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One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kilauea Point National Wildlife
Refuge Expansion Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may acquire
by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or
exchange, all or a portion of the land or interests in land described
in subsection (b), as depicted on a map on file with the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service entitled ‘‘Kilauea Point Wildlife
Refuge Expansion Area’’ and dated April 22, 2004.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subsection
(a) is the following:
(1) Parcel 1, consisting of approximately 12 acres known
as the Kilauea Bay property.
(2) Parcel 2, consisting of approximately 40 acres known
as the Kilauea Vistas property.
(3) Parcel 3, consisting of approximately 162 acres known
as the Kilauea Falls Ranch.
(4) Parcel 4, consisting of approximately 5 acres known
as the Kauai Public Land Trust Kahili Beach property.
(5) Parcel 5, comprised of lot 10c of the parcel known
as Kilauea Garden Farms, and consisting of approximately
15 acres.
(c) BOUNDARY REVISIONS.—The Secretary may make such minor
revisions in the boundaries of any of the parcels described in sub-
section (b) as may be appropriate to facilitate the acquisition of
land or interests under subsection (a).
(d) INCLUSION IN REFUGE.—Land and interests acquired under
this section shall become part of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife
Refuge.
(e) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.—All acquisitions of land or waters
under this Act shall be made in a voluntary manner and shall
not be the result of forced takings.
(f) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—In addition to the purposes of the
Refuge under other laws, regulations, Executive orders, and com-
prehensive conservation plans, the Refuge shall be managed for—
(1) the protection and recovery of endangered Hawaiian
water birds and other endangered birds, including the Nene
(Hawaiian goose); and
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(2) the conservation and management of native coastal
strand, riparian, and aquatic biological diversity.
(g) PRIORITY GENERAL PUBLIC USES.—Nothing in this Act shall
be considered to affect any policy or requirement, under paragraph
(3) or (4), respectively, of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife
Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), to treat
compatible wildlife-dependent recreational uses as priority general
public uses of the Refuge.
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer all federally
owned land, water, and interests in land and water that are located
within the boundaries of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
in accordance with—
(1) the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.); and
(2) this Act.
(b) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may, in the
administration of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, use
such additional statutory authority available to the Secretary for
the conservation of fish and wildlife, and the provision of opportuni-
ties for fish- and wildlife-dependent recreation, as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate to carry out this Act.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may
be necessary—
(1) to acquire land and water within the Refuge under
section 2(a); and
(2) to develop, operate, and maintain the Refuge.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.