[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 429 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 429

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain interests 
 in the Waihee Marsh and along the Waihee Stream for inclusion in the 
                 Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1995

 Mrs. Mink of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain interests 
 in the Waihee Marsh and along the Waihee Stream for inclusion in the 
                 Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION. 1. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE INTERESTS FOR INCLUSION IN THE OAHU 
              NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX.

    (a) Authority to Acquire.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
acquire the following for inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife 
Refuge Complex:
            (1) The area known as the Waihee Marsh, located on the 
        northeast coast of the Island of Oahu, Hawaii, consisting of 
        approximately 30 acres (as determined by the Secretary) along 
        both sides of Kamehameha Highway.
            (2) A conservation easement in lands that are within 
        approximately 100 feet of either bank of the Waihee Stream, 
        which is located adjacent to the Waihee Marsh referred to in 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Management of Acquired Interests.--Lands and interests acquired 
by the United States under this section shall be managed by the 
Secretary of the Interior as part of the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge 
Complex.
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