Sec. 3001. Findings and definitions
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Congress finds that— the testing and development of military weapons systems and the training of military forces are critical to ensuring the national security of the United States; the Utah Test and Training Range is a unique and irreplaceable national asset at the core of the test and training mission of the Department of Defense; continued access to the special use airspace and land that comprise the Utah Test and Training Range, under the terms and conditions described in this title is a national security priority; multiple use of, sustained yield activities on, and access to the BLM land are vital to the customs, culture, economy, ranching, grazing, and transportation interests of the counties in which the BLM land is situated; and the limited use by the military of the BLM land and airspace above the BLM land is vital to improving and maintaining the readiness of the Armed Forces.
In this title: The term BLM land means the Bureau of Land Management land in the State comprising approximately 625,643 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Utah Test and Training Range Enhancement/West Desert Land Exchange and dated February 12, 2016. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term State means the State of Utah. The term Utah Test and Training Range means the portions of the military land and airspace operating area of the Utah Test and Training Area that are located in the State.
The term Utah Test and Training Range includes the Dugway Proving Ground.