Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 113 Part 1.djvu/910

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113 STAT. 886 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 (ii) other defense-related purposes consistent with the purposes specified in this subparagraph. (2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and interests in lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise approximately 204,953 acres of land in Churchill County, Nevada, as generally depicted as "Proposed Withdrawal Lsind" and "Existing Withdrawals" on the map entitled "Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges—Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands for Range Safety and Training Purposes", dated May 25, 1999, and filed in accordance with section 3012. (3) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RESERVATIONS. — (A) B-16 RANGE.—To the extent the withdrawal and reservation made by paragraph (1) for the B-16 Range withdraws lands currently withdrawn and reserved for use by the Bureau of Reclamation, the reservation made by that paragraph shall be the primary reservation for public safety management actions only, and the existing Bureau of Reclamation reservation shall be the primary reservation for all other management actions. (B) SHOAL SITE.— The Secretary of Energy shall remain responsible and liable for the subsurface estate and all its activities at the "Shoal Site" withdrawn and reserved by Public Land Order Number 2771, as amended by Public Land Order Number 2834. The Secretary of the Navy shall be responsible for the management and use of the surface estate at the "Shoal Site" pursuant to the withdrawal and reservation made by paragraph (1). Effective date. (4) WATER RIGHTS. — Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the Navy complies with the portion of the memorandum of understanding between the Department of the Navy and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service dated July 26, 1995, requiring the Navy to limit water rights to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with safety of operations, for Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, currently not more than 4,402 acre-feet of water per year, (b) NELLIS AIR FORCE RANGE, NEVADA. — (1) DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE. —Subject to valid existing rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the public lands described in paragraph (4) are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. Such lands are reserved for use by the Secretary of the Air Force— (A) as an armament and high hazard testing area; (B) for training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support; (C) for equipment and tactics development and testing; and (D) for other defense-related purposes consistent with the purposes specified in this paragraph. (2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. — (A) REVOCATION.— Public Land Order Number 1662, published in the Federal Register on June 26, 1958, is hereby revoked in its entirety. (B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all lands within the boundary of the area labeled "Pahute