Centro, California, that are described in subsection (c) are
hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under
the public land laws (including the mining laws) but not
the mineral or geothermal leasing laws or the mineral ma-
terials sales laws.
(b) RESERVATION.—The lands withdrawn under sub-
section (a) are reserved for use by the Secretary of the
Navy—
(1) for defense-related purposes in accordance
with the Memorandum of Understanding dated June
29, 1987, between the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Depart-
ment of the Navy; and
(2) subject to the provisions of section 5(e), for
other defense-related purposes consistent with the
purposes specified in such memorandum.
(c) DESCRIPTION
OF WITHDRAWN LANDS.—The
lands referred to in subsection (a) are—
(1) the Federal lands comprising approximately
46,600 acres in Imperial County, California, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Exhibit A, Naval
Air Facility, El Centro, California, Land Acquisition
Map, Range 2510 (West Mesa)’’ and dated March
1993 and a map entitled ‘‘Exhibit B, Naval Air Fa-
cility, El Centro, California, Land Acquisition Map
Range 2512 (East Mesa)’’ and dated March 1993;
and
(2) and all other areas within the boundaries
depicted on such maps that may become subject to
the operation of the public land laws.
SEC. 4. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) PUBLICATION AND FILING REQUIREMENTS.—As
soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall—
(1) publish in the Federal Register a notice
containing the legal description of the lands with-
drawn and reserved under this Act; and
(2) file maps and the legal description of the
lands withdrawn and reserved under this Act with
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and with the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives.
(b) LEGAL EFFECT.—The maps and legal descrip-
tions prepared under subsection (a) shall have the same
force and effect as if they were included in this Act, except
that the Secretary of the Interior may correct clerical and
typographical errors in such maps and legal descriptions.
(c) AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.—Copies
of the maps and legal descriptions prepared under sub-
section (a) shall be available for public inspection in—
(1) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of
Land Management, Washington, District of Colum-
bia;
(2) the Office of the State Director, California
State Office of the Bureau of Land Management,
Sacramento, California;
(3) the Office of the District Manager, Califor-
nia Desert District of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, Riverside, California;
(4) the Office of the Commanding Officer, Ma-
rine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona;
(5) and the Office of the Commending Officer,
El Centro.
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary of Navy shall
reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for the cost of im-
plementing this section.
SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF WITHDRAWN LANDS.
(a) MANAGEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR.—During the period of the withdrawal, the Secretary
of the Interior shall manage the lands withdrawn under
this Act pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other
applicable law, including this Act. The Secretary of the
Interior shall manage such lands in consultation with the
Secretary of the Navy.
(b) PERMITTED MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—To the
extent consistent with applicable law and Executive orders
and the cooperative agreement, the lands withdrawn under
this Act may be managed in a manner permitting—
(1) protection of wildlife and wildlife habitat;
(2) control of predatory and other animals;
(3) the prevention and appropriate suppression
of brush and range fires resulting from nonmilitary
activities; and
(4) geothermal leasing and development and re-
lated power production, mineral leasing and develop-
ment, and mineral material sales.
(c) CONDITIONS ON NONMILITARY USES.—
(1) CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS.—All non-
military use of the lands withdrawn under this Act,
including the uses described in subsection (b), shall
be subject to such conditions and restrictions as may
be necessary to permit the military use of such lands
for the purposes specified in or authorized pursuant
to this Act.
(2) CONCURRENCE OF NAVY.—The Secretary of
the Interior may issue a lease, easement, right-of-
way, or other authorization with respect to the non-
military use of such lands only with the concurrence
of the Secretary of the Navy and under the terms
of the cooperative agreement.
(d) CLOSURE TO PUBLIC.—If the Secretary of the
Navy determines that military operations, public safety,
or national security require the closure to public use of
any road, trail, or other portion of the lands withdrawn
under this Act, the Secretary may take such action as the
Secretary determines necessary or desirable to effect and
maintain such closure. Any such closure shall be limited
to the minimum areas and periods which the Secretary
of the Navy determines are required to carry out this sub-
section. Before and during any closure under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the Navy shall keep appropriate
warning notices posted and take appropriate steps to no-
tify the public concerning such closures.
(e) ADDITIONAL MILITARY USES.—Lands withdrawn
under this Act may be used for defense-related uses other
than those specified in the memorandum of understanding
referred to in section 3(b)(1). The Secretary of the Navy
shall promptly notify the Secretary of the Interior in the
event that the lands withdrawn under this Act will be used
for additional defense-related purposes. Such notification
shall indicate the additional use or uses involved, the pro-
posed duration of such uses, and the extent to which such
additional military uses of the withdrawn lands will re-