HR 2956 — To provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge.

2956 IntroducedReported in House (IH)](RH)] <DOC> 116thUnion CONGRESSCalendar 1stNo. Session H.

514 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H.

2956 To[Report provideNo. for the establishment of the Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge.

116-629] To provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge.

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 8, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23, 2019] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'')``Secretary''), shallacting establishthrough as a national wildlife refuge the lands, waters, and interests therein acquired under section 4, at such time as the Secretary determines that sufficient property has been acquired by the United States toFish constituteand anWildlife areaService, thatshall canestablish be effectively managed as a national wildlife refuge for the purposeslands, setwaters, forthand ininterests subsectiontherein (b)acquired ofunder thissection section.4.

(2) to conserve wildlifespecies listed as threatened or endangered speciesunder orthe threatenedEndangered species;Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.

1531 et seq.) or the California Endangered Species Act (California Fish and Game Code 2050-2068), or which is a covered species under the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan;

(a)The In General.--The Secretary shall include within the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge the lands and waters within the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area (as depicted on maps and described in the Final Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan dated June 17, 2003) that are owned by the Federal government,Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State on the date onof whichenactment theof Secretarythis establishesAct. the Wildlife Refuge under section 1(a).

(b) Boundary Revisions.--The Secretary may from time to time make such revisions to the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Wildlife Refuge as specified in section 1(b) if such revisions do not extend the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge beyond the boundaries of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area.

(a) In General.--Upon the establishment of the Wildlife Refuge and thereafter, the Secretary,Secretary in consultation with the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority which administers the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area, shall administer all federally owned lands, waters, and interests in the Wildlife Refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.

The Secretary may use such additional statutory authority as may be available to the Secretary for the conservation, management, and restoration of fish and wildlife and natural resources, the development of compatible wildlife dependent outdoor recreation opportunities, and the facilitation of fish and wildlife interpretation and education as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act.Act and serve the objectives of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.

(a) Acquisitions.--TheAcquisitions.--In addition to lands and waters acquired pursuant to section 2, the Secretary may acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange the lands and water, or interest therein (including conservation easements), within the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge, except that the lands, water, and interests therein owned by the State of California and its political subdivisions may be acquired only by donation.

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116-629] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge.

_______________________________________________________________________ December 8, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed