IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Quit Claim Deed in favor of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in accordance with the United States Swamp Lands Act of 1850, related to the Jackass Bend Unit, and known also as Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Acquisition Tract Number 110,R.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20839, December 13, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) was established in 1994 for the development, advancement, management, conservation, and protection of fish and wildlife resources; and,
WHEREAS, the Refuge spans from Kansas City to St. Louis along the Missouri River floodplain, encompassing seventeen separate units of protected lands and offering a variety of educational and recreational opportunities to the public; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of a 1950's era federal flood contract project, Jackson County currently owns the Jackass Bend Unit of the Refuge, consisting of thirty-five acres, located approximately 45 minutes northeast of Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has requested that the County donate the Jackass Bend Unit to the federal government; and,
WHEREAS, such a donation would provide enhanced public access to the Jackass Bend Unit, including fishing, hunting, wildlife observation opportunities, and the implementation of a public youth waterfowl hunting program; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Parks + Rec has advised that the Department has no present or future use planned for this property, which is a part of the former river channel, topographically rough terrain and difficult to access; and,
WHEREAS the attached Quit Claim deed provides a suitable mechanism by which to effect the donation; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, MO, that the County Executive be and hereby is authori...
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