HR 4579 · 114th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act

Introduced 2016-02-12· Sponsored by Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 670.(2016-12-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Air Force to enter into a memorandum of agreement for the continued management by Interior of approximately 625,643 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Utah in a manner that provides for its limited use by the Air Force. Under such Agreement the BLM shall continue to manage the BLM land, subject to use by the Air Force for: the preservation of the Utah Test and Training Range against encroachments incompatible with test and training requirements; the testing of advanced weapons systems, including hypersonic weapons, and the standoff distance for weapons; increased public safety for civilians accessing the BLM land; and other purposes related to meeting national security needs. If military operations, public safety, or national security require the temporary closure of the use of roads, trails, or other portions of the BLM land to the public, the Air Force may take necessary action to carry out such closure. The bill establishes the Utah Test and Training Range Community Resource Group to give input to Interior and the Air Force on matt…

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H.R. 4579, Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act

May 18, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 16, 2016

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans