Nevada gets 257 acres of federal land for wastewater infrastructure
H.R. 10292 — Southern Nevada Wastewater Infrastructure Lands Act · Filed by Dina Titus (D-NV) · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill directs the Interior Secretary to give approximately 257 acres of federal land in Nevada to the Clark County Water Reclamation District at no cost, to be used for wastewater infrastructure. The District must pay the administrative costs of the transfer. If the land stops being used for public wastewater purposes, it reverts to federal ownership.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward conveyance of federal land to a public water authority for wastewater infrastructure. It is a routine intergovernmental asset transfer with clear public-purpose restrictions and reversion protections.
What the text implies
- The 180-day timeline creates a procedural floor but does not guarantee completion if the District's request is incomplete or disputed.
- The reversion clause applies only if the land 'ceases to be used for public purposes'—a District decision to repurpose or lease the land for ancillary revenue may not trigger reversion if characterized as supporting wastewater operations.
- The bill waives land-use planning requirements under FLPMA §§202–203, which normally require public comment and environmental review; this streamlines the process but reduces transparency in site-specific planning.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The transfer enables critical wastewater infrastructure serving a growing region at no cost to the District (only administrative fees), reducing barriers to public health infrastructure. The reversion clause protects the public interest by ensuring the land returns to federal control if abandoned for its stated purpose.
Who stands to gain
- Clark County Water Reclamation District (public entity receiving land asset)
Named in the bill
Clark County Water Reclamation District, Bureau of Land Management, Secretary of the Interior, Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
Where it stands
- Sep 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,237 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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