United States · Bill · S
S. 1475 (112th)
Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Act of 2011
Introduced
2 August 2011
Last action
2 August 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Nellis Dunes National Off-Hughway Vehicle Recreation Area Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified federal land to Clark County, Nevada, for use for: (1) a centralized off-road vehicle recreation park, and (2) a designated area and facilities to discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in environmentally sensitive areas. Allows the use of federal land conveyed to Clark County for the incidental purpose of generating renewable energy and solar energy for the Clark County Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Park, a certain shooting park, and the County. Designates: (1) the Economic Support Area (ESA), and (2) the Nellis Dunes as the Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. Requires proceeds from the ESA to be used to develop and operate the Recreation Area and the park. Requires the Clark County Board of Commissioners, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and Nellis Air Force Base to enter into an interlocal agreement for the federal land and the Recreation Area to: (1) enhance safe off-highway recreation use, and (2) ensure that development of the federal land is consistent with the long-term mission requirements of Nellis Air Force Base.
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Timeline
2 August 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 August 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 August 2011
Sponsors
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1475
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1475
- us · 112-s-1475 · source updated 24 March 2026