The State Land Use Planning Agency provides technical planning assistance to local governments and other agencies, and represents the state on federal land management activities. The Biennium Report to the Legislature provides an overview of the agency's efforts in the past two years.

Statewide Congressional Land Bill Status:   It is the intent of the State Land Use Planning Agency to take a lead role in keeping stakeholders informed on land bills that are important to all Nevadans. Please note that the status of these bills can change at any time as they are works in progress; so check often, call us at (775) 684-2723, the Congressional delegation, or the official county number listed.

The State Land Use Planning Advisory Council (SLUPAC):  SLUPAC is the agency's advisory board. The Council meets several times a year to discuss land use planning issues. The Governor appoints the seventeen members of SLUPAC, one from each county.



Laws Related to Planning:  The State Land Use Planning Agency also publishes Laws Relating to Planning. This document is a compilation of the Nevada Revised Statutes relating to planning, zoning, land division, planned use development, housing, and other land use planning subjects. The cost for this publication is $29.00.

Download the order form:  The 2010 Laws Related to Planning Order Form

In addition to this handy compilation of the laws, the reader may use the Nevada Law Library webpage to research all of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the state's administrative codes, and other information. A search engine on the webpage allows browsers to search the statutes by topic.


Land Use Planning Assistance:  The State Land Use Planning Agency provides technical land use planning assistance to local governments upon request. This assistance is wide-ranging and includes help with community planning, zoning, land division ordinances, and other land use and natural resources issues.

The Agency conducts training workshops in land use planning for elected and appointed officials, boards, and committees. In addition to offering these onsite sessions, the State Land Use Planning Agency has compiled The Planners’ Guide, which provides handy information on master planning, zoning, ethics and procedural topics relative to Nevada.

Recently adopted Master Plans and current ongoing projects include:

Austin Master Plan, Adopted 2009

Nevada Directory of Local Planning Organizations:  The State Land Use Planning Agency publishes and maintains The Nevada Planning Directory.

 The directory has been expanded to include information about local planning agencies and commissions, including their meeting times, locations, and contact names and addresses as well other useful  planning information for local government.  The most current version is available for download at the above link. This document will be updated twice a year, or upon request.

The update form for this directory can be downloaded and completed using Microsoft Word or sent to us in hard copy by fax at (775) 684-2721.  Please complete this form for your organization so that we can provide an accurate update to the 2009 document.  If you are unable to complete and return this form via email, please mail your updates to us using a hard copy of the form. 



Public Land Plans and Policies:  The Agency represents the State's interests on a wide variety of public land management issues. In cooperation with other state agencies and local governments throughout the State, staff help develop plans and policies for the use of public lands which are managed by agencies of the federal government.

The publication Federal Lands Identified for State/Local Government and Private Purposes lists parcels of federally administered lands that each county would either like to acquire for public purposes, or have the federal government sell to the private sector. To order a copy of the publication, please call (775) 684-2720.

The State Land Use Planning Agency assists local governments in the update of county level public land policy plans.  These plans provide local governments with a strong voice in federal planning related matters such land use and natural resource plans updates and NEPA reviews for public land development proposals.  The National Environmental Policy Act requires consultation between federal state and local governments. These plans are a major tool in fostering collaboration between various levels of government.

The State Land Use Planning Agency is currently updating various county public land policies. These updates will:

Identify public land-related issues and needs;

Develop a local vision for our public lands and a strong policy voice;

Define related action items to help implement the policies and resolve public land issues.

	Lander County
	White Pine County
	Elko County

Please Email us about any questions concerning State Land Use Planning issues