Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/3102

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118 STAT. 3072 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 ‘‘(ii) it was extirpated after 1918 throughout its range in the United States and its territories; and ‘‘(iii) after such extirpation, it was reintroduced in the United States or its territories as a part of a program carried out by a Federal agency.’’. (c) PUBLICATION OF LIST.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register a list of all nonnative, human introduced bird species to which the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) does not apply. As necessary, the Secretary may update and publish the list of species exempted from protection of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. (2) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Before publishing the list under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide adequate time for public comment. (3) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this subsection shall delay implementation of other provisions of this section or amendments made by this section that exclude nonnative, human introduced bird species from the application of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.). (d) RELATIONSHIP TO TREATIES.—It is the sense of Congress that the language of this section is consistent with the intent and language of the 4 bilateral treaties implemented by this section. SEC. 144. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Foundation for Nevada’s Veterans Land Transfer Act of 2004’’. (b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the land described in paragraph (2) is transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 150 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Clark County, Nevada, as gen erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Veterans Administration Conveyance’’ and dated September 24, 2004. (3) USE OF LAND.—The parcel of land described in para graph (2) shall be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction and operation of medical and related facili ties, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary of Vet erans Affairs. SEC. 145. CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 97–250 (96 Stat. 709) is amended by striking section 2 and inserting the following: ‘‘SEC. 2. CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS. ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the map entitled ‘Cum berland Island Wilderness’, numbered 640/20,038I, and dated September 2004. ‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Interior. ‘‘(3) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘Wilderness’ means the Cum berland Island Wilderness established by subsection (b). ‘‘(4) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.—The term ‘Potential Wilder ness’ means the 10,500 acres of potential wilderness described in subsection (c)(2), but does not include the area at the north Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004. 16 USC 1132 note. Foundation for Nevada’s Veterans Land Transfer Act of 2004. 16 USC 703 note. Deadline. Federal Register, publication. 16 USC 703 note.