Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act Amendments Act

118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 1760 AN ACT To amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Own- ers Association, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2 † S 1760 ES SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Apex Project, Nevada 2 Land Transfer and Authorization Act Amendments Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE APEX PROJECT, NEVADA 4 LAND TRANSFER AND AUTHORIZATION ACT 5 OF 1989. 6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2(b) of the Apex Project, 7 Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 8 (Public Law 101–67; 103 Stat. 169) is amended— 9 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 10 striking ‘‘As used in this Act, the following terms 11 shall have the following meanings—’’ and inserting 12 ‘‘In this Act:’’; 13 (2) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5), 14 by inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which 15 comprises the term defined in that paragraph; 16 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘COUNTY; 17 CLARK COUNTY.—’’ before ‘‘The term’’; 18 (4) in paragraph (6)— 19 (A) by inserting ‘‘FLPMA TERMS.—’’ be- 20 fore ‘‘All’’; and 21 (B) by inserting ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 1701 et 22 seq.)’’ before the period at the end; 23 (5) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 24 (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (7), (6), (4), (5), 25 (2), and (8), respectively; 26 3 † S 1760 ES (6) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re- 1 designated) the following: 2 ‘‘(1) APEX INDUSTRIAL PARK OWNERS ASSOCIA- 3 TION.—The term ‘Apex Industrial Park Owners As- 4 sociation’ means the Apex Industrial Park Owners 5 Association formed on April 9, 2001, and chartered 6 in the State of Nevada (including any successor in 7 interest).’’; and 8 (7) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so re- 9 designated) the following: 10 ‘‘(3) CITY.—The term ‘City’ means the city of 11 North Las Vegas, Nevada.’’. 12 (b) KERR-MCGEE SITE TRANSFER.—Section 3(b) of 13 the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authoriza- 14 tion Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–67; 103 Stat. 170) is 15 amended— 16 (1) in the first sentence— 17 (A) by striking ‘‘Clark County’’ and insert- 18 ing ‘‘Clark County, the City, or the Apex Indus- 19 trial Park Owners Association, individually or 20 jointly, as appropriate,’’; and 21 (B) by striking ‘‘Site’’ and inserting ‘‘Site 22 and other land conveyed in accordance with this 23 Act’’; and 24 4 † S 1760 ES (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Clark 1 County’’ and inserting ‘‘Clark County, the City, or 2 the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, indi- 3 vidually or jointly, as appropriate,’’. 4 (c) AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL TRANS- 5 FERS.—Section 4 of the Apex Project, Nevada Land 6 Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101– 7 67; 103 Stat. 171) is amended— 8 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Clark Coun- 9 ty’’ and inserting ‘‘Clark County, the City, or the 10 Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, individ- 11 ually or jointly, as appropriate,’’; and 12 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 13 following: 14 ‘‘(3) MINERAL MATERIALS SALE.—Notwithstanding 15 the requirements of part 3600 of title 43, Code of Federal 16 Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the 17 Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization 18 Act Amendments Act), the Secretary may sell, at not less 19 than fair market value, without advertising or calling for 20 bids and without regard to volume or time limitations, 21 mineral materials resulting from grading, land balancing, 22 or other activities on the surface of a parcel of land within 23 the Apex Site for which the United States retains an inter- 24 est in the minerals.’’. 25 5 † S 1760 ES (d) ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 6 1 of the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Author- 2 ization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–67; 103 Stat. 173) 3 is amended by adding at the end the following: 4 ‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESS- 5 MENTS.—Each transfer by the United States of land or 6 interest in lands within the Apex Site or rights-of-way 7 issued pursuant to this Act shall be conditioned on the 8 compliance with applicable Federal land laws, including 9 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 10 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and Manage- 11 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).’’. 12 Passed the Senate December 18 (legislative day, De- cember 16), 2024. Attest: Secretary. 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 1760 AN ACT To amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex In- dustrial Park Owners Association, and for other purposes.