National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3409
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2013-10-30
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act of 2013 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from expanding any national wildlife refuge, except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2013 Mr. Fincher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any expansion of a national wildlife refuge must be expressly authorized by statute.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on expansion of national wildlife refuges Section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 ( 16 U.S.C. 668dd(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) The Secretary may not expand any national wildlife refuge except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013. .