Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, within three years, specified lands in Grays Harbor, Washington, for the establishment of the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge. Authorizes the acquisition of additional lands and makes lands acquired for the Refuge eligible for consideration as meeting mitigation obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Directs the Secretary to administer the Refuge to preserve the estuary's natural resources and habitat, particularly the Bowerman Basin for migratory birds. Requires the Secretary to complete a management plan which includes the construction of a visitor's center and other facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish for the Refuge an economic development fund of contributions and Federal matching funds. Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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