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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 511

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

FEBRUARY 4, 1997

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. TANNER,

and Mr. CUNNINGHAM) introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

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.

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

5 ‘‘National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of

6 1997’’.

7 (b) REFERENCES.—Whenever in this Act an amend8 ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment

9 to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
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1 shall be considered to be made to a section or provision

2 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration

3 Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 The Congress finds the following:

6 (1) The National Wildlife Refuge System is

7 comprised of over 91,000,000 acres of Federal lands

8 that have been incorporated within 511 individual

9 units located in all 50 States and our territories.

10 (2) The System was created to conserve fish,

11 wildlife, and other habitats and this conservation

12 mission has been facilitated by providing Americans

13 opportunities to participate in wildlife-dependent

14 recreation, including fishing and hunting, on System

15 lands and to better appreciate the value of and need

16 for fish and wildlife conservation.

17 (3) The System includes lands purchased not

18 only through the use of tax dollars but also through

19 the sale of Duck Stamps and refuge entrance fees.

20 It is a System paid for by those utilizing it.

21 (4) On March 25, 1996, the President issued

22 Executive Order 12996 which recognized ‘‘wildlife23 dependent recreational activities involving hunting,

24 fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and
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1 environmental education and interpretation as prior2 ity general public uses of the Refuge System’’.

3 (5) Executive Order 12996 is a positive step in

4 the right direction and will serve as the foundation

5 for the permanent statutory changes made by this

6 Act.

7 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

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

9 amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

11 ‘‘For purposes of this Act:

12 ‘‘(1) The term ‘compatible use’ means a use

13 that will not materially interfere with or detract

14 from the fulfillment of the purposes of a refuge or

15 the overall mission and purposes of the System spec16 ified in sections 4(a) (2) and (3), respectively, as de17 termined by sound resource management, and based

18 on reliable scientific information.

19 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘conserving’, ‘conservation’,

20 ‘manage’, ‘managing’, and ‘management’, when used

21 with respect to fish and wildlife, mean to use, in ac22 cordance with applicable Federal and State laws,
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1 methods and procedures associated with modern sci2 entific resource programs including protection, re3 search, census, law enforcement, habitat manage4 ment, propagation, live trapping and transplan5 tation, and regulated taking.

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

7 wildlife management area that is acquired by the

8 Federal Government and subsequently made avail9 able to a State—

10 ‘‘(A) by cooperative agreement between the

11 United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the

12 State fish and game agency pursuant to the

13 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C.

14 661–666c); or

15 ‘‘(B) by long-term leases or agreements

16 pursuant to the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant

17 Act (50 Stat. 525; 7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.).

18 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of

19 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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

21 wildlife’ mean any wild member of the animal king22 dom whether alive or dead, and regardless of wheth23 er the member was bred, hatched, or born in cap24 tivity, including a part, product, egg, or offspring of

25 the member.
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1 ‘‘(6) The term ‘person’ means any individual,

2 partnership, corporation or association.

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

4 plant kingdom in a wild, unconfined state, including

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

6 plant.

7 ‘‘(8) The terms ‘purposes of the refuge’ and

8 ‘purposes of each refuge’ mean the purposes speci9 fied in or derived from the law, proclamation, execu10 tive order, agreement, public land order, donation

11 document, or administrative memorandum establish12 ing, authorizing, or expanding a refuge, refuge unit,

13 or refuge subunit.

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

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

16 the System, but does not include navigational ser17 vitudes or Coordination Areas.

18 ‘‘(10) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary

19 of the Interior.

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

21 mean the several States of the United States, Puerto

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

23 and the insular possessions of the United States.
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1 ‘‘(12) The term ‘System’ means the National

2 Wildlife Refuge System designated under section

3 4(a)(1).

4 ‘‘(13) The terms ‘take’, ‘taking’, and ‘taken’

5 mean to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill,

6 or to attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, col7 lect, or kill.’’.

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4 (16

9 U.S.C. 668dd) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of the

10 Interior’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.

11 SEC. 4. MISSION AND PURPOSES OF THE SYSTEM.

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

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

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

15 (2) in clause (i) of paragraph (6) (as so redesig16 nated), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘paragraph (5)’’; and

18 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow19 ing new paragraphs:

20 ‘‘(2) The overall mission of the System is to conserve

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

22 within the System for the benefit of present and future

23 generations of the people of the United States.

24 ‘‘(3) The purposes of the System are—
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1 ‘‘(A) to provide a national network of lands and

2 waters designed to conserve and manage fish, wild3 life, and plants and their habitats;

4 ‘‘(B) to conserve, manage, and where appro5 priate restore fish and wildlife populations, plant

6 communities, and refuge habitats within the System;

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

8 anadromous or interjurisdictional fish species, and

9 marine mammals within the System;

10 ‘‘(D) to provide opportunities for compatible

11 uses of refuges consisting of fish- and wildlife-de12 pendent recreation, including fishing and hunting,

13 wildlife observation, and environmental education;

14 ‘‘(E) to preserve, restore, and recover fish, wild15 life, and plants within the System that are listed or

16 are candidates for threatened species or endangered

17 species under section 4 of the Endangered Species

18 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) and the habitats on

19 which these species depend; and

20 ‘‘(F) to fulfill as appropriate international trea21 ty obligations of the United States with respect to

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

23 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM.

24 (a) ADMINISTRATION, GENERALLY.—Section 4(a)

25 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), as amended by section 3 of this
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1 Act, is further amended by inserting after new paragraph

2 (3) the following new paragraph:

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

4 shall—

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

6 the System described in paragraphs (2) and (3), re7 spectively, and the purposes of each refuge are car8 ried out, except that if a conflict exists between the

9 purposes of a refuge and any purpose of the System,

10 the conflict shall be resolved in a manner that first

11 protects the purposes of the refuge, and, to the ex12 tent practicable, that also achieves the purposes of

13 the System;

14 ‘‘(B) provide for conservation of fish and wild15 life and their habitats within the System;

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

17 and cooperation with owners of land adjoining ref18 uges and the fish and wildlife agency of the States

19 in which the units of the System are located;

20 ‘‘(D) assist in the maintenance of adequate

21 water quantity and water quality to fulfill the pur22 poses of the System and the purposes of each

23 refuge;
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1 ‘‘(E) acquire under State law through purchase,

2 exchange, or donation water rights that are needed

3 for refuge purposes;

4 ‘‘(F) plan, propose, and direct appropriate ex5 pansion of the System in the manner that is best de6 signed to accomplish the purposes of the System and

7 the purposes of each refuge and to complement ef8 forts of States and other Federal agencies to con9 serve fish and wildlife and their habitats;

10 ‘‘(G) recognize compatible uses of refuges con11 sisting of wildlife-dependent recreational activities

12 involving hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and

13 photography, and environmental education and in14 terpretation as priority general public uses of the

15 System through which the American public can de16 velop an appreciation for fish and wildlife;

17 ‘‘(H) provide expanded opportunities for these

18 priority public uses within the System when they are

19 compatible and consistent with sound principles of

20 fish and wildlife management;

21 ‘‘(I) ensure that such priority public uses re22 ceive enhanced attention in planning and manage23 ment within the System;
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1 ‘‘(J) provide increased opportunities for families

2 to experience wildlife-dependent recreation, particu3 larly opportunities for parents and their children to

4 safely engage in traditional outdoor activities, such

5 as fishing and hunting;

6 ‘‘(K) ensure that the biological integrity and en7 vironmental health of the System is maintained for

8 the benefit of present and future generations of

9 Americans;

10 ‘‘(L) continue, consistent with existing laws and

11 interagency agreements, authorized or permitted

12 uses of units of the System by other Federal agen13 cies, including those necessary to facilitate military

14 preparedness;

15 ‘‘(M) plan and direct the continued growth of

16 the System in a manner that is best designed to ac17 complish the mission of the System, to contribute to

18 the conservation of the ecosystems of the United

19 States, and to increase support for the System and

20 participation from conservation partners and the

21 public;

22 ‘‘(N) ensure timely and effective cooperation

23 and collaboration with Federal agencies and State

24 fish and wildlife agencies during the course of ac25 quiring and managing refuges;
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1 ‘‘(O) ensure appropriate public involvement op2 portunities will be provided in conjunction with ref3 uge planning and management activities; and

4 ‘‘(P) identify, prior to acquisition, existing wild5 life-dependent compatible uses of new refuge lands

6 that shall be permitted to continue on an interim

7 basis pending completion of comprehensive plan8 ning.’’.

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

10 amended—

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

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

13 take the following actions:’’;

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

15 inserting ‘‘Enter’’;

16 (3) in paragraph (2)—

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

18 ‘‘Accept’’; and

19 (B) by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting a pe20 riod;

21 (4) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘to acquire’’

22 and inserting ‘‘Acquire’’; and

23 (5) by adding at the end the following new

24 paragraph:
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1 ‘‘(4) Subject to standards established by and

2 the overall management oversight of the Director,

3 and consistent with standards established by this

4 Act, enter into cooperative agreements with State

5 fish and wildlife agencies and other entities for the

6 management of programs on a refuge or the man7 agement of parts of a refuge.’’.

8 SEC. 6. COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.

9 Section 4(d) (16 U.S.C. 668dd(d)) is amended by

10 adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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

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

13 the enactment of the National Wildlife Refuge Sys14 tem Improvement Act of 1997, the Secretary shall

15 not initiate or permit a new use of a refuge or ex16 pand, renew, or extend an existing use of a refuge,

17 unless the Secretary has determined that the use is

18 a compatible use.

19 ‘‘(ii) On lands added to the System after the

20 date of the enactment of the National Wildlife Ref21 uge System Improvement Act of 1997, any existing

22 fish or wildlife-dependent use of a refuge, including

23 fishing, hunting, wildlife observation, and environ24 mental education, shall be permitted to continue on
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1 an interim basis unless the Secretary determines

2 that the use is not a compatible use.

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

4 hunting on a refuge if the Secretary determines that

5 the activities are consistent with the principles of

6 sound fish and wildlife management, are compatible

7 uses consistent with the purposes of the System

8 under subsection (a)(3)), and are consistent with

9 public safety. No other determinations or findings,

10 except the determination of consistency with State

11 laws and regulations provided for in subsection (m),

12 are required to be made for fishing and hunting to

13 occur. The Secretary may make the determination

14 referred to in this paragraph for a refuge concur15 rently with the development of a conservation plan

16 for the refuge under subsection (e).

17 ‘‘(iv) A new use of a Coordination Area first

18 made available to a State after the date of enact19 ment of the National Wildlife Refuge System Im20 provement Act of 1997 may not be initiated or per21 mitted unless the Secretary determines that the use

22 is a compatible use.

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

24 of the enactment of the National Wildlife Refuge

25 System Improvement Act of 1997, the Secretary
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1 shall issue final regulations establishing the process

2 for determining under subparagraph (A) whether a

3 use of a refuge is a compatible use. These regula4 tions shall—

5 ‘‘(i) designate the refuge officer responsible

6 for making initial compatibility determinations;

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

8 location, manner, and purpose of each use;

9 ‘‘(iii) identify the effects of each use on

10 refuge resources and purposes of each refuge;

11 ‘‘(iv) require that compatibility determina12 tions be made in writing and consider the best

13 professional judgment of the refuge officer des14 ignated under clause (i);

15 ‘‘(v) provide for the expedited consider16 ation of uses that will likely have no detrimen17 tal effect on the fulfillment of the purposes of

18 a refuge or the purposes of the System specified

19 in subsection (a)(3);

20 ‘‘(vi) provide for the elimination or modi21 fication of any use as expeditiously as prac22 ticable after a determination is made that the

23 use is not a compatible use;

24 ‘‘(vii) require, after an opportunity for

25 public comment, reevaluation of each existing
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1 use, other than those uses specified in clause

2 (viii), when conditions under which the use is

3 permitted change significantly or when there is

4 significant new information regarding the ef5 fects of the use, but not less frequently than

6 once every 10 years, to ensure that the use re7 mains a compatible use;

8 ‘‘(viii) require after an opportunity for

9 public comment reevaluation of each fish and

10 wildlife-dependent recreational use when condi11 tions under which the use is permitted change

12 significantly or when there is significant new in13 formation regarding the effects of the use, but

14 not less frequently than in conjunction with

15 each preparation or revision of a conservation

16 plan under subsection (e) or at least every 15

17 years;

18 ‘‘(ix) provide an opportunity for public re19 view and comment on each evaluation of a use,

20 unless an opportunity for public review and

21 comment on the evaluation of the use has al22 ready been provided during the development or

23 revision of a conservation plan for the refuge

24 under subsection (e) or has otherwise been pro25 vided during routine, periodic determinations of
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1 compatibility for fish- and wildlife-dependent

2 recreational uses; and

3 ‘‘(x) provide that when managed in accord4 ance with principles of sound fish and wildlife

5 management, fishing, hunting, wildlife observa6 tion, and environmental education in a refuge

7 are generally compatible uses.

8 ‘‘(4) The provisions of this Act relating to de9 terminations of the compatibility of a use shall not

10 apply to—

11 ‘‘(A) overflights above a refuge; and

12 ‘‘(B) activities authorized, funded, or con13 ducted by a Federal agency (other than the

14 United States Fish and Wildlife Service) which

15 has primary jurisdiction over the refuge or a

16 portion of the refuge, if the management of

17 those activities is in accordance with a memo18 randum of understanding between the Secretary

19 or the Director and the head of the Federal

20 agency with primary jurisdiction over the refuge

21 governing the use of the refuge.

22 ‘‘(5) Overflights above a refuge may be gov23 erned by any memorandum of understanding entered

24 into by the Secretary that applies to the refuge.’’.
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1 SEC. 7. REFUGE CONSERVATION PLANNING PROGRAM.

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

3 amended—

4 (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i)

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

6 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the follow7 ing new subsection:

8 ‘‘(e)(1)(A) Except with respect to refuge lands in

9 Alaska (which shall be governed by the refuge planning

10 provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con11 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)), the Secretary

12 shall—

13 ‘‘(i) propose a comprehensive conservation plan

14 for each refuge or related complex of refuges (re15 ferred to in this subsection as a ‘planning unit’) in

16 the System;

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

18 comment in the Federal Register on each proposed

19 conservation plan;

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

21 planning unit consistent with the provisions of this

22 Act and, to the extent practicable, consistent with

23 fish and wildlife conservation plans of the State in

24 which the refuge is located; and

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

26 date of issuance of a conservation plan under clause
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1 (iii) and every 15 years thereafter, revise the con2 servation plan as may be necessary.

3 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall prepare a comprehensive

4 conservation plan under this subsection for each refuge

5 within 15 years after the date of enactment of the Na6 tional Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

7 ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall manage each refuge or plan8 ning unit under plans in effect on the date of enactment

9 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act

10 of 1997, to the extent such plans are consistent with this

11 Act, until such plans are revised or superseded by new

12 comprehensive conservation plans issued under this sub13 section.

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

15 occur on any refuge or planning unit before existing plans

16 are revised or new comprehensive conservation plans are

17 issued under this subsection.

18 ‘‘(E) Upon completion of a comprehensive conserva19 tion plan under this subsection for a refuge or planning

20 unit, the Secretary shall manage the refuge or planning

21 unit in a manner consistent with the plan and shall revise

22 the plan at any time if the Secretary determines that con23 ditions that affect the refuge or planning unit have

24 changed significantly.
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1 ‘‘(2) In developing each comprehensive conservation

2 plan under this subsection for a planning unit, the Sec3 retary, acting through the Director, shall identify and de4 scribe—

5 ‘‘(A) the purposes of each refuge comprising

6 the planning unit and the purposes of the System

7 applicable to those refuges;

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

9 abundance of fish, wildlife, and plant populations

10 and related habitats within the planning unit;

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

12 the planning unit;

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

14 are suitable for use as administrative sites or visitor

15 facilities;

16 ‘‘(E) significant problems that may adversely

17 affect the populations and habitats of fish, wildlife,

18 and plants within the planning unit and the actions

19 necessary to correct or mitigate such problems; and

20 ‘‘(F) the opportunities for fish- and wildlife-de21 pendent recreation, including fishing and hunting,

22 wildlife observation, environmental education, inter23 pretation of the resources and values of the planning

24 unit, and other uses that may contribute to refuge

25 management.
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1 ‘‘(3) In preparing each comprehensive conservation

2 plan under this subsection, and any revision to such a

3 plan, the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall, to

4 the maximum extent practicable and consistent with this

5 Act—

6 ‘‘(A) consult with adjoining Federal, State,

7 local, and private landowners and affected State con8 servation agencies; and

9 ‘‘(B) coordinate the development of the con10 servation plan or revision of the plan with relevant

11 State conservation plans for fish and wildlife and

12 their habitats.

13 ‘‘(4)(A) In accordance with subparagraph (B), the

14 Secretary shall develop and implement a process to ensure

15 an opportunity for active public involvement in the prepa16 ration and revision of comprehensive conservation plans

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

18 require that publication of any final plan shall include a

19 summary of the comments made by States, adjacent or

20 potentially affected landowners, local governments, and

21 any other affected parties, together with a statement of

22 the disposition of concerns expressed in those comments.

23 ‘‘(B) Prior to the adoption of each comprehensive

24 conservation plan under this subsection, the Secretary

25 shall issue public notice of the draft proposed plan, make
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1 copies of the plan available at the affected field and re2 gional offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv3 ice, and provide opportunity for public comment.’’.

4 SEC. 8. EMERGENCY POWER; PRESIDENTIAL EXEMPTION;

5 STATE AUTHORITY; WATER RIGHTS; COORDI6 NATION.

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

8 further amended by adding at the end the following new

9 subsections:

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

11 the Secretary may temporarily suspend, allow, or initiate

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

13 emergency that constitutes an imminent danger to the

14 health and safety of the public or any fish or wildlife popu15 lation, including any activity to control or eradicate sea

16 lampreys, zebra mussels, or any other aquatic nuisance

17 species (as that term is defined in section 1003 of the

18 Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control

19 Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702)).

20 ‘‘(l) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to author21 ize the Secretary to control or regulate hunting or fishing

22 of fish and resident wildlife on lands or waters not within

23 the System.
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1 ‘‘(m) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affect2 ing the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the sev3 eral States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resi4 dent wildlife under State law or regulations in any area

5 within the System. Regulations permitting hunting or fish6 ing of fish and resident wildlife within the System shall

7 be, to the extent practicable, consistent with State fish and

8 wildlife laws, regulations, or management plans.

9 ‘‘(n)(1) Nothing in this Act shall—

10 ‘‘(A) create a reserved water right, express or

11 implied, in the United States for any purpose;

12 ‘‘(B) affect any water right in existence on the

13 date of enactment of the National Wildlife Refuge

14 System Improvement Act of 1997; or

15 ‘‘(C) affect any Federal or State law in exist16 ence on the date of the enactment of the National

17 Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997

18 regarding water quality or water quantity.

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

20 ability to join the United States in the adjudication of

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

22 (43 U.S.C. 666).
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1 ‘‘(o) Coordination with State fish and wildlife agency

2 personnel or with personnel of other affected State agen3 cies pursuant to this Act shall not be subject to the Fed4 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

5 ‘‘(p) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requir6 ing or prohibiting fishing or hunting on any particular ref7 uge except pursuant to a determination by the Secretary

8 in accordance with this Act.’’.

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

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

11 SEC. 9. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

12 Nothing in this Act is intended to affect—

13 (1) the provisions for subsistence uses in Alaska

14 set forth in the Alaska National Interest Lands Con15 servation Act (Public Law 96–487), including those

16 in titles III and VIII of that Act;

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

18 National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the juris19 diction over subsistence uses in Alaska, or any asser20 tion of subsistence uses in the Federal courts; and

21 (3) the manner in which section 810 of the

22 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act is

23 implemented in refuges in Alaska, and the deter24 mination of compatible use as it relates to subsist25 ence uses in these refuges.
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1 SEC. 10. REORGANIZATIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

2 (a) REORGANIZATIONAL AMENDMENTS.—The Act of

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

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

5 section:

6 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

7 ‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘National Wildlife Ref8 uge System Administration Act of 1966’.’’;

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

10 (3) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 668dd)—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘SEC. 4.’’; and

12 (B) by redesignating that section as sec13 tion 2 and inserting immediately above the text

14 of the section the following new heading:

15 ‘‘SEC. 2. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.’’;

16 (4) in section 5(1), as amended by section 3 of

17 this Act, by striking ‘‘sections 4(a)(2) and (3)’’ and

18 inserting ‘‘section 2(a)(2) and (3)’’; and

19 (5) in section 5(12), as amended by section 3

20 of this Act, by striking ‘‘section 4(a)(1)’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘section 2(a)(1)’’.

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

23 (1) Section 12(f) of the Act of December 5,

24 1969 (83 Stat. 283) is repealed.

25 (2) Section 5(b) of the Act of January 3, 1975

26 (88 Stat. 2123; 16 U.S.C. 459j–4) is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘Administration Act, as amended (16

2 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee),’’ and inserting ‘‘Administra3 tion Act of 1966,’’.

4 (3) Section 320808(7) of the Recreational

5 Hunting Safety and Preservation Act of 1994 (16

6 U.S.C. 5207(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 4’’

7 and inserting ‘‘section 2’’.

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