To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Additional sponsor: Mr. Vindman
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of …
Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill extends military land withdrawals for defense training purposes at multiple military installations through 2051. It specifically extends withdrawals under the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 and the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001, and makes technical corrections to land acreage descriptions.
Who Benefits and How
- Department of Defense maintains continued access to military training lands without need for future legislation
- Fort Irwin National Training Center receives corrected land withdrawal boundary (117,710 acres vs 110,000)
- Military personnel benefit from continued access to established training facilities
- Defense contractors supporting training operations maintain business continuity
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Bureau of Land Management continues ceding management of withdrawn lands to military
- Conservation groups see long-term extension of military use restrictions on public lands
- Potential mining and energy interests remain excluded from withdrawn lands until 2051
Key Provisions
- Extends Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 lands (Alaska, New Mexico) through November 6, 2051
- Extends Fort Irwin withdrawal through December 31, 2051
- Corrects Fort Irwin acreage from 110,000 to 117,710 acres
- Updates map references for withdrawn lands
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Extends military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for 25 years (through 2051) and corrects land descriptions for certain military installations
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Extend existing military land withdrawals and correct technical land descriptions"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense / Secretary of the Interior
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