[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 191 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 191

To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to 
  explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca 
                       National Wildlife Refuge.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 8, 2009

  Mr. Salazar (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to 
  explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca 
                       National Wildlife Refuge.

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

SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE BACA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    Section 6 of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 410hhh-4) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``(a) Establishment.--(1) When'' 
                and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Establishment and Purpose.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--When'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) Such 
                establishment'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Effective date.--The establishment of the 
                refuge under subparagraph (A)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Baca National Wildlife 
        Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, and maintain wetland, 
        upland, riparian, and other habitats for native wildlife, 
        plant, and fish species in the San Luis Valley.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Requirements.--In administering the Baca National 
        Wildlife Refuge, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
        practicable--
                    ``(A) emphasize migratory bird conservation; and
                    ``(B) take into consideration the role of the 
                Refuge in broader landscape conservation efforts.''; 
                and
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) subject to any agreement in existence as of the date 
        of enactment of this paragraph, and to the extent consistent 
        with the purposes of the Refuge, use decreed water rights on 
        the Refuge in approximately the same manner that the water 
        rights have been used historically.''.
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