(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah. 
(4) UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Utah Test 
and Training Range’’ means the portions of the 
military land and airspace operating area of the 
Utah Test and Training Area that are located 
in the State. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Utah Test 
and Training Range’’ includes the Dugway 
Proving Ground. 
TITLE I—UTAH TEST AND 
TRAINING RANGE 
SEC. 101. MANAGEMENT OF BLM LAND. 
(a) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 
(1) DRAFT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
complete a draft of the memorandum of agree-
ment required under paragraph (2). 
(B) PUBLIC
COMMENT
PERIOD.—During 
the 30-day period beginning on the date on 
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which the draft memorandum of agreement is 
completed under subparagraph (A), there shall 
be an opportunity for public comment on the 
draft memorandum of agreement, including an 
opportunity for the Utah Test and Training 
Range Community Resource Group established 
under section 103(a) to provide comments on 
the draft memorandum of agreement. 
(2) REQUIREMENT; DEADLINE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary and the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall enter into a memorandum of agree-
ment that provides for the continued manage-
ment of the BLM land by the Secretary, in a 
manner that provides for the limited use of the 
BLM land by the Secretary of the Air Force, 
consistent with this Act. 
(B) SIGNATURES REQUIRED.—The terms 
of the memorandum of agreement, including a 
temporary closure of the BLM land under the 
memorandum of agreement, may not be carried 
out until the date on which all parties to the 
memorandum of agreement have signed the 
memorandum of agreement. 
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(3) MANAGEMENT BY SECRETARY.—The memo-
randum of agreement under paragraph (2) shall pro-
vide that the Secretary (acting through the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management) shall continue 
to manage the BLM land— 
(A) 
as 
land 
described 
in 
section 
6901(1)(B) of title 31, United States Code; 
(B) for multiple use and sustained yield 
goals and activities as required under sections 
102(a)(7) and 202(c)(1) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701(a)(7), 1712(c)(1)) and defined in section 
103 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1702), including all 
principal or major uses on Federal land recog-
nized pursuant to the definition of the term in 
section 103 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1702); 
(C) in accordance with section 202 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); and 
(D) subject to use by the Secretary of the 
Air Force provided under section 102 for— 
(i) the preservation of the Utah Test 
and Training Range against current and 
future encroachments that the Secretary of 
the Air Force finds to be incompatible with 
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current and future test and training re-
quirements; 
(ii) the testing of— 
(I) advanced weapon systems, in-
cluding current weapons systems, 5th 
generation weapon systems, and fu-
ture weapon systems; and 
(II) the standoff distance for 
weapons; 
(iii) the testing and evaluation of 
hypersonic weapons; 
(iv) increased public safety for civil-
ians accessing the BLM land; and 
(v) other purposes relating to meeting 
national security needs. 
(b) MAP.—The Secretary may correct any minor er-
rors in the map described in section 3(1). 
(c) LAND USE PLANS.—Any land use plan in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act that applies to 
the BLM land shall continue to apply to the BLM land. 
(d) MAINTAIN CURRENT USES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a)(3)(D), the memorandum of agreement entered 
into under subsection (a) and the land use plans de-
scribed in subsection (c) shall not diminish any 
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major or principle use that is recognized pursuant to 
section 103(l) of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(l)), except to 
the extent authorized in subsection (a). 
(2) ACTIONS
BY
SECRETARY
OF
THE
AIR 
FORCE.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall— 
(A) if corrective action is necessary due to 
an action of the Air Force, as determined by 
the Secretary of the Air Force, render the BLM 
land safe for public use; and 
(B) appropriately communicate the safety 
of the land to the Secretary once the BLM land 
is rendered safe for public use. 
(e) GRAZING.— 
(1) NEW GRAZING LEASES AND PERMITS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
issue and administer any new grazing lease or 
permit on the BLM land, in accordance with 
applicable law (including regulations) and other 
authorities applicable to livestock grazing on 
Bureau of Land Management land. 
(B) NON-FEDERAL
LAND
LEVELS.—The 
Secretary (acting through the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management) shall continue to 
issue and administer livestock grazing leases 
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and permits on the non-Federal land described 
in section 202(3), subject to the requirements 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
paragraph (2). 
(2) EXISTING
GRAZING
LEASES
AND
PER-
MITS.—Any livestock grazing lease or permit appli-
cable to the BLM land that is in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act shall continue in ef-
fect— 
(A) at the number of permitted animal 
unit months authorized under current applica-
ble land use plans; 
(B) if range conditions permit, at levels 
greater than the level of active use; and 
(C) subject to such reasonable increases 
and decreases of active use of animal unit 
months and other reasonable regulations, poli-
cies, and practices as the Secretary may con-
sider appropriate based on rangeland condi-
tions. 
(f) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON EMER-
GENCY ACCESS AND RESPONSE.—Nothing in this section 
precludes the continuation of the memorandum of under-
standing that is between the Department of the Interior 
and the Department of the Air Force with respect to emer-
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gency access and response, as in existence as of the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the BLM land is withdrawn from all forms of appropria-
tion under the public land laws, including the mining laws, 
the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws. 
(h) LIMITATION
ON FUTURE RIGHTS-OF-WAY
OR 
USE PERMITS.—The Secretary may not issue any new use 
permits or rights-of-way on the BLM land for any pur-
poses that the Secretary of the Air Force determines to 
be incompatible with current or projected military require-
ments, with consideration given to the rangeland improve-
ments under section 105(h). 
(i) GRAZING AND RANCHING.—Efforts described in 
this Act to facilitate grazing and ranching on the BLM 
land and the non-Federal land described in section 202(3) 
shall be considered to be compatible with mission require-
ments of the Utah Test and Training Range. 
SEC. 102. TEMPORARY CLOSURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Air Force 
determines that military operations (including operations 
relating to the fulfillment of the mission of the Utah Test 
and Training Range), public safety, or national security 
require the temporary closure to public use of any road, 
trail, or other portion of the BLM land, the Secretary of 
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the Air Force may take such action as the Secretary of 
the Air Force determines necessary to carry out the tem-
porary closure. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Any temporary closure under 
subsection (a)— 
(1) shall be limited to the minimum areas and 
periods during which the Secretary of the Air Force 
determines are required to carry out a closure under 
this section; 
(2) shall not occur on a State or Federal holi-
day, unless notice is provided in accordance with 
subsection (c)(1)(B); 
(3) shall not occur on a Friday, Saturday, or 
Sunday, unless notice is provided in accordance with 
subsection (c)(1)(B); and 
(4)(A) if practicable, shall be for not longer 
than a 3-hour period per day; 
(B) shall only be for longer than a 3-hour pe-
riod per day— 
(i) for mission essential reasons; and 
(ii) as infrequently as practicable and in no 
case for more than 10 days per year; and 
(C) shall in no case be for longer than a 6-hour 
period per day. 
(c) NOTICE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary of the Air Force shall— 
(A) keep appropriate warning notices post-
ed before and during any temporary closure; 
and 
(B) provide notice to the Secretary, public, 
and relevant stakeholders concerning the tem-
porary closure— 
(i) at least 30 days before the date on 
which the temporary closure goes into ef-
fect; 
(ii) in the case of a closure during the 
period beginning on March 1 and ending 
on May 31, at least 60 days before the 
date on which the closure goes into effect; 
or 
(iii) in the case of a closure described 
in paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b), 
at least 90 days before the date on which 
the closure goes into effect. 
(2) SPECIAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—In 
each case for which a mission-unique security re-
quirement does not allow for the notifications de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of the Air 
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Force shall work with the Secretary to achieve a mu-
tually agreeable timeline for notification. 
(d) MAXIMUM ANNUAL CLOSURES.—The total cumu-
lative hours of temporary closures authorized under this 
section with respect to the BLM land shall not exceed 100 
hours annually. 
(e) PROHIBITION
ON CERTAIN TEMPORARY CLO-
SURES.—The northernmost area identified as ‘‘Newfound-
land’s’’ on the map described in section 3(1) shall not be 
subject to any temporary closure between August 21 and 
February 28, in accordance with the lawful hunting meth-
ods and seasons of the State of Utah. 
(f) EMERGENCY GROUND RESPONSE.—A temporary 
closure of a portion of the BLM land shall not affect the 
conduct of emergency response activities on the BLM land 
during the temporary closure. 
(g) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY.—The Sec-
retary and the Secretary of the Air Force may enter into 
cooperative agreements with State and local law enforce-
ment officials with respect to lawful procedures and proto-
cols to be used in promoting public safety and operation 
security on or near the BLM land during noticed test and 
training periods. 
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(h) LIVESTOCK.—Livestock shall be allowed to re-
main on the BLM land during a temporary closure of the 
BLM land under this section. 
SEC. 103. COMMUNITY RESOURCE GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, there shall be estab-
lished the Utah Test and Training Range Community Re-
source Group (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commu-
nity Group’’) to provide regular and continuing input to 
the Secretary and the Secretary of the Air Force on mat-
ters involving public access to, use of, and overall manage-
ment of the BLM land. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
(acting 
through the State Bureau of Land Management Of-
fice) shall appoint members to the Community 
Group, including— 
(A) operational and land management per-
sonnel of the Air Force; 
(B) 1 Indian representative, to be nomi-
nated by a majority vote conducted among the 
Indian tribes in the vicinity of the BLM land; 
(C) not more than 2 county commissioners 
from each of Box Elder, Tooele, and Juab 
Counties, Utah; 
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(D) 2 representatives of off-road and high-
way use, hunting, and other recreational 
groups; 
(E) 2 representatives of livestock grazers 
on any public land located within the BLM 
land; 
(F) 1 representative of the Utah Depart-
ment of Agriculture and Food; and 
(G) not more than 3 representatives of 
State or Federal offices or agencies, or private 
groups, if the Secretary determines that such 
representatives would further the goals and ob-
jectives of the Community Group. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The members described in 
paragraph (1) shall elect from among the members 
of the Community Group— 
(A) 1 member to serve as Chairperson of 
the Community Group; and 
(B) 1 member to serve as Vice-Chairperson 
of the Community Group. 
(c) CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Com-
munity Group shall serve voluntarily and without re-
muneration. 
(2) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Community Group shall be appointed for a 
term of 4 years. 
(B) 
ORIGINAL
MEMBERS.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), the Chairperson 
shall select 1⁄2 of the original members of the 
Community Group to serve for a term of 4 
years and the 1⁄2 to serve for a term of 2 years 
to ensure the replacement of members shall be 
staggered from year to year. 
(C) 
REAPPOINTMENT
AND
REPLACE-
MENT.—The Secretary may reappoint or re-
place a member of the Community Group ap-
pointed under subsection (b)(1), if— 
(i) the term of the member has ex-
pired; 
(ii) the member has retired; or 
(iii) the position held by the member 
described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(G) of paragraph (1) has changed to the 
extent that the ability of the member to 
represent the group or entity that the 
member represents has been significantly 
affected. 
(d) MEETINGS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Community Group shall 
meet not less than once per year, and at such other 
frequencies as determined by five or more of the 
members of the Community Group. 
(2) 
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
COMMUNITY 
GROUP.—The Community Group shall be responsible 
for determining appropriate schedules for, details of, 
and actions for meetings of the Community Group. 
(3) NOTICE.—The Chairperson shall provide 
notice to each member of the Community Group not 
less than 10 business days before the date of a 
scheduled meeting. 
(4) EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to meetings of the 
Community Group. 
(e) COORDINATION WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
OF 
COMMUNITY GROUP.—The Secretary and the Secretary of 
the Air Force, consistent with existing laws (including reg-
ulations), shall take under consideration recommendations 
from the Community Group. 
(f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Community 
Group shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary 
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and the Community Group mutually elect to terminate the 
Community Group before that date. 
(g) RENEWAL.—The Community Group may elect, by 
simple majority, to renew the term of the Community 
Group for 10 years, upon or within 90 days of termi-
nation, with the option to renew every 10 years thereafter. 
SEC. 104. LIABILITY. 
The United States (including all departments, agen-
cies, officers, and employees of the United States) shall 
be held harmless and shall not be liable for any injury 
or damage to any individual or property suffered in the 
course of any mining, mineral, or geothermal activity, or 
any other authorized nondefense-related activity, con-
ducted on the BLM land. 
SEC. 105. EFFECTS OF TITLE. 
(a) EFFECT ON WEAPON IMPACT AREA.—Nothing in 
this title expands the boundaries of the weapon impact 
area of the Utah Test and Training Range. 
(b) EFFECT ON SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE AND TRAIN-
ING ROUTES.—Nothing in this title precludes— 
(1) the designation of new units of special use 
airspace; or 
(2) the expansion of existing units of special 
use airspace. 
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(c) EFFECT
ON EXISTING RIGHTS
AND AGREE-
MENTS.— 
(1) KNOLLS
SPECIAL
RECREATION
MANAGE-
MENT
AREA; 
BLM
COMMUNITY
PITS
CENTRAL 
GRAYBACK AND SOUTH GRAYBACK.—Except as pro-
vided in section 102, nothing in this title limits or 
alters any existing right or right of access to— 
(A) the Knolls Special Recreation Manage-
ment Area; or 
(B)(i) the Bureau of Land Management 
Community Pits Central Grayback and South 
Grayback; and 
(ii) any other county or community pit lo-
cated within close proximity to the BLM land. 
(2) NATIONAL
HISTORIC
TRAILS
AND
OTHER 
HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS.—Except as provided in 
section 102, nothing in this title limits or alters any 
existing right or right of access to a component of 
the National Trails System or other Federal or 
State historic landmarks within the BLM land, in-
cluding the California National Historic Trail, the 
Pony Express National Historic Trail, or the GAPA 
Launch Site and Blockhouse. 
(3) CLOSURE OF INTERSTATE 80.—Nothing in 
this title authorizes any additional authority or right 
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to the Secretary or the Secretary of the Air Force 
to temporarily close Interstate 80. 
(4) EFFECT ON LIMITATION ON AMENDMENTS 
TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
PLANS.—Nothing in this title affects the limitation 
established under section 2815(d) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
(Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 852). 
(5) EFFECT
ON
MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDER-
STANDING.—Nothing in this title affects the memo-
randum of understanding entered into by the Air 
Force, the Bureau of Land Management, the Utah 
Department of Natural Resources, and the Utah Di-
vision of Wildlife Resources relating to the reestab-
lishment of bighorn sheep in the Newfoundland 
Mountains and signed by the parties to the memo-
randum of understanding during the period begin-
ning on January 24, 2000, and ending on February 
4, 2000. 
(6) EFFECT ON EXISTING MILITARY SPECIAL 
USE AIRSPACE AGREEMENT.—Nothing in this title 
limits or alters the Military Operating Areas of Air-
space Use Agreement between the Federal Aviation 
Administration and the Air Force in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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