[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 214 (Monday, November 4, 1996)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 56875-56876]
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[FR Doc No: 96-28509]
                        Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 214 / Monday, November 4, 1996 /
Presidential Documents
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                Executive Order 13022 of October 31, 1996
Administration of the Midway Islands
                By the authority vested in me as President by the
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of
                America, including section 48 of the Hawaii Omnibus
                Act, Public Law 86-624, and section 301 of title 3,
                United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
                Section 1. The Midway Islands, Hawaiian group, and
                their territorial seas, located approximately between
                the parallels of 28 degrees 5 minutes and 28 degrees 25
                minutes North latitude and between the meridians of 177
                degrees 10 minutes and 177 degrees 30 minutes West
                longitude, were placed under the jurisdiction and
                control of the Department of the Navy by the provisions
                of Executive Order 199-A of January 20, 1903, and Part
                II of Executive Order 11048 of September 4, 1962, and
                are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction and control
                of the Department of the Interior. The provisions of
                Executive Order 199-A of January 20, 1903, and the
                provisions of Executive Order 11048 of September 4,
                1962, that pertain to the Midway Islands are hereby
                superseded.
                Sec. 2. The Midway Islands Naval Defensive Sea Area and
                the Midway Islands Naval Airspace Reservation are
                hereby dissolved. The provisions of Executive Order
                8682 of February 14, 1941, as amended by Executive
                Order 8729 of April 2, 1941, are hereby superseded.
                Sec. 3. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, through the
                United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall
                administer the Midway Islands as the Midway Atoll
                National Wildlife Refuge in a manner consistent with
                Executive Order 12996 of March 25, 1996, for the
                following purposes:
                    (1) maintaining and restoring natural biological
                diversity within the refuge;
                    (2) providing for the conservation and management
                of fish and wildlife and their habitats within the
                refuge;
                    (3) fulfilling the international treaty obligations
                of the United States with respect to fish and wildlife;
                    (4) providing opportunities for scientific
                research, environmental education, and compatible
                wildlife dependent recreational activities; and
                    (5) in a manner compatible with refuge purposes,
                shall recognize and maintain the historic significance
                of the Midway Islands consistent with the policy stated
                in Executive Order 11593 of May 13, 1971.
                    (b) The Secretary of the Interior shall be
                responsible for the civil administration of the Midway
                Islands and all executive and legislative authority
                necessary for that administration, and all judicial
                authority respecting the Midway Islands other than the
                authority contained in 48 U.S.C. 644a.
                Sec. 4. Any civil or criminal proceeding that is
                pending under the Midway Islands Code, 32 CFR Part 762,
                upon the date of this order, shall remain under the
                jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy. Actions
                arising after the date of this order are the
                responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior and
                shall be administered pursuant to regulations
                promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior.
                Sec. 5. To the extent that any prior Executive order or
                proclamation is inconsistent with the provisions of
                this order, this order shall control.
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                Sec. 6. Nothing in this order shall be deemed to
                reduce, limit, or otherwise modify the authority or
                responsibility of the Attorney General of the United
                States to represent the legal interests of the United
                States in civil or criminal cases arising under the
                provisions of 48 U.S.C. 644a.
                    (Presidential Sig.)
                THE WHITE HOUSE,
                     October 31, 1996.
[FR Doc. 96-28509
Filed 11-01-96; 11:04 am]
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