National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2004
PL 108-327 (H.R.2408), enacted 10/16/2004

118 STAT. 1271
PUBLIC LAW 108–327—OCT. 16, 2004
Public Law 108–327
108th Congress
An Act
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer programs
and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘National Wildlife Refuge Volun-
teer Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AND COMMU-
NITY PARTNERSHIPS UNDER FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT
OF 1956.
Section 7(f) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C.
742f(f)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out
subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2004 through 2009.’’.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS UNDER NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE SYSTEM VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY PART-
NERSHIP ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1998.
Section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer
and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.
742f note) is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘PILOT’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘pilot project’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘project’’;
(3) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, but not more than
20 pilot projects nationwide’’;
(4) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘pilot projects’’ and inserting ‘‘projects’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘after the date of the enactment of
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘after the date of the enactment
of the National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2004,
and every 3 years thereafter’’; and
(5) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 1999
through 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year through fiscal
year 2009’’.
SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.
Section 7(d)(2)(A) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16
U.S.C. 742f(d)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
16 USC 742f–1.
National Wildlife
Refuge Volunteer
Act of 2004.
16 USC 742a
note.
Oct. 16, 2004
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118 STAT. 1272
PUBLIC LAW 108–327—OCT. 16, 2004
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2408:
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 108–385 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 108–315 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 150 (2004):
Mar. 23, considered and passed House.
Sept. 30, considered and passed Senate.
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title
31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Interior may
negotiate and enter into a cooperative agreement with a
partner organization, academic institution, State or local
government agency, or other person to implement one or
more projects or programs for a refuge or complex of geo-
graphically related refuges in accordance with the purposes
of this subsection and in compliance with the policies of
other relevant authorities, regulations, and policy guid-
ance.’’.
Approved October 16, 2004.
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