United StatesWithdraws and reserves public land around Yuma Proving Ground
It determines who controls and restricts public land near Yuma, affecting military readiness, land use, conservation, and utility development.
What it does
Withdraws approximately 21,782.981 acres (Highway 95 area) and approximately 249.29 acres (Howard Cantonment) of federal land near Yuma Proving Ground from public land laws, mining claims, and mineral/geothermal leasing.
Reserves the described land for use by the Secretary of the Army for purposes specified in an existing public land order and related law.
Assigns initial management to the Secretary of the Interior under FLPMA, but allows the Interior Secretary to assign management responsibility to the Secretary of the Army.
Permits nondefense activities (like recreation, conservation, and hunting) subject to conditions the Interior and Army jointly determine; leases or rights crossing Army and non-Army land require Army consent.
Creates a utility corridor rule allowing BLM to issue rights-of-way for critical regional-grid level utility infrastructure in the Parker-Blaisdell corridor, with limits on delegation and without requiring Army consent.
Argument forKeeps ground training and testing areas available to the Army, supporting military readiness and national security by reserving the land for Army use.
Argument againstWithdraws and reserves large tracts of public land, which can limit local economic opportunities such as mining, development, or expanded public land uses.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 10Subcommittee on Federal Lands DischargedLatest
- Jun 10Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 10Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 21Subcommittee Hearings Held
- May 12Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 7Introduced in House
- May 7Referred 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.Introduced
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