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Assembly Joint Rcsolulmn No 2 1 -Assemblymen Schoficid, Dini. 



Jeffrey. Price. Spriggs and Callisier 



FILE NUMBER."?^ 



ASSEMBLY JOINT RliSOI.UTION -Uritiin: tht Prcsidcni to suppnn and Congteu lo 



consunini^lc ihc exchange of ccnjin public land m Nevada for private land owned 

 by Aerojel-General Corporalion 



WHEREAS. The Slate of Nevada has worked very hard lo strengchcn and 

 diversify its economy; and 



WHEREAS. The Federal Government currently controls 87 percent of llie 

 land in Nevada; and 



WHEREAS. Aerojet-General Corporation has proposed to exchange certain 

 land owned by it in Florida for federally administered land in southern and 

 western Nevada for industrial development and testing, and 



WHEREAS. The Florida land will be used to achieve the protection of 

 valuable natural vegetation in the Everglades; and 



WHEREAS, Industrial development is needed lo strengthen and diversify 

 Nevada's economy and the proposed development by Aerojet will help 

 provide Lincoln County with a more stable economic base which is vitally 

 needed; and 



WHEREAS. Aerojet has caused environmental evaluations of ils proposed 

 sites in southern and western Nevada and agrees to use (he sites in a manner 

 which will minimize any adver.se effects on the environment and agrees to 

 mitigate those adverse effects; now, therefore, be it 



RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. 

 JOINTLY. That the Nevada Legislature urges the President to support and 

 Congress to enact legislation consummating the exchange of certain private 

 land owned by Aerojet-General Corporation in Florida for certain public 

 land located in southern and western Nevada if a right-of-way corridor not 

 more than 1-mile wide is reserved therefrom to the United States for tJie 

 construction, operation and maintenance of electric transmission lines; and 

 be it further 



RESOLVED. That copies of this resolution be prepared and transmined 

 forthwith by the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to the President of the United 

 States, the Vice President of the United States as presiding officer of the 

 Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to each member of 

 the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further 



RESOLVED. That this resolution becomes effective upon passage and 

 approval. 



