Las Vegas Valley disposal boundary environmental impact statement

The Las Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) analyzes the potential impacts associated with the disposal and use of public land under the management of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as directed by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998, as amended by the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural resources Act of 2002. Three alternatives are analyzed in the DEIS: Proposed Action, Conservation Transfer Alternative, and No Action Alternative. Under the Proposed Action, all remaining BLM lands (approximately 46,700 acres) within the disposal boundary area would be sold or transferred by 2015. The Conservation Transfer Alternative would be similar to the Proposed Action except approximately 5,000 acres of sensitive vegetation and unique paleontological resources within the disposal boundary area would be transferred to entities that would protect or mitigate any resource damage or disturbance. None of the BLM lands remaining within the disposal boundary area would be sold or transferred and the No Action Alternative; management of these lands would continue as specified in the 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan (RMP). This DEIS fulfills the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and BLM management policies as defined in the RMP.