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10 U.S.C. § 2694 — Conservation and cultural activities
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of Defense may establish and carry out a program to conduct and manage in a coordinated manner the conservation and cultural activities described in subsection (b).
**(b) Activities.—**
(1) A conservation or cultural activity eligible for the program that the Secretary establishes under subsection (a) is any activity—
(A) that has regional or Department of Defense-wide significance and that involves more than one military department or involves a sentinel landscape;
(B) that is necessary to meet legal requirements or to support military operations or that would contribute to maintaining or improving military installation resilience;
(C) that can be more effectively managed at the Department of Defense level; and
(D) for which no executive agency has been designated responsible by the Secretary.
(2) Such activities include the following:
(A) The development of ecosystem-wide land management plans or nature-based climate resilience plans.
(B) The conduct of wildlife studies to ensure the safety and sustainability of military operations.
(C) The identification and return of Native American human remains and cultural items in the possession or control of the Department of Defense, or discovered on land under the jurisdiction of the Department, to the appropriate Native American tribes.
(D) The control of invasive species that may hinder military activities or degrade military training ranges.
(E) The establishment of a regional curation system for artifacts found on military installations.
(F) The implementation of ecosystem-wide land management plans—
(i) for a single ecosystem—
(I) that encompasses at least two non-contiguous military installations, if those military installations are not a
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of Defense may establish and carry out a program to conduct and manage in a coordinated manner the conservation and cultural activities described in subsection (b).
**(b) Activities.—**
(1) A conservation or cultural activity eligible for the program that the Secretary establishes under subsection (a) is any activity—
(A) that has regional or Department of Defense-wide significance and that involves more than one military department or involves a sentinel landscape;
(B) that is necessary to meet legal requirements or to support military operations or that would contribute to maintaining or improving military installation resilience;
(C) that can be more effectively managed at the Department of Defense level; and
(D) for which no executive agency has been designated responsible by the Secretary.
(2) Such activities include the following:
(A) The development of ecosystem-wide land management plans or nature-based climate resilience plans.
(B) The conduct of wildlife studies to ensure the safety and sustainability of military operations.
(C) The identification and return of Native American human remains and cultural items in the possession or control of the Department of Defense, or discovered on land under the jurisdiction of the Department, to the appropriate Native American tribes.
(D) The control of invasive species that may hinder military activities or degrade military training ranges.
(E) The establishment of a regional curation system for artifacts found on military installations.
(F) The implementation of ecosystem-wide land management plans—
(i) for a single ecosystem—
(I) that encompasses at least two non-contiguous military installations, if those military installations are not all under the administrative jurisdiction of the same Secretary of a military department; and
(II) providing synergistic benefits unavailable if the installations acted separately; or
(ii) for one or more ecosystems within a sentinel landscape.
**(c) Cooperative Agreements.—** The Secretary may negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements with public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, individuals, or other entities to carry out the program established under subsection (a).
**(d) Effect on Other Laws.—** Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted as preempting any otherwise applicable Federal, State, or local law or regulation relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on military installations.
**(e) Sentinel Landscape Defined.—** In this section, the term “sentinel landscape” has the meaning given that term in [section 2693(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2693/g&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Agreements Authorized.—** The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may enter into an agreement with an eligible entity or entities described in subsection (b) to address the use or development of real property in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to, a military installation, as well as a State-owned National Guard installation, or military airspace for purposes of—
(1) limiting any development or use of the property that would be incompatible with the mission of the installation;
(2) preserving habitat on the property in a manner that—
(A) is compatible with environmental requirements; and
(B) may eliminate or relieve current or anticipated environmental restrictions that would or might otherwise restrict, impede, or otherwise interfere, whether directly or indirectly, with current or anticipated military training, testing, or operations on the installation;
(3) maintaining or improving military installation resilience; or
(4) protecting Clear Zone Areas from use or encroachment that is incompatible with the mission of the installation.
**(b) Eligible Entities.—** For purposes of this section, an eligible entity is any of the following:
(1) A State or political subdivision of a State.
(2) A private entity that has as its stated principal organizational purpose or goal the conservation, restoration, or preservation of land and natural resources, or a similar purpose or goal, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
**(c) Authority to Coordinate.—**
(1) In entering into an agreement under subsection (a) or undertaking a project under such agreement, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department, as the case may be, may coordinate with any other covered official with an interest in the activities p
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2694
military- or State-owned National Guard installation
or installations.’’
§ 2694. Conservation and cultural activities
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense
may establish and carry out a program to con-
duct and manage in a coordinated manner the
conservation and cultural activities described in
subsection (b).
(b) ACTIVITIES.—(1) A conservation or cultural
activity eligible for the program that the Sec-
retary establishes under subsection (a) is any
activity—
(A) that has regional or Department of De-
fense-wide significance and that involves more
than one military department or involves a
sentinel landscape;
(B) that is necessary to meet legal require-
ments or to support military operations or
that would contribute to maintaining or im-
proving military installation resilience;
(C) that can be more effectively managed at
the Department of Defense level; and
(D) for which no executive agency has been
designated responsible by the Secretary.
(2) Such activities include the following:
(A) The development of ecosystem-wide land
management plans or nature-based climate re-
silience plans.
(B) The conduct of wildlife studies to ensure
the safety and sustainability of military oper-
ations.
(C) The identification and return of Native
American human remains and cultural items
in the possession or control of the Department
of Defense, or discovered on land under the ju-
risdiction of the Department, to the appro-
priate Native American tribes.
(D) The control of invasive species that may
hinder military activities or degrade military
training ranges.
(E) The establishment of a regional curation
system for artifacts found on military instal-
lations.
(F) The implementation of ecosystem-wide
land managem
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