[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 439 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 439

 To prohibit acquisitions of land or waters for the National Wildlife 
Refuge System if wildlife refuge revenue sharing payments have not been 
                  made for the preceding fiscal year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit acquisitions of land or waters for the National Wildlife 
Refuge System if wildlife refuge revenue sharing payments have not been 
                  made for the preceding fiscal year.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITIONS FOR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 
              SYSTEM.

    (a) Limitation.--No amounts may be expended by the United States in 
a fiscal year for acquisition of land or waters (or interests therein) 
for the National Wildlife Refuge System if the Secretary of the 
Interior has not made all payments required for the preceding fiscal 
year by section 401(c)(1) of the Act of June 15, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
715s(c)(1)).
    (b) Rule of Construction.--A provision of law enacted after the 
date of the enactment of this Act shall not be considered to amend, 
repeal, or otherwise modify or supersede subsection (a) unless the 
provision expressly refers to subsection (a).
    (c) Conforming Amendment to Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965.--Subsection (b) of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Acquisition Restrictions.--
            ``(1) Use for authorized acquisitions.--Appropriations from 
        the fund pursuant to this section shall not be used for 
        acquisition unless such acquisition is otherwise authorized by 
        law: Provided, however, That appropriations from the fund may 
        be used for preacquisition work in instances where 
        authorization is imminent and where substantial monetary 
        savings could be realized.
            ``(2) Use for wildlife refuge acquisitions.--Appropriations 
        from the fund pursuant to this Act shall not be used in a 
        fiscal year for acquisition of land or waters (or interests 
        therein) for the National Wildlife Refuge System if the 
        Secretary has not made all payments required for the preceding 
        fiscal year by section 401(c)(1) of the Act of June 15, 1935 
        (16 U.S.C. 715s(c)(1)).''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION.

    Section 1 shall not apply to any acquisition the Secretary of the 
Interior is obligated to carry out under a contract entered into by the 
Secretary of the Interior on or before the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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