If (big if) I remember correctly, the federal lands held in NV were part of the agreement for entry into statehood. I am sure I’ll be corrected if my recollection is wrong.
You are correct. However, Nevada voters should tell the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House to end the discrimination against Nevada and release the “unappropriated territory†to the management and ownership of their own state government. Other Western states should do the same. A Republican President with the House and the Senate should do it. [I don’t live there, BTW.]