To establish a commission to promote awareness of the National Wildlife Refuge System among the American public as the System celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2003, and for other purposes.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress and the President by March 1, 2002, a unified long-term plan to address priority operations, maintenance, and construction needs of the System, including: (1) priority staffing needs; and (2) operations, maintenance, and construction needs as identified in the Refuge Operating Needs System, the Maintenance Management System, the five-year deferred maintenance list, the five-year construction list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report entitled "Fulfilling the Promise of America's National Wildlife Refuge System,"and individual refuge comprehensive conservation plans. Requires the Secretary, beginning with the budget request for FY 2003, to submit a report containing: (1) an assessment of expenditures in the prior, current, and upcoming fiscal years to meet the operations and maintenance backlog as identified in the plan; and (2) transition costs in such years, as identified in the Department of the Interior analysis of newly acquired refuge lands, and a description of the method used to determine the priority status of these needs.
Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-715.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-715.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5673-5676)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4442.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walden objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5765)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 403 - 15 (Roll no. 380).(text: CR 7/10/2000 H5674-5675)
Roll Call #380 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 403 - 15 (Roll no. 380). (text: CR 7/10/2000 H5674-5675)
Roll Call #380 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.