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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 261
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 2, 2005
Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Biden, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Designation of portion of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness
Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Designation of certain land as wilderness
Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska comprising
approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—1002 Area. Alternative E—Wilderness
Designation, October 28, 1991
and available for inspection in the
offices of the Secretary, is designated as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.).
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