Reid Statement on House Efforts to Gut SNPLMA

Nevada Senator Harry Reid ^ | February 26, 2014 | Nevada Senator Harry Reid

[mdittmar]

Washington, D.C. Nevada Senator Harry Reid today denounced House efforts to gut the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) as part of the Tule Springs legislation mark-up to take place Thursday morning. Members of the House Natural Resources Committee have proposed that money generated by SNPLMA land sales in the bill in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas be sent to the Treasury Department rather than being spent in Nevada as SNPLMA were intended. To date, SNPLMA projects have generated over $3 billion through the sale of 15,000 acres of land in the Las Vegas Valley.

“The Tule Springs legislation should not move forward in the House Committee at the expense of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act,” said Senator Reid. “SNPLMA is the most successful program in the history of Nevada, investing literally billions of dollars into our state’s economy toward public works projects as well as restoration and conservation efforts. Any attempt to support Tule Springs in this form is an attempt to gut SNPLMA and I will not allow nor support these efforts. A bad bill is worse than no bill at all.”

The Tule Springs bill passed the U.S. Senate Committee in December. Senator Reid along with former Senator Richard Bryan and then-Congressman John Ensign passed the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act in 1998. Since its passage in October of 1998, SNPLMA has generated over $3 billion through the sale of about 15,000 acres of land in the Las Vegas Valley.

• $300 million spent on Lake Tahoe Restoration
• Over $44 million spent on fuels reduction to battle wildland fire
• $1.1 billion spent on parks, trails and natural areas in Nevada to encourage Nevadans to get outdoors
• Over $500 million for acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands
• Over $500 million spent on capital improvements in on our public lands

[mdittmar]

No mention of the billions of our tax dollars spent on solar energy?

What's up with that harry?

[digger48]

also, no mention of the million$ kicked back to Harry and other Democrats

[ridesthemiles]

The new Geo-Thermal/Solar power plant in Southern Nevada vgot lots of tax breaks.

Then the company signed a 20 year contract to provide power to Burbank——CALIFORNIA!!!

I don’t think California gave them any tax breaks!!!

[ridesthemiles]

The new Geo-Thermal/Solar power plant in Southern Nevada vgot lots of tax breaks.

Then the company signed a 20 year contract to provide power to Burbank——CALIFORNIA!!!

I don’t think California gave them any tax breaks!!!