Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 2.djvu/705

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PUBLIC LAW 102-212—DEC. 11, 1991 105 STAT. 1657 3901 et seq.), the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401-4413), and other existing laws, the Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the refuge by purchase or donation such lands and waters or interests therein (including permanent conservation easements) within the boundaries defined and designated under section 105 of this Act. All lands, waters, and interests therein so acquired shall be part of the refuge. (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— When sufficient property within the boundaries defined and designated under section 105 of this Act have been acquired to constitute an area that can be effectively managed as a refuge, the Secretary shall establish the refuge, to be named the "Silvio Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge", by publishing a notice to that effect in the Federal Register and publications of local circulation. (c) BOUNDARY REVISIONS.— The Secretary may make such minor revisions in the boundaries of the refuge defined and designated under section 105 of this Act as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act or to facilitate the acquisition of property within the refuge. (d) INTERIM REPORT TO CONGRESS. —Within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works in the United States Senate and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries in the United States House of Representatives a report describing those lands and waters that the Secretary proposes to acquire under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f-a -5), the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460k-4-ll), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715-715s), the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.), the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401-4413), and other existing laws for inclusion in the refuge at a subsequent time. The Secretary also shall include in the report an estimate of the total number of acres of lands or waters or interests therein that may be acquired for inclusion within the refuge boundaries under the authority of this Act and other existing laws and the approximate cost of such acquisition. SEC. 107. ADMINISTRATION. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall administer all lands, waters, and interests therein acquired under section 106 pursuant to— (1) the provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) and the Refuge Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460k-460k-4); and (2) the purposes for which the refuge is established, as set forth in section 104 of this Act. (b) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.— The Secretary shall work with, provide technical assistance to, provide community outreach and education programs for or with, or enter into cooperative agreements with private landowners. State and local governments or agencies, and conservation organizations to further the purposes for which the refuge is established, as set forth in section 104 of this Act. (c) USE OF OTHER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may utilize such other statutory authority as may be available to the Secretary for the conservation and development of wildlife and natural resources, the development of outdoor recreation opportunities, and interpre- Federal Register, publication. Contracts. Intergovernmental relations.