H.R. 972
Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
Summary:
• Expands the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area boundary by adjusting the acreage from 48,438 to 57,728 acres and updating the boundary map
• Requires the Secretary of the Interior to grant water pipeline infrastructure rights-of-way to the Southern Nevada Water Authority within one year, without payment of rents or charges
• Preserves existing transmission and utility corridor rights within the expanded conservation area boundary
• Requires the Secretary of the Interior to grant water pipeline infrastructure rights-of-way to the Southern Nevada Water Authority within one year, without payment of rents or charges
• Preserves existing transmission and utility corridor rights within the expanded conservation area boundary