[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11204]
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                      TENSAS RIVER WILDLIFE REFUGE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 460, H.R. 2660.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2660) to increase the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the Tensas 
     River National Wildlife Refuge.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.


                           Amendment No. 5400

(Purpose: To authorize an expansion of the Bayou Sauvage Urban National 
                            Wildlife Refuge)

  Mr. FRIST. Senator Johnston has an amendment at the desk. I ask for 
its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Frist], for Mr. Johnston, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 5400.

  The text of the amendment is as follows:
       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 3. BAYOU SAUVAGE URBAN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) Refuge Expansion.--Section 502(b)(1) of the Emergency 
     Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-645; 100 Stat. 
     3590), is amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
     following: ``In addition, the Secretary may acquire, within 
     such period as may be necessary, an area of approximately 
     4,228 acres, consisting of approximately 3,928 acres located 
     north of Interstate 10 between Little Woods and Pointe-aux-
     Herbes and approximately 300 acres south of Interstate 10 
     between the Maxent Canal and Michoud Boulevard that contains 
     the Big Oak Island archaeological site, as depicted on the 
     map entitled ``Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge 
     Expansion'', dated August, 1996, on file with the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service.''

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent the amendment be agreed to, the 
bill be deemed read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed 
at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 5400) was agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 2660), as amended, was deemed read for a third time 
and passed.
  The title was amended so as to read:

       To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of the Interior for the Tensas River National 
     Wildlife Refuge and for other purposes.

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