# 119-s-462: Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act

119-s-462, Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-462
- Congress: 119
- Title: Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-25

## Summary

**Convey federal lands to local governments and tribes while creating new Wilderness and National Conservation Areas.** This bill would transfer specified BLM and Forest Service parcels to named public bodies and to three Nevada tribes, create a Carson City land‑sale program with a Truckee Meadows Special Account to direct sale proceeds, and set management, grazing, and wildlife rules for new Wilderness and Conservation Areas.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New national conservation areas: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create several National Conservation Areas, including the Massacre Rim Dark Sky NCA of about 134,144 acres. The Secretary would file maps and legal descriptions and manage each NCA as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. The Secretary would write a comprehe…
- Tribal land placed into trust: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would take specified federal parcels into trust and add them to three Tribal reservations: about 11,373 acres for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, roughly 8,319 acres plus additional Forest Service and fee acres for the Reno‑Sparks Indian Colony, and about 601 acres plus For…
- Free federal land to local governments: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary or the Agriculture Secretary would convey specified federal parcels at no purchase price to named local public entities for parks, schools, roads, flood control, recreation, and similar public uses. Recipients would have to pay all conveyance costs like surveys, appraisals…
- Wilderness, grazing, and mining rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would designate many federal areas as wilderness and withdraw them from public‑land entry and mineral leasing, with boundaries set a fixed distance from nearby roads. It would let livestock grazing that existed before enactment continue in designated wilderness under regulation…
- Carson City land sales and housing: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would identify and offer certain federal parcels near Carson City for sale within one year. Sales would be by competitive bid at not less than fair market value, except about 33 acres that the Secretary would review for affordable housing and could be conveyed below market…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-5215: Cleaner Transportation Access for All Act

## Sources
- [119-s-462 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/462)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-5215: Cleaner Transportation Access for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5215)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-462 (as of 2026-10-25).