Sec. 2941. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF PUBLIC LAND

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## SEC. 2941 WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF PUBLIC LAND ###

(a)Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the public land (including interests in land) described in subsection (b), and all other areas within the boundary of the land depicted on the map described in such subsection that may become subject to the operation of the public land laws, is withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws. ###

(b)Description of Land The public land (including interests in land) referred to in subsection

(a)is the Federal land comprising approximately 150,928 acres in San Bernardino County, California, generally depicted on the map titled “MCAGCC 29 Palms Expansion Map-Johnson Valley Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area”, dated December 5, 2013, and filed in accordance with section 2912, which is divided into the following two areas: ####

(1)The Exclusive Military Use Area (in this subtitle referred to as the “Exclusive Military Use Area”), consisting of the following two areas: #####

(A)One area to the west of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, consisting of approximately 78,993 acres. #####

(B)One area south of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, consisting of approximately 18,704 acres. ####

(2)The Shared Use Area (in this subtitle referred to as the “Shared Use Area”), consisting of approximately 53,231 acres. ###

(c)Reservation for Secretary of the Navy; Purposes The Exclusive Military Use Area is reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy for the following purposes: ####

(1)Sustained, combined arms, live-fire, and maneuver field training for large-scale Marine air ground task forces. ####

(2)Individual and unit live-fire training ranges. ####

(3)Equipment and tactics development. ####

(4)Other defense-related purposes that are— #####

(A)consistent with the purposes described in the preceding paragraphs; and #####

(B)authorized under section 2914. ###

(d)Reservation for Secretary of the Interior; Purposes The Shared Use Area is reserved— ####

(1)for use by the Secretary of the Navy for the purposes described in subsection (c); and ####

(2)for use by the Secretary of the Interior for the following purposes: #####

(A)Public recreation— ######

(i)during any period in which the land is not being used for military training; and ######

(ii)as determined to be suitable for public use. #####

(B)Natural resources conservation. ###

(e)Adjustment The boundary of the Exclusive Military Use Area at Emerson Ridge provided in subsection (b)(1) shall be located in such as manner so as to ensure access to the pass northwest of the ridge for purposes described in subsection (d).