PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 111 STAT. 2017 "SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. "This Act may be cited as the 'Sikes Act'.". SEC. 2904. PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(a)) is amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection: "(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 military installations. "(B) INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN.— To facilitate the program, the Secretary of each military department shall prepare and implement an integrated natural resources management plan for each military installation in the United States under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, unless the Secretary determines that the absence of significant natural resources on a particular installation makes preparation of such a plan inappropriate. "(2) COOPERATIVE PREPARATION.—The Secretary of a military department shall prepare each integrated natural resources management plan for which the Secretary is responsible in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the head of each appropriate State fish and wildlife agency for the State in which the military installation concerned is located. Consistent with paragraph (4), the resulting plan for the military installation shall reflect the mutual agreement of the parties concerning conservation, protection, and management offish and wildlife resources. "(3) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM. —Consistent with the use of military installations to ensure the preparedness of the Armed Forces, the Secretaries of the military departments shall carry out the program required by this subsection to provide for— "(A) the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources on military installations; "(B) the sustainable multipurpose use of the resources, which shall include hunting, fishing, trapping, and nonconsumptive uses; and "(C) subject to safety requirements and military security, public access to military installations to facilitate the use. "(4) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. — Nothing in this title— "(A)(i) affects any provision of a Federal law governing the conservation or protection of fish and wildlife resources; or "(ii) enlarges or diminishes the responsibility and authority of any State for the protection and management offish and resident wildlife; or "(B) except as specifically provided in the other provisions of this section and in section 102, authorizes the Secretary of a military department to require a Federal license or permit to hunt, fish, or trap on a military installation.".
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