The US Department of the Interior has announced that it will allocate over $417 million for 47 projects in Nevada and California, dedicated to recreation improvement, wildlife habitat conservation, hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention, and other purposes. These projects were funded by the sale of public lands under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA), which generates proceeds from land sales within a congressionally designated area in the Las Vegas Valley to fund conservation and public benefit projects across Nevada.

 
Secretary Deb Haaland stated that "today's investment continues that effort by supporting jobs and local economies, improving recreation opportunities in rural and low-income communities, and advancing the Biden-Harris administration's America the Beautiful initiative's goal to conserve at least 30 percent each of our lands and waters by the year 2030."

The projects funded by SNPLMA have supported a wide range of initiatives, including the development of parks, trails, and natural areas; public infrastructure; conservation initiatives; multi-species habitat conservation plans; acquisition of environmentally sensitive land; hazardous fuels reduction projects in the Spring Mountains, Carson Range, and at Lake Tahoe; landscape restoration projects in eastern Nevada; and environmental restoration at Lake Tahoe.

Entities receiving funds include Carson City, City of Henderson, City of Las Vegas, City of North Las Vegas, Clark County, Lincoln County, White Pine County, State of Nevada, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-417-million-recreation-and-restoration-projects-nevada