United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2686 (108th)
To ensure the safety of recreational fishermen and other persons who use motor vehicles to access beaches adjacent to the Brigantine Wilderness Area in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, by providing a narrow transition zone above the mean high tide line where motor vehicles can be safely driven and parked.
Introduced
9 July 2003
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
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Summary
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to revise the boundaries of a specified portion of the Brigantine Wilderness Area (in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, formerly known as the Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge) located on Long Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey, to provide a narrow transition zone between the mean high tide line and the wilderness boundaries to permit vehicles to safely access and park on the beach without inadvertently entering the wilderness area. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter the Secretary's authority to prohibit or restrict public access to such area during the breeding season of the piping plover.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 July 2003
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Introduced in House · EN · 9 July 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 July 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2686
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2686