1. Subject to existing rights, all public lands in Nevada and all minerals not previously appropriated are the property of the State of Nevada and subject to its jurisdiction and control.
2. Until equivalent measures are enacted by the State of Nevada, the rights and privileges of the people of the State of Nevada under the National Forest Reserve Transfer Act (16 U.S.C. §§ 471 et seq.), the General Mining Laws (30 U.S.C. §§ 21 et seq.), the Homestead Act (43 U.S.C. §§ 161 et seq.), the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. §§ 315 et seq.), the Desert Land Act (43 U.S.C. §§ 321 et seq.), the Carey Act (43 U.S.C. §§ 641 et seq.) and the Public Rangelands Improvement Act (43 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq.) and all rights-of-way and easements for public utilities must be preserved under administration by the State.
3. Public lands in Nevada which have been administered by the United States under international treaties or interstate compacts must continue to be administered by the State in conformance with those treaties or compacts.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1365)
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