A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 543 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 543

   To designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as 
                              wilderness.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2003

  Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. 
Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, 
   Mr. Edwards, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
 Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, 
   Mr. Reed, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Wyden) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as 
                              wilderness.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF PORTION OF ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AS 
              WILDERNESS.

    Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(p) Designation of Certain Land as Wilderness.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this Act, a portion of the Arctic National 
Wildlife Refuge in Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled `Arctic National Wildlife Refuge--
1002 Area. Alternative E--Wilderness Designation, October 28, 1991' and 
available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary, is designated 
as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).''.
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