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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2866 

To provide for the expansion of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, 

Honolulu County, Hawaii. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 13, 2005 

Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the expansion of the James Campbell National 

Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, Hawaii. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘James Campbell Na5 tional Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

9 manages the James Campbell National Wildlife Ref-
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1 uge for the purpose of promoting the recovery of 4 

2 species of endangered Hawaiian waterbirds; 

3 (2) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

4 leases approximately 240 acres of high-value wetland 

5 habitat (including ponds, marshes, freshwater 

6 springs, and adjacent land) and manages the habitat 

7 in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge Sys8 tem Improvement Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd note; Public 

9 Law 105–312); 

10 (3) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

11 entered into a contract to purchase in fee title the 

12 land described in paragraph (2) from the estate of 

13 James Campbell for the purposes of— 

14 (A) permanently protecting the endangered 

15 species habitat; and 

16 (B) improving the management of the Ref17 uge; 

18 (4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

19 has identified for inclusion in the Refuge approxi20 mately 800 acres of additional high-value wildlife 

21 habitat adjacent to the Refuge that are owned by 

22 the estate of James Campbell; 

23 (5) the land of the estate of James Campbell on 

24 the Kahuku Coast features coastal dunes, coastal 

25 wetlands, and coastal strand that promote biological 
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1 diversity for threatened and endangered species, in2 cluding— 

3 (A) the 4 species of endangered Hawaiian 

4 waterbirds described in paragraph (1); 

5 (B) migratory shorebirds; 

6 (C) waterfowl; 

7 (D) seabirds; 

8 (E) endangered and native plant species; 

9 (F) endangered monk seals; and 

10 (G) green sea turtles; 

11 (6) because of extensive coastal development, 

12 habitats of the type within the Refuge are increas13 ingly rare on the Hawaiian islands; 

14 (7) expanding the Refuge will provide increased 

15 opportunities for wildlife-dependent public uses, in16 cluding wildlife observation, photography, and envi17 ronmental education and interpretation; and 

18 (8) acquisition of the land described in para19 graph (4)— 

20 (A) will create a single, large, manageable, 

21 and ecologically-intact unit that includes suffi22 cient buffer land to reduce impacts on the Ref23 uge; and 

24 (B) is necessary to reduce flood damage 

25 following heavy rainfall to residences, busi-
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1 nesses, and public buildings in the town of 

2 Kahuku. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

6 the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

7 Service. 

8 (2) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the 

9 James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge estab10 lished pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 

11 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

12 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

14 SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF REFUGE. 

15 (a) EXPANSION.—The boundary of the Refuge is ex16 panded to include the approximately 1,100 acres of land 

17 (including any water and interest in the land) depicted on 

18 the map entitled ‘‘James Campbell National Wildlife Ref19 uge–Expansion’’, and on file in the office of the Director. 

20 (b) BOUNDARY REVISIONS.—Not later than 90 days 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may 

22 make such minor modifications to the boundary of the 

23 Refuge as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to— 

24 (1) achieve the goals of the United States Fish 

25 and Wildlife Service relating to the Refuge; or 
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1 (2) facilitate the acquisition of property within 

2 the Refuge. 

3 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The map described in sub5 section (a) shall remain available for inspection in 

6 an appropriate office of the United States Fish and 

7 Wildlife Service, as determined by the Secretary. 

8 (2) NOTICE.—As soon as practicable after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

10 publish in the Federal Register and any publication 

11 of local circulation in the area of the Refuge notice 

12 of the availability of the map. 

13 SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND WATER. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap15 propriated funds, the Secretary may acquire the land de16 scribed in section 4(a). 

17 (b) INCLUSION.—Any land, water, or interest ac18 quired by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall— 

19 (1) become part of the Refuge; and 

20 (2) be administered in accordance with applica21 ble law. 

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