NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: allow States to issue fully electronic duck stamps (S. 788), S3838, S3843 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 282), S264 [7FE]

——— repeal oil and gas program and preserve Arctic coastal plain (see H.R. 724), H627 [1FE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow States to issue fully electronic duck stamps (see S. 788), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 2872), H2047 [26AP]

——— reinstate all approvals or orders to establish and administer Coastal Plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas leasing program (see S. 3289), S5459 [9NO] (see H.R. 6285), H5650 [8NO]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5217), H4187 [15AU]

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge: anniversary (see S. Res. 433), S5213 [26OC] (see H. Res. 822), H5181 [30OC]

National parks and recreation areas: provide lifetime America the Beautiful—National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 1642), H1293 [17MR]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 396), S4948 [4OC] (see H. Res. 767), H4990 [6OC]

Nevada: designate and adjust boundaries of certain public lands and clarify authority of Dept. of Defense to conduct certain military activities at Nevada Test and Training Range (see S. 3134), S5183 [25OC] (see H.R. 6216), H5403 [3NO]

——— withdraw land in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Ruby Mountains subdistrict and Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Elko and White Pine Counties, NV, from oil and gas leasing (see S. 706), S714 [8MR]

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge: recognize as vital part of Georgia ecology and support inscription on UNESCO World Heritage Site list (see H. Res. 549), H3142 [23JN]

Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see S. 1630), S1678 [16MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: limit funding for National Wildlife Refuge Fund (see H.R. 2160), H1632 [29MR]

——— seek compensation for damages to trust resources and use such compensation to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see H.R. 6583), H6110 [4DE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: allow States to issue fully electronic duck stamps (H.R. 2872), H4366, H4367 [18SE], H4427 [20SE]

——— allow States to issue fully electronic duck stamps (S. 788), H6751, H6752 [11DE]

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge: completion of Steigerwald Reconnection Project, H3490 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: allow States to issue fully electronic duck stamps (S. 788), S3843 [27JY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (S. Res. 396), S5366, S5367 [6NO]

Reports filed

Allow States To Issue Fully Electronic Duck Stamps: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2872) (H. Rept. 118–198), H4343 [14SE]

Ruby Mountains Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 706) (S. Rept. 118–65), S3147 [19JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2872, allow States to issue fully electronic duck stamps, H4366 [18SE]

S. 788, Duck Stamp Modernization Act, H6751 [11DE]

S. Res. 396, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S4953 [4OC]

S. Res. 433, Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge anniversary, S5216 [26OC]