[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4402 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 487
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4402
[Report No. 113-649, Part I]
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.
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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, 2014
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April
4, 2014]
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guam Military Training and Readiness
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 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.
Union Calendar No. 487
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4402
[Report No. 113-649, Part I]
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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.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 8, 2014
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
December 8, 2014
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed