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 PUBLIC LAW 96-267—JUNE 9, 1980

94 STAT. 483

Public Law 96-267 96th Congress An Act To establish the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge.

June 9, 1980 [H.R.. 6727]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Bon Secour United States of America in Congress assembled, National CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS

Wildlife Refuge, establishment.

16 USC 668dd that— (1) Alabama's shore near the mouth of Mobile Bay contains note. highly significant and varied wildlife habitat and supports important aquatic nurseries; (2) the area is a critical resting and feeding site for birds of two flyways on their pilgrimages to and from Central and South America; (3) nationally endangered and threatened species, such as the brown pelican, bald eagle, and several species of sea turtles, as well as many more species identified by the State to be of special concern, are indigenous to this ecosystem; (4) this habitat should be preserved to ensure the well-being of these and other species, to serve as a living laboratory for scientists and students and to provide wildlife-oriented recreation for the public.

SECTION 1. The Congress finds

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 2. For purposes of this Act— (1) the term "refuge" means the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge; (2) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior; and (3) the term "selection area" means those lands and waters in Baldwin and Mobile Counties, Alabama, depicted on the map entitled "Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Selection Area," dated March, 1980 and on file at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ESTABLISHMENT OF REFUGE

SEC. 3. (a) SELECTION.—(1) Within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary shall— (A) designate approximately ten thousand acres of land and water within the selection area as land which the Secretary considers appropriate for the refuge; and (B) publish in the Federal Register a detailed map depicting Publication in the boundaries of the land designated under subparagraph (A), Federal Register. which map shall be on file and available for public inspection at offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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