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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 3834

PUBLIC LAW 100-653—NOV. 14, 1988

Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the United States House of Representatives.". TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS State and local

SEC. 901. RELINQUISHMENT OF EXCLUSIVE LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.

ferritoriS US. 16 USC 742m.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, may relinquish to a State, or to a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, the exclusive legislative jurisdiction of the United States over all or part of any United States Fish and Wildlife Service lands or interests therein, including but not limited to National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System lands, in that State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession. Relinquishment of exclusive legislative jurisdiction under this subsection may be accomplished (1) by filing with the Governor (or, if none, the chief executive officer) of the State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession concerned, a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof, or (2) as the laws of the State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession may otherwise provide. SEC. 902. REMOVAL OF THE A. REGINA.

Section 1115 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public Law 99-662 (1986), 100 Stat. 4235, shall be amended by striking the final period thereof and by adding thereafter the following: ": Provided, That, in furtherance of the work authorized by paragraph (3) hereof, and conditioned on successful removal of the A. Regina, the Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to transfer upon such conditions as he shall deem fit the title to a Delong Pier Jack-Up Barge Type A, serial number BPA6814, directly to any entity, including any private corporation to be used to assist in the removal of the wreck of the said A. Regina. Procedures otherwise governing the disposal of government property, shall not apply to the above authorized transfer of title. The foregoing actions shall be at no cost to the United States, and shall constitute full compliance by the Secretary of the Army with the requirement of paragraph (3) hereof". SEC. 903. AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT.

Section 5 of the Act of March 26, 1984 (16 U.S.C. 3704), otherwise known as the "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act", is amended by inserting the following at the end of section 5: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to continue to provide facilities, and necessary support services for such facilities, to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation after March 26, 1989, on a space available, reimbursable cost basis.". SEC. 904. AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1966.

Subsection (e) of section 4 of the Act of October 15, 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)), otherwise known as the "National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966", is amended by striking "thereunder" and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting in