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Union Calendar No. 514 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2956 
[Report No. 116–629] 
To provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside County Wildlife 
Refuge. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2019 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. AGUILAR, and Mr. TAKANO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 8, 2020 
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 May 23, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside 
County Wildlife Refuge. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (in 
this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall establish as 
a national wildlife refuge the lands, waters, and interests 
therein acquired under section 4. The national wildlife ref-
uge shall be known as the Western Riverside County Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Wild-
life Refuge’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Wildlife Refuge 
shall be— 
(1) to conserve, manage, and restore wildlife 
habitats for the benefit of present and future genera-
tions of Americans; 
(2) to conserve species listed as threatened or en-
dangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the California Endangered 
Species Act (California Fish and Game Code 2050– 
2068), or which is a covered species under the West-
ern Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Con-
servation Plan; 
(3) to support the recovery and protection of 
threatened and endangered species under the Endan-
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gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
and 
(4) to provide for wildlife habitat connectivity 
and migratory corridors within the Western Riverside 
County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan 
Area. 
(c) NOTIFICATION
OF ESTABLISHMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall publish notice of the establishment of the Wild-
life Refuge in the Federal Register. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARIES. 
The Secretary shall include within the boundaries of 
the Wildlife Refuge the lands and waters within the Western 
Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation 
Plan Area (as depicted on maps and described in the Final 
Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Con-
servation Plan dated June 17, 2003) that are owned by the 
Federal Government, a State, or a political subdivision of 
a State on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the establishment of the Wild-
life Refuge and thereafter, the Secretary shall administer 
all federally owned lands, waters, and interests in the Wild-
life Refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
seq.) and this Act. The Secretary may use such additional 
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statutory authority as may be available to the Secretary 
for the conservation, management, and restoration of fish 
and wildlife and natural resources, the development of com-
patible wildlife dependent outdoor recreation opportunities, 
and the facilitation of fish and wildlife interpretation and 
education as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry 
out the purposes of this Act and serve the objectives of the 
Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Con-
servation Plan. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS REGARDING NON- 
FEDERAL LANDS.—The Secretary may enter into coopera-
tive agreements with the State of California, any political 
subdivision thereof, or any other person— 
(1) for the management, in a manner consistent 
with this Act and the Western Riverside County Mul-
tiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, of lands 
that are owned by such State, subdivision, or other 
person and located within the boundaries of the Wild-
life Refuge; 
(2) to promote public awareness of the natural 
resources of the Western Riverside County Multiple 
Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area; or 
(3) to encourage public participation in the con-
servation of those resources. 
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