,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #hi #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #afia ,report ,no4 #aac-abd1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 ,vargas introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,june #bd1 #bjac ,reported from the ,committee on ,natural ,resources with an amendment ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,june #bd1 #bjac ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,for text of the introduced bill1 see bill as introduced on ,april #bc1 #bjac ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administered by the ,bureau of ,land ,management to the administrative jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,navy for inclusion in the ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range1 ,california1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range ,transfer ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,transfer of administrative jurisdiction1 ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range1 ,california 7a7 ,transfer required ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,navy certain public land administered by the ,bureau of ,land ,management in ,imperial and ,riverside ,counties1 ,california1 consisting of approximately #bbf1gaa acres1 as generally depicted on the map titled ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range ,proposed-,withdrawal dated #aihg 7revised ,july #aiic71 and identified as ,,westdiv ,drawing ,no4 ,c-#ajbcgj1 which was prepared by the ,naval ,facilities ,engineering ,command of the ,department of the ,navy and is on file with the ,california ,state ,office of the ,bureau of ,land ,management4 7b7 ,valid existing rights ,the transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subsection 7a7 shall be subject to any valid existing rights1 including any property1 easements1 or improvements held by the ,bureau of ,reclamation and appurtenant to the ,coachella ,canal4 ,the ,secretary of the ,navy shall provide for reasonable access by the ,bureau of ,reclamation for inspection and maintenance purposes not inconsistent with military training4 7c7 ,time for conveyance ,the transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subsection 7a7 shall occur pursuant to a schedule agreed to by the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of the ,navy1 but in no case later than the date of the completion of the boundary realignment required by section #d4 7d7 ,map and legal description 7#a7 ,preparation and publication ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall publish in the ,federal ,register a legal description of the public land to be transferred under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,submission to congress ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall file with the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives-- 7,a7 a copy of the legal description prepared under paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 a map depicting the legal description of the transferred public land4 7#c7 ,availability for public inspection ,copies of the legal description and map filed under paragraph 7#b7 shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of-- 7,a7 the ,bureau of ,land ,management2 7,b7 the ,office of the ,commanding ,officer1 ,marine ,corps ,air ,station ,yuma1 ,arizona2 7,c7 the ,office of the ,commander1 ,navy ,region ,southwest2 and 7,d7 the ,office of the ,secretary of the ,navy4 7#d7 ,force of law ,the legal description and map filed under paragraph 7#b7 shall have the same force and effect as if included in this ,act1 except that the ,secretary of the ,interior may correct clerical and typographical errors in the legal description or map4 7#e7 ,reimbursement of costs ,the transfer required by subsection 7a7 shall be made without reimbursement1 except that the ,secretary of the ,navy shall reimburse the ,secretary of the ,interior for any costs incurred by the ,secretary of the ,interior to prepare the legal description and map under this subsection4 #c4 ,management and use of transferred land 7a7 ,use of transferred land ,upon the receipt of the land under section #b1 the ,secretary of the ,navy shall administer the land as the ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range1 ,california1 and continue to authorize use of the land for military purposes4 7b7 ,protection of desert tortoise ,nothing in the transfer required by section #b shall affect the prior designation of certain lands within the ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range as critical habitat for the desert tortoise 7,gopherus ,agassizii74 7c7 ,withdrawal of ,mineral ,estate ,subject to valid existing rights1 the mineral estate of the land to be transferred under section #b are withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws1 including the mining laws and the mineral and geothermal leasing laws1 for as long as the land is under the administrative jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,navy4 7d7 ,integrated natural resources management plan ,not later than one year after the transfer of the land under section #b1 the ,secretary of the ,navy1 in cooperation with the ,secretary of the ,interior1 shall prepare an integrated natural resources management plan pursuant to the ,sikes ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fgj;a et seq47 for the transferred land and for land that1 as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 is under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,navy underlying the ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range4 #d4 ,realignment of range boundary and related transfer of title 7a7 ,realignment2 purpose ,the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of the ,navy shall realign the boundary of the ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range1 as in effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 to improve public safety and management of the ,range1 consistent with the following3 7#a7 ,the northwestern boundary of the ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range shall be realigned to the edge of the ,bradshaw ,trail so that the ,trail is entirely on public land under the jurisdiction of the ,department of the ,interior4 7#b7 ,the centerline of the ,bradshaw ,trail shall be delineated by the ,secretary of the ,interior in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,navy1 beginning at its western terminus at ,township #h ,south1 ,range #ab ,east1 ,section #f eastward to ,township #h ,south1 ,range #ag ,east1 ,section #cb where it leaves the ,chocolate ,mountain ,aerial ,gunnery ,range4 7b7 ,transfers related to realignment ,the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of the ,navy shall make such transfers of administrative jurisdiction as may be necessary to reflect the results of the boundary realignment carried out pursuant to subsection 7a74 7c7 ,applicability of national environmental policy act of #aifi ,the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 shall not apply to any transfer of land made under subsection 7b7 or any decontamination actions undertaken in connection with such a transfer4 7d7 ,decontamination ,the ,secretary of the ,navy shall maintain1 to the extent funds are available for such purpose and consistent with applicable ,federal and ,state law1 a program of decontamination of any contamination caused by defense-related uses on land transferred under subsection 7b74 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall include a description of such decontamination activities in the annual report required by section #bgaa of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7e7 ,timeline ,the delineation of the ,bradshaw ,trail under subsection 7a7 and any transfer of land under subsection 7b7 shall occur pursuant to a schedule agreed to by the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of the ,navy1 but in no case later than two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,effect of termination of military use 7a7 ,notice and effect ,upon a determination by the ,secretary of the ,navy that there is no longer a military need for all or portions of the land transferred under section #b1 the ,secretary of the ,navy shall notify the ,secretary of the ,interior of such determination4 ,subject to subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d71 the ,secretary of the ,navy shall transfer the land subject to such a notice back to the administrative jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7b7 ,contamination ,before transmitting a notice under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,navy shall prepare a written determination concerning whether and to what extent the land to be transferred are contaminated with explosive1 toxic1 or other hazardous materials4 ,a copy of the determination shall be transmitted with the notice4 ,copies of the notice and the determination shall be published in the ,federal ,register4 7c7 ,decontamination ,the ,secretary of the ,navy shall decontaminate any contaminated land that is the subject of a notice under subsection 7a7 if-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,navy1 determines that-- 7,a7 decontamination is practicable and economically feasible 7taking into consideration the potential future use and value of the land72 and 7,b7 upon decontamination1 the land could be opened to operation of some or all of the public land laws1 including the mining laws2 and 7#b7 funds are appropriated for such decontamination4 7d7 ,alternative ,the ,secretary of the ,interior is not required to accept land proposed for transfer under subsection 7a7 if the ,secretary of the ,interior is unable to make the determinations under subsection 7c77#a7 or if ,congress does not appropriate a sufficient amount of funds for the decontamination of the land4 #f4 ,temporary extension of existing withdrawal period ,notwithstanding subsection 7a7 of section #hjf of the ,california ,military ,lands ,withdrawal and ,overflights ,act of #aiid 7title ,,viii of ,public ,law #ajc-dcc2 #ajh ,stat4 #deje71 the withdrawal and reservation of the land transferred under section #b of this ,act shall not terminate until the date on which the land transfer required by section #b is executed4 #g4 ,water rights 7a7 ,water rights ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed-- 7#a7 to establish a reservation in favor of the ,united ,states with respect to any water or water right on lands transferred by this ,act2 or 7#b7 to authorize the appropriation of water on lands transferred by this ,act except in accordance with applicable ,state law4 7b7 ,effect on previously acquired or reserved water rights ,this section shall not be construed to affect any water rights acquired or reserved by the ,united ,states before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,june #bd1 #bjac ,reported from the ,committee on ,natural ,resources with an amendment ,june #bd1 #bjac ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed