H.R. 2241 — An act to provide for the establishment of the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Coos County, State of Oregon, and for other purposes. | PoliFocus

H.R. 224197th Congress

An act to provide for the establishment of the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Coos County, State of Oregon, and for other purposes.

A bill to provide for the establishment of the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Coos County, State of Oregon.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

(Measure passed House, amended)

Title I: Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Permits the Secretary to utilize such additional statutory authority as may be available for: (1) the development of outdoor recreation opportunities compatible with the wildlife resources of the refuge; and (2) interpretive education.

Authorizes appropriations beginning in fiscal year 1983 for the refuge.

Title II: Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to designate land and water in Kentucky and Indiana in order to establish the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to promulgate regulations which include prohibitions on all hunting, vandalism, and the dumping of refuse within the wildlife conservation area.

Authorizes appropriations beginning in fiscal year 1983 to carry out this title.

Full Text

Legislative Actions

1981-12-09
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
1981-12-09
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
1981-12-09
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 97-376.
1981-12-09
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 97-376.
1981-12-09
Placed on Union Calendar No: 228.
1981-12-15
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
1981-12-15
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
1981-12-15
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
1981-12-15
Received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
1981-12-16
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Voice Vote.
1981-12-16
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Voice Vote.
1981-12-16
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
1981-12-16
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
1981-12-22
Measure Signed in Senate.
1981-12-22
Presented to President.
1981-12-22
Presented to President.
1981-12-29
Signed by President.
1981-12-29
Signed by President.
1981-12-29
Became Public Law No: 97-137.
1981-12-29
Became Public Law No: 97-137.

Enacted as Public Law 97-137

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