Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act Amendments Act
This bill would amend the 1989 Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act to bring the City of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association—along with Clark County—into the framework governing land transfers at the Apex Site. It redefines key terms, expands who can participate in land transfers (allowing the City or the Association to act individually or together with Clark County), and makes several changes to transfer authorities. Notably, it adds a new provision allowing the Secretary of the Interior to sell mineral materials from the Apex Site without advertising or bidding (at fair market value) under certain conditions, and it requires that any land transfers comply with federal environmental laws (NEPA and FLPMA). In short, the bill broadens eligibility for land transfers on the Apex Site, creates more formal avenues for the City and the Association to participate, and introduces a more streamlined (and potentially less competitive) path for selling mineral materials, all while reaffirming environmental review requirements.
Key Points
- 1Expanded definitions and participants: The bill adds explicit definitions for the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association and the City of North Las Vegas, and reorganizes the act’s definitions to include these entities alongside Clark County.
- 2Transfer authority broadened: The Kerr-McGee Site transfer provisions are amended so that Clark County, the City, or the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association (individually or jointly) can be involved in site transfers as appropriate.
- 3Mineral materials sale flexibility: The act, as amended, allows the Secretary to sell mineral materials from grading or balancing activities on the Apex Site without advertising, bidding, or volume/time limitations, at not less than fair market value, when the U.S. retains an interest in the minerals.
- 4Environmental compliance reaffirmed: Any transfer of land or land interests within the Apex Site must comply with applicable federal land laws, including NEPA and FLPMA.
- 5Administrative updates: The amendments adjust cross-references and terminology for clarity and consistency with the expanded set of eligible transferees.