Natural Resources: Defense and Interior Can Better Manage Land Withdrawn for Military Use

Abstract

The law defines how DoD and the Department of the Interior agencies are to operate in managing the resources of lands controlled by the military. Military needs have priority over resource management. DoD is authorized to establish military uses on the lands without consulting with Interior, and Interior's resource management activities require DoD concurrence. The law requires Interior to develop a resource management plan after consultation with DoD. It also requires both Interior and DoD to enter into an agreement to implement the resource management plans. Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has primary resource management responsibilities at all six sites. Another Interior agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), manages two national wildlife refuges that have airspace under military control (Goldwater Range in Arizona and the Nellis Range complex in Nevada

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280299

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Cervidae
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Habitats
  • Military Operations
  • Military Training
  • Natural Resources
  • Naval Air Stations
  • New Mexico
  • Resource Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Water Resources
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.

Technology Areas

  • Space