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Debbie Dingell: “Finally, I am concerned that section 5 could be interpreted in a way which may limit or prohibit future Federal action…”

On the recordApril 24, 1996
Finally, I am concerned that section 5 could be interpreted in a way which may limit or prohibit future Federal action to protect the system by its call for acquisitions under State law. Could the gentleman inform me how this provision would affect the current balance of Federal and State interests in the refuge system?
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Debbie Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concerns about section 5's implications for Federal and State interests in the refuge system.

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