Mesquite Lands Act of 1986--The Rest of the Story

As more information becomes available, it is becoming clear to me as a former Las Vegas and Clark County land planner, that the Bundy story is not about cows,tortoises, grazing rights, childish name calling, or alleged threats.

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It's about prime real estate, and Bundy's cows were grazing on land that the City of Mesquite has had its eye on for years for annexation to be used to "meet future demands for its citizens and a rapidly growing tourism industry." The City of Mesquite's "Purchased, Unpurchased and Acquirable Lands" map (CLICK HERE) shows areas within yellow lined blocks on the southern most part of the map called "Proposed Amendment to the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986." The area within the yellow lined blocks include much of the land used by Cliven Bundy to graze his cattle. They may also include the Bundy Ranch. Here is an excerpt from THE MESQUITE LANDS ACT OF 1986: The Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-548) was amended by Section 121 of Public Law 104-208 to afford the City of Mesquite, Nevada, the exclusive right to purchase certain federal land under the control of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), at not less than fair market value for a period of 12 years. On October 24, 1996, these public lands were segregated from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the general mining laws, until September 29, 2008. The Mesquite Lands Act was further amended by Public Law 106-113 on November 29, 1999, with the specific purpose of conveying land to construct a commercial airport and to provide with the more room for commercial and industrial development to meet future demands for its citizens and a rapidly growing tourism industry. The 1999 amendment provided a time frame of 12 years for the conveyance to occur. FULL TEXT: MAPS: [url=http://www.mesquitenv.gov/city-government/forms-documents/maps]http://www.mesquitenv.gov/city-government/forms-documents/maps[/url] No one's life is worth losing over the desire of investors and politicians to get their hands on gorgeous Virgin River real estate. - SM Further reading BLM Siege At Bunkerville - The Real Story:

Mesquite Nevada Tourism Promotional Video

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