108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2619
AN ACT
To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point
National Wildlife Refuge.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2619
AN ACT
To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National
Wildlife Refuge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 WILD-
LIFE REFUGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may
acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appro-
priated 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 subsection (b) as may be appropriate
to facilitate the acquisition of land or interests under sub-
section (a).
(d) INCLUSION IN REFUGE.—Land and interests ac-
quired 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 pur-
poses of the Refuge under other laws, regulations, Execu-
tive orders, and comprehensive 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
(2) the conservation and management of native
coastal strand, riparian, and aquatic biological diver-
sity.
(g) PRIORITY GENERAL PUBLIC USES.—Nothing in
this Act shall be considered to affect any policy or require-
ment, 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 Ad-
ministration 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 Wild-
life Refuge, use such additional statutory authority avail-
able to the Secretary for the conservation of fish and wild-
life, and the provision of opportunities for fish- and wild-
life-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 Ref-
uge.
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2004.
Attest:
Clerk.