H. Con. Res. 13 (Introduced in House) — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.

That it is the sense of the Congress that—

(1)

the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of the effects of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plan for each coastal national wildlife refuge;

(2)

each such comprehensive conservation plan should address, with respect to the refuge concerned, how global warming and sea-level rise will affect—

(A)

the ecological integrity of the refuge;

(B)

the distribution, migration patterns, and abundance of fish, wildlife, and plant populations and related habitats of the refuge;

(C)

the archaeological and cultural values of the refuge;

(D)

such areas within the refuge that are suitable for use as administrative sites or visitor facilities; and

(E)

opportunities for compatible wildlife-dependent recreational uses of the refuge; and

(3)

the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in consultation with the United States Geological Survey, should conduct an assessment of the potential impacts of global warming and sea-level rise on coastal national wildlife refuges.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.

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