HR 2317
Passed a chamber
Transfers federal land in northern Nevada to the state, counties, and cities, designates new wilderness areas, and places land in trust for the Washoe Tribe.
Official title: Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
25-MAR-2025
Referred
25-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
15-JUL-2026
Reported
10-SEP-2026
On the calendar
10-SEP-2026
Passed
14-SEP-2026
Senate
Received
15-SEP-2026
- Conveys about 67 acres to the State of Nevada for conservation or a public park and about 7,777 acres to Douglas County, with the recipients paying survey and closing costs.
- Designates the 12,392-acre Burbank Canyons Wilderness in Douglas County and seven wilderness areas totaling about 136,000 acres in Pershing County.
- Places about 2,622 acres of federal land in trust for the Washoe Tribe and accepts 199 acres of non-federal land into trust for the Tribe.
- Authorizes sales of federal land at not less than fair market value in several counties, and deems tribal consent obtained for the Greenlink West transmission project on the Walker Lake Parcel.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (25-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Agriculture Committee (House)
- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
Public Lands and Natural Resources
No cosponsors.