Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986

Summary

Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1985 - Withdraws the following public lands for use by the military departments for training and weapons testing: (1) McGregor Range, Otero County, New Mexico; (2) Nellis Air Force Range, Clark, Nye, and Lincoln Counties, Nevada; (3) Fort Wainwright Maneuver Area, Fourth Judicial District, Alaska; (4) Fort Greely Maneuver Area, Big Delta Area, and Fort Greely Air Drop Zone, Granite Creek Area, Alaska; (5) Luke Air Force Range, Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma Counties, Arizona; and (6) Bravo-20 Bombing Range, Churchill County, Nevada. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to file a map and legal description of each such area with the Congress. Requires maps and legal descriptions of such areas to be made available to the public. Directs the Secretary to manage the withdrawn lands for grazing, wildlife habitat, control of predatory animals, and the prevention and suppression of brush and range fires resulting from nonmilitary activities. Makes such uses secondary to the military uses. Permits the Secretary to issue leases, easements, rights-of-way, or other authorizations only with the concurrence of the Secretary of the military department concerned. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to close withdrawn lands to the public to the degree required by public safety or national security. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a management plan for each area within five years of this Act's enactment. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to prevent and control fires which result from military activities. Authorizes such Secretary to request assistance from the Bureau of Land Management on a reimbursable basis. States that the withdrawal of Nellis and Luke Air Force Ranges does not affect the status of the Desert National Wildlife Range, Nevada, or the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, the Army, and the State of Alaska to develop within one year of this Act's enactment a wildlife management and conservation agreement for lands withdrawn by this Act in Alaska. Requires that such lands be available to the public for recreation and hunting and trapping to the extent possible. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress within ten years of enactment on the mineral potential of the withdrawn lands comprising Luke Air Force Range, Arizona. Permits the opening of such lands to mining if the Congress adopts a joint resolution to that effect within 11 years of this Act's enactment. Reserves water rights to the military department concerned on: (1) McGregor Range, New Mexico; (2) Fort Wainwright Maneuver Area, Alaska; and (3) Fort Greely, Alaska. Authorizes the Secretary of such department to acquire additional rights as necessary. Terminates these public land withdrawals after 25 years. Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to notify the Secretary of the Interior at least three years before such termination if the military department has a continuing need for the withdrawn lands. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to refuse to accept withdrawn lands for relinquishment if such lands are contaminated with explosives or hazardous materials and the Secretary of the military department concerned determines the otherwise mandatory decontamination is not feasible. Requires such Secretary to reevaluate the feasibility of decontaminating unacceptable lands every five years. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to make public any order to accept back jurisdiction of previously withdrawn lands.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 7 November 1986

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 17 October 1986

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 March 1985

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