,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bb1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,horsford 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,apex ,project1
 ,nevada ,land ,transfer and            
,authorization ,act of #aihi to include 
the ,city of ,north ,las ,vegas and the 
,apex ,industrial ,park ,owners         
,association1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,apex ,area ,technical          
,corrections ,act4  #b4 ,apex ,project1 
,nevada ,land ,transfer and             
,authorization ,act of #aihi ,the ,apex 
,project1 ,nevada ,land ,transfer and   
,authorization ,act of #aihi 7,public   
,law #aja-fg2 #ajc ,stat4 #afh7 is      
amended--  7#a7 in section #b7;a71 by   
adding at the end the following3  7#i7  
,nevada's boom and bust economic        
timeline demonstrates a need for        

economic diversity and stability in the 
,las ,vegas ,valley4 ,in the year #bjjj1
 ,nevada was the fastest growing ,state 
for #ad consecutive years and had       
increased its population by #a1jjj1jjj  
residents since #aihj4 ,during the      
recession and mortgage crisis in #bjji1 
,nevada was one of the hardest hit      
,states1 with its population facing a   
#bj percent increase in economic        
insecurity4 ,over the following decade1 
the ,las ,vegas ,valley rebuilt1 and by 
#bjbj1 ,nevada led in growth nationally4
 ,however1 in #bjba1 the ,state         
experienced economic hardship at higher 
rates due to the impact of the          
,,covid-#ai pandemic on the travel and  
tourism industries4  7#aj7 ,the ,apex   
,project has expanded to be one of the  
most promising economic endeavors in    
,southern ,nevada1 with the potential to
 create jobs1 stimulate wages1 and      
improve the well-being of everyone in   
the region--especially the citizens of  
,north ,las ,vegas1 the only            

predominantly minority population1 which
 has been hit particularly hard by      
recessions and the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4
  7#aa7 ,the ,apex ,project has evolved 
since #aihi1 but the partnership between
 ,federal and private land owners       
remains unwavering4 ,the ,bureau of     
,land ,management and ,apex stakeholders
 have created important environmental   
protections and permitting procedures   
that are appropriate to utilize in a    
streamlined capacity as the ,apex       
,project continues to take a new        
direction4  2  7#b7 in section #b7;b7-- 
7,a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as 
paragraph 7#h72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 ,the term ,apex ,industrial ,park  
,owners ,association has the meaning    
given such term by the charter document 
for the entity entitled ,apex           
,industrial ,park ,owners ,association1 
formed on ,april #i1 #bjja1 and any     
successor documents to such charter     
document1 on file with the ,nevada      

,secretary of ,state4  7#g7 ,the term   
,city of ,north ,las ,vegas means ,north
 ,las ,vegas1 ,nevada4  2  7#c7 in      
section #c7;b7--  7,a7 by striking      
,clark ,county for the connection and   
inserting ,clark ,county1 the ,city of  
,north ,las ,vegas1 and the ,apex       
,industrial ,park ,owners ,association1 
individually or jointly as appropriate1 
for the connection2  7,b7 by striking   
,kerr-,mc,gee ,site and inserting       
,kerr-,mc,gee ,site and other lands     
conveyed in accordance with this ,act2  
and  7,c7 by inserting 7or any successor
 maps created by the ,secretary7 after  
,may #aihi2  7#d7 in section #d7;c71 by 
striking ,pursuant and all that follows 
through ,clark ,county and inserting    
,during such time as the requirements of
 section #f are met1 and pursuant to    
applicable law1 the ,secretary shall    
grant ,clark ,county1 the ,city of      
,north ,las ,vegas1 and the ,apex       
,industrial ,owners ,association2  7#e7 
in section #d7;e77#a71 by striking the  

last sentence and inserting ,the        
withdrawal made by this subsection shall
 continue in perpetuity for all lands   
transferred in accordance with this     
subsection42  7#f7 in section #d7;e71 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#c7 
,in the case of the sale of mineral     
materials resulting from grading1 land  
balancing1 or other activities on the   
surface of a parcel within the ,apex    
,site for which the ,united ,states     
retains and interest in the minerals--  
7,a7 it shall be considered             
impracticable to obtain competition for 
purposes of section #cfjb4ca7;a77#b7 of 
title #dc1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of the enactment of the ,apex ,area     
,technical ,corrections ,act72 and  7,b7
 such sale shall be exempt from the     
quantity and term limitations imposed on
 noncompetitive sales under subpart     
#cfjb of such title 7as in effect on the
 date of the enactment of the ,apex     
,area ,technical ,corrections ,act4  2  

and  7#g7 in section #f1 by adding at   
the end the following3  7d7 ,compliance 
with environmental assessments ,each    
transfer by the ,united ,states of      
additional lands or interests in lands  
within the ,apex ,site or rights-of-way 
issued pursuant to this ,act shall be   
conditioned upon compliance with        
applicable ,federal land laws1 including
 the ,national ,environmental ,policy   
,act of #aifi and the ,federal ,land    
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf4  
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