BLM Publishes Public Notice of Legal Land Description and Map Availability for the Nevada Test and Training Range
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LAS VEGAS -- The Bureau of Land Management published the Public Notice of Legal Land Description and Map Availability for the Nevada Test and Training Range in the Federal Register on [INSERT DATE]. This notice provides notification of the official legal land description for the public lands withdrawn and reserved for use by the Secretary of the Air Force for military purposes.
On January 1, 2021, Public Law 116-283, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, was enacted. The National Defense Authorization Act under Title XXVIII, Subtitle E, Sec. 2843 extended the withdrawal of public land created by the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 as amended by Public Law 113-291 by establishing a termination date of November 6, 2046, for those lands withdrawn and reserved in the Military Lands Withdrawal Act.
A map of the lands and more information are available at the Bureau of Land Management, Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV, 89130-2301, and at the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502.
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The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.