[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1856 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1856

To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
to prohibit the use of neonicotinoids in National Wildlife Refuges, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2019

 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
to prohibit the use of neonicotinoids in National Wildlife Refuges, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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 ``Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF NEONICOTINOIDS IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
              REFUGES.

    (a) In General.--The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 
Act of 1966 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 5 (16 U.S.C. 668ee) as section 
        2, and moving that section so as to appear in numerical order; 
        and
            (2) by inserting after section 4 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) the 
        following:

``SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF NEONICOTINOIDS.

    ``No person may use a neonicotinoid in the System.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 is amended by inserting before section 2 (as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1)) the following:

``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This Act may be cited as the `National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966'.''.
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