118 STAT. 3910 PUBLIC LAW 108–481—DEC. 23, 2004

Public Law 108–481

108th Congress

An Act

To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kilauea Point National Wildlife

Refuge Expansion Act of 2004’’.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may acquire

by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or

exchange, all or a portion of the land or interests in land described

in subsection (b), as depicted on a map on file with the United

States Fish and Wildlife Service entitled ‘‘Kilauea Point Wildlife

Refuge Expansion Area’’ and dated April 22, 2004.

(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subsection

(a) is the following:

(1) Parcel 1, consisting of approximately 12 acres known

as the Kilauea Bay property.

(2) Parcel 2, consisting of approximately 40 acres known

as the Kilauea Vistas property.

(3) Parcel 3, consisting of approximately 162 acres known

as the Kilauea Falls Ranch.

(4) Parcel 4, consisting of approximately 5 acres known

as the Kauai Public Land Trust Kahili Beach property.

(5) Parcel 5, comprised of lot 10c of the parcel known

as Kilauea Garden Farms, and consisting of approximately

15 acres.

(c) BOUNDARY REVISIONS.—The Secretary may make such minor

revisions in the boundaries of any of the parcels described in subsection (b) as may be appropriate to facilitate the acquisition of

land or interests under subsection (a).

(d) INCLUSION IN REFUGE.—Land and interests acquired under

this section shall become part of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife

Refuge.

(e) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.—All acquisitions of land or waters

under this Act shall be made in a voluntary manner and shall

not be the result of forced takings.

(f) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—In addition to the purposes of the

Refuge under other laws, regulations, Executive orders, and comprehensive conservation plans, the Refuge shall be managed for—

(1) the protection and recovery of endangered Hawaiian

water birds and other endangered birds, including the Nene

(Hawaiian goose); and

Kilauea Point

National Wildlife

Refuge

Expansion Act of

2004.

16 USC 668dd

note.

Dec. 23, 2004

[H.R. 2619]

PUBLIC LAW 108–481—DEC. 23, 2004 118 STAT. 3911

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2619:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 108–522 (Comm. on Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 150 (2004):

July 19, considered and passed House.

Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

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(2) the conservation and management of native coastal

strand, riparian, and aquatic biological diversity.

(g) PRIORITY GENERAL PUBLIC USES.—Nothing in this Act shall

be considered to affect any policy or requirement, under paragraph

(3) or (4), respectively, of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife

Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), to treat

compatible wildlife-dependent recreational uses as priority general

public uses of the Refuge.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer all federally

owned land, water, and interests in land and water that are located

within the boundaries of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

in accordance with—

(1) the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration

Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.); and

(2) this Act.

(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may, in the

administration of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, use

such additional statutory authority available to the Secretary for

the conservation of fish and wildlife, and the provision of opportunities for fish- and wildlife-dependent recreation, as the Secretary

determines to be appropriate to carry out this Act.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may

be necessary—

(1) to acquire land and water within the Refuge under

section 2(a); and

(2) to develop, operate, and maintain the Refuge.

Approved December 23, 2004.