Active Agreement Documents in Nevada

This page does not contain all of the executed and still active Programmatic Agreements (PA) and Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) in Nevada.  You may request a copy of any document not listed here by completing and submitting a Public Records request. 

Helpful information about the preparation of Agreements can be found on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's (ACHP) website here. 

An ACHP white paper on the types of Agreement Document that can be executed and when they should be used is here. 

Please Note: The SHPO has determined that most, but not all, of the following agreements meet the terms found in NRS 383.121.9(b) and/or NRS 383.710.3(b) for an “existing agreement with a federal agency that was executed pursuant to federal law and that relates to the discovery of prehistoric native Indian human remains or a funerary object.” The SHPO has determined that execution of these documents means that the provisions for notification found in NRS 383.121.3 through NRS 383.121.7 and/or NRS 383.170.1 as amended, do not apply.  Please read the specific documents to determine applicability. 

U.S. Air Force

• Demolition of Lomie Gray Heard School, Nellis Air Force Base MOA

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Carson City
  • Lompa Ranch North Flood Channel Improvements Project, Carson City MOA
• Clark County

  • Issuance of a 404 Permit under the Clean Water Act for the Summerlin West Development PA and Amendment #1 and Amendment #2  General Location map (not part of PA)

• Elko County

  • Elko County Regional Athletic Complex MOA

• Washoe County

  • Whites Creek Diversion and Mt. Rose Water Treatment Plant MOA

  • Talus Valley Project MOA

Bureau of Indian Affairs

• Clark County

  • Aiya Solar Project on the Moapa River Indian Reservation MOA and Amendment #1

  • Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Project and Associated Infrastructure MOA

  • Southern Bighorn Solar Projects I and II MOA

• Elko County

  • Duck Valley Irrigation System PA

  • Improvements for the China Diversion Dam Project for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes MOA

Bureau of Land Management

• Carson City

  • Conveyance to Carson City, Nevada of 5,452 Acres of Public Lands as Mandated by the Omnibus Public Land Management Acto of 2009 and 489 Acres of Private Property PA

• Clark County

  • Southern Nevada Intertie 500kv Transmission Line Project PA and Amendment One

  • CalNev Expansion Project PA

  • Southern California Edison Maintenance of Historic Power Conveyance Systems in Nevada and California PA 

  • Development of the Kiel Ranch Historic Park Located Within the City of North Las Vegas MOA and Amendment #1  (also present in National Park Service section below)

  • Gemini Solar Project MOA

  • Gold Butte National Monument Historic Properties Protection Project MOA

• Churchill County

  • Salt Wells Energy Projects PA and Amendment #1

• Elko County

  • Long Canyon Project PA, Amendment #1, and Amendment #2

  • Railroad Mineral Exploration (2012) MOA, Amendment #1, and Revised MOA (2018)

  • Gulley Allotment Grazing Permit Renewal Project PA

  • Ruby #6 Allotment Grazing Permit Renewal Project PA

  • Marys River Oil and Gas Exploration MOA

  • Huntington Valley Oil and Gas Proposed Exploration MOA 

  • Rossi Mine Plan of Operations MOA

  • Data Recovery at 26Ek16440, 26EK16485, and 26EK16514 MOA and Map (not part of agreement)

  • Midas Plan of Operations Area MOA and Supplementary Letters

  • West Wendover Land Conveyance MOA

• Esmeralda County

  • Scorpio Gold Corporation's Mineral Ridge Mine Expansion in The Mineral Ridge Mining District PA

  • Sale of Gold Point Town Site to Esmeralda County MOA and Amendment One

  • Gemfield Mine Project MOA

• Eureka County

  • 3 Bars Ecosystem and Landscape Restoration Project PA

  • Gold Bar Mine Project MOA and Amendment 1

  • Ruby Hill Project PA

  • Nevada Vanadium Gibellini Mine Project MOA

• Humboldt County

  • Orni 52 LLC/Ormat Baltazor Geothermal Development and Baltazor Transmission Line Project MOA

  • Lithium Nevada Thacker Pass Mine MOA

  • Valmy Development Project, Marigold Mining MOA

• Lander County

  • Reona Project PA and Amendment #1

• Lincoln County

  • Gold Springs Exploration Project PA

  • Round 3 Lincoln County Conservation Recreation and Development Act (LCCRDA) Land Sales MOA

• Lyon County

  • Yerington Lands Conveyance, MOA and Amendment #1

  • Sale of the Ghiglia and Robinson Ranches to the State of Nevada MOA

  • Two Undertakings at the Anaconda Copper Mine Site MOA

• Nye County

  • Midway Exploration Project PA and Amendment #1

• Pershing County

  • Florida Canyon Mine Amended Plan of Operations Area #18 MOA

  • Burning Man 10 year Permit Issuance MOA

  • Lincoln Hill Exploration Project MOA

  • New York Canyon Transmission Line Project MOA

• Storey County

  • Demolition of the United Comstock Merger Mill PA and Amendment #1 and Amendment #2

• Washoe County

  • Virginia Mountains Vegetation Treatments Project PA

  • Archaeological Excavation of Significant Information from Wagontire Shelter MOA

• White Pine County

  • The Newark and Huntington Watershed Implementation and Restoration Plan PA

  • Robinson Mine PA

  • Stormy Mine Plan of Operations Development MOA

  • Direct Sale of a Parcel of the Robison Ranch (Schena) White Pine County MOA

• Multiple Counties

  • Eureka and Lander: Mineral Exploration and Development of Barrick Cortez's Properties in the Cortez Area PA

  • Douglas, Lyon, and Carson: Pine Nut Land Heath Project PA

  • Lincoln and White Pine Counties: Conveyance of 11,723 Acres of Public land to the State of Nevada as Mandated by the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 and the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006 PA

  • White Pine and Elko Counties: Overland Pass Habitat Improvement Project PA

  • Lincoln and Clark Counties: Transwest Express PA

  • Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties: SNWA Groundwater Development Project PA

  • Douglas, Lyon, and Carson City: Pine Nut Forest Health PA

  • Nye and Lincoln Counties: Watershed Assessment in the Caliente Field Office PA

  • White Pine and Lincoln Counties: South Spring and Hamblin Watershed Restoration Project PA

  • White Pine and Eureka Counties: Midway Gold US Inc. Gold Rock Project PA

  • Humboldt and Pershing Counties: Hycroft Phase II Expansion MOA

  • Churchill and Pershing Counties: Dixie Meadows Geothermal Development Project MOA and Amendment

  • BLM Nationwide PA (2012) and Amendment #1 or here at the BLM Website

  • Solar Energy Development PA (applies to Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah)

  • BLM Nevada State Protocol Agreement and Amendment

  • BLM California State Protocol Agreement

Bureau of Reclamation

• Churchill

  • Carson Lake and Pasture Land Transfer to the State of Nevada MOA and Amendment One

  • Transfer of the Old Lahontan Power Plant MOA

• Clark County

  • Implementation of the Clark County Wetlands Park PA

  • Proposed Safety Improvements to the Top of Hoover Dam, Clark County, Nevada MOA

  • Revisions to Landscaping at the Administration Building and the Training Center of the Date Street Complex, Bureau Of Reclamation Lower Colorado Basin Region, Boulder City MOA

• Lyon County

  • Habitat Management Projects at the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area PA 

• Multiple Counties:

  • Removal of Dam-Tender Residential Features, Newlands Reclamation Project MOA

  • Derby Dam Fish Screen MOA

  • Operation and Maintenance Management of the Newlands Project and the Truckee Canal Extraordinary Maintenance Project in Churchill, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe Counties PA

U.S. Department of Energy

• Nye

  • Modernization and Operation Maintenance of the Nevada National Security Site at Mercury PA
  • Remodeling of Building 03-53 (Area 3) at Sandia National Laboratories, Tonopah Test Range, Nevada MOA
  • Corrective Action Activities and Demolition of the Engine Maintenance Assembly and Disassembly Facility and the Test Cell C Historic District, Major Components of the Nuclear Rocket Development Station Historic District Located in Area 25 at the Nevada National Security Site MOA
  • Demolition and Removal of Ten Architectural Resources at Located in Area 12 MOA
  • Demolition and Disposition of Tower 02-00 at Sandia National Laboratories, Tonopah Test Range MOA
  • Signals Exploration Testbed (SET) Project in Area 26 of the Nevada National Security Site MOA

• Multiple Counties

  • Maintenance and Minor Construction Activities at Existing Western Power Administration Transmission Lines, Facilities and Properties in Nevada PA

  • PA Prototype for Nevada for EECBG, SEP, and WAP Undertakings and Extension and Amendment One

U.S. Department of Interior

• UNR Campus, Building 58 Radium Decontamination MOA

Environmental Protection Agency

• State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund PA

• Rolling A Wastewater Treatment Facility MOA and Amendment 1

• Reach 3 of the Pleasant Valley Interceptor MOA

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Wendover Airport MOA

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Nevada Programmatic Agreement for FEMA actions, Revisions to Appendix B, Amendment One 

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Communications Facility at 160 East Toll Road, Virginia City, Storey County MOA 

U.S. Forest Service (USFS)

• Mineral Exploration for the National Exploration Project in Humboldt County

• Centennial Seligman Mining Project Plan of Operations MOA

• East Walker Habitat Improvement PA with Amendment #1 and Amendment #2

• North Washoe Valley Wildfire Risk Reduction and Ecosystem Enhancement Project PA

• Pack Station Operations & One Outfitter Guide Operation in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests PA

• Region 5 PA and Amendment #1

• South Sugarloaf Fire Rehabilitation PA

• California 120kv Transmission Line by NV Energy on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Carson Ranger District, Washoe County, Nevada and Sierra County, California MOA and Amendment #1

• Jarbidge Exploration Project PA

• South Jerritt Canyon Exploration Project PA

General Services Administration (GSA)

• Preservation, Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Use of Historic Properties and Consideration of Historic Properties in Planning Activities PA

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• Clark County

  • Corridor of Hope Project MOA

  • City of Las Vegas, Demolition Project of Existing Structures at 1100 and 1122 D Street, 308 Jefferson Avenue, and 304 Madison Avenue MO

• Mineral County

  • Demolition of the Patriot's Plaza Building, 844 E Street, Hawthorne MOA

  • Demolition of the Sierra Pacific Building, 395 E Street, Hawthorne MOA

• Washoe County

  • New Construction of 45 Units of Multi-Family Housing Located at 618 4th Street, Sparks, Nevada MOA

  • Sutro Street Apartments Project Construction of 44 Units of Senior Housing Located at 1225 Hillsboro Avenue, Reno MOA

• White Pine County

  • Murry Street Sewer Main Upgrade MOA

U.S. Highway Administration (FHWA)

• Nye County

  • Reinforced Concrete Boxes (RCB) Extensions and Improvements on US 6 and SR 376 MOA

• Washoe County

  • Pyramid Highway/US395 Connection Project, Washoe County, Nevada (Federal Project #: De-019k065) And NDOT #: 73390 & 73391) MOA

  • The I-80/I-580/US 395 Spaghetti Bowl Interchange Reconstruction Project MOA

• Multiple Counties
  • Implementation of Federal-Aid Transportation Projects in the State of Nevada PA, Amendment #1, Amendment #2, and Handbook

National Park Service (NPS)

• White Pine County

  • Wheeler Peak Campground Rehabilitation MOA

  • Rehabilitation of the Bristlecone Recreation Area and Summit Trailhead and the Lower Lehman Creek Campground at Great Basin National Park  MOA

• Clark County

  • Development of the Kiel Ranch Historic Park Located Within the City of North Las Vegas MOA and Amendment #1 (also present in Bureau of Land Management section above)
  • Implementation of the Low Water Plan, General Management Plan PA
• Nationwide

  • Nationwide Programmatic Agreement

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

• Prototype Programmatic Agreement Regarding Conservation Assistance PA

U.S. Navy

• Churchill County

  • Demolition and Construction at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada Bombing Range Bravo 16 PA
  • Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Historic Properties on Lands Managed by Naval Air Station Fallon, PA and Amendment #1

U.S. Rural Development Administration

• Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Sequencing Section 106
• Storey County

  • Replacement of Existing Water and Sewer Lines and Wastewater Treatment Plan Expansion in Virginia City and Gold Hill both located in the Virginia City Historic District and the National Historic Landmark PA (original) and Amendment #1 Transferring Project from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to RDA

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

• Building 1 Seismic Upgrade and Clinical Expansion at the Veterans Affairs Sierra Nevada Health Care System MOA and Amendment #1
• Routine Maintenance Operation Activities at the Veterans Affairs Sierra Nevada Health Care System PA
• Purchase of Land for Medical Center Expansion and Parking MOA and Amendment #1