About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline



1 (2025-12-09)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxahwx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED
US. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
       GPO












                     119TH CONGRESS                                       REPT.119-397
                        1st Session    HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1






                        PUBLIC LANDS MILITARY READINESS ACT OF 2025



                     DECEMBER 9, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed



                        Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
                                           submitted  the following


                                              REPORT

                                            [To accompany H.R. 5131]

                       The Committee   on  Natural Resources,  to whom   was referred the
                     bill (H.R. 5131) to  extend  military land  withdrawals   in Alaska,
                     New  Mexico,  and California  for a period of 25 years and  to make
                     technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land with-
                     drawals, and  for other purposes,  having  considered the  same,  re-
                     ports favorably thereon with  an amendment and recommends that
                     the bill as amended do pass.
                       The amendment is   as follows:
                       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                     This Act may be cited as the Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025.
                     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS AND CORRECTION OF CER-
                            TAIN LAND DESCRIPTIONS.
                      (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 MEX-
                        Ico.-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 No-
                        vember 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-


69-006