Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today with my good friend Senator Ensign to introduce the Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act of 2010. As you may know, the Federal Government manages more than 87 percent of the land in Nevada, which equates to more than 61 million acres. This fact makes it necessary for our communities to pursue Federal remedies for problems that can be handled in a much more expeditious manner in States that have more private land than we do. This bill, for instance, would transfer one small parcel of land to Elko County and another to the Elko Indian Colony. Both conveyances will provide important benefits to the residents of northeastern Nevada, and both conveyances require congressional action. The first title of this Act would convey approximately 300 acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, BLM, Elko Field Office to Elko County. This proposal, which is strongly supported by the local community, would clear the way for the construction of a BMX, motocross, off-highway vehicle, and stock car racing area. It is worth noting that Elko County tried for many years to work through the normal administrative process to get a recreation and public purposes lease on this land, but the local BLM field office has been unable to process the request due to a very high workload. Off-road vehicles are an important part of life in rural Nevada.…”