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Union Calendar No. 115 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1670 

[Report No. 112–175, Part I] 

To amend the Sikes Act to improve the application of that Act to Stateowned facilities used for the national defense. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 2, 2011 

Ms. BORDALLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JULY 21, 2011 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JULY 21, 2011 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 2, 2011] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Sikes Act to improve the application of that 

Act to State-owned facilities used for the national defense. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sikes Act Amendments 

5 Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPROVED SIKES ACT COVERAGE OF STATE-OWNED 

7 FACILITIES USED FOR THE NATIONAL DE8 FENSE. 

9 (a) IMPROVEMENTS TO ACT.—The Sikes Act (16 

10 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is amended as follows: 

11 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 100 (16 U.S.C. 670) 

12 is amended— 

13 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

14 (3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 

15 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol16 lowing new paragraphs: 

17 ‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any of the 

18 several States, the District of Columbia, the Common19 wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of 

20 the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and 

21 the Virgin Islands. 

22 ‘‘(3) STATE-OWNED NATIONAL GUARD INSTALLA23 TION.—The term ‘State-owned National Guard instal24 lation’ means land owned and operated by a State 

25 when such land is used for training the National 


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1 Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32, United 

2 States Code, with funds provided by the Secretary of 

3 Defense or the Secretary of a military department, 

4 even though such land is not under the jurisdiction of 

5 the Department of Defense.’’. 

6 (2) FUNDING OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RE7 SOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Section 101 (16 

8 U.S.C. 670a) is amended— 

9 (A) in subsection (a)(1)(B)— 

10 (i) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘To facili11 tate’’; and 

12 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

13 new clause: 

14 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary of a military depart15 ment may, subject to the availability of appro16 priations, develop and implement an integrated 

17 natural resources management plan for a State18 owned National Guard installation. Such a plan 

19 shall be developed and implemented in coordina20 tion with the chief executive officer of the State 

21 in which the State-owned National Guard instal22 lation is located. Such a plan is deemed, for pur23 poses of any other provision of law, to be for 

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1 trolled by the Department of Defense, or des2 ignated for its use.’’; 

3 (B) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or 

4 State-owned National Guard installation’’ after 

5 ‘‘military installation’’ both places it appears; 

6 (C) in subsection (a)(3)— 

7 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

8 (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and 

9 (iii), respectively; 

10 (ii) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Con11 sistent’’; 

12 (iii) in subparagraph (A), as des13 ignated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph, 

14 by inserting ‘‘and State-owned National 

15 Guard installations’’ after ‘‘military instal16 lations’’ the first place it appears; 

17 (iv) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), 

18 as redesignated by clause (i) of this sub19 paragraph, by striking ‘‘military installa20 tions’’ and inserting ‘‘such installations’’; 

21 (v) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), 

22 as redesignated by clause (i) of this sub23 paragraph, by inserting ‘‘on such installa24 tions’’ after ‘‘resources’’; and 


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1 (vi) by adding at the end the following 

2 subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(B) In the case of a State-owned National 

4 Guard installation, such program shall be carried out 

5 in coordination with the chief executive officer of the 

6 State in which the installation is located.’’; 

7 (D) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and 

8 State-owned National Guard installations’’ after 

9 ‘‘military installations’’ the first place it ap10 pears; 

11 (E) in subparagraphs (G) and (I) of sub12 section (b)(1), by striking ‘‘military installa13 tion’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘in14 stallation’’; and 

15 (F) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘, in 

16 the case of a military installation,’’ after ‘‘(3) 

17 may’’. 

18 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 

19 103a(a) (16 U.S.C. 670c–1(a)) is amended— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Depart21 ment of Defense installations’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘military installations and State-owned Na23 tional Guard installations’’; and 

24 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Depart25 ment of Defense installation’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘military installation or State-owned National 

2 Guard installation’’. 

3 (b) SECTION AND SUBSECTION HEADINGS.—Such Act 

4 is further amended as follows: 

5 (1) Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 670a) is amended— 

6 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 101. COOPERATIVE PLAN FOR CONSERVATION AND 

9 REHABILITATION.’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 101.’’; 

11 (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘PROHI12 BITIONS ON SALE AND LEASE OF LANDS UNLESS

13 EFFECTS COMPATIBLE WITH PLAN.—’’ after 

14 ‘‘(c)’’; 

15 (D) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘IMPLE16 MENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF INTEGRATED

17 NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANS.—’’ 

18 after (d); and 

19 (E) in subsection (e)— 

20 (i) by inserting ‘‘APPLICABILITY OF

21 OTHER LAWS.—’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and 

22 (ii) by inserting a comma after 

23 ‘‘Code’’. 

24 (2) Section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b) is amended— 


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1 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 102. MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS; HUNTING PERMITS.’’; 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 102.’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘(a) INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MAN6 AGEMENT PLAN.—’’; and 

7 (C) by striking ‘‘agency:’’ and all that fol8 lows through ‘‘possession’’ and inserting ‘‘agency. 

9 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—Possession’’. 

10 (3) Section 103a (16 U.S.C. 670c–1) is further 

11 amended— 

12 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 103A. COOPERATIVE AND INTERAGENCY AGREE15 MENTS FOR LAND MANAGEMENT ON INSTAL16 LATIONS.’’; 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 103a.’’; 

18 (C) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘AU19 THORITY OF SECRETARY OF MILITARY DEPART20 MENT.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 

21 (D) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘AVAIL22 ABILITY OF FUNDS; AGREEMENTS UNDER

23 OTHER LAWS.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’. 

24 (4) Section 104 (16 U.S.C. 670d) is amended— 


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1 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 104. LIABILITY FOR FUNDS; ACCOUNTING TO COMP4 TROLLER GENERAL.’’; 

5 and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 104.’’. 

7 (5) Section 105 (16 U.S.C. 670e) is amended— 

8 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 105. APPLICABILITY TO OTHER LAWS; NATIONAL FOR11 EST LANDS.’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 105.’’. 

14 (6) Section 108 (16 U.S.C. 670f) is amended— 

15 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 108. APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.’’; 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 108.’’; 

19 (C) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘EX20 PENDITURES OF COLLECTED FUNDS UNDER IN21 TEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

22 PLANS.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 

23 (D) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘AU24 THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO SEC25 RETARY OF DEFENSE.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 


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1 (E) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘AU2 THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO SEC3 RETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 

4 (F) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘USE OF

5 OTHER CONSERVATION OR REHABILITATION AU6 THORITIES.—’’ after ‘‘(d)’’. 

7 (7) Section 201 (16 U.S.C. 670g) is amended— 

8 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 201. WILDLIFE, FISH, AND GAME CONSERVATION AND 

11 REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 201.’’; 

13 (C) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘PRO14 GRAMS REQUIRED.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 

15 (D) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘IMPLE16 MENTATION OF PROGRAMS.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’. 

17 (8) Section 202 (16 U.S.C. 670h) is amended— 

18 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 202. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FOR CONSERVATION 

21 AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 202.’’; 

23 (C) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘DEVEL24 OPMENT OF PLANS.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 


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1 (D) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘CON2 SISTENCY WITH OVERALL LAND USE AND MAN3 AGEMENT PLANS; HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND

4 FISHING.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 

5 (E) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘COOP6 ERATIVE AGREEMENTS BY STATE AGENCIES FOR

7 IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; 

8 and 

9 (F) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘STATE

10 AGENCY AGREEMENTS NOT COOPERATIVE

11 AGREEMENTS UNDER OTHER PROVISIONS.—’’ 

12 after ‘‘(d)’’. 

13 (9) Section 203 (16 U.S.C. 670i) is amended— 

14 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 203. PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT AREA STAMPS FOR 

17 HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING ON PUB18 LIC LANDS SUBJECT TO PROGRAMS.’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 203.’’; 

20 (C) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘AGREE21 MENTS TO REQUIRE STAMPS.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 

22 and 

23 (D) in subsection (b)— 

24 (i) by inserting ‘‘CONDITIONS FOR

25 AGREEMENTS.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 


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1 (ii) by moving paragraph (3) 2 ems to 

2 the right, so that the left-hand margin 

3 aligns with that of paragraph (2). 

4 (10) Section 204 (16 U.S.C. 670j) is amended— 

5 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 204. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 204.’’; 

9 (C) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘VIOLA10 TIONS AND PENALTIES.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 

11 (D) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘EN12 FORCEMENT POWERS AND PROCEEDINGS.—’’ 

13 after ‘‘(b)’’; 

14 (E) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘SEI15 ZURE AND FORFEITURE.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 

16 (F) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘APPLI17 CABILITY OF CUSTOMS LAWS.—’’ after ‘‘(d)’’. 

18 (11) Section 205 (16 U.S.C. 670k) is amended— 

19 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 205. DEFINITIONS.’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 205.’’. 

24 (12) Section 206 (16 U.S.C. 670l) is amended— 


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1 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 206. STAMP REQUIREMENTS NOT APPLICABLE TO 

4 FOREST SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND 

5 MANAGEMENT LANDS; AUTHORIZED FEES.’’; 

6 and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 206.’’. 

8 (13) Section 207 (16 U.S.C. 670m) is amend9 ed— 

10 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 207. INDIAN RIGHTS; STATE OR FEDERAL JURISDIC13 TION REGULATING INDIAN RIGHTS.’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 207.’’. 

16 (14) Section 209 (16 U.S.C. 670o) is amended— 

17 (A) by inserting at the beginning the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘SEC. 209.’’; 

21 (C) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘FUNC22 TIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY OF

23 THE INTERIOR.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 


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1 (D) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘FUNC2 TIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY OF

3 AGRICULTURE.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 

4 (E) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘USE OF

5 OTHER CONSERVATION OR REHABILITATION AU6 THORITIES.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 

7 (F) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘CON8 TRACT AUTHORITY.—’’ after ‘‘(d)’’. 

9 (c) CODIFICATION OF CHANGE OF NAME.—Section 

10 204(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 670j) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘magistrate’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘mag12 istrate judge’’. 

13 (d) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SECTION.—Section 208 of 

14 such Act is repealed, and section 209 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 

15 670o) is redesignated as section 208. 


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Union Calendar No. 115 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1670 

[Report No. 112–175, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Sikes Act to improve the application 

national defense. of that Act to State-owned facilities used for the 

JULY 21, 2011 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

J

an amendment 

ULY 21, 2011 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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