To rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of this National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.

April 12, 2005

Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. CRAPO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

To rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of this National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Act'.

SEC. 2. RENAMING OF SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.

(a) Renaming- Public Law 103-64 is amended--

(1) in section 2(2) (16 U.S.C. 460iii-1(2)), by inserting `Morley Nelson' before `Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area'; and

(2) in section 3(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 460iii-2(a)(1)), by inserting `Morley Nelson' before `Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area'.

(b) References- Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area shall be deemed to be a reference to the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.

(c) Technical Corrections- Public Law 103-64 is further amended--

(1) in section 3(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 460iii-2(a)(1)), by striking `(hereafter referred to as the `conservation area')'; and

(2) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 460iii-3)--

(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking `Conservation Area' and inserting `conservation area'; and

(B) in subsection (d), by striking `Visitors Center' and inserting `visitors center'.

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