To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

This bill would withdraw about 21,783 acres of federal land along Highway 95 and about 249 acres at Howard Cantonment near Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, from public land, mining, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and reserve it for use by the Army. The Secretary of the Interior would manage the land but could assign management to the Army, and activities such as wildlife conservation, recreation, public access, and hunting could be allowed. Leases and permits for activities crossing the land would need Army consent, except that the Interior Department could issue utility rights-of-way, including above-ground transmission lines, in the Parker-Blaisdell Utility Corridor without Army consent. The withdrawal would last indefinitely or until the Army decides there is no longer a military need.

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Sponsors

• Paul A. Gosar Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors