108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2619

AN ACT

To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point

National Wildlife Refuge.

108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2619

AN ACT

To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National

Wildlife Refuge.

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

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

3 Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2004’’.

4 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILD5 LIFE REFUGE.

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

7 acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appro8 priated funds, or exchange, all or a portion of the land

9 or interests in land described in subsection (b), as depicted

10 on a map on file with the United States Fish and Wildlife

11 Service entitled ‘‘Kilauea Point Wildlife Refuge Expansion

12 Area’’ and dated April 22, 2004.

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

14 subsection (a) is the following:

15 (1) Parcel 1, consisting of approximately 12

16 acres known as the Kilauea Bay property.

17 (2) Parcel 2, consisting of approximately 40

18 acres known as the Kilauea Vistas property.

19 (3) Parcel 3, consisting of approximately 162

20 acres known as the Kilauea Falls Ranch.

21 (4) Parcel 4, consisting of approximately 5

22 acres known as the Kauai Public Land Trust Kahili

23 Beach property.

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

25 known as Kilauea Garden Farms, and consisting of

26 approximately 15 acres.
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1 (c) BOUNDARY REVISIONS.—The Secretary may

2 make such minor revisions in the boundaries of any of the

3 parcels described in subsection (b) as may be appropriate

4 to facilitate the acquisition of land or interests under sub5 section (a).

6 (d) INCLUSION IN REFUGE.—Land and interests ac7 quired under this section shall become part of the Kilauea

8 Point National Wildlife Refuge.

9 (e) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.—All acquisitions of

10 land or waters under this Act shall be made in a voluntary

11 manner and shall not be the result of forced takings.

12 (f) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—In addition to the pur13 poses of the Refuge under other laws, regulations, Execu14 tive orders, and comprehensive conservation plans, the

15 Refuge shall be managed for—

16 (1) the protection and recovery of endangered

17 Hawaiian water birds and other endangered birds,

18 including the Nene (Hawaiian goose); and

19 (2) the conservation and management of native

20 coastal strand, riparian, and aquatic biological diver21 sity.

22 (g) PRIORITY GENERAL PUBLIC USES.—Nothing in

23 this Act shall be considered to affect any policy or require24 ment, under paragraph (3) or (4), respectively, of section

25 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act
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1 of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), to treat compatible wildlife2 dependent recreational uses as priority general public uses

3 of the Refuge.

4 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.

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

6 federally owned land, water, and interests in land and

7 water that are located within the boundaries of the

8 Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in accordance

9 with—

10 (1) the National Wildlife Refuge System Ad11 ministration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.);

12 and

13 (2) this Act.

14 (b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may,

15 in the administration of the Kilauea Point National Wild16 life Refuge, use such additional statutory authority avail17 able to the Secretary for the conservation of fish and wild18 life, and the provision of opportunities for fish- and wild19 life-dependent recreation, as the Secretary determines to

20 be appropriate to carry out this Act.

21 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

22 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

23 as may be necessary—

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

25 under section 2(a); and
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1 (2) to develop, operate, and maintain the Ref2 uge.

Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2004.

Attest:

Clerk.