military bases; exemption from ESA

Arizona's House Concurrent Memorial 2004 (HCM 2004) requests Congress to exempt U.S. military bases and training facilities in Arizona - including Luke Air Force Base, Fort Huachuca, and the Barry M. Goldwater Range - from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The memorial argues that ESA compliance has forced military training cancellations or modifications, hindering readiness, and cites a GAO report finding no environmental harm from existing military exemptions. It asks Congress to enact federal legislation granting this exemption to maintain military readiness. As a state legislative request (not federal law), this memorial was passed by Arizona's legislature and transmitted to Congress for consideration.