Pub. L. 105-85, div. B, tit. XXIX, sec. 2904
PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANS.
SEC. 2904. PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES 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 Defense 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 program, the Secretary of each military department shall prepare and implement an integrated natural resources management plan for each military installation in the United States under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, unless the Secretary determines that the absence of significant natural resources on a particular installation makes preparation of such a plan inappropriate. “(2) Cooperative preparation.—The Secretary 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 military installation concerned is located. Consistent with paragraph (4), the resulting plan for the military 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 preparedness of the Armed Forces, the Secretaries of the military departments shall carry out the program required by this subsection to provide for— “(A) the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources on military installations; “(B) the sustainable multipurpose use of the resources, which shall include hunting, fishing, trapping, and nonconsumptive uses; and “(C) subject to safety requirements and military security, public access to military installations 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 responsibility 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 department to require a Federal license or permit to hunt, fish, or trap on a military installation.”.111 STAT. 2018 (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 place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “integrated 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 “integrated 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 management plans”; (5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b), by striking out “a cooperative plan” and inserting in lieu thereof “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 thereof “an integrated natural resources management plan”; (7) in section 106(a) (16 U.S.C. 6701(a)), by striking out “cooperative plans” and inserting in lieu thereof “integrated natural resources management plans”; and (8) in section 106(c) (16 U.S.C. 670f(c)), by striking out “cooperative plans” and inserting in lieu thereof “integrated natural resources management plans”. (c) Required Elements of Plans.—Section 101(b) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) is amended— (1) by striking out “(b) Each cooperative” and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(b) Required Elements of Plans.—Consistent with the use of military installations to ensure the preparedness of the Armed Forces, each integrated natural resources management plan prepared under subsection (a)— “(1) shall, to the extent appropriate and applicable, provide for— “(A) fish and wildlife management, land management, forest management, and fish- and wildlife-oriented recreation; “(B) fish and wildlife habitat enhancement or modifications; “(C) wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration, where necessary for support of fish, wildlife, or plants; “(D) integration of, and consistency among, the various activities conducted under the plan; “(E) establishment of specific natural resource management goals and objectives and time frames for proposed action; “(F) sustainable use by the public of natural resources to the extent that the use is not inconsistent with the needs of fish and wildlife resources;111 STAT. 2019 “(G) public access to the military installation that is necessary or appropriate for the use described in subparagraph (F), subject to requirements necessary to ensure safety and military security; “(H) enforcement of applicable natural resource laws (including regulations); “(I) no net loss in the capability of military installation lands to support the military mission of the installation; and “(J) such other activities as the Secretary of the military department determines appropriate;”; (2) in paragraph (2), by adding “and” at the end; (3) by striking out paragraph (3); (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (5) in paragraph (3)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking out “collect the fees therefor,” and inserting in lieu thereof “collect, spend, administer, and account for fees for the permits,”.