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110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2898
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 22, 2008
Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To provide for the release of certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of Nevada.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Orchard Detention Basin Flood Control
Act
.
Release of certain land in the sunrise mountain instant study area
Finding
Congress finds that the land described in subsection (c) has been adequately studied for wilderness designation under section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782).
Release
The land described in subsection (c)—
is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
shall be managed in accordance with—
land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and
cooperative conservation agreements in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Description of Land
The land referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is the approximately 65 acres of land in the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area of Clark County, Nevada, that is—
known as the
Orchard Detention Basin
; and
designated for release on the map titled
Orchard Detention Basin
and dated March 18, 2005.