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H.R. 4947: Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act

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H.R. 4947: Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-03-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-03-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 20, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - Expands the boundaries of the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make acquisitions (including conservation easements) within the boundaries of the Refuge as expanded by this Act. States that all acquisitions shall be made in a voluntary manner and shall not be the result of forced takings. Makes any such acquisitions part of the Refuge.

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Official text

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4947, Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act (2006-07-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4947, Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act (2006-07-20)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr4947 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109