H.R. 1673: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhancement Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-23 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhancement Act

Plain summary

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy identified public land in Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties, California, that is administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Requires the transferred land to be included as part of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, and authorizes the use of such land for military purposes. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) establish a reservation in favor of the United States with respect to any water or water right on lands transferred by this Act, or (2) authorize the appropriation of water on lands transferred by this Act except in accordance with applicable state law. Withdraws from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws and geothermal leasing laws, the public land to be transferred by this Act, so long as such land remains under the Secretary of the Army's administrative jurisdiction.

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Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhancement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)

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Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · 0 cosponsors

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1673.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1673 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113