In the Senate of the United States,
June 27, 1996.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2679) entitled ‘‘An Act to revise the boundary of
the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge.’’, do pass with the
following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
TITLE I—NORTH PLATTE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
SEC. 101. REVISION OF BOUNDARY OF NORTH PLATTE NA-
TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
(a) TERMINATION OF JURISDICTION.—The secondary
jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
over approximately 2,470 acres of land at the North Platte
National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Nebraska, as de-
picted on a map entitled ‘‘Relinquishment of North Platte
National Wildlife Refuge Secondary Jurisdiction’’, dated
August 1995, and available for inspection at appropriate
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offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, is
terminated.
(b) REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER.—Executive
Order Number 2446, dated August 21, 1916, is revoked with
respect to the land described in subsection (a).
TITLE 
II—PETTAQUAMSCUTT
COVE 
NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE
REFUGE
SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF PETTAQUAMSCUTT COVE NA-
TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
Section 204 of Public Law 100–610 (16 U.S.C. 668dd
note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) EXPANSION OF REFUGE.—
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may acquire
for addition to the refuge the area in Rhode Island
known as ‘Foddering Farm Acres’, consisting of ap-
proximately 100 acres, adjacent to Long Cove and
bordering on Foddering Farm Road to the south and
Point Judith Road to the east, as depicted on a map
entitled ‘Pettaquamscutt Cove NWR Expansion Area’,
dated May 13, 1996, and available for inspection in
appropriate offices of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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‘‘(2) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundaries of
the refuge are revised to include the area described in
paragraph (1).
‘‘(f) FUTURE EXPANSION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire
for addition to the refuge such lands, waters, and in-
terests in land and water as the Secretary considers
appropriate and shall adjust the boundaries of the
refuge accordingly.
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
LAWS.—Any acquisition de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be carried out in ac-
cordance with all applicable laws.’’.
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 206(a) of Public Law 100–610 (16 U.S.C.
668dd note) is amended by striking ‘‘designated in section
4(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘designated or identified under sec-
tion 204’’.
SEC. 203. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Public Law 100–610 (16 U.S.C. 668dd note) is amend-
ed—
(1) in section 201(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and the associated’’ and
inserting ‘‘including the associated’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and dividing’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘dividing’’;
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(2) in section 203, by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘of this title’’;
(3) in section 204—
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘of this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘of this title’’; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘purpose
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘purposes of this
title’’;
(4) in the second sentence of section 205, by
striking ‘‘of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘of this title’’;
and
(5) in section 207, by striking ‘‘Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘title’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to revise the
boundary of the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge,
to expand the Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife
Refuge, and for other purposes.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.