[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2619 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2619

To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2003

   Mr. Case introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Kilauea Point National Wildlife 
Refuge Expansion Act of 2003'' .

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior may acquire all or a 
portion of the land or interests in land described in subsection (b), 
as depicted on a map on file with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service entitled ``Kilauea Point Wildlife Refuge Expansion Area'' and 
dated ________ , 2003.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the following:
            (1) Parcel 1, consisting of approximately 12 acres known as 
        the Kilauea Bay property.
            (2) Parcel 2, consisting of approximately 45 acres known as 
        the Kilauea Vistas property.
            (3) Parcel 3, consisting of approximately 162 acres known 
        as the Kilauea Falls Ranch.
    (c) Boundary Revisions.--The Secretary may make such minor 
revisions in the boundaries of any of the parcels described in 
subsection (b) as may be appropriate to facilitate the acquisition of 
land or interests under subsection (a).
    (d) Inclusion in Refuge.--Land and interests acquired under this 
section shall become part of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife 
Refuge.
    (e) Refuge Purposes.--Upon acquisition of any land or interest in 
land described in subsection (b), the purposes of the Kilauea Point 
National Wildlife Refuge shall include--
            (1) the protection and recovery of endangered Hawaiian 
        waterbirds and the endangered Nene (Hawaiian goose); and
            (2) the conservation and management of native coastal 
        strand, riparian, and aquatic biological diversity.
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