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Calendar No. 629 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4957 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 

Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery 

and Fish Technology Center to the State of Pennsylvania, 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 TITLE I—TYLERSVILLE FISH 

4 HATCHERY CONVEYANCE 

5 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Tylersville Fish 

7 Hatchery Conveyance Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF TYLERSVILLE NATIONAL FISH 

2 HATCHERY TO THE STATE OF PENNSYL3 VANIA. 

4 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 of the Interior shall convey to the State of Pennsylvania 

7 without reimbursement all right, title, and interest of the 

8 United States in and to the property described in sub9 section (b) for use by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat 

10 Commission as part of the State of Pennsylvania fish cul11 ture program. 

12 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred 

13 to in subsection (a) consists of— 

14 (1) the Tylersville division of the Lamar Na15 tional Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center 

16 comprised of approximately 40 acres leased to the 

17 State of Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, 

18 located on 43 Hatchery Lane in Loganton, Pennsyl19 vania, as described in the 1984 Cooperative Agree20 ment between the United States Fish and Wildlife 

21 Service and the State of Pennsylvania; 

22 (2) all improvements and related personal prop23 erty under the control of the Secretary that is lo24 cated on that property, including buildings, struc25 tures, equipment, and all easements and leases relat26 ing to that property; and 


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1 (3) all water rights relating to that property. 

2 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If any of the prop3 erty conveyed to the State of Pennsylvania under this sec4 tion is used for any purpose other than the use authorized 

5 under subsection (a), all right, title, and interest in and 

6 to all property conveyed under this section shall revert to 

7 the United States. The State of Pennsylvania shall ensure 

8 that all property reverting to the United States under this 

9 subsection is in substantially the same or better condition 

10 as at the time of transfer to the State. 

11 TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH AND 

12 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 

13 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

14 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Fish and 

15 Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2006’’. 

16 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 Section 10(a)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife 

18 Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)(1)) is 

19 amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 2010’’. 

21 SEC. 203. APPLICATION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT LIM22 ITED TO GRANTS MADE WITH FEDERAL 

23 FUNDS. 

24 Section 4(i) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foun25 dation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(i)) is amended 


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1 by striking ‘‘grant of funds’’ and inserting ‘‘grant of Fed2 eral funds in an amount greater than $10,000’’. 

3 SEC. 204. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE FEDERAL 

4 FUNDS TO MATCH CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO 

5 RECIPIENTS OF NATIONAL FISH AND WILD6 LIFE FOUNDATION GRANTS. 

7 Section 10(a)(3) of the National Fish and Wildlife 

8 Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)(3)) is 

9 amended by inserting ‘‘, or to a recipient of a grant pro10 vided by the Foundation,’’ after ‘‘made to the Founda11 tion’’. 

12 TITLE III—NEOTROPICAL MI13 GRATORY BIRD CONSERVA14 TION IMPROVEMENT 

15 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Neotropical Migratory 

17 Bird Conservation Improvement Act of 2006’’. 

18 SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY 

19 BIRD CONSERVATION ACT. 

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 2(1) of the Neotropical Mi21 gratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101(1)) is 

22 amended by inserting ‘‘but breed in Canada and the 

23 United States’’ after ‘‘the Caribbean’’. 


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1 (b) PURPOSES.—Section 3(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 

2 6102(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Canada,’’ after 

3 ‘‘United States,’’. 

4 (c) DEFINITION OF CARIBBEAN.—Section 4 of such 

5 Act (16 U.S.C. 6103) is amended— 

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

7 paragraphs (3) and (5), respectively; 

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(2) CARIBBEAN.—The term ‘Caribbean’ in11 cludes Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Is12 lands.’’; and 

13 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so re14 designated, the following: 

15 ‘‘(4) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the 

16 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund es17 tablished by section 9(a).’’. 

18 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS TO ENHANCE

19 CONSERVATION IN CANADA.—Section 5(c)(2) of such Act 

20 (16 U.S.C. 6104(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Can21 ada,’’ after ‘‘the United States,’’. 

22 (e) COST SHARING.—Section 5(e)(2)(B) of such Act 

23 (16 U.S.C. 6104(e)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(B) FORM OF PAYMENT.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) PROJECTS IN THE UNITED

2 STATES AND CANADA.—The non-Federal 

3 share required to be paid for a project car4 ried out in the United States or Canada 

5 shall be paid in cash. 

6 ‘‘(ii) PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA

7 AND THE CARIBBEAN.—The non-Federal 

8 share required to be paid for a project car9 ried out in Latin America or the Caribbean 

10 may be paid in cash or in kind.’’. 

11 (f) ADVISORY GROUP.— 

12 (1) COMPOSITION.—Section 7(b)(1) of such Act 

13 (16 U.S.C. 6106(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 

14 end the following: ‘‘The advisory group as a whole 

15 shall have expertise in the methods and procedures 

16 set forth in section 4(2) in each country and region 

17 of the Western Hemisphere’’. 

18 (2) ENCOURAGEMENT TO CONVENE.—The Sec19 retary of the Interior is encouraged to convene an 

20 advisory group under section 7(b)(1) of such Act by 

21 not later than 6 months after the effective date of 

22 this Act. This paragraph shall not be considered to 

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1 ice for the submission, judging, and awarding of 

2 grants. 

3 (g) REPORT.—Section 8 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 

4 6107) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2002,’’ and in5 serting ‘‘2 years after the date of the enactment of the 

6 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement 

7 Act of 2006’’. 

8 (h) NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

9 FUND.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of such Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 6108) is amended by striking so much as 

12 precedes subsection (c) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 9. NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 

14 FUND. 

15 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

16 Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the 

17 ‘Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund’. The 

18 Fund shall consist of amounts deposited into the Fund 

19 by the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (b). 

20 ‘‘(b) DEPOSITS INTO THE FUND.—The Secretary of 

21 the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund— 

22 ‘‘(1) all amounts received by the Secretary in 

23 the form of donations under subsection (d); and 

24 ‘‘(2) other amounts appropriated to the Fund.’’. 


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1 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

2 9(c)(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6108(c)(2)) is 

3 amended by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$100,000’’. 

5 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is 

6 amended further as follows: 

7 (A) In section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6103), by 

8 striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(1) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the 

11 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund es12 tablished by section 9(a).’’. 

13 (B) In section 9(d) (16 U.S.C. 6108(d)), 

14 by striking ‘‘Account’’ and inserting ‘‘Fund’’. 

15 (4) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

16 may transfer to the Neotropical Migratory Bird Con17 servation Fund amounts that were in the 

18 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account 

19 immediately before the enactment of this Act. 

20 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

21 10 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6109) is amended to read as 

22 follows: 

23 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

24 the first sentence; 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fiscal 

2 years 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘for each 

3 of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 the amount speci4 fied for that fiscal year in subsection (b)’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT.—The amount referred 

7 to in subsection (a) is— 

8 ‘‘(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 

9 and 2007; 

10 ‘‘(2) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

11 ‘‘(3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 

12 ‘‘(4) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

13 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under 

14 this section may remain available until expended. 

15 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.—Of amounts appropriated under 

16 this section for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent 

17 shall be expended for projects carried out outside the 

18 United States.’’. 

19 TITLE IV—ED FOUNTAIN PARK 

20 EXPANSION ACT 

21 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ed Fountain Park 

23 Expansion Act’’. 

24 SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this title: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—The term ‘‘admin2 istrative site’’ means the parcel of real property 

3 identified as ‘‘Lands to be Conveyed to the City of 

4 Las Vegas; approximately, 7.89 acres’’ on the map 

5 entitled ‘‘Ed Fountain Park Expansion’’ and dated 

6 November 1, 2005. 

7 (2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

8 Las Vegas, Nevada. 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di11 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv12 ice. 

13 SEC. 403. CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES FISH AND 

14 WILDLIFE SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, 

15 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 

17 City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 

18 the United States in and to the administrative site for use 

19 by the City— 

20 (1) as a park; or 

21 (2) for any other recreation or nonprofit-related 

22 purpose. 

23 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—As a condition of 

24 the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

25 require that the City pay the administrative costs of the 


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1 conveyance, including survey costs and any other costs as2 sociated with the conveyance. 

3 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 

5 that the City is not using the administrative site for 

6 a purpose described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub7 section (a), all right, title, and interest of the City 

8 in and to the administrative site (including any im9 provements to the administrative site) shall revert, 

10 at the option of the Secretary, to the United States. 

11 (2) HEARING.—Any determination of the Sec12 retary with respect to a reversion under paragraph 

13 (1) shall be made— 

14 (A) on the record; and 

15 (B) after an opportunity for a hearing. 

16 TITLE V—CAHABA RIVER NA17 TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 

18 EXPANSION 

19 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Cahaba River National 

21 Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act’’. 

22 SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 

23 In this title: 

24 (1) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the 

25 Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge and the 


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1 lands and waters in such refuge in Bibb County, 

2 Alabama, as established by the Cahaba River Na3 tional Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (Public 

4 Law 106–331). 

5 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the Interior. 

7 SEC. 503. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES. 

8 (a) EXPANSION.—The boundaries of the Refuge are 

9 expanded to include land and water in Bibb County, Ala10 bama, depicted as ‘‘Proposed National Wildlife Refuge Ex11 pansion Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Cahaba River 

12 NWR Expansion’’ and dated March 14, 2006. 

13 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Secretary shall 

14 make the map referred to in subsection (a) available for 

15 inspection in appropriate offices of the United States Fish 

16 and Wildlife Service. 

17 SEC. 504. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND WATER IN EXPANDED 

18 BOUNDARIES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec20 retary may acquire by donation, purchase with donated 

21 or appropriated funds, or exchange the land and water, 

22 and interests in land and water (including conservation 

23 easements), within the boundaries of the Refuge as ex24 panded by this title. 


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1 (b) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.—All acquisitions of 

2 land or waters under this section shall be made in a vol3 untary manner and shall not be the result of forced 

4 takings. 

5 (c) INCLUSION IN REFUGE; ADMINISTRATION.—Any 

6 land, water, or interest acquired by the Secretary under 

7 this section— 

8 (1) shall be part of the Refuge; and 

9 (2) shall be administered by the Secretary in 

10 accordance with— 

11 (A) the National Wildlife Refuge System 

12 Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd 

13 et seq.); 

14 (B) the Cahaba River National Wildlife 

15 Refuge Establishment Act; and 

16 (C) this Act. 

17 TITLE VI—CHERRY VALLEY 

18 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 

19 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Cherry Valley Na21 tional Wildlife Refuge Study Act’’. 

22 SEC. 602. FINDINGS. 

23 The Congress finds the following: 

24 (1) The scenic Cherry Valley area of North25 eastern Pennsylvania is blessed with more than 80 


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1 special-concern animal and plant species and natural 

2 habitats. 

3 (2) In a preliminary assessment of Cherry Val4 ley, United States Fish and Wildlife Service biolo5 gists ranked Cherry Valley very high as a potential 

6 national wildlife refuge. 

7 (3) Six species that are listed as endangered 

8 species or threatened species under the Endangered 

9 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) have 

10 been documented within or near Cherry Valley: The 

11 bog turtle (possibly the most significant population 

12 of the listed subspecies), the dwarf wedge mussel, 

13 the northeastern bulrush, the small whorled pogonia, 

14 the bald eagle, and the Indiana bat (a historic resi15 dent, with efforts under way to re-establish favorable 

16 conditions). 

17 (4) Cherry Valley provides habitat for at least 

18 79 species of national or regional concern, which ei19 ther nest in Cherry Valley or migrate through the 

20 area during critical times in their life cycle, includ21 ing— 

22 (A) neo-tropical migratory birds such as 

23 the Cerulean Warbler, the Worm-eating War24 bler, and the Wood Thrush, all of which nest in 

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1 (B) waterfowl such as the American Black 

2 Duck; 

3 (C) several globally rare plants, such as 

4 the spreading globeflower; and 

5 (D) anadromous fish species. 

6 (5) The Cherry Valley watershed encompasses a 

7 large segment of the Kittatinny Ridge, an important 

8 migration route for birds of prey throughout the 

9 Northeastern United States. Every migratory raptor 

10 species in the Northeast is regularly observed along 

11 the Kittatinny Ridge during the autumnal migra12 tion, including the bald eagle, the golden eagle, and 

13 the broad-winged hawk. 

14 (6) The Kittatinny Ridge also includes a long 

15 segment of the Appalachian Trail, a nationally sig16 nificant natural-cultural-recreational feature. 

17 (7) Many of the significant wildlife habitats 

18 found in the Cherry Valley, especially the rare cal19 careous wetlands, have disappeared from other local20 ities in their range. 

21 (8) Ongoing studies have documented the high 

22 water quality of Cherry Creek. 

23 (9) Public meetings over several years have 

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1 port for a Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, 

2 as demonstrated by the following: 

3 (A) Area landowners, business and commu4 nity leaders, media, and elected officials have 

5 consistently voiced their enthusiasm for a Cher6 ry Valley National Wildlife Refuge. 

7 (B) Numerous local communities and pub8 lic and private conservation entities share com9 plementary goals for protecting Cherry Valley 

10 and are energetically conserving wildlife habitat 

11 and farmland. Along with State land-manage12 ment agencies and the National Park Service, 

13 these local entities represent potential strong 

14 partners for the United States Fish and Wild15 life Service, and view a Cherry Valley National 

16 Wildlife Refuge as a complement to existing 

17 private, county, municipal, and State efforts. 

18 (C) A number of local landowners have al19 ready put their land into conservation ease20 ments or other conservation arrangements. 

21 (D) A voter-approved Monroe County Open 

22 Space Fund and a voter-approved Stroud 

23 Township municipal land conservation fund 

24 have contributed to many of these projects. 


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1 (10) Two federally owned parcels of land are 

2 contiguous to the area to be studied under this title 

3 as for acquisition and inclusion in a future Cherry 

4 Valley National Wildlife Refuge: The Delaware 

5 Water Gap National Recreation Area and a 700-acre 

6 segment of the Appalachian Trail owned by the Na7 tional Park Service. 

8 SEC. 603. STUDY OF REFUGE POTENTIAL AND FUTURE REF9 UGE LAND ACQUISITION. 

10 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall initiate within 30 

11 days after the date of the enactment of this Act a study 

12 to evaluate the fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and 

13 terrestrial communities located in Northeastern Pennsyl14 vania and identified on the map entitled, ‘‘Proposed Cher15 ry Valley National Wildlife Refuge—Authorization Bound16 ary’’, dated February 24, 2005, for their potential acquisi17 tion by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

18 through donation, exchange, or willing seller purchase and 

19 subsequent inclusion in a future Cherry Valley National 

20 Wildlife Refuge. 

21 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary, while con22 ducting the study required under this section, shall consult 

23 appropriate State and local officials, private conservation 

24 organizations, major landowners and other interested per25 sons, regarding the identification of eligible lands, waters, 


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1 and interests therein that are appropriate for acquisition 

2 for a national wildlife refuge and the determination of 

3 boundaries within which such acquisitions should be made. 

4 (c) COMPONENTS OF STUDY.—As part of the study 

5 under this section the Secretary shall do the following: 

6 (1) Determine if the fish and wildlife habitat 

7 and aquatic and terrestrial communities to be evalu8 ated are suitable for inclusion in the National Wild9 life Refuge System and management under the poli10 cies of the National Wildlife Refuge System Admin11 istration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.). 

12 (2) Assess the conservation benefits to be 

13 gained from the establishment of a Cherry Valley 

14 National Wildlife Refuge including— 

15 (A) preservation and maintenance of di16 verse populations of fish, wildlife, and plants, 

17 including species listed as threatened species or 

18 endangered species; 

19 (B) protection and enhancement of aquatic 

20 and wetland habitats; 

21 (C) opportunities for compatible wildlife22 dependent recreation, scientific research, and 

23 environmental education and interpretation; 

24 and 


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1 (D) fulfillment of international obligations 

2 of the United States with respect to fish, wild3 life, and their habitats. 

4 (3) Provide an opportunity for public participa5 tion and give special consideration to views ex6 pressed by local public and private entities regarding 

7 lands, waters, and interests therein for potential fu8 ture acquisition for refuge purposes. 

9 (4) The total area of lands, water, and interests 

10 therein that may be acquired shall not in the aggre11 gate exceed 30,000 acres. 

12 (d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall, within 12 months 

13 after date of the enactment of this Act, complete the study 

14 required by this section and submit a report containing 

15 the results thereof to the Committee on Resources of the 

16 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ17 ment and Public Works of the Senate. The report shall 

18 include— 

19 (1) a map that identifies and prioritizes specific 

20 lands, waters, and interests therein for future acqui21 sition, and that delineates an acquisition boundary, 

22 for a potential Cherry Valley National Wildlife Ref23 uge; 


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1 (2) a cost estimate for the acquisition of all 

2 lands, waters, and interests therein that are appro3 priate for refuge status; and 

4 (3) an estimate of potentially available acquisi5 tion and management funds from non-Federal 

6 sources. 

7 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $200,000 

9 to carry out the study. 

10 SEC. 604. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this title the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec12 retary of the Interior acting through the Director of the 

13 United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

14 TITLE VII—GREAT APE 

15 CONSERVATION 

16 SEC. 701. GREAT APE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE. 

17 Section 4 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 

18 (16 U.S.C. 6303) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (d)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

21 after the semicolon at the end; 

22 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe23 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(6) address root causes of threats to great 

2 apes in range states, including illegal bushmeat 

3 trade, diseases, lack of regional or local capacity for 

4 conservation, and habitat loss due to natural disas5 ters.’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (i)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘Every’’ and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Every’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by 

11 subparagraph (A)), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and in12 serting ‘‘may’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal 

15 Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not 

16 apply to a panel convened under paragraph (1).’’. 

17 SEC. 702. GREAT APE CONSERVATION FUND. 

18 Section 5(b)(2) of the Great Ape Conservation Act 

19 of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘expand’’ and inserting ‘‘ex21 pend’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$100,000’’. 


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1 SEC. 703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 6 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 

3 (16 U.S.C. 6305) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

4 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2006 

5 through 2010’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 

2006. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 629 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4957 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

poses. the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purFish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the Tylersville division of the Lamar National 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 


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