S. 1473: Mesquite Land Conveyances Act of 2011
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S. 1473: Mesquite Land Conveyances Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-08-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-08-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Mesquite Land Conveyances Act of 2011
Plain summary
Mesquite Land Conveyances Act of 2011- Amends Public Law 99-548, commonly known as the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986, to require proceeds from sales in the fourth area to be used for the implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, including any associated groundwater monitoring plan. Extends, until November 29, 2021, withdrawal and purchase authority with respect to the fifth and sixth areas.
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Official text
Mesquite Land Conveyances Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1473.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s1473 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112