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Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signs legislation on proposed Raiders stadium

Published Nov. 15, 2016 1:55 p.m. ET

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Rob Perez

It's officially official.

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law Monday that clears the path for the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.

Last week, the amended State Bill 1 -- which raises taxes on hotel rooms and uses a mix of public and private funding to finance the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium that will be the home for UNLV football and could be the home for Raiders football -- had been approved by both the state senate and assembly.

All the bill needed was the governor's signature, and construction could begin.

On Monday: it got just that:

And there you have it -- the door is now legally open for the stadium to be built. While this is certainly good news for proponents of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas, a move cannot be finalized unless three-quarters of the NFL's owners vote to approve the team's relocation at their annual January meeting.

And now, we wait ...

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