[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 87 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 87

   Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of the National Wildlife 
                             Refuge System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 13, 2003

Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Inhofe, 
  Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
 Lieberman, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. 
  Mikulski, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Hollings, Mrs. Boxer, 
 Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Allard, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. 
 Edwards) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Commemorating the Centennial Anniversary of the National Wildlife 
                             Refuge System.

Whereas March 14, 2003, will mark the Centennial Anniversary of the National 
        Wildlife Refuge System;
Whereas the United States Senate continues to fully support the mission of the 
        National Wildlife Refuge System, and shares President Theodore 
        Roosevelt's view that: ``Wild beasts and birds are by right not the 
        property merely of the people who are alive today, but the property of 
        unknown generations, whose belongings we have no right to squander'';
Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt's vision in 1903 to conserve wildlife 
        started with the plants and animals on the tiny Pelican Island on 
        Florida's East Coast, and has flourished across the United States and 
        its territories, allowing for the preservation of a vast array of 
        species; and
Whereas the National Wildlife Refuge System of 540 refuges, that now hosts 
        35,000,000 visitors annually, with the help of 30,000 volunteers, is 
        home to wildlife of almost every variety in every state of the union 
        within an hour's drive of almost every major city: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the National Wildlife Refuge System on 
        its Centennial Anniversary;
            (2) expresses strong support for the National Wildlife 
        Refuge System's continued success in the next 100 years and 
        beyond;
            (3) encourages the National Wildlife Refuge System in its 
        continued efforts to broaden understanding and appreciation for 
        the Refuge System, to increase partnerships on behalf of the 
        National Wildlife Refuge System to better manage and monitor 
        wildlife, and to continue its support of outdoor recreational 
        activities; and
            (4) reaffirms its commitment to continued support for the 
        National Wildlife Refuge System, and the conservation of our 
        Nation's rich natural heritage.
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