PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003
117 STAT. 1429
(c) PILOT PROGRAM.—(1) Section 101 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(g) PILOT PROGRAM FOR INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN GUAM.— ‘‘(1) INCLUSION OF INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT.—During fiscal years 2004 through 2008, the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable and conducive to military readiness, incorporate in integrated natural resources management plans for military installations in Guam the management, control, and eradication of invasive species— ‘‘(A) that are not native to the ecosystem of the military installation; and ‘‘(B) the introduction of which cause or may cause harm to military readiness, the environment, or human health and safety. ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out this subsection in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.’’. (2) Section 101(g) of the Sikes Act, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply— (A) to any integrated natural resources management plan prepared for a military installation in Guam under section 101(a)(1) of such Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) effective March 1, 2004, to any integrated natural resources management plan prepared for a military installation in Guam under such section before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Applicability. 10 USC 670a note.
Effective date.
SEC. 312. CLARIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES.
(a) TRANSPORTATION OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF SUPPLIES TO RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES.—Section 402 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary of Defense may use the authority provided by subsection (a) to transport supplies intended for use to respond to, or mitigate the effects of, an event or condition, such as an oil spill, that threatens serious harm to the environment, but only if other sources to provide such transportation are not readily available. ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may require reimbursement for costs incurred by the Department of Defense to transport supplies under this subsection.’’. (b) CONDITIONS ON PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘or entity’’ after ‘‘people’’; (2) in paragraph (1)(E), by inserting ‘‘or use’’ after ‘‘distribution’’; and (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘donor to ensure that supplies to be transported under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘entity requesting the transport of supplies under this section to ensure that the supplies’’.
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