms – one
designed to gain public trust in the disposal process, the second,
to assure that the monies derived from the sale of public lands
in Southern Nevada would remain in Nevada. Addressing the
first— the legislation authorized public sales to be awarded to the
highest bidder. The transparency eliminated the criticism of the old
land exchange process. The other, a legislative first, was to capture
the proceeds from the land sales in a special account that would
not be subject to the Congressional appropriation process. All of
the money would be spent in Nevada for the purposes identified
in the legislation. There would be no diversion of money for
other purposes.
A decade has passed since the historical legislation was enacted.
In 1998, it was projected that revenues generated by SNPLMA
sales would approximate $50 million a year. As of April 30, 2008,
a stunning $3.2 billion has been collected. Amendments to the
Act have changed the boundaries and identified other worthwhile
expenditures in Nevada, but the underlying principles contained in
the original Act remain. Senator Reid and Senator Ensign deserve a
major part of the credit for these additions.
The legacy of SNPLMA will be for future historians, urban planners,
and conservationists to debate. We can conclude today, however,
that the urban landscape of Southern Nevada has been forever
changed as a result of its enactment.
Senator Richard H. Bryan served in the United States Senate with
Senator Reid when SNPLMA was enacted.
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Background: Wetlands Park Nature Preserve with Frenchman Mountain in background, Clark County (Patrick Gaffey/Clark County Parks and Recreation)
Snowy Egret perched in tree in Wetlands Park Nature Preserve, Clark County (Richard Barrett/Courtesy of Clark County Parks and Recreation)
APPENDIXES
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Pabco Pond at sunset, Wetlands Park, Clark County (Phillip DeManczuk/Courtesy of Clark County Parks and Recreation)
APPENDIX A—
SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND
MANAGEMENT ACT (P.L. 105-263),
AS AMENDED BY:
Consolidated Appropriation Act
of 1999 (Public Law 106-113)
Ivanpah Valley Airport
Public Lands Transfer Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-362)
Clark County Conservation of Public
Land and Natural Resources Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107-282)
Department of Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriation Act
(Public Law 108-424)
Lincoln County Conservation,
Recreation, and Development Act
of 2004 (Public Law 108-424)
White Pine County Conservation,
Recreation, and Development Act
of 2006 (Public Law 109-432)
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SOUTHERN NEVADA
PUBLIC LAND
MANAGEMENT ACT
(P.L. 105-263),
AS AMENDED
PUBLIC LAW 105-263
105th Congress
An Act
To provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands
in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition
of environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada.
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 “Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act of 1998’’.
SECTION 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.— The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Bureau of Land Management has extensive land
ownership in small and large parcels interspersed with or
adjacent to private land in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada,
making many of these parcels difficult to manage and more
appropriate for disposal.
(2) In order to promote responsible and orderly development
in the Las Vegas Valley, certain of those Federal lands
should be sold by the Federal Government based on
recommendations made by local government and the public.
(3) The Las Vegas metropolitan area is the fastest growing
urban area in the United States, which is causing significant
impacts upon the Lake Mead National Recreation Area,
the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, the
Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area and the Spring
Mountains National Recreation Area, which surround the
Las Vegas Valley.
(b) Purpose.—The purpose of this Act is to provide for the orderly
disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to
provide for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the
State of Nevada.
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) The term “unit of local government” means Clark County,
the City of Las Vegas, the City of North Las Vegas, or the City
of Henderson; all in the State of Nevada.
(3) The term “Agreement” means the agreement entitled “The
Interim Cooperative Management Agreement Between The
United States Department of the Interior—Bureau of Land
Management and Clark County’’ dated November 4, 1992.
(4) The term “special account” means the account in the
Treasury of the United States established under section
4(e)(1)(C).
(5) The term “Recreation and Public Purposes Act” means the
Act entitled “An Act to authorize acquisition or use of public
lands by States, counties, or municipalities for recreational
purposes”, approved June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
(6) The term “regional governmental entity” means the Southern
Nevada Water Authority, the Regional Flood Control District,
and the Clark County Sanitation District.
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*SECTION 4. DISPOSAL AND EXCHANGE.
**(a) Disposal.—Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements
contained in sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712), the
Secretary, in accordance with this Act, the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, and other applicable law, and subject
to valid existing rights, is authorized to dispose of lands within the
boundary of the area under the jurisdiction of the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management in Clark County, Nevada, as generally
depicted on the map entitled “Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act”, dated October 1, 2002. Such map shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the offices of the Director and
the Las Vegas District of the Bureau of Land Management.
(b) Reservation for Local Public Purposes.—
(1) Recreation and public purpose act conveyances.—
Not less than 30 days before the offering of lands for sale or
exchange pursuant to subsection (a), the State of Nevada
or the unit of local government in whose jurisdiction the
lands are located may elect to obtain any such lands for
local public purposes pursuant to the provisions of the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Pursuant to any such
election, the Secretary shall retain the elected lands for
conveyance to the State of Nevada or such unit of the
local government in accordance with the provisions of the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
(2) Rights-of-way.—
(A) Issuance.—Upon application, by a unit of local government
or regional governmental entity, the Secretary, in
accordance with this Act and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, and other applicable provisions
of law, shall issue right-of-way grants on Federal lands in
Clark County, Nevada, for all reservoirs, canals, channels,
ditches, pipes, pipelines, tunnels, and other facilities and
systems needed for:
(i) the impoundment, storage, treatment, transportation,
or distribution of water (other than water
from the Virgin River) or wastewater; or
(ii) flood control management.
(B) Duration.—Right-of-way grants issued under this
paragraph shall be valid in perpetuity.
(C) Waiver of fees.—Right-of-way grants issued under this
paragraph shall not require the payment of rental or cost
recovery fees.
(3) Youth activity facilities.—Within 30 days after a
request by Clark County, Nevada, the Secretary shall offer
to Clark County, Nevada, the land depicted on the map
entitled “Vicinity Map Parcel 177-28101-020 dated August
14, 1996, in accordance with the Recreation and Public
Purposes Act for the construction of youth activity facilities.
(c) Withdrawal.—Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal
lands identified in subsection (a) for disposal are withdrawn from
location and entry, under the mining laws and from operation
under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws until
such time as the Secretary terminates the withdrawal or the
lands are patented.
(d) Selection.—
(1) Joint selection required.—The Secretary and the unit
of local government in whose jurisdiction lands referred
to in subsection (a) are located shall jointly select lands
to be offered for sale or exchange under this section. The
Secretary shall coordinate land disposal activities with the
unit of local government in whose jurisdiction such lands
are located. Land disposal activities of the Secretary shall
be consistent with local land use planning and zoning
requirements and recommendations.
(2) Offering.—After land has been selected in accordance
with this subsection, the Secretary shall make the first
offering of land as soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(e) Disposition of Proceeds.—
(1) Land sales.—Of the gross proceeds of sales of land under
this subsection in a fiscal year—
(A) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the State of Nevada for
use in the general education program of the State;
(B) 10 percent shall be paid directly to the Southern Nevada
Water Authority for water treatment and transmission
facility infrastructure in Clark County, Nevada; and
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(C) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account in
the Treasury of the United States for use pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph (3). Amounts in the special
account shall be available to the Secretary without further
appropriation and shall remain available until expended.
(2) Land exchanges.—
(A) Payments.—In the case of a land exchange under this
section, the non-Federal party shall provide direct
payments to the State of Nevada and the Southern Nevada
Water Authority in accordance with paragraphs (1)(A)
and (B). The payments shall be based on the fair
market value of the Federal lands to be conveyed in
the exchange and shall be considered a cost incurred by
the non-Federal party that shall be compensated
by the Secretary if so provided by any agreement to
initiate exchange.
(B) Pending exchanges.—The provisions of this Act, except
this subsection and subsections (a) and (b), shall not
apply to any land exchange for which an initial agreement
to initiate an exchange was signed by an authorized
representative of the exchange proponent and an
authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management
prior to February 29, 1996.
(3) Availability of special account.—
(A) In general.—Amounts deposited in the special
account shall be expended by the Secretary for:
(i) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land in
the State of Nevada in accordance with subsection
(h), with priority given to lands located within
Clark County;
(ii) capital improvements at the Lake Mead National
Recreation Area, the Desert National Wildlife
Refuge, the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area, the Great Basin National Park and other areas
administered by the Bureau of Land Management
and the Forest Service in Clark, Lincoln, and White
Pine Counties, and the Spring Mountains National
Recreation Area;
(iii) development and implementation of a multi-species
habitat conservation plan in Clark County, Nevada;
**(iv) development of parks, trails, and natural areas in
Clark, Lincoln and White Pine Counties, and Washoe
County (subject to Paragraph (4)), Nevada, pursuant
to a cooperative agreement with a unit of local
government or regional governmental entity;
**(v) up to 10 percent of amounts available, to be used
for conservation initiatives on Federal land in
Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties, Nevada,
administered by the Department of the Interior or
the Department of Agriculture;
(vi) transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture, or, if the
Secretary of Agriculture enters into a cooperative
agreement with the head of another Federal
agency, the head of the Federal agency, for Federal
environmental restoration projects under sections
6 and 7 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (114 Stat.
2354), environmental improvement payments
under section 2(g) of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat.
3382), and any Federal environmental restoration
project included in the environmental improvement
program adopted by the Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency in February 1998 (as amended), in an
amount equal to the cumulative amounts authorized
to be appropriated for such projects under those
Acts, in accordance with a revision to the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998
Implementation Agreement to implement this
section, which shall include a mechanism to
ensure appropriate stakeholders from the States of
California and Nevada participate in the process to
recommend projects for funding;
(vii) development of a water study for Lincoln and
White Pine Counties, Nevada, in an amount not to
exceed $6,000,000;
(viii) reimbursement of any costs incurred by the Bureau
of Land Management to clear debris from and
protect land that is:
(I) located in the disposal boundary described in
subsection (a); and
(II) reserved for affordable housing;
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(ix) development and implementation of comprehensive,
cost-effective, multijurisdictional hazardous
fuels reduction and wildfire prevention plans
(including sustainable biomass and biofuels energy
development and production activities) for the
Lake Tahoe Basin (to be developed in conjunction
with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency), the
Carson Range in Douglas and Washoe Counties and
Carson City in the State, and the Spring Mountains
in the State, that are:
(I) subject to approval by the Secretary; and
(II) not more than 10 years in duration;
(x) to Carry out the Eastern Nevada Landscape
Restoration Project in White Pine County, Nevada
and Lincoln County, Nevada; and
(xi) reimbursement of costs incurred by the local offices
of the Bureau of Land Management in arranging
sales or exchanges under this act, including costs
incurred under paragraph (2)(A).
(B) Procedures.—The Secretary shall coordinate the use
of the special account with the Secretary of Agriculture,
the State of Nevada, local governments, and other
interested persons, to ensure accountability and
demonstrated results.
(C) Limitation.—Not more than 25 percent of the amounts
available to the Secretary from the special account in
any fiscal year (determined without taking into account
amounts deposited under subsection (g)(4)) may be
used in any fiscal year for the purposes described in
subparagraph (A) (iv).
(D) TRANSFER REQUIREMENT—Subject to such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, and notwithstanding
any other provision of law—
(i) for amounts that have been authorized for
expenditure under subparagraph (A)(iv) but not
transferred as of the date of enactment of this
subparagraph, the Secretary shall, not later than
60 days after a request for funds from the applicable
unit of local government or regional governmental
entity, transfer to the applicable unit of local
government or regional governmental entity the
amount authorized for the expenditure; and
(ii) for expenditures authorized under subparagraph
(A)(iv) that are approved by the Secretary, the
Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after a
request for funds from the applicable unit of local
government or regional governmental entity,
transfer to the applicable unit of local government
or regional governmental entity the amount
approved for expenditure.
(4) LIMITATION FOR WASHOE COUNTY—Until December 31,
2011, Washoe County shall be eligible to nominate for
expenditure amounts to acquire land (not to exceed 250
acres) and develop 1 regional park and natural area.
(f ) Investment of Special Account.—All funds deposited as
principal in the special account shall earn interest in the amount
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the
current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations
of the United States of comparable maturities. Such interest shall
be added to the principal of the account and expended according to
the provisions of subsection (e)(3).
(g) Airport Environs Overlay District Land Transfer.—Upon
request of Clark County, Nevada, the Secretary shall transfer to Clark
County, Nevada, without consideration, all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the lands identified in the Agreement,
subject to the following:
(1) Valid existing rights.
(2) Clark County agrees to manage such lands in accordance
with the Agreement and with section 47504 of title 49,
United States Code (relating to airport noise compatibility
planning), and regulations promulgated pursuant to
that section.
(3) Clark County agrees that if any of such lands are sold,
leased, or otherwise conveyed or leased by Clark County,
such sale, lease, or other conveyance shall contain a limitation
which requires uses compatible with the Agreement
and such Airport Noise Compatibility Planning provisions.
(4) Clark County agrees that if any of such lands are sold,
leased, or otherwise conveyed by Clark County, such lands
shall be sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed for fair market
value. Clark County shall contribute 85 percent of the gross
proceeds from the sale, lease, or other conveyance of such
lands directly to the special account. If any of such lands
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sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed by Clark County are
identified on the map referenced in section 2(a) of the
Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the orderly disposal
of certain Federal lands in Nevada and for the acquisition
of certain other lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for
other purposes’’, approved December 23, 1980 (94 Stat.
3381; commonly known as the “Santini-Burton Act’’), the
proceeds contributed to the special account by Clark County
from the sale, lease, or other conveyance of such lands shall
be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire environmentally
sensitive land in the Lake Tahoe Basin pursuant
to section 3 of the Santini-Burton Act. Clark County shall
contribute 5 percent of the gross proceeds from the sale,
lease, or other conveyance of such lands directly to the
State of Nevada for use in the general education program
of the State, and the remainder shall be available for use by
the Clark County Department of Aviation for the benefit of
airport development and the Noise Compatibility Program.
The amendments to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management
Act of 1998 made by the Clark County Conservation of Public Land &
National Resources Act of 2002 also include:
*Withdrawal- Subject to valid existing rights, the land designated for
disposal in this section is withdrawn from entry and appropriation
under the public land laws, location and entry, under the mining
laws, and from operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal
leasing laws until such times as the Secretary terminates the
withdrawal or the lands are patented.
**Effective Date—The amendments made by the Clark County
Conservation of Public Land & National Resources Act of 2002 to
subsection (4)(e)(3)(A) take effect January 31, 2003.
SECTION 5. ACQUISITIONS.
(a) Acquisitions.—
(1) Definition.—For purposes of this subsection, the term
“environmentally sensitive land’’ means land or an interest
in land, the acquisition of which by the United States
would, in the judgment of the Secretary or the Secretary
of Agriculture:
(A) promote the preservation of natural, scientific, aesthetic,
historical, cultural, watershed, wildlife, and other values
contributing to public enjoyment and biological diversity;
(B) enhance recreational opportunities and public access;
(C) provide the opportunity to achieve better management of
public land through consolidation of Federal ownership; or
(D) otherwise serve the public interest.
(2) In general.—After the consultation process has been
completed in accordance with paragraph (3), the Secretary
may acquire with the proceeds of the special account environmentally
sensitive land and interests in environmentally
sensitive land. Lands may not be acquired under this
section without the consent of the owner thereof. Funds
made available from the special account may be used
with any other funds made available under any other
provision of law.
(3) Consultation.—Before initiating efforts to acquire land
under this subsection, the Secretary or the Secretary of
Agriculture shall consult with the State of Nevada and with
local government within whose jurisdiction the lands are
located, including appropriate planning and regulatory
agencies, and with other interested persons, concerning
the necessity of making the acquisition, the potential
impacts on State and local government, and other
appropriate aspects of the acquisition. Consultation under
this paragraph is in addition to any other consultation
required by law.
(b) Administration.—On acceptance of title by the United States,
land and interests in land acquired under this section that is within
the boundaries of a unit of the National Forest System, National
Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, National Wilderness
Preservation System, any other system established by Act of
Congress, or any national conservation or national recreation area
established by Act of Congress—
(1) shall become part of the unit or area without further action
by the Secretary or Secretary of Agriculture; and
(2) shall be managed in accordance with all laws and regulations
and land use plans applicable to the unit or area.
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(c) Determination of Fair Market Value.—The fair market
value of land or an interest in land to be acquired by the Secretary or
the Secretary of Agriculture under this section shall be determined
pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and shall be consistent with other applicable
requirements and standards. Fair market value shall be determined
without regard to the presence of a species listed as threatened
or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
(d) Payments in Lieu of Taxes.—Section 6901(1) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) By striking “or’’ at the end of subparagraph (F).
(2) By striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G) and
inserting; ”or’’.
(3) By adding at the end the following: “(H) acquired by the
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture
under section 5 of the Southern Nevada Public Land
Management Act of 1998 that is not otherwise described in
subparagraphs (A) through (G).”
SECTION 6. REPORT.
The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives an annual report on all transactions under this Act.
SECTION 7. RECREATION AND
PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT.
(a) Transfer of Reversionary Interest.—
(1) In general.—Upon request by a grantee of lands within
Clark County, Nevada, that are subject to a lease or patent
issued under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, the
Secretary may transfer the reversionary interest in such
lands to other non-Federal lands. The transfer of the
reversionary interest shall only be made to lands of equal
value, except that with respect to the State of Nevada or a
unit of local government an amount equal to the excess (if
any) of the fair market value of lands received by the unit
of local government over the fair market value of lands
transferred by the unit of local government shall be paid to
the Secretary and shall be treated under subsection (e)(1)
of section 4 as proceeds from the sale of land. For purposes
of this subsection, the fair market value of lands to be
transferred by the State of Nevada or a unit of local
government may be based upon a statement of value
prepared by a qualified appraiser.
(2) Terms and conditions applicable to lands
acquired.—Land selected under this subsection by a
grantee described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the
terms and conditions, uses, and acreage limitations of
the lease or patent to which the lands transferred by the
grantee were subject, including the reverted provisions,
under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
(b) Affordable Housing.—The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, may make available,
in accordance with section 203 of the Federal Land Planning and
Management Act of 1976, land in the State of Nevada at less than
fair market value and under other such terms and conditions as he
may determine for affordable housing purposes. Such lands shall
be made available only to State or local governmental entities,
including local public housing authorities. For the purposes of this
subsection, housing shall be considered to be affordable housing if
the housing serves low-income families as defined in section
104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
(42 U.S.C. 12704).
SECTION 8. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION OF RED ROCK
CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.
Section 3(a)(2) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-1(a)(2)) is amended to
read as follows:
“(2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately
195,780 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
`Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Administrative
Boundary Modification’, dated August 8, 1996.”
Bear poppy blooming in Ash Meadows NWR (USFWS)
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APPENDIX B—PROJECTS APPROVED FOR FUNDING UNDER
THE SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT,
ROUNDS 1–9
Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisitions
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
1-1 BL01 Virgin River 1 BLM Complete
1-2 FW03 Moapa Valley NWR USFWS Complete
1-3 FW01 Ash Meadows ALC USFWS Complete
1-4 FS02 Mummy Mountain USFS Terminated
1-5 FS03 Tres Piedras USFS Terminated
1-6 BL03 Lockes Ranch BLM Terminated
1-7 FS01 Lady of the Snows USFS Terminated
1-8 BL02 Casey Ranch BLM Complete
1-9 BL04 Rolling A Ranch BLM Terminated
1-10 FW02 Ash Meadows Garner USFWS Complete
1-11 FW04 Idaho Canyon Estill USFWS Terminated
2-1 FS04 Torino Ranch USFS Complete
2-2 BL05 102 Ranch BLM Complete
2-3 BL06 Perkins Ranch BLM Complete
2-4 FS05 Casey Property USFS Complete
2-5 BL07 Virgin River 2 BLM Complete
2-6 FS06 Schneider Property USFS Terminated
2-7 NP01 Church & Associates NPS Terminated
2-8 BL08 Sunrise Mountain UNLV BLM Complete
2-9 BL09 Carson River Properties BLM Complete
2-10 BL10 Tran Property BLM Terminated
2-11 BL11 Hughes Property BLM Complete
2-12 BL12 Bunker Property BLM Complete
2-13 BL13 Kusler Property BLM Terminated
2-14 NP02 Eagle Mining Claims NPS Terminated
2-15 NP03 Rockefeller Mining Claims NPS Terminated
2-16 FS07 Horseshutem Springs USFS Complete
2-17 FS08 Pinchot Springs USFS Complete
2-17A FS10 Jarbidge Campgrounds-Ruggeri USFS Terminated
2-18 BL14 White Beauty Mine BLM Terminated
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
2-19 BL15 Knott Creek Reservoir BLM Complete
2-20 BL16 Delavan Properties BLM Complete
2-21 FS09 Idlewild Creek/Boy Scout Parcel USFS Complete
3-1 BL19 Casey Ranch Surface Water BLM Complete
3-2 BL17 Perkins Property BLM Terminated
3-3 NP04 Ravers Fishing Club Village NPS Terminated
3-4 BL18 McCarran Ranch BLM Terminated
3-5 NP05 Capital Camp Mining Claims NPS In Process
3-6 NP06 Moffitt NPS Terminated
3-7 FS10 Nel Property USFS Complete
3-8 BL20 Walking Box Ranch BLM Complete
3-9 FS11 Cabin Springs USFS Terminated
3-10 FS12 Harris Springs USFS Complete
3-11 FS13 Ballardini Ranch (Withdrawn) USFS Terminated
3-12 FS14 Mule Springs USFS Terminated
3-13 BL21 Milon Inc/Tiberti BLM Terminated
3-46 NP07 Study & FMV Appraisal for Hacienda NPS Terminated
Sup 3-1 BL22 Alamo Property BLM Terminated
Sup 3-2 BL23 Warm Springs Ranch BLM Terminated
Sup 3-3 FS15 Schkade Property USFS Terminated
Sup 3-4 FS16 Coal Spring Property USFS Complete
4-1 FW05 Ash Meadows TNC 38 USFWS Complete
4-2 FS17 Bunker Deer Creek USFS Terminated
4-3 FS18 Deer Creek 1 USFS Terminated
4-4 FS19 Deer Creek 2 USFS Terminated
4-5 FS20 Deer Creek 3 USFS Terminated
4-6 FS21 Deer Creek 4 USFS Complete
4-7 FS22 Deer Creek 5 USFS Complete
4-8 FS23 Deer Creek 6 USFS Terminated
4-9 FS24 Deer Creek 7 USFS Terminated
Entities Legend:
BC = Boulder City
BLM = Bureau of Land Management
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
CAR = Carson City Parks and Recreation
CC = Clark County
CTC = California Tahoe Conservancy
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
HN = City of Henderson
LC = Lincoln County
LV = City of Las Vegas
NL = North Las Vegas
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
NV = State of Nevada
NVFSC = Nevada Fire Safe Council
SNWA = Southern Nevada Water Authority
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS = U.S. Forest Service
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
WC = Washoe County
WP = White Pine County
Calico Ridge Weir, Wetlands Park, Clark County (SNWA/Courtesy of Clark County Parks and Recreation)
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Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisitions (continued)
Capital Improvements
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
1-1 FS02 Kyle Canyon Visitor Center USFS Complete
1-2 NP02 Boulder Beach Sanitation NPS Complete
1-3 BL02 Red Rock Visitor Center Exhibit BLM Complete
1-4 FW01 Habitat Restoration on Desert Refuge USFWS Complete
1-5 BL01 Oliver Ranch Feasibility Study BLM Complete
1-6 FS03 Lee Canyon Water System USFS Complete
1-7 NP01 Lakeshore Pull-out Improvements NPS Complete
1-8 FS04 Macks Canyon Trailhead USFS Complete
1-9 NP03 River Mountain Loop Trail NPS In Process
1-10 FS01 Fletcher View Campground USFS Complete
1-11 NP05 Boulder Shoreline Fishing NPS In Process
1-12 FS06 Mary Jane Falls and Trail Canyon USFS Terminated
1-13 NP04 Replace Picnic Tables and Grills NPS Complete
in Picnic Areas and Campgrounds
1-14 FS05 Dolomite Campground Toilets USFS Complete
1-15 NP06 Water Safety Center NPS Complete
2-1 FS07 Kyle Canyon Visitor Center Lead USFS Complete
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
2-2 BL03 Red Rock Visitor Center Exhibit, Phase II BLM Complete
2-3 NP07 Universal Accessibility NPS Complete
2-4 FW02 Restore Longstreet Cabin USFWS Complete
2-5 BL04 Red Spring Restoration BLM Complete
2-6 FW03 Replace Obsolete Phone Line USFWS Complete
2-7 NP08 Rehabilitate Public Restrooms NPS Complete
2-8 NP09 Ext. of the Historical Railroad NPS Complete
2-9 BL05 Red Rock Wild Horse & Burro - Wells BLM Complete
2-10 FW04 Volunteer Housing USFWS Complete
2-11 NP10 Construct Hemenway Group NPS Terminated
2-12 NP11 Enhance Shoreline Access/Protect NPS Complete
2-13 FW05 Equipment Shelters USFWS Complete
2-14 BL06 Construct Gold Butte Field Station BLM Terminated
2-15 NP12 Prepare Sites for Installation of Exhibits NPS Complete
2-16 FW06 Replace Boundary and Interpretive USFWS Complete
2-17 BL07 Cactus Springs Restoration BLM Complete
2-18 NP13 Replace Boat Ramp at Echo Bay NPS Complete
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
4-10 FS25 Deer Creek 8 USFS Terminated
4-11 FS26 Deer Creek 9 USFS Terminated
4-12 FS27 Casey E USFS Complete
4-13 FS28 Tillman Deer Creek USFS Terminated
4-14 BL24 Winnemucca Ranch Road BLM Complete
4-15 FS29 Nevada First USFS Complete
4-16 FW06 Ash Meadows TNC 27 USFWS Complete
4-17 BL25 Falcon Capital Casey BLM Complete
4-18 FS30 West Truckee (Carcione) USFS Terminated
4-19 FS31 Steidley USFS Terminated
4-20 BL26 Carson River Bernhard Property BLM Complete
4-21 FS32 Canepa Ranch USFS In Process
4-22 BL27 Home Camp BLM Terminated
4-23 FS33 Arcularius USFS Terminated
4-24 FS34 Jacks Creek USFS Terminated
4-25 BL28 Lockes Ranch BLM Terminated
4-26 FS35 Greys Lake USFS Terminated
4-27 BL29 Carson River Howard Property BLM Complete
4-28 BL30 Carson River Dombrowski Property BLM Complete
4-29 FS36 Weiner USFS Terminated
4-30 FS37 Peavine West (Canepa) USFS Complete
4-31 FS38 Gilbert USFS Complete
4-32 BL31 Rock Creek BLM Complete
4-33 FS39 Lahrens USFS Terminated
4-34 FS40 Bowers Mansion Property USFS Terminated
4-35 FS41 Clover Valley Two USFS Terminated
4-36 FS42 Hussman USFS Terminated
4-37 BL32 H Bar C BLM Complete
4-38 BL33 Carson Valley Conservation Easement Group A BLM Complete
4-39 BL34 Chiatovich Creek BLM Terminated
4-40 BL35 Carson Valley Conservation Easement Group B BLM In Process
4-41 FS43 Urrutia-Poeville USFS Complete
4-42 BL36 Clover Valley One BLM Terminated
4-43 BL37 Carson Valley Conservation Easement Group C BLM Terminated
4-44 FS44 Water Canyon One USFS Terminated
4-45 FS45 Water Canyon Two USFS Terminated
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
4-46 BL38 Heinz Ranch BLM In Process
4-47 BL39 OCallaghan River Ranch Conservation Easement BLM Terminated
4-48 FS46 Swafford USFS Complete
4-49 BL40 Carson Valley Conservation Easement Group D BLM In Process
4-50 BL41 IL Ranch BLM Terminated
4-50 FS48 IL Ranch USFS Terminated
5-1 BL42 Stuart Ranch BLM Complete
5-2 BL43 White Basin BLM Complete
5-3 NP08 Hacienda Hotel Property NPS Terminated
5-4 BL44 Calico Basin BLM Complete
5-5 BL45 Jaksick Parcels BLM Complete
5-6 BL46 Clearwater Canyon BLM Terminated
5-7 BL47 Z-Kraft Property (Withdrawn) BLM Terminated
5-8 FS47 Incline Lakes Leon Property USFS Terminated
6-1 FS49 Incline Lake USFS Complete
6-2 FS50 Williams Ranch USFS In Process
6-3 FS51 Rebel Creek Ranch USFS Complete
6-4 BL48 Truckee Canyon BLM Terminated
6-5 BL49 Truckee River Elbow BLM In Process
6-6 FS52 Adams Canyon USFS Complete
6-7 FS53 Mountain Springs USFS Complete
6-8 BL50 Henrie Property BLM Terminated
7-1 FS54 Ophir Creek USFS In Process
7-2 BL51 Home Camp BLM In Process
7-3 FS55 Galena Forest Property USFS In Process
7-4 FS56 Sierra Hunter Creek USFS In Process
7-5 FW07 Stillwater Farms Conservation Easement USFWS In Process
8-1 BL52 High Rock BLM In Process
8-2 BL53 Grapevine Springs BLM In Process
8-3 BL54 Green Gulch BLM In Process
8-4 FS57 Clear Creek Property USFS In Process
8-5 BL55 Indian Creek Ranch BLM In Process
9-1 BL56 Toll Road Canyon BLM In Process
9-2 BL57 Ranch No. 1 Conservation Easement BLM In Process
9-3 BL58 Quilici Ranch Conservation Easement BLM In Process
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Capital Improvements (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
3-40 NP29 Replace Inner Section of Gov’t Dock NPS In Process
3-41 NP30 Provide Solar Lighting at Launch NPS In Process
3-42 NP31 Construct Government Boating Repair/ NPS In Process
Aids to Navigation Complex
3-43 NP32 Construct Parking Lot for Echo Bay Launch Ramp, Phase III NPS In Process
3-44 NP34 Construct Parking Lot for Echo Bay Launch Ramp, Phase IV NPS In Process
4-1 BL19 Oliver Ranch Science School Complex and BLM In Process
Wild Horse & Burro Facility
4-2 FS16 Kyle Canyon Admin & Visitor Center Complex, Phase II USFS In Process
4-3 FW08 Moapa Dace Viewing Chamber USFWS In Process
4-4 BL20 Red Springs Restoration & Interpretation, Phase II BLM In Process
4-5 NP43 Reconstruct Failing Launch Ramps, Phase II NPS In Process
4-6 NP44 Reconstruct Failing Launch Ramps, Phase III NPS Complete
4-7 BL21 Planning, Architecture and Engineering Design BLM In Process
for Red Rock Canyon NCA
4-8 BL22 Construction of Red Rock Canyon NCA Visitor Center BLM In Process
4-9 BL23 Infrastructure & Upgrades for Red Rock Canyon NCA BLM In Process
4-10 NP45 Lake Mead Fish Hatchery Visitor Center, Phase II NPS Complete
4-11 NP46 Redevelop Visitor Facilities & Flash Flood Hazard NPS In Process
4-12 FW09 Habitat Restoration at Moapa USFWS In Process
4-13 FW10 Analysis, Planning and Design for the USFWS In Process
Administrative and Visitor Center Complex
4-14 FW11 Construction and Implementation of the USFWS In Process
Administrative and Visitor Center Complex, Phase II
4-15 FW12 Archeological Excavation Near Corn Creek Field Station USFWS In Process
4-16 BL24 Old Spanish Tr/Mormon Road Interpretive Kiosks BLM In Process
4-17 FW13 Public Use Facilities and Habitat Enhancement USFWS In Process
4-18 BL25 Logandale Fire Station BLM Complete
4-19 BL26 Bat Gates for Hazardous Mine Sites BLM In Process
4-20 FW14 Replace School Springs Refugium USFWS In Process
4-21 BL27 RRC Campground Expansion BLM In Process
4-22 FW15 Boundary Fencing USFWS In Process
4-23 NP47 Upgrade Canoe/Raft Launch Area Below Hoover Dam NPS In Process
4-24 FS17 Blue Tree/Sawmill Trail System Development USFS In Process
4-25 FS18 Interpretive Signs & Displays USFS In Process
4-26 NP48 ORV Barriers and Habitat Restoration NPS In Process
4-27 FW16 Black Canyon Interpretation and Water Delivery USFWS In Process
System Repair at Pahranagat NWR
4-28 FS19 Lee Canyon Meadow Rehabilitation USFS In Process
4-29 NP49 Emergency Improvements for Continued Low-Water NPS In Process
Operation of Lake Mead Facilities, Phase II
4-30 FW17 Campground Rehabilitation and Improvements USFWS In Process
at Pahranagat NWR
4-31 NP50 Rehabilitate & Upgrade Campground LV Bay & Boulder NPS In Process
4-32 FS20 Trail Enhancement - Animal Proof Trash Receptacles USFS Terminated
4-33 NP51 Upgrade Primary Power Supply, Echo Bay & Overton Beach NPS In Process
4-34 NP52 Rehabilitate and Upgrade Picnic Facilities NPS In Process
4-35 NP53 Improve Safety of Facilities NPS In Process
4-36 NP54 Waysides, Kiosks and Interpretive Panels NPS In Process
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
2-19 NP14 Improve Trailhead to the Wetlands Trail, River NPS Complete
Mountains Loop Trail and Bluffs Trail
2-20 BL08 Fence Bear Poppy Restoration Areas BLM Complete
2-21 FW07 Rehabilitate Mormon Wells Picnic USFWS Complete
2-40 NP33 Protection of Museum NPS Terminated
2-41 BL09 Red Rock Fire Station BLM Complete
3-1 BL18 Oliver Ranch Feasibility Study, Phase II BLM Complete
3-2 NP35 Replace Boat Ramps, Phase III NPS Complete
3-3 BL10 Sunrise Management Area Trail System BLM In Process
3-4 NP36 Mitigate Emergency Water Levels NPS Complete
3-5 BL11 Campground Development and Fire Station – BLM Complete
Red Rock Canyon
3-6 BL12 Logandale Trail System BLM In Process
3-7 NP37 Boulder Beach Water Safety Center, Phase II NPS Complete
3-8 FS08 Kyle Interim Visitor Center Interpretive Displays USFS Complete
3-9 NP38 Replace Floating Restrooms NPS Complete
3-10 NP39 Lake Mead Hatchery Visitor Center Renovation NPS Complete
3-11 NP17 Protection of Natural and Cultural Resources
from Illegal Off-road Vehicles NPS In Process
3-12 NP40 Segment 22 – River Mountains Loop Trail NPS In Process
3-13 BL13 Rec Improvements at Nellis Dunes BLM In Process
3-14 FS09 Kyle Canyon Administrative & Visitor Complex, Phase I USFS Complete
3-15 FS10 Tecopa Charcoal Kiln Restoration USFS Complete
3-16 BL14 Devils Throat Viewing Platform BLM Terminated
3-17 FS11 Fletcher View & Kyle RV Camp, Phase II USFS Complete
3-18 FS12 Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Sign & USFS In Process
Low Power Radio Development
3-19 BL15 Cottonwood Valley Trails Network Mod BLM In Process
3-20 FS13 Desert View/Cold War Memorial USFS In Process
3-21 BL16 Ntl Scenic Byways Kiosk/Interpretive Panels BLM In Process
3-22 NP41 Historic Railroad Trail NPS Complete
3-23 BL17 Red Rock Horse/Burro Fencin, Phase II BLM In Process
3-24 FS14 Upper Kyle Canyon Day Use Complex USFS In Process
3-25 FS15 Kyle Guard Station Barracks USFS Complete
3-26 NP42 Renovate Pyramid Island Causeway NPS In Process
3-27 NP15 Replace Deteriorated Floating Restrooms NPS Complete
3-28 NP16 Rehabilitate Picnic Shelters NPS Complete
3-29 NP18 Hemenway Group Campground, Phase II NPS Terminated
3-30 NP19 Plan, Design and Produce Orientation and NPS In Process
Trailhead Kiosks Waysides, Phase II
3-31 NP20 Replace Back-Country Vault Toilets NPS In Process
3-32 NP21 Pave Boulder Beach Shoreline Road, Phase I NPS In Process
3-33 NP22 Construct Parking Lot for Echo Bay Launch Ramp, Phase I NPS In Process
3-34 NP23 Replace Asphalt Roads and Campsite Pads NPS In Process
3-35 NP24 Rehabilitate Picnic Facilities NPS In Process
3-36 NP25 Replace Tables and Grills in Picnic Area NPS Complete
3-37 NP26 Pave Boulder Beach Shoreline Road, Phase II NPS In Process
3-38 NP27 Hemenway Group Campground, Phase III NPS Terminated
3-39 NP28 Construct Parking Lot for Echo Bay Launch Ramp, Phase II NPS In Process
Entities Legend:
BC = Boulder City
BLM = Bureau of Land Management
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
CAR = Carson City Parks and Recreation
CC = Clark County
CTC = California Tahoe Conservancy
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
HN = City of Henderson
LC = Lincoln County
LV = City of Las Vegas
NL = North Las Vegas
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
NV = State of Nevada
NVFSC = Nevada Fire Safe Council
SNWA = Southern Nevada Water Authority
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS = U.S. Forest Service
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
WC = Washoe County
WP = White Pine County
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Capital Improvements (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
4-37 NP55 Refurbish Original Hover Dam Exhibit Center NPS In Process
4-38 FS21 West Side Resource Enhancement Barriers USFS Complete
4-39 NP56 Upgrade Park Infrastructure NPS In Process
4-40 FS22 Deer Creek Water System Construction USFS In Process
5-1 NP57 Implementation of Lake Sanitation Program NPS In Process
5-2 BL28 Alternative Energy & Scientific Education BLM Terminated
Infrastructure Improvements at Oliver Ranch
5-3 BR58 Pedestrian Access Enhancements (Hoover Dam BOR In Process
Bypass and Historic Railroad Trail)
5-4 NP59 Segment 18 - River Mountains Loop Trail NPS In Process
(Upgrade and Completion Details)
5-5 FW18 Ash Meadows Visitor Services Improvements USFWS In Process
5-6 NP60 Interagency Public Safety Communication Center NPS In Process
5-7 BL29 Wildlife-compatible Abandoned Mine Closures BLM In Process
for Physical Safety
5-8 NP61 Establishment of Boat Wash Stations NPS In Process
5-9 FW19 Increasing Public Accessibility, Interpretive and USFWS In Process
Educational Opportunities at Ash Meadows NWR
5-10 FS23 Spring Mountains Recreation and Information Center USFS In Process
5-11 FW20 Habitat Restoration Project, Phase II USFWS In Process
5-12 NP62 Proposed Bat Gate Installation and Wildlife Protection NPS In Process
5-13 FS24 Lovell Canyon Trail & Trailhead USFS In Process
5-14 FS25 Cathedral Rock Trail, Overlook, Restroom & USFS In Process
Parking Improvements
5-15 NP63 Shoreline Road and Vegetation Enhancements NPS In Process
5-16 NP64 Callville Bay Visitor Contact Station NPS In Process
5-17 BL30 Scenic Loop Drive: Road Restoration Project BLM In Process
5-18 BL31 Special Status Plant Species Habitat Protection BLM In Process
5-19 NP65 Rehabilitate Alan Bible Visitor Center NPS In Process
5-20 BL32 Artificial Fish Barriers to Aid in the Recovery of BLM In Process
Federally Endangered Fish on the Virgin and Muddy Rivers
5-21 FS26 Cathedral Rock Picnic Area Improvements USFS In Process
5-22 NP66 Reconstruct Failing Launch Ramps, Phase IV NPS In Process
5-23 NP67 Reconstruct Failing Launch Ramps, Phase V NPS In Process
5-24 NP68 Replace Campground Restrooms NPS In Process
5-25 FS27 Resource Protection Devices to Manage USFS In Process
Increased Visitor Use
5-26 NP69 Emergency Improvements for Continued Low-Water NPS In Process
Operation of Lake Mead Facilities, Phase III
5-27 NP70 Replace Courtesy Docks NPS Complete
5-28 FW21 Boundary Survey and Posting Project USFWS In Process
5-29 BL33 Installation of Protective Fencing BLM In Process
5-30 NP71 Construct Maintenance Buildings NPS In Process
5-31 NP72 Energy Conservation for Park Facilities NPS In Process
5-32 BL34 Desert Tortoise Conservation Center BLM Complete
6-1 FW22 Improved Wildlife Dependent Visitor Services USFWS In Process
6-2 NP73 Willow Beach, Phase II NPS In Process
6-3 BL35 Silver State Trail System BLM In Process
6-4 FS28 Cathedral Rock Picnic Area Renovation, Phase II USFS In Process
6-5 BL36 Walking Box Ranch Museum and Interpretive Center BLM In Process
6-6 FW23 Amargosa Pupfish Research Station, Phase II USFWS In Process
6-7 NP74 Replace Failed and Leaking Water Distribution
Systems and Rehabilitate Failed Non-Compliant
Wastewater Systems, Parkwide NPS In Process
6-8 FW24 Spring and Spring Channel Improvement USFWS In Process
6-9 FS29 Dolomite and McWilliams Campground Renovation USFS In Process
6-10 NP75 Boat Wash Station for Lake Mead, Phase II NPS In Process
6-11 FS30 Archery Range Campground Construction USFS In Process
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-12 FS31 Kyle Canyon Campground Renovation USFS In Process
6-13 FW25 Visitor Facility and Resource Improvements at USFWS In Process
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
6-14 NP76 Construction of New Launch Ramps NPS In Process
6-15 FS32 Mahogany Grove Campground Rehabilitation USFS In Process
6-16 NP77 Emergency Improvements for Low Water - Phase II NPS In Process
6-17 FS33 Foxtail Group Picnic Area Rehabilitation USFS In Process
6-18 FS34 Desert View Overlook Rehabilitation, Phase II USFS In Process
6-19 NP78 Upgrade Utilities at Calville Bay NPS In Process
6-20 NP79 Reconstruct Failing Launch Ramps, Phase IV NPS In Process
6-21 BL37 Walking Box Ranch Field Research and Training Center BLM In Process
6-22 FW26 Historic Structure Restorations at Pahranagat USFWS In Process
6-23 NP80 Native Plant Nursery Improvements NPS In Process
6-24 FW27 Habitat Restoration at Pahranagat USFWS In Process
6-25 NP81 Wayside and Information Kiosks - Phase II NPS In Process
6-26 BL38 Cultural and Natural Resources Protection BLM In Process
6-27 NP82 Replace Exhibits at Cottonwood Cove NPS In Process
6-28 BL39 Permanent Closure of Abandoned Mine Land Sites, BLM In Process
Clark County
6-29 BL40 Ash Springs Recreation Site Rehabilitation BLM In Process
6-30 NP83 Habitat Management Fences for Lake Mead NPS In Process
6-31 FS35 Message/Reader Boards USFS In Process
6-32 FW28 Interpretive Panel and Trail Enhancement, Phase II USFWS In Process
6-33 BL46 Fencing and Interpretive Signage BLM In Process
6-33 FW33 Fencing and Interpretive Signage NPS In Process
6-33 FS38 Fencing and Interpretive Signage USFWS In Process
6-33 NP84 Fencing and Interpretive Signage USFWS In Process
6-34 FW29 Installation of Surface and Ground Water USFWS In Process
Monitoring Systems, Phase I
6-35 BL41 Wild Horse and Burro Pipeline Extensions, Phase I BLM In Process
6-36 BL42 Cultural Mitigation for Logandale Trail System, Phase II BLM In Process
6-37 BL43 Water Development Crucial for Maintenance and BLM In Process
Restoration of Habitat
6-38 NP85 Hacienda Office Consolidation Analysis NPS In Process
7-1 BR01 Hoover Dam Visitor Service Rehabilitation BOR In Process
7-2 FS36 Lovell Cayon Road Reconstruction USFS In Process
7-3 NP86 Capital Improvements for Overton Beach Marina NPS In Process
7-4 BL44 Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center Amphitheatre BLM In Process
7-5 FW30 Maintenance Facility Construction USFWS In Process
7-6 BL45 Stabilization of Historic Griswold Cabins BLM In Process
8-1 BR02 Hoover Dam Visitor Facilities Safety and BOR In Process
Sanitation Enhancements
8-2 FW31 Administrative Headquarters Facilities USFWS In Process
8-3 NP87 Provide Interpretive Exhibits for Understanding the NPS In Process
Great Basin and Enhance Visitor Access to
Great Basin National Park
8-4 FS37 Mitigation of Safety Hazards at Abandoned Mine Sites USFS In Process
8-5 BL47 Sustainable Design Improvements at Red Rock and BLM In Process
Logandale Fire Stations
9-1 NP88 Boulder Beach Visitor Facility Enhancements NPS In Process
9-2 FW34 Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge Administrative USFWS In Process
and Maintenance Facility
9-3 BR03 Nevada Spillway House Rehabilitation and Restoration BOR In Process
9-4 FS39 Ward Mountain Recreation Area Renovation USFS In Process
9-5 BL48 Eastern Nevada Restoration Seed Warehouse BLM In Process
9-6 NP89 Phase II Great Basin National Park Interpretive Facilities NPS In Process
9-7 FW35 Phase II Administrative Headquarters at Ash Meadows USFWS In Process
National Wildlife Refuge
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Pre-Proposal Planning Projects
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-1 PP01 Update Development Concept Plan for Cottonwood Cove NPS In Process
6-2 PP02 Condition Assignments and Feasibility Analysis NPS In Process
6-3 PB01 Route 159 Bicycle Path BLM In Process
6-4 PF01 Westide Spring Mtn NRA Strategic Master Plan USFS In Process
6-5 PR01 Lake Mead/Hoover Dam Welcome Center BOR In Process
6-6 PL01 City of Pioche Park, Phase II: Lower Park and Pool LC In Process
Area Feasibility and Pre-engineering Studies
6-7 PL02 Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo Grounds Feasibility LC In Process
and Pre-engineering Studies
6-8 PF02 Lake Tahoe Basin Comprehensive Multi- USFS Complete
Jurisdictional Fuels Plan
6-9 PF03 Spring Mtn Range Multi-Jurisdictional Fuels Plan USFS In Process
6-10 PF04 Carson Range Comprehensive Multi- USFS In Process
Jurisdictional Fuels Plan
6-11 PH01 Black Mtn Nature Preserve and Park Study HN In Process
6-12 PH02 MacDonald Canyons Nature Park Study HN In Process
6-13 PH03 Nevada State College to Wetlands Corridor Feasiblity Study HN In Process
6-14 PH04 River Mtn Loop Trail-McCullough Hills Trail Connection HN In Process
and Equestrian Trailhead
6-15 PH05 Upper Pittman Wash - West Henderson Drainage HN In Process
Corridor Feasibility Study
6-16 PH06 Lower Pittman Wash Corridor Feasibility Study HN In Process
6-17 PC01 Laughlin regional Park and Trail System Planning Study CC In Process
6-18 PP03 Assessment of Energy Neutral Options for NPS, FWS and FS NPS In Process
6-19 PC02 Searchlight Trails Study CC In Process
6-20 PC03 Moapa Valley Trails Study CC In Process
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-21 PV01 Las Vegas Wash Park Phase II LV In Process
6-22 PC04 Glendale-Moapa Disposal Area Open Space Trail Study CC In Process
6-23 PN01 Cheyenne Peaking Basin Park NL In Process
6-24 PN02 Kiel Ranch Historic Park NL In Process
6-25 PW01 Carson Slough USFWS In Process
6-26 PC05 Goodsprings Yellow Pine Rail Trail Study CC In Process
6-27 PW02 Wetlands Restoration (Pahranagat) USFWS In Process
6-28 PV02 Doolittle Park Renovation LV In Process
6-29 PB02 Desert Tortoise Conservation Center Management BLM In Process
Area Strategic Plan
6-30 PW03 Crystal Spring Management USFWS In Process
6-31 PB04 Nellis Dunes Recreation Area Feasibility Study BLM In Process
6-32 PR02 Monument Plaza BOR In Process
6-33 PV03 Vias Verdes Project LV In Process
6-34 PB03 Red Rock Canyon Transit System BLM In Process
6-35 PF05 Spring Mtn Species Inventory, Monitoring Project USFS In Process
Design and Protocol Preparation
6-36 PR03 River Mtns T&E Wildlife Conservation Initiative BOR In Process
6-37 PB05 North Red Rock Canyon Trail System Plan BLM In Process
6-38 PF06 Old Mill Picnic Area Feasibility Study USFS In Process
6-39 PN03 Pioche/Castleton Wildland Urban Interface Project BLM In Process
6-40 PF07 Trails and Bikeways Master Plan NL In Process
6-41 PE01 River Ranch Land Acquisition - Contamination USFS In Process
Investigation and Risk Assessment
6-42 PE02 Silver State OHV Trail White Pine Feasibility Study BLM In Process
Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
1-1 CC01 Wetlands Park CC Complete
2-1 BC01 Bootleg Canyon Loop Trail BC Complete
2-2 LV01 Las Vegas Springs Preserve LV Complete
2-3 HN01 River Mountain Loop Trail HN Complete
2-4 NL01 Pathway Vegas Wash NL Complete
2-5 CC02 Wetlands Park, Phase II CC Complete
2-10 CC03 Trailhead and Staging Area at Vegas Valley Drive CC Terminated
and Hollywood Boulevard
3-1 HN02 Wetlands Trail Connection HN Complete
3-2 HN03 Union Pacific RR Trail, Phase I HN Complete
3-3 HN05 St Rose Parkway Trail & Landscaping, Phase I HN Complete
3-4 HN06 Boulder Highway Trail HN Complete
3-5 LV04 Lone Mountain Trail LV Complete
3-6 HN04 McCullough Trail Connect HN In Process
3-7 LV03 Bonanza/US 95 Trail LV In Process
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
3-8 NL02 Multi-use Western Tributary of the NL In Process
Las Vegas Wash Regional Trail
3-9 CC04 Flamingo Wash Trail, Phase I CC Complete
3-10 CC05 Wetlands Park Nature Preserve, Phase II CC In Process
3-11 LV02 90 Miles Trail and Trailheads LV In Process
3-12 LV05 Las Vegas Wash Trail, Phase I LV In Process
3-13 BC02 Bootleg Canyon Park BC In Process
3-14 HN07 Union Pacific RR Trail, Phase II HN In Process
3-15 LV06 Equestrian Park LV Complete
3-16 HN08 Open Space Plan HN Complete
3-17 CC06 Pioneer’s Trail (RTC) CC Complete
3-18 LV07 Centennial Hills Multi-Use Trail Segments LV Complete
3-19 CC07 James Hardie Gypsum Study CC Terminated
3-20 CC08 Clark County Shooting Range Planning CC Complete
4-1 CC09 Tropicana and Flamingo Wash Recreation Project CC In Process
Entities Legend:
BC = Boulder City
BLM = Bureau of Land Management
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
CAR = Carson City Parks and Recreation
CC = Clark County
CTC = California Tahoe Conservancy
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
HN = City of Henderson
LC = Lincoln County
LV = City of Las Vegas
NL = North Las Vegas
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
NV = State of Nevada
NVFSC = Nevada Fire Safe Council
SNWA = Southern Nevada Water Authority
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS = U.S. Forest Service
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
WC = Washoe County
WP = White Pine County
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress 56
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
4-2 CC10 Wetlands Park Perimeter Trail CC In Process
4-3 LV08 Las Vegas Springs Preserve Trails LV In Process
4-4 CC11 Logandale Trails, Phase IV CC Terminated
4-5 NL06 Kiel Ranch Historic Site and Trailhead NL Terminated
4-6 CC13 Wetlands Park Interpretive Plan Implementation CC Complete
4-7 CC14 Wetlands Park Land Acquisition CC In Process
4-8 HN09 Whitney Mesa Nature Preserve HN In Process
4-9 CC15 Flamingo Arroya Trail, Phase II CC In Process
4-10 CC16 Wetlands Park Primary Trail Corridor CC In Process
4-11 WA02 Las Vegas Wash Environmental Restoration Project SNWA In Process
4-12 CC18 Duck Creek Habitat Restoration/Enhancement CC In Process
4-13 NL03 Multi-Use Western Tributary - Las Vegas Wash Regional Trail NL In Process
4-14 CC19 Lone Mountain Trail Development CC Terminated
4-15 LV09 Prehistoric Riverbed Preservation LV In Process
4-16 HN10 Amargosa Trail HN In Process
4-17 CC20 Bunkerville Bike Path CC Terminated
4-18 NL04 Right-of-Way Acquisition for Upper Las Vegas Wash NL In Process
for Regional Trail System
4-19 LV10 Lone Mountain Trail Trailhead LV Complete
4-20 HN11 Anthem East Trails HN In Process
4-21 HN12 Burkholder Trail HN In Process
4-22 LV11 La Madre Mountain Trailhead LV In Process
4-23 HN13 Pittman Wash Trail HN In Process
4-24 HN14 Cactus Wren Trail HN In Process
4-25 NL05 Regional Park (Craig Ranch Golf Course) NL Complete
4-26 CC21 Wetlands Park Equestrian and Emergency Access CC In Process
4-27 CC22 Sunrise Trailhead, Phase II CC Complete
4-28 LV12 Centennial Hills Park Trail LV In Process
5-1 LV13 Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Phase II Trails & LV In Process
Development Projects
5-2 CC23 Sport Shooting Park, Phase I CC In Process
5-3 WA01 Las Vegas Wash Environmental Restoration Project II SNWA In Process
5-4 CC24 Las Vegas Wash - Karen Avenue to Christy Lane CC In Process
5-5 CC25 Wetlands Park Interpretive/Education Facilities CC In Process
5-6 CC26 Las Vegas Wash - Christy Lane to Charleston CC In Process
5-7 NL07 Las Vegas Wash Regional Trail NL In Process
5-8 LV14 Multi-Use Transportation Trails LV In Process
5-9 HN15 River Mountains Loop Trail 13-14 Equestrian Trail HN In Process
Head Improvements
5-10 NL08 Upper Las Vegas Wash Regional Trail NL In Process
5-11 CC27 Wetlands Park Habitat Enhancements & Restoration CC In Process
5-12 HN16 Cornerstone Lake Community Park HN In Process
5-13 CC28 Flamingo-Arroyo Trail - Stephanie Street to I-515 CC In Process
5-14 CC29 Laughlin Regional Heritage Greenway Trail and USBOR CC In Process
5-15 NL09 Craig Ranch Regional Park Development NL In Process
5-16 CC30 Flamingo-Arroyo Trail - Boulder Hwy to Pecos/McLeod CC In Process
5-17 CC31 Wetlands Parks - Pabco Trailhead & Picnic Area CC In Process
5-18 HN17 Amargosa Trailheads HN In Process
5-19 NL10 Urban Park Renovation NL In Process
5-20 HN18 El Centro Recreation Area HN In Process
5-21 HN19 Hidden Falls Park HN In Process
5-22 CC32 Sunset Regional Park Improvements, Phase I CC In Process
5-23 HN20 Amador Vista Park HN In Process
5-24 LV15 Cultural Corridor Trails LV In Process
5-25 LV16 Neon Boneyard Park LV In Process
5-26 HN21 St. Rose Parkway, Phase II HN In Process
5-27 LV17 Boulder Plaza Park LV In Process
5-28 CC33 Wetlands Park - Wells Trailhead CC In Process
5-29 CC34 Wetlands Park Interpretive Facilities CC In Process
Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
5-30 NL11 Valley View Park Renovation NL In Process
5-31 HN22 Union Pacific Railroad Trail (ROW Acquisition) HN In Process
5-32 NL12 Downtown Central Park Development NL In Process
5-33 CC35 Southeast Area Shared-Use Trail System (ROW Acquisition) CC In Process
5-34 HN23 Union Pacific Railroad Trail, Phase III HN In Process
5-35 CC36 Southeast Area Shared-Use Trail System CC In Process
5-36 HN24 Bird View Preserve HN In Process
5-37 CC37 Wetlands Park - Magic Way Trailhead CC In Process
5-38 HN25 Mission View Park HN In Process
5-39 LV18 Centennial Hills Park LV In Process
5-40 NL05 Craig Ranch Regional Park NL Complete
6-1 CC38 Las Vegas Wash - Owens Ave to Lake Mead Dr CC In Process
6-2 LC01 Alamo Children’s Park LC In Process
6-3 NL13 Las Vegas Wash Regional Trail, Phase V NL In Process
6-4 CC39 Bunkerville Trail CC In Process
6-5 WA03 Warm Springs Ranch Acquisition for SNWA In Process
Development of a Natural Area
6-6 NL14 Upper Las Vegas Wash Trail, Phase II NL In Process
6-7 CC40 Duck Creek Trail - Wetlands Park to Nellis Blvd CC In Process
6-8 LV19 Sandhill/Owens Park Acquisition LV In Process
6-9 LC02 Alamo Rodeo Grounds LC In Process
6-10 CC41 I-215 Beltway Trail - Sahara Ave to Charleston Boulevard CC In Process
6-11 LV20 Las Vegas Wash Trail, Phase II LV In Process
6-12 LV21 Lone Mountain Trail, Phase II LV In Process
6-13 CC42 Wetlands Park Land Acquisition, Phase IV CC In Process
6-14 LV22 Freedom Park Renovation LV In Process
6-15 LV23 Lorenzi Park Renovation with Trailhead Addition LV In Process
6-16 LV24 Sandhill/Owens Park & Trailhead - Private Land LV In Process
6-17 HN26 Arroyo Grande and Pittman Urban Watershed HN In Process
Recreational Trails, Phase II
6-18 LV25 Las Vegas Wash Trail - Pedestrian Safety Crossing Bridges LV In Process
6-19 LV26 Sandhill/Owens Park & Trailhead - City-Owned Land LV In Process
6-20 LV27 Jaycee Park Renovation LV In Process
6-21 LV28 Lone Mtn Trail - Pedestrian Safety Crossing Bridges LV In Process
6-22 CC43 Tropicana/Decatur Park CC In Process
6-23 HN27 Whitney Mesa Trail and Trailhead HN In Process
6-24 LC03 Rail City Linear Park LC In Process
6-25 HN28 Wetlands Trail Connection, Phase II HN In Process
6-26 NL15 McCool Regional Park Development NL In Process
6-27 WA04 Las Vegas Wash Environmental Restoration Project, SNWA In Process
Phase III
6-28 CC44 River Mountains Loop Trail 3 & 4 CC In Process
6-29 CC45 Moapa Valley Trail, Phase I CC In Process
6-30 HN29 El Centro Community Park - Phase II HN In Process
6-31 CC46 Southeast Valley Linear Park and Trails - Land Acquisition CC In Process
6-31 HN34 Southeast Valley Linear Park and Trails - Land Acquisition HN In Process
6-32 CC47 Sunset Regional Park Improvements, Phase II CC In Process
6-33 NL16 20 Acre Neighborhood Park NL In Process
6-34 CC48 Wetlands Park Duck Creek Trailhead CC In Process
6-35 LC04 Dixon Softball Complex LC In Process
6-36 LV29 I-215 Beltway Trail Segments LV In Process
6-37 LC05 Rose Park Improvements LC In Process
6-38 CC49 Sport Shooting Park, Phases II & III CC In Process
6-39 LC06 Caliente Pool Park Complex LC In Process
6-40 HN30 Downs 5/Downtown Trail Connections HN In Process
6-41 CC50 Searchlight Trails, Phase I CC In Process
6-42 HN31 Lake Mead Parkway Trail HN In Process
6-43 HN32 Reunion Trails Community Park HN In Process
6-44 LC07 Meadow Valley Washes Linear Park LC In Process
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Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
2-1 CC01 MSHCP FY2001 & FY2002 CC Complete
4-1 CC02 MSHCP FY2003 & FY2004 CC Complete
4-1 CC03 MSHCP FY2003 & FY2004 CC Complete
6-1 CC04 Risk Analysis CC In Process
6-2 CC05 Buckwheat and Bearpoppy Inventory CC In Process
6-3 CC06 Conservation Management Strategy Development CC In Process
6-4 CC07 Adaptive Management Program CC In Process
6-5 CC08 Mojave Max Emergence Contest Partnership CC In Process
and Partnership Development
6-6 CC09 GIS Support CC In Process
6-7 CC10 Boulder City Conservation Easement CC In Process
Management Plan
6-8 CC11 Muddy River Property Management, CC In Process
Acquisition and Partner Coordination
6-9 CC12 Desert Conservation Program Administration CC In Process
6-10 CC13 Support of the Virgin River Conservation CC In Process
Management Strategy
6-11 CC14 Volunteer Resource Stewardship Pilot Program CC In Process
6-12 CC15 Effectiveness Monitoring for Conservation Actions CC In Process
6-13 CC16 Lake Mead GIS Data Management Support CC In Process
6-14 CC17 Establishment of a Rana Onca Population in CC In Process
a Created Aquative Habitat
6-15 CC18 Rare Plant Inventories CC In Process
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-16 CC19 Developing Habitat Models & Monitoring CC In Process
Techniques for Nine Rare Bird Species of the
Clark County MSHCP
6-17 CC20 Desert Tortoise Monitoring, Effectiveness CC In Process
Research, Training & Information Management
6-18 CC21 Media Outreach Development CC In Process
6-19 CC22 Sensitive Species Data Management CC In Process
6-20 CC23 Relict Leopard Frog Monitoring and Management CC In Process
6-21 CC24 Effectiveness Monitoring for Saltcedar and Knapweed CC In Process
Control on the Upper Muddy River Floodplain
6-22 CC25 Long-Term Conservation Strategy for Palmer’s CC Terminated
Chipmunk in the Spring Mountains NRA
6-23 CC26 Delineation of Distribution, Evaluation of Relatedness, CC In Process
& Assessment of Connectivity for Leopard Frog Pop
6-24 CC27 U.S. Forest Service GIS Support of MSHCP Applications CC In Process
6-25 CC28 Population Status & Reproductive Ecology CC In Process
of the Western Burrowing Owl in Clark County
6-26 CC29 Long-Term Conservation Strategy for Palmer’s CC In Process
Chipmunk in the Spring Mountains NRA
6-27 CC30 Ecosystem Indicators: Change Detection CC In Process
6-28 CC31 Sediment Transport of Source Materials to CC In Process
White-Margined Penstemon Habitat
6-29 CC32 Red Rocks to the Summit: Monitoring for Covered CC In Process
and At-Risk Butterfly Species in the Spring Mountains
Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-45 LV30 Cultural Corridors Trail - Pedestrian Crossing Bridge LV In Process
6-46 CC51 Laughlin Regional Trail & North Reach Recreation Area, CC In Process
USBR Davis Dam Recreation Area
7-1 CC52 Wetlands Park Nature Preserve Trail Enhancements CC In Process
7-2 LC08 Pioche Upper Park LC In Process
7-3 LV31 Las Vegas Springs Preserve - Phase II Trails and LV In Process
Historic Railroad Cottages
7-4 HN33 McCullough Vista Neighborhood Park HN In Process
7-5 LV32 Open Space Desert Preserve Trail at Alta & Hualapai LV In Process
7-6 NL17 Craig Ranch Regional Park, Phase II - NL In Process
18 Acre Land Acquisition
8-1 WC01 Washoe County Regional Parks & Open Space WC In Process
8-2 NL18 Las Vegas Wash Regional Trail System I-15 NL In Process
Pedestrian Bridge Project
8-3 HN35 Green Valley Flood Control Channel Restoration Project HN In Process
8-4 CC53 NW - SW Equestrian Trails CC In Process
8-5 WA05 Duck Creek Emergency Stabilization Project SNWA In Process
8-6 LV33 Las Vegas Wash Trailhead Bridge LV In Process
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
8-7 WP01 Nevada Northern Historic Railroad Museum WP In Process
Interpretive Trail
8-8 WP02 White Pine County Parks, Critical Public Health and WP In Process
Safety Renovations
8-9 CC54 Clark County Wetlands Park Interpretive Facilities CC In Process
9-1 CC55 Wetlands Park Trails Program Phase II CC In Process
9-2 HN36 Whitney Mesa Preserve Phase II HN In Process
9-3 WP03 White Pine County Regional Park Upgrades WP In Process
9-4 CC56 Mesquite Regional Park and Trails System Phase I CC In Process
9-5 LC09 Lincoln County Park Upgrades LC In Process
9-6 WP04 Preston Community Park WP In Process
9-7 WP05 White Pine County Courthouse Park WP In Process
9-8 LV34 Floyd Lamb Park Trail Amenities LV In Process
9-9 WP06 North Ely Park WP In Process
9-10 CC57 Horseman’s Park Improvements CC In Process
9-11 NL19 Craig Ranch Play Area NL In Process
9-12 LC10 Echo Canyon Campground Expansion LC In Process
Entities Legend:
BC = Boulder City
BLM = Bureau of Land Management
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
CAR = Carson City Parks and Recreation
CC = Clark County
CTC = California Tahoe Conservancy
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
HN = City of Henderson
LC = Lincoln County
LV = City of Las Vegas
NL = North Las Vegas
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
NV = State of Nevada
NVFSC = Nevada Fire Safe Council
SNWA = Southern Nevada Water Authority
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS = U.S. Forest Service
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
WC = Washoe County
WP = White Pine County
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress 58
Santini-Burton
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
1-1 FS05 Durian Enterprise Property USFS Complete
1-1 FS07 Madden Creek - Phase I USFS Complete
1-1 FS06 High Meadows Property USFS Complete
1-1 FS04 Adahi Inc. Property USFS Complete
1-1 FS03 Strecker Property USFS Complete
1-1 FS01 Morrison Property USFS Complete
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
1-1 FS02 Witzel Property USFS Complete
6-1 FS08 Moran Property USFS Complete
6-2 FS09 Greninger Property USFS In Process
6-3 FS10 Van Sickle Property USFS In Process
6-4 FS11 Ward Canyon-Harrell Property USFS In Process
6-12 FS12 Quail Lake USFS In Process
Conservation Initiatives
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
4-1 BL02 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - BLM In Process
A Local Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program
4-1 FS02 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - USFS In Process
A Local Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program
4-1 FW02 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - USFWS In Process
A Local Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program
4-1 NP02 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - NPS In Process
A Local Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program
4-2 BL03 Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity BLM In Process
through Community Partnership
4-2 FS03 Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity USFS In Process
through Community Partnership
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
4-2 FW03 Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity USFWS In Process
through Community Partnership
4-2 NP03 Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity NPS In Process
through Community Partnership
4-3 BL04 Education in the Environment: Hands-On Student BLM In Process
Research & Outdoor Learning Experiences
4-3 FS04 Education in the Environment: Hands-On Student USFS In Process
Research & Outdoor Learning Experiences
4-3 FW04 Education in the Environment: Hands-On Student USFWS In Process
Research & Outdoor Learning Experiences
4-3 NP04 Education in the Environment: Hands-On Student NPS In Process
Research & Outdoor Learning Experiences
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-30 CC33 Inventory for Covered Plant Species in the CC In Process
Spring Mountains NRA and Adjacent Lands
6-31 CC34 Threats Research & Monitoring on the CC In Process
Invasive Species Sahara Mustard
6-32 CC35 Interagency Weed Sentry Project CC In Process
6-33 CC36 Monitoring Rare Plant Species on the Spring CC In Process
Mountains NRA
6-34 CC37 Inventory, Research, and Monitoring for CC In Process
Covered Plant Species
6-35 CC38 Historical & Current Assessment of Six CC In Process
Covered and Three Evaluation Bird Species
6-36 CC39 Epidemiology of Desert Tortoise CC In Process
6-37 CC40 Distribution & Movements of Common CC In Process
Ravens in Relation to Desert Tortoise Habitat
in Clark County, Nevada
6-38 CC41 Adaptive Management of Information CC In Process
Gathering and Analysis Projects
6-39 CC42 Peregrine Falcon Monitoring at Lake Mead NRA CC In Process
6-40 CC43 Movements and Barriers to Movement for CC In Process
Desert Tortoise
6-41 CC44 Effectiveness Monitoring of Fuel Management CC In Process
Treatments in the Spring Mountains NRA
6-42 CC45 PIC and Volunteer Support for BLM Roads CC In Process
Monitoring Project
6-43 CC46 Evaluation of Experimental Habitat CC In Process
Manipulations on Relict Leopard Frog
6-44 CC47 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service GIS Support, CC In Process
Data Management and Coordination
6-45 CC48 Roads Monitoring on BLM Lands CC In Process
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-46 CC49 Monitoring of Road Conditions and Signs CC In Process
6-47 CC50 Assessment of Listed and Other Species of CC In Process
Concern at the Urban Edge
6-48 CC51 The Distribution and Abundance of Upland CC In Process
Amphibians and Reptiles
6-49 CC52 Impact of Nutritional Stress on URTD and CC In Process
Immune Function in the Desert Tortoise
6-50 CC53 Distribution of Kit Foxes (Vulpes Macrotis) CC Terminated
in Clark County
6-51 CC54 Effectiveness Monitoring of Spring-Fed CC In Process
Wetlands and Riparian Restoration Treatments
6-52 CC55 Peregrine Falcon Monitoring in Clark County CC In Process
6-53 CC56 Desert Tortoise Monitoring and Management CC In Process
at Lake Mead NRA
6-54 CC57 Inventory, Research & Monitoring of CC In Process
Evaluation & Watch Plant Species on Lake
Mead NRA and Adjacent Lands
6-55 CC58 Monitoring of Illegal Ground Disturbance in CC In Process
Response to Management Actions
6-56 CC59 Bald Eagle Monitoring CC In Process
6-57 CC60 Native Bee Pollinators: Status and Plant Relationships CC In Process
6-58 CC61 Monitoring of Northern Goshawks & Owls CC In Process
within the Spring Mountains NRA
6-59 CC62 Annual Inspection & Maintenance of Riparian CC In Process
Protective Fencing within the Spring Mountains NRA
8-1 CC63 Road Designation and Monitoring CC In Process
8-2 CC64 Amendment to the Clark County MSHCP CC In Process
and Incidental Take Permit
8-3 CC65 Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassazii) Monitoring USFWS In Process
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress 59
Conservation Initiatives (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
4-4 BL05 Backcountry Access: A Recreation, Education, BLM In Process
& Conservation Program
4-4 FS05 Backcountry Access: A Recreation, Education, USFS In Process
& Conservation Program
4-4 FW05 Backcountry Access: A Recreation, Education, USFWS In Process
& Conservation Program
4-4 NP05 Backcountry Access: A Recreation, Education, NPS In Process
& Conservation Program
4-5 BL06 Resource Protection BLM In Process
4-5 FS06 Resource Protection USFS In Process
4-5 FW06 Resource Protection USFWS In Process
4-5 NP06 Resource Protection NPS In Process
4-6 BL07 Intra-/Inter-Agency Recreation Strategy BLM In Process
4-6 FS07 Intra-/Inter-Agency Recreation Strategy USFS In Process
4-6 FW07 Intra-/Inter-Agency Recreation Strategy USFWS In Process
4-6 NP07 Intra-/Inter-Agency Recreation Strategy NPS In Process
4-7 BL08 Intra-/Inter-Agency Science and Research Strategy BLM In Process
4-7 FS08 Intra-/Inter-Agency Science and Research Strategy USFS In Process
4-7 FW08 Intra-/Inter-Agency Science and Research Strategy USFWS In Process
4-7 NP08 Intra-/Inter-Agency Science and Research Strategy NPS In Process
4-8 BL09 Wild Horse & Burro Management BLM In Process
4-8 FS09 Wild Horse & Burro Management USFS In Process
4-8 FW09 Wild Horse & Burro Management USFWS In Process
4-8 NP09 Wild Horse & Burro Management NPS In Process
4-9 BL01 Logandale Trail Gateway BLM In Process
4-10 NP01 Meeting the Challenge of Water 2025 Initiative: NPS In Process
Balancing Water Quality, Community Needs & Water-
Based Recreation for Lake Mead and Lake Mohave
4-11 BL10 Invasive Weed Removal and Habitat Restoration BLM In Process
4-11 FS10 Invasive Weed Removal and Habitat Restoration USFS In Process
4-11 FW10 Invasive Weed Removal and Habitat Restoration USFWS In Process
4-11 NP10 Invasive Weed Removal and Habitat Restoration NPS In Process
4-12 BL11 Off-Highway Vehicle Strategy BLM In Process
4-12 FS11 Off-Highway Vehicle Strategy USFS In Process
4-12 FW11 Off-Highway Vehicle Strategy USFWS In Process
4-12 NP11 Off-Highway Vehicle Strategy NPS In Process
5-1 BL12 Ground Water Hydrologic Model for Northeast Clark County BLM In Process
5-1 FW12 Ground Water Hydrologic Model for Northeast Clark County USFWS In Process
5-1 NP12 Ground Water Hydrologic Model for Northeast Clark County NPS In Process
5-2 BL13 Take Pride in America – Eliminating Litter and BLM In Process
Desert Dumping through Community Education
5-2 FS13 Take Pride in America – Eliminating Litter and USFS In Process
Desert Dumping through Community Education
5-2 FW13 Take Pride in America – Eliminating Litter and USFWS In Process
Desert Dumping through Community Education
5-2 NP13 Take Pride in America – Eliminating Litter and NPS In Process
Desert Dumping through Community Education
5-3 BL14 Interagency Restoration - Weed Management, Phase II BLM In Process
5-3 FS14 Interagency Restoration - Weed Management, Phase II USFS In Process
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
5-3 FW14 Interagency Restoration - Weed Management, Phase II USFWS In Process
5-3 NP14 Interagency Restoration - Weed Management, Phase II NPS In Process
5-4 BL15 Take Pride in America – Increasing Community BLM In Process
Understanding of our Public Lands and Providing Placebased
Learning Opportunities
5-4 FS15 Take Pride in America – Increasing Community USFS In Process
Understanding of our Public Lands and Providing Placebased
Learning Opportunities
5-4 FW15 Take Pride in America – Increasing Community USFWS In Process
Understanding of our Public Lands and Providing Placebased
Learning Opportunities
5-4 NP15 Take Pride in America – Increasing Community NPS In Process
Understanding of our Public Lands and Providing Placebased
Learning Opportunities
5-5 BL16 Preserve America – A Southern Nevada Interagency BLM In Process
Culture Resource Program
5-5 BR16 Preserve America – A Southern Nevada Interagency BOR In Process
Culture Resource Program
5-5 FS16 Preserve America – A Southern Nevada Interagency USFS In Process
Culture Resource Program
5-5 FW16 Preserve America – A Southern Nevada Interagency USFWS In Process
Culture Resource Program
5-5 NP16 Preserve America – A Southern Nevada Interagency NPS In Process
Culture Resource Program
5-6 BL17 Ground Water Hydrologic Analysis along the West BLM In Process
Slopes of the Spring Mountains
5-6 FS17 Ground Water Hydrologic Analysis along the West USFS In Process
Slopes of the Spring Mountains
5-7 NP18 Meeting the Challenge of “Water 2025”: Phase II - NPS In Process
Completing Comprehensive Aquatic Baselines for
Lakes Mead and Mohave
5-8 BL19 Interagency Backcountry Planning BLM In Process
5-8 FS19 Interagency Backcountry Planning USFS In Process
5-8 NP19 Interagency Backcountry Planning NPS In Process
5-9 BL20 High-resolution Satellite-imagery Technology to BLM In Process
Advance Natural Resource Management
5-9 FS20 High-resolution Satellite-imagery Technology to USFS In Process
Advance Natural Resource Management
5-9 FW20 High-resolution Satellite-imagery Technology to USFWS In Process
Advance Natural Resource Management
5-9 NP20 High-resolution Satellite-imagery Technology to NPS In Process
Advance Natural Resource Management
5-10 BL21 GIS and Data Management: A Model for Large-scale, BLM In Process
Multidisciplinary Data Integration, Preservation, and Access
5-10 FS21 GIS and Data Management: A Model for Large-scale, USFS In Process
Multidisciplinary Data Integration, Preservation, and Access
5-10 FW21 GIS and Data Management: A Model for Large-scale, USFWS In Process
Multidisciplinary Data Integration, Preservation, and Access
5-10 NP21 GIS and Data Management: A Model for Large-scale, NPS In Process
Multidisciplinary Data Integration, Preservation, and Access
Entities Legend:
BC = Boulder City
BLM = Bureau of Land Management
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
CAR = Carson City Parks and Recreation
CC = Clark County
CTC = California Tahoe Conservancy
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
HN = City of Henderson
LC = Lincoln County
LV = City of Las Vegas
NL = North Las Vegas
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
NV = State of Nevada
NVFSC = Nevada Fire Safe Council
SNWA = Southern Nevada Water Authority
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS = U.S. Forest Service
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
WC = Washoe County
WP = White Pine County
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress 60
Conservation Initiatives (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
5-11 BL22 Multidisciplinary Science and Learning Opportunities BLM In Process
for Underprivileged Children at Oliver Ranch
5-11 FS22 Multidisciplinary Science and Learning Opportunities USFS In Process
for Underprivileged Children at Oliver Ranch
5-11 FW22 Multidisciplinary Science and Learning Opportunities USFWS In Process
for Underprivileged Children at Oliver Ranch
5-11 NP22 Multidisciplinary Science and Learning Opportunities NPS In Process
for Underprivileged Children at Oliver Ranch
5-12 BL23 Ecological Health Assessment in Southern Nevada BLM Complete
5-12 FS23 Ecological Health Assessment in Southern Nevada USFS Complete
5-12 FW23 Ecological Health Assessment in Southern Nevada USFWS Complete
5-12 NP23 Ecological Health Assessment in Southern Nevada NPS Complete
5-13 BL24 Implementation of Dust Mitigation Plans for BLM In Process
USDA FS and BLM in Southern Nevada
5-13 FS24 Implementation of Dust Mitigation Plans for USFS In Process
USDA FS and BLM in Southern Nevada
5-14 BL25 Improving Visitor Safety and Conserving Biological BLM In Process
and Cultural Resources at Abandoned Mine Sites
5-14 FS25 Improving Visitor Safety and Conserving Biological USFS In Process
and Cultural Resources at Abandoned Mine Sites
5-14 FW25 Improving Visitor Safety and Conserving Biological USFWS In Process
and Cultural Resources at Abandoned Mine Sites
5-14 NP25 Improving Visitor Safety and Conserving Biological NPS In Process
and Cultural Resources at Abandoned Mine Sites
5-15 FS26 Ethnographic Study of the Paiute/Chemehuevi Tribes USFS In Process
in the Spring Mountains & the Desert Wildlife
National Refuge
5-15 FW26 Ethnographic Study of the Paiute/Chemehuevi Tribes USFWS In Process
in the Spring Mountains & the Desert Wildlife
National Refuge
5-16 BL27 Interagency Website Development in Southern Nevada BLM In Process
5-16 FS27 Interagency Website Development in Southern Nevada USFS In Process
5-16 FW27 Interagency Website Development in Southern Nevada USFWS In Process
5-16 NP27 Interagency Website Development in Southern Nevada NPS In Process
5-17 BL18 Interdisciplinary Management Plan for Gold Butte, an BLM In Process
Area of Special Designation Experiencing Increasingly
Extensive Recreational Use
5-18 FS18 Westside Spring Mountains NRA Recreation Strategic USFS In Process
5-19 BL28 GIS-based Environmental Impact Analysis and BLM In Process
Decision Support System: Making Decisions Faster
and Eliminating Process Duplication
5-20 FS28 Research and Planning to Restore Fire within the USFS In Process
Spring Mountains NRA Ecosystem
5-21 BL26 Meadow Valley Wash/Clover Creek Trespass Restoration BLM In Process
6-1 BL29 Interagency Law Enforcement Resource Protection, Phase II BLM In Process
6-1 FS29 Interagency Law Enforcement Resource Protection, Phase II USFS In Process
6-1 FW29 Interagency Law Enforcement Resource Protection, Phase II USFWS In Process
6-1 NP29 Interagency Law Enforcement Resource Protection, Phase II NPS In Process
6-2 FS30 Implementation of Fuel Reduction in the Spring USFS In Process
Mountains National Recreation Area
6-3 BL30 Implementation of the Governor’s Sage Grouse BLM In Process
Plan for Lincoln County
6-4 BR28 Lower Colorado Dams Office Museum Property BOR In Process
Protection and Preservation
6-5 BL31 Implementing “Service First” in Southern Nevada BLM In Process
6-5 FS31 Implementing “Service First” in Southern Nevada USFS In Process
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-5 FW31 Implementing “Service First” in Southern Nevada USFWS In Process
6-5 NP31 Implementing “Service First” in Southern Nevada NPS In Process
6-6 BL32 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - A Local BLM In Process
Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program, Phase III
6-6 FS32 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - A Local USFS In Process
Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program, Phase III
6-6 FW32 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - A Local USFWS In Process
Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program, Phase III
6-6 NP32 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - A Local NPS In Process
Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program, Phase III
6-7 BL33 Habitat Restoration - Program Sustainability BLM In Process
6-7 FS33 Habitat Restoration - Program Sustainability USFS In Process
6-7 FW33 Habitat Restoration - Program Sustainability USFWS In Process
6-7 NP33 Habitat Restoration - Program Sustainability NPS In Process
6-8 BL34 Interagency Volunteer Program - Helping Hands BLM In Process
Across Public Lands, Phase II
6-8 FS34 Interagency Volunteer Program - Helping Hands USFS In Process
Across Public Lands, Phase II
6-8 FW34 Interagency Volunteer Program - Helping Hands USFWS In Process
Across Public Lands, Phase II
6-8 NP34 Interagency Volunteer Program - Helping Hands NPS In Process
Across Public Lands, Phase II
6-9 BL35 Cultural Site Stewardship BLM In Process
6-9 BR35 Cultural Site Stewardship BOR In Process
6-9 FS35 Cultural Site Stewardship USFS In Process
6-9 FW35 Cultural Site Stewardship USFWS In Process
6-9 NP35 Cultural Site Stewardship NPS In Process
6-10 BL36 Rehabilitation of Public Lands Through Reclamation BLM In Process
of Trash Dumps and Orphan Mine Sites
6-10 NP36 Rehabilitation of Public Lands Through Reclamation NPS In Process
of Trash Dumps and Orphan Mine Sites
6-11 FS01 Mobile, Place-Based, Multi-Media Education Center USFS In Process
6-12 FW30 Meeting the Challenge of “Water 2025”: Phase III - USFWS In Process
Assessment of Limnological and Aquatic Resources
6-12 NP30 Meeting the Challenge of “Water 2025”: Phase III - NPS In Process
Assessment of Limnological and Aquatic Resources
6-13 BL37 Education in the Environment - A Strategy for BLM In Process
Continued Interagency Outdoor Education Programming
6-13 FS37 Education in the Environment - A Strategy for USFS In Process
Continued Interagency Outdoor Education Programming
6-13 FW37 Education in the Environment - A Strategy for USFWS In Process
Continued Interagency Outdoor Education Programming
6-13 NP37 Education in the Environment - A Strategy for NPS In Process
Continued Interagency Outdoor Education Programming
6-14 BL38 Clark County Geologic Mapping BLM In Process
6-15 BL39 A Pilot Program for Comprehensive Interagencies Wild BLM In Process
Horse and Burro Management for Sustainable Ecosystems
6-15 FS39 A Pilot Program for Comprehensive Interagencies Wild USFS In Process
Horse and Burro Management for Sustainable Ecosystems
6-15 NP39 A Pilot Program for Comprehensive Interagencies Wild NPS In Process
Horse and Burro Management for Sustainable Ecosystems
6-16 BL40 Development of a Habitat Management Plan to BLM In Process
Maintain Viability of the Desert Bighorn Sheep
Population in the River Mountains, Nevada, Phase I
6-16 NP40 Development of a Habitat Management Plan to NPS In Process
Maintain Viability of the Desert Bighorn Sheep
Population in the River Mountains, Nevada, Phase I
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress 61
Conservation Initiatives (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-17 BL41 Monitoring, Assessment, and Data Management BLM In Process
for Water Resources in Clark County
6-17 FS41 Monitoring, Assessment, and Data Management USFS In Process
for Water Resources in Clark County
6-17 FW41 Monitoring, Assessment, and Data Management USFWS In Process
for Water Resources in Clark County
6-17 NP41 Monitoring, Assessment, and Data Management NPS In Process
for Water Resources in Clark County
6-18 BL42 Lincoln County Backcountry Access BLM In Process
6-19 BL43 Soil Survey of Portions of the Desert National BLM In Process
Wildlife Refuge within Clark County
6-19 FW43 Soil Survey of Portions of the Desert National USFWS In Process
Wildlife Refuge within Clark County
6-20 BL44 Meadow Valley Wash T&E Habitat Restoration/ BLM In Process
Noxious Weed Control, Phase I
6-21 BL45 Clark County Abandoned Mine Inventory BLM In Process
6-22 BL46 Silver State Trail Plan BLM In Process
6-23 BL47 Characterizing Local Climate and Soils within BLM In Process
Ecological Zones of the Spring and Sheep Mountains
6-23 FS47 Characterizing Local Climate and Soils within USFS In Process
Ecological Zones of the Spring and Sheep Mountains
6-23 FW47 Characterizing Local Climate and Soils within USFWS In Process
Ecological Zones of the Spring and Sheep Mountains
6-24 BL48 Implement Phases I and II of the Caliente BLM In Process
Management Framework Plan Amendment and Record
of Decision for Management of Desert Tortoise Habitat
6-25 BL49 Pre-Settlement Wildfire Drought and Piñon Juniper BLM In Process
Dynamics in Southeastern Nevada
6-26 BL50 Listed Species Consultation and Recovery BLM In Process
Information Tracking System
6-26 FW50 Listed Species Consultation and Recovery USFWS In Process
Information Tracking System
6-26 NP50 Listed Species Consultation and Recovery NPS In Process
Information Tracking System
6-27 BL51 Sunrise Management Area Interdisciplinary BLM In Process
Management Plan
6-28 BL52 Soil Survey Meadow Valley Area within Lincoln County BLM In Process
6-29 BL53 Recreation Area Management Plans (RAMPs) BLM In Process
6-30 BL54 Northern Lincoln County Watershed Data Collection BLM In Process
7-1 BL55 Communications Upgrade and Round 5 Refunding BLM In Process
for Law Enforcement (Clark County) and Resource
Protection Law Enforcement (Lincoln County)
7-1 BL56 Communications Upgrade and Round 5 Refunding BLM In Process
for Law Enforcement (Clark County) and Resource
Protection Law Enforcement (Lincoln County)
7-1 FS55 Communications Upgrade and Round 5 Refunding USFS In Process
for Law Enforcement (Clark County) and Resource
Protection Law Enforcement (Lincoln County)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
7-1 FW55 Communications Upgrade and Round 5 Refunding USFWS In Process
for Law Enforcement (Clark County) and Resource
Protection Law Enforcement (Lincoln County)
7-1 NP55 Resource Protection - Lincoln County NPS In Process
7-2 BR17 Meeting the Challenge of “Water 2025 BOR In Process
Initiative”: Phase IV, Assessment of Limnological
and Aquatic Resources
7-2 NP17 Meeting the Challenge of “Water 2025 NPS In Process
Initiative”: Phase IV, Assessment of Limnological
and Aquatic Resources
7-3 BL57 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - A Local BLM In Process
Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program, Phase IV
7-3 FS57 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - A Local USFS In Process
Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program, Phase IV
7-3 FW57 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - A Local USFWS In Process
Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program, Phase IV
7-3 NP57 “Take Pride in America” in Southern Nevada - A Local NPS In Process
Litter and Desert Dumping Clean-up Program, Phase IV
7-4 BL58 Interagency Wilderness Stewardship BLM In Process
7-4 FS58 Interagency Wilderness Stewardship USFS In Process
7-4 FW58 Interagency Wilderness Stewardship USFWS In Process
7-4 NP58 Interagency Wilderness Stewardship NPS In Process
7-5 BL59 Growth and Survival of Moapa Dace in the BLM In Process
Muddy River System: Response to Variable
Temperatures, Flows, and Habitat Changes
7-5 FW59 Growth and Survival of Moapa Dace in the USFWS In Process
Muddy River System: Response to Variable
Temperatures, Flows, and Habitat Changes
7-6 BL59 Environmentally Responsible Closure of BLM In Process
Abandoned Mine Safety Hazards in Lincoln County
8-1 BL60 Evaluation of Basin-Fill Aquifers in Southern Spring and BLM In Process
Snake Valleys and their Connection with Surface-Water
Resources and with the Regional Carbonate-Rock Aquifer
8-1 FS60 Evaluation of Basin-Fill Aquifers in Southern Spring and USFS In Process
Snake Valleys and their Connection with Surface-Water
Resources and with the Regional Carbonate-Rock Aquifer
8-1 FW60 Evaluation of Basin-Fill Aquifers in Southern Spring and USFWS In Process
Snake Valleys and their Connection with Surface-Water
Resources and with the Regional Carbonate-Rock Aquifer
8-1 NP60 Evaluation of Basin-Fill Aquifers in Southern Spring and NPS In Process
Snake Valleys and their Connection with Surface-Water
Resources and with the Regional Carbonate-Rock Aquifer
8-2 NP22 Restore Natural Processes and Cave Floor in Lehman Cave NPS In Process
8-3 BL63 Environmentally Responsible Closure of Abandoned BLM In Process
Mine Safety Hazards in White Pine County
Entities Legend:
BC = Boulder City
BLM = Bureau of Land Management
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
CAR = Carson City Parks and Recreation
CC = Clark County
CTC = California Tahoe Conservancy
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
HN = City of Henderson
LC = Lincoln County
LV = City of Las Vegas
NL = North Las Vegas
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
NV = State of Nevada
NVFSC = Nevada Fire Safe Council
SNWA = Southern Nevada Water Authority
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS = U.S. Forest Service
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
WC = Washoe County
WP = White Pine County
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress 62
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
5-1 N001 EIP 16, Back Yard Conservation Program NRCS Complete
5-2 E001 EIP 627, Pelagic Zone Water Quality and Modeling EPA In Process
of Fine Sediment Source, Transport and Fate
5-3 E002 EIP 628, Direct Runoff Monitoring and Load Modeling EPA In Process
5-4 U001 EIP 627 & 628, Groundwater Monitoring and Modeling USGS In Process
5-5 B001 EIP 763 & 854, Truckee River Outlet Improvements & BOR Complete
Lakeside Trail Crossing
5-6 F001 EIP 806, Origin and Destination Survey and USFS Complete
Transportation Model
5-7 F002 EIP 839, West Shore Transit Start-up and Operations USFS Complete
5-8 C001 EIP 880, 881, & 882, Edgewood Creek Restoration USACE Terminated
5-9 F003 EIP 933, East Shore Furbearers Monitoring USFS Complete
5-10 F004 EIP 965.04, Meiss Trailhead BMP Upgrades USFS Complete
5-11 F005 EIP 965.04, Freel Peak Trails BMP Upgrades USFS Complete
5-12 F006 EIP 965.043, Lam Watah Trail BMP Upgrades USFS Complete
5-13 F007 EIP 967.04, Hawley Grade Trail Reconstruction USFS In Process
5-14 F008 EIP 967.06, North Shore Trails H20 Assessment & NEPA USFS Complete
5-15 F009 EIP 967.08, Angora Road Decommissioning and USFS In Process
BMP Upgrades
5-16 F010 EIP 967.112, Pope Beach Parking Lot BMPs & USFS Complete
Transit Improvement, Phase II
5-17 F011 EIP 967.113, Spring Creek Road BMP Upgrades USFS In Process
5-18 F012 EIP 967.15, Saxon Creek Low H20 Crossing - Design USFS In Process
5-19 F013 EIP 967.156, High Meadows BMPs NEPA & Design USFS In Process
5-20 F014 EIP 967.17, Basin Revegetation/Restoration Contract USFS Complete
5-21 F015 EIP 984, Camp Richardson Master Plan - NEPA/Design USFS In Process
Lake Tahoe Restoration Projects
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
5-22 H001 EIP 994, US 50 South “Y” to Ski Run Blvd., Phase I FHWA In Process
5-23 E003 EIP 10030, Mobile Emissions Measurement and EPA In Process
Modeling in the Lake Tahoe Basin
5-24 H002 EIP 10060, Kings Beach Commercial Core - SR 27 FHWA In Process
5-25 F016 EIP 10080, Aspen Community Restoration USFS Complete
5-26 F017 EIP 10101.1, Valhalla Pier BMP and Accessibility Upgrades USFS In Process
5-27 C002 EIP 10109, BMP Effectiveness USACE In Process
5-28 F018 EIP 10123, Riparian Fuels Reduction Monitoring USFS Complete
5-29 F019 EIP 10123, Upland Fuels Reduction Monitoring USFS Complete
5-30 F020 EIP 10123, Effects of Fire and Long-Term Fire USFS In Process
Suppression on Tahoe Basin Water Quality and Biodiversity
5-31 F021 EIP 10133.1, Cookhouse Meadow Restoration, USFS Complete
Plan/Design/Construction
5-32 E004 EIP 10154, Tahoe Integrated Information EPA In Process
Management System (TIIMS)
5-33 F022 EIP 10159, Implementation of Tahoe Yellow Cress Strategy USFS Complete
5-34 U002 EIP 10162, Land-Cover Characterization of the USGS In Process
Lake Tahoe Basin
5-35 F023 EIP 10163, Lake Tahoe Adaptive Management Framework USFS Complete
5-36 F024 EIP 10163.2, Lake Tahoe Urban Lot Biodiversity USFS Complete
Study Data Collection
5-37 F025 EIP 10163.33, Adaptive Management USFS Complete
Framework Development
5-38 F026 EIP 10163.47, NRIS/GIS Adaptive Framework USFS Complete
5-39 F027 EIP 10163.48, Multi-Species Inventory & USFS Complete
Monitoring Implementation
Conservation Initiatives (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
8-4 BL61 Fire History, Fire Effects, and Postfire Seeding in BLM In Process
Southern Nevada: Compilation of Fire Histories and
Evaluation of Past and Future Fires and Seeding
8-4 FW61 Fire History, Fire Effects, and Postfire Seeding in USFWS In Process
Southern Nevada: Compilation of Fire Histories and
Evaluation of Past and Future Fires and Seeding
8-4 NP61 Fire History, Fire Effects, and Postfire Seeding NPS In Process
in Southern Nevada: Compilation of Fire Histories
and Evaluation of Past and Future Fires and Seeding
8-5 FW18 Growth and Survival of Moapa Dace in the USFWS In Process
Muddy River System: Response to Variable
Temperatures, Flows, and Habitat Changes
8-6 FS22 Re-Commission Historic Fort Ruby USFS In Process
8-6 FW22 Re-Commission Historic Fort Ruby USFWS In Process
8-7 FS23 Ely Ranger District Wilderness Implementation Phase I USFS In Process
8-8 FW24 Relict Dace Habitat Restoration Project USFWS In Process
8-9 BL62 Resource Protection (Law Enforcement), White Pine County BLM In Process
8-9 FS62 Resource Protection (Law Enforcement), White Pine County USFS In Process
8-9 NP62 Resource Protection (Law Enforcement), White Pine County NPS In Process
8-10 FS62 Spring Mountain Butterfly Life History and USFS In Process
Autecology Studies
8-10 FW62 Spring Mountain Butterfly Life History and USFWS In Process
Autecology Studies
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
9-1 FS12 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Wilderness USFS In Process
Implementation, Phase II
9-2 BL64 Environmentally Responsible Closure of Abandoned BLM In Process
Mine Safety Hazards in Lincoln County, Phase II
9-3 BL65 Meadow Valley Noxious Weed Control, Phase II BLM In Process
9-4 FS36 Spring Mountains Butterfly Life History and USFS In Process
Autecology Studies, Phase II
9-4 FW36 Spring Mountains Butterfly Life History and USFWS In Process
Autecology Studies, Phase II
9-5 BL66 Implementing Service First in Southern Nevada BLM In Process
9-5 FS66 Implementing Service First in Southern Nevada USFS In Process
9-5 FW66 Implementing Service First in Southern Nevada USFWS In Process
9-5 NP66 Implementing Service First in Southern Nevada NPS In Process
9-6 FS38 Interagency Science and Research Strategy USFS In Process
9-6 FW38 Interagency Science and Research Strategy USFWS In Process
9-6 NP38 Interagency Science and Research Strategy NPS In Process
9-7 FS42 Implementing for Conservation Agreement
for Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in the State of Nevada USFS In Process
9-7 FW42 Implementing for Conservation Agreement
for Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in the State of Nevada USFWS In Process
9-7 NP42 Implementing for Conservation Agreement
for Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in the State of Nevada NPS In Process
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress 63
Lake Tahoe Restoration Projects (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
5-40 U003 EIP 10164, Tahoe Decision Support System USGS In Process
5-41 E005 EIP 10166, Tahoe Environmental Science System EPA In Process
5-42 F028 EIP 10176.204, Quail Ecosystem Restoration, USFS In Process
Vegetation Treatment (Mechanical) +1035 acres
5-43 F029 EIP 10177.04, South Shore Ecosystem Restoration USFS Complete
Vegetation Treatment - NEPA
5-44 F030 EIP 10179.04, North Shore UB-3 Underburn USFS In Process
5-45 F031 EIP 10183.04, Land Acquisitions USFS In Process
5-46 F032 EIP 10183.1, Urban Lot Management - Timber Stand USFS Complete
and Watershed Improvement
5-47 F033 EIP 10183.304, Urban Lot Management - Hazardous Fuels USFS Complete
5-48 E006 EIP 430, 628, 629, 653, 667,960, 10104, 10109, 10111, EPA In Process
10145, 10164, Lake Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
5-49 H003 US50/Stateling Corridor Project FHWA In Process
5-50 F034 Erosion Control Grants USFS In Process
6-1 N001 EIP 16, Best Management Practice Retrofit - NRCS In Process
Single Family Residential
6-2 F026 EIP 10163.5, Comprehensive LTBMU Adaptive USFS Complete
Management Monitoring, Inventory, and Research
Program (NRIS/GIS Adaptive Management)
6-3 F035 EIP 10178.205, East Shore (Slaughterhouse Canyon) USFS In Process
Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration
6-4 F036 EIP 10183.05, Urban Lot Hazardous Fuels Reduction USFS Complete
and Ecosystem Restoration
6-5 F037 EIP 10176.05, West Shore (Ward) Hazardous Fuels USFS In Process
Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration
6-6 F038 EIP 10176.105, West Shore, (Quail) Hazardous Fuels USFS In Process
Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration
6-7 F039 EIP 10177.05, South Shore Hazardous Fuels USFS In Process
Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration
6-8 F040 EIP 10179.205, Vegetation Treatment and Fuels USFS In Process
Reduction - Various locations
6-9 F041 EIP 10183.105, Timber Stand and Watershed USFS Complete
Restoration - Urban Lots
6-10 F042 EIP 10179.06, Fireshed Assessment and Fuels USFS In Process
Reduction Environmental Analysis
6-11 W001 EIP 10125, Restoration/Recovery of Lahontan USFWS In Process
Cutthroat Trout in Fallen Leaf Lake
6-12 F043 EIP 700, Meeks Creek Watershed Ecosystem USFS In Process
Environmental Analysis and Restoration Plan
6-13 F044 EIP 10159, Implementation of the Conservation USFS In Process
Strategy for the Endemic Rare Plant - Tahoe Yellow Cress
6-14 F045 EIP 10125.1, Restoration/Recovery of Lahontan USFS Complete
Cutthroat Trout in Upper Truckee Watershed
6-15 F046 EIP 967.17, Post Implementation Revegetation/Restoration USFS Complete
6-16 F047 EIP 10044, Taylor, Tallac, and Spring Creek Watershed USFS In Process
Ecosystem NEPA and Restoration Plan
6-17 F048 EIP 908, Upper Truckee River Watershed/ USFS In Process
Ecosystem Restoration
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-18 F049 EIP 24, Ward Creek Watershed Ecosystem Assessment USFS In Process
6-19 F050 EIP 10080, Aspen Community Restoration USFS In Process
6-20 F051 EIP 400, Cold Creek/High Meadow Ecosystem USFS In Process
Assessment and Restoration Plan
6-21 F052 EIP 10133.1, Cookhouse Meadow Wildlife Monitoring USFS Complete
and Adaptive Management Plan Implementation
(Post-Construction)
6-22 F053 EIP 27.9, Blackwood Creek Channel Restoration USFS In Process
6-23 F054 EIP 10184, Manual Control Efforts for Noxious Weeds USFS In Process
6-24 F055 EIP 10184, NEPA for Chemical Control Efforts USFS In Process
for Noxious Weeds
6-25 B002 EIP 161, Burke Creek Restoration BOR In Process
6-26 F056 EIP 10077, 27.8, Stream Channel Restoration at the USFS Complete
Barker Pass Road Crossing on Blackwood Creek
6-27 H004 EIP 10060, Kings Beach Commercial Core FHWA In Process
Transportation Facilities Improvement
6-28 N002 EIP 16, Water Quality Best Management Practices NRCS In Process
Retrofit of Single-Family Residential Parcels
6-29 C003 EIP 638, Shorezone Sewer Line Replacement/Relocation USACE In Process
6-30 F057 EIP 798, BMP Water Quality Upgrades - Logan Shoals USFS In Process
6-31 F058 EIP 965.045, BMP Water Quality Trail Upgrades - Freel Peak USFS Complete
6-32 F059 EIP 965.16, East Shore Beaches Trail Inventory and USFS In Process
Water Quality Assessment
6-33 F060 EIP 1007, BMP Water Quality Retrofit - USFS In Process
Forest Service Facilities
6-34 F061 EIP 5, Identify and Describe Natural Hazards and their USFS In Process
Location in the Lake Tahoe Basin, Prepare Report,
Compile GIS Map and Bibliography
6-35 F062 EIP 1007.3, BMP Water Quality Retrofit - Nevada USFS Complete
Beach Day Use Area & Campground Facilities
6-36 F063 EIP 10131, BMP Water Quality Retrofit - Historic Upper USFS In Process
Truckee Guard Station Restoration
6-37 F064 EIP 967.08, BMP Water Quality Upgrades and USFS In Process
Road Decommissioning - Angora /Twin Peaks Area
6-38 F065 EIP 839, West Shore Transit Operations USFS In Process
6-39 F066 EIP 10163.51, Post Construction Project-Level USFS In Process
Adaptive Management Monitoring
6-40 F067 EIP 401046, Urban Stormwater Treatment Grants USFS In Process
6-41 E007 EIP 10166, Tahoe Environmental Science System - EPA In Process
Tahoe Research Science Consortium
6-42 U004 EIP 10164, Tahoe Decision Support System USGS Terminated
6-43 E008 EIP 10104, Air Deposition Studies in the Lake Tahoe Basin EPA In Process
6-44 C004 EIP 10109, Storm Water Treatment Practices USACE In Process
6-45 F068 EIP 10163.48, Biological Resources Monitoring USFS In Process
6-46 E009 EIP 10104, 10030, Development of an Air Pollutant EPA In Process
Emissions Inventory for the Lake Tahoe Basin that
Incorporates Future Land Use Scenarios
Entities Legend:
BC = Boulder City
BLM = Bureau of Land Management
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
CAR = Carson City Parks and Recreation
CC = Clark County
CTC = California Tahoe Conservancy
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
HN = City of Henderson
LC = Lincoln County
LV = City of Las Vegas
NL = North Las Vegas
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
NV = State of Nevada
NVFSC = Nevada Fire Safe Council
SNWA = Southern Nevada Water Authority
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS = U.S. Forest Service
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
WC = Washoe County
WP = White Pine County
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Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
6-47 F069 EIP 10163.33, Adaptive Management - USFS Complete
Forest Service Participation
6-48 F070 EIP 10163, Adaptive Management Framework - Phase III USFS Complete
6-49 U005 EIP 10109, 10111, Integrated BMP Modeling: USGS In Process
Application to Tahoe TMDL
6-50 F071 EIP 1007, Incline Lakes Dam Restoration USFS In Process
7-1 F072 EIP 10179.205, Prescribed Fire Treatment USFS In Process
7-2 F073 EIP 10179.06, Fuels Reduction Environmental USFS In Process
Analysis and Hazardous Fuels Reduction to Support
the Fireshed Assessment
7-3 F074 EIP 10176.105, Quail Fuels Reduction and USFS In Process
Forest Health Restoration
7-4 F075 EIP 10177.07, South Shore Ecosystem Restoration USFS In Process
and Hazard Fuels Reduction
7-5 F076 EIP 10178.207, East Shore Ecosystem Restoration USFS In Process
and Hazard Fuels Reduction
7-6 F077 EIP 10183.07, Urban Forest Restoration and USFS In Process
Fuels Reduction
7-7 F078 EIP 10133, Big Meadow Watershed - USFS In Process
Fire Regime Restoration Project
7-8 F079 EIP 667, 10163.48, 10163.5, NEPA Resource Inventories, USFS In Process
Surveys, and Analyses
7-9 F080 EIP 27.9, Blackwood Cr. Channel Restoration #0 USFS In Process
7-10 F081 EIP 10184, Manual Control Efforts for Noxious Weeds USFS In Process
7-11 F082 EIP 10184, Chemical Control Treatment of Noxious Weeds USFS In Process
7-12 F083 EIP 10125.1, Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Restoration USFS In Process
7-13 F084 EIP 700, Meeks Creek Watershed Ecosystem USFS In Process
Restoration Project
7-14 F085 EIP 400, Cold Creek/High Meadow Ecosystem USFS In Process
Restoration Project
7-15 F086 EIP 4, Meadow Restoration USFS In Process
7-16 F087 EIP 10159, Continued Implementation of the USFS In Process
Conservation Strategy for the Tahoe Yellow Cress
(Rorippa subumbellata)
7-17 C005 EIP 880, 881, 882, Edgewood Creek Restoration USACE Complete
7-18 N003 EIP 10184, Noxious Weeds - Technical Assistance NRCS In Process
on Private Lands
7-19 B003 EIP 950, Restoration of the Lake Valley Reach of BOR In Process
the Upper Truckee River
7-20 N004 EIP 51, 935, 945, 944, 988, Burton and Polaris Creek NRCS In Process
Ecosystem Assessment
7-21 W002 EIP 10125, Restoration/Recovery of Lahontan USFWS In Process
Cutthroat Trout in Fallen Leaf Lake
7-22 F088 Erosion Control Grants to Local Governments USFS In Process
7-23 F089 EIP 967, Road & BMP Upgrades USFS In Process
7-24 F090 EIP 967.06, North Shore Trail ATM Implementation USFS In Process
7-25 F091 EIP 1007, FS Administrative Facility BMP Retrofit USFS In Process
7-26 F092 EIP 967.113, Spring Creek Road Crossing USFS In Process
Construction/Implementation
7-27 F093 EIP 967.17, Basin Revegetation and Restoration USFS In Process
7-28 F094 EIP 10094, Taylor Creek Environmental Education USFS In Process
Center NEPA Analysis
7-29 F095 EIP 839, West Shore Transit Operations USFS In Process
7-30 F096 EIP 1007.3, FS Facility BMP Retrofit - Nevada Beach USFS In Process
Day Use Area and Campground
7-31 F097 EIP 967.151, Saxon Creek Low Water Crossing USFS In Process
7-32 F098 EIP 704.01, Fallen Leaf Bike Trail Analysis and Design USFS In Process
Lake Tahoe Restoration Projects (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
7-33 F099 EIP 967, North Shore Road Transportation Shed ATM USFS In Process
7-34 F100 EIP 1007, Spooner Summit Fire Station Parking BMPs USFS In Process
7-35 F101 EIP 83, Meeks Bay Highway Corridor BMPs USFS In Process
7-36 F102 EIP 1007.41, Zephyr Cove Corral Assessment USFS In Process
7-37 B004 EIP 16, Accelerated Implementation of the BMP BOR In Process
Retrofit Program in the Lake Tahoe Basin
7-38 H005 EIP 10060, Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvements FHWA In Process
7-39 H006 EIP 7, US 50 North Water Quality Improvement FHWA In Process
7-40 H007 EIP 1000, SR 28 West Water Quality Improvement FHWA In Process
7-41 H008 EIP 310, SR 28 East Water Quality Improvement FHWA In Process
7-42 H009 EIP 870, SR 431 Water Quality Improvement FHWA In Process
7-43 H010 EIP 954, US 50 South Water Quality Improvement FHWA In Process
7-44 N005 EIP 16, BMP Retrofit NRCS In Process
7-45 C006 EIP 638, Shorezone Sewer Line Replacement/ USACE In Process
Relocation Elements 1, 1
7-46 F103 EIP 10163, Adaptive Management Framework - Phase IV USFS In Process
7-47 F104 EIP 9081, LTBMU Forest Plan Revision USFS In Process
7-48 P001 Examination of Dust and Air-Borne Sediment USFS In Process
Control Demostration Projects
7-49 P002 Predicting and Managing Changes in Near- USFS In Process
Shore Water Quality
7-50 P003 Application of Enhanced Stream-Corridor Modeling USFS In Process
Tools for Adaptive Management of Tahoe Basin Streams
7-51 P004 Methodology to Predict Total and Fine Sediment USFS In Process
Load Reductions as a Result of Channel Restoration
in Lake Tahoe Streams
7-52 P005 Assessing the Sources and Transport of Fine Sediment USFS In Process
in Response to Management Practices in the Tahoe Basin
Using the WEPP Model
7-53 P006 Potential Nutrient Emissions from Prescribed Fire USFS In Process
in the Lake Tahoe Basin
7-54 P007 Restoration and Fuel Treatment of Lake Tahoe’s USFS In Process
Riparian Forests
7-55 P008 Restoring Sugar Pine in the Tahoe Basin USFS In Process
7-56 P009 Natural and Anthropogenic Threats to White Pines USFS In Process
from Lower Mountain Forests to Subalpine Woodlands
of the Lake Tahoe Basin
7-57 P010 Improving Road Erosion Modeling for the Lake Tahoe Basin USFS In Process
7-58 P011 Development of a BMP Performance Assessment and USFS In Process
Data Analysis System for the Tahoe Integrated Info
Management System (TIIMS)
7-59 P012 Analysis of 15 Years of Data from the CA State Parks USFS In Process
Prescribed Fire Effects Monitoring Program
7-60 P013 Receptor Modeling Study to Determine the Sources USFS In Process
of Observed Ambient Particulate Matter (PM) in the
Lake Tahoe Basin
7-61 P014 Tahoe Basin Particle Size Analysis and USFS In Process
Protocol Development
7-62 P015 Monitoring Past, Present, and Future Water Quality USFS In Process
Using Remote Sensing
7-63 P016 Tahoe Science Consortium USFS In Process
8-1 F105 East Shore Ecosystem Restoration, Hazardous USFS In Process
Fuel Reduction (Slaughterhouse Canyon)
8-2 F106 Urban Forest Restoration and Fuels Reduction USFS In Process
8-3 F107 Prescribed Fire Treatment USFS In Process
8-4 F108 South Shore Ecosystem Restoration, USFS In Process
Hazardous Fuel Reduction
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Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
8-5 F109 Environmental Analysis and Hazardous Fuels USFS In Process
Reduction to Support the Fireshed Assessment
8-6 F110 Erosion Control Grants to Local Governments USFS In Process
8-7 F111 Incline Lake Management Plan USFS In Process
8-8 F112 BMP Water Quality Retrofit - USFS In Process
Forest Service Facilities Phase II
8-9 F113 Cold Creek/High Meadow Ecosystem Restoration USFS In Process
8-10 F114 Basin Revegetation and Restoration USFS In Process
8-11 F115 NEPA Resource Inventories, Surveys, and Analyses USFS In Process
8-12 F116 Road Planning, Operations, Management, & BMP Upgrades USFS In Process
8-13 F117 Noxious Weeds - Manual Control Efforts on USFS In Process
Forest Service Land
8-14 F118 Basin Wide Trails BMP’s Phase I USFS In Process
8-15 F119 Restoration/Recovery of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout USFS In Process
in the Upper Truckee River
8-16 F120 FS Public Resorts BMP Retrofit USFS In Process
8-17 F121 Meeks Creek Watershed Ecosystem Restoration Project USFS In Process
8-18 F122 Upper Truckee River Restoration (Forest Service Lands) USFS In Process
8-19 F123 Noxious Weeds - Chemical Control on Forest Service Land USFS In Process
8-20 F124 Aspen Community Restoration USFS In Process
8-21 W004 Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species Proliferation in USFWS In Process
Lake Tahoe
8-22 W003 Restoration/Recovery of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout USFWS In Process
in Fallen Leaf Lake
8-23 N006 BMP Retrofit - Single Family Residential Developed Parcels NRCS In Process
8-24 N007 Noxious Weeds - Technical Assistance on Private Lands NRCS In Process
8-25 N008 Tahoe Yellow Cress - Conservation Plans on Private Lands NRCS In Process
8-26 H011 Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvements FHWA In Process
8-27 H012 State Route 207 Water Quality Improvement FHWA In Process
8-28 B005 Upper Truckee River Restoration Project, Reaches 3 & 3 BOR In Process
8-29 F125 Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bike Facility USFS In Process
8-30 F126 South Shore Recreation Area Capacity Plan USFS In Process
8-31 P017 Upland Fuel Reduction Treatments in the USFS In Process
Lake Tahoe Basin: Forest Restoration Effectiveness
8-32 P018 Developing FCCS Fuelbeds for the Angora Fire Region USFS In Process
8-33 P019 Developing Fuels Treatments for Balancing Fuel USFS In Process
Reduction, Soil Exposure, and Potential for Erosion
in the Tahoe Basin
8-34 P020 Identifying Spatially Explicit Reference Conditions for USFS In Process
Forest Landscapes in the Lake Tahoe Basin, USA
8-35 P021 A Comprehensive Integration of Past Stream USFS In Process
Restoration Efforts and Future Tools to Evaluate and
Track the Multitude of Benefits by Stream and
Meadows in the Lake Tahoe Basin
8-36 P022 The Effects of Ski Resorts in the Lake Tahoe Region of USFS In Process
California on Population Dynamics of the American Marten
8-37 P023 Development of a Water Quality Modeling Toolbox to USFS In Process
Inform Pollutant Reduction Planning, Implementation
Planning and Adaptive Management
Lake Tahoe Restoration Projects (continued)
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
8-38 P024 Nutrient and Sediment Loading Predictions for USFS In Process
Prescribed Fire Using Optimized WEPP Model
8-39 P025 Potential of Engineered Floodplains and Wetlands as USFS In Process
Fine Particle BMPs: Case Study of Trout Creek and the
Upper Truckee River
8-40 P026 Determining Sources of Highway Runoff Fine Sediment USFS In Process
in Stormwater, Streams, and Lake Tahoe Using
Fingerprinting Techniques
8-41 P027 NICHES: Nearshore Indicators for Clarity, Habitat and USFS In Process
Ecological Sustainability
8-42 P028 Predictive Modeling of Cheatgrass Invasion Risk USFS In Process
for the Lake Tahoe Basin
8-43 P029 Modeling the Influence of Management Actions USFS In Process
on Fire Risk and Spread Under Future Climatic Conditions
8-44 P030 The Effects of Climate Change on Lake Tahoe, and USFS In Process
Implications for Design of Best Management Practices
8-45 P031 Tahoe Science Consortium USFS In Process
9-1 F110 Erosion Control Grants to Local Governments USFS In Process
9-2 H013 Kings Beach Commercial Core FHWA In Process
9-3 F127 Blackwood Creek Restoration Phase III, Site B USFS In Process
9-4 F128 Basin Wide Trail Access Travel Management (ATM) Phase II USFS In Process
9-5 F129 Lake Tahoe Basin Prescribed Fire Under Burn Project USFS In Process
9-6 F130 NEPA Resource Inventories, Surveys, and Analysis USFS In Process
9-7 F131 Camp Richardson Resort Campground Best USFS In Process
Management Practices (BMP) Rehabilitation
9-8 W005 Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species Proliferation in USFWS In Process
Lake Tahoe - Phase II
9-9 W006 Restoration/Recovery of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout USFWS In Process
(LCT) in Fallen Leaf Lake
9-10 F132 Angora Creek Channel and Meadow Restoration Design USFS In Process
9-11 F133 West Shore Transit USFS In Process
9-12 F134 Meeks Creek Ecosystem Restoration USFS In Process
9-13 F135 Angora Fire Roads Mitigation (Road Decommissioning) USFS In Process
9-14 F136 Restoration of Fire Adapted Meadow Ecosystems USFS In Process
9-15 F137 Big Meadow Watershed Fire Regime Restoration USFS In Process
9-16 F138 Chemical Control of Noxious Weeds USFS In Process
9-17 N009 Area Wide Conservation Planning for Environmental NRCS In Process
Improvement Program (EIP)/Total Maximum
Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation
9-18 F139 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Restoration in the USFS In Process
Upper Truckee River
9-19 F140 Tahoe Yellow Cress (TYC) Conservation Strategy USFS In Process
9-20 W007 Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Recovery Project USFWS In Process
9-21 N010 Invasive Weeds (Private Land Technical Assistance) NRCS In Process
9-22 F141 Manual Control of Noxious Weeds USFS In Process
9-23 E010 Tahoe Integrated Information Management System (TIIMS) EPA In Process
9-24 N011 Tahoe Yellow Cress (Private Land Conservation) NRCS In Process
9-25 TBD Total Science & Research Themes USFS In Process
Entities Legend:
BC = Boulder City
BLM = Bureau of Land Management
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
CAR = Carson City Parks and Recreation
CC = Clark County
CTC = California Tahoe Conservancy
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
HN = City of Henderson
LC = Lincoln County
LV = City of Las Vegas
NL = North Las Vegas
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
NV = State of Nevada
NVFSC = Nevada Fire Safe Council
SNWA = Southern Nevada Water Authority
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS = U.S. Forest Service
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
WC = Washoe County
WP = White Pine County
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Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Projects
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
8-1 B001 Steptoe Valley Weed Inventory, Education and Treatment BLM In Process
8-1 F001 Steptoe Valley Weed Inventory, Education and Treatment USFS In Process
8-2 F002 White Pine Sagebrush Restoration Project USFS In Process
8-3 F003 Conifer Removal In Aspen Stands on Ward Mountain USFS In Process
9-1 B004 Ward Mountain Restoration BLM In Process
9-1 F004 Ward Mountain Restoration USFS In Process
9-2 B002 Kern Mountains & Blue Mass Scenic Area Restoration - BLM In Process
Phase I
9-3 B005 Snake Valley Invasive Weeds: Inventory, Treatment, BLM In Process
Restoration, and Education
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
9-3 F005 Snake Valley Invasive Weeds: Inventory, Treatment, USFS In Process
Restoration, and Education
9-3 N005 Snake Valley Invasive Weeds: Inventory, Treatment, NPS In Process
Restoration, and Education
9-4 F006 North Schell Restoration Project USFS In Process
9-5 N001 Landscape Level Vegetation Management Plan NPS In Process
9-6 F007 Camp Success Fuels Reduction USFS In Process
Hazardous Fuels Treatment Projects
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
8-1 F001 Upper Washoe Hazardous Fuels Reduction USFS In Process
Implementation Project
8-2 F002 South Shore Hazardous Fuels Reduction and USFS In Process
Healthy Forest Restoration
8-3 N001 Lake Tahoe Basin Integrated Hazardous NVFSC In Process
Fuels Reduction Program
8-4 F003 Clear Creek Hazardous Fuels Reduction Planning Project USFS In Process
8-5 F004 Basin-Wide Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Healthy USFS In Process
Forest Restoration in Support of Community
Wildfire Protection Plan
8-6 S001 State of NV Urban Lot Fuel Reduction Proposal NV In Process
8-7 N002 Wildfire Threat Reduction for Areas and Communities NVFSC In Process
at Extreme or High Levels of Risk and Hazard Located
in the Carson Range
8-8 S002 Van Sickle Fuel Reduction Project NV In Process
8-9 C001 Biological Control and Hazardous Fuels Reduction CAR In Process
on Lands Adjacent to Private Property within the
Carson City Coordinated Municipality
8-10 N003 Wildfire Threat Reduction for Areas and Communities NVFSC In Process
at Extreme or High Levels of Risk and Hazard Located
at Spring Mt. Range
8-11 S003 Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park - East Side Spooner NV In Process
Summit Watershed Fuel Break
8-12 S004 Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park - Franktown NV In Process
Creek Watershed Fuel Break
8-13 F005 Jacks Valley Hazardous Fuels Reduction Planning USFS In Process
and Implementation Project
Rd-Priority Number Title Entity Status
8-14 T001 West and North Shore Fuel Reduction Programs CTC In Process
9-1 F006 Clear Creek Multi-Jurisdictional Hazardous USFS In Process
Fuels Reduction Project
9-1 W006 Clear Creek Multi-Jurisdictional Hazardous USFWS In Process
Fuels Reduction Project
9-1 S006 Clear Creek Multi-Jurisdictional Hazardous NV In Process
Fuels Reduction Project
9-2 N004 Lake Tahoe Basin Interagency and Integrated NVFSC In Process
Hazardous Fuels Reduction Program
9-3 N005 Implementation of the Carson Range Multi- NVFSC In Process
Jurisdictional Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention
Strategy 10-Year Plan
9-4 F007 North Washoe Ecosystem Underburning and Fuels USFS In Process
Treatment Project - Phase I
9-5 S005 Tunnel Creek Prescribed Fire NV In Process
9-6 F008 Lake Tahoe Urban Forest Restoration and USFS In Process
Fuels Reduction, Phase III of IV
9-7 S007 State of Nevada Urban Lot Fuel Reduction NV In Process
9-8 F009 Lake Tahoe Basin Prescribed Fire Underburn Project USFS In Process
9-9 F010 Arrowhawk Hazardous Fuels Reduction
Planning Project, Phase I of III USFS In Process
9-10 F011 Incline Hazardous Fuel and Forest Health Planning Project USFS In Process
9-11 F012 Jobs Peak Hazardous Fuels Reduction Planning
Project, Phase I of III USFS In Process
Entities Legend:
BC = Boulder City
BLM = Bureau of Land Management
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
CAR = Carson City Parks and Recreation
CC = Clark County
CTC = California Tahoe Conservancy
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
HN = City of Henderson
LC = Lincoln County
LV = City of Las Vegas
NL = North Las Vegas
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
NV = State of Nevada
NVFSC = Nevada Fire Safe Council
SNWA = Southern Nevada Water Authority
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS = U.S. Forest Service
USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = U.S. Geological Survey
WC = Washoe County
WP = White Pine County
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APPENDIX C—
REVENUE UNDER THE
SOUTHERN NEVADA
PUBLIC LAND
MANAGEMENT ACT
Revenues as of September 30, 2008
Revenue Generated by Land Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,780,685,211
Revenue Generated by Direct Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,797,439
Land Auction Mineral Conveyances and Deposit Forfeitures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,159,050
Revenue Generated from Leases and Sales of Cooperative Management Area Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,474,777
Revenue Generated from Affordable Housing Disposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$673,050
Amount Collected as Monetary Payment to Equalize Land Exchange Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,131,750
Interest Redeemed to Date on the Special Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $294,214,513
Total Revenues through September 30, 2008 $3,293,135,790
BLM employee at interpretive sign in Red Springs, Calico Basin, Red Rock Canyon NCA
(Mark Rekshynskyj/BLM)
Sunset over southern Nevada (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
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APPENDIX D—FUNDING ALLOCATIONS UNDER THE
SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
Funding Allocated as of September 30, 2008
Secretarial Approved Funding
Round Land Capital Parks, Trails, Lake Tahoe MSHCP* Conservation ENLRP** Fuels Special Pre- Total
Acquisitions Improvements & Natural Restoration Initiatives Account Proposal Secretarial
Areas Reserve Planning Approved
Funding
Round 1 $24,053,000 $5,040,000 $4,200,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $33,293,000
Round 2 $27,600,000 $5,256,000 $8,000,000 $0 $4,648,334 $0 $0 $0 $5,000,000 $0 $50,504,334
Round 3 $53,900,000 $24,005,114 $39,811,765 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,000,000 $0 $122,716,879
Round 4 $101,681,908 $118,512,651 $103,698,732 $0 $15,851,237 $36,222,170 $0 $0 $10,000,000 $0 $385,966,698
Round 5 $47,139,810 $97,293,394 $388,479,612 $37,084,900 $0 $53,250,972 $0 $0 $15,000,000 $0 $638,248,688
Round 6 $83,359,332 $169,538,170 $468,708,922 $43,400,000 $30,706,817 $80,331,758 $0 $0 $35,000,000 $25,000,000 $936,044,999
Round 7 $2,073,336 $19,612,908 $37,469,300 $48,111,065 $0 $8,346,855 $0 $0 $14,900,000 $5,000,000 $135,602,227
Round 8 $4,174,300 $15,111,475 $25,213,548 $45,365,000 $1,407,120 $9,606,696 $1,829,575 $14,603,430 $15,000,000 $2,000,000 $134,311,144
Round 9 7,629,600 26,213,171 19,298,969 24,078,310 0 4,504,742 3,813,469 11,091,654 14,000,000 0 110,629,915
Set-Aside 0 0 0 62,445,625 0 0 0 0 0 0 62,445,625
for Future
Rounds
Total 351,611,286 451,899,634 1,087,414,880 260,484,900 52,613,508 192,263,193 5,643,044 25,695,084 113,900,000 32,000,000 2,573,525,538
*Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan; **Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project
Mandatory Funding
Payments to State of Nevada Education Fund $151,227,143
Payments to Southern Nevada Water Authority $287,256,910
Payments to Clark County Department of Aviation $8,547,376
Amount Allocated to Lake Tahoe Basin Land Acquisition Fund (Santini-Burton) $66,565,448
Amount Allocated to Mesquite MSHCP Fund $12,163,688
Amount Allocated to Sloan Canyon Fund $72,380,286
Amount Allocated to Ivanpah Airport Fund $23,651,472
Off-highway vehicle users in designated recreation area, Logandale, Nevada (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
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Other Authorized Funding
Amount Returned to Special Account from Unused SAR & PPP ($33,367,110)
SNPLMA Operations and Operations Reserves through 2010 $73,530,208
Total Funding Distributed through September 30, 2008 $3,235,480,958
Available for Future Allocations (Round 10) as of September 30, 2008 $57,654,832
Total Current and Anticipated Funding Distributions through September 30, 2008 $3,293,135,790
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APPENDIX E—LAND DISPOSAL UNDER THE
SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
Disposal of Lands within the Disposal Boundary
Total Acres within Disposal Boundary 74,000 acres
Total Acres of Parcels Sold at Auction (13,006) acres
Total Acres of Parcels Sold at Direct Sale (including Affordable Housing) (14,662) acres
Total Acres of Parcels Sold through R&PP Act (801) acres
Total Acres of Parcels Cooperative Management Area Lands Sold (912) acres
Total Acres of Parcels Disposed of Through Exchange * (5,117) acres
Total Acres Reserved (12,568) acres
Acres Remaining for Disposal 26,934 acres
September 30, 2008
*A series of exchanges that were initiated prior to the enactment of SNPLMA and completed after the legislation went into effect
Common kingsnake, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS)
APPENDIX F—LAND DISPOSAL BY YEAR UNDER THE
SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
Average Price
Fiscal Year Acres Sold Number of Parcels Gross Sales Revenue per Acre
1999 821.16 4 $3,182,510 $3,876
2000 2,868.86 56 $51,451,353 $17,934
2001 2,910.75 76 $92,486,701 $31,774
2002 714.25 70 $60,265,367 $84,376
2003 11,021.91 82 $443,609,557 $40,248
2004 10,329.49 117 $884,096,220 $85,590
2005 2,592.06 95 $611,702,519 $235,991
2006 3,121.27 81 $791,144,129 $253,469
2007 76.17 10 $36,202,643 $475,287
2008 42.50 5 $22,621,229 $573,262
Totals 34,498.00 596 $2,996,762,228* $86,905
Through September 30, 2008
*Does not include land auction mineral conveyances and deposit forfeitures
Enjoying Nevada’s backcountry in the Muddy Mountains (BLM) Enjoying Nevada’s backcountry in the Muddy Mountains (BLM)
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APPENDIX G—ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS
ALC American Land Conservancy
ASD Appraisal Services Directorate
BLM Bureau of Land Management
BOR Bureau of Reclamation
CMA Cooperative Management Area
CWA Clean Water Act
DOI Department of the Interior
EIP Environmental Improvement Program
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
ENLRP Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ESA Endangered Species Act
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FLPMA Federal Land Policy and Management Act
GBRI Great Basin Restoration Initiative
GSA General Services Administration
HUD Housing and Urban Development
LTRA Lake Tahoe Restoration Act
MSHCP Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan
NCA National Conservation Area
NFS National Forest System
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
NPS National Park Service
NRA National Recreation Area
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
OHV Off Highway Vehicle
PTNA Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas
R&PP Act Recreation and Public Purposes Act
SNAP Southern Nevada Agency Partnership
SNPLMA Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act
SNWA Southern Nevada Water Authority
TNC The Nature Conservancy
UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USFS U.S. Forest Service
USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS United States Geological Survey
WUI Wildland-Urban Interface
Bird tracks in mud (Sara Bartley/Clark County Parks and Recreation)
View hiking out of Ice Box Canyon, Red Rock Canyon NCA (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
Tenajas in Sandstone Quarry, Red Rock Canyon NCA (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
Additional Photo Credits
Page 18-19: Bark Texture, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
Page 20-21: Water and rocks, Red Rock Canyon NCA (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
Page 22-23: Conifer texture, Red Rock Canyon NCA (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM
Page 24-25: Shimmering water texture, Lake Tahoe (David Wood/BLM)
Page 26-27: Sandstone texture, Logandale, Nevada (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
Page 28: Wood chip texture (Janine Koselak/BLM)
Page 29: Sandstone texture, Gold Butte, Nevada (Marc J. Sanchez/BLM)
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http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/las_vegas_field_office/snplma/pdf/reports.Par.56516.File.dat/SNPLMA-10-Year-Report-to-Congress-wb.pdf
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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