Union Calendar No. 114

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1675

[Report No. 104–218]

A BILL

To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Adand for other purposes. ment of the National Wildlife Refuge System, ministration Act of 1966 to improve the manageJULY 31, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 114

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1675

[Report No. 104–218]

To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966

to improve the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 18, 1995

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr.

GALLEGLY, Mr. HAYES, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ORTIZ, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr.

HAYWORTH, Mr. CREMEANS, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. SHADEGG,

Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, and Mr. THORNBERRY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

JULY 31, 1995

Additional sponsors: Mr. JONES, Mr. TANNER, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington,

Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. LONGLEY, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. DICKEY,

and Mr. ALLARD

JULY 31, 1995

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 May 18, 1995]

A BILL

To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administra-
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tion Act of 1966 to improve the management of the

National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.

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; REFERENCES.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Na5 tional Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act of 1995’’.

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Whenever in this Act an amend7 ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to,

8 or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall

9 be considered to be made to a section or provision of the

10 National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of

11 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).

12 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 (16 U.S.C. 668ee) is

14 amended to read as follows:

15 ‘‘SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

16 ‘‘For purposes of this Act:

17 ‘‘(1) The term ‘compatible use’ means a use that

18 will not materially interfere with or detract from the

19 fulfillment of the purposes of a refuge or the purposes

20 of the System specified in section 4(a)(3), as deter21 mined by sound resource management, and based on

22 reliable scientific information.

23 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘conserving’, ‘conservation’, ‘man24 age’, ‘managing’, and ‘management’, when used with
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1 respect to fish and wildlife, mean to use, in accord2 ance with applicable Federal and State laws, methods

3 and procedures associated with modern scientific re4 source programs including protection, research, cen5 sus, law enforcement, habitat management, propaga6 tion, live trapping and transplantation, and regu7 lated taking.

8 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Coordination Area’ means a

9 wildlife management area that has been previously

10 acquired by the Federal Government and subsequently

11 made available to a State—

12 ‘‘(A) by cooperative agreement between the

13 United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the

14 State; or

15 ‘‘(B) is acquired by the Federal Government

16 and subsequently made available to a State—

17 ‘‘(i) by cooperative agreement between

18 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

19 and the State fish and game agency pursu20 ant to the Fish and Wildlife Coordination

21 Act (16 U.S.C. 661–666c); or

22 ‘‘(ii) by long-term leases or agreements

23 pursuant to the Bankhead-Jones Farm Ten24 ant Act (50 Stat. 525; 7 U.S.C. 1010 et

25 seq.).
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1 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of

2 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

3 ‘‘(5) The terms ‘fish’, ‘wildlife’, and ‘fish and

4 wildlife’ mean any wild member of the animal king5 dom whether alive or dead, and regardless of whether

6 the member was bred, hatched, or born in captivity,

7 including a part, product, egg, or offspring of the

8 member.

9 ‘‘(6) The term ‘person’ means any individual,

10 partnership, corporation or association.

11 ‘‘(7) The term ‘plant’ means any member of the

12 plant kingdom in a wild, unconfined state, including

13 any plant community, seed, root, or other part of a

14 plant.

15 ‘‘(8) The terms ‘purposes of the refuge’ and ‘pur16 poses of each refuge’ mean the purposes and uses spec17 ified or authorized in or derived from the law, procla18 mation, executive order, agreement, public land order,

19 donation document, or administrative memorandum

20 establishing, authorizing, or expanding a refuge, ref21 uge unit, or refuge subunit.

22 ‘‘(9) The term ‘refuge’ means a designated area

23 of land, water, or an interest in land or water within

24 the System, but does not include navigational ser25 vitudes, or Coordination Areas.
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1 ‘‘(10) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary

2 of the Interior.

3 ‘‘(11) The terms ‘State’ and ‘United States’

4 mean the several States of the United States, Puerto

5 Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Guam,

6 and the insular possessions of the United States.

7 ‘‘(12) The term ‘System’ means the National

8 Wildlife Refuge System designated under section

9 4(a)(1).

10 ‘‘(13) The terms ‘take’, ‘taking’, or ‘taken’ mean

11 to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill, or to

12 attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or

13 kill.’’.

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4 (16 U.S.C.

15 668dd) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’

16 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.

17 SEC. 3. MISSION AND PURPOSES OF THE SYSTEM.

18 Section 4(a) (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)) is amended—

19 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as

20 paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;

21 (2) in clause (i) of paragraph (6) (as so redesig22 nated), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting

23 ‘‘paragraph (5)’’; and

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow25 ing new paragraphs:
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1 ‘‘(2) The overall mission of the System is to conserve

2 and manage fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats

3 within the System for the benefit of present and future gen4 erations of the people of the United States.

5 ‘‘(3) The purposes of the System are—

6 ‘‘(A) to provide a national network of lands and

7 waters designed to conserve and manage fish, wildlife,

8 and plants and their habitats;

9 ‘‘(B) to conserve, manage, and where appro10 priate restore fish and wildlife populations, plant

11 communities, and refuge habitats within the System;

12 ‘‘(C) to conserve and manage migratory birds,

13 anadromous or interjurisdictional fish species, and

14 marine mammals within the System;

15 ‘‘(D) to provide opportunities for compatible

16 fish- and wildlife-dependent recreation, including

17 fishing and hunting, wildlife observation, and envi18 ronmental education;

19 ‘‘(E) to preserve, restore, and recover fish, wild20 life, and plants within the System that are listed or

21 are candidates for threatened species or endangered

22 species under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act

23 of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) and the habitats on which

24 these species depend; and
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1 ‘‘(F) to fulfill as appropriate international trea2 ty obligations of the United States with respect to

3 fish, wildlife, and plants, and their habitats.’’.

4 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM.

5 (a) ADMINISTRATION, GENERALLY.—Section 4(a) (16

6 U.S.C. 668dd(a)) (as amended by section 3 of this Act) is

7 further amended by inserting after new paragraph (3) the

8 following new paragraph:

9 ‘‘(4) In administering the System, the Secretary

10 shall—

11 ‘‘(A) ensure that the mission and purposes of the

12 System described in paragraphs (2) and (3), respec13 tively, and the purposes of each refuge are carried

14 out, except that if a conflict exists between the pur15 poses of a refuge and any purpose of the System, the

16 conflict shall be resolved in a manner that first pro17 tects the purposes of the refuge, and, to the extent

18 practicable, that also achieves the purposes of the

19 System;

20 ‘‘(B) provide for conservation of fish and wildlife

21 and their habitats within the System;

22 ‘‘(C) ensure effective coordination, interaction,

23 and cooperation with owners of land adjoining ref24 uges and the fish and wildlife agency of the States in

25 which the units of the System are located;
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1 ‘‘(D) assist in the maintenance of adequate water

2 quantity and water quality to fulfill the purposes of

3 the System and the purposes of each refuge;

4 ‘‘(E) acquire under State law through purchase,

5 exchange, or donation water rights that are needed for

6 refuge purposes; and

7 ‘‘(F) plan, propose, and direct appropriate ex8 pansion of the System in the manner that is best de9 signed to accomplish the purposes of the System and

10 the purposes of each refuge and to complement efforts

11 of States and other Federal agencies to conserve fish

12 and wildlife and their habitats.’’.

13 (b) POWERS.—Section 4(b) (16 U.S.C. 668dd(b)) is

14 amended—

15 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by

16 striking ‘‘authorized—’’ and inserting ‘‘authorized to

17 take the following actions:’’;

18 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘to enter’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘Enter’’;

20 (3) in paragraph (2)—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘to accept’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘Accept’’; and

23 (B) by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting a pe24 riod;
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1 (4) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘to acquire’’

2 and inserting ‘‘Acquire’’; and

3 (5) by adding at the end the following new para4 graph:

5 ‘‘(4) Subject to standards established by and the

6 overall management oversight of the Director, enter

7 into cooperative agreements with State fish and wild8 life agencies and other entities for the management of

9 programs on, or parts of, a refuge.’’.

10 SEC. 5. COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.

11 Section 4(d) (16 U.S.C. 668dd(d)) is amended by add12 ing at the end the following new paragraph:

13 ‘‘(3)(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), on

14 and after the date that is 3 years after the date of the

15 enactment of the National Wildlife Refuge Improve16 ment Act of 1995, the Secretary shall not initiate or

17 permit a new use of a refuge or expand, renew, or ex18 tend an existing use of a refuge, unless the Secretary

19 has determined that the use is compatible with the

20 purposes of the refuge and the purposes of the System

21 specified in subsection (a)(3).

22 ‘‘(ii) On lands added to the System after the date

23 of the enactment of the National Wildlife Refuge Im24 provement Act of 1995, any existing fish or wildlife25 dependent use of a refuge, including fishing, hunting,
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1 wildlife observation, and environmental education,

2 shall be permitted to continue on an interim basis

3 unless the Secretary determines that the use is not

4 compatible with the purposes of the refuge or with the

5 purposes of the System specified in subsection (a)(3),

6 or is otherwise inconsistent with this Act.

7 ‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall permit fishing and

8 hunting on a refuge if the Secretary determines that

9 the activities are consistent with the principles of

10 sound fish and wildlife management, are compatible

11 with the purposes of the refuge and the purposes of the

12 System specified in subsection (a)(3), and are consist13 ent with public safety. No other determinations or

14 findings, except the determination of consistency with

15 State laws and regulations provided for in subsection

16 (m), are required to be made for fishing and hunting

17 to occur. The Secretary may make the determination

18 referred to in this paragraph for a refuge concur19 rently with the development of a conservation plan for

20 the refuge under subsection (e).

21 ‘‘(B) Not later than 24 months after the date of

22 the enactment of the National Wildlife Refuge Im23 provement Act of 1995, the Secretary shall issue final

24 regulations establishing the process for determining a

25 compatible use under subparagraph (A) that—
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1 ‘‘(i) designate the refuge officer responsible

2 for making initial compatibility determinations;

3 ‘‘(ii) require an estimate of the timeframe,

4 location, manner, and purpose of each use;

5 ‘‘(iii) identify the effects of each use on ref6 uge resources and purposes of each refuge;

7 ‘‘(iv) require that compatibility determina8 tions be made in writing and consider the best

9 professional judgment of the refuge officer des10 ignated under clause (i);

11 ‘‘(v) provide for the expedited consideration

12 of uses that will likely have no detrimental effect

13 on the fulfillment of the purposes of a refuge or

14 the purposes of the System specified in subsection

15 (a)(3);

16 ‘‘(vi) provide for the elimination or modi17 fication of any use as expeditiously as prac18 ticable after a determination is made that the

19 use is not compatible;

20 ‘‘(vii) require, after an opportunity for pub21 lic comment, reevaluation of each existing use,

22 other than those uses specified in clause (viii),

23 when conditions under which the use is per24 mitted change significantly or when there is sig25 nificant new information regarding the effects of
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1 the use, but not less frequently than once every

2 4 years, to ensure that the use remains compat3 ible with the purposes of the refuge and the pur4 poses of the System specified in subsection (a)(3);

5 ‘‘(viii) require after an opportunity for pub6 lic comment reevaluation of each fish and wild7 life-dependent recreational use when conditions

8 under which the use is permitted change signifi9 cantly or when there is significant new informa10 tion regarding the effects of the use, but not less

11 frequently than in conjunction with each prepa12 ration or revision of a conservation plan under

13 subsection (e) or at least every 15 years;

14 ‘‘(ix) provide an opportunity for public re15 view and comment on each evaluation of a use,

16 unless an opportunity for public review and

17 comment on the evaluation of the use has already

18 been provided during the development or revision

19 of a conservation plan for the refuge under sub20 section (e) or has otherwise been provided during

21 routine, periodic determinations of compatibility

22 for fish- and wildlife-dependent recreational uses;

23 and

24 ‘‘(x) provide that when managed in accord25 ance with principles of sound fish and wildlife
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1 management, fishing and hunting in a refuge

2 are generally compatible with the conservation of

3 fish and wildlife and plants and their habitats

4 and with the purposes of the refuge and the pur5 poses of the System.

6 ‘‘(4) The provisions of this Act relating to deter7 minations of the compatibility of a use shall not

8 apply to—

9 ‘‘(A) overflights within the airspace of a ref10 uge, except as otherwise provided by law or a

11 memorandum of understanding with the Sec12 retary; and

13 ‘‘(B) activities authorized, funded, or con14 ducted by a Federal agency (other than the Unit15 ed States Fish and Wildlife Service) which has

16 primary jurisdiction over the refuge or a portion

17 of the refuge, if the management of those activi18 ties is in accordance with a memorandum of un19 derstanding between the Secretary or the Direc20 tor and the head of the Federal agency with pri21 mary jurisdiction over the refuge governing the

22 use of the refuge.’’.

23 SEC. 6. REFUGE CONSERVATION PLANNING PROGRAM.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) is

25 amended—
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1 (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i)

2 as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following

4 new subsection:

5 ‘‘(e)(1)(A) Except with respect to refuge lands in Alas6 ka (which shall be governed by the refuge planning provi7 sions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation

8 Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)), the Secretary shall—

9 ‘‘(i) propose a comprehensive conservation plan

10 for each refuge or related complex of refuges (referred

11 to in this subsection as a ‘planning unit’) in the Sys12 tem;

13 ‘‘(ii) publish a notice of opportunity for public

14 comment in the Federal Register on each proposed

15 conservation plan;

16 ‘‘(iii) issue a final conservation plan for each

17 planning unit consistent with the provisions of this

18 Act and, to the extent practicable, consistent with fish

19 and wildlife conservation plans of the State in which

20 the refuge is located; and

21 ‘‘(iv) not less frequently than 15 years after the

22 date of issuance of a conservation plan under clause

23 (iii) and every 15 years thereafter, revise the con24 servation plan as may be necessary.
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1 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall prepare a comprehensive con2 servation plan under this subsection for each refuge within

3 15 years after the date of enactment of the National Wildlife

4 Refuge Improvement Act of 1995.

5 ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall manage each refuge or plan6 ning unit under plans in effect on the date of enactment

7 of the National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act of 1995,

8 to the extent such plans are consistent with this Act, until

9 such plans are revised or superseded by new comprehensive

10 conservation plans issued under this subsection.

11 ‘‘(D) Uses or activities consistent with this Act may

12 occur on any refuge or planning unit before existing plans

13 are revised or new comprehensive conservation plans are

14 issued under this subsection.

15 ‘‘(E) Upon completion of a comprehensive conservation

16 plan under this subsection for a refuge or planning unit,

17 the Secretary shall manage the refuge or planning unit in

18 a manner consistent with the plan and shall revise the plan

19 at any time if the Secretary determines that conditions that

20 affect the refuge or planning unit have changed signifi21 cantly.

22 ‘‘(2) In developing each comprehensive conservation

23 plan under this subsection for a planning unit, the Sec24 retary, acting through the Director, shall identify and de25 scribe—
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1 ‘‘(A) the purposes of each refuge comprising the

2 planning unit and the purposes of the System appli3 cable to those refuges;

4 ‘‘(B) the distribution, migration patterns, and

5 abundance of fish, wildlife, and plant populations

6 and related habitats within the planning unit;

7 ‘‘(C) the archaeological and cultural values of the

8 planning unit;

9 ‘‘(D) such areas within the planning unit that

10 are suitable for use as administrative sites or visitor

11 facilities;

12 ‘‘(E) significant problems that may adversely af13 fect the populations and habitats of fish, wildlife, and

14 plants within the planning unit and the actions nec15 essary to correct or mitigate such problems consistent

16 with the purposes of each refuge comprising the plan17 ning unit; and

18 ‘‘(F) the opportunities for fish- and wildlife-de19 pendent recreation, including fishing and hunting,

20 wildlife observation, environmental education, inter21 pretation of the resources and values of the planning

22 unit, and other uses that may contribute to refuge

23 management.

24 ‘‘(3) In preparing each comprehensive conservation

25 plan under this subsection, and any revision to such a plan,
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1 the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall, to the

2 maximum extent practicable and consistent with this Act—

3 ‘‘(A) consult with adjoining Federal, State, local,

4 and private landowners and affected State conserva5 tion agencies; and

6 ‘‘(B) coordinate the development of the conserva7 tion plan or revision of the plan with relevant State

8 conservation plans for fish and wildlife and their

9 habitats.

10 ‘‘(4)(A) In accordance with subparagraph (B), the Sec11 retary shall develop and implement a process to ensure an

12 opportunity for active public involvement in the prepara13 tion and revision of comprehensive conservation plans

14 under this subsection. At a minimum, the Secretary shall

15 require that publication of any final plan shall include a

16 summary of the comments made by States, adjacent or po17 tentially affected landowners, local governments, and any

18 other affected parties, together with a statement of the dis19 position of concerns expressed in those comments.

20 ‘‘(B) Prior to the adoption of each comprehensive con21 servation plan under this subsection, the Secretary shall

22 issue public notice of the draft proposed plan, make copies

23 of the plan available at the affected field and regional offices

24 of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and provide

25 opportunity for public comment.’’.
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1 SEC. 7. EMERGENCY POWER; STATE AUTHORITY; WATER

2 RIGHTS; COORDINATION.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) is fur4 ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub5 sections:

6 ‘‘(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act

7 the Secretary may temporarily suspend, allow, or initiate

8 any activity in a refuge in the System in the event of any

9 emergency that constitutes an imminent danger to the

10 health and safety of the public or any fish or wildlife popu11 lation.

12 ‘‘(l) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize

13 the Secretary to control or regulate hunting or fishing of

14 fish and resident wildlife on lands or waters not within

15 the System.

16 ‘‘(m) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting

17 the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the several

18 States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident

19 wildlife under State law or regulations in any area within

20 the System. Regulations permitting hunting or fishing of

21 fish and resident wildlife within the System shall be, to the

22 extent practicable, consistent with State fish and wildlife

23 laws, regulations, or management plans.

24 ‘‘(n)(1) Nothing in this Act shall—

25 ‘‘(A) create a reserved water right, express or im26 plied, in the United States for any purpose;
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1 ‘‘(B) affect any water right in existence on the

2 date of enactment of the National Wildlife Refuge Im3 provement Act of 1995; or

4 ‘‘(C) affect any Federal or State law in existence

5 on the date of the enactment of the National Wildlife

6 Refuge Improvement Act of 1995 this Act regarding

7 water quality or water quantity.

8 ‘‘(2) Nothing in this Act shall diminish or affect the

9 ability to join the United States in the adjudication of

10 rights to the use of water pursuant to the McCarran Act

11 (43 U.S.C. 666).

12 ‘‘(o) Coordination with State fish and wildlife agency

13 personnel or with personnel of other affected State agencies

14 pursuant to this Act shall not be subject to the Federal Advi15 sory Committee Act.

16 ‘‘(p) Contracts for leasing land authorized by Public

17 Law 88–567 shall require that lessees comply with an inte18 grated pest management (IPM) plan, as that term is de19 fined in the Settlement Agreement entered in the litigation

20 entitled Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides

21 et al. v. Babbit, No. 94–6339–TC, United States District

22 Court for the District of Oregon. Contracts for leasing such

23 land shall not be subject to regulations or policies (includ24 ing pesticide use proposals) related to the use of chemicals

25 and pest management on lands in the System or lands ad-
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1 ministered by the Department of the Interior, that are more

2 restrictive than the requirements of applicable State and

3 Federal laws related to the use of chemicals and pest man4 agement practices on non-Federal lands.’’.

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4(c) (16

6 U.S.C. 668dd(c)) is amended by striking the last sentence.

7 SEC. 8. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

8 Nothing in this Act is intended to affect—

9 (1) the provisions for subsistence uses in Alaska

10 set forth in the Alaska National Interest Lands Con11 servation Act (Public Law 96–487), including those

12 in titles III and VIII of that Act;

13 (2) the provisions of section 102 of the Alaska

14 National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the juris15 diction over subsistence uses in Alaska, or any asser16 tion of subsistence uses in the Federal courts; and

17 (3) the manner in which section 810 of the Alas18 ka National Interest Lands Conservation Act is im19 plemented in refuges in Alaska, and the determina20 tion of compatible use as it relates to subsistence uses

21 in these refuges.

22 SEC. 9. NEW REFUGES.

23 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds

24 may be expended from the Land and Water Conservation

25 Fund established by Public Law 88–578, for the creation
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1 of a new refuge within the National Wildlife Refuge System

2 without specific authorization from Congress pursuant to

3 recommendation from the United States Fish and Wildlife

4 Service, to create that new refuge.

5 SEC. 10. REORGANIZATIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

6 (a) REORGANIZATIONAL AMENDMENTS.—The Act of

7 October 15, 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended—

8 (1) by adding before section 4 the following new

9 section:

10 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

11 ‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘National Wildlife Ref12 uge System Administration Act of 1966’.’’;

13 (2) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 668dd)—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘SEC. 4.’’; and

15 (B) by inserting before the text of that sec16 tion the following heading:

17 ‘‘SEC. 4. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.’’;

18 (3) by striking sections 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; and

19 (4) by redesignating section 4 as section 2.

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 12(f) of the

21 Act of December 5, 1969 (83 Stat. 283) is repealed.

22 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula23 tion, or other document of the United States to section 4

24 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
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1 of 1966 is deemed to refer to section 2 of that Act, as redesig2 nated by subsection (a)(4) of this section.

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