H.R. 409: To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 409: To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 551 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR409 (2009-07-16), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Provides for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Nevada to the Nevada Speedway, LLC. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete an appraisal of the land and all costs associated with such appraisal to be paid by Nevada Speedway, LLC. Requires: (1) Nevada Speedway, LLC, to pay to the Secretary of the Interior the appraised value of the land; and (2) any costs of the conveyance to be paid by Nevada Speedway, LLC. Reverts the conveyed land to the United States if Nevada Speedway, LLC, or any subsequent owner of such land uses it for purposes other than a parking lot for the Nevada Motor Speedway. Withdraws the federal land from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Provides for such withdrawal to have no force or effect if the conveyance authorized by this Act has not been executed two years after enactment of this Act. Terminates the authority provided to the Secretary by this Act five years after enactment of this Act.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 409, A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the state of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2009-06-25); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 409, A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the state of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2009-06-25)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 551 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR409 (2009-07-16): Passed
Words on this page, explained (3)
- 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.
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr409.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr409 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111