I read a fascinating piece from one of the fisheries GMO's (which sadly, I cannot remember) which said Amodei wasn't grabbing land at all, but water. The blocks of land listed were all about getting a pipeline. Nothing to see here. If read Marc Reisner's "Cadillac Desert", you recognize a classic water theft in progress.
Here is another version of the same thing.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) testified before the Rules Committee in support of her amendment to stop House Republicans from moving forward with Congressman Mark Amodei’s (NV-02) Trojan horse Utah land grab that jeopardizes Nevada’s and the Southwest's water security.
susielee.house.gov
Water is gold. The Senator Pat McCarran award goes to Rep Mark Amodei