Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
Latest action · May 19, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-23.
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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2003
- Passed HouseApr 1, 2003
- Passed SenateMay 1, 2003
- To the PresidentMay 9, 2003
- Became lawMay 19, 2003Public Law 108-23
Summary
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - (Sec. 4) Expands the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex to include specified land and water in the State of Ohio. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange the land and water and interests in land and water within the boundaries of the Complex.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to study and report to Congress on fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial communities in and around two specified dredge spoil disposal sites in Toledo Harbor.
(Sec. 5) Expands the southern boundary of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (the Refuge) to include additional land and water located in the State of Michigan east of Interstate Route 75.
(Sec. 6) Prescribes requirements for administration of the Complex. Directs the Secretary to administer all Federally owned land, water, and interests in land and water that are located within the boundaries of the Complex in accordance with this Act and the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966.
States that the Complex shall be managed to strengthen and complement existing resource management, conservation, and education programs and activities in order to facilitate: (1) the provision of major resting, feeding, and wintering habits for migratory birds and other wildlife; and (2) the enhancement of national resource conservation and management in the western basin. States other purposes for which the Complex shall be managed, including to protect and restore the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.
Directs the Secretary to ensure that hunting, trapping, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation shall be the priority public uses of the Complex.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 8, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2003 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2003 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2003Markup Apr 9, 2003Reported Apr 9, 2003 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2003Signed by President.
- May 19, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-23.
- May 9, 2003Presented to President.
- May 5, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 1, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5691)
- Apr 9, 2003Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 9, 2003Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. Without written report.
- Apr 9, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 67.
- Apr 2, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Apr 1, 2003Mr. Renzi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 1, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2535-2538)
- Apr 1, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 289.
- Apr 1, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2535-2537)
- Apr 1, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Feb 12, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5691 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 1, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2535–H2538Text printed H2535–H2537 | John D. Dingell D-MI, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Rick Renzi R-AZ, Wayne T. Gilchrest R-MD | Apr 1, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-3 | H.R. 273, H.R. 274, H.R. 289 and H.R. 41732 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 6, 2003 |
CRS reports 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 6
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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|---|---|---|---|
| R47284 | House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Members: 104th-119th Congresses | Report | Sep 3, 2026 |
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 248 | Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act | Related bill | Jan 30, 2003 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand the boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- Aquatic ecology
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Boundaries
- Canada
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Conservation easements
- Dredging
- Ecosystem management
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fishery management
- Fishing
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Great Lakes
- Habitat conservation
- Harbors
- Hunting
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Land transfers
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Michigan
- Migratory bird conservation
- Nature conservation
- Ohio
- Outdoor recreation
- Photography
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Riparian ecology
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sports and Recreation
- Trails
- Transportation and Public Works
- Waste disposal sites
- Water Resources Development
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation
- Wildlife refuges
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Apr 9, 2003Reported to Senate
- Apr 2, 2003Referred in Senate
- Apr 1, 2003Engrossed in House
- Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.