Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
Where it stands
- Introduced2/4/25
- Passed HousePassed 12/15/25
- SenatePassed 2/26/26
- PresidentSigned 5/19/26
- LawPublic Law 119-91
Passed the House by voice vote on December 15, 2025. Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on February 26, 2026. Became Public Law 119-91 on May 19, 2026.
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.
Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act
This act expands the boundaries of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, and grants rights-of-way through the conservation area and other land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the construction of a water transmission pipeline and related facilities.
Specifically, the act requires the BLM to grant certain rights-of-way to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) for the purposes of (1) performing geotechnical investigations within the rights-of-way, and (2) constructing and operating a water pipeline and related facilities.
The rights-of-way may not be located through or under areas designated as wilderness, and construction of the pipeline may not permanently adversely affect surface resources within the conservation area. The BLM may place other reasonable terms and conditions on the issuance of rights-of-way as necessary to protect the conservation area’s resources.
In tunneling the water pipeline, SNWA may excavate and dispose of sand, gravel, minerals, and other materials as needed. The BLM must enter into a memorandum of understanding with SNWA to identify federal land on which SNWA may dispose of such materials.
The act also adds approximately 9,290 acres of land to the conservation area. This expansion of the conservation area is subject to valid existing rights (e.g., utility transmission rights), must not preclude authorized activities within existing rights-of-way or corridors, and must not preclude the BLM from authorizing new utility rights-of-way.
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What happens next
Became Public Law 119-91.
All actions (21)
- 2/4/25Introduced in House
- 2/4/25Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 4/9/25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 4/9/25Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- 9/15/25Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-279.
- 9/15/25Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 235.
- 12/15/25Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 12/15/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5875-5876)
- 12/15/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 972.
- 12/15/25DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 972.
- 12/15/25Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5875)
- 12/15/25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5875)
- 12/15/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 12/16/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2/26/26Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2/26/26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 2/26/26Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S697-699)
- 3/3/26Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 5/12/26Presented to President.
- 5/19/26Signed by President.
- 5/19/26Became Public Law No: 119-91.