[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3238-S3239]
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SA 6028. Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the
following:
SEC. 2849. MODIFICATION OF MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWAL OF FALLON
RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX, NEVADA.
(a) Management of Withdrawn and Reserved Land.--Section
2982(c)(2) of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013
(Public Law 113-66), as added by section 2901 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division
B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3015), is amended by
inserting ``Sand Canyon Road, Red Mountain Road, East County
Road, and'' after ``existing''.
(b) Road Reconstruction and Treatment of Existing Roads and
Rights-of-way.--Section 2991 of the Military Land Withdrawals
Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-66), as added by section 2901 of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3015), is
amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting after the period the
following: ``In granting such rights-of-way, the Secretary of
the Navy shall be responsible for timely maintenance of such
roads, and Churchill County, Nevada, shall be exempt from any
maintenance and liability requirements set forth by the
Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclamation with
respect to such roads, if such roads are designated as minor
County Roads by the County.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: by adding at the
end the following:
``(k) Determination of Relocation and Reconstruction.--
Reconstruction and relocation requirements under subsection
(a) shall be considered met (for purposes of subsection (b)
or any other purposes) when the reconstructed or relocated
road, as the case may be, is constructed, open for public
access, and certified via written letter from the impacted
counties to the Secretary of the Navy.''.
(c) Treatment of Livestock Grazing Permits.--Section 2993
of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-
66), as added by section 2901 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public
Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3015), is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``shall'' and all that follows through ``;
and'' and inserting ``shall, at a minimum, consider--
``(A) the permanent loss, reduction, or impairment of the
applicable Federal grazing permit;
``(B) the permanent loss of forage and grazing capacity
associated with the affected allotment, including the loss of
animal unit months;
``(C) any diminution in the market value, operational
utility, or economic viability of the base property (as
defined in sections 4100.0-5 and 4110.2-1 of title 43, Code
of Federal Regulations) resulting from the loss of geographic
proximity or functional integration between the base property
and the affected Federal grazing authorization;
``(D) the permanent loss of animal unit months;
``(E) the loss, impairment, or diminished utility of water
rights, water access, water infrastructure, or range
improvements associated with the grazing operation;
``(F) any adverse impacts to existing financing, including
obligations associated with loans administered or guaranteed
by the Farm Service Agency, the Department of Agriculture, or
other agricultural lenders;
``(G) the replacement value (as the term is defined in
section 141.3 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations) of
any authorized permanent improvements associated with
affected allotment or grazing operation;
``(H) increased operational, transportation, labor,
supplemental feed, livestock management, insurance, or
replacement grazing costs incurred as a result of the
withdrawal and reservation of lands;
``(I) the commercial viability of any remaining allotment
or grazing operation, determined in coordination with the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the
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Secretary of Agriculture, including consideration of
available forage, water, access, seasonal use patterns,
ecological health, drought adjustments, trailing logistics,
and the ability of the remaining operation to continue as an
economically viable livestock enterprise; and
``(J) any other demonstrable economic loss directly
attributable to the withdrawal and reservation of land under
section 2981;'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to the remaining'' and
all that follows through the period and inserting ``to--
``(A) the remaining term of the existing Federal grazing
permit;
``(B) the nominal administrative value of the permit; or
``(C) the temporary or revocable nature of the grazing
authorization; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) compensation shall account for impacts to the permit
holder as an integrated livestock operation and shall not be
limited solely to the administrative value of the affected
Federal grazing authorization.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(f) Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of
Commitments.--The Secretary of the Interior shall not modify
any existing term grazing permit impacted by the withdrawal
and reservation of land by section 2981, and the Secretary of
the Navy shall not limit access of any holder of such permit
to the allotment impacted by such withdrawal and reservation
until payment under this section has been received, accepted,
and deposited by the holder of such permit from the Secretary
of the Navy.
``(g) Reimbursement Payments.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall make
reimbursement payments to grazing permit holders for any time
after the grazing permit was amended by the Bureau of Land
Management but before payment was complete, received, and
accepted, in accordance with subsections (e) and (f).
``(2) Scope of reimbursement.--Reimbursement payments made
under paragraph (1) shall include, but not be limited to,
reimbursement for--
``(A) the loss of forage,
``(B) the cost of grazing livestock on a different
allotment or private land,
``(C) the cost of transportation and any associated
transportation costs of livestock to a different allotment or
private land; and
``(D) the cost of insurance associated with the different
allotment.
``(3) Timing of reimbursement payments.--Reimbursement
payments under paragraph (1) shall be made at regular
intervals until such time as a full and complete payment is
received and accepted by the impacted grazing permit holder
consistent with subsections (e) and (f).
``(4) Rule of construction.--Reimbursement payments made
under this subsection may not be considered or construed as
full and complete payment under subsection (e).
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.''.
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