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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Wildlife Refuge System
Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the National Wildlife Refuge System (referred to in this
Act as the ''System''), consisting of more than 500 refuges and
93,000,000 acres, plays an integral role in the protection of the
natural resources of the United States;
(2) the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997
(Public Law 105-57; 111 Stat. 1252) significantly improved the law
governing the System, although the financial resources for
implementing this law and managing the System remain limited;
(3) by encouraging volunteer programs and donations, and
facilitating non-Federal partnerships with refuges, Federal funding
for the refuges can be supplemented and the System can fully
benefit from the amendments made by the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997; and
(4) by encouraging refuge educational programs, public
awareness of the resources of the System and public participation
in the conservation of those resources can be promoted.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to encourage the use of volunteers to assist the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service in the management of refuges
within the System;
(2) to facilitate partnerships between the System and non-
Federal entities to promote public awareness of the resources of
the System and public participation in the conservation of those
resources; and
(3) to encourage donations and other contributions by persons
and organizations to the System.

SEC. 3. GIFTS TO PARTICULAR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES.

Section 7(b)(2) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C.
742f(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''(2) Any'' and inserting the following:
''(2) Use of gifts, devises, and bequests.--
''(A) In general.--Any''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(B) Gifts, devises, and bequests to particular refuges.--
''(i) Disbursal.--Any gift, devise, or bequest made for
the benefit of a particular national wildlife refuge or
complex of geographically related refuges shall be
disbursed only for the benefit of that refuge or complex of
refuges and without further appropriations.
''(ii) Matching.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations and the requirements of the National
Wildlife Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd
et seq.) and other applicable law, the Secretary may
provide funds to match gifts, devises, and bequests made
for the benefit of a particular national wildlife refuge or
complex of geographically related refuges. With respect to
each gift, devise, or bequest, the amount of Federal funds
may not exceed the amount (or, in the case of property or
in-kind services, the fair market value) of the gift,
devise, or bequest.''.

SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER ENHANCEMENT.

(a) Pilot Projects.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
the Secretary of the Interior shall carry out a pilot project at 2
or more national wildlife refuges or complexes of geographically
related refuges in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service
region, but not more than 20 pilot projects nationwide.
(2) Volunteer coordinator.--Each pilot project shall provide
for the employment of a full-time volunteer coordinator for the
refuge or complex of geographically related refuges. The volunteer
coordinator shall be responsible for recruiting, training, and
supervising volunteers. The volunteer coordinator may be
responsible for assisting partner organizations in developing
projects and programs under cooperative agreements under section
7(d) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (as added by section 5)
and coordinating volunteer activities with partner organizations to
carry out the projects and programs.
(3) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate evaluating
and making recommendations regarding the pilot projects.
(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
(b) Awards and Recognition for Volunteers.--Section 7(c)(2) of the
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ''awards (including nominal cash awards) and
recognition,'' after ''lodging,''; and
(2) by inserting ''without regard to their places of
residence'' after ''volunteers''.
(c) Senior Volunteer Corps.--Section 7(c) of the Fish and Wildlife
Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (6)
and inserting the following:
''(6) Senior volunteer corps.--The Secretary of the Interior
may establish a Senior Volunteer Corps, consisting of volunteers
over the age of 50. To assist in the recruitment and retention of
the volunteers, the Secretary may provide for additional incidental
expenses to members of the Corps beyond the incidental expenses
otherwise provided to volunteers under this subsection. The members
of the Corps shall be subject to the other provisions of this
subsection.''.

SEC. 5. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT.

Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(d) Community Partnership Enhancement.--
''(1) Definition of partner organization.--In this subsection,
the term 'partner organization' means an organization that--
''(A) draws its membership from private individuals,
organizations, corporations, academic institutions, or State or
local governments;
''(B) is established to promote the understanding of,
education relating to, and the conservation of the fish,
wildlife, plants, and cultural and historical resources of a
particular refuge or complex of geographically related refuges;
and
''(C) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of that Code.
''(2) Cooperative agreements.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter
into a cooperative agreement (within the meaning of chapter 63
of title 31, United States Code) with any partner organization,
academic institution, or State or local government agency to
carry out 1 or more projects or programs for a refuge or
complex of geographically related refuges in accordance with
this subsection.
''(B) Projects and programs.--Subject to the requirements
of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and other applicable law, and
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, the Secretary may approve projects and programs
for a refuge or complex of geographically related refuges
that--
''(i) promote the stewardship of resources of the
refuge through habitat maintenance, restoration, and
improvement, biological monitoring, or research;
''(ii) support the operation and maintenance of the
refuge through constructing, operating, maintaining, or
improving the facilities and services of the refuge;
''(iii) increase awareness and understanding of the
refuge and the National Wildlife Refuge System through the
development, publication, or distribution of educational
materials and products;
''(iv) advance education concerning the purposes of the
refuge and the mission of the System through the use of the
refuge as an outdoor classroom and development of other
educational programs; or
''(v) contribute financial resources to the refuge,
under terms that require that the net revenues be used
exclusively for the benefit of the refuge, through donation
of net revenues from the sale of educational materials and
products and through encouragement of gifts, devises, and
bequests.
''(C) Federal funding and ownership.--
''(i) Matching.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations and the requirements of the National
Wildlife Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd
et seq.) and other applicable law, the Secretary may
provide funds to match non-Federal funds donated under a
cooperative agreement under this paragraph. With respect to
each project or program, the amount of funds provided by
the Secretary may not exceed the amount of the non-Federal
funds donated through the project or program.
''(ii) Use of federal funds.--Any Federal funds used to
fund a project or program under a cooperative agreement may
be used only for expenses directly related to the project
or program and may not be used for operation or
administration of any non-Federal entity.
''(iii) Ownership of facilities.--Any new facility,
improvement to an existing facility, or other permanent
improvement to a refuge constructed under this subsection
shall be the property of the United States Government.
''(D) Treasury account.--Amounts received by the Secretary
of the Interior as a result of projects and programs under
subparagraph (B) shall be deposited in a separate account in
the Treasury. Amounts in the account that are attributable to
activities at a particular refuge or complex of geographically
related refuges shall be available to the Secretary of the
Interior, without further appropriation, to pay the costs of
incidental expenses related to volunteer activities, and to
carry out cooperative agreements for the refuge or complex of
refuges.''.

SEC. 6. REFUGE EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.

Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f) (as
amended by section 5) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(e) Refuge Education Program Enhancement.--
''(1) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall
develop guidance for refuge education programs to further the
mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System and the purposes of
individual refuges through--
''(A) providing outdoor classroom opportunities for
students on national wildlife refuges that combine educational
curricula with the personal experiences of students relating to
fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitat and to the
cultural and historical resources of the refuges;
''(B) promoting understanding and conservation of fish,
wildlife, and plants and cultural and historical resources of
the refuges; and
''(C) improving scientific literacy in conjunction with
both formal and nonformal education programs.
''(2) Refuge programs.--Based on the guidance developed under
paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior may develop or enhance
refuge education programs as appropriate, based on the resources of
individual refuges and the opportunities available for such
programs in State, local, and private schools. In developing and
implementing each program, the Secretary should cooperate with
State and local education authorities, and may cooperate with
partner organizations in accordance with subsection (d).''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f) (as
amended by section 6) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(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 1999 through
2004.''.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to provide that any gift or bequest made for the benefit of a particular national wildlife refuge or complex of refuges shall be disbursed only for such refuge's or refuges' benefit. Authorizes Federal matching funds.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to conduct a volunteer coordinator pilot project in at least two refuges (but not more than 20 nationwide) in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce to provide volunteers in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with awards and recognition, including nominal cash awards.
Authorizes the Secretary to establish a Senior Volunteer Corps.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with community partnership organizations (private, corporate, academic, or State or local) to implement refuge related programs. Authorizes Federal matching funds.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to develop guidance for, and programs of, refuge education.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.