Bills About Public Lands And Natural Resources Sponsored by Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

Sen. Heller sponsored 56 bills about public lands and natural resources in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Feb. 16, 2017	S.414	A bill to promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 708.
Aug. 28, 2018	S.3397	A bill to promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 18, 2017	S.1181	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 373.
Feb. 8, 2018	S.2414	A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 4, 2017	S.1046	A bill to facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to fully implement the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.
Aug. 3, 2017	S.1752	A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to expedite wildfire prevention projects to reduce the risk of wildfire on certain high-risk Federal land, and for other purposes.	4	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
June 15, 2017	S.1363	A bill to streamline the process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb. 2, 2017	S.282	A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 12, 2017	S.145	A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to the economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 4, 2017	S.22	A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 28, 2016	S.3102	A bill to promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
March 3, 2016	S.2627	A bill to adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-502.
May 20, 2015	S.1407	A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Jan. 13, 2015	S.160	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-380.
Feb. 12, 2015	S.472	A bill to promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-380.
May 13, 2015	S.1319	A bill to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
April 15, 2015	S.953	A bill to facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of a conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 22, 2015	S.232	A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 7, 2015	S.113	A bill to ensure that Federal Register notices submitted to the Bureau of Land Management are reviewed in a timely manner.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
July 31, 2014	S.2768	A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to expand the use of categorical exclusions for hazardous fuel reduction projects.	5	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov. 4, 2013	S.1640	A bill to facilitate planning, permitting, administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects within Lincoln County, Nevada, and for other purposes.	0		Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433.
May 23, 2013	S.1049	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433.
May 20, 2014	S.2356	A bill to adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve.	2	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
July 8, 2014	S.2566	A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in and around historic mining townsites located in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb. 3, 2014	S.1983	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 28, 2013	S.159	A bill to designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.
June 27, 2013	S.1263	A bill to establish a wilderness area, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
April 17, 2013	S.757	A bill to provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and Lincoln County, Nevada, to extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land, and for other purposes.	0		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 122.
June 13, 2013	S.1167	A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 6, 2013	S.472	A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 6, 2013	S.473	A bill to ensure that Federal Register notices submitted to the Bureau of Land Management are reviewed in a timely manner.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec. 20, 2012	S.3701	A bill to designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 22, 2012	S.2228	A bill to convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug. 2, 2011	S.1473	A bill to amend Public Law 99-548 to provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and to extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land.	0		Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.
Nov. 10, 2011	S.1844	A bill to ensure that Federal Register notices submitted to the Bureau of Land Management are reviewed in a timely manner.	9	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sept. 14, 2011	S.1554	A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug. 2, 2011	S.1475	A bill to convey certain land to Clark County, Nevada, to designate the Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
April 6, 2011	H.R.1400	To validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
March 1, 2011	H.R.856	To withdraw certain land located in Clark County, Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
July 14, 2010	H.R.5735	To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a competitive leasing program for wind and solar energy development on Federal land, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jan. 28, 2009	H.R.762	To validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.
May 26, 2010	H.R.5416	To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 24, 2010	H.R.5370	To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in and around historic mining townsites located in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
May 5, 2010	H.R.5219	To withdraw certain land located in Clark County, Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb. 24, 2010	H.R.4675	To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan. 28, 2009	H.R.765	To establish the Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
July 31, 2009	H.R.3482	To make renewable energy production a priority on certain public lands for the purpose of responsibly producing clean, affordable power for the American people.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan. 9, 2009	H.R.409	To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
April 30, 2009	H.R.2210	To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nevada System of Higher Education certain Federal land located in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan. 9, 2009	H.R.407	To provide for the release of any reversionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno, Nevada.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan. 9, 2009	H.R.408	To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land located in the City, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan. 28, 2009	H.R.763	To promote conservation and provide for sensible development in Carson City, Nevada, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Nov. 19, 2008	H.R.7282	To promote conservation and provide for sensible development in Carson City, Nevada, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
May 9, 2007	H.R.2246	To validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada, that were originally conveyed by the United States to facilitate construction of transcontinental railroads, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1018.
May 14, 2007	H.R.2299	To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land located in the City, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
June 10, 2008	H.R.6223	To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

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