How will the Refuge Law Enforcement Zone System be implemented?
We will establish a Refuge Law Enforcement Zone Officer (RLEZO) position in each designated law enforcement zone. Zone officers will provide refuge law enforcement program oversight and technical assistance to national wildlife refuges within their zone. Zone officers will coordinate directly with refuge managers, refuge officers, and Fish and Wildlife Service special agents. The RCORLE will supervise all zone officers within their Region. To ensure consistency between Regions, we will staff zone officer positions using the standard position description developed by the Headquarters office. Sec. 5 What will change in how the System manages collateral duty law enforcement officers? a. All collateral duty refuge officers who retain their law enforcement commission past September 30, 2003, will become dual-function refuge officers and must spend 25 to 50 percent of their time on law enforcement duties. We define law enforcement in the May 2003 report, “Interim and Long-Term Deployment of
