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16 U.S.C. § 4301 — Findings, purposes, and policy
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares that—
(1) significant caves on Federal lands are an invaluable and irreplaceable part of the Nation’s natural heritage; and
(2) in some instances, these significant caves are threatened due to improper use, increased recreational demand, urban spread, and a lack of specific statutory protection.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to secure, protect, and preserve significant caves on Federal lands for the perpetual use, enjoyment, and benefit of all people; and
(2) to foster increased cooperation and exchange of information between governmental authorities and those who utilize caves located on Federal lands for scientific, education, or recreational purposes.
**(c) Policy** It is the policy of the United States that Federal lands be managed in a manner which protects and maintains, to the extent practical, significant caves.
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares that—
(1) significant caves on Federal lands are an invaluable and irreplaceable part of the Nation’s natural heritage; and
(2) in some instances, these significant caves are threatened due to improper use, increased recreational demand, urban spread, and a lack of specific statutory protection.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to secure, protect, and preserve significant caves on Federal lands for the perpetual use, enjoyment, and benefit of all people; and
(2) to foster increased cooperation and exchange of information between governmental authorities and those who utilize caves located on Federal lands for scientific, education, or recreational purposes.
**(c) Policy** It is the policy of the United States that Federal lands be managed in a manner which protects and maintains, to the extent practical, significant caves.
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**(a)**
(1) The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim against the United States founded either upon the Constitution, or any Act of Congress or any regulation of an executive department, or upon any express or implied contract with the United States, or for liquidated or unliquidated damages in cases not sounding in tort. For the purpose of this paragraph, an express or implied contract with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchanges, Marine Corps Exchanges, Coast Guard Exchanges, or Exchange Councils of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall be considered an express or implied contract with the United States.
(2) To provide an entire remedy and to complete the relief afforded by the judgment, the court may, as an incident of and collateral to any such judgment, issue orders directing restoration to office or position, placement in appropriate duty or retirement status, and correction of applicable records, and such orders may be issued to any appropriate official of the United States. In any case within its jurisdiction, the court shall have the power to remand appropriate matters to any administrative or executive body or official with such direction as it may deem proper and just. The Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim by or against, or dispute with, a contractor arising under [section 7104(b)(1) of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section7104/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim), including a dispute concerning termination of a contract, rights in tangible or intangible property, compliance with cost accounting standards, and other nonmonetary disputes on which a decision of the contracting officer
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**(a) Establishment** In order to provide for needed research relating to cave resources on certain lands in the United States, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service shall establish and administer a Cave Research Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Program”). The Program shall include the orderly and scholarly collection, analysis, and dissemination of research material related to caves in lands managed by the National Park Service including, but not limited to, Carlsbad Caverns National Park and the Capitan Reef area.
**(b) Functions** The Program shall produce educational and interpretive information and materials vital to public understanding of cave geology, assist students and researchers, and provide for a comprehensive evaluation of cave resources and measures needed for their protection.
**(c) Emphasis** The program 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. shall be directed primarily toward lands managed by the National Park Service, but the Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with other agencies or entities as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
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**(a) Plan required** Not later than 2 years after December 6, 2000, the Secretary, through the Bureau of Land Management, shall develop and begin to implement a comprehensive management plan for the long-term management of the public lands within the Conservation Area in order to fulfill the purposes for which it is established, as set forth in section 460ooo–3(a) of this title. Consistent with the provisions of this subchapter, the management plan shall be developed—
(1) in consultation with appropriate departments of the State of Arizona, including wildlife and land management agencies, with full public participation;
(2) from the draft Empire-Cienega Ecosystem Management Plan/EIS, dated October 2000, as it applies to Federal lands or lands with conservation easements; and
(3) in accordance with the resource goals and objectives developed through the Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership process as incorporated in the draft Empire-Cienega Ecosystem Management Plan/EIS, dated October 2000, giving full consideration to the management alternative preferred by the Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership, as it applies to Federal lands or lands with conservation easements.
**(b) Contents** The management plan shall include—
(1) provisions designed to ensure the protection of the resources and values described in section 460ooo–3(a) of this title;
(2) an implementation plan for a continuing program of interpretation and public education about the resources and values of the Conservation Area;
(3) a proposal for minimal administrative and public facilities to be developed or improved at a level compatible with achieving the resource objectives for the Conservation Area and with the other proposed management activities to accommodate visitors to the Conservation Area;
(4)
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 4265
1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
§ 4265. Acceptance and use of donations
The Secretary may accept and use donations
to provide assistance under section 4264 of this
title. Amounts received by the Secretary in the
form of donations shall be transferred to the
Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the
Fund.
(Pub. L. 105–96, § 6, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2153;
Pub. L. 107–141, § 5(a)(2), Feb. 12, 2002, 116 Stat.
14.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2002—Pub. L. 107–141 substituted ‘‘Acceptance and use
of donations’’ for ‘‘Asian Elephant Conservation Fund’’
as section catchline, struck out subsecs. (a) to (c),
which related to establishment, deposits into, and use
of the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, redesignated
subsec. (d) as entire section and struck out subsec.
heading.
§ 4265a. Advisory group
(a) In general
To assist in carrying out this chapter, the Sec-
retary may convene an advisory group con-
sisting of individuals representing public and
private organizations actively involved in the
conservation of Asian elephants.
(b) Public participation
(1) Meetings
The Advisory Group 1 shall—
(A) ensure that each meeting of the advi-
sory group is open to the public; and
(B) provide, at each meeting, an oppor-
tunity for interested persons to present oral
or written statements concerning items on
the agenda.
(2) Notice
The Secretary shall provide to the public
timely notice of each meeting of the advisory
group.
(3) Minutes
Minutes of each meeting of the advisory
group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall
be made available to the public.
(c) Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5
Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the ad-
visory group.
(Pub. L. 105–96, § 7, as added
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