16 U.S.C. § 3199 — Navigation aids and other facilities

Page 2267 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 3200 ‘‘(a) In furtherance of the goals of sections 1307 and 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva- tion Act [16 U.S.C. 3197, 3198] and the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act [25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.], the Secretary [of the Inte- rior] shall— ‘‘(1) implement pilot programs to employ residents of local communities at the following units of the Na- tional Park System located in northwest Alaska— ‘‘(A) Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, ‘‘(B) Cape Krusenstern National Monument, ‘‘(C) Kobuk Valley National Park, and ‘‘(D) Noatak National Preserve; and ‘‘(2) report on the results of the programs within one year to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States [Senate] and the Com- mittee on Resources [now Committee on Natural Re- sources] of the House of Representatives. ‘‘(b) In implementing the programs, the Secretary shall consult with the Native Corporations, nonprofit organizations, and Tribal entities in the immediate vi- cinity of such units and shall also, to the extent prac- ticable, involve such groups in the development of in- terpretive materials and the pilot programs relating to such units.’’ LOCAL HIRE REPORT Pub. L. 105–333, § 11, Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3135, pro- vided that not later than 18 months after Oct. 31, 1998, the Secretary of the Interior would transmit to Con- gress a report indicating the actions taken in carrying out subsection (b) of this section, addressing the re- cruitment processes that may restrict employees hired under subsection (a) of this section from successfully obtaining positions in the competitive service, and de- scribing the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in contracting with Alaska Native Corporations to pro- vide services with respect to public lands in Alaska. § 3199. Navigation aids and other facilities (a) Existing facilities Within conservation system units established or expanded by this Act, reasonable access to, and operation and maintenance of, existing air and water navigation aids, communications sites and related facilities and existing facilities for weather, climate, and fisheries research and monitoring shall be permitted in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to units of such systems, as appropriate. Reason- able access to and operation and maintenance of facilities for national defense purposes and re- lated air and water navigation aids within or ad- jacent to such areas shall continue in accord- ance with the laws and regulations governing such facilities notwithstanding any other provi- sion of this Act. Nothing in the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] shall be deemed to pro- hibit such access, operation and maintenance within wilderness areas designated by this Act. (b) New facilities The establishment, operation, and mainte- nance within any conservation system unit of new air and water navigation aids and related facilities, facilities for national defense pur- poses, and related air and water navigation aids, and facilities for weather, climate, and fisheries research and monitoring shall be permitted but only (1) after consultation with the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, by the head of the Federal department or agency undertaking such establishment, operation, or maintenance, and (2) in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed in order to minimize the adverse effects of such activities within such unit. (Pub. L. 96–487, title XIII, § 1310, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2481.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables. The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables. § 3200. Denali Scenic Highway study (a) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, all public lands within an area, the centerline of which is the centerline of the Parks Highway from the entrance to Denali National Park to the Talkeetna junction which is one hundred and thirty-six miles south of Cantwell, the Denali Highway between Cantwell and Paxson, the Richardson Highway and Edgerton Highway be- tween Paxson and Chitina, and the existing road between Chitina and McCarthy (as those high- ways and road are depicted on the official maps of the department of transportation of the State of Alaska) and the boundaries of which are par- allel to the centerline and one mile distant therefrom on either side, are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry or appropriation under the mining laws and from operation of the min- eral leasing laws of the United States. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude minor road realignment, minor road improve- ment, or the extraction of gravel for such pur- poses from lands withdrawn or affected by the study mandated herein. (b) Study During the three-year period beginning on De- cember 2, 1980, the Secretary shall study the de- sirability of establishing a Denali Scenic High- way to consist of all or part of the lands de- scribed in subsection (a) of this section. In con- ducting the studies, the Secretary, through a study team which includes representatives of the Secretary of Transportation, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the State, and of each Regional Corporation within whose area of operation the lands de- scribed in subsection (a) are located, shall con- sider the scenic and recreational values of the lands withdrawn under this section, the impor- tance of providing protection to those values, the desirability of providing a symbolic and ac- tual physical connection between the national parks in south central Alaska, and the desir- ability of enhancing the experience of persons traveling between those parks by motor vehi- cles. Members of the study team who are not Federal employees shall receive from the Sec- retary per diem (in lieu of expenses) and travel allowances at the rates provided for employees