Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA)
The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) became law in October 1998. It allows the Bureau of Land Management to sell public land within a specific boundary around Las Vegas, Nevada. The revenue derived from land sales is split between the State of Nevada General Education Fund (5%), the Southern Nevada Water Authority (10%), and a special account available to the Secretary of the Interior for:
- Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisitions
- Capital Improvements
- Conservation Initiatives
- Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas
- Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan
- Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration Project
- Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention
- Lake Tahoe Restoration Projects
Other provisions in the SNPLMA direct certain land sale and acquisition procedures, direct the BLM to convey title of land in the McCarran Airport noise zone to Clark County, and provide for the sale of land for affordable housing.
- SNPLMA Legislation
Quick Facts & Program Statistics (update in progress)
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998
Executive Committee & Partners Working Group Members
Amendments
- Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004
- Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002
- FY 2004 Appropriations Act amending the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998
- Lake Tahoe Restoration Act
- White Pine County
Related Public Laws
- SNPLMA Implementation
- SNPLMA Strategic Plan
- SNPLMA Implementation Agreement Part One
- SNPLMA Implementation Agreement Part Two
Tools
- SNPLMA Reporting Tools
- SNPLMA Training