Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to: (1) conduct a study on the ability of the major air test and training range infrastructure to support the full spectrum of Air Force operations; (2) develop a master plan for requirements and proposed investments to meet Air Force training and test needs through 2025; and (3) submit to the congressional defense and appropriations committees interim reports and a final report on the master plan.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 240 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 240
To require an Air Force study on the threats to, and sustainability of,
the test and training range infrastructure.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 31, 2011
Mr. Ensign (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Reid, and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To require an Air Force study on the threats to, and sustainability of,
the test and training range infrastructure.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY ON AIR FORCE TEST AND TRAINING RANGE INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
conduct a study on the ability of the major air test and
training range infrastructure, including major military
operating area airspace and special use airspace, to support
the full spectrum of Air Force operations. The Secretary shall
incorporate the results of the study into a master plan for
requirements and proposed investments to meet Air Force
training and test needs through 2025. The study and the master
plan shall be known as the ``2025 Air Test and Training Range
Enhancement Plan''.
(2) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall, in
conducting the study required under paragraph (1), consult with
the Secretaries of the other military departments to determine
opportunities for joint use and training of the ranges, and to
assess the requirements needed to support combined arms
training on the ranges. The Secretary shall also consult with
the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture,
the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Energy
Regulation Commission, and the Department of Energy to assess
the need for transfers of administrative control of certain
parcels of airspace and land to the Department of Defense to
protect the missions and control of the ranges.
(3) Continuation of range infrastructure improvements.--The
Secretary of the Air Force shall proceed with all ongoing and
scheduled range infrastructure improvements while conducting
the study required under paragraph (1).
(b) Reports.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
submit to the congressional defense committees (as that term is
defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) interim
reports and a final report on the plan to meet the requirements
under subsection (a) not later than 240 days, 330 days, and 730
days, respectively, after the date of the enactment of this
Act. In addition, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit
to the congressional defense committees progress reports at 180
day intervals between the second such interim report and the
final report.
(2) Content.--The plan submitted under paragraph (1)
shall--
(A) document the current condition and adequacy of
the major Air Force test and training range
infrastructure in the United States to meet test and
training requirements;
(B) identify potential areas of concern for
maintaining the physical safety, security, and current
operating environment of such infrastructure;
(C) identify potential issues and threats related
to the sustainability of the test and training
infrastructure, including electromagnetic spectrum
encroachment, overall bandwidth availability, and
protection of classified information;
(D) assess coordination among ranges and local,
state, regional, and Federal entities involved in land
use planning, and develop recommendations on how to
improve communication and coordination of such
entities;
(E) propose remedies and actions to manage economic
development on private lands on or surrounding the test
and training infrastructure to preserve current
capabilities;
(F) identify critical parcels of land not currently
under the control of the Air Force for acquisition of
deed or restrictive easements in order to protect
current operations, access and egress corridors, and
range boundaries, or to expand the capability of the
air test and training ranges;
(G) identify which parcels identified pursuant to
subparagraph (F) could, through the acquisition of
conservation easements, serve military interests while
also preserving recreational access to public and
private lands, protecting wildlife habitat, or
preserving opportunities for energy development and
energy transmission;
(H) prioritize improvements and modernization of
the facilities, equipment, and technology supporting
the infrastructure in order to provide a test and
training environment that accurately simulates and or
portrays the full spectrum of threats and targets of
likely United States adversaries in 2025;
(I) incorporate emerging requirements generated by
requirements for virtual training and new weapon
systems, including the F-22, the F-35, space and cyber
systems, and Remotely Piloted Aircraft;
(J) assess the value of State and local legislative
initiatives to protect Air Force test and training
range infrastructure;
(K) identify parcels with no value to future
military operations; and
(L) propose a list of prioritized projects,
easements, acquisitions, or other actions, including
estimated costs required to upgrade the test and
training range infrastructure, taking into
consideration the criteria set forth in this paragraph.
(3) Form.--Each report required under this subsection shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex as necessary.
(4) Rule of construction.--The reports submitted under this
section shall not be construed as meeting the requirements of
section 2815(d) of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 852).
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