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[CITE: 16USC410aaa-82]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
      SUBCHAPTER LIX-Y--CALIFORNIA DESERT LANDS PARKS AND PRESERVE
 
                    Part D--Miscellaneous Provisions
 
Sec. 410aaa-82. Military overflights


(a) Overflights

    Nothing in this Act, the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.], or 
other land management laws generally applicable to the new units of the 
National Park or Wilderness Preservation Systems (or any additions to 
existing units) designated by this Act, shall restrict or preclude low-
level overflights of military aircraft over such units, including 
military overflights that can be seen or heard within such units.

(b) Special airspace

    Nothing in this Act, the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.], or 
other land management laws generally applicable to the new units of the 
National Park or Wilderness Preservation Systems (or any additions to 
existing units) designated by this Act, shall restrict or preclude the 
designation of new units of special airspace or the use or establishment 
of military flight training routes over such new park system or 
wilderness units.

(c) No effect on other laws

    Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify, expand, or 
diminish any authority under other Federal law.

(Pub. L. 103-433, title VIII, Sec. 802, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4501.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is defined in section 
410aaa-81 of this title.
    The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Pub. L. 
88-577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, as amended, which is classified 
generally to chapter 23 (Sec. 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 1131 of this title and Tables.


                        Short Title and Findings

    Section 801 of title VIII of Pub. L. 103-433 provided that:
    ``(a) Short Title.--This title [enacting this section] may be cited 
as the `California Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights Act of 
1994'.
    ``(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
        ``(1) military aircraft testing and training activities as well 
    as demilitarization activities in California are an important part 
    of the national defense system of the United States, and are 
    essential in order to secure for the American people of this and 
    future generations an enduring and viable national defense system;
        ``(2) the National Park System units and wilderness areas 
    designated by this Act [see section 410aaa-81 of this title] lie 
    within a region critical to providing training, research, and 
    development for the Armed Forces of the United States and its 
    allies;
        ``(3) there is a lack of alternative sites available for these 
    military training, testing, and research activities;
        ``(4) continued use of the lands and airspace in the California 
    desert region is essential for military purposes; and
        ``(5) continuation of these military activities, under 
    appropriate terms and conditions, is not incompatible with the 
    protection and proper management of the natural, environmental, 
    cultural, and other resources and values of the Federal lands in the 
    California desert area.''
