Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4402
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Guam
Land use and conservation
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-04
text: 
Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to establish a surface danger zone over the Guam National Wildlife Refuge if its establishment will support the operation by the Department of the Navy of a live-fire training range complex on Andersen Air Force Base, Northwest Field, to support training and operations. Deems the operation of such complex and the associated surface danger zone to be authorized uses of the Refuge.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to close to public use any road or trail within, or any portion of, such Refuge if military operations, public safety, or national security require such closure. Directs the Secretary to: (1) limit such a closure to the minimum appropriate area and period, and (2) post and maintain appropriate warning notices and notify the public before and for the duration of such a closure.

action_date: 2014-12-08
text: 
Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretaries of the Navy and the Interior to enter into an agreement providing for the establishment and operation of a surface danger zone that overlays the Ritidian Unit of the Guam National Wildlife Refuge in order to accommodate the operation of a live-fire training range complex on Andersen Air Force Base-Northwest Field and the management of such Unit.
 
Requires such agreement to include measures to maintain the purposes of the Refuge and measures funded by the Secretary of the Navy for:
 
 
relocation and reconstruction of Refuge structures and facilities; 
 
mitigation of impacts to wildlife species present in, or to be reintroduced into, the Refuge; 
 
use of Department of Defense (DOD) personnel to undertake conservation activities within the Unit normally performed by Department of the Interior personnel; and 
 
necessary openings and closures of the surface danger zone to the public. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 487.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-649, Part I.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-649, Part I.
action_date: 2014-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2014-04-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2014-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-04-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-04
text: Introduced in House