Any federal proposal to sell public lands should include guardrails to ensure affordable housing is built, have strict water limits on construction, and rely on more public input, U.S. Rep. Dina Titus said.

Speaking on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 26, at a roundtable featuring representatives from environmental groups and the transportation and home building industries, Titus said previous input on legislation has been “behind closed doors, with just a few stakeholders involved.”

Legislation to sell off public lands in the name of building more affordable housing has been embraced repeatedly in the last several years, by both Democrats and Republicans, according to Nevada Current .

U.S. Rep Mark Amodei unsuccessfully attempted to add a provision in President Donald Trump’s tax and spend

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