[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4242 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4242

 To transfer jurisdiction over certain public lands from the Bureau of 
             Land Management to the Department of Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2004

  Mr. Pearce (for himself and Mr. Lewis of California) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To transfer jurisdiction over certain public lands from the Bureau of 
             Land Management to the Department of Defense.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN PUBLIC LANDS TO 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Jurisdiction Transfer.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
transfer to the Secretary of Defense jurisdiction over all public 
lands--
            (1) under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
        Management;
            (2) withdrawn from appropriation under the public land 
        laws; and
            (3) reserved for use by the Armed Forces for military 
        activities.
    (b) Deadline.--The transfer shall be accomplished not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section.
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