[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 110 (Monday, July 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H6708-H6712]
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                SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS OF 1995

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the bill (H.R. 1141) to amend the act popularly known as the Sikes 
Act to enhance fish and wildlife conservation and natural resources 
management programs, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:
                               H.R. 1141

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,
     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Sikes Act Improvement 
     Amendments of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SIKES ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Act entitled ``An Act to promote 
     effectual planning, development, maintenance, and 
     coordination of wildlife, fish, and game conservation and 
     rehabilitation in military reservations'', approved September 
     15, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.), commonly referred to, and 
     in this Act referred to, as the ``Sikes Act''.

     SEC. 3. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS 
                   GENERALLY.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a) (16 U.S.C. 670a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``is authorized to'' and inserting 
     ``shall'';
       (2) by striking ``in each military reservation in 
     accordance with a cooperative plan'' and inserting the 
     following: ``on military installations. Under the program, 
     the Secretary shall prepare and implement for each military 
     installation in the United States an integrated natural 
     resource management plan'';
       (3) by inserting after ``reservation is located'' the 
     following: ``, except that the Secretary is not required to 
     prepare such a plan for a military installation if the 
     Secretary determines that preparation of such a plan for the 
     installation is not appropriate''; and
       (4) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'', and adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Consistent with essential military requirements to 
     enhance the national security of the United States, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall manage each military installation 
     to provide--
       ``(A) for the conservation of fish and wildlife on the 
     military installation and sustained multipurpose uses of 
     those resources, including hunting, fishing, and trapping; 
     and
       ``(B) public access that is necessary or appropriate for 
     those uses.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title I, as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section, is further amended--
       (1) in section 101(b) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``cooperative plan'' and 
     inserting ``integrated natural resource management plan'';
       (2) in section 101(b)(4) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(4)) by striking 
     ``cooperative plan'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``integrated natural resource management plan'';
       (3) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c)) in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``a cooperative plan'' 
     and inserting ``an integrated natural resource management 
     plan'';
       (4) in section 101(d) (16 U.S.C. 670a(d)) in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``cooperative plans'' and 
     inserting ``integrated natural resource management plans'';
       (5) in section 101(e) (16 U.S.C. 670a(e)) by striking 
     ``Cooperative plans'' and inserting ``Integrated natural 
     resource management plans'';
       (6) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b) by striking ``a 
     cooperative plan'' and inserting ``an integrated natural 
     resource management plan'';
       (7) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c) by striking ``a 
     cooperative plan'' and inserting ``an integrated natural 
     resource management plan'';
       (8) in section 106(a) (16 U.S.C. 670f(a)) by striking 
     ``cooperative plans'' and inserting ``integrated natural 
     resource management plans''; and
       (9) in section 106(c) (16 U.S.C. 670f(c)) by striking 
     ``cooperative plans'' and inserting ``integrated natural 
     resource management plans''.
       (c) Contents of Plans.--Section 101(b) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting a comma; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) wetland protection and restoration, and wetland 
     creation where necessary, for support of fish or wildlife,
       ``(F) consideration of conservation needs for all 
     biological communities, and
       ``(G) the establishment of specific natural resource 
     management goals, objectives, and time-frames for proposed 
     actions;'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) shall for the military installation for which it is 
     prepared--
       ``(A) address the needs for fish and wildlife management, 
     land management, forest management, and wildlife-oriented 
     recreation;
       ``(B) ensure the integration of, and consistency among, the 
     various activities conducted under the plan;
       ``(C) ensure that there is no net loss in the capability of 
     installation lands to support the military mission of the 
     installation;
       ``(D) provide for sustained use by the public of natural 
     resources, to the extent that such use is not inconsistent 
     with the military mission of the installation or the needs of 
     fish and wildlife management;
       ``(E) provide the public access to the installation that is 
     necessary or appropriate for that use, to the extent that 
     access is not inconsistent with the military mission of the 
     installation; and
       ``(F) provide for professional enforcement of natural 
     resource laws and regulations;''; and
       (5) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking ``collect the fees 
     therfor,'' and inserting ``collect, spend, administer, and 
     account for fees therefor,''.
       (d) Public Comment.--Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 670a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Public Comment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide an opportunity for public comment on each integrated 
     natural resource management plan prepared under subsection 
     (a).''.

     SEC. 4. REVIEW FOR PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE 
                   MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) Review of Military Installations.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary of each military department 
     shall, by not later than 9 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act--
       (A) review each military installation in the United States 
     that is under the jurisdiction of that Secretary to determine 
     the military installations for which the preparation of an 
     integrated natural resource management plan under section 101 
     of the Sikes Act, as amended by this Act, is appropriate; and
       (B) submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on those 
     determinations.
       (2) Report to congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall, by 
     not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, submit to the Congress a report on the reviews 
     conducted under paragraph (1). The report shall include--
       (A) a list of those military installations reviewed under 
     paragraph (1) for which the Secretary of Defense determines 
     the preparation of an integrated natural resource management 
     plan is not appropriate; and
       (B) for each of the military installations listed under 
     subparagraph (A), an explanation of the reasons such a plan 
     is not appropriate.
       (b) Deadline for Integrated Natural Resource Management 
     Plans.--Not later than 2 

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     years after the date of the submission of the report required under 
     subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall, for each 
     military installation for which the Secretary has not 
     determined under subsection (a)(2)(A) that preparation of an 
     integrated natural resource management plan is not 
     appropriate--
       (1) prepare and begin implementing such a plan mutually 
     agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior and the head of 
     the appropriate State agencies under section 101(a) of the 
     Sikes Act, as amended by this Act; or
       (2) in the case of a military installation for which there 
     is in effect a cooperative plan under section 101(a) of the 
     Sikes Act on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, complete negotiations with the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the heads of the appropriate State agencies regarding 
     changes to that plan that are necessary for the plan to 
     constitute an integrated natural resource plan that complies 
     with that section, as amended by this Act.
       (c) Public Comment.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     an opportunity for the submission of public comments on--
       (1) integrated natural resource management plans proposed 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and
       (2) changes to cooperative plans proposed pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2).

     SEC. 5. ANNUAL REVIEWS AND REPORTS.

       Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 670a) is further amended by adding 
     after subsection (f) (as added by section 3(d) of this Act) 
     the following:
       ``(g) Reviews and Reports.--
       ``(1) Secretary of defense.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall, by not later than March 1 of each year, review the 
     extent to which integrated natural resource management plans 
     were prepared or in effect and implemented in accordance with 
     this Act in the preceding year, and submit a report on the 
     findings of that review to the committees. Each report shall 
     include--
       ``(A) the number of integrated natural resource management 
     plans in effect in the year covered by the report, including 
     the date on which each plan was issued in final form or most 
     recently revised;
       ``(B) the amount of moneys expended on conservation 
     activities conducted pursuant to those plans in the year 
     covered by the report, including amounts expended under the 
     Legacy Resource Management Program established under section 
     8120 of the Act of November 5, 1990 (Public Law 101-511; 104 
     Stat. 1905); and
       ``(C) an assessment of the extent to which the plans comply 
     with the requirements of subsection (b) (1) and (2), 
     including specifically the extent to which the plans ensure 
     in accordance with subsection (b)(2)(C) that there is no net 
     loss of lands to support the military missions of military 
     installations.
       ``(2) Secretary of the interior.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior, by not later than March 1 of each year and in 
     consultation with State agencies responsible for conservation 
     or management of fish or wildlife, shall submit a report to 
     the committees on the amount of moneys expended by the 
     Department of the Interior and those State agencies in the 
     year covered by the report on conservation activities 
     conducted pursuant to integrated natural resource management 
     plans.
       ``(3) Committees defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `committees' means the Committees on Resources and 
     National Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Environment and Public Works 
     of the Senate.''.
     SEC. 6. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE 
                   MANAGEMENT PLANS; ENFORCEMENT OF OTHER LAWS.

       Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 106 as section 110; and
       (2) by inserting after section 105 the following:
     ``SEC. 106. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OF OTHER LAWS.

       ``All Federal laws relating to the conservation of natural 
     resources on Federal lands may be enforced by the Secretary 
     of Defense with respect to violations of those laws which 
     occur on military installations within the United States.''.

     SEC. 7. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

       Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 106 (as added by section 6 of this Act) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 107. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

       ``The Secretary of each military department shall ensure 
     that sufficient numbers of professionally trained natural 
     resource management personnel and natural resource law 
     enforcement personnel are available and assigned 
     responsibility to perform tasks necessary to comply with this 
     Act, including the preparation and implementation of 
     integrated natural resource management plans.''.

     SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

       Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is further amended by 
     inserting after section 107 (as added by section 7 of this 
     Act) the following:

     ``SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Military department.--The term `military department' 
     means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
     and the Department of the Air Force.
       ``(2) Military installation.--The term `military 
     installation'--
       ``(A) means any land or interest in land owned by the 
     United States and administered by the Secretary of Defense or 
     the head of a military department; and
       ``(B) includes all public lands withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under public land laws and reserved for use by 
     the Secretary of Defense or the head of a military 
     department.
       ``(3) State fish and wildlife agency.--The term `State fish 
     and wildlife agency' means an agency of State government that 
     is responsible under State law for managing fish or wildlife 
     resources.
       ``(4) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
     States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and 
     possessions of the United States.''.

     SEC. 9. SHORT TITLE.

       Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is further amended by 
     inserting after section 108 (as added by section 7 of this 
     Act) the following:

     ``SEC. 109. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Sikes Act'.''.

     SEC. 10. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Cost Sharing.--Section 103a(b) (16 U.S.C. 670c-1(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``matching basis'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``cost-sharing basis''.
       (b) Accounting.--Section 103a(c) (16 U.S.C. 670c-1(c)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and shall not be subject to section 1535 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 11. REPEAL.

       Section 2 of the Act of October 27, 1986 (Public Law 99-
     651; 16 U.S.C. 670a-1) is repealed.

     SEC. 12. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Title I, as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) in the heading for the title by striking ``military 
     reservations'' and inserting ``military installations'';
       (2) in section 101(a) (16 U.S.C. 670a(a)) by striking ``the 
     reservation'' and inserting ``the installation'';
       (3) in section 101(b)(4) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(4))--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``the reservation'' and 
     inserting ``the installation''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``the military 
     reservation'' and inserting ``the military installation'';
       (4) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c))--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``a military reservation'' 
     and inserting ``a military installation''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``the reservation'' and 
     inserting ``the installation'';
       (5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b) by striking ``military 
     reservations'' and inserting ``military installations''; and
       (6) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c) by striking ``military 
     reservations'' and inserting ``military installations''.

     SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Programs on Military Installations.--Subsections (b) 
     and (c) of section 110 (as redesignated by section 6 of this 
     Act) are each amended by striking ``1983'' and all that 
     follows through ``1993,'' and inserting ``1995, 1996, 1997, 
     and 1998,''.
       (b) Programs on Public Lands.--Section 209 (16 U.S.C. 670o) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the sum of 
     $10,000,000'' and all that follows through ``to enable the 
     Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting ``$4,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, to enable 
     the Secretary of the Interior''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the sum of 
     $12,000,000'' and all that follows through ``to enable the 
     Secretary of Agriculture'' and inserting ``$5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, to enable 
     the Secretary of Agriculture''.
     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Sikes Act Improvement 
     Amendments of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SIKES ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Act entitled ``An Act to promote 
     effectual planning, development, maintenance, and 
     coordination of wildlife, fish, and game conservation and 
     rehabilitation in military reservations'', approved September 
     15, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.), commonly referred to, and 
     in this Act referred to, as the ``Sikes Act''.

     SEC. 3. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS 
                   GENERALLY.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a) (16 U.S.C. 670a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``is authorized to'' and inserting 
     ``shall'';
       (2) by striking ``in each military reservation in 
     accordance with a cooperative plan'' and inserting the 
     following: ``on military installations. Under the program, 
     the Secretary shall prepare and implement for each military 
     installation in the United States an integrated natural 
     resource management plan'';
       (3) by inserting after ``reservation is located'' the 
     following: ``, except that the Secretary is not required to 
     prepare such a plan for a military installation if the 
     Secretary determines that preparation of such a plan for the 
     installation is not appropriate''; and
       (4) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'', and adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Consistent with essential military requirements to 
     enhance the national security of the United States, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall manage each military installation 
     to provide--
       ``(A) for the conservation of fish and wildlife on the 
     military installation and sustained multipurpose uses of 
     those resources, including hunting, fishing, and trapping; 
     and
       ``(B) public access that is necessary or appropriate for 
     those uses.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title I, as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section, is further amended--
       (1) in section 101(b) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``cooperative plan'' and 
     inserting ``integrated natural resource management plan'';

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       (2) in section 101(b)(4) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(4)) by striking 
     ``cooperative plan'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``integrated natural resource management plan'';
       (3) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c)) in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``a cooperative plan'' 
     and inserting ``an integrated natural resource management 
     plan'';
       (4) in section 101(d) (16 U.S.C. 670a(d)) in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``cooperative plans'' and 
     inserting ``integrated natural resource management plans'';
       (5) in section 101(e) (16 U.S.C. 670a(e)) by striking 
     ``Cooperative plans'' and inserting ``Integrated natural 
     resource management plans'';
       (6) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b) by striking ``a 
     cooperative plan'' and inserting ``an integrated natural 
     resource management plan'';
       (7) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c) by striking ``a 
     cooperative plan'' and inserting ``an integrated natural 
     resource management plan'';
       (8) in section 106(a) (16 U.S.C. 670f(a)) by striking 
     ``cooperative plans'' and inserting ``integrated natural 
     resource management plans''; and
       (9) in section 106(c) (16 U.S.C. 670f(c)) by striking 
     ``cooperative plans'' and inserting ``integrated natural 
     resource management plans''.
       (c) Contents of Plans.--Section 101(b) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting a comma; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) wetland protection and restoration, and wetland 
     creation where necessary, for support of fish or wildlife,
       ``(F) consideration of conservation needs for all 
     biological communities, and
       ``(G) the establishment of specific natural resource 
     management goals, objectives, and time-frames for proposed 
     actions;'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) shall for the military installation for which it is 
     prepared--
       ``(A) address the needs for fish and wildlife management, 
     land management, forest management, and wildlife-oriented 
     recreation;
       ``(B) ensure the integration of, and consistency among, the 
     various activities conducted under the plan;
       ``(C) ensure that there is no net loss in the capability of 
     installation lands to support the military mission of the 
     installation;
       ``(D) provide for sustained use by the public of natural 
     resources, to the extent that such use is not inconsistent 
     with the military mission of the installation or the needs of 
     fish and wildlife management;
       ``(E) provide the public access to the installation that is 
     necessary or appropriate for that use, to the extent that 
     access is not inconsistent with the military mission of the 
     installation; and
       ``(F) provide for professional enforcement of natural 
     resource laws and regulations;''; and
       (5) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking ``collect the fees 
     therefor,'' and inserting ``collect, spend, administer, and 
     account for fees therefor,''.
       (d) Public Comment.--Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 670a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Public Comment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide an opportunity for public comment on each integrated 
     natural resource management plan prepared under subsection 
     (a).''.

     SEC. 4. REVIEW FOR PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE 
                   MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) Review of Military Installations.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary of each military department 
     shall, by not later than 9 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act--
       (A) review each military installation in the United States 
     that is under the jurisdiction of that Secretary to determine 
     the military installations for which the preparation of an 
     integrated natural resource management plan under section 101 
     of the Sikes Act, as amended by this Act, is appropriate; and
       (B) submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on those 
     determinations.
       (2) Report to congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall, by 
     not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, submit to the Congress a report on the reviews 
     conducted under paragraph (1). The report shall include--
       (A) a list of those military installations reviewed under 
     paragraph (1) for which the Secretary of Defense determines 
     the preparation of an integrated natural resource management 
     plan is not appropriate; and
       (B) for each of the military installations listed under 
     subparagraph (A), an explanation of the reasons such a plan 
     is not appropriate.
       (b) Deadline for Integrated Natural Resource Management 
     Plans.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     submission of the report required under subsection (a)(2), 
     the Secretary of Defense shall, for each military 
     installation for which the Secretary has not determined under 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) that preparation of an integrated 
     natural resource management plan is not appropriate--
       (1) prepare and begin implementing such a plan mutually 
     agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior and the head of 
     the appropriate State agencies under section 101(a) of the 
     Sikes Act, as amended by this Act; or
       (2) in the case of a military installation for which there 
     is in effect a cooperative plan under section 101(a) of the 
     Sikes Act on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, complete negotiations with the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the heads of the appropriate State agencies regarding 
     changes to that plan that are necessary for the plan to 
     constitute an integrated natural resource plan that complies 
     with that section, as amended by this Act.
       (c) Public Comment.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     an opportunity for the submission of public comments on--
       (1) integrated natural resource management plans proposed 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and
       (2) changes to cooperative plans proposed pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2).

     SEC. 5. ANNUAL REVIEWS AND REPORTS.

       Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 670a) is further amended by adding 
     after subsection (f) (as added by section 3(d) of this Act) 
     the following:
       ``(g) Reviews and Reports.--
       ``(1) Secretary of defense.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall, by not later than March 1 of each year, review the 
     extent to which integrated natural resource management plans 
     were prepared or in effect and implemented in accordance with 
     this Act in the preceding year, and submit a report on the 
     findings of that review to the committees. Each report shall 
     include--
       ``(A) the number of integrated natural resource management 
     plans in effect in the year covered by the report, including 
     the date on which each plan was issued in final form or most 
     recently revised;
       ``(B) the amount of moneys expended on conservation 
     activities conducted pursuant to those plans in the year 
     covered by the report, including amounts expended under the 
     Legacy Resource Management Program established under section 
     8120 of the Act of November 5, 1990 (Public Law 101-511; 104 
     Stat. 1905); and
       ``(C) an assessment of the extent to which the plans comply 
     with the requirements of subsection (b)(1) and (2), including 
     specifically the extent to which the plans ensure in 
     accordance with subsection (b)(2)(C) that there is no net 
     loss of lands to support the military missions of military 
     installations.
       ``(2) Secretary of the interior.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior, by not later than March 1 of each year and in 
     consultation with State agencies responsible for conservation 
     or management of fish or wildlife, shall submit a report to 
     the committees on the amount of moneys expended by the 
     Department of the Interior and those State agencies in the 
     year covered by the report on conservation activities 
     conducted pursuant to integrated natural resource management 
     plans.
       ``(3) Committees defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `committees' means the Committees on Resources and 
     National Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Environment and Public Works 
     of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 6. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE 
                   MANAGEMENT PLANS; ENFORCEMENT OF OTHER LAWS.

       Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 106 as section 110; and
       (2) by inserting after section 105 the following:

     ``SEC. 106. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OF OTHER LAWS.

       ``All Federal laws relating to the conservation of natural 
     resources on Federal lands may be enforced by the Secretary 
     of Defense with respect to violations of those laws which 
     occur on military installations within the United States.''.

     SEC. 7. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

       Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 106 (as added by section 6 of this Act) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 107. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

       ``The Secretary of each military department shall ensure 
     that sufficient numbers of professionally trained natural 
     resource management personnel and natural resource law 
     enforcement personnel are available and assigned 
     responsibility to perform tasks necessary to comply with this 
     Act, including the preparation and implementation of 
     integrated natural resource management plans.''.

     SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

       Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is further amended by 
     inserting after section 107 (as added by section 7 of this 
     Act) the following:

     ``SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Military department.--The term `military department' 
     means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
     and the Department of the Air Force.
       ``(2) Military installation.--The term `military 
     installation'--
       ``(A) means any land or interest in land owned by the 
     United States and administered by the Secretary of Defense or 
     the head of a military department; and
       ``(B) includes all public lands withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under public land laws and reserved for use by 
     the Secretary of Defense or the head of a military 
     department.
       ``(3) State fish and wildlife agency.--The term `State fish 
     and wildlife agency' means an agency of State government that 
     is responsible under State law for managing fish or wildlife 
     resources.
       ``(4) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
     States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and 
     possessions of the United States.''.

     SEC. 9. SHORT TITLE.

       Title I (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is further amended by 
     inserting after section 108 (as added by section 7 of this 
     Act) the following:

     ``SEC. 109. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Sikes Act'.''.

     SEC. 10. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Cost Sharing.--Section 103a(b) (16 U.S.C. 670c-1(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``matching basis'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``cost-sharing basis''.

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       (b) Accounting.--Section 103a(c) (16 U.S.C. 670c-1(c)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and shall not be subject to section 1535 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 11. REPEAL.

       Section 2 of the Act of October 27, 1986 (Public Law 99-
     651; 16 U.S.C. 670a-1) is repealed.

     SEC. 12. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Title I, as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) in the heading for the title by striking ``military 
     reservations'' and inserting ``military installations'';
       (2) in section 101(a) (16 U.S.C. 670a(a)) by striking ``the 
     reservation'' and inserting ``the installation'';
       (3) in section 101(b)(4) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(4))--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``the reservation'' and 
     inserting ``the installation''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``the military 
     reservation'' and inserting ``the military installation'';
       (4) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c))--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``a military reservation'' 
     and inserting ``a military installation''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``the reservation'' and 
     inserting ``the installation'';
       (5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b) by striking ``military 
     reservations'' and inserting ``military installations''; and
       (6) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c) by striking ``military 
     reservations'' and inserting ``military installations''.

     SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Programs on Military Installations.--Subsections (b) 
     and (c) of section 110 (as redesignated by section 6 of this 
     Act) are each amended by striking ``1983'' and all that 
     follows through ``1993,'' and inserting ``1995, 1996, 1997, 
     and 1998,''.
       (b) Programs on Public Lands.--Section 209 (16 U.S.C. 670o) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the sum of 
     $10,000,000'' and all that follows through ``to enable the 
     Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting ``$4,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, to enable 
     the Secretary of the Interior''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the sum of 
     $12,000,000'' and all that follows through ``to enable the 
     Secretary of Agriculture'' and inserting ``$5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, to enable 
     the Secretary of Agriculture''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Alaska [Mr. Young] will be recognized for 20 minutes, and the gentleman 
from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds] will be recognized for 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alaska [Mr. Young].
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. YOUNG of Alaska asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, as the author of H.R. 1141, I am 
pleased that we are considering this legislation to reauthorize and 
improve the effectiveness of the Sikes Act.
  Since coming to Congress in 1973, I have led the fight to enhance and 
conserve the vital fish and wildlife resources that exist on our 
military lands. The Department of Defense [DOD] manages nearly 25 
million acres at approximately 900 military bases nationwide. These 
lands contain a wealth of plant and animal life, they provide vital 
habitat for thousands of migratory waterfowl, and they are home for 
nearly 100 federally listed species.
  The Department does a superb job of training our young men and women 
for combat. Regrettably, they often fail to do even an adequate job of 
comprehensive natural resource management planning. At far too many 
installations, management plans have never been written, are outdated, 
or are largely ignored. Furthermore, when these plans do exist, all too 
often they are not coordinated or integrated with other military 
activities.
  While H.R. 1141 will make a number of improvements in the Sikes Act, 
the bill does not undermine in any way the fundamental training mission 
of a military base.
  What the bill does is expand the scope of existing conservation plans 
to encompass all natural resource management activities, require 
management plans for all appropriate installations, mandate an annual 
report summarizing the status of these plans, require that trained 
personnel be available, and ensure that DOD shall manage each 
installation to provide for the conservation of fish and wildlife, and 
to allow the multipurpose uses of those resources. In addition, the 
bill extends the act's authorization for the next 3 years at half of 
the current funding level.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a noncontroversial bill that has been thoroughly 
considered in both the Resources and National Security Committees. I 
want to thank Floyd Spence, Jim Saxton, Joel Hefley, and Gerry Studds 
for their leadership and for joining with me in this important 
conservation effort. I am confident that our bill will greatly assist 
DOD in the management of those natural resources under their 
jurisdiction.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``aye'' on H.R. 1141.

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  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I note with some trepidation the violent beginning of 
the gentleman's week. His assault on the desk and podium I hope does 
not bode ill for the remainder of the evening and of the week.
  Mr. Speaker, interestingly, some of the most controversial issues 
facing us in this Congress are embodied in this noncontroversial bill: 
the most appropriate uses for federally owned lands, how best to 
protect wildlife habitat, and public/private partnerships to manage 
lands and protect endangered species.
  Under the provisions of the Sikes Act, the military is required to 
manage its 25 million acres for fish and wildlife conservation, 
including the protection of critical habitat for almost 100 endangered 
and threatened species. That is a big job, and the military has often 
worked closely with nongovernment partners to provide efficient, cost-
effective management. I am pleased to point out that this bill 
encourages the continued use of those partnerships.
  In short, this legislation provides a good working model for 
compromise on many of the difficult issues we will be facing over the 
next several months, and I want to thank the gentleman from Alaska for 
his efforts in bringing a truly bipartisan bill to the floor.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, as the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds] 
mentioned, this is a bipartisan bill. This is not the first time that 
he and I have addressed this issue. We want to stress that 25 million 
acres of land now is under military jurisdiction for training of our 
personnel for military purposes. What we are trying to do in this bill 
and with the original bill was to make sure the military recognized the 
extraordinary value. Most military bases are in the proximity of urban 
areas. They are truly the wildlife refuge areas of the urban people. 
They are also very valuable for those resource activities, which I 
think are also very valuable for the maintaining and the management of 
those species; that is, in fact, the wildlife itself, for fishing and 
hunting and recreational purposes.
  Mr. Speaker, under this act, with the help of the gentleman from 
Massachusetts, I do believe we strengthen the DOD and in fact direct 
them to better manage those resources available to them. The 25 million 
acres of land, refuge land that is under military jurisdiction today, 
is actually more land than we have in any other part of our natural 
Federal use lands in the lower 48. Therefore, I do urge the passage of 
this legislation. It is good legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I fully concur with the gentleman, especially with 
regard to the good things that have been said about us.
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for H.R. 
1141, the Sikes Act Improvement Amendments of 1995, introduced by Don 
Young and me in March of this year. The Sikes Act was enacted in 1960 
to provide a mechanism for cooperative wildlife management on U.S. 
military installations. H.R. 1141 will make the Sikes Act more 
effective in several important respects.
  First, existing conservation plans which deal exclusively with fish 
and wildlife habitat improvements will be replaced with integrated 
natural resource management plans which encompass all natural resource 
management activities. Second, natural resource management plans will 
have to be prepared for all military installations, except those 
without any significant fish, wildlife or natural resource management 
plans. Third, the Secretary of Defense will be required to submit an 
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Congress summarizing the status of implementation of the integrated 
natural resources management plans. Finally, the bill extends 
authorization of appropriations, which expired on September 30, 1993, 
for the next 3 fiscal years.
  This legislation is noncontroversial and important to the training 
units of our Armed Forces. I urge my colleagues support of H.R. 1141.
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1141, the 
Sikes Act Improvement Amendments of 1995. H.R. 1141 would enhance and 
improve natural resource management practices on military installations 
and lands under the control of the Secretary of Defense. This 
legislation has received overwhelming bipartisan support by the 
Committee on Resources and the Committee on National Security.
  At Fort Carson, CO, the Army's premier tank training ground, the 
concept of wildlife management and training going hand-in-hand is put 
to the test. On the Pinon Canyon maneuver site at Carson, red fox holes 
are roped off, the division-size maneuvers are conducted around them. 
This is just one example of how the Army is striking the balance 
between environment and military training. This legislation will 
improve the ability of Fort Carson and all other military installations 
to preserve this balance.
  H.R. 1141 strikes an appropriate balance between natural resource 
management and the defense mission conducted at all military 
installations. The bill is fully supported by the Department of 
Defense. As a member of both committees of jurisdiction, I have had an 
opportunity to pass judgment on H.R. 1141 on a number of occasions this 
year. I can assure the House that the bill is worthy of each Member's 
support. I am pleased to recommend this legislation and urge it 
adoption.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for 
time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Shays). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Alaska [Mr. Young] that the House suspend 
the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1141, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 5 of rule I and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.
  The point of order of no quorum is considered withdrawn.

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