# Southern Nevada Public Land Management

**Agency:** Interior  
**Account:** Permanent Operating Funds  
**Source document:** Bureau of Land Management · p. 205  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/interior/southern-nevada-public-land-management  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2026 | enacted | 122.0 |
| FY2027 | request | 114.0 |

## Interior discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $18.80B, FY2026 $17.30B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

approves a land exchange in the Red Rock Canyon Area; designates wilderness; designates certain BLM-managed lands for a new airport for Las Vegas; and gives land to the State and City for Authorizes disposal of certain Federal lands through public sale in Lincoln County, Nevada, and provides for use of the receipts: 5 percent to the State of Nevada, 10 percent to the County, and 85 percent to an interest bearing account that is available for Addresses a wide-range of public lands issues in Lincoln County, Nevada, designates as wilderness 768,294 acres of BLM-managed lands and releases from wilderness study area (WSA) status 251,965 acres of public land. The bill also directs the BLM to dispose of up to 90,000 acres of public land and divides the proceeds 85 percent to a Federal fund and 15 percent to State and county entities, establishes utility corridors, transfers public lands for State and county parks, creates a 260-mile OHV trail and resolves other Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 22 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification Appropriations Act, 2005 ' Foundation for Nevada's Veteran's Land Transfer Act of the authorizations: the transfer of public lands from the BLM to the Veteran's Administration for the construction and operation of P.L. 107-324 medical and related facilities. Preservation Trust Area Act ' To Resolve a Minor Boundary Encroachment on Lands of (P.L. 108-7, Division F, the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, CA (P.L. Title IV) 108-447, Division E, Section 139) - Relinquishes the railroad right-of-way in order to clear the cloud on the title P.L. 107-350 of a small parcel of private land. P.L. 106-206 Division J, Title VIII) - Gives the BLM authority to collect entrance fees at certain recreation areas for ten years A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Amends FLPMA, Section 316, to require that any corrections to land conveyance documents, which affect the boundaries of land administered by a Federal agency other than the BLM, be made only after consultation with, and the approval of, the head of such Directs the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in Idaho resulting from possible omission of lands from an 1880 survey. Provides for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range. Requires the valuation of non-Tribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Revised authority for commercial filming and still photography activities. In doing so, it clarifies authority on the requirements for commercial filming and still photography permits and establishes limitations on filming activities for the protection of resources. Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 23 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification Ivanpah Valley Airport Authorizes sale at fair market value of certain lands in Clark Public Land Transfer Act County, Nevada to Clark County, for use as an airport. Provides that (P.L. 106-145) the funds be deposited in the special account for the Southern Nevada Public Lands Act, to be used for acquisition of private in- The Burton-Santini Act holdings in the Mojave National Preserve and protection of The Federal Power Act of Authorizes the Secretary to sell not more than 700 acres of public 1920, as amended (16 lands per calendar year in and around Las Vegas, Nevada. The U.S.C. 818) proceeds are to be used to acquire environmentally sensitive lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin of California and Nevada. amended (49 U.S.C. App. Allows other uses of Federal waterpower withdrawals with Federal The Airport and Airway Authorizes the Secretary to lease contiguous unappropriated public Improvement Act of 1982 lands (not to exceed 2,560 acres) for a public airport. Authorizes conveyance of lands to public agencies for use as The Engle Act of February airports and airways. Provides that Congress shall make withdrawals for the Department The Recreation and Public of Defense for more than 5,000 acres. amended (43 U.S.C. 869) Authorizes the Secretary to classify public lands for lease or sale for of 1988 Provides that suitable public lands may be made available for use as solid waste disposal sites, in a manner that will protect the U.S. The Desert Land Act of against unforeseen liability. Provides authority to reclaim arid and semi-arid public lands of the The Act of August 30, 1949, western States through individual effort and private capital. 687(b)) Authorizes the Secretary to dispose of public lands, and certain withdrawn Federal lands in Alaska, that are classified as suitable for housing and industrial or commercial purposes. Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 24 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification The Utah School Lands Act Authorizes the Secretary to enter into land exchanges for certain Federal Land Exchange Amends FLPMA to provide for the streamlining of Federal land Facilitation Act of 1988 (43 exchange procedures. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into land exchanges for certain 102-584) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into land exchanges and to convey "Buck" McKeon National Transfers administrative jurisdiction of approximately 200 acres of


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Interior › Bureau of Land Management › Permanent Operating Funds › Southern Nevada Public Land Management


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*