PUBLIC LAW 101-593 —NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2957 (4) the Bayou Cocodrie area includes some of the least disturbed bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast and significantly contributes to the biodiversity in the region; (5) similar habitat located elsewhere is threatened by disruptive practices and/or conversion to other uses; and (6) this area is deserving of inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System. (b) DEFINITIONS.— For the purposes of this Act— (1) the term "refuge" means the Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge; and (2) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REFUGE. —(1) The Secretary is authorized and directed to acquire approximately eighteen thousand acres of lands and waters, as depicted upon a map entitled "Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge", dated February 1990 and available for inspection in appropriate offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (2) The Secretary may make such minor adjustments in the boundaries designated under subsection (a) as may be appropriate to facilitate acquisition of property within the refuge or to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Act. (3) When sufficient property within the boundaries has been acquired to constitute an area that can be effectively managed as a refuge, the Secretary shall establish the refuge by publishing a notice to that effect in the Federal Register. (d) REFUGE PURPOSE.— The Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge is established and shall be managed for the purposes of^ (1) conservation and enhancement of wetlands; (2) general wildlife management as a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, including management for migratory birds; and (3) fish and wildlife-oriented recreational activities. (e) ADMINISTRATION. —(1) The Secretary shall administer all lands, waters, and interests therein acquired under this Act in accordance with the provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee). (2) The Secretary may utilize such additional statutory authority as may be available to him for conservation and development of wildlife and natural resources, water supplies and water control structures, outdoor recreational activities, including hunting and fishing, and interpretive education as he deems appropriate to carry out this Act. (3) In managing the refuge, the Secretary shall manage an amount of refuge woodlands as a contiguous mature forest sufficient to benefit the species of passerine birds that occupy this type of habitat. The Secretary shall give special consideration to accomplishing this objective through use of his current authority, including his authority to establish Research Natural Areas within the refuge. (4) The Secretary shall permit access to, and the development of, reserved non-Federal mineral interests within the refuge. Any such access and development shall be carried out only in accordance with a special use permit issued by the Secretary which contains such economically reasonable terms and conditions as deemed necessary— Federal Register, publication. Surface mining. -194O-91-21:QL3Part4
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