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AJR 10

Urges the Federal Government to release federally managed land in Nevada for housing. (BDR R-1097)

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Sandra Jauregui

Urges federal lawmakers to pass SNEDCA and transfer select Nevada lands to state/local use for housing and development, with planning, public input, and conservation protections.

(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.4, no further action allowed.)
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Bill Summary · AJR 10

Summary — AJR 10 (BDR R‑1097)

Title: Urges the Federal Government to release federally managed land in Nevada for housing
Sponsor: Assemblymember Sandra Jauregui
Primary purpose: Urge Congress and the President to prioritize federal legislation (the Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act, “SNEDCA”) that would make certain federally managed parcels in Nevada available to state and local governments for community development and housing, while preserving conservation values.

What the resolution does

  • Formally urges the President and the U.S. Congress to prioritize passage and implementation of SNEDCA (a federal lands bill that would authorize selected land transfers in Southern Nevada for development and conservation).
  • Requests that transfers of federal land be conducted with comprehensive planning, public input, sustainable development principles, and protection of environmental and cultural values.
  • (As amended in the Senate) adds language encouraging a bipartisan, collaborative process for transfers and explicitly calls for protections to avoid diminishing state revenue and to safeguard access to water and conservation interests.
  • Directs the Chief Clerk of the Nevada Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Vice President, congressional leaders, and each member of Nevada’s congressional delegation.
  • Becomes effective upon passage.

Key characteristics and legal effect

  • Non‑binding joint resolution (expresses the Legislature’s views and urges federal action; it does not change state law or compel federal action).
  • Fiscal note: no effect on the State or local government reported.
  • Final procedural status: passed both houses, enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State, and chaptered as Res. Chapter 133, Statutes of 2025. (Document record notes that no further action is allowed pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.4.)

Who would be affected or involved

  • Federal actors: Congress and the President (targeted recipients of the Legislature’s request).
  • State and local governments in Nevada: potential recipients/users of transferred parcels for housing, economic development, infrastructure, and local planning.
  • Local stakeholders and publics: Clark County and Southern Nevada jurisdictions (primary focus), rural counties that own/adjacent to federal lands, housing developers, conservation and recreation interests, water agencies, and residents—especially those concerned about housing affordability, water availability, infrastructure costs, environmental protection, and cultural resource preservation.

Controversy, stakeholder input, and likely impacts

  • Supporters frame the resolution as a tool to increase land available for housing and long‑term community planning by using a federal lands bill structure (SNEDCA) that pairs development parcels with conservation designations.
  • Numerous organizations and local officials submitted opposition or requested amendments, citing risks of increased sprawl, pressure on already stressed water supplies (Colorado River/Lake Mead), higher infrastructure and public‑service costs, threats to tourism and public health (air quality, heat islands), and inadequate guarantees that transferred land would produce affordable housing. Rural counties (e.g., Elko) asked for broader consideration of statewide land‑use needs.
  • Conservation groups urged clarifying language and cautioned against wholesale public‑land disposals; other commenters urged prioritizing infill and underutilized urban lands instead of expanding the urban footprint.

Practical effect / next steps

  • AJR 10 communicates Nevada’s legislative preference but does not change federal policy; any land transfers require separate federal legislation and federal administrative action.
  • The resolution is intended to support the federal SNEDCA process and to influence Nevada’s congressional delegation and federal leaders to pursue a lands‑bill approach that pairs development opportunities with conservation protections and collaborative planning.

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

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