National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-638
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2013-02-13
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from establishing any new national wildlife refuges, except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013.</p>

action_date: 2013-09-20
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from establishing any new national wildlife refuges, except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 638 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Fleming (for himself, Mr. Simpson , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Jones , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Posey , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Amodei , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Southerland ) 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 new national wildlife refuge may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on establishment of new national wildlife refuges (a) In general 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 establish any national wildlife refuge except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013. . (b) Existing refuges not affected The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any national wildlife refuge established on or before January 3, 2013.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 158 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 638 [Report No. 113–218] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Fleming (for himself, Mr. Simpson , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Jones , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Posey , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Amodei , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Southerland ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources September 20, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Lummis and Mr. Duncan of South Carolina September 20, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any new national wildlife refuge may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on establishment of new national wildlife refuges (a) In general 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 establish any national wildlife refuge except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013. . (b) Existing refuges not affected The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any national wildlife refuge established on or before January 3, 2013.

September 20, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed