118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2042Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act

A bill to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jun 15, 2023
Last action Dec 19, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jun 15, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Jun 15, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources
Step 3
Committee
Sep 21, 2023
Reported out
Step 4
Senate
Dec 18, 2024
Passed Senate w/ Changes
Step 5
House floor
Moves to House
Step 6
Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands the boundaries of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, and grants rights-of-way through the conservation area for the construction of a water transmission pipeline and related facilities.  Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which administers the conservation area, to grant certain rights-of-way to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) for the purposes of (1) performing geotechnical investigations within the rights-of-way, and (2) constructing and operating a water pipeline and related facilities.  Rights-of-way may not be located through or under areas designated as wilderness, and construction of the...

Provisions · 3 sectionsEngrossed in Senate
Timeline · 10 actions
Dec 19, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 18, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 20, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-147.
Dec 20, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299.
Sep 21, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 12, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-285.
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.