National Wildlife Refuge System Committee Report - House Rpt. Under this Section, the Secretary must prepare a conservation plan for each refuge. A public comment period must be held on the draft conservation plan, and the plans must be reviewed at least every 15 years.
Units are to be managed under existing plans until new plans are written.
Activities consistent with H.R. 1420 and, until new regulations are issued, those found compatible under current procedures, may be allowed before existing plans are revised or new plans prepared. The Secretary must ensure adequate public involvement in the preparation of plans. This Section requires the development of comprehensive conservation plans for each refuge or related complex of refuges. The National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management conduct comprehensive planning of their lands pursuant to the organic legislation governing those agencies. This Section requires the development of conservation plans for all refuges and related complexes of refuges within 15 years of enactment of H.R. 1420 and every 15 years thereafter.