Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Public Lands Military Readiness Act extends two expiring military land withdrawals. It amends the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 so the Alaska and New Mexico withdrawals continue until November 6, 2051 instead of ending 25 years after November 6, 2001. It also amends the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 so the Fort Irwin withdrawal continues until December 31, 2051. The bill corrects the 1999 withdrawal acreage from 608,385 acres to approximately 605,401 acres and updates Fort Irwin's withdrawn acreage from 110,000 acres to 117,710 acres using a February 28, 2025 Fort Irwin Withdrawal map.
Who Benefits and How
The Army, Fort Irwin National Training Center, New Mexico military training ranges, Alaska military training ranges, military units preparing for large-scale exercises, and defense training contractors benefit because the bill preserves long-term access to withdrawn public lands used for readiness activities. Bureau of Land Management land-records staff and military range planners also benefit from corrected acreage and map descriptions that reduce ambiguity over which lands are withdrawn.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Mining companies seeking access to the withdrawn lands, energy developers seeking leases on the affected public lands, grazing permittees, recreation users, and conservation advocates face restrictions and higher barriers because the lands remain reserved for military training into 2051. Bureau of Land Management field offices and Army range-management staff also carry compliance duties to maintain updated land descriptions and manage the extended withdrawals.
Key Provisions
- Extends the Alaska and New Mexico military land withdrawals under the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 until November 6, 2051.
- Extends the Fort Irwin military land withdrawal until December 31, 2051.
- Corrects the 1999 withdrawal acreage from 608,385 acres to approximately 605,401 acres.
- Updates the Fort Irwin withdrawal from 110,000 acres to 117,710 acres using the February 28, 2025 map.
- Preserves military training access while continuing public-land access limits for competing uses.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends military public-land withdrawals for training ranges in Alaska, New Mexico, and Fort Irwin through 2051 and corrects acreage and map descriptions for the affected withdrawn lands.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Public Lands, Military Readiness
Primary Purpose
Extends military public-land withdrawals for training ranges in Alaska, New Mexico, and Fort Irwin through 2051 and corrects acreage and map descriptions for the affected withdrawn lands.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Army training units
- Fort Irwin National Training Center
- New Mexico military training ranges
- Alaska military training ranges
- Defense training contractors
- Bureau of Land Management land-records staff
- Military range planners
Identified Costs
- Mining companies
- Energy developers
- Grazing permittees
- Recreation users
- Conservation advocates
- Bureau of Land Management field offices
- Army range-management staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Additional sponsor: Mr. Vindman
Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Alaska military training ranges, Army training units, Defense training contractors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "blm"
- → Bureau of Land Management
- "mlwa"
- → Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999
- "fort_irwin"
- → Fort Irwin National Training Center
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