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(6) For the construction of increment 3 of the 
United States Strategic Command Replacement Fa-
cility at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, author-
ized by section 2301(a) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B 
of the Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1670), 
$136,000,000. 
SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 
4436), the authorization set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (124 
Stat. 4444), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2014, 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2015, whichever 
is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2011 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Bahrain, SW Asia ....
Shaikh Isa AB .........
North Apron Expan-
sion.
$45,000,000. 
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TITLE 
XXIV—DEFENSE 
AGEN-
CIES 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUC-
TION 
Subtitle A—Defense Agency 
Authorizations 
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2403(1), the Secretary of Defense may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Alaska ...............................
Clear AFS ............................................
$17,204,000
Fort Greely ..........................................
$82,000,000
California ..........................
Miramar ...............................................
$6,000,000
Defense Distribution Depot-Tracy ......
$37,554,000
Brawley ................................................
$23,095,000
Colorado ...........................
Fort Carson .........................................
$22,282,000
Florida ..............................
Hurlburt Field .....................................
$7,900,000
Jacksonville ..........................................
$7,500,000
Tyndall AFB .......................................
$9,500,000
Key West .............................................
$3,600,000
Panama City ........................................
$2,600,000
Georgia .............................
Fort Benning .......................................
$43,335,000
Fort Stewart ........................................
$44,504,000
Moody AFB .........................................
$3,800,000
Hunter Army Airfield ..........................
$13,500,000
Hawaii ..............................
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam .......
$2,800,000
Ford Island ..........................................
$2,615,000
Kentucky ..........................
Fort Campbell .....................................
$124,211,000
Fort Knox ............................................
$303,023,000
Maryland ..........................
Aberdeen Proving Ground ...................
$210,000,000
Bethesda Naval Hospital .....................
$66,800,000
Massachusetts ..................
Hanscom AFB .....................................
$36,213,000
New Jersey .......................
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst ....
$10,000,000
New Mexico ......................
Holloman AFB ....................................
$81,400,000
North Carolina .................
Camp Lejeune .....................................
$43,377,000
Fort Bragg ..........................................
$172,065,000
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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
North Dakota ...................
Minot AFB ..........................................
$6,400,000
Oklahoma .........................
Tinker AFB .........................................
$36,000,000
Altus AFB ...........................................
$2,100,000
Pennsylvania ....................
Defense Distribution Depot New Cum-
berland.
$9,000,000
South Carolina .................
Beaufort ...............................................
$41,324,000
Tennessee .........................
Arnold Air Force Base ........................
$2,200,000
Texas ................................
Joint Base San Antonio ......................
$12,600,000
Virginia ............................
Joint 
Expeditionary 
Base 
Little 
Creek-Story.
$30,404,000
Quantico ..............................................
$40,586,000
Dam Neck ............................................
$11,147,000
DLA Aviation Richmond .....................
$87,000,000
Pentagon ..............................................
$59,450,000
Washington ......................
Whidbey Island ....................................
$10,000,000. 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2403(2), the Secretary of Defense may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Bahrain Island .................
SW Asia ...............................................
$45,400,000
Belgium ............................
Brussels ...............................................
$67,613,000
Germany ...........................
Wiesbaden ............................................
$109,655,000
Kaiserlautern AB ................................
$49,907,000
Ramstein AB .......................................
$98,762,000
Japan ...............................
Iwakuni ................................................
$34,000,000
Kadena AB ..........................................
$38,792,000
Yokosuka .............................................
$10,600,000
Atsugi ..................................................
$4,100,000
Torri Commo Station ..........................
$71,451,000
Korea ................................
Camp Walker .......................................
$52,164,000
United Kingdom ...............
RAF Mildenhall ...................................
$84,629,000
Royal Air Force Lakenheath ...............
$69,638,000
Worldwide Classified ........
Classified Location ..............................
$15,000,000. 
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SEC. 
2402. 
AUTHORIZED 
ENERGY 
CONSERVATION 
PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2403(6), the Secretary 
of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects 
under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, in the 
amount of $150,000,000. 
SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DE-
FENSE AGENCIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for mili-
tary construction, land acquisition, and military family 
housing functions of the Department of Defense (other 
than the military departments) in the total amount of 
$4,042,925,000, as follows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United States authorized by section 2401(a), 
$1,725,089,000. 
(2) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by section 2401(b), 
$751,711,000. 
(3) For unspecified minor military construction 
projects under section 2805 of title 10, United 
States Code, $43,817,000. 
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(4) For contingency construction projects of the 
Secretary of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, 
United States Code, $10,000,000. 
(5) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $237,838,000. 
(6) For energy conservation projects under 
chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, 
$150,000,000. 
(7) For military family housing functions: 
(A) For support of military family housing 
(including functions described in section 2833 
of title 10, United States Code), $55,845,000. 
(B) For credits to the Department of De-
fense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
under section 2883 of title 10, United States 
Code, and the Homeowners Assistance Fund es-
tablished under section 1013 of the Demonstra-
tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374), $1,780,000. 
(8) For the construction of increment 8 of the 
Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Dis-
eases Stage I at Fort Detrick, Maryland, authorized 
by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Au-
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thorization Act of Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of 
Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2457), $13,000,000. 
(9) For the construction of increment 5 of the 
hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas, authorized by section 
2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2642), $252,100,000. 
(10) For the construction of increment 3 of the 
High Performance Computing Center at Fort 
Meade, Maryland, authorized by section 2401(a) of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 
125 Stat. 1672), as amended by section 2404(a) of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 2131), $431,000,000. 
(11) For the construction of increment 3 of the 
Medical Center Replacement at Rhine Ordnance 
Barracks, Germany, authorized by section 2401(b) 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 
125 Stat. 1673), as amended by section 2404(b) of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 2131), $151,545,000. 
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(12) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
Ambulatory Care Center at Joint Base Andrews, 
Maryland, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1673), $76,200,000. 
(13) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
NSAW Recapitalize Building #1 at Fort Meade, 
Maryland, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2127), $58,000,000. 
(14) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Complex at 
Deveselu, Romania, authorized by section 2401(b) of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 2128), $85,000,000. 
Subtitle B—Chemical 
Demilitarization Authorizations 
SEC. 2411. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, CHEM-
ICAL 
DEMILITARIZATION 
CONSTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for the 
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construction of phase XIV of a munitions demilitarization 
facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, authorized 
by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 
106–65; 113 Stat. 835), as amended by section 2405 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 
1298), section 2405 of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public Law 
107–314; 116 Stat. 2698), section 2414 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (di-
vision B of Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4697), and 
section 2412 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4450), $122,536,000. 
TITLE 
XXV—NORTH 
ATLANTIC 
TREATY ORGANIZATION SE-
CURITY 
INVESTMENT 
PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 
United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 
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of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur-
pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of con-
struction previously financed by the United States. 
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2012, for con-
tributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 
of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United 
States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Security Investment Program authorized by 
section 2501, in the amount of $239,700,000. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND 
RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations 
and Authorization of Appropria-
tions 
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CON-
STRUCTION 
AND 
LAND 
ACQUISITION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2606(1), the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the 
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United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Army National Guard: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Alabama ............................
Decatur .................................................
$4,000,000
Arkansas ...........................
Fort Chaffee .........................................
$21,000,000
Florida ..............................
Pinellas Park ........................................
$5,700,000
Illinois ...............................
Kankakee ..............................................
$42,000,000
Massachusetts ...................
Camp Edwards .....................................
$19,000,000
Michigan ...........................
Camp Grayling ......................................
$17,000,000
Minnesota ..........................
Stillwater ...............................................
$17,000,000
Mississippi .........................
Camp Shelby .........................................
$3,000,000
Pascagoula ............................................
$4,500,000
Missouri ............................
Whiteman AFB ....................................
$5,000,000
Macon ...................................................
$9,100,000
New York ..........................
New York ..............................................
$31,000,000
Ohio ...................................
Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant .......
$5,200,000
Pennsylvania .....................
Fort Indiantown Gap ............................
$40,000,000
South Carolina ..................
Greenville ..............................................
$26,000,000
Texas .................................
Fort Worth ...........................................
$14,270,000
Wyoming ...........................
Afton .....................................................
$10,200,000. 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2606(1), the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Army National Guard locations outside 
the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table: 
Army National Guard: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Puerto Rico ........................
Camp Santiago ........................................
$5,600,000. 
SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION 
AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606(2), the Secretary 
of the Army may acquire real property and carry out mili-
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tary construction projects for the Army Reserve locations 
inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 
in the following table: 
Army Reserve 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
California ..........................
Fort Hunter Liggett .............................
$16,500,000
Camp Parks ..........................................
$17,500,000
Maryland ...........................
Bowie ....................................................
$25,500,000
New Jersey .......................
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst .....
$36,200,000
New York ..........................
Bullville .................................................
$14,500,000
North Carolina ..................
Fort Bragg ............................................
$24,500,000
Wisconsin ..........................
Fort McCoy ...........................................
$23,400,000. 
SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE 
CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606(3), the Secretary 
of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out mili-
tary construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Ma-
rine Corps Reserve locations inside the United States, and 
in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
California ..........................
March AFB ...........................................
$11,086,000
Missouri ............................
Kansas City ..........................................
$15,020,000
Tennessee ..........................
Memphis ................................................
$4,330,000. 
SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606(4), the Secretary 
of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 
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military construction projects for the Air National Guard 
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, 
set forth in the following table: 
Air National Guard 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Alabama ............................
Birmingham IAP ..................................
$8,500,000
Indiana ..............................
Hulman Regional Airport .....................
$7,300,000
Maryland ...........................
Fort Meade ...........................................
$4,000,000
Martin State Airport ............................
$12,900,000
Montana ............................
Great Falls IAP ....................................
$22,000,000
New York ..........................
Fort Drum ............................................
$4,700,000
Ohio ...................................
Springfield Beckley-Map .......................
$7,200,000
Pennsylvania .....................
Fort Indiantown Gap ............................
$7,700,000
Rhode Island .....................
Quonset State Airport ..........................
$6,000,000
Tennessee ..........................
McGhee-Tyson Airport .........................
$18,000,000. 
SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606(5), the Secretary 
of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 
military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve 
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, 
set forth in the following table: 
Air Force Reserve 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
California ..........................
March AFB ...........................................
$19,900,000
Florida ..............................
Homestead AFS ...................................
$9,800,000
Oklahoma ..........................
Tinker AFB ..........................................
$12,200,000. 
SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NA-
TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for the 
costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 
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and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve 
Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 
1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost 
of acquisition of land for those facilities), in the following 
amounts: 
(1) For the Department of the Army, for the 
Army National Guard of the United States, 
$320,815,000. 
(2) For the Department of the Army, for the 
Army Reserve, $174,060,000. 
(3) For the Department of the Navy, for the 
Navy and Marine Corps Reserve, $32,976,000. 
(4) For the Department of the Air Force, for 
the Air National Guard of the United States, 
$119,800,000. 
(5) For the Department of the Air Force, for 
the Air Force Reserve, $45,659,000. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2603 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 2135), for Fort Des Moines, Iowa, for con-
struction of a Joint Reserve Center at that location, the 
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Secretary of the Navy may, instead of constructing a new 
facility at Camp Dodge, acquire up to approximately 20 
acres to construct a Joint Reserve Center and associated 
supporting facilities in the greater Des Moines, Iowa area 
using appropriations available for the project. 
SEC. 2612. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 
4436), the authorization set forth in the table in section 
2604 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 
Stat. 4454) for Nashville International Airport, Ten-
nessee, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2014, or 
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military construction for fiscal year 2015, whichever is 
later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
State 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Tennessee .................
Nashville Inter-
national Airport.
Intelligence Group 
and Remotely Pi-
loted Aircraft Re-
mote Split Oper-
ations Group.
$5,500,000. 
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SEC. 2613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (division B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 
4436), the authorization set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2601 of that Act (124 
Stat. 4452), for Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, shall remain 
in effect until October 1, 2014, or the date of the enact-
ment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2015, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
State 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Puerto Rico ...............
Camp Santiago .........
Multi Purpose Ma-
chine Gun Range.
$9,200,000. 
TITLE 
XXVII—BASE 
REALIGN-
MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI-
TIES 
SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI-
TIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2013, for base 
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realignment and closure activities, including real property 
acquisition and military construction projects, as author-
ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 
10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department 
of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 established by sec-
tion 2906 of such Act, in the total amount of 
$451,357,000, as follows: 
(1) 
For 
the 
Department 
of 
the 
Army, 
$180,401,000. 
(2) 
For 
the 
Department 
of 
the 
Navy, 
$144,580,000. 
(3) For the Department of the Air Force, 
$126,376,000. 
TITLE 
XXVIII—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI-
SIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction 
Program Changes 
SEC. 2801. REVISIONS TO MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF MINOR MILITARY CON-
STRUCTION EXCEPTION THRESHOLD.—Subsection (a) of 
section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) For purposes of this section, the minor military 
construction exception threshold is $4,000,000.’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN DOLLAR THRESHOLDS FOR CER-
TAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO UNSPECIFIED MINOR 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR PROJECTS TO COR-
RECT DEFICIENCIES THAT ARE LIFE-, HEALTH-, OR 
SAFETY-THREATENING.—Subsection (a)(2) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ in the 
second sentence and inserting ‘‘the minor military 
construction exception threshold’’. 
(2) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
FOR
GENERAL
RULE 
FOR
PROJECTS
FOR
WHICH
O&M
FUNDS
MAY
BE 
USED.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended 
by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 
(c) MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR PROJECTS SUBJECT TO 
SECRETARIAL APPROVAL AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE- 
AND-WAIT.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended 
by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount speci-
fied in subsection (c)’’. 
(d) MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR LABORATORY REVITALIZATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) MODIFICATION.—Subsection (d) of such 
section is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘not 
more than $2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
more than $4,000,000, notwithstanding sub-
section (c)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(2) For purposes of this sub-
section, an unspecified minor military construc-
tion project is a military construction project 
that (notwithstanding subsection (a)) has an 
approved 
cost 
equal 
to 
or 
less 
than 
$4,000,000.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) do not apply to any laboratory re-
vitalization project for which the design phase has 
been completed as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 2802. CHANGE IN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO UN-
SPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) ADJUSTMENTS FOR LOCATION.—The dollar limi-
tations specified in subsections (a) through (d) shall be 
adjusted to reflect the appropriate area construction cost 
index for military construction projects published by the 
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Department of Defense. The appropriate cost index shall 
be the factor published during the prior fiscal year that 
applies to the location of the project.’’. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and 
Facilities Administration 
SEC. 2811. AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS TO 
COVER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ASSOCI-
ATED WITH REAL PROPERTY LEASES AND 
EASEMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (e)(1)(C) of section 
2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(vi) Amounts as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to cover program expenses incurred by the 
Secretary under this section and for easements 
under section 2668 of this title.’’. 
(b) PROGRAM EXPENSES DEFINED.—Subsection (i) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) The term ‘program expenses’ includes ex-
penses related to developing, assessing, negotiating, 
executing, and managing lease and easement trans-
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actions, but does not include Government personnel 
costs.’’. 
SEC. 2812. APPLICATION OF CASH PAYMENTS RECEIVED 
FOR UTILITIES AND SERVICES. 
Section 2872a(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘from which the cost of furnishing 
the utilities or services concerned was paid’’ and inserting 
‘‘currently available for the purpose of furnishing utilities 
or services under subsection (a)’’. 
SEC. 2813. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY AT NAVAL 
BASE VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may ac-
quire all right, title, and interest to property and improve-
ments at Naval Base Ventura County, California, con-
structed pursuant to section 801 of Public Law 98–115. 
(b) USE.—Upon acquiring the real property under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may use the improvements 
as provided in sections 2835 and 2835a of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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Subtitle C—Land Withdrawals 
SEC. 2821. MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS AND CODIFICA-
TION OF STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING 
TO CHINA LAKE, LIMESTONE HILLS, CHOCO-
LATE MOUNTAIN, AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. 
(a) MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS AND CREATION 
OF NEW CHAPTER.—Subtitle A of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 173 the fol-
lowing new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 174—LAND WITHDRAWALS 
‘‘Subchapter 
Sec. 
‘‘I. General Provisions .....................................................................
2931 
‘‘II. China Lake, California ............................................................
2955 
‘‘III. Limestone Hills, Montana .....................................................
2957 
‘‘IV. Chocolate Mountain, California ..........................................
2959 
‘‘V. Twentynine Palms, California ...............................................
2961 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2931. General applicability; definition. 
‘‘2932. Maps and legal descriptions. 
‘‘2933. Access restrictions. 
‘‘2934. Changes in use. 
‘‘2935. Authorizations for nondefense-related uses. 
‘‘2936. Brush and range fire prevention and suppression. 
‘‘2937. On-going decontamination. 
‘‘2938. Water rights. 
‘‘2939. Hunting, fishing, and trapping. 
‘‘2940. Limitation on extensions and renewals. 
‘‘2941. Application for renewal of a withdrawal and reservation. 
‘‘2942. Limitation on subsequent availability of lands for appropriation. 
‘‘2943. Relinquishment. 
‘‘2944. Interchanges and transfers of Federal lands. 
‘‘2945. Delegability by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘2946. Land withdrawals; immunity of the United States. 
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‘‘§ 2931. General applicability; definition 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.—The provi-
sions of this subchapter apply to any withdrawal made by 
this chapter. 
‘‘(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—(1) Except as may 
be provided pursuant to section 2944 of this title, nothing 
in this chapter shall be construed as assigning manage-
ment of real property under the administrative jurisdiction 
of the Secretary concerned to the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘manage’ and ‘management’, when 
used in reference to lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
chapter, include the authority to exercise jurisdiction, cus-
tody, and control over those lands in accordance with this 
title, except that those terms do not include authority for 
land disposal. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this chapter, the term ‘Indian 
tribe’ has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 
the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 
(25 U.S.C. 479a). 
‘‘§ 2932. Maps and legal descriptions 
‘‘(a) PREPARATION OF MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIP-
TIONS.—As soon as practicable after the date of the enact-
ment of a subchapter of this chapter, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall— 
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‘‘(1) publish in the Federal Register a notice 
containing the legal description of the lands with-
drawn and reserved by such subchapter; and 
‘‘(2) file a map or maps and legal description 
of the lands withdrawn and reserved by such sub-
chapter with the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(b) LEGAL EFFECT.—Such maps and legal descrip-
tions shall have the same force and effect as if they were 
included in this chapter, except that the Secretary of the 
Interior may correct clerical and typographical errors in 
such maps and legal descriptions. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of such maps and legal 
descriptions shall be available for public inspection— 
‘‘(1) in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
‘‘(2) in the office of the commanding officer of 
the military installation at which the lands are with-
drawn; and 
‘‘(3) if the military installation is under the 
management of the National Guard, in the office of 
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the Adjutant General of the State in which the in-
stallation is located. 
‘‘(d) COSTS.—The Secretary concerned shall reim-
burse the Secretary of the Interior for the costs incurred 
by the Secretary of the Interior in implementing this sec-
tion. 
‘‘§ 2933. Access restrictions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary concerned deter-
mines that military operations, public safety, or national 
security require the closure to the public of any road, trail, 
or other portion of the lands withdrawn and reserved by 
a subchapter of this chapter, the Secretary may take such 
action as the Secretary determines necessary or desirable 
to effect and maintain such closure. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Any closure under subsection (a) 
shall be limited to the minimum areas and periods that 
the Secretary concerned determines are required for the 
purposes specified in such subsection. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—(1) Before a closure under 
this section is implemented, the Secretary concerned shall 
consult with the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(2) In a case in which such a closure may affect 
access to or use of sacred sites or resources considered 
important by an Indian tribe, the Secretary concerned 
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shall consult, at the earliest practicable time, with that 
tribe. 
‘‘(3) No consultation is required under paragraph (1) 
or (2)— 
‘‘(A) if the closure is already provided for in an 
integrated natural resources management plan, an 
installation cultural resources management plan, or 
a land use management plan; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an emergency, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—Immediately preceding and during 
any closure under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned 
shall post appropriate warning notices and take other 
steps, as necessary, to notify the public of the closure. 
‘‘§ 2934. Changes in use 
‘‘(a) OTHER USES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
concerned may authorize the use of lands withdrawn and 
reserved by a subchapter of this chapter for defense-re-
lated purposes in addition to the purposes specified in 
such subchapter. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE TO SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 
The Secretary concerned shall promptly notify the Sec-
retary of the Interior in the event that the lands with-
drawn and reserved by a subchapter of this chapter will 
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be used for additional defense-related purposes. Such noti-
fication shall indicate— 
‘‘(1) the additional use or uses involved; 
‘‘(2) the planned duration of such additional 
uses; and 
‘‘(3) the extent to which such additional uses 
will require that additional or more stringent condi-
tions or restrictions be imposed on otherwise-per-
mitted non-defense-related uses of the withdrawn 
and reserved lands or portions thereof. 
‘‘§ 2935. Authorizations for nondefense-related uses 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE 
INTERIOR.—Subject to the applicable withdrawals con-
tained in each subchapter of this chapter, with the consent 
of the Secretary concerned, the Secretary of the Interior 
may authorize the use, occupancy, or development of the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this chapter. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATIONS
BY
THE SECRETARY CON-
CERNED.—The Secretary concerned may authorize the 
use, occupancy, or development of the lands withdrawn 
and reserved by this chapter— 
‘‘(1) for a defense-related purpose; or 
‘‘(2) subject to the consent of the Secretary of 
the Interior, for a non-defense-related purpose. 
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‘‘(c) FORM OF AUTHORIZATION.—An authorization 
under this section may be provided by lease, easement, 
right-of-way, permit, license, or other instrument author-
ized by law. 
‘‘(d) PREVENTION OF DRAINAGE OF OIL OR GAS RE-
SOURCES.—For the purpose of preventing drainage of oil 
or gas resources, the Secretary of the Interior may lease 
lands otherwise withdrawn from operation of the mineral 
leasing laws and reserved for defense-related purposes 
under this chapter, under such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary considers appropriate. No surface occupancy 
may be approved by the Secretary of the Interior without 
the consent of the Secretary concerned. The Secretary of 
the Interior may unitize or consent to communitization of 
such lands. The Secretary of the Interior may promulgate 
regulations to implement this subsection. 
‘‘§ 2936. Brush and range fire prevention and sup-
pression 
‘‘(a) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall, consistent with any applicable land manage-
ment plan, take necessary precautions to prevent, and ac-
tions to suppress, brush and range fires occurring as a 
result of military activities on the lands withdrawn and 
reserved by this chapter, including fires outside those 
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lands that spread from the withdrawn and reserved lands 
and which occurred as a result of such activities. 
‘‘(b) COOPERATION OF SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR.—At the request of the Secretary concerned, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall provide assistance in the sup-
pression of such fires and shall be reimbursed for such 
assistance by the Secretary concerned. Notwithstanding 
section 2215 of this title, the Secretary concerned may 
transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, in advance, funds 
to reimburse the costs of the Department of the Interior 
in providing such assistance. 
‘‘§ 2937. On-going decontamination 
‘‘Throughout the duration of a withdrawal and res-
ervation of lands under this chapter, the Secretary con-
cerned shall maintain, to the extent funds are available 
for such purpose, a program of decontamination of con-
tamination caused by defense-related uses on such lands 
consistent with applicable Federal and State law. The Sec-
retary of Defense shall include a description of such de-
contamination activities in the annual report required by 
section 2711 of this title. 
‘‘§ 2938. Water rights 
‘‘(a) NO RESERVATION CREATED.—Nothing in this 
chapter shall be construed— 
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‘‘(1) to establish a reservation in favor of the 
United States with respect to any water or water 
right on the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
chapter; or 
‘‘(2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 
such lands except in accordance with applicable 
State law. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RE-
SERVED WATER RIGHTS.—This section shall not be con-
strued to affect any water rights acquired or reserved by 
the United States before the date of the enactment of the 
applicable subchapter of this chapter, and the Secretary 
concerned may exercise any such previously acquired or 
reserved water rights. 
‘‘§ 2939. Hunting, fishing, and trapping 
‘‘Section 2671 of this title shall apply to all hunting, 
fishing, and trapping on the lands withdrawn and reserved 
by this chapter and for which management has been as-
signed to the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘§ 2940. Limitation on extensions and renewals 
‘‘The withdrawals and reservations established by 
this chapter may not be extended or renewed except by 
a law enacted by Congress. 
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‘‘§ 2941. Application for renewal of a withdrawal and 
reservation 
‘‘(a) NOTICE.—To the extent practicable, no later 
than five years before the termination of a withdrawal and 
reservation established by a subchapter of this chapter, 
the Secretary concerned shall notify the Secretary of the 
Interior as to whether or not the Secretary concerned will 
have a continuing defense-related need for any of the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by such subchapter after the ter-
mination date of such withdrawal and reservation. The 
Secretary concerned shall provide a copy of the notice to 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(b) FILING FOR EXTENSION.—If the Secretary con-
cerned concludes that there will be a continuing defense- 
related need for any of such lands after the termination 
date, the Secretary shall file an application for extension 
of the withdrawal and reservation of such needed lands 
in accordance with the regulations and procedures of the 
Department of the Interior applicable to the extension of 
withdrawals. 
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‘‘§ 2942. Limitation on subsequent availability of 
lands for appropriation 
‘‘At the time of termination of a withdrawal and res-
ervation made by a subchapter of this chapter, the pre-
viously withdrawn lands shall not be open to any form of 
appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leas-
ing laws, until the Secretary of the Interior publishes in 
the Federal Register an appropriate order specifying the 
date upon which such lands shall be restored to the public 
domain and opened for such purposes. 
‘‘§ 2943. Relinquishment 
‘‘(a) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO RELINQUISH.—If, 
during the period of withdrawal and reservation, the Sec-
retary concerned decides to relinquish any or all of the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by a subchapter of this 
chapter, the Secretary concerned shall file a notice of in-
tention to relinquish with the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF CONTAMINATION.—As a 
part of the notice under subsection (a), the Secretary con-
cerned shall include a written determination concerning 
whether and to what extent the lands that are to be relin-
quished are contaminated with explosive materials or toxic 
or hazardous substances. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall publish in the Federal Register the notice of inten-
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tion to relinquish, including the determination concerning 
the contaminated state of the lands. 
‘‘(d) DECONTAMINATION OF LANDS TO BE RELIN-
QUISHED.— 
‘‘(1) DECONTAMINATION
REQUIRED.—If land 
subject of a notice of intention to relinquish pursu-
ant to subsection (a) is contaminated, and the Sec-
retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sec-
retary concerned, determines that decontamination 
is practicable and economically feasible (taking into 
consideration the potential future use and value of 
the land) and that, upon decontamination, the land 
could be opened to operation of some or all of the 
public land laws, including the mining laws and the 
mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, the 
Secretary concerned shall decontaminate the land to 
the extent that funds are appropriated for such pur-
pose. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVES.—If the Secretary of the 
Interior, after consultation with the Secretary con-
cerned, concludes that decontamination of land sub-
ject of a notice of intention to relinquish pursuant 
to subsection (a) is not practicable or economically 
feasible, or that the land cannot be decontaminated 
sufficiently to be opened to operation of some or all 
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of the public land laws, or if Congress does not ap-
propriate sufficient funds for the decontamination of 
such land, the Secretary of the Interior shall not be 
required to accept the land proposed for relinquish-
ment. 
‘‘(3) STATUS OF CONTAMINATED LANDS UPON 
TERMINATION.—If, because of their contaminated 
state, the Secretary of the Interior declines to accept 
the lands withdrawn and reserved by a subchapter 
of this chapter which have been proposed for relin-
quishment, or if at the expiration of the withdrawal 
and reservation made by such subchapter the Sec-
retary of the Interior determines that some of the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by such subchapter 
are contaminated to an extent which prevents open-
ing such contaminated lands to operation of the pub-
lic land laws— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary concerned shall take 
appropriate steps to warn the public of the con-
taminated state of such lands and any risks as-
sociated with entry onto such lands; 
‘‘(B) after the expiration of the withdrawal 
and reservation, the Secretary concerned shall 
undertake no activities on such lands except in 
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connection with decontamination of such lands; 
and 
‘‘(C) the Secretary concerned shall report 
to the Secretary of the Interior and to the Con-
gress concerning the status of such lands and 
all actions taken in furtherance of this para-
graph. 
‘‘(e) REVOCATION AUTHORITY.—Upon deciding that 
it is in the public interest to accept the lands proposed 
for relinquishment pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of the Interior may order the revocation of a with-
drawal and reservation established by a subchapter of this 
chapter as it applies to such lands. The Secretary of the 
Interior shall publish in the Federal Register the revoca-
tion order, which shall— 
‘‘(1) terminate the withdrawal and reservation; 
‘‘(2) constitute official acceptance of the lands 
by the Secretary of the Interior; and 
‘‘(3) state the date upon which the lands will be 
opened to the operation of some or all of the public 
land laws, including the mining laws. 
‘‘(f) ACCEPTANCE
BY SECRETARY
OF
THE INTE-
RIOR.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to re-
quire the Secretary of the Interior to accept the lands pro-
posed for relinquishment if the Secretary determines that 
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such lands are not suitable for return to the public do-
main. If the Secretary makes such a determination, the 
Secretary shall provide notice of the determination to Con-
gress. 
‘‘§ 2944. Interchanges and transfers of Federal lands 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary concerned may interchange or transfer be-
tween each other parcels of Federal land under their juris-
diction. A parcel may include multiple non-contiguous 
pieces of Federal lands. 
‘‘(b) CONDITIONS.—Any interchange or transfer of 
land under this section is subject to the following condi-
tions: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary concerned must each determine that the 
interchange or transfer is to the benefit of their re-
spective department and in the public interest. 
‘‘(2) Both parcels of land to be interchanged 
must, before the interchange, be located on the same 
military installation. 
‘‘(3) Both parcels of land to be interchanged 
must be of approximately the same acreage. 
‘‘(4) The parcel to be transferred must be lo-
cated on the military installation to which it is 
transferred. 
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‘‘(5) The parcel interchanged or transferred by 
the Secretary of the Interior must be part of the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this chapter. 
‘‘(6) The parcel interchanged or transferred by 
the Secretary concerned must be under the adminis-
trative jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned and 
excess to the needs of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(7) During the term of a withdrawal, no more 
than 5,000 acres may be transferred under this sec-
tion by one Secretary to the other on any one mili-
tary installation. 
‘‘(c) STATUS
OF FEDERAL LAND AFTER INTER-
CHANGE.—Upon completion of an interchange or transfer 
under this section— 
‘‘(1) at the discretion of the Secretary of the 
Interior, a parcel received by the Secretary of the 
Interior may— 
‘‘(A) become withdrawn and reserved lands 
under the provisions of this chapter; or 
‘‘(B) be managed as public lands under the 
provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and 
other applicable law; and 
‘‘(2) a parcel received by the Secretary con-
cerned shall— 
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‘‘(A) cease to be part of the public lands 
and lands withdrawn and reserved by this chap-
ter; and 
‘‘(B) be treated as property under section 
102(9) of title 40 under the administrative ju-
risdiction of the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(d) EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.—Neither the Sec-
retary of the Interior nor the Secretary concerned may 
make an equalization payment to further a land inter-
change or transfer under this section. 
‘‘§ 2945. Delegability by the Secretary of the Interior 
‘‘The Secretary of the Interior may delegate the Sec-
retary’s functions under this chapter, except that an order 
pursuant to section 2942 of this title and a revocation 
order pursuant to section 2943(e) of this title may be ap-
proved and signed only by individuals in the Office of the 
Secretary who have been appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘§ 2946. Land withdrawals; immunity of the United 
States 
‘‘The United States and all departments and agencies 
thereof, and their officers and employees, shall be held 
harmless and shall not be liable for any injuries or dam-
ages to persons or property suffered in the course of any 
mining or mineral or geothermal leasing activity or other 
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authorized non-defense-related activity conducted on lands 
withdrawn and reserved by this chapter. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2955a. Withdrawal and reservation. 
‘‘2955b. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands. 
‘‘2955c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation. 
‘‘§ 2955a. Withdrawal and reservation 
‘‘(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 
public lands and interests in lands described in subsection 
(c), and all other areas within the boundary of such lands 
as depicted on the map provided for by section 2932 of 
this title which may become subject to the operation of 
the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
mining laws and the mineral leasing laws. 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The lands withdrawn by sub-
section (a) are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 
Navy for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) Use as a research, development, test, and 
evaluation laboratory. 
‘‘(2) Use as a range for air warfare weapons 
and weapon systems. 
‘‘(3) Use as a high hazard testing and training 
area for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic warfare 
and countermeasures, tactical maneuvering and air 
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support, and directed energy and unmanned aerial 
systems. 
‘‘(4) Geothermal leasing, development, and re-
lated power production activities. 
‘‘(5) Other defense-related purposes consistent 
with the purposes specified in the preceding para-
graphs and authorized pursuant to section 2934 of 
this title. 
‘‘(c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and in-
terests in lands referred to in subsection (a) are the Fed-
eral lands located within the boundaries of the Naval Air 
Weapons Station China Lake, comprising approximately 
1,030,000 acres in Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino Coun-
ties, California, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
‘Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Withdrawal—Re-
newal’, dated XX, xx, 2012, and filed in accordance with 
section 2932 of this title. 
‘‘§ 2955b. Management of withdrawn and reserved 
lands 
‘‘(a) MANAGEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE IN-
TERIOR.—(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), during 
the period of the withdrawal and reservation of lands by 
this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage 
the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2955a of this 
title in accordance with this chapter, the Federal Land 
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Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), and other applicable law. 
‘‘(2) To the extent consistent with applicable law and 
Executive orders, the lands withdrawn by section 2955a 
of this title may be managed in a manner permitting the 
following activities: 
‘‘(A) Grazing. 
‘‘(B) Protection of wildlife and wildlife habitat. 
‘‘(C) Preservation of cultural properties. 
‘‘(D) Control of predatory and other animals. 
‘‘(E) Recreation and education. 
‘‘(F) Prevention and appropriate suppression of 
brush and range fires resulting from non-military 
activities. 
‘‘(G) Geothermal leasing and development and 
related power production activities. 
‘‘(3) All non-defense-related uses of such lands, 
including the uses described in paragraph (2), shall 
be subject to such conditions and restrictions as may 
be necessary to permit the defense-related use of 
such lands for the purposes specified in or author-
ized pursuant to this chapter. 
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT.—(1) The Sec-
retary of the Interior may assign the management respon-
sibility, in whole or in part, for the lands withdrawn and 
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reserved by section 2955a of this title to the Secretary 
of the Navy who, if so assigned, shall manage such lands 
in accordance with this title, title I of the Sikes Act (16 
U.S.C. 670a et seq.), the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976, and cooperative management ar-
rangements between the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of the Navy. Nothing in this subsection or sec-
tion 2935 of this title shall affect geothermal leases issued 
by the Secretary of the Interior before the date of the en-
actment of this subchapter, or the responsibility of the 
Secretary of the Interior to administer and manage such 
leases, consistent with the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior shall be respon-
sible for the issuance of any lease, easement, right-of-way, 
permit, license, or other instrument authorized by law with 
respect to any activity which involves both the lands with-
drawn and reserved by section 2955a of this title and any 
other lands not under the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Navy. Any such authorization shall 
be issued only with the consent of the Secretary of the 
Navy and shall be subject to such conditions as the Sec-
retary of the Navy may prescribe with regard to those 
lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2955a of this 
title. 
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‘‘(3) Neither this chapter nor any other provision of 
law shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary of the In-
terior from issuing and administering any lease pursuant 
to the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) and other applicable law for the development and 
utilization of geothermal steam and associated geothermal 
resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 
2955a of this title, but such a lease may not be issued 
without the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy. 
‘‘(4) This chapter shall not affect the geothermal ex-
ploration and development authority of the Secretary of 
the Navy under section 2917 of this title with respect to 
the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2955a, except 
that the Secretary of the Navy shall obtain the concur-
rence of the Secretary of the Interior before taking action 
under section 2917. 
‘‘(5) Upon the expiration of the withdrawal and res-
ervation or upon the relinquishment of the lands with-
drawn and reserved by section 2955a of this title, Navy 
contracts for the development of geothermal resources at 
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake then in effect (as 
amended or renewed by the Navy after the date of the 
enactment of this subchapter) shall remain in effect, ex-
cept that the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent 
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of the Secretary of the Navy, may offer to substitute a 
standard geothermal lease for any such contract. 
‘‘(6) Any lease made pursuant to section 2935(d) of 
this title of lands withdrawn and reserved by section 
2955a of this title shall require the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of the Navy if the Secretary determines that the 
proposed lease may interfere with geothermal resources on 
those lands. 
‘‘(7) The Secretary of the Navy shall be responsible 
for the management of wild horses and burros located on 
the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2955a of this 
title and may use helicopters and motorized vehicles for 
such purpose. Such management shall be conducted in ac-
cordance with laws applicable to such management on 
public lands. The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall enter into an agreement for imple-
mentation of such management. 
‘‘(c) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING AGREEMENT.— 
The agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary of the Navy entered into before the date of 
the enactment of this subchapter pursuant to section 805 
of the California Military Lands Withdrawal and Over-
flights Act of 1994 shall continue in effect until the earlier 
of— 
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‘‘(1) the date on which the Secretaries enter 
into a new agreement; or 
‘‘(2) the date that is one year after the date of 
the enactment of this subchapter. 
‘‘(d) COOPERATION IN DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGE-
MENT PLAN.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall update and maintain coopera-
tive arrangements concerning land resources and land 
uses on the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 
2955a of this title. 
‘‘(2) Cooperative arrangements under paragraph (1) 
shall focus on and apply to sustainable management and 
protection of the natural and cultural resources and envi-
ronmental values found on such withdrawn and reserved 
lands, consistent with the defense-related purposes for 
which those lands are withdrawn and reserved. 
‘‘(3) Each cooperative arrangement under paragraph 
(1) shall include a comprehensive land use management 
plan which shall integrate and be consistent with all appli-
cable law, including the requirements of title I of the Sikes 
Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976. Each such management plan shall be reviewed 
annually and shall be updated, as needed, in response to 
evolving management requirements and to complement the 
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updates of other applicable land use and resource manage-
ment and planning. 
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT.—(1) The Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Navy may 
enter into a written agreement to implement the com-
prehensive land use management plan developed under 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) An agreement under paragraph (1) shall include 
a provision for periodic review of the agreement for its 
adequacy, effectiveness, and need for revision. 
‘‘(3) The duration of an agreement under paragraph 
(1) shall be the same as the period of the withdrawal and 
reservation of lands under this subchapter, but may be 
amended from time to time. 
‘‘§ 2955c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation 
‘‘The withdrawal and reservation made by this sub-
chapter shall terminate on March 31, 2039. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—LIMESTONE HILLS, 
MONTANA 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2957a. Withdrawal and reservation. 
‘‘2957b. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands. 
‘‘2957c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation. 
‘‘2957d. Special rules governing minerals management. 
‘‘2957e. Grazing. 
‘‘§ 2957a. Withdrawal and reservation 
‘‘(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 
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public lands and interests in lands described in subsection 
(c), and all other areas within the boundary of such lands 
as depicted on the map provided for by section 2932 of 
this title which may become subject to the operation of 
the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leas-
ing laws. 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The lands withdrawn by sub-
section (a) are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 
Army for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) The conduct of training for active and re-
serve components of the armed forces. 
‘‘(2) The conduct of training by the Montana 
Department of Military Affairs; any such use may 
not interfere with purposes specified in paragraphs 
(1) and (3). 
‘‘(3) The construction, operation, and mainte-
nance of organizational support and maintenance fa-
cilities for component units conducting training. 
‘‘(4) Other defense-related purposes consistent 
with the purposes specified in the preceding para-
graphs and authorized pursuant to section 2934 of 
this title. 
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‘‘(5) The conduct of training by State and local 
law enforcement agencies, civil defense organiza-
tions, and public education institutions; any such use 
may not interfere with military training activities. 
‘‘(c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and in-
terests in lands referred to in subsection (a) are the Fed-
eral lands comprising approximately 18,644 acres in 
Broadwater County, Montana, as generally depicted as 
‘Proposed Land Withdrawal’ on the map entitled ‘Lime-
stone Hills Training Area Land Withdrawal’ dated 
lllll, and filed in accordance with section 2932 of 
this title. 
‘‘(d) INDIAN TRIBES.—Nothing in this subchapter 
shall be construed as altering any rights reserved for an 
Indian tribe for tribal use by treaty or Federal law. Sub-
ject to section 2933 of this title, the Secretary of the Army 
shall consult with any Indian tribe in the vicinity of the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this section before taking 
action affecting tribal rights or cultural resources pro-
tected by treaty or Federal law. 
‘‘§ 2957b. Management of withdrawn and reserved 
lands 
‘‘During the period of the withdrawal and reservation 
made by this subchapter, the Secretary of the Army shall 
manage the lands withdrawn and reserved by this sub-
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chapter for the purposes specified in section 2957a of this 
title. 
‘‘§ 2957c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation 
‘‘(a) TERM.—The withdrawal and reservation made 
by this subchapter shall terminate on March 31, 2039. 
‘‘(b) EXTENSION OF TERM.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 2940 of this title, in accordance with section 2 of the 
Act of February 28, 1958, Public Law 85–337 (72 Stat. 
27), commonly known as the ‘Engle Act’ (43 U.S.C. 156), 
if an application is filed by the Secretary of the Army in 
accordance with section 2941 of this title, the Secretary 
of the Interior may use the authority and procedures 
under section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714) to extend the with-
drawal and reservation made by this subchapter for an 
additional term not to exceed 20 years in accordance with 
that section and other applicable law. 
‘‘§ 2957d. Special rules governing minerals manage-
ment 
‘‘(a) INDIAN CREEK MINE.—Locatable mineral ac-
tivities in the approved Indian Creek Mine, plan of oper-
ations MTM–78300, shall be regulated pursuant to sub-
parts 3715 and 3809 of title 43, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. Notwithstanding section 2935 of this title, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall make no determination that the 
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disposition of or exploration for minerals as provided for 
in the approved plan of operations is inconsistent with the 
military uses of such lands. The coordination of such dis-
position of and exploration for minerals with military uses 
of such lands shall be determined pursuant to procedures 
in an agreement provided for under subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) REMOVAL
OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE
ON 
LANDS TO BE MINED.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
request funding for and, subject to the availability of such 
funds, shall remove unexploded ordnance on lands with-
drawn and reserved by this subchapter which are subject 
to mining under subsection (a), consistent with applicable 
Federal and State law. The Secretary of the Army may 
engage in such removal of unexploded ordnance in phases 
to accommodate the development of the Indian Creek Mine 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) REPORT ON REMOVAL ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary of the Army shall annually submit to the Secretary 
of the Interior a report regarding the unexploded ordnance 
removal activities for the previous fiscal year performed 
pursuant to subsection (b). The report shall include the 
amounts of funding expended for unexploded ordnance re-
moval on such lands. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT
FOR MINING 
ACTIVITIES.—(1) The Secretary of the Interior and the 
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Secretary of the Army shall enter into an agreement to 
implement this section with regard to coordination of de-
fense-related uses and mining and the ongoing removal of 
unexploded ordnance. The agreement shall provide the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Procedures that will be used to facilitate 
day-to-day joint-use of the Limestone Hills Training 
Area. 
‘‘(B) Procedures for access through mining op-
erations covered by this section to training areas 
within the boundaries of the Limestone Hills Train-
ing Area. 
‘‘(C) Procedures for scheduling of the removal 
of unexploded ordnance. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of the Army shall invite Graymont Western US. Inc., or 
any successor or assign of the approved Indian Creek Mine 
mining plan of operations, MTM–78300, to be a party to 
the agreement. 
‘‘§ 2957e. Grazing 
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF PERMITS 
AND LEASES.—The issuance and administration of graz-
ing permits and leases, including their renewal, on the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this subchapter shall be 
managed by the Secretary of the Interior consistent with 
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all applicable laws, regulations, and policies of the Sec-
retary of the Interior relating to such permits and leases. 
‘‘(b) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—With respect to any 
grazing permit or lease issued after the date of enactment 
of this subchapter for lands withdrawn and reserved by 
this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of the Army shall jointly establish procedures that 
are consistent with Department of the Army explosive and 
range safety standards and that provide for the safe use 
of any such lands. 
‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
may, with the agreement of the Secretary of the Army, 
assign the authority to issue and to administer grazing 
permits and leases to the Secretary of the Army, except 
that such an assignment may not include the authority 
to discontinue grazing on the lands withdrawn and re-
served by this subchapter. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN, 
CALIFORNIA 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2959a. Withdrawal and reservation. 
‘‘2959b. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands. 
‘‘2959c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation. 
‘‘2959d. Access. 
‘‘§ 2959a. Withdrawal and reservation 
‘‘(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 
public lands and interests in lands described in subsection 
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(c), and all other areas within the boundary of such lands 
as depicted on the map provided for by section 2932 of 
this title which may become subject to the operation of 
the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leas-
ing laws. 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The lands withdrawn by sub-
section (a) are reserved for use by the Secretary of the 
Navy for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) Testing and training for aerial bombing, 
missile firing, tactical maneuvering, and air support. 
‘‘(2) Small unit ground forces training, includ-
ing artillery firing, demolition activities, and small 
arms field training. 
‘‘(3) Other defense-related purposes consistent 
with the purposes specified in the preceding para-
graphs and authorized pursuant to section 2934 of 
this title. 
‘‘(c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and in-
terests in lands referred to in subsection (a) are the Fed-
eral lands comprising approximately 228,325 acres in Im-
perial and Riverside Counties, California, as generally de-
picted on a map entitled ‘Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gun-
nery Range Proposed—Withdrawal’, said map originally 
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dated 1987, with revised dating to July 1993, prepared 
by Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering 
Command, identified as WESTDIV Drawing No. C– 
102370, on file with the Department of the Interior, Bu-
reau of Land Management, California State Office, and 
filed in accordance with section 2932 of this title. 
‘‘§ 2959b. Management of withdrawn and reserved 
lands 
‘‘(a) MANAGEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE IN-
TERIOR.—Except as provided in subsection (b), during the 
period of the withdrawal and reservation of lands by this 
subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2959a of this 
title in accordance with this chapter, the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), and other applicable law. 
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT TO THE SEC-
RETARY OF THE NAVY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
may assign the management responsibility, in whole or in 
part, for the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 
2959a of this title to the Secretary of the Navy. If the 
Secretary of the Navy accepts such assignment, that Sec-
retary shall manage such lands in accordance with this 
title, title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.), 
and other applicable law. 
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‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT.—(1) The Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Navy may 
enter into a written agreement to implement the assign-
ment of management responsibility pursuant to subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) An agreement under paragraph (1) shall include 
a provision for periodic review of the agreement for its 
adequacy, effectiveness, and need for revision. 
‘‘(3) The duration of an agreement under paragraph 
(1) shall be the same as the period of the withdrawal and 
reservation of lands under this subchapter, but may be 
amended from time to time. 
‘‘(d) ACCESS AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior and the Secretary of the Navy may enter into a writ-
ten agreement to address access to and maintenance of 
Bureau of Reclamation facilities located within the bound-
ary of the Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range. 
‘‘§ 2959c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation 
‘‘The withdrawal and reservation made by this sub-
chapter shall terminate on March 31, 2039. 
‘‘§ 2959d. Access 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 2933 of this title, the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by section 2959a of this title, 
other than those constituting the Bradshaw Trail, are 
closed to the public and all uses, other than those author-
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ized by section 2959a(b) of this title or pursuant to section 
2934 of this title, shall be subject to such conditions and 
restrictions as may be necessary to prevent any inter-
ference with the uses authorized by section 2959a(b) of 
this title or pursuant to section 2934 of this title. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—TWENTYNINE PALMS, 
CALIFORNIA 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2961a. Withdrawal and reservation. 
‘‘2961b. Management of withdrawn and reserved lands. 
‘‘2961c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation. 
‘‘§ 2961a. Withdrawal and reservation 
‘‘(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 
public lands and interests in lands described in subsection 
(d), and all other areas within the boundary of such lands 
as depicted on the map provided for by section 2932 of 
this title which may become subject to the operation of 
the public land laws, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leas-
ing laws. 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION
FOR
SECRETARY
OF
THE 
NAVY.—The lands withdrawn by subsection (a) consti-
tuting the Exclusive Military Use Area are reserved for 
use by the Secretary of the Navy for the following pur-
poses: 
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‘‘(1) Sustained, combined arms, live-fire, and 
maneuver field training for large-scale Marine air 
ground task forces. 
‘‘(2) Individual and unit live-fire training 
ranges. 
‘‘(3) Equipment and tactics development. 
‘‘(4) Other defense-related purposes consistent 
with the purposes specified in the preceding para-
graphs and authorized pursuant to section 2934 of 
this title. 
‘‘(c) RESERVATION FOR SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR.—The lands withdrawn by subsection (a) consti-
tuting the Shared Use Area are reserved for use by the 
Secretary of the Navy for the purposes specified in sub-
section (b) and for the Secretary of the Interior for the 
following purposes: 
‘‘(1) Public recreation when not used for mili-
tary training and having been determined as suitable 
for public use. 
‘‘(2) Natural resources conservation. 
‘‘(d) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and in-
terests in lands referred to in subsection (a) are the Fed-
eral lands comprising approximately 154,663 acres in San 
Bernardino County, California, as generally depicted on 
a map entitled lll, dated lll, and filed in accord-
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ance with section 2932 of this title. Such lands are divided 
into two areas, as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Exclusive Military Use Area, divided 
into four areas, consisting of one area to the west 
of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center of 
approximately 103,618 acres, one area south of the 
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center of ap-
proximately 21,304 acres, and two other areas, each 
measuring approximately 300 meters square, located 
inside the boundaries of the Shared Use Area. 
‘‘(2) The Shared Use Area, consisting of ap-
proximately 36,755 acres. 
‘‘§ 2961b. Management of withdrawn and reserved 
lands 
‘‘(a) MANAGEMENT
BY
THE SECRETARY
OF
THE 
NAVY.—During the period of withdrawal and reservation 
of lands by this subchapter, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall, subject to subsection (b), manage the lands with-
drawn and reserved by section 2961a of this title for the 
purposes specified in such section pursuant to— 
‘‘(1) an integrated natural resources manage-
ment plan prepared and implemented pursuant to 
title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.); 
‘‘(2) this title; and 
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‘‘(3) a programmatic agreement between the 
United States Marine Corps and the California 
State Historic Preservation Officer regarding oper-
ation, maintenance, training, and construction at the 
United States Marine Air Ground Task Force 
Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Com-
bat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. 
‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE IN-
TERIOR.—(1) During the period of withdrawal and res-
ervation of lands by this subchapter, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall manage the Shared Use Area except for two 
30-day periods each year when such lands are exclusively 
used by the Secretary of the Navy for military training 
purposes, during which time the Secretary of the Navy 
shall manage such lands. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior, during the period 
of the Secretary’s management pursuant to paragraph (1), 
shall manage the Shared Use Area for the purposes speci-
fied in section 2961a(c) of this title in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
‘‘(B) any other applicable law and regulations. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Navy, during the period 
of the Secretary’s management pursuant to paragraph (1), 
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shall manage the Shared Use Area for the purposes speci-
fied in section 2961a(b) of this title in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) an integrated natural resources manage-
ment plan prepared and implemented in accordance 
with title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et 
seq.); 
‘‘(B) this title; and 
‘‘(C) the programmatic agreement referred to in 
subsection (a)(3). 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC ACCESS.—(1) Notwithstanding section 
2933 of this title, the Exclusive Military Use Area shall 
be closed to all public access unless otherwise authorized 
by the Secretary of the Navy. 
‘‘(2) The Shared Use Area shall be open to public 
recreational use during the period it is under the manage-
ment of the Secretary of the Interior, but only after being 
determined as suitable for public use by the Secretary of 
the Navy. Any such determination shall not be unreason-
ably withheld. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
of the Interior, by agreement, shall establish a Resource 
Management Group comprised of representatives of the 
Departments of the Interior and Navy. 
‘‘(B) The Group shall— 
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‘‘(i) develop and implement a public outreach 
plan to inform the public of the land uses changes 
and safety restrictions affecting the withdrawn 
lands; and 
‘‘(ii) advise the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Navy as to all issues associated with the multiple 
uses of the Shared Use Area. 
‘‘(C) The Group shall meet at least once a year and 
shall seek information from relevant California State 
agencies, private off-highway vehicle interest groups, event 
managers, environmental advocacy groups, and others re-
lating to the management and facilitation of recreational 
use within the Shared Use Area. 
‘‘(4) Military training within the Shared Use Area 
shall not be conditioned on, nor shall such training be pre-
cluded by— 
‘‘(A) the lack of a Department of the Interior 
developed and implemented recreation management 
plan or land use management plan for the Shared 
Use Area; or 
‘‘(B) any legal or administrative challenge to 
any such recreation management plan or land use 
plan document. 
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‘‘(5) The Shared Use Area shall be managed so as 
not to compromise the ability of the Department of the 
Navy to conduct military training in the Area. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION
AGREEMENT.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Navy shall 
enter into a written agreement to implement the manage-
ment responsibility relating to the Shared Use Area. The 
agreement— 
‘‘(1) shall include a provision for periodic review 
of the agreement for its adequacy, effectiveness, and 
need for revision; 
‘‘(2) shall have a duration which shall be the 
same as the period of the withdrawal and reserva-
tion of lands under this subchapter, but may be 
amended from time to time; 
‘‘(3) may provide for the integration of the 
management plans required of the Secretaries of the 
Interior and Navy by this chapter; 
‘‘(4) may provide for delegation to civilian law 
enforcement personnel of the Department of the 
Navy of the authority of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to enforce the laws relating to protection of nat-
ural and cultural resources and of fish and wildlife; 
and 
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‘‘(5) may provide for the Secretaries of the In-
terior and Navy to share resources in order to most 
efficiently and effectively manage the Shared Use 
Area. 
‘‘(e) JOHNSON VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 
RECREATION AREA.— 
‘‘(1) 
DESIGNATION.—Approximately 
45,000 
acres (as depicted on the map referred to in section 
2961a of this title) of the existing Bureau of Land 
Management-designated Johnson Valley Off-High-
way Vehicle Area that are not withdrawn and re-
served for defense-related uses by this subchapter, 
together with the Shared Use Area, are hereby des-
ignated as the ‘Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Area’. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—To the extent 
consistent with applicable Federal law and regula-
tions and this chapter, any authorized recreation ac-
tivities and use designation in effect on the date of 
the enactment of this subchapter and applicable to 
the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area may continue, including casual off-highway ve-
hicular use, racing, competitive events, rock crawl-
ing, training, and other forms of off-highway recre-
ation. 
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‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall administer the Johnson Valley Off- 
Highway Vehicle Recreation Area (other than that 
portion consisting of the Shared Use Area the man-
agement of which is addressed elsewhere in this sec-
tion) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) and other applicable laws and regulations. 
‘‘(4) TRANSIT.—In coordination with the Sec-
retary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Navy 
may authorize transit through the Johnson Valley 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area for defense-re-
lated purposes supporting military training (includ-
ing military range management and management of 
exercise activities) conducted on the lands withdrawn 
and reserved by this subchapter. 
‘‘§ 2961c. Duration of withdrawal and reservation 
‘‘The withdrawal and reservation made by this sub-
chapter shall terminate on March 31, 2039.’’. 
(b) COMPENSATION TO BROADWATER COUNTY, MON-
TANA.—The Secretary of the Army may pay Broadwater 
County, Montana, a one-time lump sum payment of 
$1,000,000 to offset the 25-year loss of payments in lieu 
of taxes provided to the County by the Federal Govern-
ment for lands withdrawn and reserved by subchapter III 
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of chapter 174 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a). 
(c) TERMINATION OF PRIOR WITHDRAWALS.—The 
withdrawal and reservation contained in section 803(a) of 
the California Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights 
Act of 1994 is hereby terminated. Notwithstanding such 
termination, all rules, regulations, orders, permits, and 
other privileges issued or granted by the Secretary of the 
Interior or a Secretary concerned with respect to the lands 
withdrawn and reserved under such section, unless incon-
sistent with the provisions of chapter 174 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall re-
main in force until modified, suspended, overruled, or oth-
erwise changed by that Secretary, by a court of competent 
jurisdiction, or by operation of law. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
at the beginning of subtitle A of such title and at the be-
ginning of part IV of such subtitle are each amended by 
inserting after the item relating to chapter 173 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘174. Land Withdrawals .................................................................. 2931’’. 
SEC. 2822. FORT BLISS MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWAL; RETURN OF AD-
MINISTRATION.—Effective on the date of the enactment 
of this Act— 
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(1) Public Land Order 833, dated May 21, 
1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 4822), is revoked as to the ap-
proximately 2,050 acres of lands generally depicted 
as ‘‘Parcel 1’’ on the map titled ‘‘Don˜a Ana County 
Land Transfer and Withdrawal’’, dated April 20, 
2011 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘map’’); 
(2) administration of the lands is returned from 
the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau 
of Land Management; and 
(3) the lands shall be managed as public lands 
in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 
and any other applicable laws. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and the limitations in paragraph (2), the par-
cels of Federal land generally depicted on the map 
as ‘‘Parcel 2’’ and ‘‘Parcel 3’’, consisting of approxi-
mately 35,550 acres, and any land or interest in 
land that is acquired by the United States within the 
boundaries of those parcels, are withdrawn from all 
forms of location, entry, appropriation, and disposal 
under the public land laws, including the mineral 
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leasing laws, the mining laws, the mineral materials 
laws, and the geothermal leasing laws. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), Parcel 3 is not withdrawn for purposes of the 
issuance of oil and gas pipeline rights-of-way. 
(c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) PUBLICATION
AND
FILING.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall— 
(A) publish in the Federal Register a legal 
description of the parcels of Federal land re-
turned by subsection (a) and withdrawn by sub-
section (b); and 
(B) file copies of the map described in sub-
section (a) and the legal description of the par-
cels with the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall have the same force and effect as 
if included in this Act, except that the Sec-
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retary of the Interior may correct errors in the 
map and legal descriptions; and 
(B) shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
Æ 
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