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Union Calendar No. 487
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4402
[Report No. 113–649, Part I]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 4, 2014
Ms. Bordallo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
December 8, 2014
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
December 8, 2014The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to
be printedFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 4, 2014
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to establish a surface danger zone over the Guam National
Wildlife Refuge or any portion thereof to support the operation of a
live-fire training range complex.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014.
2.
Establishment of surface danger zone, Ritidian Unit, Guam National Wildlife Refuge
(a)
Agreement to establish
In order to accommodate the operation of a live-fire training range complex on Andersen Air Force
Base-Northwest Field and the management of the adjacent Ritidian Unit of
the Guam National Wildlife Refuge, the Secretary of the Navy and the
Secretary of the Interior, notwithstanding the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), may enter
into an agreement providing for the establishment and operation of a
surface danger zone which overlays the Ritidian Unit or such portion
thereof as the Secretaries consider necessary.
(b)
Elements of agreement
The agreement to establish a surface danger zone over all or a portion of the Ritidian Unit of the
Guam National Wildlife Refuge shall include—
(1) measures to maintain the purposes of the Refuge; and
(2) as appropriate, measures, funded by the Secretary of the Navy from funds appropriated after the
date of enactment of this Act and otherwise available to the Secretary,
for the following purposes:
(A) Relocation and reconstruction of structures and facilities of the Refuge in existence as of the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) Mitigation of impacts to wildlife species present on the Refuge or to be reintroduced in the future
in accordance with applicable laws.
(C) Use of Department of Defense personnel to undertake conservation activities within the Ritidian
Unit normally performed by Department of the Interior personnel, including
habitat maintenance, maintaining the boundary fence, and conducting the
brown tree snake eradication program.
(D) Openings and closures of the surface danger zone to the public as may be necessary.
December 8, 2014
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendmentDecember 8, 2014The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to
be printed