HR 1204 · 108th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System, to provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in the System by concessionaires authorized to use such properties, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2003-03-11· Sponsored by Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.(2003-11-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from awarding any concession that authorizes a person to use any land or water in the National Wildlife Refuge System for any activity conducted to provide accommodations, facilities, or services for visitors' recreational, educational, or interpretive enjoyment of System lands or waters, except under a standardized contract established pursuant to this Act. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to issue regulations requiring that any activity conducted in the System under the contract must be: (1) a compatible use; and (2) designed to conserve the System's natural and cultural resources, facilitate the enjoyment of System lands and waters, and enhance visitors' knowledge of the natural resources. Requires the Secretary to include in any such contract provisions that: (1) authorize the person to maintain or repair any improvement on or in such land or water that the person is authorized to use; and (2) treat costs incurred by the person for such maintenance or repair as consideration otherwise required to be pai…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1204, A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System to provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in

Oct 23, 2003

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 1204, A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System to provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in

Oct 23, 2003

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office