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103 STAT. 1978 PUBLIC LAW 101-233—DEC. 13, 1989 SEC. 17. to EXPAND THE BOGUE CHITTO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. The Act entitled "An Act to establish the Bogue Chitto National 16 USC 668dd Wildlife Refuge" (Public Law 96-288; 94 Stat. 603), as amended, is "o**- further amended by— (1) striking the period at the end of subsection 8(b) and inserting in lieu thereof: ", and within an area of approximately 10,000 acres as depicted upon a map entitled "Bogue Chitto NWR Expansion", dated September, 1989 and on file with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service."; and (2) by deleting "$10,000,000" in subsection 5(a) and inserting in lieu thereof "such sums as may be necessary". SEC. 18. WETLANDS ASSESSMENTS. (a) Section 401(a) of the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 3931(a)) is amended by adding the following new paragraph: Reports. "(5) produce, by April 30, 1990, a report that provides— "(A) an Eissessment of the estimated total number of acres of wetland habitat as of the 1780's in the areas that now comprise each State; and "(B) an assessment of the estimated total number of acres of wetlands in each State as of the 1980's, and the percent- age of loss of wetlands in each State between the 1780's and the 1980's. ". (b) Section 401 of the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 3931) is amended by deleting "and" at the end of para- graph (3) and inserting "and" at the end of paragraph (4). Approved December 13, 1989. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 804 (H.R. 2587): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-269 accompanying H.R. 2587 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-161 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): Oct. 10, H.R. 2587 considered and passed House. Nov. 15, S. 804 considered and passed Senate. Nov. 17, considered and passed House, amended. Nov. 19, Senate concurred in House amendments. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 25 (1989): Dec. 13, Presidential remarks and statement.