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HR 618

Porter, Keysha J.; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Rhonda Burnough and 4 co-sponsors

The act streamlines rights‑of‑way and land transfers for the Apex Industrial Park by explicitly authorizing the City of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Associat

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Bill Summary · HR 618

Summary — H.R. 618 (Apex Area Technical Corrections Act / reported as H. Rept. 119‑86; enacted as Public Law No. 119‑24)

Note on numbering: The provided documents include two different texts labeled “H.R. 618.” The substantive, enacted federal bill described in the committee report and report text is the “Apex Area Technical Corrections Act” (amendments to the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989). A separate House resolution (also labeled H.R. 618 in the material) commends Keysha J. Porter for receiving an award; that resolution is ceremonial and unrelated to the federal land‑use amendments. This summary focuses on the federal Apex Area Technical Corrections Act that became law on July 15, 2025.

Purpose

To update and clarify the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (P.L. 101‑67; 103 Stat. 168) so that the City of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association are explicitly included in the Act’s definitions and authorities, and to make several technical and substantive corrections intended to streamline rights‑of‑way and land transfer processes for the Apex industrial site.

Key provisions and changes

  • Definitions
    • Adds definitions for “Apex Industrial Park Owners Association” (charter formed April 9, 2001) and “City of North Las Vegas.”
    • Redesignates prior paragraph numbering accordingly.
  • Rights‑of‑way and grantee parties (amendment to section 3(b) and 4(c))
    • Expands the entities eligible to receive utility and transportation rights‑of‑way to include Clark County, the City of North Las Vegas, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association — individually or jointly.
    • Strengthens the obligation on the Secretary of the Interior by changing discretionary language so the Secretary “shall” grant rights‑of‑way (when statutory requirements are met), rather than “may.”
    • Updates references to the “Kerr‑McGee Site” to include other lands conveyed under the Act and allows successor maps created by the Secretary to govern.
  • Land withdrawal (section 4(e))
    • Clarifies that the land withdrawal for transferred lands “shall continue in perpetuity.”
  • Mineral material sales (new subsection in 4(e))
    • For mineral materials produced by grading/land balancing on parcels where the U.S. retains mineral interest:
    • It will be “considered impracticable to obtain competition” under 43 C.F.R. § 3602.31(a)(2) (as of enactment).
    • Such sales are exempt from the usual quantity and term limits on noncompetitive sales under subpart 3602 (as of enactment).
  • Environmental compliance (new section 6(d))
    • Any additional transfers of lands or rights‑of‑way under the Act are conditioned on compliance with applicable federal land laws, explicitly including NEPA and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA).

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: City of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association (now explicitly authorized to receive ROWs and participate).
  • Clark County and private developers/operators at the Apex industrial park: simplified ability to obtain utility/transportation infrastructure.
  • Federal agencies (BLM / Department of the Interior): direction to issue ROWs when requirements are met and to condition transfers on environmental reviews.
  • Potential buyers or contractors dealing with mineral materials on Apex surface parcels: rules easing noncompetitive sale limitations.

Procedural/timeline highlights

  • Introduced in House: January 22, 2025 (Rep. Steven Horsford principal sponsor; additional cosponsors include Reps. Susie Lee, Dina Titus, Mark Amodei).
  • Reported by House Natural Resources Committee as H. Rept. 119‑86 (Apr. 30, 2025).
  • Passed House under suspension of the rules (May 13, 2025); passed Senate by voice vote (June 18, 2025).
  • Presented to President: July 3, 2025. Signed into law as Public Law No. 119‑24 on July 15, 2025.

Potential impact

  • Expected to streamline permitting and infrastructure deployment (sewer, gas, roads, broadband, power, rail) for the Apex Industrial Park area, supporting economic development in North Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County.
  • Clarifying eligible recipients of ROWs (including the local city and the property owners association) should reduce administrative obstacles for private development and utility installation.
  • The mineral‑sale exemptions potentially reduce competition requirements and quantity/term caps for certain surface‑generated material sales, which could speed site preparation but narrows competitive market protections.
  • Environmental review requirement in section 6(d) preserves NEPA/FLPMA processes for subsequent transfers, limiting the bill’s ability to wholly circumvent federal environmental review.

If you want, I can prepare a one‑page fact sheet comparing the pre‑amendment and post‑amendment statutory language side‑by‑side.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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