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H.R. 794 · 102nd Congress · enacted

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act

Became Public Law No: 102-212.

Latest official action 1991-12-11 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Title I: Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act - Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act - Establishes the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, consisting of lands and waters of the Connecticut River basin, including tributaries and watersheds, as designated by the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). Establishes the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Advisory Committee. Authorizes the Secretary to construct, in or near the refuge, an aquatic resources and wildlife interpretation and education center, with administrative facilities. Title II: Fish Habitat Conservation Act - Fish Habitat Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary to develop national and regional fish habitat conservation plans, specifying the types of the fish habitats which should be given priority for acquisition. Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the Service, to begin identifying and acquiring lands and waters that are appropriate for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System for the purpose of protecting fish habitat. Directs the Secretary, in establishing land acquisition priorities for the Service, to give equal consideration to fish habitat as is given to other types of habitat, and to modify the Land Acquisition Priorities System Application Manual accordingly. Prohibi…

Congressional Research Service · 1991-05-14

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