[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 588 Reported in House (RH)]
House Calendar No. 88
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 588
[Report No. 112-279]
To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D.
Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2011
Mr. Harper introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
November 10, 2011
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D.
Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF THE NOXUBEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
(a) In General.--The Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, located in
the State of Mississippi, is redesignated as the ``Sam D. Hamilton
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge''.
(b) Boundary Revision.--Nothing in this Act prevents the Secretary
of the Interior from making adjustments to the boundaries of the Sam D.
Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (referred to in this section
as the ``Refuge''), as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to
carry out the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System in
accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and any other applicable authority.
(c) Addition of Land.--Nothing in this Act prevents the Secretary
of the Interior from adding to the Refuge new land or parcels of the
National Wildlife Refuge System, as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, to carry out the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge
System in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and any other
applicable authority.
(d) References.--Any reference in any statute, rule, regulation,
executive order, publication, map, paper, or other document of the
United States to the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to
refer to the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
House Calendar No. 88
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 588
[Report No. 112-279]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D.
Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 10, 2011
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed