To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy administrative jurisdiction of certain land located on Adak Island, Alaska, and for other purposes.
This bill transfers control of approximately 5,624 acres of land on Adak Island, Alaska, from the Department of the Interior to the Department of the Navy. As part of this transfer, the land will be removed from the National Wildlife Refuge System and will no longer be part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The Navy is authorized to use this land for military purposes, including weapons testing, electronic warfare training, and aerial maneuvers.
The provisions, in plain language.
Mandates the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction of approximately 5,624 acres of land on Adak Island, Alaska (covered land), to the Secretary of the Navy.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to use the transferred land for high-hazard explosives testing, aerial gunnery training, rocketry, electronic warfare, tactical maneuvering, air support, equipment testing, or other purposes determined by the Secretary.
Removes the transferred land from the National Wildlife Refuge System and the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, exempting it from laws pertaining to those systems.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundaries of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge to reflect the removal of the transferred land.
Directs that the removal of the land from the wildlife refuge system and the boundary adjustments take effect on the date the transfer of jurisdiction occurs.
Specifies that this section does not affect the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System or other land within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge except for the specific land being transferred.