Sec. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF REFUGE
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## SEC. 4 ADMINISTRATION OF REFUGE ###
(a)In General The Secretary shall administer all lands, waters, and interests therein acquired under section 5 in accordance with— ####
(1)the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and the Act of September 28, 1962 (76 Stat. 653; 16 U.S.C. 460k et seq.; commonly known as the Refuge Recreation Act); ####
(2)the purposes of the Refuge set forth in section 3(b); and ####
(3)the management plan issued under subsection (b). ###
(b)Management Plan ####
(1)In general Not later than 18 months after the date of the establishment of the Refuge, the Secretary shall issue a management plan for the Refuge. ####
(2)Contents The management plan shall include provisions that provide for the following: #####
(A)Planning and design of trails and access points. #####
(B)Planning of wildlife and habitat restoration, including reforestation. #####
(C)Permanent exhibits and facilities and regular educational programs throughout the Refuge. #####
(D)Ensuring that compatible hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation are the priority general public uses of the Refuge, in accordance with paragraphs
(3)and
(4)of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)). ####
(3)Public participation #####
(A)In general The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public participation in developing the management plan. #####
(B)Local views The Secretary shall give special consideration to views by local public and private entities and individuals in developing the management plan. ###
(c)Wildlife Interpretation and Education Center ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall construct, administer, and maintain, at an appropriate site within the Refuge, a wildlife interpretation and education center. ####
(2)Purposes The center shall be designed and operated— #####
(A)to promote environmental education; and #####
(B)to provide an opportunity for the study and enjoyment of wildlife in its natural habitat. ###
(d)Assistance to Red River Waterway Commission The Secretary shall provide to the Red River Waterway Commission— ####
(1)technical assistance in monitoring water quality, noxious plants, and exotic organisms, and in preventing siltation of prime fisheries habitat; and ####
(2)where appropriate and available, fish for stocking.
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U.S. Code
- National Wildlife Refuge System§ 668dd
- Public recreation use of fish and wildlife conservation areas; compatibility with conservation purposes; appropriate incidental or secondary use; consistency with other Federal operations and primary objectives of particular areas; curtailment; forms of recreation not directly related to primary purposes of individual areas; repeal or amendment of provisions for particular areas§ 460k
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