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Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act

S. 2383 · 114th Congress · Dec 10, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Utah from all forms of public appropriation, to provide for the shared management of the withdrawn land by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force to facilitate enhanced weapons testing and pilot training, enhance public safety, and provide for continued public access to the withdrawn land, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and State land, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Findings

Congress finds that—
(1)
the testing and development of military weapons systems and the training of military forces are critical to ensuring the national security of the United States;
(2)
the Utah Test and Training Range is a unique and irreplaceable national asset at the core of the test and training mission of the Department of Defense;
(3)
continued access to the special use airspace and land that comprise the Utah Test and Training Range, under the terms and conditions described in this Act is a national security priority;
(4)
multiple use of, sustained yield activities on, and access to the BLM land are vital to the customs, culture, economy, ranching, grazing, and transportation interests of the counties in which the BLM land is situated; and
(5)
the limited use by the military of the BLM land and airspace above the BLM land is vital to improving and maintaining the readiness of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 3 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
BLM land— The term “BLM land” means the Bureau of Land Management land in the State comprising approximately 625,643 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Utah Test and Training Range Enhancement/West Desert Land Exchange” and dated October 28, 2015.
(2)
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(3)
State— The term State means the State of Utah.
(4)
Utah test and training range—
(A)
In general— The term Utah Test and Training Range means the portions of the military land and airspace operating area of the Utah Test and Training Area that are located in the State.
(B)
Inclusion— The term Utah Test and Training Range includes the Dugway Proving Ground.