HR 289 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act

Introduced Jan 8, 2003 Originated House Became Public Law 108-23 Sponsor Marcy Kaptur D-OH

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

Version

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed in the House on April 1, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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)

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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.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R47284	House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Members: 104th-119th Congresses	Report	Sep 3, 2026
TE10107	Continuity of Congress: Preparing for the Future by Learning from the Past	Testimony	Sep 18, 2024
R40628	Continuity of Congressional Representation: Background and Issues for Congress	Report	Sep 3, 2024
RL31943	Budget Enforcement Procedures: The Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule	Report	Jan 9, 2023
RL32838	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 96th-114th Congresses Archived	Report	Jul 30, 2020
RL30297	Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information	Report	Nov 16, 2015

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.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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