NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

Bills and resolutions

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: allow for energy exploration (see H.R. 5726), H8033 [17NO]

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. 2408), S3294 [22MY]

——— 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. 2409), S3294 [22MY]

——— require land transfer to Alaska to construct single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to connect King Cove, AK, and Cold Bay, AK, airport (see S. 1929), S372 [15JA]

Federal-State relations: allow Western States to exchange school trust lands within Federal conservation areas with certain Federal lands with viable revenue opportunities to support public education (see H.R. 4901), H5556 [19JN]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 2298), S2796 [7MY] (see H.R. 3976), H1511 [29JA]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 556), S5698 [17SE]

Navy: establish a surface danger zone over the Guam National Wildlife Refuge or any portion thereof to support operation of a live-fire training range complex (see H.R. 4402), H2961 [4AP]

Public lands: make continuing appropriations for certain programs that benefit sportsmen by preventing closure of national park and other public land closures during a Government shutdown (see S. 2327), S2953 [13MY]

——— require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 5530), H7882 [18SE]

Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 2845), S5698 [17SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide authority to seek compensation from responsible parties who cause injury to public resources and use funds to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see S. 2560), S4154 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 139), E1474 [19SE]

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 (H.R. 3006), H7483 [15SE]

Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, H1566 [4FE]

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, E1369 [9SE]

National Environmental Policy Act: prohibit waiver for management decisions in national wildlife refuges, H1578 [4FE]

Remarks in Senate

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. 2408), S3298 [22MY]

——— authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 2409), S3298 [22MY]

——— grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, S4304 [9JY]

——— grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 1206), S6840 [15DE]

——— rejection of proposal to construct single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, S216–S218 [9JA], S1903 [1AP]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (S. Res. 556), S5720 [17SE]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation, S2765 [7MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide authority to seek compensation from responsible parties who cause injury to public resources and use funds to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (S. 2560), S4160 [26JN]

Reports filed

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange Involving Acquisition of Adjacent Private Land for Inclusion in Exchange for Certain BLM Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3006) (H. Rept. 113–591), H7527 [15SE]

Guam Military Training and Readiness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 113–649), H8867 [8DE]

Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1206) (S. Rept. 113–145), S1923 [1AP]

Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1750) (S. Rept. 113–295), S6540 [10DE]

Texts of

H.R. 3006, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge land exchange authorization involving acquisition of adjacent private land for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain BLM lands in Riverside County, CA, H7483 [15SE]

S. 2560, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Protection Act, S4162 [26JN]

S. Res. 556, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S5704 [17SE]