H.R. 972 · Signed into law · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act

Sponsor: Dina Titus (D-NV)

What it does

• Expands the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada by approximately 9,290 acres, subject to valid existing rights and authorized activities.
• Requires the Bureau of Land Management to grant rights-of-way to the Southern Nevada Water Authority for constructing and operating a water transmission pipeline and related facilities through BLM-administered land.
• Permits the Southern Nevada Water Authority to excavate and dispose of sand, gravel, minerals, and other materials during pipeline tunneling, with BLM to enter a memorandum of understanding identifying disposal sites on
• Prohibits pipeline rights-of-way from being located through or under designated wilderness areas, and requires construction to avoid permanent adverse effects on conservation area surface resources.

Official summary

Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act This bill expands the boundaries of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, and grants rights-of-way through the conservation area and other land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the construction of a water transmission pipeline and related facilities. Specifically, the bill requires the BLM to grant certain rights-of-way to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) for the purposes of (1) performing geotechnical investigations within the rights-of-way, and (2) constructing and operating a water pipeline and related facilities. Rights-of-way may not be located through or under areas designated as wilderness, and construction of the pipeline may not permanently adversely affect surface resources within the conservation area. The BLM may place other reasonable terms and conditions on the issuance of rights-of-way as necessary to protect the conservation area’s resources. In tunneling the water pipeline, SNWA may excavate and dispose of sand, gravel, minerals, and other materials as needed. The BLM must enter into a memorandum of understanding with SNWA to identify federal land on…

Latest action

May 19, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-91.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources