Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025

Summary

Directs the Interior and Agriculture Departments to sell, exchange, and convey specific federal lands across Nevada to cities, counties, special districts, and a flood authority; creates and uses special accounts for sale proceeds; and designates new wilderness areas. It sets fair‑market appraisals, surveys, timelines, environmental disclosure requirements, and reversionary clauses if land is not used as intended. Authorizes land for fuels reduction and recreation near Incline Village, transfers Truckee River parcels for flood and riparian restoration, corrects prior Carson City transactions, conveys land to Sparks for a cemetery and parks, enables large sales to Elko and Fernley, and creates a Pershing County program that pairs land sales with new wilderness designations. It also provides a framework for a Federal office complex, preserves existing water rights, and establishes a right‑of‑way process and payments to the Walker River Paiute Tribe related to the Greenlink West transmission project.

Key Points

• Authorizes numerous federal land sales and conveyances across Nevada to support local development, recreation, wildfire risk reduction, and flood control.
• Pairs land sales and exchanges in Pershing County with new BLM wilderness designations and management protections.
• Requires fair‑market appraisals, environmental disclosures, recorded surveys, and reversionary clauses for noncompliant uses.
• Directs that sale proceeds be split among the State, counties, and special federal accounts (including SNPLMA) for specified uses.
• Transfers land to the City of Sparks for a public cemetery and parks and to Elko and Fernley for growth and infrastructure.
• Conveys land to Incline Village GID to manage hazardous fuels, reduce wildfire risk, and provide public recreation.
• Transfers Truckee River lands to the TRFMA for flood control and riparian restoration, with costs paid by the authority.
• Authorizes a Federal complex for land and resource agencies, funded in part by 10% of deposits to certain special accounts created by the Act.
• Preserves existing water rights and allows minor boundary adjustments and mapping corrections.
• Creates a right‑of‑way and compensation framework with the Walker River Paiute Tribe for the Greenlink West transmission project.

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