H.R. 638 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 638 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Fleming (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Jones, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Posey, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Amodei, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Southerland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any new national wildlife refuge may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013. 2. Prohibition on establishment of new national wildlife refuges (a) In general Section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) The Secretary may not establish any national wildlife refuge except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013. . (b) Existing refuges not affected The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any national wildlife refuge established on or before January 3, 2013.