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113 STAT. 898 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 and interests in lands is hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force. (2) RESERVATION.—The lands withdrawn by paragraph (1) for the Barry M. Goldwater Range—East are reserved for use by the Secretary of the Air Force, and for the Barry M. Goldwater Range—West are reserved for use by the Secretary of the Navy, for— (A) an armament and high-hazard testing area; (B) training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support; (C) equipment and tactics development and testing; and (D) other defense-related purposes consistent with the purposes specified in this paragraph. (3) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The public lands and interests in lands withdrawn and reserved by this subsection comprise approximately 1,650,200 acres of land in Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma Counties, Arizona, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Barry M. Goldwater Range Land Withdrawal", dated June 17, 1999, and filed in accordance with section 3033. (4) TERMINATION OF CURRENT WITHDRAWAL. — Except as otherwise provided in section 3032, as to the lands withdrawn by section 1(c) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-606), but not withdrawn for military purposes by this section, the withdrawal of such lands under that Act shall not terminate until after November 6, 2001, or until the relinquishment by the Secretary of the Air Force of such lands is accepted by the Secretary of the Interior. The withdrawal under that Act with respect to the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge shall terminate on the date of the enactment of this Act. (5) CHANGES IN USE. —The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior before using the lands withdrawn and reserved by this section for any purpose other than the purposes specified in paragraph (2). (6) INDIAN TRIBES. —Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering any rights reserved for Indians by treaty or Federal law. (7) STUDY.— (A) The Secretary of the Interior, in coordinatioi^ with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study of the lands referred to in subparagraph (C) that have important aboriginal, cultural, environmental, or archaeological significance in order to determine the appropriate method to manage and protect such lands following relinquishment of such lands by the Secretary of the Air Force. The study shall consider whether such lands can be better managed by the Federal Government or through conveyance of such lands to another appropriate entity. (B) In carrying out the study required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior shall work with the affected tribes and other Federal and State agencies having experience and knowledge of the matters covered by the study, including all applicable laws relating to the management of the resources referred to in subparagraph (A) on the lands referred to in that subparagraph.