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Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior shall carry out a project at 2 or more national wildlife refuges or complexes of geographically related refuges in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region.

Each project shall provide for the employment of a full-time volunteer coordinator for the refuge or complex of geographically related refuges. The volunteer coordinator shall be responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers. The volunteer coordinator may be responsible for assisting partner organizations in developing projects and programs under cooperative agreements under section 742f (d) of this title and coordinating volunteer activities with partner organizations to carry out the projects and programs.

Not later than 3 years after October 16, 2004, and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate evaluating and making recommendations regarding the projects.

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for for ^[1] each fiscal year through fiscal year 2009.