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Calendar No. 636 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 127 

[Report No. 110–284] 

To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 

to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca 

National Wildlife Refuge. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. SALAZAR) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide 

for the administration of the Baca 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. PURPOSE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE BACA NA2 TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 

3 Section 6 of the Great Sand Dunes National Park 

4 and Preserve Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 410hhh–4) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

8 (1) When’’ and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.— 

10 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—When’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) 

13 Such establishment’’ and inserting the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The establish16 ment of the refuge under subparagraph (A)’’; 

17 and 

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

19 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Baca Na20 tional Wildlife Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, 

21 and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other 

22 habitats for native wildlife, plant, and fish species in 

23 the San Luis Valley.’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (c)— 

25 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in26 serting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

2 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In administering the 

4 Baca National Wildlife Refuge, the Secretary shall, 

5 to the maximum extent practicable— 

6 ‘‘(A) emphasize migratory bird conserva7 tion; and 

8 ‘‘(B) take into consideration the role of the 

9 Refuge in broader landscape conservation ef10 forts.’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (d)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe15 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(3) use decreed water rights on the Refuge in 

18 approximately the same manner that the water 

19 rights have been used historically.’’. 

20 ‘‘(3) subject to any agreement in existence as of 

21 the date of enactment of this paragraph, and to the 

22 extent consistent with the purposes of the Refuge, use 

23 decreed water rights on the Refuge in approximately 

24 the same manner that the water rights have been used 

25 historically.’’. 


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Calendar No. 636 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 127 

[Report No. 110

–284] 

A BILL 

To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park 

National Wildlife Refuge. and provide for the administration of the Baca and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported with an amendment 


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