Sec. 1508. TRANSFER AND MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION ZONES
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## SEC. 1508 TRANSFER AND MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION ZONES ###
(a)Transfer to Secretary of the Interior ####
(1)Transfer required Except as provided in section 1506, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior all Department of Defense real properties on the western end of the Vieques Island, consisting of a total of approximately 3,100 acres, that are designated as Conservation Zones in section IV of the 1983 Memorandum of Understanding between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Secretary of the Navy. ####
(2)Time for transfer The Secretary of the Navy shall complete the transfer required by paragraph
(1)not later than May 1, 2001. ###
(b)Conveyance to Conservation Trust ####
(1)Conveyance required Except as provided in section 1506 and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy shall convey, without consideration, to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust the additional Conservation Zones, consisting of a total of approximately 800 acres, identified in Alternative 1 in the Draft Environmental Assessment for the proposed transfer of Naval Ammunition Support Detachment property, Vieques, Puerto Rico, prepared by the Department of the Navy, as described in the Federal Register of August 28, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 52100). ####
(2)Time for conveyance The Secretary of the Navy shall complete the conveyance required by paragraph
(1)not later than May 1, 2001, except that paragraph
(1)shall apply only to those portions of the lands described in such paragraph that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust mutually agree, before that date, to— #####
(A)include in the cooperative agreement under subsection (d)(2); and #####
(B)manage under standards consistent with the standards in subsection
(c)applicable to the lands transferred under subsection (a). ###
(c)Administration of Properties as Wildlife Refuges The Secretary of the Interior shall administer as wildlife refuges under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) the Conservation Zones transferred to the Secretary under subsection (a). ###
(d)Cooperative Agreement ####
(1)Required; parties The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the Conservation Zones transferred under subsection
(a)pursuant to a cooperative agreement among the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, and the Secretary of the Interior. ####
(2)Inclusion of adjacent areas Areas adjacent to the Conservation Zones transferred under subsection
(a)shall be considered for inclusion under the cooperative agreement. Subject to the mutual agreement of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, such adjacent areas may be included under the cooperative agreement, except that the total acreage so included under this paragraph may not exceed 800 acres. This determination of inclusion of lands shall be incorporated into the cooperative agreement process as set forth in paragraph (4). ####
(3)Sea grass area The Sea Grass Area west of Mosquito Pier, as identified in the 1983 Memorandum of Understanding between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Secretary of the Navy, shall be included in the cooperative agreement to be protected under the laws of the United States and the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ####
(4)Management purposes All lands covered by the cooperative agreement shall be managed to protect and preserve the natural resources of the lands in perpetuity. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, and the Secretary of the Interior shall follow all applicable Federal environmental laws during the creation and any subsequent amendment of the cooperative agreement, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). ####
(5)Completion and implementation The cooperative agreement shall be completed not later than May 1, 2001. The Secretary of the Interior shall implement the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement, which can only be amended by agreement of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, and the Secretary of the Interior. * * * * * * * # TITLE XXXI DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS * * * * * * * ## Subtitle C Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations * * * * * * *
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Sec. 1508
TRANSFER AND MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION ZONES
Fed. Reg.65 FR 52100
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