3.0.0 2894 2023-01-15T05:47:33Z 2023-01-15T05:47:33Z House H HR 2003-07-24 108 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2003-07-27T14:00:49Z Referred to 2003-07-24T14:01:05Z 2003-07-27 hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. Committee 2003-07-27 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Committee 2003-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2003-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 N T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2003-10-30 False P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 2003-10-30 False W000437 Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] Roger Wicker R MS F. 1 2003-10-30 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Blacks Building construction Commemorations Commerce Congress Congressional tributes Environmental Protection Environmental education Government Operations and Politics Habitat conservation History Hunting Land transfers Maps Minorities Mississippi Names Planning Reforestation Restoration ecology Roosevelt (Theodore) Administration Sports and Recreation Tourism Trails Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2003-07-24 Introduced in House 2004-03-12T20:10:57Z Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish as the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge certain lands, waters, and interests the Secretary shall acquire in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, located in Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Warren, Washington, and Yazoo Counties, Mississippi, popularly known as the Lower Delta, in order to: (1) restore and preserve native Mississippi River ecosystems; (2) provide habitat for migratory birds and the Louisiana Black Bear, as well as population management of native plants and resident animals (including restoration of extirpated species); (3) maximize fisheries on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, natural lakes, and manmade reservoirs; (4) provide technical assistance to private landowners in fish and wildlife protection, restoration, and enhancement of their lands; and (5) provide the public with opportunities for hunting, angling, trapping, and other outdoor recreational and educational activities.

Directs the Secretary to construct, administer, and maintain in the Refuge a multiagency Holt Collier Wildlife Interpretation and Education Center.

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