Sponsor
Mark E. Amodei
Representative · R-NV
Representative · R-NV
The bill directs a modest federal payment (~$5.12M) to support public-land projects, trading a small boost in conservation and development capacity for a slight increase in federal spending and potential reductions in budget transparency unless reporting is required.
Taxpayers and users of public lands gain additional funding ($5,124,902.12) for projects and programs managed under Section 10807, enabling more conservation, development, or maintenance work on public lands.
Taxpayers face an increase in federal spending of about $5.12 million to fund the Development Fund, modestly adding to budgetary pressures.
Taxpayers and federal employees may see reduced transparency because the bill creates a new labeled payment category (the Development Fund) that could obscure how funds are allocated unless accompanied by enhanced reporting or oversight.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Makes a technical statutory edit and authorizes a one-time $5,124,902.12 appropriation to the Development Fund for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes' water rights settlement.
Official title: To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes.
Introduced September 8, 2026 by Mark E. Amodei · Last progress September 8, 2026
Amends a provision of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to add a labeled subsection and to authorize a specific appropriation of $5,124,902.12 to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund tied to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation water rights settlement. The change is a technical drafting correction combined with a directed, limited appropriation for the Development Fund.