SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC-
TION, DECOMMISSIONED NAVAL SECURITY 
GROUP ACTIVITY, SKAGGS ISLAND. 
(a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Navy shall transfer, without reimbursement, the decom-
missioned Naval Security Group Activity, Skaggs Island, 
in Sonoma County, California, to the administrative juris-
diction of the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose 
of permitting the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to administer 
the transferred property as a wildlife refuge in the Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge System. 
(b) REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES.—Before completing 
the transfer of the property described in subsection (a), 
the Secretary of the Navy shall demolish and remove all 
structures on the property identified by the Secretary of 
the Interior as appropriate for removal to facilitate the 
conversion of the property into a wildlife refuge. 
(c) MANAGEMENT OF REMEDIATION.—The Secretary 
of the Navy shall continue to be responsible for environ-
mental remediation activities with respect to the property 
described in subsection (a) that, at a minimum, achieve 
the standard sufficient to allow the property to be used 
as a habitat for fish and wildlife and as a recreational 
property for outdoor education and environmental appre-
ciation. 
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(d) ACCEPTANCE
OF DONATIONS; USE.—To help 
cover the costs of demolishing and removing structures on 
the property described in subsection (a) and conducting 
environmental remediation activities with respect to the 
property, the Secretary may accept contributions from the 
State of California and other entities for such purposes. 
Amounts received shall be merged with other amounts 
available to the Secretary to carry out this section and 
shall remain available to the Secretary, without further 
appropriation and until expended. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—In 
connection with the remediation and transfer of the prop-
erty described in subsection (a), nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect or limit the application of, or 
any obligation of the Department of the Navy to comply 
with— 
(1) environmental laws of the United States, in-
cluding the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.); and 
(2) environmental regulations of the State of 
California. 
(f) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
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days thereafter until remediation activities with respect to 
the property described in subsection (a) are completed, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
progress made in connection with the remediation and 
transfer of the property. 
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