[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4807 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 693
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4807

                          [Report No. 107-305]


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 16, 2002

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

                            October 8, 2002

              Reported by Mr. Jeffords, with an amendment
                  [Insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the property in 
 Cecil County, Maryland, known as Garrett Island for inclusion in the 
                  Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

    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 ``Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Garrett Island, located at the mouth of the Susquehanna 
        River in Cecil County, Maryland, is a microcosm of the geology 
        and geography of the region, including hard rock piedmont, 
        coastal plain, and volcanic formations.
            (2) Garrett Island is the only rocky island in the tidal 
        waters of the Chesapeake.
            (3) Garrett Island and adjacent waters provide high-quality 
        habitat for bird and fish species.
            (4) Garrett Island contains significant archaeological 
        sites reflecting human history and prehistory of the region.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR INCLUSION IN THE BLACKWATER 
              NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary of the Interior may use otherwise 
available amounts to acquire the area known as Garrett Island, 
consisting of approximately 198 acres located at the mouth of the 
Susquehanna River in Cecil County, Maryland.
    (b) Administration.--Lands and interests acquired by the United 
States under this section shall be managed by the Secretary as the 
Garrett Island Unit of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
    (c) Purposes.--The purposes for which the Garrett Island Unit is 
established and shall be managed are the following:
            (1) To support the Delmarva Conservation Corridor 
        Demonstration Program.
            (2) To conserve, restore, and manage habitats as necessary 
        to contribute to the migratory bird populations prevalent in 
        the Atlantic Flyway.
            (3) To conserve, restore, and manage the significant 
        aquatic resource values associated with submerged land adjacent 
        to the unit and to achieve the habitat objectives of the 
        agreement known as the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement.
            (4) To conserve the archaeological resources on the unit.
            (5) To provide public access to the unit in a manner that 
        does not adversely impact natural resources on and around the 
        unit.

SEC. 4. ACCOKEEK CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Accokeek Creek 
National Wildlife Refuge in Stafford County, Virginia, consisting of 
approximately 7,480 acres located between Accokeek Creek to the north 
and Potomac Creek to the south as depicted on Map 2 entitled ``Proposed 
Accokeek Creek National Wildlife Refuge'' contained in the Final 
Environmental Assessment dated October, 2000.
    (b) Acquisition and Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior 
is authorized to acquire from willing parties by purchase, lease, 
exchange, and donation land within the boundary depicted on the map 
referenced in subsection (a), which shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with the laws (including regulations) relating 
to the National Wildlife Refuge System.




                                                       Calendar No. 693

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4807

                          [Report No. 107-305]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the property in 
 Cecil County, Maryland, known as Garrett Island for inclusion in the 
                  Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 8, 2002

                       Reported with an amendment