S. 252: Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-01 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-69.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-69. (final step reached)
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Official title

Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada all right, title, and interest of the United States in specified land located in Washoe County, Nevada, patented to the University of Nevada under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Requires the Board of Regents to pay to the United States the Secretary's costs associated with such conveyance. Requires, if the Board of Regents sells any part of the conveyed land: (1) the amount of consideration for the sale to reflect fair market value, as determined by an appraisal; and (2) the Board of Regents to pay the net proceeds of any sale of such land to the Secretary for use by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada, without further appropriation.

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Official text

Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 252, Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act (2005-02-14); CBO cost estimate: S. 252, Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act (2005-02-14)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appraisal: An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.
Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s252.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s252 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109