[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1856 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1856

 To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of 
   the Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national 
wildlife refuge in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1997

  Mr. Saxton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of 
   the Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national 
wildlife refuge in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region, 
                        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 ``Volunteers for Wildlife Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. VOLUNTEERS IN WILDLIFE.

    Section 7(c) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
742f(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7)(A) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a volunteer pilot 
        project at one national wildlife refuge in each United States 
        Fish and Wildlife Service region, under which the Secretary 
        shall employ a volunteer coordinator for the refuge.
            ``(B) The Secretary may--
                    ``(i) establish an account for each national 
                wildlife refuge at which a pilot project is conducted 
                under this paragraph;
                    ``(ii) deposit into the account entrance fees, 
                donations, and user fees generated at the national 
                wildlife refuge at which the project is conducted; and
                    ``(iii) without further appropriation, expend 
                amounts in the account for materials, training, and 
                other uses to enhance volunteer activities at the 
                refuge.
            ``(C) There are authorized to be appropriated $150,000 for 
        each pilot project authorized under this paragraph for each of 
        the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
            ``(8) The Secretary shall appoint a national volunteer 
        coordinator for the National Wildlife Refuge System.''.
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