Political Quotes

“I am very pleased to see the House take up H.R. 2135, legislation I have introduced to make boundary corrections along Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas. Landowners along Decatur approached me last year with the problem that H.R. 2135 addresses. It seems that the original survey conducted in the area in the late 1800's was deficient. Subsequent surveys based on that first one, and upon which people bought land along Decatur, were in error due to that initial botched survey. Since there are no liens on any of the property, the usual title searches performed at the time of purchase did not show problems with the titles. However, subsequent to the purchases of the properties, it was discovered that the property lines are drawn incorrectly. The cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas have spent a lot of time and money trying to correct the erroneous boundaries and make the homeowners whole. And they have been largely successful, in that the bulk of people affected by the boundary error have had their property boundaries adjusted. Unfortunately, however, for about 20 homeowners, the land in question involves Federal land managed by the BLM. Since Las Vegas and North Las Vegas have no jurisdiction over the BLM land, these boundary errors can only be corrected by Congress. Mr. Speaker, this situation has created a nightmare for those who, in good faith, bought property along Decatur Boulevard.”