This bill focuses on southern Nevada. It protects large desert areas, adds new wilderness, and sets aside places for off‑highway vehicle (OHV) riding . It also orders flood‑control work on the lower Las Vegas Wash and allows needed flood projects in the Coyote Springs area. It gives local governments and a rural water district access to certain federal lands for water, safety, parks, and housing, with faster reviews for affordable housing proposals .

The bill also transfers some federal land into trust for Tribal communities, including the Moapa Band of Paiutes, and addresses land for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, while keeping State water rights in place . It adjusts the Red Rock Canyon boundary and creates a job‑focused development zone near Sloan where the county can sell or lease land for nonresidential uses at market price, with airport‑noise limits . It conveys land to Mesquite to protect the Virgin River and to North Las Vegas for a fire‑fighter training site .

• Who is affected

  • Tribal members in Moapa Valley and the Las Vegas Paiute community
  • Clark County residents and local cities (Mesquite, North Las Vegas)
  • OHV riders and outdoor users
  • Homeowners near the Las Vegas Wash (flood control)
  • Moapa Valley Water District customers in Logandale, Overton, Glendale, and Moapa

• What changes

  • New wilderness areas (for example, Mount Stirling and Gates of the Grand Canyon) and new special management areas to protect habitat; limits on new roads and mining in those places
  • Four OHV recreation areas (Laughlin, Logandale Trails, Nelson Hills, Sandy Valley); riding stays on marked routes, and new mining or drilling is blocked inside these areas
  • Faster processing for affordable housing on certain public lands (target: within 180 days)
  • Finish six erosion‑control weirs on the lower Las Vegas Wash within about 8 years
  • A “Job Creation Zone” near Sloan where the county may sell or lease land for businesses, with airport‑noise safeguards and market‑price returns
  • Land for water pipes and pumps in Moapa Valley to improve rural water supply
  • City land for a fire‑fighter training facility in North Las Vegas
  • Red Rock Canyon boundary updated to about 253,950 acres

• When

  • OHV management plans must be finished within 2 years
  • The Las Vegas Wash weirs are intended to be done within 8 years
  • A detailed plan for the new special management areas is due within 1 year after federal wildlife permits are updated
  • Maps and legal descriptions for these land actions will be prepared as soon as practical and kept on file for the public