Harry Reid: “The State of Nevada has had no input. There are about 20 maps on file at the DOE showing where these lands are located.…”

“The State of Nevada has had no input. There are about 20 maps on file at the DOE showing where these lands are located. The Governor of the State of Nevada knows nothing about this. Our public lands administrator in the State of Nevada knows nothing about this. I have not been provided copies of these maps, so I assume none of my colleagues have either. No hearings have been held to find out whether the land conveyances are good or bad. We want land in the private sector, but we do not want land conveyed that will have a negative effect on the people of the State of Nevada. We need to review the proposed land conveyances. These are not small conveyances. This bill could convey land larger than the State of Connecticut from public lands to private lands in the State of Nevada. This legislation is a big fat yellow lemon. In addition to that, although I usually like the looks of lemons, this is an ugly lemon, and the best thing we can do is vote against this legislation. It is bad legislation, and the amendment of my friend, the Senator from Alaska, is not going to improve it.”