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 PUBLIC LAW 105-263—OCT. 19, 1998 112 STAT. 2343 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". SEC. 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, and the Spring Mountgdns 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. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act: (1) The term "Secretsiry" mezms 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) liie 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. Oct. 19, 1998 [H.R. 4491 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998. 31 USC 6901 note. 58-194O-98 -17:QL3Part3

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