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.

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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
Amendment 999 — Informed