The land will soon be transferred to UNLV and the city of North Las Vegas from the Bureau of Land Management.
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The movie studio would be built at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in southwest Las Vegas, but that depends on a bill clearing the Nevada Legislature.
UNLV is proposing to enter into a 99-year ground lease for 42 acres of university-owned land near the Strip that would generate over a billion of dollars of revenue.
More than half of the 120-acre tech park in the southwest valley is still undeveloped but a film studio and more are in the works.
Entrepreneurs, universities and city officials are trying to persuade firms to move to Las Vegas, citing lower operating costs and growing research space.
The university unveiled plans to develop 32 acres and add a medical school program.
The Southern Nevada Trades High School opened this year and offers elective courses to train students to later work in the construction industry.
KFC is offering free college tuition for its employees in Nevada thanks to a partnership with nonprofit online school Western Governors University.
Thanks to $2.1 million in federal funds, UNLV will be opening a new space aimed at helping businesses in the Historic Westside.
UNLV was awarded a $1.18 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help expand a program that helps researchers and students turn their ideas into a commercially viable product.