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 114 STAT. 1654A-354 PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX (2) all Department of Defense real properties on the eastern side of the island that are identified as conservation zones; and (3) all other Department of Defense real properties on the eastern side of the island. (d) ACTIONS REQUIRED OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. — (1) RETENTION AND ADMINISTRATION. — The Secretary of the Interior shall retain, and may not dispose of any of, the properties transferred under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c) and shall administer such properties as wildlife refuges under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) pending the enactment of a law that addresses the disposition of such properties. (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR LIVE IMPACT AREA. —Upon a termination of Navy and Marine Corps training operations on the island of Vieques under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the Interior shall assume responsibility for the administration of the Live Impact Area, administer that area as a wilderness area under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and deny public access to the area. (3) LIVE IMPACT AREA DEFINED.— In this section, the term "Live Impact Area" means the parcel of real property, consisting of approximately 900 acres (more or less), on the island of Vieques that is designated by the Secretary of the Navy for targeting by live ordnance in the training of forces of the Navy and Marine Corps. (e) GAG REVIEW.— (1) REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW. —The Comptroller General shall review the requirement for the continued use of Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, by active Army forces and shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing— (A) the findings resulting from the review; and (B) recommendations regarding the closure of Fort Buchanan and the consolidation of units of the Armed Forces to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. (2) TIME FOR SUBMITTAL OF REPORT.— The Comptroller General shall submit the report under paragraph (1) not later than one year after the date on which the referendum under section 1503 is conducted or one year after the date on which a certification is submitted to the congressional defense committees under subsection (a)(2) of such section, as the case may be. SEC. 1506. CERTAIN PROPERTIES EXEMPT FROM CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER. (a) EXEMPT PROPERTY.— The Department of Defense properties and property interests described in subsection (b) may not be conveyed or transferred out of the Department of Defense under this title. (b) PROPERTIES DESCRIBED.— The exemption under subsection (a) applies to the following Department of Defense properties and property interests on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico: (1) ROTHR SITE. —The site for relocatable over-the-horizon radar. (2) TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITES. —The Mount Pirata telecommunications sites.

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