shall continue to be used for such purposes, and shall not become the subject of exchange or other transactions if such exchange or other transaction would defeat the initial purpose of their acquisition.

(e) Availability of Federal lands acquired or withdrawn for Federal water-resource purposes. Federal lands acquired or withdrawn for Federal water-resource purposes and made available to the States or to the Secretary of the Interior for wildlife management purposes, shall be made available for such purposes in accordance with sections 661 to 666c of this title, notwithstanding other provisions of law. (f) National forest lands.

Any lands acquired pursuant to this section by any Federal agency within the exterior boundaries of a national forest shall, upon acquisition, be added to and become national forest lands, and shall be administered as a part of the forest within which they are situated, subject to all laws applicable to lands acquired under the provisions of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), unless such lands are acquired to carry out the National Migratory Bird Management Program. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, § 3, 48 Stat. 401; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 1080; Aug. 12, 1958, Pub. L. 85-624, § 2, 72 Stat. 566.) REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), referred to in subsec. (f), is classified to sections 480, 500, 513-517, 518, 519, 521, 552 and 563 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1958 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-624 designated first sentence of existing provisions as subsec. (a), and, among other changes, inserted "Subject to the exceptions prescribed in section 662 (h) of this title" preceding "whenever the waters", substituted "diverted, the channel deepened, or the stream or other body of water otherwise controlled or modified for any purpose whatever, including navigation and drainage" for "diverted, or otherwise controlled for any purpose whatever", and inserted provisions requiring adequate provision to be made for the development and improvement of wildlife resources pursuant to the provisions of section 662 of this title.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–624 designated second sentence of existing provisions as subsec. (b), included the use of land for wildlife conservation purpose, and provided that nothing in this section shall be construed as effecting the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate with the States or in making lands available to the States with respect to the management of wildlife and wildlife habitat on lands administered by him.

Subsecs. (c)-(f). Pub. L. 85-624 added subsecs. (c)-(1).

1946-Act Aug. 14, 1946, amended section generally to provide for the conservation and maintenance of wildlife resources upon the impounding of waters, and to provide for the free use of the waters under certain conditions. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See notes under section 661 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 661, 662, 664, 666, 666a, 666b, 666c, 666e, 666g of this title; title 43 section 615m.

§664. Administration; rules and regulations; availability of lands to State agencies.

Such areas as are made available to the Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of sections 661 to 666c of this title, pursuant to sections 661 and 663 of this title or pursuant to any other authorization, shall be administered by him directly or in accordance with cooperative agreements entered into pur

suant to the provisions of section 661 of this title and in accordance with such rules and regulations for the conservation, maintenance, and management of wildlife, resources thereof, and its habitat thereon, as may be adopted by the Secretary in accordance with general plans approved jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the head of the department or agency exercising primary administration of such areas: Provided, That such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the laws for the protection of fish and game of the States in which such area is situated: Provided further, That lands having value to the National Migratory Bird Management Program may, pursuant to general plans, be made available without cost directly to the State agency having control over wildlife resources, if it is jointly determined by the Secretary of the Interior and such State agency that this would be in the public interest: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall have the right to assume the management and administration of such lands in behalf of the National Migratory Bird Management Program if the Secretary finds that the State agency has withdrawn from or otherwise relinquished such management and administration. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, § 4, 48 Stat. 402; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), (f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 1080; Aug. 12, 1958, Pub. L. 85-624, § 2, 72 Stat. 567.)

AMENDMENTS

1958-Pub. L. 85-624 permitted lands having value to the National Bird Management Program to be made available directly to the State agency having control over wildlife resources.

1946-Act Aug. 14, 1946, amended section generally to provide for administration of wildlife areas, and for the promulgation of rules and regulations.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See notes under section 661 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 661, 662, 663, 666, 666a, 666b, 666c, 666e, 666g, 696 of this title; title 43 section 615m.

§ 665. Investigations as to effect of sewage, industrial wastes; reports.

The Secretary of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Mines, is authorized to make such investigations as he deems necessary to determine the effects of domestic sewage, mine, petroleum, and industrial wastes, erosion silt, and other polluting substances on wildlife, and to make reports to the Congress concerning such investigations and of recommendations for alleviating dangerous and undesirable effects of such pollution. These investigations shall include (1) the determination of standards of water quality for the. maintenance of wildlife; (2) the study of methods of abating and preventing pollution, including methods for the recovery of useful or marketable products and byproducts of wastes; and (3) the collation and distribution of data on the progress and results of such investigations for the use of Federal, State, municipal, and private agencies, individuals, organizations, or enterprises. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55,

§ 5, 48 Stat. 402; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 1080.)

AMENDMENTS

1946-Act Aug. 14, 1946, amended section generally to provide for investigations as to the effect of sewage and industrial waste on wildlife.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See notes under section 661 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections -661, 662, 663, 664, 666, 666a, 666b, 666c, 666e, 666g, 757f of this title; title 43 section 615m.

§ 665a. Maintenance of adequate water levels in upper Mississippi River.

In the management of existing facilities (including locks, dams, and pools) in the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, administered by the United States Corps of Engineers of the Department of the Army, that Department is directed to give full consideration and recognition to the needs of fish and other wildlife resources and their habitat dependent on such waters, without increasing additional liability to the Government, and, to the maximum extent possible without causing damage to levee and drainage districts, adjacent railroads and highways, farm lands, and dam structures, shall generally operate and maintain pool levels as though navigation was carried on throughout the year. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, § 5A, as added June 19, 1948, ch. 528, 62 Stat. 497.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 661, 662, 663, 664, 666, 666a, 666b, 666c, 666e, 666g of this title; title 43 section 615m.

§ 666. Appropriations.

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 661 to 666c of this title and regulations made pursuant thereto, including the construction of such facilities, buildings, and other improvements necessary for economical administration of areas made available to the Secretary of the Interior under said sections, and the employment in the city of Washington and elsewhere of such persons and means as the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary for such purposes. (Mar. 10 1934, ch. 55, § 6, 48 Stat. 402; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 1080.)

AMENDMENTS

1946-Act Aug. 14, 1946, amended section generally to provide for the necessary appropriations to carry out the purposes of sections 661 to 666c of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 661, 662, 663, 664, 666a, 666b, 666c, 666e, 666g of this title; title 43 section 615m.

§ 666a. Penalties.

Any person who shall violate any rule or regulation promulgated in accordance with sections 661 to 666c of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year,

The terms "wildlife" and "wildlife resources" as used in sections 661 to 666c of this title include birds, fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild animals and all types of aquatic and land vegetation upon which wildlife is dependent. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, § 8, as added Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 1080.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 661, 662, 663, 664, 666, 666a, 666c, 666e, 666g, 696 of this title; title 43 section 615m.

§ 666c. Applicability to Tennessee Valley Authority.

The provisions of sections 661 to 666b of this title shall not apply to the Tennessee Valley Authority. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, § 9, as added Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 1080.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 661, 662, 663, 664, 666, 666а, 666b, 666е, 666g of this title; title 43 section 615m.

§ 666d. Skagit National Wildlife Refuge; exchange of lands.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, at any time within ten years from October 6, 1949, to accept from the State of Washington on behalf of the United States title to any lands in the State of Washington which he deems chiefly valuable for wildlife refuge purposes, and which are equivalent in value to the lands of the United States within the Skagit National Wildlife Refuge, and in exchange therefor to convey by deed on behalf of the United States to the State of Washington the said lands of the United States in the Skagit National Wildlife Refuge. (Oct. 6, 1949, ch. 619, § 1, 63 Stat. 708.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 666c of this title. § 666e. Same; administration of lands.

Any lands acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under the terms of this section and section 666d of this title, if located within or adjacent to an existing wildlife refuge or reservation, immediately shall become a part of such refuge or reservation and shall be administered under the laws and regulations applicable thereto, and, if not so located, may be administered as a migratory-waterfowl management area, refuge, reservation, or breeding ground in accordance with the provisions of sections 661 to 666c of this title, and Acts supplementary thereto. (Oct. 6, 1949, ch. 619, § 2, 63 Stat. 708.)

§ 666f. Wildlife conservation and agricultural, industrial, recreational, and related uses for certain Federal lands; transfer of lands to Secretary of Interior; administration, development, and disposition.

In order to promote the orderly development and use of the lands and interests therein acquired by

the United States in connection with the Crab Orchard Creek project and the Illinois Ordnance Plant in Williamson, Jackson, and Union Counties, Illinois, consistent with the needs of agriculture, industry, recreation, and wildlife conservation, all of the interests of the United States in and to such lands are hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Interior for administration, development, and disposition, in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 666g of this title. (Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 489, § 1, 61 Stat. 770.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 666g of this title. § 666g. Same; classification of lands; industrial leases; administration; jurisdiction of Federal agencies. All of the lands transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of section 666f of this title and this section, first shall be classified by him with a view to determining, in cooperation with Federal, State, and public or private agencies and organizations, the most beneficial use that may be made thereof to carry out the purposes of section 666f of this title and this section, including the development of wildlife conservation, agricultural, recreational, industrial, and related purposes. Such lands as have been or may hereafter be determined to be chiefly valuable for industrial purposes shall be leased for such purposes at such times and under such terms and conditions as are consistent with the general purposes of section 2 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended, and with the purposes of section 666f of this title and this section. Except to the extent otherwise provided in section 666f of this title and this section, all lands herein transferred shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service in accordance with the provisions of sections 661 to 666c of this title, and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof for the conservation of wildlife, and for the development of the agricultural, recreational, industrial, and related purposes specified in section 666f of this title and this section: Provided, That no jurisdiction shall be exercised by the Secretary of the Interior over that portion of such lands and the improvements thereon which are now utilized by the War Department directly or indirectly until such time as it is determined by the Secretary of War that utilization of such portions of such lands and the improvements thereon directly or indirectly by the War Department is no longer required: Provided further, That, subsequent to the determination referred to in the preceding proviso, the lands and improvements mentioned therein shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, and any lease or other disposition thereof shall be made subject to such terms, conditions, restrictions, and reservations imposed by the Secretary of War as will, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, be adequate to assure the continued availability for war production purposes of such lands and improvements. (Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 489, § 2, 61 Stat. 770.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 2 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended [Aot Oct. 3, 1944, ch. 479, 58 Stat. 766], referred to in the text, was formerly classified to section 1611 of

Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, was a Congressional declaration of general objectives of the Surplus Property Act, and was repealed June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, § 602(a)(1), 63 Stat. 399, renumbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583. See section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, respecting Congressional declaration of policy under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. CODIFICATION

The Department of War was designated the Department of the Army and the title of the Secretary of War was changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205 (a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205 (a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3011-3013 continued the military Department of the Army under the administrative supervision of a Secretary of the Army.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 666f of this title. § 667. Game management supply depots; appropriations.

Appropriations made for the administration, protection, maintenance, control, improvements, and development of wildlife sanctuaries, reservations, and refuges under the control of the Secretary of the Interior shall be available for the purchase, transportation, and handling of supplies and materials for distribution at cost from game management supply depots maintained by the Department of the Interior to projects specially provided for, and transfers between the appropriations for said purposes are authorized in order that the cost of supplies and materials, and transportation and handling thereof, drawn from central warehouses so maintained may be charged to the particular project benefited; and such supplies and materials as remain in said depots at the end of any fiscal year shall be continuously available for issuance during subsequent fiscal years and to be charged for by such transfers of funds between said appropriations for the fiscal year then current without decreasing in any way the appropriations made for that fiscal year: Provided, That supplies and materials shall not be purchased solely for the purpose of increasing the value of storehouse stock beyond reasonable requirements for any current fiscal year. (June 24, 1936, ch. 764, 49 Stat. 1913; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), (f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)

CODIFICATION

Former first sentence provided for establishment of a game management supply depot and laboratory at Pocatello, Idaho.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See notes under section 661 of this title.

§ 667a. State compacts for regulation of fishing in territorial or inland waters.

The consent of Congress is given to any two or more of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, to enter into compacts or agreements, not in conflict with any law of the United States, for cooperative effort and mutual assistance for the uniform, common, or mutual regulation of fishing or of any species of fish, mollusks, or crustacea in the territorial wa

ters and bays and inlets of the Atlantic Ocean on which such States border or to which their jurisdiction otherwise extends and of anadromous fish spawning in the inland waters of those States.

The consent of Congress is granted to States other than those specified but which have jurisdiction over inland waters frequented by anadromous fish of the sea to enter into compacts or agreements authorized by this section.

The consent of Congress is given to any of the aforementioned States to establish such agencies or authorities, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making effective compacts or agreements authorized in this section.

Any such compact or agreement shall not be binding or obligatory upon the signatory States unless it has been approved by the legislatures of such States and by the Congress of the United States. (June 8, 1940, ch. 295, §§ 1-4, 54 Stat. 261.)

§ 667b. Transfer of certain real property for wildlife conservation purposes; reservation of rights. Upon request, real property which is under the jurisdiction or control of a Federal agency and no longer required by such agency, (1) can be utilized for wildlife conservation purposes by the agency of the State exercising administration over the wildlife resources of the State wherein the real property lies or by the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) is chiefly valuable for use for any such purpose, and which, in the determination of the Administrator of General Services, is available for such use may, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, be transferred without reimbursement or transfer of funds (with or without improvements as determined by said Administrator) by the Federal agency having jurisdiction or control of the property to (a) such State agency if the management thereof for the conservation of wildlife relates to other than migratory birds, or (b) to the Secretary of the Interior if the real property has particular value in carrying out the national migratory bird management program. Any such transfer to other than the United States shall be subject to the reservation by the United States of all oil, gas, and mineral rights, and to the condition that the property shall continue to be used for wildlife conservation or other of the above-stated purposes and in the event it is no longer used for such purposes or in the event it is needed for national defense purposes title thereto shall revert to the United States. (May 19, 1948, ch. 310, § 1, 62 Stat. 240; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 105, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The functions, records, property, etc., of the War Assets Administration were transferred to the General Services Administration, the functions of the War Assets Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services, and the War Assets Administration, and the office of War Assets Administrator were abolished by section 105 of act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE of Transfer of FunCTIONS Transfer of functions effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 667c, 667d of this title.

§ 667c. Same; publication of designating order.

Whenever any real property is transferred pursuant to sections 667b to 667d of this title, the Administrator of General Services shall make and have published in the Federal Register an appropriate order, which may be revised from time to time in like manner, designating for which of the purposes specified in section 667b of this title the property so transferred shall be used. (May 19, 1948, ch. 310, § 2, 62 Stat. 241; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 105, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The functions, records, property, etc., of the War Assets Administration were transferred to the General Services Administration, the functions of the War Assets Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services, and the War Assets Administration, and the office of War Assets Administrator were abolished by section 105 of act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE Date of TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 6671 of this title.

§ 667d. Same; reports to Congress.

A statement of the acreage and value of such property as may have been transferred pursuant to sections 667b to 667d of this title during the preceding fiscal year shall be annually prepared by the Administrator of General Services and shall be included in the annual budget transmitted to the Congress. (May 19, 1948, ch. 310, § 3, 62 Stat. 241; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 105, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The functions, records, property, etc., of the War Assets Administration were transferred to the General Services Administration, the functions of the War Assets Administrator were transferred to the Administrator of General Services, and the War Assets Administration and the office of War Assets Administrator were abolished by section 105 of act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of functions effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 667c of this title. § 667e. Dead bodies of game animals or game or song birds, subject to laws of State.

All dead bodies, or parts thereof, of any foreign game animals, or game or song birds the importation of which is prohibited, or the dead bodies, or parts thereof, of any wild game animals or game or song birds transported into any State or Territory, or remaining therein for use, consumption, sale, or storage therein, shall upon arrival in such State or Territory be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State or Territory enacted in the exercise of its police powers, to the same extent and in the same manner as though such animals or birds had been produced in such State or Territory, and shall not be exempt therefrom by reason of being introduced therein in original packages or otherwise. (May 25, 1900, ch. 553, § 5, 31 Stat. 188.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 701 of this title.

§ 460k. Public recreation use of fish and wildlife conservation areas; compatibility with conservation purposes; appropriate incidental or secondary use; consistency with other Federal operations and primary objectives of particular areas; curtailment; forms of recreation not directly related to primary purposes of individual areas; repeal or amendment of provisions for particular areas.

In recognition of mounting public demands for recreational opportunities on areas within the National Wildlife Refuge System, national fish hatcheries, and other conservation areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior for fish and wildlife purposes; and in recognition also of the resulting imperative need, if such recreational opportunities are provided, to assure that any present or future recreational use will be compatible with, and will not prevent accomplishment of, the primary purposes for which the said conservation areas were acquired or established, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, as an appropriate incidental or secondary use, to administer such areas or parts thereof for public recreation when in his judgment public recreation can be an appropriate incidental or secondary use: Provided, That such public recreation use shall be permitted only to the extent that is practicable and not inconsistent with other previously authorized Federal operations or with the primary objectives for which each particular area is established: Provided further, That in order to insure accomplishment of such primary objectives, the Secretary, after consideration of all authorized uses, purposes, and other pertinent factors relating to individual areas, shall curtail public recreation use generally or certain types of public recreation use within individual areas or in portions thereof whenever he considers such action to be necessary: And provided further, That none of the aforesaid refuges, hatcheries, game ranges, and other conservation areas shall be used during any fiscal year for those forms of recreation that are not directly related to the primary purposes and functions of the individual areas until the Secretary shall have determined

(a) that such recreational use will not interfere with the primary purposes for which the areas were established, and

(b) that funds are available for the development, operation, and maintenance of these permitted forms of recreation. This section shall not be construed to repeal or amend previous enactments relating to particular areas.

(Pub. L. 87-714, § 1, Sept. 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 653; Pub. L. 89-669, § 9, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 930.)

AMENDMENTS

1966-Pub. L. 89-669 substituted "areas within the National Wildlife Refuge System" for "national wildlife refuges, game ranges," in the introductory text.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 459f-5 460k-2, 460k-3, 460k-4, 668dd of this title.

§ 460k-1. Acquisition of lands for recreational development; funds.

In order to avoid adverse effects upon fish and wildlife populations and management operations of the said areas that might otherwise result from public recreation or visitation to such areas, the Secretary is authorized to acquire limited areas of land for recreational development adjacent to the said conservation areas in existence or approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission as of September 28, 1962: Provided, That the acquisition of any land or interest therein pursuant to this section shall be accomplished only with such funds as may be appropriated therefor by the Congress or donated for such purposes, but such property shall not be acquired with funds obtained from the sale of Federal migratory bird hunting stamps. Lands acquired pursuant to this section shall become a part of the particular conservation area to which they are adjacent. (Pub. L. 87-714, § 2, Sept. 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 653.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 4591-5, 460k-2, 460k-3, 460k-4, 4601-9, 668dd of this title.

§ 460k-2. Cooperation with agencies, organizations and individuals; acceptance of donations; restrictive covenants.

In furtherance of the purposes of sections 460k to 460k-4 of this title, the Secretary is authorized to cooperate with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals, and he may accept and use, without further authorization, donations of funds and real and personal property. Such acceptance may be accomplished under the terms and conditions of restrictive covenants imposed by donors when such covenants are deemed by the Secretary to be compatible with the purposes of the wildlife refuges, games ranges, fish hatcheries, and other fish and wildlife conservation areas. (Pub. L. 87714, § 3, Sept. 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 653.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 459f-5, 460k-3, 460k-4, 668dd of this title.

§ 460k-3. Charges and fees; permits; regulations; penalties.

The Secretary may establish reasonable charges and fees and issue permits for public use of national wildlife refuges, game ranges, national fish hatcheries, and other conservation areas administered by the Department of the Interior for fish and wildlife purposes. The Secretary may issue regulations to carry out the purposes of sections 460k to 460k-4 of this title. A violation of such regulations shall be a petty offense (section 1 of Title 18) with maximum penalties of imprisonment for not more than six months, or a fine of not more than $500, or both. (Pub. L. 87-714, § 4, Sept. 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 654.)