[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2757 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2757

 To provide for the transfer and other disposition of certain lands at 
   Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, 
                              Washington.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 20, 2000

 Mr. Domenici introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the transfer and other disposition of certain lands at 
   Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, 
                              Washington.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWAL, MELROSE AIR FORCE RANGE, NEW 
              MEXICO, AND YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico.--
            (1) Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction over the surface 
        estate of the following lands is hereby transferred from the 
        Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Air Force:

                       new mexico prime meridian

                    T. 1 N., R. 30 E.
                            Sec. 2: S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 11: All.
                            Sec. 20: S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 28: All.
                    T. 1 S., R. 30 E.
                            Sec. 2: Lots 1-12, S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 3: Lots 1-12, S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 4: Lots 1-12, S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 6: Lots 1 and 2.
                            Sec. 9: N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 10: N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 11: N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\.
                    T. 2 N., R. 30 E.
                            Sec. 20: E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 21: SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 28: W\1/2\E\1/2\, W\1/2\.
                            Sec. 29: E\1/2\E\1/2\.
                            Sec. 32: E\1/2\E\1/2\.
                            Sec. 33: W\1/2\E\1/2\, NW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/
                        4\.
                    Aggregating 6,713.90 acres, more or less.
            (2) Status of surface estate.--Upon transfer of the surface 
        estate of the lands described in paragraph (1), the surface 
        estate shall be treated as real property subject to the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 
        et seq.).
            (3) Withdrawal of mineral estate.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, the mineral estate of the lands described in 
        paragraph (1) is withdrawn from all forms of appropriation 
        under the public land laws, including the mining laws and the 
        mineral and geothermal leasing laws, but not the Act of July 
        31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; 30 
        U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
            (4) Use of mineral materials.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this subsection or the Act of July 31, 1947, the 
        Secretary of the Air Force may use, without application to the 
        Secretary of the Interior, the sand, gravel, or similar mineral 
        material resources on the lands described in paragraph (1), of 
        the type subject to disposition under the Act of July 31, 1947, 
        when the use of such resources is required for construction 
        needs on Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico.
    (b) Yakima Training Center, Washington.--
            (1) Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction over the surface 
        estate of the following lands is hereby transferred from the 
        Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Army:

                          willamette meridian

                    T. 17 N., R. 20 E.
                            Sec. 22: S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 24: S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and that portion of 
                        the E\1/2\ lying south of the Interstate 
                        Highway 90 right-of-way.
                            Sec. 26: All.
                    T. 16 N., R. 21 E.
                            Sec. 4: SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
                            Sec. 12: SW\1/4\.
                            Sec. 18: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, E\1/2\ and 
                        E\1/2\W\1/2\.
                    T. 17 N., R. 21 E.
                            Sec. 30: Lots 3 and 4.
                            Sec. 32: NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
                    T. 16 N., R. 22 E.
                            Sec. 2: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\ 
                        and S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\ 
                        and S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 10: All.
                            Sec. 14: All.
                            Sec. 20: SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
                            Sec. 22: All.
                            Sec. 26: N\1/2\.
                            Sec. 28: N\1/2\.
                    T. 16 N., R. 23 E.
                            Sec. 18: Lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/
                        2\SE\1/4\, and that portion of the E\1/2\SE\1/
                        4\ lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way 
                        line of Huntzinger Road.
                            Sec. 20: That portion of the SW\1/4\ lying 
                        westerly of the easterly right-of-way line of 
                        the railroad.
                            Sec. 30: Lots 1 and 2, NE\1/4\ and E\1/
                        2\NW\1/4\.
                    Aggregating 6,640.02 acres.
            (2) Status of surface estate.--Upon transfer of the surface 
        estate of the lands described in paragraph (1), the surface 
        estate shall be treated as real property subject to the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C 471 
        et seq.).
            (3) Withdrawal of mineral estate.--Subject to valid 
        existing rights, the mineral estate of the lands described in 
        paragraph (1) and of the following lands are withdrawn from all 
        forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including 
        the mining laws and the geothermal leasing laws, but not the 
        Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 
        1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
        U.S.C. 181 et seq.):

                          willamette meridian

                    T. 16 N., R. 20 E.
                            Sec. 12: All.
                            Sec. 18: Lot 4 and SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 20: S\1/2\.
                    T. 16 N., R. 21 E.
                            Sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\NE\1/2\.
                            Sec. 8: All.
                    T. 16 N., R. 22 E.
                            Sec. 12: All.
                    T. 17 N., R. 21 E.
                            Sec. 32: S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 34: W\1/2\.
                    Aggregating 3,090.80 acres.
            (4) Use of mineral materials.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this subsection or the Act of July 31, 1947, the 
        Secretary of the Army may use, without application to the 
        Secretary of the Interior, the sand, gravel, or similar mineral 
        material resources on the lands described in paragraphs (1) and 
        (3), of the type subject to disposition under the Act of July 
        31, 1947, when the use of such resources is required for 
        construction needs on the Yakima Training Center, Washington.
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