Pahrump and Las Vegas Field Offices
| Contacts: | Hillerie C. Patton | , 702-515-5046 | , hillerie_c_patton@blm.gov |
BLM to Hold Public Meetings on Valley Electric Association's Hidden Hills Transmission Project
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pahrump and Las Vegas field Offices will hold three public scoping meetings in November to listen to and record comments and questions for Valley Electric Association transmission project proposed on public lands in the southern Pahrump and Sandy valleys in Clark and Nye counties, Nev.
The public meetings will be held in an open-house format with information available about the proposed transmission project. The meetings are scheduled from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Nov. 8, 9, and 10 in Pahrump, Jean, and Boulder City:
- Tuesday, Nov. 8: Pahrump Community Library, 701 East Street, Pahrump
- Wednesday, Nov. 9: Jean Airport, 23600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Jean
- Thursday, Nov. 10: CSN Boulder City Center, 700 Wyoming Street, Boulder City
The public is being asked to help identify potential issues regarding the applicant’s request for a right-of-way (ROW) authorization for the construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of transmission infrastructure improvements, both 230 kilovolt (kV) and 500 kV, and a natural gas pipeline to support the development of the Hidden Hills Solar Electric Generating Project. The 3,275-acre solar-project site would be located on privately-owned land; however, the transmission and natural gas lines, once they leave the site, would be located on public land managed by the BLM.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
The BLM published a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, in the October 11, Federal Register.
For more information on this project, please call Greg Helseth, BLM Southern Nevada District, Renewable Energy Project Manager at 702-515-5173, or email ValleyElec_HiddenHillsEIS@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.