Amendment104th Congress
Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to accept voluntary services of state employees in the operations of National Wildlife Refuge units during any period of Federal budgetary shutdown for the management of hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities authorized on each refuge. States and the Department of the Interior would have to have an agreement in place prior to any shutdown.
- Amendment Number
- 999
- Description
- Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to accept voluntary services of state employees in the operations of National Wildlife Refuge units during any period of Federal budgetary shutdown for the management of hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities authorized on each refuge. States and the Department of the Interior would have to have an agreement in place prior to any shutdown.
- Purpose
- An amendment to allow the Secretary of Interior to enter into an agreement with states to allow them to use state employees to manage fish and wildlife recreation activities on wildlife refuges during federal government shutdowns. The amendment contains provisions to ensure that any state employees assigned to a refuge have proper safety training and knowledge of both the local terrain and federal regulations in order to maintain the visitor protection standards of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Congress
- 104
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 24, 1996
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Lincoln amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 16:23:20
- Submitted Date
- Apr 24, 1996
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021