Construction must not permanently harm surface resources
To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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Construction must not permanently harm surface resources
The document says “shall not”Who acts: Southern Nevada Water AuthorityHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“Construction of the water pipeline shall not permanently adversely affect conservation area surface resources.”
Section 3(b) of the Act, in new subsection (h)(3)(B). It makes a right-of-way issued under the subsection subject to the requirement that construction of the water pipeline not permanently adversely affect conservation area surface resources.
What the document actually says
“Construction of the water pipeline shall not permanently adversely affect conservation area surface resources.”
That sentence, in plain words
Building the pipe must not harm the top of the land for good.
What this is about
Surface means the ground you can see and walk on. The law uses the word permanently, so lasting harm is what it bars.
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Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act, Public Law 119-91, sec. 3, 140 Stat. 822 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ91/html/PLAW-119publ91.htm
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“Construction must not permanently harm surface resources,” Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/sloan-canyon-conservation-lateral-pipeline-act/proposal/sec03-no-permanent-surface-harm/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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