3.0.0 3145 2022-10-28T01:46:12Z 2022-10-28T01:46:12Z Senate S 2019-12-19 116 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-19T22:48:26Z Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act 116 5606 HR 2020-01-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Identical bill CRS 2019-12-19 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2019-12-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-12-19 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Aquatic ecology Aviation and airports Federal-Indian relations Historical and cultural resources Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Military education and training Military facilities and property Nevada Parks, recreation areas, trails Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2019-12-19 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-21T23:10:45Z Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act

This bill provides for the termination or expansion of certain withdrawn and reserved military lands in Nevada and designates certain lands within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The bill terminates the withdrawal and reservation of lands for the Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges and the Nevada Test and Training Range in 2021 and 2041, respectively.

The bill expands the boundaries of Nellis Air Force Range to comprise 3,006,386 acres of land. The Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Interior shall not withdraw the new lands until they implement a cultural resources plan.

The bill provides for fish and wildlife habitat support in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. Mitigation payments shall be provided by the Air Force to Interior for such support on lands withdrawn and reserved for use by the Air Force within the refuge.

Interior and the Air Force must jointly establish (1) an interagency committee to facilitate coordination and minimize potential conflict regarding joint operating areas within the refuge, and (2) an intergovernmental executive committee for the management of the natural and cultural resources of the withdrawn and reserved lands of the ranges and certain other ranges.

Interior shall facilitate public access to portions of the joint use area of the refuge for tribal, recreational, educational, and research purposes.

The bill sets the western boundary of refuge between the refuge and the land jointly managed by the Air Force and Interior concerning Nellis Air Force Range.

]]> Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act Display Title Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend the withdrawal and reservation of certain public land in the State of Nevada for the continued use of the Nevada test and training range, to designate certain land in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3145is/xml/BILLS-116s3145is.xml 2019-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.