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Calendar No. 303 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1165 

[Report No. 109–191] 

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

Honolulu County, Hawaii. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 6, 2005 

Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. AKAKA) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works 

DECEMBER 8, 2005 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of November 18, 2005, 

by Mr. INHOFE, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

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’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

4 manages the James Campbell National Wildlife Ref5 uge for the purpose of promoting the recovery of 4 

6 species of endangered Hawaiian waterbirds; 

7 (2) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

8 leases approximately 240 acres of high-value wetland 

9 habitat (including ponds, marshes, freshwater 

10 springs, and adjacent land) and manages the habitat 

11 in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge Sys12 tem Improvement Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd note; Public 

13 Law 105–312); 

14 (3) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

15 entered into a contract to purchase in fee title the 

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

17 James Campbell for the purposes of— 

18 (A) permanently protecting the endangered 

19 species habitat; and 

20 (B) improving the management of the Ref21 uge; 

22 (4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

23 has identified for inclusion in the Refuge approxi24 mately 800 acres of additional high-value wildlife 

25 habitat adjacent to the Refuge that are owned by 

26 the estate of James Campbell; 
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1 (5) the land of the estate of James Campbell on 

2 the Kahuku Coast features coastal dunes, coastal 

3 wetlands, and coastal strand that promote biological 

4 diversity for threatened and endangered species, in5 cluding— 

6 (A) the 4 species of endangered Hawaiian 

7 waterbirds described in paragraph (1); 

8 (B) migratory shorebirds; 

9 (C) waterfowl; 

10 (D) seabirds; 

11 (E) endangered and native plant species; 

12 (F) endangered monk seals; and 

13 (G) green sea turtles; 

14 (6) because of extensive coastal development, 

15 habitats of the type within the Refuge are increas16 ingly rare on the Hawaiian islands; 

17 (7) expanding the Refuge will provide increased 

18 opportunities for wildlife-dependent public uses, in19 cluding wildlife observation, photography, and envi20 ronmental education and interpretation; and 

21 (8) acquisition of the land described in para22 graph (4)— 

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

24 and ecologically-intact unit that includes suffi-
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1 cient buffer land to reduce impacts on the Ref2 uge; and 

3 (B) is necessary to reduce flood damage 

4 following heavy rainfall to residences, busi5 nesses, and public buildings in the town of 

6 Kahuku. 

7 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

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

10 the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

11 Service. 

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

13 James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge estab14 lished pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 

15 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

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

17 the Secretary of the Interior. 

18 SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF REFUGE. 

19 (a) EXPANSION.—The boundary of the Refuge is ex20 panded to include the approximately 1,100 acres of land 

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

22 the map entitled ‘‘James Campbell National Wildlife Ref23 uge—Expansion’’ , and on file dated October 20, 2005, and 

24 on file in the office of the Director. 
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1 (b) BOUNDARY REVISIONS.—Not later than 90 days 

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

3 The Secretary may make such minor modifications to the 

4 boundary of the Refuge as the Secretary determines to 

5 be appropriate to— 

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

7 and Wildlife Service relating to the Refuge; or 

8 (2) facilitate the acquisition of property within 

9 the Refuge. 

10 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The map described in sub12 section (a) shall remain available for inspection in 

13 an appropriate office of the United States Fish and 

14 Wildlife Service, as determined by the Secretary. 

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

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

17 publish in the Federal Register and any publication 

18 of local circulation in the area of the Refuge notice 

19 of the availability of the map. 

20 SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND WATER. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap22 propriated funds, the Secretary may acquire the land de23 scribed in section 4(a). 

24 (b) INCLUSION.—Any land, water, or interest ac25 quired by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall— 
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1 (1) become part of the Refuge; and 

2 (2) be administered in accordance with applica3 ble law. 

4 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

6 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

Calendar No. 303 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1165 

[Report No. 109–191] 

A BILL 

To provide for the expansion of the James CampHawaii. bell National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, 

DECEMBER 8, 2005 

Reported with amendments