NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

Articles and editorials

Federal Agents Kill 750 Geese From Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Near JFK Airport, S496 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S8000 [13NO]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: authorize a land exchange involving acquisition of adjacent private land for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain BLM lands in Riverside County, CA (see H.R. 3006), H5397 [2AU]

Congress: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 638), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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. 126), H31 [3JA]

——— 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), H29 [3JA]

——— grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 738), S2684 [16AP] (see H.R. 1206), H1427 [14MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see S. 1750), S8361 [20NO] (see H.R. 3661), H7566 [5DE]

Federal aid programs: reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of refuges (see H.R. 1300), H1719 [20MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H7152 [15NO]

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges: designate certain Federal lands in Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties as wilderness (see H.R. 1808), H2392 [26AP]

National parks and recreation areas: make the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see H.R. 2743), H4725 [18JY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 296), S8049 [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 (see S. 17), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 1881), H2533 [8MY]

Public lands: establish a streamlined process through which a State may claim authority over and responsibility for management of Federal lands located in the State without claiming ownership of the land (see H.R. 3294), H6604 [15OC]

——— suspend collection of entrance fees at national parks and wildlife refuges (see S. 1742), S8360 [20NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges (see H. Con. Res. 13), H502 [13FE]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H1824 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Congress: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (H.R. 638), E140 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 126), H2993, H2994 [3JN]

——— grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 1206), H2994–H2996 [3JN]

Federal aid programs: reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of refuges (H.R. 1300), H5148, H5149 [30JY]

Public lands: impact of shutdown on fishing, hunting, and other recreational activities, H6308–H6312 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 126), S4024 [7JN], S4027 [10JN]

National parks and recreation areas: impact of Government shutdown, S7475 [15OC]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (S. Res. 296), S8069 [14NO]

Public lands: suspend collection of entrance fees at national parks and wildlife refuges (S. 1742), S8365 [20NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: round-up of Canadian geese in Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge to preserve aviation safety near LaGuardia Airport, S496 [7FE]

Reports filed

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 126) (H. Rept. 113–77), H2773 [17MY]

National Wildlife Refuge Review Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 638) (H. Rept. 113–218), H5801 [20SE]

Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1206) (H. Rept. 113–67), H2773 [17MY]

Volunteer Programs and Community Partnerships for the Benefit of National Wildlife Refuges Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 113–112), H3686 [17JN]

Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1384) (H. Rept. 113–100), H3250 [6JN]

Texts of

H.R. 126, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H2993 [3JN]

H.R. 1206, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H2994 [3JN]

H.R. 1300, volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refuges reauthorization, H5148 [30JY]

S. Res. 296, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S8055 [14NO]