HR 972
· 119th Congress
· Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
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Mar 03, 2026
floor
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Feb 26, 2026
committee
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Feb 26, 2026
passed
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Feb 26, 2026
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S697-699)
Dec 16, 2025
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Dec 15, 2025
floor
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 15, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5875-5876)
Dec 15, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 972.
Dec 15, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 972.
Dec 15, 2025
passed
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Dec 15, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5875)
Dec 15, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 15, 2025
committee
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-279.
Natural Resources Committee
Sep 15, 2025
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 235.
Apr 09, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Natural Resources Committee
Apr 09, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee
Feb 04, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Feb 04, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee
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Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
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 and other land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the construction of a water transmission pipeline and related facilities.
Specifically, the bill requires the BLM 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 pipeline may not permanently adversely affect surface resources within the conservation area. The BLM may place other reasonable terms and conditions on the issuance of rights-of-way as necessary to protect the conservation area’s resources.
In tunneling the water pipeline, SNWA may excavate and dispose of sand, gravel, minerals, and other materials as needed. The BLM must enter into a memorandum of understanding with SNWA to identify federal land on which SNWA may dispose of such materials.
The bill also adds approximately 9,290 acres of land to the conservation area. This expansion of the conservation area is subject to valid existing rights (e.g., utility transmission rights), must not preclude authorized activities within existing rights-of-way or corridors, and must not preclude the BLM from authorizing new utility rights-of-way.
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+++ Enrolled
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 972 Engrossed in House (EH)]
+[H.R. 972 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+H.R.972
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. R. 972
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
+
+AT THE SECOND SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six
+
+An Act
To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the
boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other
@@ -17,23 +22,17 @@
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-
This Act may be cited as the ``Sloan Canyon Conservation and
Lateral Pipeline Act''.
-
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
-
In this Act:
-(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area''
-means the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
-(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
-of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of
-Land Management.
-
+(1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area'' means
+the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
+(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
+the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land
+Management.
SEC. 3. SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
-
(a) Boundary Adjustment.--
(1) Map.--Section 603(4) of the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-1(4)) is amended by
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Conservation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-3) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(h) Horizon Lateral Pipeline Right-of-Way.--
-``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 503 of
-the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
-1712, 1763) and subject to valid existing rights and paragraph
-(3), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director
-of the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this
-subsection as the `Secretary'), shall, not later than 1 year
-after the date of enactment of this subsection, grant to the
-Southern Nevada Water Authority (referred to in this subsection
-as the `Authority'), not subject to the payment of rents or
-other charges, the temporary and permanent water pipeline
-infrastructure, and outside the boundaries of the Conservation
-Area, powerline, facility, and access road rights-of-way
-depicted on the map for the purposes of--
-``(A) performing geotechnical investigations within
-the rights-of-way; and
-``(B) constructing and operating water transmission
-and related facilities.
+``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 503 of the
+Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712,
+1763) and subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (3), the
+Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the
+Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this subsection as the
+`Secretary'), shall, not later than 1 year after the date of
+enactment of this subsection, grant to the Southern Nevada Water
+Authority (referred to in this subsection as the `Authority'), not
+subject to the payment of rents or other charges, the temporary and
+permanent water pipeline infrastructure, and outside the boundaries
+of the Conservation Area, powerline, facility, and access road
+rights-of-way depicted on the map for the purposes of--
+``(A) performing geotechnical investigations within the
+rights-of-way; and
+``(B) constructing and operating water transmission and
+related facilities.
``(2) Excavation and disposal.--
``(A) In general.--The Authority may, without
-consideration, excavate and use or dispose of sand,
-gravel, minerals, or other materials from the tunneling
-of the water pipeline necessary to fulfill the purpose
-of the rights-of-way granted under paragraph (1).
-``(B) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than
-30 days after the date on which the rights-of-way are
-granted under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the
-Authority shall enter into a memorandum of
-understanding identifying Federal land on which the
-Authority may dispose of materials under subparagraph
-(A) to further the interests of the Bureau of Land
-Management.
+consideration, excavate and use or dispose of sand, gravel,
+minerals, or other materials from the tunneling of the water
+pipeline necessary to fulfill the purpose of the rights-of-way
+granted under paragraph (1).
+``(B) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than 30 days
+after the date on which the rights-of-way are granted under
+paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Authority shall enter into
+a memorandum of understanding identifying Federal land on which
+the Authority may dispose of materials under subparagraph (A)
+to further the interests of the Bureau of Land Management.
``(3) Requirements.--A right-of-way issued under this
subsection shall be subject to the following requirements:
-``(A) The Secretary may include reasonable terms
-and conditions, consistent with section 505 of the
-Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
-U.S.C. 1765), as are necessary to protect Conservation
-Area resources.
+``(A) The Secretary may include reasonable terms and
+conditions, consistent with section 505 of the Federal Land
+Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1765), as are
+necessary to protect Conservation Area resources.
``(B) Construction of the water pipeline shall not
permanently adversely affect conservation area surface
resources.
-``(C) The right-of-way shall not be located through
-or under any area designated as wilderness.''.
+``(C) The right-of-way shall not be located through or
+under any area designated as wilderness.''.
(c) Preservation of Transmission and Utility Corridors and Rights-
of-Way.--The expansion of the Conservation Area boundary under the
amendment made by subsection (a)--
-(1) shall be subject to valid existing rights, including
-land within a designated utility transmission corridor or a
-transmission line right-of-way grant approved by the Secretary
-in a record of decision issued before the date of the enactment
-of this Act;
+(1) shall be subject to valid existing rights, including land
+within a designated utility transmission corridor or a transmission
+line right-of-way grant approved by the Secretary in a record of
+decision issued before the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) shall not preclude--
-(A) any activity authorized in accordance with a
-designated corridor or right-of-way referred to in
-paragraph (1), including the operation, maintenance,
-repair, or replacement of any authorized utility
-facility within the corridor or right-of-way; or
-(B) the Secretary from authorizing the
-establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way
-within an existing designated transportation and
-utility corridor referred to in paragraph (1)--
-(i) in accordance with the National
-Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
-4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws; and
-(ii) subject to such terms and conditions
-as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
+(A) any activity authorized in accordance with a designated
+corridor or right-of-way referred to in paragraph (1),
+including the operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of
+any authorized utility facility within the corridor or right-
+of-way; or
+(B) the Secretary from authorizing the establishment of a
+new utility facility right-of-way within an existing designated
+transportation and utility corridor referred to in paragraph
+(1)--
+(i) in accordance with the National Environmental
+Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other
+applicable laws; and
+(ii) subject to such terms and conditions as the
+Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(d) Management of the Conservation Area.--Except as provided in the
amendment made by subsection (b), nothing in this Act or the amendments
made by this Act shall modify the management of the Conservation Area
pursuant to section 605 of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area
Act (16 U.S.C. 460qqq-3).
-Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 2025.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Clerk.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-H. R. 972
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the
-boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other
-purposes.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.
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