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OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT PREPARED BY THE NYE COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE NYE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2/14/2022 NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT ---PAGE BREAK--- OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT The intent of the Proposed Lands Bill is: • To provide public land to Nye County for local economic development and municipal uses; • To designate certain public lands for future disposal and other uses, and direct the proceeds from future land sales; • To resolve the status of certain existing public land parcels and encumbered federal patents; • To establish certain public lands for conservation. 2/14/2022 NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT ---PAGE BREAK--- OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT The Proposed Bill would address Nye County public land needs by: • Conveying certain lands to Nye County for public purpose and commercial uses; • Establishing triggers and timelines for conducting public land sales; • Allowing for purchase of federal reversionary restrictions and conveying patents for existing public purpose uses; • Resolving the study area conservation status of certain public lands in Nye County. 2/14/2022 NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT ---PAGE BREAK--- OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT Nye County is requesting certain public lands be set aside for: • Sustainable community growth • Recreation • Municipal and public facilities • Long-term groundwater monitoring • Solid waste and material recovery facilities • Renewable Energy facilities • Flood control and diversion structures • Conservation and Desert Tortoise mitigation 2/14/2022 NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT ---PAGE BREAK--- OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT In addition to identifying County land needs, since 2005 Nye has sought and has been receiving community and stakeholder input to identify: • Public lands communities would like designated for future disposal, as well as public lands currently designated for disposal that the communities would prefer to be removed from disposal areas. • Parcels of BLM and USFS land to be transferred or conveyed. • Encumbered federal patents requiring resolution, and federal patents needed for active and expired leases for existing public purpose uses. • Public lands for Renewable Energy Development. • Public lands suitable for conservation and wilderness purposes. 2/14/2022 NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT ---PAGE BREAK--- OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT For additional information or to provide comments, please contact: Lorinda A. Wichman, Director Nye County Natural Resources Office [PHONE REDACTED] [EMAIL REDACTED] 53641 Highway 376 Round Mountain, NV 89045 2/14/2022 NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT ---PAGE BREAK--- 2/14/2022 NYE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT ---PAGE BREAK--- PRESS RELEASE The Nye County proposed Economic Development and Conservation Bill to go before County Commission in upcoming months The long-proposed Economic Development and Conservation Bill could go before the Nye County Board of Commissioners for discussion and possible action as soon as March. In 2005, Nye County began a comprehensive process to develop a Federal Lands Bill with the goals of: • Providing public land to Nye County for local economic development and municipal uses; • Designating certain public lands for future disposal and other uses, and direct the proceeds from future land sales; • Resolving the status of certain existing public land parcels and encumbered federal patents; • Resolving the wilderness study areas, formalizing final designation for wilderness areas, and establishing other conservation areas. Nye communities, Indian tribes, and stakeholder groups were involved and provided input from 2005 through 2012. Meetings were held throughout the County to share information about the bill and gather input. From 2012 to 2019, County staff researched the suitability of specific public lands for these various uses. In 2019, the Board of Commissioners approved the basic concepts and framework in Nye County Resolution 2019-35. The Nye County Economic Development and Conservation Bill, which has not yet been introduced in either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives, is proposed for introduction as part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. Additional Information: For more information, questions, or comments, please contact: Lorinda A. Wichman, Nye County Natural Resources Director, at (775) 277-0160 or email her at [EMAIL REDACTED]. Written comments can be sent to [EMAIL REDACTED] or by mail to 53641 NV Highway 376, Round Mountain, NV 89045.