Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014

2014-12-08

Reported to House amended, Part I

Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretaries of the Navy and the Interior to enter into an agreement providing for the establishment and operation of a surface danger zone that overlays the Ritidian Unit of the Guam National Wildlife Refuge in order to accommodate the operation of a live-fire training range complex on Andersen Air Force Base-Northwest Field and the management of such Unit.

Requires such agreement to include measures to maintain the purposes of the Refuge and measures funded by the Secretary of the Navy for:

relocation and reconstruction of Refuge structures and facilities;
mitigation of impacts to wildlife species present in, or to be reintroduced into, the Refuge;
use of Department of Defense (DOD) personnel to undertake conservation activities within the Unit normally performed by Department of the Interior personnel; and
necessary openings and closures of the surface danger zone to the public.

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2014-04-04

Introduced in House

Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to establish a surface danger zone over the Guam National Wildlife Refuge if its establishment will support the operation by the Department of the Navy of a live-fire training range complex on Andersen Air Force Base, Northwest Field, to support training and operations. Deems the operation of such complex and the associated surface danger zone to be authorized uses of the Refuge.

Authorizes the Secretary to close to public use any road or trail within, or any portion of, such Refuge if military operations, public safety, or national security require such closure. Directs the Secretary to: (1) limit such a closure to the minimum appropriate area and period, and (2) post and maintain appropriate warning notices and notify the public before and for the duration of such a closure.

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