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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 374
To amend the Act popularly known as the ‘‘Sikes Act’’ to enhance fish
and wildlife conservation and natural resources management programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. SAXTON) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition
to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Act popularly known as the ‘‘Sikes Act’’
to enhance fish and wildlife conservation and natural
resources management programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sikes Act Improvement
Amendments of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SIKES ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
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of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
promote effectual planning, development, maintenance,
and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game conservation
and rehabilitation in military reservations’’, approved Sep-
tember 15, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.), commonly re-
ferred to, and in this Act referred to, as the ‘‘Sikes Act’’.
SEC. 3. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PLANS GENERALLY.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 101(a) (16 U.S.C.
670a(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘is authorized to’’ and inserting
‘‘shall’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘in each military reservation in
accordance with a cooperative plan’’ and inserting
the following: ‘‘on military installations. Under the
program, the Secretary shall prepare and implement
for each military installation in the United States an
integrated natural resource management plan’’;
(3) by inserting after ‘‘reservation is located’’
the following: ‘‘, except that the Secretary is not re-
quired to prepare such a plan for a military installa-
tion if the Secretary determines that preparation of
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such a plan for the installation is not appropriate’’;
and
(4) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’, and adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) Consistent with essential military requirements
to enhance the national security of the United States, the
Secretary of Defense shall manage each military installa-
tion to provide—
‘‘(A) for the conservation of fish and wildlife on
the military installation and sustained multipurpose
uses of those resources, including hunting, fishing,
and trapping; and
‘‘(B) public access that is necessary or appro-
priate for those uses.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title I, as amend-
ed by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended—
(1) in section 101(b) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) in
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘co-
operative plan’’ and inserting ‘‘integrated natural re-
source management plan’’;
(2) in section 101(b)(4) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(4))
by striking ‘‘cooperative plan’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘integrated natural resource manage-
ment plan’’;
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(3) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c)) in the
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘a coop-
erative plan’’ and inserting ‘‘an integrated natural
resource management plan’’;
(4) in section 101(d) (16 U.S.C. 670a(d)) in
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘co-
operative plans’’ and inserting ‘‘integrated natural
resource management plans’’;
(5) in section 101(e) (16 U.S.C. 670a(e)) by
striking ‘‘Cooperative plans’’ and inserting ‘‘Inte-
grated natural resource management plans’’;
(6) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b) by striking
‘‘a cooperative plan’’ and inserting ‘‘an integrated
natural resource management plan’’;
(7) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c) by striking
‘‘a cooperative plan’’ and inserting ‘‘an integrated
natural resource management plan’’;
(8) in section 106(a) (16 U.S.C. 670f(a)) by
striking ‘‘cooperative plans’’ and inserting ‘‘inte-
grated natural resource management plans’’; and
(9) in section 106(c) (16 U.S.C. 670f(c)) by
striking ‘‘cooperative plans’’ and inserting ‘‘inte-
grated natural resource management plans’’.
(c) CONTENTS
OF
PLANS.—Section 101(b) (16
U.S.C. 670a(b)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting a comma;
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) wetland protection and restoration,
and wetland creation where necessary, for sup-
port of fish or wildlife,
‘‘(F) consideration of conservation needs
for all biological communities, and
‘‘(G) the establishment of specific natural
resource management goals, objectives, and
time-frames for proposed actions;’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (3);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3);
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) shall for the military installation for which
it is prepared—
‘‘(A) address the needs for fish and wildlife
management, land management, forest manage-
ment, and wildlife-oriented recreation;
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‘‘(B) ensure the integration of, and con-
sistency among, the various activities conducted
under the plan;
‘‘(C) ensure that there is no net loss in the
capability of installation lands to support the
military mission of the installation;
‘‘(D) provide for sustained use by the pub-
lic of natural resources, to the extent that such
use is inconsistent with the military mission of
the installation or the needs of fish and wildlife
management;
‘‘(E) provide the public access to the in-
stallation that is necessary or appropriate for
that use, to the extent that access is not incon-
sistent with the military mission of the installa-
tion; and
‘‘(F) provide for professional enforcement
of natural resource laws and regulations;’’; and
(5) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking ‘‘collect the
fees therefor,’’ and inserting ‘‘collect, spend, admin-
ister, and account for fees therefor,’’.
(d) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Section 101 (16 U.S.C.
670a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary of Defense
shall provide an opportunity for public comment on each
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integrated natural resource management plan prepared
under subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 4. REVIEW FOR PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATU-
RAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.
(a) REVIEW OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.—
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of each military
department shall, by not later than 9 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act—
(A) review each military installation in the
United States that is under the jurisdiction of
that Secretary to determine the military instal-
lations for which the preparation of an inte-
grated natural resource management plan
under section 101 of the Sikes Act, as amended
by this Act, is appropriate; and
(B) submit to the Secretary of Defense a
report on those determinations.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of
Defense shall, by not later than 12 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the
Congress a report on the reviews conducted under
paragraph (1). The report shall include—
(A) a list of those military installations re-
viewed under paragraph (1) for which the Sec-
retary of Defense determines the preparation of
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an integrated natural resource management
plan is not appropriate; and
(B) for each of the military installations
listed under subparagraph (A), an explanation
of the reasons such a plan is not appropriate.
(b) DEADLINE
FOR INTEGRATED NATURAL RE-
SOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Not later than 2 years
after the date of the submission of the report required
under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall,
for each military installation for which the Secretary has
not determined under subsection (a)(2)(A) that prepara-
tion of an integrated natural resource management plan
is not appropriate—
(1) prepare and begin implementing such a plan
mutually agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior
and the head of the appropriate State agencies
under section 101(a) of the Sikes Act, as amended
by this Act; or
(2) in the case of a military installation for
which there is in effect a cooperative plan under sec-
tion 101(a) of the Sikes Act on the day before the
date of the enactment of this Act, complete negotia-
tions with the Secretary of the Interior and the
heads of the appropriate State agencies regarding
changes to that plan that are necessary for the plan
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to constitute an integrated natural resource plan
that complies with that section, as amended by this
Act.
(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary of Defense
shall provide an opportunity for the submission of public
comments on—
(1) integrated natural resource management
plans proposed pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and
(2) changes to cooperative plans proposed pur-
suant to subsection (b)(2).
SEC. 5. ANNUAL REVIEWS AND REPORTS.
Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 670a) is further amended by
adding after subsection (f) (as added by section 3(d) of
this Act) the following:
‘‘(g) REVIEWS AND REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary
of Defense shall, by not later than March 1 of each
year, review the extent to which integrated natural
resource management plans were prepared or in ef-
fect and implemented in accordance with this Act in
the preceding year, and submit a report on the find-
ings of that review to the committees. Each report
shall include—
‘‘(A) the number of integrated natural re-
source management plans in effect in the year
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covered by the report, including the date on
which each plan was issued in final form or
most recently revised;
‘‘(B) the amount of moneys expended on
conservation activities conducted pursuant to
those plans in the year covered by the report,
including amounts expended under the Legacy
Resource Management Program established
under section 8120 of the Act of November 5,
1990 (Public Law 101–511; 104 Stat. 1905);
and
‘‘(C) an assessment of the extent to which
the plans comply with the requirements of sub-
section (b) (1) and (2), including specifically
the extent to which the plans ensure in accord-
ance with subsection (b)(2)(C) that there is no
net loss of lands to support the military mis-
sions of military installations.
‘‘(2) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior, by not later than March 1 of
each year and in consultation with State agencies re-
sponsible for conservation or management of fish or
wildlife, shall submit a report to the committees on
the amount of moneys expended by the Department
of the Interior and those State agencies in the year
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covered by the report on conservation activities con-
ducted pursuant to integrated natural resource man-
agement plans.
‘‘(3) COMMITTEES DEFINED.—For purposes of
this subsection, the term ‘committees’ means the
Committees on Resources and National Security of
the House of Representatives and the Committees
on Armed Services and Environment and Public
Works of the Senate.’’.
SEC. 6. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OF INTEGRATED NATU-
RAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS; EN-
FORCEMENT OF OTHER LAWS.
Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 106 as section 110;
and
(2) by inserting after section 105 the following:
‘‘SEC. 106. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OF OTHER LAWS.
‘‘All Federal laws relating to the conservation of nat-
ural resources on Federal lands may be enforced by the
Secretary of Defense with respect to violations of those
laws which occur on military installations within the
United States.’’.
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SEC. 7. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 106 (as added by section 6 of this Act)
the following:
‘‘SEC. 107. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
‘‘The Secretary of each military department shall en-
sure that sufficient numbers of professionally trained nat-
ural resource management personnel and natural resource
law enforcement personnel are available and assigned re-
sponsibility to perform tasks necessary to comply with this
Act, including the preparation and implementation of inte-
grated natural resource management plans.’’.
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is further amended
by inserting after section 107 (as added by section 7 of
this Act) the following:
‘‘SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this title:
‘‘(1) MILITARY DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘mili-
tary department’ means the Department of the
Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Depart-
ment of the Air Force.
‘‘(2) 
MILITARY
INSTALLATION.—The 
term
‘military installation’—
‘‘(A) means any land or interest in land
owned by the United States and administered
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by the Secretary of Defense or the head of a
military department; and
‘‘(B) includes all public lands withdrawn
from all forms of appropriation under public
land laws and reserved for use by the Secretary
of Defense or the head of a military depart-
ment.
‘‘(3) STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCY.—The
term ‘State fish and wildlife agency’ means an agen-
cy of State government that is responsible under
State law for managing fish or wildlife resources.
‘‘(4) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United
States’ means the States, the District of Columbia,
and the territories and possessions of the United
States.’’.
SEC. 9. SHORT TITLE.
Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is further amended
by inserting after section 108 (as added by section 7 of
this Act) the following:
‘‘SEC. 109. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Sikes Act’.’’
SEC. 10. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
(a) COST SHARING.—Section 103a(b) (16 U.S.C.
670c–1(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘matching basis’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘cost-sharing basis’’.
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(b) ACCOUNTING.—Section 103a(c) (16 U.S.C.
670c–1(c)) is amended by inserting before the period at
the end following: ‘‘, and shall not be subject to section
1535 of that title’’.
SEC. 11. REPEAL.
Section 2 of the Act of October 27, 1986 (Public Law
99–651; 16 U.S.C. 670a–1) is repealed.
SEC. 12. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.
Title I, as amended by this Act, is further amended—
(1) in the heading for the title by striking
‘‘MILITARY
RESERVATIONS’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘MILITARTY INSTALLATIONS’’;
(2) in section 101(a) (16 U.S.C. 670a(a)) by
striking ‘‘the reservation’’ and inserting ‘‘the instal-
lation’’;
(3) 
in 
section 
101(b)(4) 
(16 
U.S.C.
670a(b)(4))—
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘the
reservation’’ and inserting ‘‘the installation’’;
and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘the
military reservation’’ and inserting ‘‘the mili-
tary installation’’;
(4) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c))—
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(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘a mili-
tary reservation’’ and inserting ‘‘a military in-
stallation’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘the res-
ervation’’ and inserting ‘‘the installation’’;
(5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b) by striking
‘‘military reservations’’ and inserting ‘‘military in-
stallations’’; and
(6) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c) by striking
‘‘military reservations’’ and inserting ‘‘military in-
stallations’’.
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) PROGRAMS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.—Sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 110 (as redesignated by
section 6 of this Act) are each amended by striking
‘‘1983’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1993,’’ and inserting
‘‘1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000,’’.
(b) PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC LANDS.—Section 209 (16
U.S.C. 670o) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the sum of
$10,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to en-
able the Secretary of the Interior’’ and inserting
‘‘$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996,
1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, to enable the Sec-
retary of the Interior’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the sum of
$12,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to en-
able the Secretary of Agriculture’’ and inserting
‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996,
1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, to enable the Sec-
retary of Agriculture’’.
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