,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,arr+ton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ezell7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ! ,director ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice  
to provide an opportunity = public      
notice & comm5t ) respect to l&         
protection plans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,transp>5cy 9      
,f$]al ,l& ,acquisitions ,act4  #b4     
,notice & comm5t = l& protection plans  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section #eec7;a7 (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 :5      
prep>+ a l& protection plan1 ! ,director
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife     
,s]vice %all-- 7#a7 n less ?an #fj days 
be=e ! date on :i* ! l& protection plan 
is f9aliz$1 publi% ! propos$ l&         
protection plan 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]2 &   
7#b7 aft] ! publication requir$ by      
p>agraph 7#a71 give int]e/$ p]sons an   
opportunity to comm5t on ! draft l&     

protection plan ?r\gh submission (      
writt5 data1 views1 or argum5ts4  7b7   
,exception ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply 
) respect to a l& protection plan = a   
propos$ expansion to a unit ( !         
,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,sy/em if   
su* expansion is compris$ ( a total     
acreage less ?an ! great] ( ! foll[+3   
7#a7 #ej acres4  7#b7 #ae p]c5t ( !     
total acreage ( ! unit4