S. 3354

A bill to redesignate the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex.

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Calendar No. 519

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3354

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 12, 2010

Mr. Cochran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

August 5, 2010

Reported by Mrs. Boxer, without amendment

A BILL

To redesignate the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex.

1.

Redesignation of the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex

(a)

In general

The North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex, located in the State of Mississippi and consisting of the Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge, the Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge, the Coldwater National Wildlife Refuge, and the Bear Lake Unit, is redesignated as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex.

(b)

Boundary revision

Nothing in this Act prevents the Secretary of the Interior from making adjustments to the boundaries of the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex (referred to in this section as the Refuges Complex), as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to carry out the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and any other applicable authority.

(c)

Addition of land

Nothing in this Act prevents the Secretary of the Interior from adding to the Refuges Complex new land or parcels of the National Wildlife Refuge System, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to carry out the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and any other applicable authority.

(d)

References

Any reference in any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, publication, map, paper, or other document of the United States to the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex is deemed to refer to the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex.

August 5, 2010

Reported without amendment