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Union Calendar No. 338 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4947 

[Report No. 109–587] 

To expand the boundaries of the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2006 

Mr. BACHUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

JULY 20, 2006 

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 March 14, 2006] 

A BILL 

To expand the boundaries of the Cahaba River National 

Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cahaba River National 

3 Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 


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

2 Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge and the lands 

3 and waters in such refuge in Bibb County, Alabama, 

4 as established by the Cahaba River National Wildlife 

5 Refuge Establishment Act (Public Law 106–331). 

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

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES. 

9 (a) EXPANSION.—The boundaries of the Refuge are ex10 panded to include land and water in Bibb County, Ala11 bama, depicted as ‘‘Proposed National Wildlife Refuge Ex12 pansion Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Cahaba River 

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

14 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Secretary shall make 

15 the map referred to in subsection (a) available for inspec16 tion in appropriate offices of the United States Fish and 

17 Wildlife Service. 

18 SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND WATER IN EXPANDED 

19 BOUNDARIES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec21 retary may acquire by donation, purchase with donated or 

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

23 interests in land and water (including conservation ease24 ments), within the boundaries of the Refuge as expanded 

25 by this Act. 


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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 takings. 

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

5 land, water, or interest acquired by the Secretary under this 

6 section— 

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

8 (2) shall be administered by the Secretary in ac9 cordance with— 

10 (A) the National Wildlife Refuge System 

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

12 seq.); 

13 (B) the Cahaba River National Wildlife 

14 Refuge Establishment Act; and 

15 (C) this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 338 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4947 

[Report No. 109

–587] 

A BILL 

To expand the boundaries of the Cahaba River 

National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. 

JULY 20, 2006 

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


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