Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 4, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to accept the relinquishment of all or part of the Alta-Hualapai Site by the city of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Directs the Secretary, after relinquishment of all or part of the Alta-Hualapai Site, to convey to the Nevada Cancer Institute (the Institute) in Las Vegas, the part of the Site that is necessary for the development of a nonprofit cancer institute.

Requires the Secretary, after a request from the city, to convey to the city any remaining part of the Alta-Hualapai Site necessary for ancillary medical or nonprofit use compatible with the Institute's mission.

Requires any conveyance by the city of any part of the land received to be for no less than fair market value and the proceeds from any such conveyance to be distributed in accordance with Public Law 105-263 (the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998).

Provides that the conveyance by the Secretary under this Act shall be at no cost, except that the Secretary may require the recipient to bear any costs associated with the transfer of title or any necessary land surveys.

Requires the Secretary to submit a report on all transactions conducted under Public Law 105-263.

Authorizes the Secretary to grant rights-of-way to the Las Vegas Valley Water District on a portion of the Alta-Hualapai Site for a flood control project and a water pumping facility.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov