HR 8686
Cleared committee
Withdraws about 22,000 acres of federal land near Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona from public land entry, mining claims, and mineral and geothermal leasing, and reserves it for Army use.
Official title: To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
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House
Introduced
07-MAY-2026
Referred
07-MAY-2026
Approved by committee
10-JUN-2026
- Withdraws about 22,000 acres of federal land in two areas near Yuma Proving Ground, excluding about 800 acres of state-owned subsurface estate.
- Reserves the land for the Secretary of the Army's defense purposes, with the Interior Department managing it under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act unless management is assigned to the Army.
- Lets the Interior Department issue rights-of-way in the Parker-Blaisdell Utility Corridor for regional-grid transmission lines without Army consent, with conditions to limit effects on Army missions.
- Keeps the withdrawal in effect indefinitely until the Secretary of the Army determines there is no longer a military need.
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