Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Act
Latest action · Jul 27, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish as the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge certain lands, waters, and interests the Secretary shall acquire in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, located in Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Warren, Washington, and Yazoo Counties, Mississippi, popularly known as the Lower Delta, in order to: (1) restore and preserve native Mississippi River ecosystems; (2) provide habitat for migratory birds and the Louisiana Black Bear, as well as population management of native plants and resident animals (including restoration of extirpated species); (3) maximize fisheries on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, natural lakes, and manmade reservoirs; (4) provide technical assistance to private landowners in fish and wildlife protection, restoration, and enhancement of their lands; and (5) provide the public with opportunities for hunting, angling, trapping, and other outdoor recreational and educational activities.
Directs the Secretary to construct, administer, and maintain in the Refuge a multiagency Holt Collier Wildlife Interpretation and Education Center.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 30, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Oct 30, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Jul 27, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Jul 24, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- Blacks
- Building construction
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- Government Operations and Politics
- Habitat conservation
- History
- Hunting
- Land transfers
- Maps
- Minorities
- Mississippi
- Names
- Planning
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Reforestation
- Restoration ecology
- Roosevelt (Theodore) Administration
- Sports and Recreation
- Tourism
- Trails
- Wildlife conservation
- Wildlife refuges
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