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H.R. 4458 113th Congress House

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhancement Act

Official title: To make permanent the withdrawal and reservation of public land previously withdrawn and reserved to support the operations of Naval Air Weapons Station China … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To make permanent the withdrawal and reservation of public land previously withdrawn and reserved to support the operations of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, and to provide for the withdrawal and reservation of additional public land.

Introduced: April 10, 2014 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources CaliforniaLand transfersMilitary facilities and propertyProperty rights
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
Jun 30, 2014
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-506.
May 8, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 13.
May 8, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 2014
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Apr 29, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 16, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Apr 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 10, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 30, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhancement Act - Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to provide that the withdrawal and reservation of public land located within the boundaries of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, in Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties, California, shall not terminate except pursuant to: (1) an election and determination by the Secretary of the Navy to relinquish such land, or (2) a transfer by the Secretary of the Interior of permanent administrative jurisdiction over such land to the Secretary of the Navy. (Currently the withdrawal and reservation of such land shall terminate on March 31, 2039.)

Withdraws from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, the public land (including interests in land) known as the Cuddeback Lake Air Force Range and additional public land in San Bernardino County, California, identified as the Proposed Navy Acquisition Area (but excluding the parcel identified as "AF Fee Simple"). Requires the Secretary of the Navy to ensure that the owners of the excluded private land continue to have reasonable access to their land and to manage the additional withdrawn lands to protect existing historic, economic, cultural, recreational, hunting, and scientific features and uses.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4458: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhancement Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4458/
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