16 U.S.C. § 670 — Definitions

Page 1203 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 670 seq.) shall be allowed to use the value of any land owned by the institution as an in-kind match to satisfy any cost sharing requirement under this chapter. (Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, § 13, as added Pub. L. 116–188, title III, § 303(2), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 941.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 105–185, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 523. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 13 of act Sept. 2, 1937, was renumbered section 14 and is set out as a Short Title note under section 669 of this title. CHAPTER 5C—CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON GOVERNMENT LANDS SUBCHAPTER I—CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS Sec. 670. Definitions. 670a. Cooperative plan for conservation and reha- bilitation. 670a–1. Repealed. 670b. Migratory game birds; hunting permits. 670c. Program for public outdoor recreation. 670c–1. Cooperative and interagency agreements for land management on installations. 670d. Liability for funds; accounting to Comp- troller General. 670e. Applicability to other laws; national forest lands. 670e–1. Federal enforcement of other laws. 670e–2. Natural resources management services. 670f. Appropriations and expenditures. SUBCHAPTER II—CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC LANDS 670g. Wildlife, fish, and game conservation and re- habilitation programs. 670h. Comprehensive plans for conservation and re- habilitation programs. 670i. Public land management area stamps for hunting, trapping, and fishing on public lands subject to programs. 670j. Enforcement provisions. 670k. Definitions. 670l. Stamp requirements not applicable to Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands; authorized fees. 670m. Indian rights; State or Federal jurisdiction regulating Indian rights. 670n. Repealed. 670o. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER I—CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS § 670. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) Military installation The term ‘‘military installation’’— (A) means any land or interest in land owned by the United States and adminis- tered by the Secretary of Defense or the Sec- retary of a military department, except land under the jurisdiction of the Assistant Sec- retary of the Army having responsibility for civil works; (B) includes all public lands withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under public land laws and reserved for use by the Sec- retary of Defense or the Secretary of a mili- tary department; and (C) does not include any land described in subparagraph (A) or (B) that is subject to an approved recommendation for closure under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). (2) State The term ‘‘State’’ means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Common- wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. (3) State-owned National Guard installation The term ‘‘State-owned National Guard in- stallation’’ means land owned and operated by a State when such land is used for training the National Guard pursuant to chapter 5 of title 32, with funds provided by the Secretary of De- fense or the Secretary of a military depart- ment, even though such land is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. (4) State fish and wildlife agency The term ‘‘State fish and wildlife agency’’ means the one or more agencies of State gov- ernment that are responsible under State law for managing fish or wildlife resources. (5) United States The term ‘‘United States’’ means the States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States. (6) Indian tribe The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alas- ka Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. (Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 100, as added Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2911, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2021; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1351; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title III, § 312(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1691.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (6), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2013—Par. (6). Pub. L. 112–239 added par. (6). 2011—Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 112–81 added pars. (2) and (3) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (4) and (5), respectively. Page 1204 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 670a Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 1997 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2901, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2016, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this section and sections 670e–1 and 670e–2 of this title, amending sections 670a, 670b, 670c, 670c–1, 670f, and 670o of this title, repealing section 670a–1 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 670a of this title] may be cited as the ‘Sikes Act Improvement Act of 1997’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 95–420, § 1, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 921, provided: ‘‘That this Act [amending sections 670f and 670o of this title] may be cited as the ‘Sikes Act Amendments of 1978’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 86–797, § 1, as added by Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2903, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2016, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Sikes Act’.’’ § 670a. Cooperative plan for conservation and re- habilitation (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 mili- tary installations. (B) Integrated natural resources manage- ment plan (i) To facilitate the program, the Sec- retary of each military department shall prepare and implement an integrated nat- ural resources management plan for each military installation in the United States under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, un- less the Secretary determines that the ab- sence of significant natural resources on a particular installation makes preparation of such a plan inappropriate. (ii) The Secretary of a military depart- ment may, subject to the availability of ap- propriations, develop and implement an in- tegrated natural resources management plan for a State-owned National Guard installa- tion. Such a plan shall be developed and im- plemented in coordination with the chief ex- ecutive 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 con- trolled by the Department of Defense, or designated for its use. (2) Cooperative preparation The Secretary of a military department shall prepare each integrated natural re- sources management plan for which the Sec- retary is responsible in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wild- life 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 plan for the military installation or State-owned National Guard installation shall reflect the mutual agreement of the parties concerning conservation, protection, and man- agement of fish and wildlife resources. (3) Purposes of program (A) Consistent with the use of military in- stallations and State-owned National Guard installations to ensure the preparedness of the Armed Forces, the Secretaries of the military departments shall carry out the program re- quired by this subsection to provide for— (i) the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources on such installations; (ii) the use of natural and nature-based features to maintain or improve military in- stallation resilience; (iii) the sustainable multipurpose use of the resources on such installations, which shall include hunting, fishing, trapping, and nonconsumptive uses; and (iv) subject to safety requirements and military security, public access to military installations to facilitate the use. (B) In the case of a State-owned National Guard installation, such program shall be car- ried out in coordination with the chief execu- tive officer of the State in which the installa- tion is located. (4) Effect on other law Nothing in this subchapter— (A)(i) affects any provision of a Federal law governing the conservation or protec- tion of fish and wildlife resources; or (ii) enlarges or diminishes the responsi- bility and authority of any State for the pro- tection and management of fish and resident wildlife; or (B) except as specifically provided in the other provisions of this section and in sec- tion 670b of this title, authorizes the Sec- retary of a military department to require a Federal license or permit to hunt, fish, or trap on a military installation. (b) Required elements of plans Consistent with the use of military installa- tions and State-owned National Guard installa- tions to ensure the preparedness of the Armed Forces, each integrated natural resources man- agement plan prepared under subsection (a)— (1) shall, to the extent appropriate and appli- cable, provide for— (A) fish and wildlife management, land management, forest management, and fish- and wildlife-oriented recreation; (B) fish and wildlife habitat enhancement or modifications; (C) wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration, where necessary for support of fish, wildlife, or plants; (D) integration of, and consistency among, the various activities conducted under the plan; (E) establishment of specific natural re- source management goals and objectives and time frames for proposed action; (F) sustainable use by the public of natural resources to the extent that the use is not