What does Preamble of Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 do?

This bill extends military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for 25 years. The bill also makes technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals. The bill is formally titled 'To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes.'

What does SHORT TITLE. of Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025.

What does EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS AND CORRECTION of Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 do?

This section amends the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 and the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 to extend the withdrawal and reservation of certain military lands. The withdrawal period for the Yukon training area, Donnelly training areas (east and west) in Alaska, and McGregor Range in New Mexico is extended to November 6, 2051. The withdrawal period for Fort Irwin military lands is extended to December 31, 2051. This section also corrects land descriptions for McGregor Range and Fort Irwin military lands. The acreage for McGregor Range is adjusted from 608,385 acres to approximately 605,401 acres. The acreage for Fort Irwin is adjusted from 110,000 acres to 117,710 acres. The map reference for Fort Irwin is updated from a map dated September 21, 2000, to a map dated February 28, 2025.

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Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025

Last updated: 12/10/2025 · Introduced: 9/4/2025

Author: Nicholas Begich (R-AK)

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This bill extends military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for 25 years, ensuring continued military training access.
The acreage of the McGregor Range in New Mexico and Fort Irwin in California are adjusted to reflect updated land surveys.
Land description map references for Fort Irwin are updated to reflect current geographic data.

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