NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

Bills and resolutions

Congress: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 3009), H6412 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (see S. 351), S747 [15FE]

———authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see S. 352), S747 [15FE]

———enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 306), H254 [18JA]

———establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 3407), H7577 [14NO]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H34 [5JA]

———grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (see H.R. 3117), H6671 [6OC]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H5579 [26JY]

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges: designate certain Federal lands in Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties as wilderness (see H.R. 2984), H6341 [21SE]

National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see S. 1359), S4555 [13JY] (see H.R. 3335), H7329 [3NO]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 288), S6330 [6OC]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 266), S543 [3FE] (see H.R. 588), H598 [9FE]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 706), S2046 [31MR] (see H.R. 1287), H2213 [31MR]

Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 1444), H2569 [8AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges (see H. Con. Res. 15), H599 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H1404 [1MR], H1655 [9MR], H1974 [17MR], H3008 [4MY], H4932 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (H.R. 49), H1801 [15MR], H4194 [15JN]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), H7408, H7409 [14NO]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects, H8111 [2DE]

Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), E689 [8AP]

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge: dissolution of Rocky Mountain Arsenal Restoration Advisory Board, E1981 [2NO]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1516, S1517, S1523, S1525 [10MR], S1577 [14MR], S1812 [17MR], S3034 [17MY], S6695-S6698 [18OC]

Arctic regions: oil and gas exploration, S3207 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S749-S751 [15FE]

———authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), S749-S751 [15FE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (S. Res. 288), S6354 [6OC]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (S. 266), S924 [17FE]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects, S1525 [10MR]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (S. 706), S1958 [30MR], S2060 [31MR], S2063 [4AP], S3072 [18MY], S5414 [8SE], S6298 [6OC]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S3207 [23MY]

Reports filed

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 306) (H. Rept. 112-310), H8074 [1DE]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Redesignation as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 588) (H. Rept. 112-279), H7405 [10NO]

Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 266) (H. Rept. 112-171), H5284 [20JY]

Texts of

H.R. 588, Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge redesignation as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, H7408 [14NO]

S. 266, Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge redesignation as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, S924 [17FE]

S. Res. 288, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S6349, S6354 [6OC]