H.R. 6917 would transfer approximately 3,156 acres of federally managed land in Southern Nevada into trust for the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians, making it part of the tribe's reservation. The bill requires the Interior Department to survey and establish the boundaries of the transferred land within 180 days of enactment. As conditions of the transfer, the tribe must grant a 300-foot-wide right-of-way to an electric utility for high-voltage transmission facilities supporting renewable energy projects, and gaming activities are prohibited on the land. The bill preserves the tribe's water rights under state law and does not affect an existing 2021 agreement between the tribe and the City of Las Vegas. This legislation would give the Las Vegas Paiute tribe greater control over tribal lands while maintaining energy infrastructure access and excluding gaming operations from the newly transferred property.
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