Sponsor
Alice Costandina Titus
Representative · D-NV
Representative · D-NV
The bill speeds local wastewater infrastructure by conveying specific BLM parcels to the Clark County Water Reclamation District at minimal direct cost, trading continued federal control and potential revenue for faster local development and clearer administrative authority.
Local water users and the Clark County Water Reclamation District can get federal parcels transferred without purchase, allowing wastewater infrastructure construction and expansion to proceed faster.
Local governments and utilities gain clearer administrative certainty because the bill specifies the exact BLM parcels (≈257 acres) and names the responsible federal official, reducing ambiguity about what land is covered and who will act.
Taxpayers are protected from bearing survey and administrative transaction costs because the District must pay those expenses, reducing federal outlays.
Residents and the public could lose future public uses or conservation opportunities because transferring federal land reduces ongoing federal control over those parcels.
Local governments, utilities, and state officials may face rigidity and increased risk of administrative or legal disputes because the bill ties the conveyance to a specific BLM map and fixed acreage, which could cause delays if boundaries or conditions change.
Taxpayers may forgo federal revenue because the land is conveyed 'without consideration' rather than sold or leased, representing a potential lost sale or lease income stream for the federal government.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Transfers ~257 acres of BLM land to the Clark County Water Reclamation District for wastewater infrastructure; the District pays administrative costs and parcels revert to the U.S. if not used for public purposes.
Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land for public purposes in Nevada to the Clark County Water Reclamation District.
Introduced September 3, 2026 by Alice Costandina Titus · Last progress September 3, 2026
Conveys about 257 acres of Bureau of Land Management land to the Clark County Water Reclamation District for public purposes related to wastewater infrastructure. The Interior Secretary must transfer the parcels, subject to valid existing rights and reimbursement of administrative costs by the District, within 180 days of a written request and prepare maps and legal descriptions for public inspection. The conveyance is at no purchase price (no consideration) but requires the District to pay administrative costs including any surveys; conveyed land must revert to the United States if it stops being used for public purposes.