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 PUBLIC LAW 101-593—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2959 (B) The South Carolina Commission of Forestry has determined prior to such acquisition that such acquisition is in the best interest of the public purposes of the State of South Carolina and is necessary in order to facilitate efficient management and administration of the Sand Hills State Forest area. (e) REPEAL OF EXECUTIVE ORDER.— Executive Order Numbered 8510, dated August 8, 1940, is repealed as of the date the lands identified in subsection (a) of this section are transferred to the South Carolina Commission of Forestry. (f) TERMS AND CONDITIONS. —The transfer of lands authorized in subsection (h) of this section shall be conditioned upon the South Carolina Commission of Forestry— (1) managing the transferred lands for the benefit of such endangered and threatened species of plants or animals which may be present there, and particularly in accordance with the objectives of the Recovery Plan for the Red Cockaded Woodpecker, and any amendments to such plan; (2) consulting with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the impacts of its management practices upon endangered and threatened species in the transferred lands under the provisions of section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as if the South Carolina Commission of Forestry were a Federal agency; (3) entering into and abiding by an agreement with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to provide to the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge at no cost— (A) basic forest fire protection services (including presuppression, detection, and initial attack of wildfires) for a period of 50 years from the date of transfer subject to the condition that the United States shall pay the South Carolina Commission of Forestry the actual costs of any wildfire suppression activities after a 12-hour period from the initial attack on the fire; (B) prescribed burning services as requested, up to a maximum of 5,000 acres annually, for a period of 5 years from the date of transfer, subject to smoke management and other related regulations in effect at the time of the request, and contingent upon the South Carolina Commission of Forestry retaining the legal and physical capability to perform the service; and (C) reforestation services for converting approximately 2,300 acres of slash pine plantation to more desirable species, as determined by the Refuge, in approximately equal installments over a period not to exceed 10 years from the date of transfer. SEC. no. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1990". 0)) ELIMINATION OF CAP ON SALARIES. — Section 3(g)(2)(A) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(g)(2)(A)) is amended by striking "rates, except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule.", and inserting "rates.". 3 CFR, 1938- 1943 Comp., p. 697. Government contracts. Fire prevention. Forests and forest products. National Fish and WUdlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1990. 16 USC 3701 note.

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