Sec. 2922. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LANDS FOR EL CENTRO

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## SEC. 2922 WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LANDS FOR EL CENTRO ###

(a)Withdrawals Subject to valid existing rights, and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Federal lands utilized in the mission of the Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California, that are described in subsection

(c)are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, but not the mineral leasing or geothermal leasing laws or the mineral materials sales laws. ###

(b)Reservation The lands withdrawn under subsection

(a)are reserved for the use by the Secretary of the Navy— ####

(1)for defense-related purposes in accordance with the cooperative agreement; and ####

(2)subject to notice to the Secretary of the Interior under section 2924(e), for other defense-related purposes determined by the Secretary of the Navy. ###

(c)Description of Withdrawn Lands The lands withdrawn and reserved under subsection

(a)are— ####

(1)the Federal lands comprising approximately 46,600 acres in Imperial County, California, as generally depicted in part on a map entitled “Exhibit A, Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California, Land Acquisition Map, Range 2510 (West Mesa)” and dated March 1993 and in part on a map entitled “Exhibit B, Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California, Land Acquisition Map Range 2512 (East Mesa)” and dated March 1993; and ####

(2)and all other areas within the boundaries of such lands as depicted on such maps that may become subject to the operation of the public land laws.