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Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) was formed in 1969 through a bi-state compact between California and Nevada which was ratified by the U.S. Congress. The agency is mandated to protect the environment of the Lake Tahoe basin through land-use regulations and is one of only a few watershed-based regulatory agencies in the United States.
Works related to Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency at Wikisource; Text of Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 535 U.S. 302 (2002) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
Mount Tallac above Lake Tahoe. There are several notable geographical features in the Sierra Nevada: Lake Tahoe is a large, clear freshwater lake in the northern Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of 6,225 ft (1,897 m) and an area of 191 sq mi (490 km 2). [24] Lake Tahoe lies between the main Sierra and the Carson Range, a spur of the Sierra. [24]
The Secretary of State acts as the official record-keeper of the state of Nevada, and is the keeper of the State Seal of Nevada.The Secretary also maintains the official bond of the state treasurer, and serves on the State Board of Prison Commissioners, the State Board of Examiners, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board, the State Records Committee, the State Advisory Committee on ...
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
Edward Farris Storey (1829–1860), a captain killed at Pyramid Lake in the 1860 Paiute War. 4,177: 264 sq mi (684 km 2) Washoe County: 031: Reno: 1861: Original: The Washoe, a small Indian tribe that inhabits the area. 498,022: 6,342 sq mi (16,426 km 2) White Pine County: 033: Ely: 1869: Lander County: Heavy growth of pine trees in the area ...
Brian Edward Sandoval (/ ˈ s æ n d ə ˌ v ɔː l / SAN-də-vawl; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019.
U.S. Route 395 (US 395) is an 85-mile-long (137 km) United States Numbered Highway near Lake Tahoe in the state of Nevada. It traverses the state after entering from California in Topaz Lake and crosses back into California near Hallelujah Junction. US 395 serves the cities of Gardnerville, Minden, Carson City and Reno.