legal description of the public land withdrawn under 
subsection (a) and a copy of a map depicting the 
legal description of the withdrawn land. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description and 
map published under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary of the Interior may correct errors 
in the legal description. 
(3) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—The Secretary 
of the Army shall reimburse the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for any costs incurred by the Secretary of the In-
terior in implementing this subsection. 
(e) INDIAN TRIBES.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as altering any rights reserved for an Indian tribe 
for tribal use of lands within the military land withdrawal 
by treaty or Federal law. The Secretary of the Army shall 
consult with any Indian tribes in the vicinity of the mili-
tary land withdrawal before taking action within the mili-
tary land withdrawal affecting tribal rights or cultural re-
sources protected by treaty or Federal law. 
SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF WITHDRAWN AND RESERVED 
LANDS. 
During the period of the withdrawal and reservation 
specified in section 6, the Secretary of the Army shall man-
age the public lands withdrawn by section 2 for the pur-
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poses specified in subsection (b) of such section, subject to 
the limitations and restrictions contained in section 4. 
SEC. 4. SPECIAL RULES GOVERNING MINERALS MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) INDIAN CREEK MINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the lands withdrawn by 
section 2, locatable mineral activities in the approved 
Indian Creek Mine plan of operations, MTM–78300, 
shall be regulated pursuant to subparts 3715 and 
3809 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations. Of the 
lands withdrawn by section 2, the land area subject 
to the approved plan of operations shall permanently 
remain open to the amendment or relocation of min-
ing claims (or both) under the Act of May 10, 1872 
(commonly known as the General Mining Act of 1872; 
30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.) to the extent necessary to pre-
serve the mining operations described in the approved 
plan of operations. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS
ON
SECRETARY
OF
THE 
ARMY.—The Secretary of the Army shall make no de-
termination that the disposition of or exploration for 
minerals as provided for in the approved plan of op-
erations is inconsistent with the defense-related uses of 
the lands covered by the military land withdrawal. 
The coordination of such disposition of and explo-
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ration for minerals with defense-related uses of such 
lands shall be determined pursuant to procedures in 
an agreement provided for under subsection (c). 
(b) REMOVAL OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE ON LANDS 
TO BE MINED.— 
(1) REMOVAL ACTIVITIES.—Subject to the avail-
ability of funds appropriated for such purpose, the 
Secretary of the Army shall remove unexploded ord-
nance on lands withdrawn by section 2 that are sub-
ject 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). 
(2) REPORT ON REMOVAL ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary of the Army shall annually submit to the Sec-
retary of the Interior a report regarding the 
unexploded ordnance removal activities for the pre-
vious fiscal year performed pursuant to this sub-
section. The report shall include— 
(A) the amounts of funding expended for 
unexploded ordnance removal on the lands with-
drawn by section 2; and 
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(B) the identification of the lands cleared of 
unexploded ordnance and approved for mining 
activities by the Secretary of the Interior. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT FOR MINING AC-
TIVITIES.—The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of the Army shall enter into an agreement to implement 
this section with regard to coordination of defense-related 
uses and mining and the ongoing removal of unexploded 
ordnance. The duration of the agreement shall be the same 
as the period of the withdrawal under section 2, but may 
be amended from time to time. The agreement shall provide 
the following: 
(1) That Graymont Western US, Inc., or any 
successor or assign of the approved Indian Creek 
Mine mining plan of operations, MTM–78300, is in-
vited to be a party to the agreement. 
(2) Provisions regarding the day-to-day joint-use 
of the Limestone Hills Training Area. 
(3) Provisions addressing when military and 
other authorized uses of the withdrawn lands will 
occur. 
(4) Provisions regarding when and where mili-
tary use or training with explosive material will 
occur. 
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(5) Provisions regarding the scheduling of train-
ing activities conducted within the withdrawn area 
that restrict mining activities and procedures for 
deconfliction with mining operations, including pa-
rameters for notification and sanction of anticipated 
changes to the schedule. 
(6) Provisions regarding liability and compensa-
tion for damages or injury caused by mining or mili-
tary training activities. 
(7) Provisions for periodic review of the agree-
ment for its adequacy, effectiveness, and need for revi-
sion. 
(8) Procedures for access through mining oper-
ations covered by this section to training areas within 
the boundaries of the Limestone Hills Training Area. 
(9) Procedures for scheduling of the removal of 
unexploded ordnance. 
(d) EXISTING MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.—Until 
such time as the agreement required under subsection (c) 
becomes effective, the compatible joint use of the lands with-
drawn and reserved by section 2 shall be governed, to the 
extent compatible, by the terms of the 2005 Memorandum 
of Agreement among the Montana Army National Guard, 
Graymont Western US Inc. and the Bureau of Land Man-
agement. 
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SEC. 5. GRAZING. 
(a) ISSUANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF PERMITS AND 
LEASES.—The issuance and administration of grazing per-
mits and leases, including their renewal, on the public 
lands withdrawn by section 2 shall be managed by the Sec-
retary of the Interior consistent with all applicable laws, 
regulations, and policies of the Secretary of the Interior re-
lating to such permits and leases. 
(b) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—With respect to any 
grazing permit or lease issued after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act for lands withdrawn by section 2, the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army shall 
jointly establish procedures that are consistent with Depart-
ment 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 by section 2. 
SEC. 6. DURATION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION. 
The military land withdrawal made by section 2 shall 
terminate on March 31, 2039. 
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SEC. 7. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES. 
The lands withdrawn by section 2 shall remain eligible 
as entitlement land under 31 U.S.C. 6901. 
SEC. 8. HUNTING, FISHING AND TRAPPING. 
All hunting, fishing and trapping on the lands with-
drawn by section 2 shall be conducted in accordance with 
the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2671. 
SEC. 9. WATER RIGHTS. 
(a) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued— 
(1) to establish a reservation in favor of the 
United States with respect to any water or water 
right on lands withdrawn by section 2; or 
(2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 
lands withdrawn by section 2 except in accordance 
with applicable State law. 
(b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RESERVED 
WATER RIGHTS.—This section shall not be construed to af-
fect any water rights acquired or reserved by the United 
States before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. BRUSH AND RANGE FIRE PREVENTION AND SUP-
PRESSION. 
(a) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of the 
Army 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 re-
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sult of military activities on the lands withdrawn and re-
served by section 2, including fires outside those lands that 
spread from the withdrawn land and which occurred as a 
result of such activities. 
(b) COOPERATION
OF SECRETARY
OF
THE INTE-
RIOR.—At the request of the Secretary of the Army, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall provide assistance in the sup-
pression of such fires and shall be reimbursed for such as-
sistance by the Secretary of the Army. Notwithstanding 10 
U.S.C. 2215, the Secretary of the Army 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. 
SEC. 11. ON-GOING DECONTAMINATION. 
During the withdrawal and reservation authorized by 
section 2, the Secretary of the Army shall maintain, to the 
extent funds are available for such purpose, a program of 
decontamination of contamination caused by defense-re-
lated uses on such lands consistent with applicable Federal 
and State law. The Secretary of Defense shall include a de-
scription of such decontamination activities in the annual 
report required by section 10 U.S.C. 2711. 
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SEC. 12. APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A WITHDRAWAL 
AND RESERVATION. 
(a) NOTICE.—To the extent practicable, no later than 
five years before the termination of the withdrawal and res-
ervation made by section 2, the Secretary of the Army shall 
notify the Secretary of the Interior whether the Secretary 
of the Army will have a continuing defense-related need for 
any of the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 2 after 
the termination date of such withdrawal and reservation. 
The Secretary of the Army 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 Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives. 
(b) FILING FOR EXTENSION.—If the Secretary of the 
Army concludes that there will be a continuing defense-re-
lated need for any of the withdrawn and reserved lands 
after the termination date, the Secretary of the Army shall 
file an application for extension of the withdrawal and res-
ervation of such needed lands in accordance with the regula-
tions and procedures of the Department of the Interior ap-
plicable to the extension of withdrawals and reservations. 
SEC. 13. LIMITATION ON SUBSEQUENT AVAILABILITY OF 
LANDS FOR APPROPRIATION. 
At the time of termination of a withdrawal and res-
ervation made by section 2, the previously withdrawn lands 
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shall not be open to any form of appropriation under the 
public land laws, including the mining laws and the min-
eral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until the Sec-
retary 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. 
SEC. 14. RELINQUISHMENT. 
(a) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO RELINQUISH.—If, dur-
ing the period of withdrawal and reservation under section 
2, the Secretary of the Army decides to relinquish any or 
all of the lands withdrawn and reserved, the Secretary of 
the Army shall file a notice of intention to relinquish with 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF CONTAMINATION.—As a part 
of the notice under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army 
shall include a written determination concerning whether 
and to what extent the lands that are to be relinquished 
are contaminated with explosive materials or toxic or haz-
ardous substances. 
(c) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall publish in the Federal Register the notice of intention 
to relinquish, including the determination concerning the 
contaminated state of the lands. 
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(d) DECONTAMINATION
OF LANDS
TO BE RELIN-
QUISHED.— 
(1) If land subject of a notice of intention to re-
linquish pursuant to subsection (a) is contaminated, 
and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Army, determines that decon-
tamination is practicable and economically feasible 
(taking into consideration the potential future use 
and value of the land) and that, upon decontamina-
tion, 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 of the Army shall decontaminate 
the land to the extent that funds are appropriated for 
such purpose. 
(2) If the Secretary of the Interior, after con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Army, concludes 
that decontamination of land subject of a notice of in-
tention 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 of the public land laws, or 
if Congress does not appropriate sufficient funds for 
the decontamination of such land, the Secretary of the 
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Interior shall not be required to accept the land pro-
posed for relinquishment. 
(3) If the Secretary of the Interior declines to ac-
cept the lands that have been proposed for relinquish-
ment because of their contaminated state, or if at the 
expiration of the withdrawal and reservation made by 
section 2 the Secretary of the Interior determines that 
some of the lands withdrawn and reserved are con-
taminated to an extent which prevents opening such 
contaminated lands to operation of the public land 
laws— 
(A) the Secretary of the Army shall take ap-
propriate 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 of the Army shall 
undertake no activities on such lands except in 
connection with decontamination of such lands; 
and 
(C) the Secretary of the Army 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 paragraph. 
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(e) REVOCATION AUTHORITY.—Upon deciding that it 
is in the public interest to accept the lands proposed for 
relinquishment pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of 
the Interior may order the revocation of the withdrawal and 
reservation made by section 2 as it applies to such lands. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 
Register the revocation 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 INTERIOR.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Sec-
retary of the Interior to accept the lands proposed for relin-
quishment if the Secretary determines that such lands are 
not suitable for return to the public domain. If the Sec-
retary makes such a determination, the Secretary shall pro-
vide notice of the determination to Congress. 
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Union Calendar No. 86 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1672 
[Report No. 113–121, Part I] 
A BILL 
To withdraw and reserve certain public lands ad-
ministered by the Bureau of Land Management 
for exclusive military use as part of the Lime-
stone Hills Training Area, Montana, and for 
other purposes. 
JUNE 24, 2013 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
JUNE 24, 2013 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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