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(1) The eastern development shall be des-
ignated as ‘‘Frank Tejeda Estates East’’.
(2) The western development shall be des-
ignated as ‘‘Frank Tejeda Estates West’’.
SEC. 1074. FIBER-OPTICS BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LINKAGE OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) INSTALLATION REQUIRED.—In at least one met-
ropolitan area of the United States containing multiple
military installations of one or more military departments
or Defense Agencies, the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide for the installation of fiber-optics based telecommuni-
cations technology to link as many of the installations in
the area as practicable in a telecommunications network.
The Secretary shall use a full and open competitive proc-
ess, consistent with section 2304 of title 10, United States
Code, to provide for the installation of the telecommuni-
cations network through one or more new contracts.
(b) FEATURES
OF NETWORK.—The telecommuni-
cations network shall provide direct access to local and
long distance telephone carriers, allow for transmission of
both classified and unclassified information, and take ad-
vantage of the various capabilities of fiber-optics based
telecommunications technology.
(c) TIME FOR REQUEST FOR BIDS OR PROPOSALS.—
Not later than March 30, 1998, the Secretary of Defense
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shall release a final request for bids or proposals to pro-
vide the telecommunications network or networks de-
scribed in subsection (a).
(d) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than
December 31, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on the
implementation of subsection (c), including the metropoli-
tan area or areas selected for the installation of a fiber-
optics based telecommunications network, the current tele-
communication costs for the Department of Defense in the
selected area or areas, the estimated cost of the fiber-op-
tics based network, and potential areas for the future use
of fiber-optics.
TITLE XI—SIKES ACT
IMPROVEMENT
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sikes Act Improve-
ment Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 1102. DEFINITION OF SIKES ACT FOR PURPOSES OF
AMENDMENTS.
In this title, the term ‘‘Sikes Act’’ means the Act en-
titled ‘‘An Act to promote effectual planning, development,
maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game
conservation and rehabilitation in military reservations’’,
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approved September 15, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.),
commonly referred to as the ‘‘Sikes Act’’.
SEC. 1103. CODIFICATION OF SHORT TITLE OF ACT.
The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended
by inserting before title I the following new section:
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Sikes Act’.’’.
SEC. 1104. PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RE-
SOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Sikes Act (16
U.S.C. 670a(a)) is amended by striking out subsection (a)
and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection:
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—
‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall carry out a program to provide for
the conservation and rehabilitation of natural
resources on military installations.
‘‘(B) INTEGRATED
NATURAL
RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—To facilitate the pro-
gram, the Secretary of each military depart-
ment shall prepare and implement an inte-
grated natural resources management plan for
each military installation in the United States
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, unless
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the Secretary determines that the absence of
significant natural resources on a particular in-
stallation makes preparation of such a plan in-
appropriate.
‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE
PREPARATION.—The Sec-
retary of a military department shall prepare each
integrated natural resources management plan for
which the Secretary is responsible in cooperation
with the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, and the head of each appropriate State fish
and wildlife agency for the State in which the mili-
tary installation concerned is located. Consistent
with paragraph (4), the resulting plan for the mili-
tary installation shall reflect the mutual agreement
of the parties concerning conservation, protection,
and management of fish and wildlife resources.
‘‘(3) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—Consistent with
the use of military installations to ensure the pre-
paredness of the Armed Forces, the Secretaries of
the military departments shall carry out the pro-
gram required by this subsection to provide for—
‘‘(A) the conservation and rehabilitation of
natural resources on military installations;
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‘‘(B) the sustainable multipurpose use of
the resources, which shall include hunting, fish-
ing, trapping, and nonconsumptive uses; and
‘‘(C) subject to safety requirements and
military security, public access to military in-
stallations to facilitate the use.
‘‘(4) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this
title—
‘‘(A)(i) affects any provision of a Federal
law governing the conservation or protection of
fish and wildlife resources; or
‘‘(ii) enlarges or diminishes the responsibil-
ity and authority of any State for the protection
and management of fish and resident wildlife;
or
‘‘(B) except as specifically provided in the
other provisions of this section and in section
102, authorizes the Secretary of a military de-
partment to require a Federal license or permit
to hunt, fish, or trap on a military installa-
tion.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title I of the
Sikes Act is amended—
(1) 
in 
section 
101(b)(4) 
(16 
U.S.C.
670a(b)(4)), by striking out ‘‘cooperative plan’’ each
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place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘inte-
grated natural resources management plan’’;
(2) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c)), in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out
‘‘a cooperative plan’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘an integrated natural resources management plan’’;
(3) in section 101(d) (16 U.S.C. 670a(d)), in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out
‘‘cooperative plans’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in-
tegrated natural resources management plans’’;
(4) in section 101(e) (16 U.S.C. 670a(e)), by
striking out ‘‘Cooperative plans’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘Integrated natural resources manage-
ment plans’’;
(5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b), by striking
out ‘‘a cooperative plan’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘an integrated natural resources management
plan’’;
(6) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c), by striking
out ‘‘a cooperative plan’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘an integrated natural resources management
plan’’;
(7) in section 106(a) (16 U.S.C. 670f(a)), by
striking out ‘‘cooperative plans’’ and inserting in lieu