PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 889 (F) ACQUISITION OF REPLACEMENT PROPERTY. — (i) In addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 3041, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Air Force such sums as may be necessary for the replacement of National Wildlife Refiige System lands in Nevada covered by this subsection. (ii) The Secretary of the Air Force may, using funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in clause (i) to— (I) acquire lands, waters, or interests in lands or waters in Nevada pursuant to clause (i) which are acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior, and transfer such lands to the Secretary of the Interior; or (II) transfer such funds to the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of acquiring such lands. (iii) The transfers authorized by clause (ii) shall be deemed complete upon written notification from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Air Force that lands, or funds, equal to the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in clause (i) have been received by the Secretary of the Interior from the Secretary of the Air Force. (c) FORT GREELY AND FORT WAINWRIGHT TRAINING RANGES, ALASKA.— (1) WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.—Subject to valid existing rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all lands and interests in lands within the boundaries established at the Fort Greely East and West Training Ranges and the Yukon Training Range of Fort Wainwright, as referred to in paragraph (2), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. Such lands are reserved for use by the Secretary of the Army for— (A) military maneuvering, training, and equipment development and testing; (B) training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support; and (C) other defense-related purposes consistent with the purposes specified in this paragraph. (2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and interests in lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise approximately 869,862 acres of land in the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the Unorganized Borough, Alaska, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Fort Wainwright and Fort Greely Regional Context Map", dated June 3, 1987, and filed in accordance with section 3012. (d) MCGREGOR RANGE, FORT BLISS, NEW MEXICO.— (1) WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION.— Subject to valid existing rights and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all lands and interests in lands within the boundaries established at the McGregor Range of Fort Bliss, as referred to in paragraph (2), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. Such lands are reserved for use by the Secretary of the Army for—
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