Senate Joint Resolution No. 9--Committee on Natural 
    Resources

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION--Expressing the support of the Nevada 
       Legislature for exchanges of land involving the Bureau of 
       Land Management and the Colorado River Commission which 
       would result in additional land for Laughlin, Nevada.


  WHEREAS, The town of Laughlin, Nevada, is an 
unincorporated town located on the banks of the Colorado 
River in the southern tip of Clark County, Nevada; and
  WHEREAS, The current population of Laughlin is 
estimated at 7,500 residents, but may be increased, with 
existing facilities for water and sewage treatment, to an 
estimated 15,000 additional residents; and
  WHEREAS, Because of Laughlin's unique location 
and warm climate, numerous tourists and visitors travel to 
Laughlin each year, and it is estimated that the number of 
hotel rooms in Laughlin will increase to approximately 
11,000; and
  WHEREAS, The dramatic influx of visitors and 
permanent residents in the Laughlin area has resulted in an 
exploding economy and a corresponding need for land upon 
which to expand; and
  WHEREAS, Much of the land adjacent to or 
surrounding the unincorporated boundaries of Laughlin is 
under the control of the Federal Government, through the 
Bureau of Land Management; and
  WHEREAS, The board of county commissioners of 
Clark County requested the Colorado River Commission and the 
Bureau of Land Management to initiate a process to exchange 
certain lands administered by the commission for certain 
federal land in Laughlin, and the commission has approved 
that request and directed its staff to initiate that 
process; and
  WHEREAS, Successful exchanges of land 
involving the Bureau of Land Management and the Colorado 
River Commission are of great benefit in fulfilling 
Laughlin's need for additional land; now, therefore, be it
  RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF 
NEVADA, JOINTLY, That the Nevada Legislature hereby 
expresses its support for exchanges of land involving the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Colorado River Commission 
which would result in additional land for Laughlin, Nevada; 
and be it further
  RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate 
prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management in Nevada and the Chairman of the Colorado 
River Commission; and be it further
  RESOLVED, That this resolution becomes 
effective upon passage and approval.

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