,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hfhf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #g1 #bjbf,mr4 ,gosar 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 ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,military ,land ,withdrawals ,act of #bjac to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of ,yuma ,proving ,ground1 ,arizona4 #a4 ,withdrawal and reservation of lands located on the ,yuma ,proving ,ground1 ,arizona1 to support military readiness and security ,the ,military ,land ,withdrawals ,act of #bjac 7title ,,xxix of ,public ,law #aac-ff2 #abg ,stat4 #ajbe7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle3 ,h ,yuma ,proving ,ground1 ,arizona #biii;,b4 ,withdrawal and reservation of public land 7a7 ,withdrawal ,subject to valid existing rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle1 the public land 7including interests in the land7 described in subsection 7b71 and all other areas within the boundary of the land depicted on the map described in that subsection that may become subject to the operation of the public land laws1 is withdrawn from-- 7#a7 all forms of entry1 appropriation1 and disposal under the public land laws2 7#b7 location1 entry1 and patent under the mining laws2 and 7#c7 disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing4 7b7 ,description of land ,the public land 7including interests in the land7 referred to in subsection 7a7 consists of-- 7#a7 the approximately #ba1ghb4iha acres of ,federal land-- 7,a7 generally depicted as ,highway #ie - ,requested ,withdrawal ,area on of the map titled ,u4,s4 ,army ,yuma ,proving ,ground ,withdrawal ,highway #ie ,withdrawal ,area1 sheet #b of #c1 dated ,march #ab1 #bjbe2 and 7,b7 excluding the approximately #hjj acres of subsurface estate owned by the ,state of ,arizona within the area generally depicted as ,surface ,only ,withdrawal_/,subsurface ,owned by ,non-,federal ,entity on the map described in subparagraph 7,a72 and 7#b7 the approximately #bdi4bi acres of ,federal land generally depicted as ,howard ,cantonment - ,requested ,withdrawal ,area on the map titled ,u4,s4 ,army ,yuma ,proving ,ground ,withdrawal ,howard ,cantonment ,withdrawal ,area1 sheet #c of #c1 dated ,march #ab1 #bjbe4 7c7 ,reservation2 purpose ,the land described in subsection 7b7 is reserved for use by the ,secretary of the ,army for the purposes specified in ,public ,land ,order ,no4 #hdh of ,july #a1 #aieb1 and as authorized under section #biad4 #biii;,c4 ,management of withdrawn and reserved land 7a7 ,applicable laws ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall manage the land withdrawn and reserved by section #biii;,b in accordance with-- 7#a7 subtitle ,a and this subtitle2 7#b7 the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 and 7#c7 any other applicable law4 7b7 ,authorized activities ,to the extent consistent with applicable law and ,executive orders1 the land withdrawn and reserved by section #biii;,b may be managed in a manner that permits the following activities3 7#a7 ,conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitat4 7#b7 ,preservation of cultural properties4 7#c7 ,management of wild horses and burros4 7#d7 ,control of predatory and other animals4 7#e7 ,recreation1 public access1 and hunting4 7#f7 ,prevention and appropriate suppression of brush and range fires resulting from non-military activities4 7c7 ,nondefense uses ,subject to subsection 7d71 all nondefense-related uses of the land withdrawn and reserved by section #biii;,b1 shall be subject to any conditions and restrictions that the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of the ,army jointly determine to be necessary to permit the defense-related use of the land for the purposes described in this section4 7d7 ,issuance of leases and other land use authorizations 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall be responsible for the issuance of any lease1 easement1 right-of-way1 permit1 license1 or other instrument authorized by law with respect to any activity that traverses both-- 7,a7 the public land withdrawn and reserved by section #biii;,b2 and 7,b7 any other land in the vicinity of the land withdrawn and reserved by section #biii;,b that is not under the administrative jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,army4 7#b7 ,consent required ,except as specified in section #biii;,e1 any lease1 easement1 right-of-way1 permit1 license1 or other instrument issued under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 only be issued with the consent of the ,secretary of the ,army2 and 7,b7 be subject to such conditions as the ,secretary of the ,army may require with respect to the land withdrawn and reserved by section #biii;,b4 #biii;,d4 ,assignment of management responsibility to ,secretary of the ,army 7a7 ,authority ,to assign management responsibility ,the ,secretary of the ,interior may assign the management responsibilities for the land withdrawn and reserved by section #biii;,b to the ,secretary of the ,army4 7b7 ,applicable law ,on assignment of the management responsibility under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,army shall manage the land in accordance with-- 7#a7 subtitle ,a and this subtitle2 7#b7 title ,i of the ,sikes ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fgj;a et seq472 7#c7 the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 7#d7 cooperative management arrangements entered into by the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of the ,army2 and 7#e7 any other applicable law4 #biii;,e4 ,utility corridor 7a7 ,issuance of utility rights-of-,way ,notwithstanding subsections 7c7 and 7d7 of section #biii;,c1 the ,secretary of the ,interior may issue rights-of-way within the ,bureau of ,land ,management designated ,parker-,blaisdell ,utility ,corridor under the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 for any critical regional-grid level utility infrastructure to include above-ground transmission lines1 consistent with the ,memorandum of ,understanding between the ,united ,states ,department of the ,interior ,bureau of ,land ,management ,yuma ,field ,office and ,united ,states ,army ,garrison ,yuma ,regarding the ,yuma ,proving ,ground ,highway #ie ,withdrawal1 dated ,february #bh1 #bjbe4 7b7 ,limitation on delegation ,the authority to issue a right-of-way under subsection 7a7 may not be delegated below the level of the ,bureau of ,land ,management ,state ,director4 7c7 ,army consent not required ,the decision to issue a right-of-way under subsection 7a7 is not subject to consent by the ,secretary of the ,army2 however1 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,army1 shall incorporate conditions in any right-of-way issued under subsection 7a7 as much as practicable to minimize impacts to the mission of the ,army4 7d7 ,limitation ,the authority to issue rights-of-way under subsection 7a7 may not be assigned to the ,secretary of the ,army4 #biii;,f4 ,duration of withdrawal and reservation ,the withdrawal and reservation of public land made by section #biii;,b shall be in effect for-- 7#a7 an indefinite period2 or 7#b7 until the ,secretary of the ,army determines that there is no longer a military need for the withdrawal and reservation4 4