{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/horsford-announces-agreement-to-support-more-affordable-housing-in-southern-nevada", "Horsford Announces Agreement to Support More Affordable Housing in Southern Nevada", "2023-08-03", "2023", "2023-08", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Steven Horsford", "H001066", "horsford.house.gov", "horsford", "https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "NORTH LAS VEGAS \u2013 Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today announced a new agreement between the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development and the Interior that will make it easier and more affordable for local communities in Southern Nevada to build affordable housing on federal lands.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s agreement is a huge step toward ensuring that every Nevadan can afford a home,\u201d said Congressman Horsford. \u201cWith the availability of federal land for just $100 an acre for affordable housing projects, we are making strides toward a more equitable housing future and an economy that works for everyone. I applaud this interagency collaboration that will expand housing access and lower costs for Nevadans, and make the American dream attainable for even more of our residents.\"\n\n\u201cWe are proud of the partnership with the Department of the Interior to help families in Nevada get access to homes they can afford,\u201d said Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Adrianne Todman. \u201cThis builds on the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s efforts announced last week to ensure an increase in housing supply to lower costs across the country.\n\n\u201cThrough an all-of-government effort, the Department of the Interior is helping deliver on President Biden\u2019s priorities to lower housing costs and expand housing supply,\u201d said Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau. \u201cWe are proud to partner with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the state of Nevada, and local governments to make it easier for residents to access affordable housing.\u201d\n\nThe new agreement formalizes an updated sales process, specifying that public lands be made available for Nevada or local government entities for $100 an acre. This is far below the rate for comparable land sales \u2013 which at one point reached a high of more than $2 million per acre.\n\nThese efforts support the economic agenda led by President Biden to grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up. Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new commitments to expand affordable housing supply and renter protections, focused on the Administration\u2019s goal of lowering housing costs for all.\n\nThe collaboration between the Departments occurs under the authority of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998, which allows the Department of the Interior\u2019s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to sell public lands within a specific boundary around Las Vegas, Nevada, for development. Although SNPLMA requires parcels to be sold for fair market value to fund education, water and public lands projects in Nevada, Section 7(b) of the Act allows state and local governments to purchase land for a nominal cost to support affordable housing.\n\nSince its enactment, SNPLMA has generated more than $4 billion through 19 rounds, funding projects that have supported the development of parks, trails, and natural areas; public infrastructure; conservation initiatives; multi-species habitat conservation plans; acquisition of environmentally sensitive land; hazardous fuels reduction projects in the Spring Mountains, Carson Range, and at Lake Tahoe; landscape restoration projects in eastern Nevada; and environmental restoration at Lake Tahoe.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/horsford-announces-agreement-to-support-more-affordable-housing-in-southern-nevada"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1368482373654842, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}