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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Feb 10, 1994
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Title II: Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center Title I: Amendments to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to: (1) allow private funds donated to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to be utilized for activities and services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (2) require the Secretary of the Interior to consult with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere before appointing any Director of the Board for the Foundation; (3) expand Board membership and revise appointment and term provisions; and (4) reauthorize appropriations for such Act through FY 1998. Authorizes the Secretary to convey to Ohio the Senecaville National Fish Hatchery in Senecaville, Ohio, for use in its fishery resources management program. Title II: Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center - Brownsville Wetlands Policy Act of 1994 - Establishes at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, the Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center to use the wetlands property at the Port and adjacent waters of south Texas to focus on wetland matters for the purpose of protecting, restoring, and maintaining the lagoon ecosystems of the western Gulf of Mexico region. Establishes a Board of Directors and provides for Center oversight. Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make grants for Center activities. Authorizes the Director to enter into a lease with the Port for Center use of wetlands property. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1997. Prohibits such funds from being used to relocate operations from the Center for Environmental Studies and Services Building on the campus of Corpus Christi State University, Texas, to the Center.
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Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R–RI
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Became Public Law No: 103-232.
Became Public Law No: 103-232.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3951)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3951)
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1613-1616)
Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2561-2565)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S2561-2565)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 368.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Baucus with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-225.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Baucus with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-225.
Committee on Environment and Public Works incorporated provisions of related measures H.R. 2604, H.R. 2495 in reported measure.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported in lieu of H.R. 2684 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2224)
Introduced in Senate
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