2017 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 00:26:25 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] EXPANSION: "BLM Transfers 226, 700 Acres of Public Lands to the U.S. Navy for Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range" (CA)
 
News Release
U.S. Bureau of Land Management, California
May 5, 2017

BLM Transfers 226,700 Acres of Public Lands to the U.S. Navy for Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized the transfer of administrative jurisdiction, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Navy, of approximately 226,700 acres of public lands. The transfer fulfills requirements in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to transfer the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range to the Department of Defense.

"The BLM supports the Department of Defense’s mission and operational training at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range," said Thomas Zale, BLM El Centro Field Manager. "Transferring the BLM-managed lands to the military will enhance important operational training exercises and public safety."

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For the entire release, see
https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-transfers-226700-acres-public-lands-us-navy-chocolate-mountain-aerial-gunnery

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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