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H.R. 5752: Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act

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H.R. 5752: Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act

Plain summary

Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area." Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be: greater sage-grouse habitat; part of an identified wildlife corridor or designated critical habitat; of value for outdoor recreation or public access for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; of significant cultural, historic, ecological, or scenic value; or of value for improving federal land management. The bill prescribes requirements for the disposition of proceeds from the sales of lands. Interior shall offer for sale and convey to specified qualified entities, for fair market value, the remaining U.S. right, title, and interest in certain lands and interests in the county. Interior shall convey to the county, without consideration, Unionville Cemetery. The bill designates specified federal land in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill releases specified wilderness study areas from further review for designation as wilderness.

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Official text

Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · 3 cosponsors

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Dina Titus (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] reported raising $525,368 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5752 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114