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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 522
105TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
2d Session SENATE 105-285
FISH AND WILDLIFE REVENUE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF
1998
JULY 31, 1998.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. CHAFEE, from the Committee on Environment and Public
Works, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 2094]
The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was
referred the bill (S. 2094), to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improve-
ment Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the Interior to more
effectively use the proceeds of sales of certain items, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably with amendments and rec-
ommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.
GENERAL STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service), in conjunction
with other Federal and State agencies, implements and enforces
the Federal laws relating to fish, wildlife and plants in the United
States. In enforcing these laws, the Service may obtain forfeited or
abandoned items derived from fish, wildlife and plants. These
items include, for example, boots, belts, wallets, and jackets, made
from skins and furs. The large majority of items are derived from
python, monitor lizard and caiman. After being acquired by the
Service, almost all of these items are shipped to the National Wild-
life Property Repository in Commerce City, Colorado. The Reposi-
tory serves as a central location for storage and disposal of wildlife
and related property items, and currently houses approximately
450,000 items, with another 50,000 items in possession by the
Service but stored elsewhere.
The Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act (16 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.)
gives the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce
broad authority to dispose of the forfeited or abandoned property
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