II Calendar No. 376 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 753 [Report No. 113–159] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 17, 2013 Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico , and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources May 14, 2014 Reported by Ms. Landrieu , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To provide for national security benefits for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss.

1. White sands missile range and fort bliss (a) Withdrawal (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (3), the Federal land described in paragraph (2) is withdrawn from— (A) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (2) Description of Federal land The Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) consists of— (A) the approximately 5,100 acres of land depicted as Parcel 1 on the map entitled White Sands Missile Range/Fort Bliss/BLM Land Transfer and Withdrawal and dated April 3, 2012 (referred to in this section as the map ); (B) the approximately 37,600 acres of land depicted as Parcel 2 , Parcel 3 , and Parcel 4 on the map; and (C) any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the boundaries of the parcels described in subparagraph (B). (3) Limitation Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the land depicted as Parcel 4 on the map is not withdrawn for purposes of the issuance of oil and gas pipeline rights-of-way. (b) Reservation The Federal land described in subsection (a)(2)(A) is reserved for use by the Secretary of the Army for military purposes in accordance with Public Land Order 833, dated May 21, 1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 4822). (c) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 2,050 acres of land generally depicted as Parcel 2 on the map— (1) is transferred from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management); and (2) shall be managed 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 laws. (c) Revocation of withdrawal; management Effective on the date of enactment of this Act— (1) Public Land Order 833, dated May 21, 1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 4822), is revoked with respect to the approximately 2,050 acres of land generally depicted as Parcel 2 on the map; and (2) the land described in paragraph (1) shall be managed by the Secretary of the Interior as public land, 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 laws. (d) Legal description (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register a legal description of the Federal land withdrawn by subsection (a). (2) Force of law The legal description 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 Interior for any costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior in implementing this subsection with regard to the Federal land described in subsection (a)(2)(A).

May 14, 2014 Reported with an amendment