Pub. L. 108-199, div. H, sec. 145

Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge.

EnactedYear: 2004Length: 435 wordsOfficial source
Sec. 145. Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge. (a) Definitions.—In this section:(1) County.—The term “county” means each of the counties of Leflore, Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, Warren, and Washington in the State.(2) Refuge.—The term “Refuge” means the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge established under subsection (b).(3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.(4) State.—The term “State” means the State of Mississippi.(b) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge, consisting of approximately 6,600 acres of land that—(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is owned by the United States;(2) was formerly in the inventory of the United States Department of Agriculture; and(3) is located in the counties.(c) Map.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map depicting the boundaries of the Refuge.118 STAT. 444(d) Boundary Revision.—The Secretary may revise the boundaries of the Refuge in the counties to—(1) carry out the purposes of the Refuge; or(2) facilitate the acquisition or donation of land.(e) Acquisition of Land.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may, for management purposes, exchange Refuge land for land acquired or donated for fee title that is located in the counties.(f) Education Center.—The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, in consultation with the Secretary, shall design and construct a multiagency wildlife and environmental interpretive and education center at a location in the South Delta area of the State to be determined by a site selection and feasibility study conducted by the Secretary of the Army.(g) Designation of Refuge Complexes.—(1) Holt collier national wildlife refuge.—(A) Designation.—The refuge in the State known as the “Bogue Phalia Unit of the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge” shall be known as the “Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge”.(B) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the refuge referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge”.(2) Theodore roosevelt national wildlife refuge complex.—(A) Designation.—The refuge complex in the State known as the “Central Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge Complex” shall be known as the “Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex”.(B) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the refuge complex referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex”.(h) Authorization of Appropriations.—(1) In general.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.(2) Education center.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (f) $6,000,000.