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16 U.S.C. § 670b — Migratory game birds; hunting permits

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16 U.S.C. § 670b — Migratory game birds; hunting permits

**(a) Integrated natural resources management plan** The Secretary of Defense in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the appropriate State agency is authorized to carry out a program for the conservation, restoration and management of migratory game birds on military installations, including the issuance of special hunting permits and the collection of fees therefor, in accordance with an integrated natural resources management plan mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior and the appropriate State agency. **(b) Applicability of other laws** Possession of a special permit for hunting migratory game birds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall not relieve the permittee of the requirements of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act as amended [[16 U.S.C. 718](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section718&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] nor of the requirements pertaining to State law set forth in Public Law 85–337.

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**(a) Integrated natural resources management plan** The Secretary of Defense in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the appropriate State agency is authorized to carry out a program for the conservation, restoration and management of migratory game birds on military installations, including the issuance of special hunting permits and the collection of fees therefor, in accordance with an integrated natural resources management plan mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior and the appropriate State agency. **(b) Applicability of other laws** Possession of a special permit for hunting migratory game birds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall not relieve the permittee of the requirements of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act as amended [[16 U.S.C. 718](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section718&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] nor of the requirements pertaining to State law set forth in Public Law 85–337.

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10 U.S.C. § 2671 — Military reservations and facilities: hunting, fishing, and trapping

**(a) General Requirements for Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping.—** The Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to each military installation or facility under the jurisdiction of any military department in a State— (1) require that all hunting, fishing, and trapping at that installation or facility be in accordance with the fish and game laws of the State in which it is located; (2) require that an appropriate license for hunting, fishing, or trapping on that installation or facility be obtained, except that with respect to members of the armed forces, such a license may be required only if the State authorizes the issuance of a license to a member on active duty for a period of more than thirty days at an installation or facility within that State, without regard to residence requirements, and upon terms otherwise not less favorable than the terms upon which such a license is issued to residents of that State; and (3) develop, subject to safety requirements and military security, and in cooperation with the Governor (or his designee) of the State in which the installation or facility is located, procedures under which designated fish and game or conservation officials of that State may, at such time and under such conditions as may be agreed upon, have full access to that installation or facility to effect measures for the management, conservation, and harvesting of fish and game resources. **(b) Waiver Authority.—** (1) The Secretary of Defense may waive or otherwise modify the fish and game laws of a State otherwise applicable under subsection (a)(1) to hunting, fishing, or trapping at a military installation or facility if the Secretary determines that the application of such laws to such hunting, fishing, or trapping without modification could result in undesi

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40 U.S.C. § 102 — Definitions

Except as provided in subchapter VII of chapter 5 of this title, the following definitions apply in chapters 1 through 7 of this title and in division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41: (1) **Care and handling.—** — The term “care and handling” includes— (A) completing, repairing, converting, rehabilitating, operating, preserving, protecting, insuring, packing, storing, handling, conserving, and transporting excess and surplus property; and (B) rendering innocuous, or destroying, property that is dangerous to public health or safety. (2) **Contractor inventory.—** — The term “contractor inventory” means— (A) property, in excess of amounts needed to complete full performance, that is acquired by and in possession of a contractor or subcontractor under a contract pursuant to which title is vested in the Federal Government; and (B) property that the Government is obligated or has the option to take over, under any type of contract, as a result of changes in specifications or plans under the contract, or as a result of termination of the contract (or a subcontract), prior to completion of the work, for the convenience or at the option of the Government. (3) **Excess property.—** — The term “excess property” means property under the control of a federal agency that the head of the agency determines is not required to meet the agency’s needs or responsibilities. (4) **Executive agency.—** — The term “executive agency” means— (A) an executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government; and (B) a wholly owned Government corporation. (5) **Federal agency.—** — The term “federal agency” means an executive agency or an establishment in the legislative or judicial bra

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16 U.S.C. § 718 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 677

### Statutory Notes Section, act Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 9, 48 Stat. 452, defined subchapter terms. #### Short Title of 2014 Amendment Pub. L. 113–264, § 1, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2939, provided that: “This Act [amending sections 718a, 718b, and 718d of this title] may be cited as the ‘Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014’.” #### Short Title of 2006 Amendment Pub. L. 109–266, § 1, Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 670, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 718g to 718j of this title, amending sections 718a to 718f of this title, repealing this section and former sections 718g, 718h, and 718j of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the ‘Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005’.” #### Short Title of 1998 Amendment Pub. L. 105–269, § 1, Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2381, provided that: “This Act [amending [section 718d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section718d&num=0&edition=prelim)] may be cited as the ‘Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Promotion Act’.” #### Short Title Act Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 11, as added by Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 679, provided that: “This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act’.” #### Electronic Duck Stamp Pilot Program Pub. L. 109–266, §§ 2–9, Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 670–673, provided that: “SEC. 2. FINDINGS.“Congress finds that—“(1) on March 16, 1934, Congress passed and President Roosevelt signed the Act of March 16, 1934 ([16 U.S.C. 718a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section718a&num=0&edition=prelim) [718] et seq.) (popularly known as the ‘Duck Stamp Act’), which requires all migratory waterfowl hunters 16 years

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16 U.S.C. § 670a — Cooperative plan for conservation and rehabilitation

**(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* (i) 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. (ii) The Secretary of a military department may, subject to the availability of appropriations, develop and implement an integrated natural resources management plan for a State-owned National Guard installation. Such a plan shall be developed and implemented in coordination with the chief executive officer of the State in which the State-owned National Guard installation is located. Such a plan is deemed, for purposes of any other provision of law, to be for lands or other geographical areas owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, or designated for its use. (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 or State-owned National Guard installation concerned is located. Consistent with paragraph (4), the resulting pl

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16 U.S.C. § 670b — Migratory game birds; hunting permits

Page 1207 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 670b shall provide for (1) fish and wildlife habitat improve- ments or modifications, (2) range rehabilitation where necessary for support of wildlife, (3) control of off-road vehicle traffic, and (4) specific habitat improvement projects and related activities and adequate protection for species of fish, wildlife, and plants considered threatened or endangered. Such cooperative plan may stipulate the issuance of special State hunting and fish- ing permits to individuals and require this payment of a nominal fee therefor, which fees shall be utilized for the protection, conservation and management of fish and wildlife, including habitat improvement and re- lated activities in accordance with the cooperative plan: Provided, That the Commanding Officer of the res- ervation or persons designated by him are authorized to enforce such special hunting and fishing permits and to collect the fees therefor, acting as agent or agents for the State if the cooperative plan so provides. Coop- erative plans agreed to under the authority of this sec- tion and section 670b of this title shall not be deemed to be, nor treated as, cooperative agreements to which chapter 63 of title 31 applies.’’ 1982—Pub. L. 97–396, § 1(1), added cl. (4). Pub. L. 97–396, § 1(2), inserted provision that coopera- tive plans agreed to under the authority of this section and section 670b of this title shall not be deemed to be, nor treated as, cooperative agreements to which chap- ter 63 of title 31 applies. 1974—Pub. L. 93–452, §§ 1(1), 3(2), inserted provisions requiring the cooperative plan to provide for fish and wildlife habitat improvements, range rehabilitation, and off-road vehicle traffic control. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHAN

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16 U.S.C. § 718 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3,

Page 1278 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 718 ment of this Act [Oct. 17, 1978]. No authorization for ap- propriation shall be available under this Act before the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93–205 effective Dec. 28, 1973, see section 16 of Pub. L. 93–205, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1531 of this title. REFUGE REVENUE SHARING Pub. L. 105–83, title I, § 132, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1570, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provi- sion of law, hereafter the United States Fish and Wild- life Service may disburse to local entities impact fund- ing pursuant to Refuge Revenue Sharing that is associ- ated with Federal real property transferred to the United States Geological Survey from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, consolidated Bureau of Fisheries and Bureau of Biological Survey, with their respective functions, into one agency in Department of the Interior to be known as the Fish and Wildlife Service. Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 715a of this title. SUBCHAPTER IV—HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP TAX § 718. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 677 Secti

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