I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2945 
To provide for the indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals, 
to improve the management of lands currently subject to such with-
drawals, to make the management of such lands more transparent, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2019 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah 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 Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the indefinite duration of certain military 
land withdrawals, to improve the management of lands 
currently subject to such withdrawals, to make the man-
agement of such lands more transparent, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. INDEFINITE DURATION OF CERTAIN MILITARY 
LAND WITHDRAWALS AND RESERVATIONS 
AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF WITH-
DRAWN AND RESERVED LANDS. 
(a) IMPROVING MANAGEMENT OF CURRENT STATU-
TORY LAND WITHDRAWALS
AND RESERVATIONS
AND 
MAKING MANAGEMENT MORE TRANSPARENT.— 
(1) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 
Section 101(a)(2) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
670a(a)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘In the case of a military installation 
or State-owned National Guard installation in 
Alaska, cooperation with the Secretary of the 
Interior under this paragraph shall be obtained 
through the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service.’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
ELEMENT
OF
INTEGRATED 
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section 
101(b) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) for purposes of paragraph (2), except in 
the case of a military installation or State-owned 
National Guard installation in Alaska, shall be re-
viewed— 
‘‘(A) jointly by the Secretary of the mili-
tary department and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior; and 
‘‘(B) in a manner that provides affected 
States and Indian tribes and the public a mean-
ingful opportunity to comment on any signifi-
cant revisions to the plan that may be proposed; 
and’’. 
(b) EL CENTRO NAVAL AIR FACILITY RANGES.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The El Centro Naval 
Air Facility Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of 
title XXIX of Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2813) 
is amended— 
(A) in section 2921(b)(3), by striking ‘‘, 
before the termination date specified in section 
2925,’’; 
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(B) in section 2924(a), by striking the 
third sentence; 
(C) by striking sections 2925 and 2927; 
and 
(D) in section 2928(a), by striking ‘‘speci-
fied in section 2925’’. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED
FOR
WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVATION
AND 
PUBLIC REPORTS.—The El Centro Naval Air Facil-
ity Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of title XXIX 
of Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2813) is further 
amended by inserting after section 2926 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2927. DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 
AND PUBLIC REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) CHANGES
IN
LAND
CONDITIONS.—(A) 
Concurrent with each review as to operation and ef-
fect of an integrated natural resources management 
plan covering lands withdrawn and reserved under 
this title, as required by section 101(b)(2) of the 
Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), the Secretary of 
the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
jointly prepare and issue a report describing any 
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changes in the condition of the lands withdrawn and 
reserved under this subtitle since the later of the 
date of any previous report under this paragraph or 
the date of the environmental analysis prepared to 
support the actions that changed the condition of 
the lands. 
‘‘(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a summary of current military use of the lands 
withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle, any 
changes in military use of the lands since the pre-
vious report, and efforts related to the management 
of natural and cultural resources and environmental 
remediation of the lands during the previous five 
years. 
‘‘(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER REPORTS.—A 
report under this subsection may be combined with, 
or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report 
required by any other provision of law regarding the 
lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—(A) Be-
fore the finalization of a report under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall invite interested members of the 
public to review and comment on the report, and 
shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the 
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report in a location or locations reasonably accessible 
to persons who may be affected by management of 
the lands withdrawn and reserved under this sub-
title. 
‘‘(B) Each public meeting under subparagraph 
(A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before 
the date of the meeting by advertisements in local 
newspapers of general circulation, notices on the 
internet, including the website of El Centro, and any 
other means considered necessary or desirable by the 
Secretaries. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy shall make the final version of a 
report under this subsection available to the public 
and shall submit the final version of such a report 
to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION
OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED.—With each report prepared pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall attach the Sec-
retary’s determination regarding whether there will be a 
continuing military need for any or all the withdrawn and 
reserved lands for the following 5 years.’’. 
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(c) JUNIPER BUTTE RANGE.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Juniper Butte 
Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of Public Law 
105–261; 112 Stat. 2226) is amended— 
(A) in section 2915— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Duration’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Relin-
quishment’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘TERMINATION.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘At the time of termination’’ and 
inserting ‘‘EFFECT OF RELINQUISHMENT 
ON
OPERATION
OF
GENERAL
LAND 
LAWS.—Upon relinquishment of Depart-
ment of the Air Force jurisdiction over 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
title’’; 
(iii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in the subsection heading, by 
inserting ‘‘PROCESS’’ after ‘‘RELIN-
QUISHMENT’’; 
(II) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘under subsection (c)’’; and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘termination 
date’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘relinquishment date’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (2), by strik-
ing ‘‘termination’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
linquishment’’. 
(2) DETERMINATIONS
OF
CONTINUING
MILI-
TARY NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 
AND PUBLIC REPORTS.—Section 2909 of the Juni-
per Butte Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of 
Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2230) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) CHANGES
IN
LAND
CONDITIONS.—(A) 
Concurrent with each review of an integrated nat-
ural resources management plan developed under 
this section, the Secretary of the Air Force and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and 
issue a report describing any changes in the condi-
tion of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
title since the later of the date of any previous re-
port under this paragraph or the date of the envi-
ronmental analysis prepared to support the actions 
that changed the condition of the lands. 
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‘‘(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a summary of current military use of the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by this title, any changes in 
military use of the lands since the previous report, 
and efforts related to the management of natural 
and cultural resources and environmental remedi-
ation of the lands during the previous 5 years. 
‘‘(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER REPORTS.—A 
report under this subsection may be combined with, 
or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report 
required by any other provision of law regarding the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—(A) Be-
fore the finalization of a report under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall invite interested members 
of the public to review and comment on the report, 
and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning 
the report in a location or locations reasonably ac-
cessible to persons who may be affected by manage-
ment of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
title. 
‘‘(B) Each public meeting under subparagraph 
(A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before 
the date of the meeting by advertisements in local 
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newspapers of general circulation, notices on the 
internet, including the website of the Juniper Butte 
Range (if one exists), and any other means consid-
ered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(4) DETERMINATION
OF
CONTINUING
MILI-
TARY NEED.—With each report prepared pursuant 
to this subsection, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall attach the Secretary’s determination regarding 
whether there will be a continuing military need for 
any or all the withdrawn and reserved lands for the 
following 5 years. 
‘‘(5) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall make the final version 
of a report under this subsection available to the 
public and shall submit the final version of such a 
report to the Committees on Armed Services and 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(d) RANGES COVERED BY SUBTITLE A OF MILITARY 
LANDS WITHDRAWAL ACT OF 1999.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Military Lands 
Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 
106–65; 113 Stat. 885) is amended— 
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(A) in section 3015— 
(i) by striking subsection (a) and in-
serting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) TERMINATION OF FORT GREELY AND FORT 
WAINWRIGHT WITHDRAWAL
AND RESERVATION.—The 
withdrawal and reservation of lands by section 3011(c) 
shall terminate on November 6, 2026.’’; 
(B) in section 3016— 
(i) by striking ‘‘this subtitle’’ each 
place it appears (other than the second 
place it appears in subsection (c)) and in-
serting ‘‘section 3011(c)’’; 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘this 
subtitle’’ the second place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 3015’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘by 
section 3011’’ and inserting ‘‘under such 
section’’; 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 3024. RELINQUISHMENT OF CERTAIN LANDS. 
‘‘(a) NOTICE OF INTENT REGARDING RELINQUISH-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), if the Secretary of the military de-
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partment concerned decides to relinquish all or any 
of the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 
3011, such Secretary shall transmit a notice of in-
tent to relinquish such lands to the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This section does not apply 
to the lands withdrawn and reserved in Alaska by 
section 3011(c). 
‘‘(b) OPENING DATE.—On the date of relinquishment 
of the withdrawal and reservation of lands withdrawn and 
reserved by section 3011, such lands shall not be open to 
any form of appropriation under the public land laws, in-
cluding the mineral laws and the mineral leasing and geo-
thermal leasing laws, until the Secretary of the Interior 
publishes in the Federal Register an appropriate order 
stating the date upon which such lands shall be restored 
to the public domain and opened.’’; and 
(D) in section 3017, by striking ‘‘section 
3016(d)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘section 3016(d) or 3024’’. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES.—Section 3014 of the 
Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX 
of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 890) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(g) INTERGOVERNMENTAL
EXECUTIVE
COMMIT-
TEES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—(A) Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B), for the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, the Sec-
retary of the military department concerned and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by memo-
randum of understanding, an intergovernmental ex-
ecutive committee for each range for the sole pur-
pose of exchanging views, information, and advice 
relating to the management of the natural and cul-
tural resources of the withdrawn and reserved lands. 
‘‘(B) This subsection does not apply to the 
lands withdrawn and reserved in Alaska by section 
3011(c). 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—(A) The Secretary of the 
military department concerned and the Secretary of 
the Interior shall include representatives from inter-
ested Federal agencies as members of the intergov-
ernmental executive committee for a range. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of the military department 
concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall in-
vite to serve as members of the intergovernmental 
executive committee for a range— 
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‘‘(i) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from the government 
of the State in which the withdrawn and re-
served lands are located; and 
‘‘(ii) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from each local gov-
ernment and Indian tribal government in the vi-
cinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as 
determined by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(3) OPERATION.—The intergovernmental exec-
utive committee for a range shall operate in accord-
ance with the terms set forth in the memorandum 
of understanding. 
‘‘(4) PROCEDURES.—The memorandum of un-
derstanding for a range shall establish procedures 
for creating a forum for exchanging views, informa-
tion, and advice relating to the management of nat-
ural and cultural resources on the withdrawn and re-
served lands, procedures for rotating the chair of the 
intergovernmental executive committee, and proce-
dures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall 
occur no less frequently than twice a year. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of the 
military department concerned, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an indi-
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vidual to serve as coordinator of the intergovern-
mental executive committee for a range. The duties 
of the coordinator shall be included in the memo-
randum of understanding. The coordinator shall not 
be a member of the committee.’’. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED
FOR
WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVATION
AND 
PUBLIC REPORTS.—The Military Lands Withdrawal 
Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 
Stat. 885), as amended by paragraph (1)(C), is fur-
ther amended by inserting after section 3024 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3025. DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 
AND PUBLIC REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) CHANGES
IN
LAND
CONDITIONS.—(A) 
Concurrent with each review as to operation and ef-
fect of an integrated natural resources management 
plan covering lands withdrawn and reserved under 
this title, as required by section 101(b)(2) of the 
Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), the Secretary of 
the military department concerned and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a re-
port describing any changes in the condition of the 
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lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle 
since the later of the date of any previous report 
under this paragraph or the date of the environ-
mental analysis prepared to support the actions that 
changed the condition of the lands. 
‘‘(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a summary of current military use of the lands 
covered by the plan, any changes in military use of 
the lands since the previous report, and efforts re-
lated to the management of natural and cultural re-
sources and environmental remediation of the lands 
during the previous five years. 
‘‘(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER REPORTS.—A 
report under this subsection may be combined with, 
or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report 
required by any other provision of law regarding the 
lands covered by the integrated natural resources 
management plan. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—(A) Be-
fore the finalization of a report under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the military department 
concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall in-
vite interested members of the public to review and 
comment on the report, and shall hold at least one 
public meeting concerning the report in a location or 
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locations reasonably accessible to persons who may 
be affected by management of the lands addressed 
by the report. 
‘‘(B) Each public meeting under subparagraph 
(A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before 
the date of the meeting by advertisements in local 
newspapers of general circulation, notices on the 
internet, including the website of the affected mili-
tary range (if one exists), and any other means con-
sidered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of the military department concerned shall 
make the final version of a report under this sub-
section available to the public and shall submit the 
final version of such a report to the Committees on 
Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices and Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION
OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED.—With each report prepared pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall attach the Secretary’s determination regard-
ing whether there will be a continuing military need for 
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any or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands for the 
following 5 years. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—This section does not apply to the 
lands withdrawn and reserved in Alaska by section 
3011(c).’’. 
(e) BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3031 of the 
Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX 
of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 897) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, in-
cluding the duration of any renewal or ex-
tension’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘OR TERMINATION’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking the last sentence; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 
‘‘or termination’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘DURA-
TION’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of the ter-
mination’’ and inserting ‘‘EFFECT OF RELIN-
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QUISHMENT
ON
OPERATION
OF
GENERAL 
LAND LAWS.—On the date of relinquishment’’; 
(C) by striking subsection (e); and 
(D) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘TERMINATION AND’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘but 
not later than three years before the termi-
nation of the withdrawal and reservation,’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘be-
fore the termination date of the withdrawal 
and reservation of such lands under this 
section’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking 
‘‘Notwithstanding the termination date, 
unless’’ and inserting ‘‘Unless’’. 
(2) DETERMINATIONS
OF
CONTINUING
MILI-
TARY
NEED
FOR
WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVA-
TION.—Section 3031 of the Military Lands With-
drawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106– 
65; 113 Stat. 897), as amended by paragraph (1), 
is further amended by inserting after subsection (d) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) DETERMINATION
OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED.—With each report prepared pursuant to sub-
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section (b)(5), the Secretary of the Navy and the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall attach the Secretary’s deter-
mination regarding whether there will be a continuing 
military need for any or all the withdrawn and reserved 
lands for the following 5 years.’’. 
(3) USE OF DEFINITIONS.—Section 3031(c)(5) 
of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title 
XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 907) is 
amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘military munitions’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(e)(4) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘unexploded ordnance’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 
101(e)(5) of such title.’’. 
(f) NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Fort Irwin Mili-
tary Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of 
Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1335) is amended— 
(A) in section 2910, by striking the section 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘At the 
time of the termination’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 2910. EFFECT OF RELINQUISHMENT ON OPERATION 
OF GENERAL LAND LAWS. 
‘‘On the date of relinquishment’’; 
(B) by striking section 2911; and 
(C) in section 2912— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Termination and’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘During the first 22 years of the with-
drawal and reservation made by this title, 
if’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; 
(iii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘be-
fore the termination date of the withdrawal 
and reservation’’; and 
(iv) in subsection (d), by striking 
‘‘Notwithstanding the termination date 
specified in section 2910, unless’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Unless’’. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED
FOR
WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVATION
AND 
PUBLIC REPORTS.—The Fort Irwin Military Land 
Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 
107–107; 115 Stat. 1335) is further amended by in-
serting after section 2910 the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 2911. DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 
AND PUBLIC REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) CHANGES
IN
LAND
CONDITIONS.—(A) 
Concurrent with each review as to operation and ef-
fect of an integrated natural resources management 
plan covering lands withdrawn and reserved under 
this title, as required by section 101(b)(2) of the 
Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), the Secretary of 
the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
jointly prepare and issue a report describing any 
changes in the condition of the lands withdrawn and 
reserved under this title since the later of the date 
of any previous report under this paragraph or the 
date of the environmental analysis prepared to sup-
port the actions that changed the condition of the 
lands. 
‘‘(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a summary of current military use of the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by this title, any changes in 
military use of the lands since the previous report, 
and efforts related to the management of natural 
and cultural resources and environmental remedi-
ation of the lands during the previous five years. 
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‘‘(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER REPORTS.—A 
report under this subsection may be combined with, 
or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report 
required by any other provision of law regarding the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—(A) Be-
fore the finalization of a report under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall invite interested members of the 
public to review and comment on the report, and 
shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the 
report in a location or locations reasonably accessible 
to persons who may be affected by management of 
the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. 
‘‘(B) Each public meeting under subparagraph 
(A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before 
the date of the meeting by advertisements in local 
newspapers of general circulation, notices on the 
internet, including the website of National Training 
Center, and any other means considered necessary 
or desirable by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of the Army shall make the final version of 
a report under this subsection available to the public 
and shall submit the final version of such a report 
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to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(b) PERIODIC DETERMINATION
OF CONTINUING 
NEED.—With each report prepared pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Army shall attach the Sec-
retary’s determination regarding whether there will be a 
continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn 
and reserved lands for the following 5 years.’’. 
(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—The Fort Irwin Military 
Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public 
Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1335) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
2914. 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE 
COM-
MITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE.—The Sec-
retary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergov-
ernmental executive committee for the sole purpose of ex-
changing views, information, and advice relating to the 
management of the natural and cultural resources of the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
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‘‘(1) REPRESENTATIVES
OF
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The Secretary of the Army and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall include representatives 
from interested Federal agencies as members of the 
intergovernmental executive committee. 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary of the Army and 
the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as 
members of the intergovernmental executive com-
mittee— 
‘‘(A) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from the government 
of the State of California; and 
‘‘(B) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from each local gov-
ernment and Indian tribal government in the vi-
cinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as 
determined by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(c) OPERATION.—The intergovernmental executive 
committee shall operate in accordance with the terms set 
forth in the memorandum of understanding under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The memorandum of under-
standing under subsection (a) shall establish procedures 
for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, 
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and advice relating to the management of natural and cul-
tural resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved by 
this title, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergov-
ernmental executive committee, and procedures for sched-
uling regular meetings, which shall occur no less fre-
quently than twice a year. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of the Army, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall ap-
point an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergov-
ernmental executive committee. The duties of the coordi-
nator shall be included in the memorandum of under-
standing under subsection (a). The coordinator shall not 
be a member of the committee.’’. 
(g) RANGES COVERED BY MILITARY LAND WITH-
DRAWALS ACT OF 2013.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Military Land 
Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1025) is amended— 
(A) by striking sections 2919, 2920; 2936, 
2946, and 2979; 
(B) in section 2921, by striking ‘‘On the 
termination of’’ and inserting ‘‘On the relin-
quishment of’’; and 
(C) in section 2922(d)(3)— 
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(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘ON
TERMINATION’’ and inserting 
‘‘UPON RELINQUISHMENT’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or if at the expiration 
of the withdrawal and reservation,’’. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—The Military Land With-
drawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1025) is further amended by in-
serting after section 2918 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
2919. 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE 
COM-
MITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—For the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by sections 2941 and 2971, the 
Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergov-
ernmental executive committee for each location for the 
sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice 
relating to the management of the natural and cultural 
resources of the withdrawn and reserved lands. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) REPRESENTATIVES
OF
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The Secretary concerned and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall include representatives 
from interested Federal agencies as members of the 
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intergovernmental executive committee for a location 
covered by subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary concerned and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as 
members of the intergovernmental executive com-
mittee for a location covered by subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from the government 
of the State in which the withdrawn and re-
served lands are located; and 
‘‘(B) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from each local gov-
ernment and Indian tribal government in the vi-
cinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as 
determined by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(c) OPERATION.—The intergovernmental executive 
committee for a location covered by subsection (a) shall 
operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the 
memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The memorandum of under-
standing under subsection (a) shall establish procedures 
for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, 
and advice relating to the management of natural and cul-
tural resources on the withdrawn and reserved lands, pro-
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cedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental ex-
ecutive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular 
meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice 
a year. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary concerned, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall ap-
point an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergov-
ernmental executive committee for a location covered by 
subsection (a). The duties of the coordinator shall be in-
cluded in the memorandum of understanding under sub-
section (a). The coordinator shall not be a member of the 
committee.’’. 
(h) REQUESTS FOR WITHDRAWALS MADE TO SEC-
RETARY OF THE INTERIOR; TEMPORARY USE PERMITS 
AND TRANSFERS OF SMALL PARCELS OF LAND BETWEEN 
DEPARTMENTS OF INTERIOR AND MILITARY DEPART-
MENTS; MORE EFFICIENT SURVEYING OF LANDS.— 
(1) REQUIRING REQUESTS FOR WITHDRAWALS 
TO BE MADE TO SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 
Section 3 of Public Law 85–337 (43 U.S.C. 157) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any application’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Any 
application’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘shall specify’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall be filed with the Secretary of the In-
terior and shall specify’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL ARRANGE-
MENTS FOR USE AND TRANSFER OF LANDS UNDER 
JURISDICTION OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 
The Public Law 85–337 (43 U.S.C. 155 et seq.) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following 
new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 7. SHORT-TERM PERMITS FOR USE OF DEPARTMENT 
OF INTERIOR LANDS FOR MILITARY TRAIN-
ING AND TESTING. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—In addition to any other authority 
to grant permits for the use of land, the Secretary of the 
Interior may grant a permit to the Secretary of Defense 
to use land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior. Any such permit— 
‘‘(1) shall be issued consistent with section 
2691 of title 10, United States Code; 
‘‘(2) shall allow the Department of Defense to 
use the land only for purposes of training and test-
ing that are consistent with the purposes for which 
the Secretary of the Interior manages the land; and 
‘‘(3) may contain such other requirements as 
the Secretary of the Interior considers appropriate. 
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‘‘(b) DURATION
OF PERMIT.—A permit granted 
under this section shall be in effect for such period as the 
Secretary of the Interior may provide, except that such 
period may not exceed 30 days. 
‘‘SEC. 8. TRANSFERS OF SMALL PARCELS OF LAND BE-
TWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS OF DEFENSE AND 
INTERIOR. 
‘‘(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—Subject to any valid 
existing rights, upon mutual agreement, and without cost 
for the value of the land or any improvements thereon— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior may transfer 
administrative jurisdiction over land that meets the 
requirements of subsection (b) to the Secretary of a 
military department; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of a military department 
may transfer administrative jurisdiction over land 
that meets the requirements of subsection (b) to the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR LAND ELIGIBLE
FOR 
TRANSFER.—The requirements of this subsection are as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) CONTIGUITY.—The land is contiguous to 
land already under the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Secretary to whom such jurisdiction is trans-
ferred. 
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ACREAGE.—No single par-
cel of the land is larger than 5,000 acres of contig-
uous area. 
‘‘(3) NO RECENT PRIOR TRANSFER OF CONTIG-
UOUS LAND.—The land is not contiguous to any 
other land for which administrative jurisdiction has 
been transferred under the authority of this section 
during the previous 5 years. 
‘‘(4) PRIOR USE FOR DEFENSE PURPOSES.—In 
the case of land transferred to the Department of 
Defense, the land was used for defense purposes im-
mediately prior to the date of transfer. 
‘‘(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
‘‘(1) PREPARATION
AND
PUBLICATION.—The 
Secretary of the Interior shall— 
‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice containing the legal description of any land 
transferred under subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) file maps and legal descriptions of 
the land with— 
‘‘(i) the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices and Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate, and 
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‘‘(ii) the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices and Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) make copies of such maps and legal 
descriptions available for public inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
‘‘(2) FORCE
OF
LAW.—For purposes of any 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction over land 
under this section, the legal description and map for 
the land shall be the legal description of the land 
filed under paragraph (1)(B), except that the Sec-
retary of the Interior may correct clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the legal description or map. 
‘‘(3) COSTS.—The Secretary of the military de-
partment to whom administrative jurisdiction over 
land is transferred under subsection (a)(1) shall re-
imburse the Secretary of the Interior for the costs 
incurred by the Secretary of the Interior in imple-
menting this subsection with respect to such land. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT AND USE OF LAND TRANSFERRED 
TO THE SECRETARY OF A MILITARY DEPARTMENT.— 
Upon a transfer of administrative jurisdiction over land 
to the Secretary of a military department under subsection 
(a)(1)— 
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‘‘(1) the land shall be treated as property (as 
defined in section 102(9) of title 40, United States 
Code) under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the military department; and 
‘‘(2) for as long as the land is under the admin-
istrative jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military de-
partment, the land shall be withdrawn from— 
‘‘(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
disposition under the public land laws, 
‘‘(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws, and 
‘‘(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral materials and all laws relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing. 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT AND USE OF LAND TRANSFERRED 
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—Upon a transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction over land to the Secretary 
of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)— 
‘‘(1) the land shall become public land; and 
‘‘(2) the land shall be administered for the 
same purposes and be subject to the same conditions 
of use as the adjacent public land. 
‘‘(f) EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITIES.—The au-
thority provided by this section is in addition to, and not 
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subject to, any other authority relating to transfers of 
land.’’. 
(3) SHORT TITLE.—The first section of Public 
Law 85–337 (43 U.S.C. 155) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘That, notwithstanding’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1. WITHDRAWAL, RESERVATION, OR RESTRICTION OF 
PUBLIC LANDS FOR DEFENSE PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘Engle Act’.’’. 
(4) PROMOTING MORE EFFICIENT SURVEYING 
OF LANDS.—In fixing the original corner position in 
an official survey of unsurveyed land, when applica-
ble and feasible, Cadastral Survey may, instead of 
using physical monuments, use geographic coordi-
nates correlated to the National Spatial Reference 
System geodetic datum, in accordance with the Man-
ual of Surveying Instructions. 
(i) EFFECT ON NEW LAND WITHDRAWALS AND RES-
ERVATIONS.—Nothing in this section or the amendments 
made by this section shall be construed as changing the 
requirements imposed on the Department of Defense to 
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obtain a new or expanded land withdrawal and reserva-
tion. 
Æ 
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