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HR 2241 97th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals and Animal Protection Indiana Kentucky Oregon Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges

An act to provide for the establishment of the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Coos County, State of Oregon, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 2, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 29, 1981
Signed by President.
Dec 29, 1981
Became Public Law No: 97-137.
Dec 22, 1981
Presented to President.
Dec 22, 1981
Measure Signed in Senate.
Dec 16, 1981
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 1981
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 1981
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Voice Vote.
Dec 15, 1981
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 15, 1981
Received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 15, 1981
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 15, 1981
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Dec 9, 1981
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Dec 9, 1981
Placed on Union Calendar No: 228.
Dec 9, 1981
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 97-376.
Dec 9, 1981
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 7, 1981
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 7, 1981
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Oct 15, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 3, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Fish and Wildlife.
Mar 3, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 2, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 2, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
(Reported to House from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries with amendment, H. Rept. 97-376)

Title I: Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Permits the Secretary to utilize such additional statutory authority as may be available for: (1) the development of outdoor recreation opportunities compatible with the wildlife resources of the refuge; and (2) interpretive education.

Authorizes appropriations beginning in fiscal year 1983 for the refuge.

Title II: Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to designate land and water in Kentucky and Indiana in order to establish the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to promulgate regulations which include prohibitions on all hunting, vandalism, and the dumping of refuse within the wildlife conservation area.

Authorizes appropriations beginning in fiscal year 1983 to carry out this title.

What's happening now December 29, 1981

Became Public Law No: 97-137.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 18, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2241: An act to provide for the establishment of the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Coos County, State of Oregon, and for other purposes.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2241/
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"H.R. 2241: An act to provide for the establishment of the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Coos County, State of Oregon, and for other purposes.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2241/.
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H.R. 2241, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2241/.
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