To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-6070
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2023-10-26
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Land use and conservation

Military education and training

Nevada
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 777.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 777 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6070 [Report No. 118–752, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2023 Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was 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 November 18, 2024 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic November 18, 2024 Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended for a period ending not later than December 19, 2024 December 19, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Horsford and Ms. Lee of Nevada December 19, 2024 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 26, 2023 A BILL To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other purposes.

1. Clarification of authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at Nevada test and training range (a) Specification of authorized military activities Paragraph (1) of section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106–65 ; 113 Stat. 886) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (a) of section 3014 after Secretary of the Air Force ; (2) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (C); (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G); and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraphs: (D) for emergency response; (E) for the establishment and use of existing or new electronic tracking and communications sites, including the construction of up to 15 equipment pads, no larger than 150-by-150 feet in size, along existing roads to allow placement and operation of threat emitters; (F) for the use and maintenance of roads in existence as of January 1, 2024, to allow access to threat emitters and repeaters for installation, maintenance, and periodic relocation; and . (b) Interagency committee Section 3011(b)(5)(G) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106–65 ) is amended— (1) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: (i) In general The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly establish an interagency committee (referred to in this subparagraph as the ‘interagency committee’) to— (I) facilitate coordination, manage public access needs and requirements, and minimize potential conflict between the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Air Force with respect to joint operating areas within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge; and (II) discuss the activities authorized in paragraph (1) and provide input to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of the Air Force when assessing whether these activities may be conducted on the joint operating areas within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge that are under the primary jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in a manner that is consistent with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq. ) and other applicable law. ; and (2) in clause (ii)— (A) by inserting , including a designee of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service before the period at the end of subclause (I); and (B) by inserting , including a designee of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment before the period at the end of subclause (II). (c) Additional purpose of intergovernmental executive committee Section 3011(b)(5)(H)(ii) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106–65 ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of subclause (I); (2) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (III) discussing and making recommendations to the interagency committee established under subparagraph (G) with respect to any proposal by the Secretary of the Air Force to undertake any of the activities authorized in paragraph (1) on the joint operating areas within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. . (d) Completion of interagency memorandum of understanding (1) Deadline Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall— (A) enter into a complete new operational memorandum of understanding under paragraph (5)(E) of section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106–65 ); or (B) amend the current memorandum of understanding in effect under that paragraph that will complete the memorandum of understanding. (2) Access to joint use area for fish and wildlife service The memorandum of understanding entered into or amended under paragraph (1) shall include one or more provisions to ensure adequate access for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to the joint use area. (e) Bureau of land management and state of nevada cooperative agreement Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the status of the cooperative agreement authorized under section 2905(j)(6) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ; 136 Stat. 3043).

December 19, 2024 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6070 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2023 Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other purposes.

1. Clarification of authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at Nevada test and training range (a) Specification of authorized military activities Paragraph (1) of section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106–65 ; 113 Stat. 886) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (a) of section 3014 after Secretary of the Air Force ; (2) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (C); (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G); and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraphs: (D) for emergency response; (E) for the establishment and use of existing or new electronic tracking and communications sites, including the construction of up to 15 equipment pads, no larger than 150-by-150 feet in size, along existing roads to allow placement and operation of threat emitters; (F) for the use and maintenance of roads in existence as of January 1, 2024, to allow access to threat emitters and repeaters for installation, maintenance, and periodic relocation; and . (b) Interagency committee Section 3011(b)(5)(G), as added by paragraph (1) of section 2844(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 134 Stat. 4351), is further amended— (1) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: (i) In general The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly establish an interagency committee (referred to in this subparagraph as the ‘interagency committee’) to— (I) facilitate coordination, manage public access needs and requirements, and minimize potential conflict between the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Air Force with respect to joint operating areas within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge; and (II) discuss the activities authorized in paragraph (1) and provide input to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of the Air Force when assessing whether these activities may be conducted on the joint operating areas within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge that are under the primary jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in a manner that is consistent with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq. ) and other applicable law. ; and (2) in clause (ii)— (A) by inserting , including a designee of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service before the period at the end of subclause (I); and (B) by inserting , including a designee of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment before the period at the end of subclause (II). (c) Additional purpose of intergovernmental executive committee Section 3011(b)(H)(5)(ii), as added by paragraph (2) of such section 2844(b), is amended in clause (ii)— (1) by striking and at the end of subclause (I); (2) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (III) discussing and making recommendations to the interagency committee established under subparagraph (G) with respect to any proposal by the Secretary of the Air Force to undertake any of the activities authorized in paragraph (1) on the joint operating areas within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. .