§ 670a.
(b)
Required elements of plans
Consistent with the use of military installations and State-owned National Guard installations to ensure the preparedness of the Armed Forces, each integrated natural resources management plan prepared under subsection (a)—
(1)
shall, to the extent appropriate and applicable, provide for—
(A)
fish and wildlife management, land management, forest management, and fish- and wildlife-oriented recreation;
(B)
fish and wildlife habitat enhancement or modifications;
(C)
wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration, where necessary for support of fish, wildlife, or plants;
(D)
integration of, and consistency among, the various activities conducted under the plan;
(E)
establishment of specific natural resource management goals and objectives and time frames for proposed action;
(F)
sustainable use by the public of natural resources to the extent that the use is not inconsistent with the needs of fish and wildlife resources;
(G)
public access to the installation that is necessary or appropriate for the use described in subparagraph (F), subject to requirements necessary to ensure safety and military security;
(H)
enforcement of applicable natural resource laws (including regulations);
(I)
no net loss in the capability of installation lands to support the military mission of the installation; and
(J)
such other activities as the Secretary of the military department determines appropriate;
(2)
must be reviewed as to operation and effect by the parties thereto on a regular basis, but not less often than every 5 years; and
(3)
may, in the case of a military installation, stipulate the issuance of special State hunting and fishing permits to individuals and require payment of nominal fees therefor, which fees shall be utilized for the protection, conservation, and management of fish and wildlife, including habitat improvement and related activities in accordance with the integrated natural resources management plan; except that—
(A)
the Commanding Officer of the installation or persons designated by that Officer are authorized to enforce such special hunting and fishing permits and to collect, spend, administer, and account for fees for the permits, acting as agent or agents for the State if the integrated natural resources management plan so provides, and
(B)
the fees collected under this paragraph may not be expended with respect to other than the military installation on which collected, unless the military installation is subsequently closed, in which case the fees may be transferred to another military installation to be used for the same purposes.
(c)
Prohibitions on sale and lease of lands unless effects compatible with plan
After an integrated natural resources management plan is agreed to under subsection (a)—
(1)
no sale of land, or forest products from land, that is within a military installation covered by that plan may be made under section 2665(a) or (b) of title 10; and
(2)
no leasing of land that is within the installation may be made under section 2667 of such title 10;
unless the effects of that sale or leasing are compatible with the purposes of the plan.
(d)
Implementation and enforcement of integrated natural resources management plans
With regard to the implementation and enforcement of integrated natural resources management plans agreed to under subsection (a)—
(1)
neither Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 nor any successor circular thereto applies to the procurement of services that are necessary for that implementation and enforcement; and
(2)
priority shall be given to the entering into of contracts for the procurement of such implementation and enforcement services with Federal and State agencies having responsibility for the conservation or management of fish or wildlife.
(f)
Reviews and reports
(1)
Secretary of Defense
Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall review the extent to which integrated natural resources management plans were prepared or were in effect and implemented in accordance with this subchapter in the preceding year, and submit a report on the findings of the review to the committees. Each report shall include—
(A)
the number of integrated natural resources 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 amounts expended on conservation activities conducted pursuant to the plans in the year covered by the report; and
(C)
an assessment of the extent to which the plans comply with this subchapter.
(2)
Secretary of the Interior
(3)
“Committees” defined
In this subsection, the term “committees” means—
(A)
the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(B)
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
(g)
Program for invasive species management for military installations
(1)
Inclusion of invasive species management
The Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable and conducive to military readiness, incorporate in integrated natural resources management plans for military installations 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.
([Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 101], formerly § 1, Sept. 15, 1960, [74 Stat. 1052]; renumbered title I, § 101, and amended [Pub. L. 93–452], §§ 1(1), 3(1), (2), Oct. 18, 1974, [88 Stat. 1369], 1375; [Pub. L. 97–396, § 1], Dec. 31, 1982, [96 Stat. 2005]; [Pub. L. 99–561, § 3(a)(1)], Oct. 27, 1986, [100 Stat. 3150]; [Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX], §§ 2904(a)–(b)(4), (c), 2906, 2907, 2913(2)–(4), Nov. 18, 1997, [111 Stat. 2017], 2018, 2020, 2022; [Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(19)], Oct. 5, 1999