16 U.S.C. § 670e — Applicability to other laws; national forest

Page 1210 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 670d Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective Dec. 31, 2021, of provisions in subsec. (b)(3) of this section requiring submittal of report to Congress, see section 1061 of Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 111 of Title 10, Armed Forces. § 670d. Liability for funds; accounting to Comp- troller General The Department of Defense is held free from any liability to pay into the Treasury of the United States upon the operation of the program or programs authorized by this subchapter any funds which may have been or may hereafter be collected, received or expended pursuant to, and for the purposes of, this subchapter, and which collections, receipts and expenditures have been properly accounted for to the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States. (Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, Sept. 15, 1960, 74 Stat. 1053; renumbered title I, § 104, and amended Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(1), (4), Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1375; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(4), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1353.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2011—Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline. 1974—Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(4), substituted ‘‘title’’ for ‘‘Act’’ wherever appearing, which for purposes of codi- fication was translated as ‘‘subchapter’’. § 670e. Applicability to other laws; national forest lands Nothing herein contained shall be construed to modify, amend or repeal any provision of Public Law 85–337, nor as applying to national forest lands administered pursuant to the provi- sions of section 9 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 655), nor section 315m of title 43. (Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 105, formerly § 5, Sept. 15, 1960, 74 Stat. 1053; renumbered title I, § 105, Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(1), Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1375; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(5), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1353.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Public Law 85–337, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 85–337, Feb. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 28, which is classified to section 2671 of Title 10, Armed Forces; section 472 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works [now 40 U.S.C. 102]; and sections 155 to 158 of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Section 9 of the Act of June 7, 1924 [ch. 348, 43 Stat. 655], referred to in text, was classified to the code as follows: The first and fifth sentences were classified to section 471(b) of this title, which was repealed by sec- tion 704(a) of Pub. L. 94–579; the second and third sen- tences were classified to section 505 of this title; and the fourth sentence was classified to section 499 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2011—Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline. § 670e–1. Federal enforcement of other laws All Federal laws relating to the management of natural resources on Federal land may be en- forced by the Secretary of Defense with respect to violations of the laws that occur on military installations within the United States. (Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 106, as added Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2909(2), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2021.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 106 of Pub. L. 86–797 was renumbered section 108, and is classified to section 670f of this title. § 670e–2. Natural resources management services To the extent practicable using available re- sources, the Secretary of each military depart- ment shall ensure that sufficient numbers of professionally trained natural resources man- agement personnel and natural resources law enforcement personnel are available and as- signed responsibility to perform tasks necessary to carry out this subchapter, including the prep- aration and implementation of integrated nat- ural resources management plans. (Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 107, as added Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2910, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2021.) § 670f. Appropriations and expenditures (a) Expenditures of collected funds under inte- grated natural resources management plans The Secretary of Defense shall expend such funds as may be collected in accordance with the integrated natural resources management plans agreed to under sections 670a and 670b of this title and cooperative agreements agreed to under section 670c–1 of this title and for no other purpose. All funds that are so collected shall re- main available until expended. (b) Authorization of appropriations to Secretary of Defense Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense, there are author- ized to be appropriated to the Secretary of De- fense not to exceed $1,500,000 for each of the fis- cal years 2014 through 2019, to carry out this subchapter, including the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and the development of pub- lic recreation and other facilities, and to carry out such functions and responsibilities as the Secretary may have under cooperative agree- ments entered into under section 670c–1 of this title. The Secretary of Defense shall, to the greatest extent practicable, enter into agree- ments to utilize the services, personnel, equip- ment, and facilities, with or without reimburse- ment, of the Secretary of the Interior in car- rying out the provisions of this section. (c) Authorization of appropriations to Secretary of the Interior Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior, there are au- thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior not to exceed $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2019, to carry out such functions and responsibilities as the Sec- retary may have under integrated natural re- sources management plans to which such Sec-