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 90 STAT. 1190 Cooperation. 16 USC 673e.

Report to Congress. 16 USC 673f.

Tule elk restoration and conservation plan. 16 USC 673g.

PUBLIC LAW 94-389—AUG. 14, 1976 SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Defense shall cooperate with the State of California in making the lands under their respective jurisdictions reasonably available for the preservation and grazing of Tule elk in such manner and to such extent as may be consistent with Federal law. SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior shall submit, on or before the first of March of each year, a report to the Congress as to the estimated size and condition of the various Tule elk herds in California and the nature and condition of their respective habitats. The Secretary shall include in such report his determination as to whether or not the preservation of the Tule elk herd at its then-existing level is, or may be, endangered or threatened hj actual or proposed changes in land use or land management practices on lands owned by any Federal, State, or local agency, together with his recommendations as to what Federal actions, if any, should be taken in order to preserve the Tule elk herds at the then-existing level or such other level as may be determined from time to time by the State of California. SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with all Federal, State, and other officers having jurisdiction over lands on which Tule elk herds are located or lands which would provide suitable Tule elk habitat, shall develop a plan for Tule elk restoration and conservation, including habitat management, which shall be integrated with the comparable plans of State and local authorities in California. The Secretary's annual report to Congress shall describe the development and implementation of such plan. Approved August 14, 1976.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-895 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). SENATE REPORT No. 94-1120 (Comm. on Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): Mar. 15, considered and passed House. '" Aug. 6, considered and passed Senate.

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