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Union Calendar No. 301 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2619 

[Report No. 108–522] 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2003 

Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Resources 

JUNE 3, 2004 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ABERCROMBIE and SOUDER

JUNE , 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 26, 2003] 

A BILL 

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 or 

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

10 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 acres 

22 known as the Kauai Public Land Trust Kahili Beach 

23 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 make 

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

3 described in subsection (b) as may be appropriate to facili4 tate the acquisition of land or interests under subsection 

5 (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, Executive 

14 orders, and comprehensive conservation plans, the Refuge 

15 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 of 
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1 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), to treat compatible wildlife-de2 pendent recreational uses as priority general public uses of 

3 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 Kilauea 

8 Point National Wildlife Refuge in accordance with— 

9 (1) the National Wildlife Refuge System Admin10 istration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.); and 

11 (2) this Act. 

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

13 the administration of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife 

14 Refuge, use such additional statutory authority available 

15 to the Secretary for the conservation of fish and wildlife, 

16 and the provision of opportunities for fish- and wildlife17 dependent recreation, as the Secretary determines to be ap18 propriate to carry out this Act. 

19 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

21 may be necessary— 

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

23 under section 2(a); and 

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

Union Calendar No. 301 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2619 

[Report No. 108–522] 

A BILL 

To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point 

National Wildlife Refuge. 

JUNE 3, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,