[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 529 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 529

   To affirm this Nation's tradition of hunting on wildlife refuges.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 21, 1994

Mr. Williams (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. LaRocco, Mr. 
 Hansen, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. Lambert, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
   Clement, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Parker, Mr. Packard, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Boucher) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                    on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   To affirm this Nation's tradition of hunting on wildlife refuges.

Whereas the first national wildlife refuge was established in 1903; and since 
        that time the number has grown to four hundred and ninety-nine refuges 
        located in all regions of the United States;
Whereas the Refuge System can selectively accommodate a variety of recreational 
        uses and is authorized to do so under existing law;
Whereas the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act explicitly 
        authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to permit recreational hunting 
        on national wildlife refuges;
Whereas recreational hunting is a traditional public use of wildlife refuges 
        enjoyed by millions of Americans;
Whereas recreational hunters provide vital funds for refuge acquisition through 
        Duck Stamp purchases and other means;
Whereas recreational hunting is an important management tool for maintaining 
        certain wildlife populations and protecting biodiversity;
Whereas professional refuge managers have pursued policies that helped protect 
        endangered species and restore our great herds of elk, deer, antelope, 
        and flocks of migratory birds;
Whereas some people for philosophical reasons would prohibit appropriate and 
        sometimes necessary recreational hunting on refuges and other public 
        lands; and
Whereas the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting a review of 
        the public uses of National Wildlife refuges, including traditional 
        hunting and fishing, to determine the compatibility of these uses with 
        refuge purposes: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Congress of the United States recognizes the 
need for and desirability of recreational hunting and fishing on 
national wildlife refuges; recognizes both the financial and 
organizational support provided by these recreational activities to our 
national wildlife refuges and other Federal lands; and commends our 
professional refuge managers who work diligently to enhance our 
wildlife resources.
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