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Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act

What this bill does

  • This bill expands the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada and allows a water pipeline to be built through it.
  • The Southern Nevada Water Authority and Nevada residents needing water infrastructure are affected by this change.
  • The bill grants rights-of-way immediately and adds about 9,290 acres to the conservation area with environmental protections.

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  1. 01

    How should policymakers balance expanding protected conservation land with allowing infrastructure projects like water pipelines to cross through it?

  2. 02

    What environmental safeguards should accompany pipeline construction through the Sloan Canyon Conservation Area to protect the newly added 9,290 acres?

  3. 03

    Does Nevada's water infrastructure need justify granting immediate pipeline rights-of-way, or should environmental review occur before approval?

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Catherine Cortez Masto

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Introduced 2025-02-04

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-04 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-02-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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