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Nevada case study
Follow a federal land bill from coalition work and committee hearings to a funding decision for a Clark County park.
Pilot coverage includes examples for 89101 (Las Vegas), 96150 (South Lake Tahoe), and 80202 (Denver).
Federal · Congress and Interior
U.S. Senator Richard Bryan later told the Senate that he and U.S. Senator Harry Reid worked with a task force on federal land disposal policy before introducing their proposal.
Read Bryan’s account in the Congressional RecordA House hearing on predecessor legislation includes statements from Reid, Bryan, and U.S. Representative John Ensign.
Read the House hearing transcriptEnsign introduced the House bill on January 20, 1997. The House passed it as amended, 422–3, on June 18. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on May 6, 1998.
See the H.R. 449 legislative historySection 4 directs how proceeds from specified federal land sales are distributed and establishes eligible uses for a special account.
Read section 4 of the enrolled billNevada state · Process guide
A Nevada bill goes through the Assembly and Senate, where committees can hear testimony and recommend amendments. Both houses must agree on the bill before it goes to the Governor.
Nevada’s bill processFor a proposal that depends on state funds, identify the relevant budget account and the legislative appropriation decision. The Governor submits a proposed budget for legislative consideration.
Nevada state financial administrationLocal · Clark County
Round 20 · Funding decision
$19,311,943
Clark County is the jurisdiction listed for this project in the signed federal decision. To trace delivery, look for the executed agreement, county contract, and completion records for this project phase.
See the signed decision, parks and trails item 1Which record would show the county committed funds? Which would confirm construction was accepted? What would you measure to learn whether the improvements changed how residents use the park?
Look for an executed agreement or contract, a project acceptance record, and comparable visitor data before and after the improvements.
California · U.S. Senate
Feinstein introduced S. 1925 with Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer and Richard Bryan. Compare how a two-state coalition pursued restoration funding. The enacted measure was H.R. 3388.
Read S. 1925 · Read the enacted lawColorado · U.S. Senate
The Senate committee report records that Mitch McConnell, acting for Gardner, offered a substitute to H.R. 1957 that inserted the text of S. 3422. Compare how federal legislation established a funding mechanism for conservation and public lands.
Read the Senate committee report