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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3535

(4) Although section 2(a) of Public Law 91–660 (16 U.S.C. 459h–1(a)) authorized the eventual transfer of Federal land within the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore from the Department of Defense to the Secretary of the Interior, an amendment mandating the transfer of excess Department of Defense land on Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, to the Secretary of the Interior is required to ensure that the purposes of the Gulf Islands National Seashore are fulfilled. (b) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Section 7 of Public Law 91–660 (16 U.S.C. 459h–6) is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There are’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(b) If any of the Federal land on Santa Rosa or Okaloosa Island, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the excess land to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the transferred land as part of the seashore in accordance with the provisions of this Act.’’. SEC. 2873. AUTHORIZED MILITARY USES OF PAPAGO PARK MILITARY RESERVATION, PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

The Act of April 7, 1930 (Chapter 107; 46 Stat. 142), is amended in the first designated paragraph, relating to the Papago Park Military Reservation, by striking ‘‘as a rifle range’’.

16 USC 431 note.

SEC. 2874. ASSESSMENT OF WATER NEEDS FOR PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY AND ORD MILITARY COMMUNITY.

Not later than April 7, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an interim assessment of the current and reasonable future needs of the Department of the Defense for water for the Presidio of Monterey and the Ord Military Community.

Deadline.

SEC. 2875. REDESIGNATION OF MCENTIRE AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, SOUTH CAROLINA, AS MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE.

McEntire Air National Guard Station in Eastover, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as ‘‘McEntire Joint National Guard Base’’ in recognition of the use of the installation to house both Air National Guard and Army National Guard assets. Any reference to McEntire Air National Guard Station in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to McEntire Joint National Guard Base. SEC. 2876. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMMUNITY IMPACT ASSISTANCE RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF NAVY LANDING FIELD, NORTH CAROLINA.

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the planned construction of an outlying landing field in North Carolina is vital to the national security interests of the United States; and (2) the Department of Defense should work with other Federal agencies to provide community impact assistance to those communities directly impacted by the location of the outlying landing field, including, to the extent appropriate—

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