The 80% of the land in the state of Nevada is owned by the U.S. Federal government.

The report published by Department of the Interior and Nevada Legislature confirms that the U.S. Federal government owns around 80% of land in Nevada.

The report published by Department of the Interior and Nevada Legislature confirms that the U.S. Federal government owns around 80% of land in Nevada.According to the press release by the U.S. Department of the Interior on June 2017, former senator Dean Heller said that the Federal government owns around 85% of Nevada's land. The Bureau of Land Management controls almost all this federal land.

The report on the Research Division, Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau website states that the U.S. government owns more than 85% of land in Nevada state.

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