Harry Reid: “sometime, when the opportunity arises, I am going to introduce, for myself and Senator Ensign, the Dandini Research Park…”

“sometime, when the opportunity arises, I am going to introduce, for myself and Senator Ensign, the Dandini Research Park Transfer Act, which will transfer an important tract of land in Washoe County, Nevada, to the University and Community College System of Nevada. The University of Nevada holds two patents from the Bureau of Land Management for approximately 467 acres of public land located north of downtown Reno. In the early 1970s, the land was patented to the university pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Now known as the Dandini Research Park, it is the home of Truckee Meadows Community College and the Desert Research Institute's Northern Nevada Science Center. Truckee Meadows Community College and its predecessor, Western Nevada Community College, have provided educational programs and opportunities to the residents of Reno, Sparks, and the surrounding communities for over 30 years. Construction of the College's facilities on the Dandini campus began in 1975, shortly after conveyance of the original patents. For over 25 years the Desert Research Institute has excelled in applied scientific research and the application of technologies to improve people's lives in Nevada and throughout the world.”