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H.R. 5131 · House bill · 119th Congress
This bill extends by 25 years the reservation of certain public lands for military use and the withdrawal of such lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws (e.g., mining laws). Specifically, the bill extends the withdrawal and reservation of the Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright Training Ranges in Alaska and the McGregor Range at Fort Bliss in New Mexico until November 6, 2051. It also extends the withdrawal and reservation of Fort Irwin military land in California until December 31, 2051.
The bill also makes technical changes to the land descriptions of the McGregor Range and Fort Irwin lands.
This Act may be cited as the “Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025”.
(a) Extension of withdrawal and reservation for military use of certain lands.—
(1) Yukon Training Area, Donnelly Training Area East, and Donnelly Training Area West, Alaska, and McGregor Range, Fort Bliss, New Mexico.— Section 3015(a) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking “25 years after November 6, 2001” and inserting “on November 6, 2051”.
(2) Fort Irwin military lands.— Section 2910(a) of the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1339) is amended by striking “25 years after the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “on December 31, 2051”.
(b) Correction of land descriptions.—
(1) McGregor Range military lands.— Section 3011(d)(2) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking “608,385 acres of land” and inserting “approximately 605,401 acres of land”.
(2) Fort Irwin military lands.— Section 2902(c) of the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1336) is amended—
(A) by striking “110,000 acres” and inserting “117,710 acres”; and
(B) by striking “as “Proposed Withdrawal Land” on the map entitled “National Training Center—Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands for Training Purposes”, dated September 21, 2000” and inserting “on the map entitled “Fort Irwin Withdrawal” dated February 28, 2025”.