Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. Speaker, I want to associate myself with the remarks of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle that went before me on this measure.

I want to also say thank you to the House of Representatives for passing this bill again in the 113th Congress. It was passed in the 112th Congress.

There were concerns about not having a conservation element. It contained 75,000 acres of wilderness, 50 in Lyon County, 25,000--congratulations to the folks in Humboldt County who have worked on the pine forest bill for a long time--elements in Elko, elements in Fernley--it clears up some title problem for the folks in Virginia City dating back to the Comstock days.

I guess, now, it is appropriate since we have shown such unity on this bill in passing it out of the House twice for all eyes--for all eyes--to turn to our colleagues at the north end of the building and see what they can do with the bill that my colleague from Nevada (Mr. Horsford) has so eloquently described as nearly unanimous and overwhelmingly bipartisan.

Go, Senate.

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