Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Act

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Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish as the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge certain lands, waters, and interests the Secretary shall acquire in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, located in Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Warren, Washington, and Yazoo Counties, Mississippi, popularly known as the Lower Delta, in order to: (1) restore and preserve native Mississippi River ecosystems; (2) provide habitat for migratory birds and the Louisiana Black Bear, as well as population management of native plants and resident animals (including restoration of extirpated species); (3) maximize fisheries on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, natural lakes, and manmade reservoirs; (4) provide technical assistance to private landowners in fish and wildlife protection, restoration, and enhancement of their lands; and (5) provide the public with opportunities for hunting, angling, trapping, and other outdoor recreational and educational activities. Directs the Secretary to construct, administer, and maintain in the Refuge a multiagency Holt Collier Wildlife Interpretation and Education Center.

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  Introduced in House · EN · 24 July 2003

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