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[H.R. 6070 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 777
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6070
[Report No. 118-752, Part I]
To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the
authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military
activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 26, 2023
Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
November 18, 2024
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
November 18, 2024
Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended for a period
ending not later than December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Horsford and Ms. Lee of Nevada
December 19, 2024
Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October
26, 2023]
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A BILL
To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the
authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military
activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO
CONDUCT CERTAIN MILITARY ACTIVITIES AT NEVADA TEST AND
TRAINING RANGE.
(a) Specification of Authorized Military Activities.--Paragraph (1)
of section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title
XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000;
Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 886) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
``, subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (a) of
section 3014'' after ``Secretary of the Air Force'';
(2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G);
and
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraphs:
``(D) for emergency response;
``(E) for the establishment and use of existing or
new electronic tracking and communications sites,
including the construction of up to 15 equipment pads,
no larger than 150-by-150 feet in size, along existing
roads to allow placement and operation of threat
emitters;
``(F) for the use and maintenance of roads in
existence as of January 1, 2024, to allow access to
threat emitters and repeaters for installation,
maintenance, and periodic relocation; and''.
(b) Interagency Committee.--Section 3011(b)(5)(G) of the Military
Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106-65) is amended--
(1) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force
shall jointly establish an interagency
committee (referred to in this subparagraph as
the `interagency committee') to--
``(I) facilitate coordination,
manage public access needs and
requirements, and minimize potential
conflict between the Department of the
Interior and the Department of the Air
Force with respect to joint operating
areas within the Desert National
Wildlife Refuge; and
``(II) discuss the activities
authorized in paragraph (1) and provide
input to the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service and the Department of
the Air Force when assessing whether
these activities may be conducted on
the joint operating areas within the
Desert National Wildlife Refuge that
are under the primary jurisdiction of
the Secretary of the Interior in a
manner that is consistent with the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd et
seq.) and other applicable law.''; and
(2) in clause (ii)--
(A) by inserting ``, including a designee of the
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service'' before the period at the end of subclause
(I); and
(B) by inserting ``, including a designee of the
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy,
Installations, and Environment'' before the period at
the end of subclause (II).
(c) Additional Purpose of Intergovernmental Executive Committee.--
Section 3011(b)(5)(H)(ii) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999
(title XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2000; Public Law 106-65) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (I);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
``(III) discussing and making
recommendations to the interagency
committee established under
subparagraph (G) with respect to any
proposal by the Secretary of the Air
Force to undertake any of the
activities authorized in paragraph (1)
on the joint operating areas within the
Desert National Wildlife Refuge.''.
(d) Completion of Interagency Memorandum of Understanding.--
(1) Deadline.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force and
the Secretary of the Interior shall--
(A) enter into a complete new operational
memorandum of understanding under paragraph (5)(E) of
section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of
1999 (title XXX of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106-65); or
(B) amend the current memorandum of understanding
in effect under that paragraph that will complete the
memorandum of understanding.
(2) Access to joint use area for fish and wildlife
service.--The memorandum of understanding entered into or
amended under paragraph (1) shall include one or more
provisions to ensure adequate access for the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service to the joint use area.
(e) Bureau of Land Management and State of Nevada Cooperative
Agreement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the
status of the cooperative agreement authorized under section 2905(j)(6)
of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3043).
Union Calendar No. 777
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6070
[Report No. 118-752, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the
authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military
activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 19, 2024
Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed