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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2757

To provide for the transfer and other disposition of certain lands at Melrose

Air Force Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 20, 2000

Mr. DOMENICI introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide for the transfer and other disposition of certain

lands at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, and

Yakima Training Center, Washington.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWAL, MELROSE

4 AIR FORCE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, AND

5 YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, WASHINGTON.

6 (a) MELROSE AIR FORCE RANGE, NEW MEXICO.—

7 (1) TRANSFER.—Administrative jurisdiction

8 over the surface estate of the following lands is here9 by transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to

10 the Secretary of the Air Force:
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1 NEW MEXICO PRIME MERIDIAN

2 T. 1 N., R. 30 E.

Sec. 2: S1 3 ⁄2.

4 Sec. 11: All.

Sec. 20: S1⁄2SE1 5 ⁄4.

6 Sec. 28: All.

7 T. 1 S., R. 30 E.

Sec. 2: Lots 1–12, S1 8 ⁄2.

Sec. 3: Lots 1–12, S1 9 ⁄2.

Sec. 4: Lots 1–12, S1 10 ⁄2.

11 Sec. 6: Lots 1 and 2.

Sec. 9: N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1 12 ⁄2.

Sec. 10: N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1 13 ⁄2.

Sec. 11: N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1 14 ⁄2.

15 T. 2 N., R. 30 E.

Sec. 20: E1⁄2SE1 16 ⁄4.

Sec. 21: SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1 17 ⁄4.

Sec. 28: W1⁄2E1⁄2, W1 18 ⁄2.

Sec. 29: E1⁄2E1 19 ⁄2.

Sec. 32: E1⁄2E1 20 ⁄2.

Sec. 33: W1⁄2E1⁄2, NW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1 21 ⁄4.

22 Aggregating 6,713.90 acres, more or less.

23 (2) STATUS OF SURFACE ESTATE.—Upon

24 transfer of the surface estate of the lands described

25 in paragraph (1), the surface estate shall be treated
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1 as real property subject to the Federal Property and

2 Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471

3 et seq.).

4 (3) WITHDRAWAL OF MINERAL ESTATE.—Sub5 ject to valid existing rights, the mineral estate of the

6 lands described in paragraph (1) is withdrawn from

7 all forms of appropriation under the public land

8 laws, including the mining laws and the mineral and

9 geothermal leasing laws, but not the Act of July 31,

10 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of

11 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

12 (4) USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS.—Notwith13 standing any other provision of this subsection or

14 the Act of July 31, 1947, the Secretary of the Air

15 Force may use, without application to the Secretary

16 of the Interior, the sand, gravel, or similar mineral

17 material resources on the lands described in para18 graph (1), of the type subject to disposition under

19 the Act of July 31, 1947, when the use of such re20 sources is required for construction needs on Mel21 rose Air Force Range, New Mexico.

22 (b) YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, WASHINGTON.—

23 (1) TRANSFER.—Administrative jurisdiction

24 over the surface estate of the following lands is here-
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1 by transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to

2 the Secretary of the Army:

3 WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN

4 T. 17 N., R. 20 E.

Sec. 22: S1 5 ⁄2.

Sec. 24: S1⁄2SW1 6 ⁄4 and that portion of

the E1 7 ⁄2 lying south of the Interstate High8 way 90 right-of-way.

9 Sec. 26: All.

10 T. 16 N., R. 21 E.

Sec. 4: SW1⁄4SW1 11 ⁄4.

Sec. 12: SW1 12 ⁄4.

Sec. 18: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, E1 13 ⁄2 and

E1⁄2W1 14 ⁄2.

15 T. 17 N., R. 21 E.

16 Sec. 30: Lots 3 and 4.

Sec. 32: NE1⁄4SE1 17 ⁄4.

18 T. 16 N., R. 22 E.

Sec. 2: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S1⁄2N1 19 ⁄2

and S1 20 ⁄2.

Sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S1⁄2N1 21 ⁄2

and S1 22 ⁄2.

23 Sec. 10: All.

24 Sec. 14: All.

Sec. 20: SE1⁄4SW1 25 ⁄4.

26 Sec. 22: All.
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Sec. 26: N1 1 ⁄2.

Sec. 28: N1 2 ⁄2.

3 T. 16 N., R. 23 E.

Sec. 18: Lots 3 and 4, E1⁄2SW1 4 ⁄4,

W1⁄2SE1 5 ⁄4, and that portion of the

E1⁄2SE1 6 ⁄4 lying westerly of the westerly

7 right-of-way line of Huntzinger Road.

Sec. 20: That portion of the SW1 8 ⁄4

9 lying westerly of the easterly right-of-way

10 line of the railroad.

Sec. 30: Lots 1 and 2, NE1 11 ⁄4 and

E1⁄2NW1 12 ⁄4.

13 Aggregating 6,640.02 acres.

14 (2) STATUS OF SURFACE ESTATE.—Upon

15 transfer of the surface estate of the lands described

16 in paragraph (1), the surface estate shall be treated

17 as real property subject to the Federal Property and

18 Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C 471

19 et seq.).

20 (3) WITHDRAWAL OF MINERAL ESTATE.—Sub21 ject to valid existing rights, the mineral estate of the

22 lands described in paragraph (1) and of the fol23 lowing lands are withdrawn from all forms of appro24 priation under the public land laws, including the

25 mining laws and the geothermal leasing laws, but
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1 not the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as

2 the Materials Act of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)

3 and the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et

4 seq.):

5 WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN

6 T. 16 N., R. 20 E.

7 Sec. 12: All.

Sec. 18: Lot 4 and SE1 8 ⁄4.

Sec. 20: S1 9 ⁄2.

10 T. 16 N., R. 21 E.

Sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S1⁄2NE1 11 ⁄2.

12 Sec. 8: All.

13 T. 16 N., R. 22 E.

14 Sec. 12: All.

15 T. 17 N., R. 21 E.

Sec. 32: S1⁄2SE1 16 ⁄4.

Sec. 34: W1 17 ⁄2.

18 Aggregating 3,090.80 acres.

19 (4) USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS.—Notwith20 standing any other provision of this subsection or

21 the Act of July 31, 1947, the Secretary of the Army

22 may use, without application to the Secretary of the

23 Interior, the sand, gravel, or similar mineral mate24 rial resources on the lands described in paragraphs

25 (1) and (3), of the type subject to disposition under

26 the Act of July 31, 1947, when the use of such re-
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1 sources is required for construction needs on the

2 Yakima Training Center, Washington.

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