Text of Senate Amendment 6028

On 2026-06-24, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6028" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6028

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3238-S3239] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6028. Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following: SEC. 2849. MODIFICATION OF MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWAL OF FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX, NEVADA. (a) Management of Withdrawn and Reserved Land.--Section 2982(c)(2) of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-66), as added by section 2901 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3015), is amended by inserting ``Sand Canyon Road, Red Mountain Road, East County Road, and'' after ``existing''. (b) Road Reconstruction and Treatment of Existing Roads and Rights-of-way.--Section 2991 of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-66), as added by section 2901 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3015), is amended-- (1) in subsection (d), by inserting after the period the following: ``In granting such rights-of-way, the Secretary of the Navy shall be responsible for timely maintenance of such roads, and Churchill County, Nevada, shall be exempt from any maintenance and liability requirements set forth by the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclamation with respect to such roads, if such roads are designated as minor County Roads by the County.''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: by adding at the end the following: ``(k) Determination of Relocation and Reconstruction.-- Reconstruction and relocation requirements under subsection (a) shall be considered met (for purposes of subsection (b) or any other purposes) when the reconstructed or relocated road, as the case may be, is constructed, open for public access, and certified via written letter from the impacted counties to the Secretary of the Navy.''. (c) Treatment of Livestock Grazing Permits.--Section 2993 of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (Public Law 113- 66), as added by section 2901 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3015), is amended-- (1) in subsection (e)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) by striking ``shall'' and all that follows through ``; and'' and inserting ``shall, at a minimum, consider-- ``(A) the permanent loss, reduction, or impairment of the applicable Federal grazing permit; ``(B) the permanent loss of forage and grazing capacity associated with the affected allotment, including the loss of animal unit months; ``(C) any diminution in the market value, operational utility, or economic viability of the base property (as defined in sections 4100.0-5 and 4110.2-1 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations) resulting from the loss of geographic proximity or functional integration between the base property and the affected Federal grazing authorization; ``(D) the permanent loss of animal unit months; ``(E) the loss, impairment, or diminished utility of water rights, water access, water infrastructure, or range improvements associated with the grazing operation; ``(F) any adverse impacts to existing financing, including obligations associated with loans administered or guaranteed by the Farm Service Agency, the Department of Agriculture, or other agricultural lenders; ``(G) the replacement value (as the term is defined in section 141.3 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations) of any authorized permanent improvements associated with affected allotment or grazing operation; ``(H) increased operational, transportation, labor, supplemental feed, livestock management, insurance, or replacement grazing costs incurred as a result of the withdrawal and reservation of lands; ``(I) the commercial viability of any remaining allotment or grazing operation, determined in coordination with the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the [[Page S3239]] Secretary of Agriculture, including consideration of available forage, water, access, seasonal use patterns, ecological health, drought adjustments, trailing logistics, and the ability of the remaining operation to continue as an economically viable livestock enterprise; and ``(J) any other demonstrable economic loss directly attributable to the withdrawal and reservation of land under section 2981;''; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to the remaining'' and all that follows through the period and inserting ``to-- ``(A) the remaining term of the existing Federal grazing permit; ``(B) the nominal administrative value of the permit; or ``(C) the temporary or revocable nature of the grazing authorization; and''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) compensation shall account for impacts to the permit holder as an integrated livestock operation and shall not be limited solely to the administrative value of the affected Federal grazing authorization.''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: ``(f) Limitation on Use of Land Prior to Completion of Commitments.--The Secretary of the Interior shall not modify any existing term grazing permit impacted by the withdrawal and reservation of land by section 2981, and the Secretary of the Navy shall not limit access of any holder of such permit to the allotment impacted by such withdrawal and reservation until payment under this section has been received, accepted, and deposited by the holder of such permit from the Secretary of the Navy. ``(g) Reimbursement Payments.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall make reimbursement payments to grazing permit holders for any time after the grazing permit was amended by the Bureau of Land Management but before payment was complete, received, and accepted, in accordance with subsections (e) and (f). ``(2) Scope of reimbursement.--Reimbursement payments made under paragraph (1) shall include, but not be limited to, reimbursement for-- ``(A) the loss of forage, ``(B) the cost of grazing livestock on a different allotment or private land, ``(C) the cost of transportation and any associated transportation costs of livestock to a different allotment or private land; and ``(D) the cost of insurance associated with the different allotment. ``(3) Timing of reimbursement payments.--Reimbursement payments under paragraph (1) shall be made at regular intervals until such time as a full and complete payment is received and accepted by the impacted grazing permit holder consistent with subsections (e) and (f). ``(4) Rule of construction.--Reimbursement payments made under this subsection may not be considered or construed as full and complete payment under subsection (e). ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.''. ______