Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act
Latest action · Jun 24, 2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 23, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act - (Sec. 2) Withdraws from all forms of appropriation under public land laws, including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, 18,644 acres of public lands and interests in Broadwater County, Montana, identified on the map titled the "Limestone Hills Training Area Land Withdrawal."
Reserves the withdrawn lands for use for: (1) training for active and reserve components of the Armed Forces; (2) construction and operation of support and maintenance facilities for such components; (3) training by the Montana Department of Military Affairs; (4) training by state and local law enforcement agencies, civil defense organizations, and public education institutions; and (5) other defense-related purposes.
Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as altering any rights reserved for an Indian tribe for tribal use of lands within the military land withdrawal area by treaty or federal law. Requires the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) to consult with any Indian tribes in the vicinity of the withdrawal area before taking action affecting tribal rights or cultural resources protected by treaty or federal law.
(Sec. 4) Sets forth special rules regarding: (1) mining the Indian Creek Mine and the removal of unexploded ordnance, and (2) grazing permits and leases on withdrawn lands.
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a specified agreement regarding coordination of defense-related uses and mining and the on-going removal of unexploded ordnance.
(Sec.6) Terminates the military land withdrawal and reservation on March 31, 2039.
(Sec. 7) Declares the withdrawn lands to remain eligible as entitlement land for purposes of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program.
(Sec. 8) Permits hunting, fishing, and trapping on the withdrawn lands.
(Sec. 9) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) establish a reservation in favor of the United States with respect to any water or water right on withdrawn lands, or (2) authorize the appropriation of water on such lands except in accordance with applicable state law.
(Sec. 10) Requires the Secretary to take necessary precautions to prevent and suppress brush and range fires resulting from military activities on the withdrawn and reserved lands.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior, at the Secretary's request, to assist in the suppression of such fires, and be reimbursed by the Secretary.
(Sec. 11) Directs the Secretary to maintain a program of decontamination of contamination caused by defense-related uses on the withdrawn and reserved lands.
(Sec. 12) Prescribes a procedure for application for renewal of a withdrawal and reservation.
(Sec. 13) Declares that, upon termination of a withdrawal and reservation under this Act, the previously withdrawn lands shall not be open to any form of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until the Secretary of the Interior publishes an appropriate order specifying when such lands shall be restored to the public domain and opened for such purposes.
(Sec. 14) Prescribes a procedure, during the period of withdrawal and reservation, for relinquishment to the Secretary of the Interior of any or all of the lands withdrawn and reserved, if the Secretary decides to relinquish them.
Requires the Secretary to decontaminate any contaminated land if practicable and economically feasible.
Absolves the Secretary of the Interior of any obligation to accept: (1) contaminated lands if their decontamination is not practicable and economically feasible, or (2) any lands determined not suitable for return to the public domain.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 23, 2013 to Apr 26, 2013; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Apr 23, 2013 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Apr 26, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 23, 2013Markup May 15, 2013Reported Jun 24, 2013 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2013Discharged May 15, 2013 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2013Hearings Apr 26, 2013 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 23, 2013Discharged Jun 24, 2013 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2013 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2013Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-121, Part I.
- Jun 24, 2013Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Jun 24, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.
- May 15, 2013Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
- May 15, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 15, 2013Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 6, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Apr 26, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 23, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2247.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-85 | MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC LAND BILLS72 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 30, 2013 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1169 | Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act of 2014 | Related bill | May 14, 2014 |
| HR 1960 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 | Related bill | Jul 8, 2013 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To withdraw and reserve certain public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area, Montana, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2013Reported in House
- Apr 23, 2013Introduced in House
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