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agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, wild game animals, fur-bearing animals, and birds, and for the protection of stock and other domestic animals through the suppression of rabies and tularemia in predatory or other wild animals; and to conduct campaigns for the destruction or control of such animals: Provided, That in carrying out the provisions of this section the Secretary of Agriculture may cooperate with States, individuals, and public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions. (Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 370, § 1, 46 Stat. 1468.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Functions of Secretary of Agriculture administered through the Bureau of Biological Survey, relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds were transferred to Secretary of Interior by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, 4 (1), eff. July 1, 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See also sections 401-404 of said plan for provisions relating to transfer of functions, records, property, personnel, and funds.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 426b of this title.

§ 426a. Same; appropriations.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 370, § 2, 46 Stat. 1469, related to authorization of $1,000,000, per year for fiscal years 1932-1941, inclusive.

§ 426b. Same; expenditures; execution of functions by Secretary.

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make such expenditures for equipment, supplies, and materials, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and to employ such means as may be necessary to execute the functions imposed upon him by section 426 of this title. (Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 370. § 3. 46 Stat. 1469.)

14. Land Conservation and Utilization by the Secretary of Agriculture To Protect Fish and Wildlife

7 U.S.C. 1010

§ 1010. Land conservation and land utilization.
The Secretary is authorized and directed to de-
velop a program of land conservation and land utili-
zation, in order thereby to correct maladjustments
in land use, and thus assist in controlling soil ero-
sion, reforestation, preserving natural resources,
protecting fish and wildlife, developing and protect-
ing recreational facilities, mitigating floods, pre-
venting impairment of dams and reservoirs, con-
serving surface and subsurface moisture, protecting
the watersheds of navigable streams, and protect-
ing the public lands, health, safety, and welfare, but
not to build industrial parks or establish private in-
dustrial or commercial enterprises. (July 22, 1937,
ch. 517, title III, § 31, 50 Stat. 525; Sept. 27, 1962,

Pub. L. 87-703, title I, § 102(a), 76 Stat. 607; Nov. 8, 1966, Pub. L. 89-796, § 1(a), 80 Stat. 1478.)

AMENDMENTS

1966-Pub. L. 89-796 inserted "developing and protecting recreational facilities," following "protecting Ash and wildlife,"

1062-Pub. L. 87-703 eliminated reference to "including the retirement of lands which are submarginal or not primarily suitable for cultivation," following "land utilization", provided for assistanco in protecting fish and wildlife and prohibited the building of industrial parks or establishment of private industrial or commercial

enterprises.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1011, 1033 of this title; title 16 sections 441h, 478a; title 30 section 601.

15. Waterfowl Depredations Prevention
7 U.S.C. 442-446

§ 442. Availability of grain to prevent waterfowl dep-
redations; payment of packaging, transporting,
handling, and other charges.

For the purpose of preventing crop damage by migratory waterfowl, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available to the Secretary of the Interior such wheat, corn, or other grains, acquired through price support operations and certified by the Commodity Credit Corporation to be available for purposes of sections 442 to 446 of this title or in such condition through spoilage or deterioration as not to be desirable for human consumption, as the Secretary of the Interior shall requisition pursuant to section 443 of this title. With respect to any grain thus made available, the Commodity Credit Corporation may pay packaging, transporting, handling, and other charges up to the time of delivery

to one or more designated locations in each State. (July 3, 1956, ch. 512, § 1, 70 Stat. 492.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 446, included within the reference to sections 442-446 of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 86-133, Aug. 4, 1959, 73 Stat. 279.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 444, 445 of this title.

§ 443. Same; requisition of grain upon finding of threat to farmers' crops.

Upon a finding by the Secretary of the Interior that any area in the United States is threatened with damage to farmers' crops by migratory waterfowl, whether or not during the open season for such migratory waterfowl, the Secretary of the Interior

is authorized and directed to requisition from the Commodity Credit Corporation and to make available to Federal, State, or local governmental bodies or officials, or to private organizations or persons, such grain acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation through price-support operations in such quantities and subject to such regulations as the Secretary determines will most effectively lure migratory waterfowl away from crop depredations and at the same time not expose such migratory waterfowl to shooting over areas to which the waterfowl have been lured by such feeding programs. (July 3, 1956, ch. 512, § 2. 70 Stat. 492.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 442, 444, 445 of this title.

§ 444. Same; reimbursement of packaging and transporting expenses.

With respect to all grain made available pursuant to section 443 of this title, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be reimbursed by the Secretary of the Interior for its expenses in packaging and transporting such grain for purposes of sections 442 to 446 of this title. (July 3, 1956, ch. 512, § 3, 70 Stat. 492.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 446, included within the reference to sections 442-446 of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 86-133, Aug. 4, 1959, 73 Stat. 279.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 442, 445 of this title.

§ 445. Same; authorization of appropriations.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for its investment in the grair. transferred pursuant to sections 442 to 446 of this title. (July 3, 1956, ch. 512, § 4, 70 Stat. 492.) REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 446, included within the reference to sections 442-446 of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 86-133, Aug. 4, 1959, 73 Stat. 279.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 442, 444 of this title.

§ 446. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-133, Aug. 4, 1959, 73 Stat. 279.

Section, act July 3. 1956, ch. 512, § 5, 70 Stat. 492. prescribed three years following July 3, 1956, as the expiration date for the availability of grain under sections 442-446 of this title.

16. Surplus Grain for Wildlife

7 U.S.C. 447-449

§ 447. Requisition of surplus grain; prevention of starvation of resident game birds and other resident wildlife; utilization by State agencies; reimbursement for packaging and transporting. For the purpose of meeting emergency situations caused by adverse weather conditions or other factors destructive of important wildlife resources, the States are authorized, upon the request of the State fish and game authority or other State agency having similar authority and a finding by the Secretary of the Interior that any area of the United States is threatened with serious damage or loss to resident game birds and other resident wildlife from starvation, to requisition from the Commodity Credit Corporation grain acquired by the Corporation through price support operations. Such grain may thereafter be furnished to the particular State for direct and sole utilization by the appropriate State agencies for purposes of sections 447 to 449 of this title in such quantities as mutually agreed upon by the State and the Commodity Credit Corporation and subject to such regulations as may be considered desirable by the Corporation. The Corporation shall be reimbursed by the particular State in each instance for the expense of the Corporation in packaging and transporting such grain for purposes of sections 447 to 449 of this title. (Pub. L. 87-152, § 1, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 389.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 448, 449 of this title.

§ 448. Same; prevention of starvation of migratory birds; reimbursement for packaging and transporting.

Upon a finding by the Secretary of the Interior that migratory birds are threatened with starvation in any area of the United States, the Secretary is authorized to requisition from the Commodity Credit Corporation grain acquired by that Corporation through price support operations in such quantities as may be mutually agreed upon. The Corporation shall be reimbursed by the Secretary for its expense in packaging and transporting of such grain for purposes of sections 447 to 449 of this title. (Pub. L. 87-152, § 2, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 389.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 447, 449 of this title.

§ 449. Same; authorization of appropriations.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for its investment in grain transferred pursuant to sections 447 to 449 of this title. (Pub. L. 87-152, § 3, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 389.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 447, 448 of this title.

17. Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Act of August 19, 1950, P.L. 81-718 (64 Stat. 465)

AN ACT

To provide for the granting of an easement for a public road or public toll road through the wildlife refuge located in Princess Anne County, Virginia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia or to a public toll road authority which may now or hereafter be created by the Commonwealth of Virginia a permanent easement for the construction of a public road or public toll road (together with rights for such other uses as may be

customary or necessary in connection with the construction or operation of such a road) through the wildlife refuge located in Princess Anne County, Virginia, upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe: Provided, however, That the conveyance authorized by this Act shall be made only upon payment to the United States of a sum equal to the value, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, of the lands included therein and any such sums shall be credited to the migratory bird conservation fund and shall be available for expenditure in accordance with authorizations relating thereto.

Approved August 19, 1950.

18. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Act of June 3, 1966, P.L. 89-441 (80 Stat. 192-4)

AN ACT

To authorize conveyance of certain lands to the State of Utah based upon fair market value.

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SEC. 2. Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall by quitclaim deed convey to the State of Utah all right, title, and interest of the United States in lands including brines and minerals in solution in the brines or precipitated or extracted therefrom, lying below the meander line of the Great Salt Lake in such State, as duly surveyed heretofore or in accordance with sec

tion 1 of this Act, whether such lands now are or in the future may become uncovered by the recession of the waters of said lake: Provided, however, That the provisions of this Act shall not affect (1) any valid existing rights or interests, if any, of any person, partnership, association, corporation, or other nongovernmental entity, in or to any of the lands within and below said meander line, or (2) any lands within the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and the Weber Basin Federal reclamation project. Such conveyance shall be made when the survey required by section 1 has been completed and the agreement required by section 6 has been made. ***

19. Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Act of June 15, 1968, P.L. 90-339 (82 Stat. 177)

AN ACT

To provide for the adjustment of the legislative jurisdiction exercised by the United States over lands within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obtaining or retaining of exclusive jurisdiction or any other measure of legislative jurisdiction by the United States over lands or interests therein which have been or shall hereafter be acquired as part of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois shall not be required. The Secretary of the Interior may relinquish to the State of Illinois such measure of legislative jurisdiction as he may deem desirable over any lands or interests in the said refuge that are under his immediate jurisdiction, custody, or control. Such relinquishment of jurisdiction on the part of the United States shall be indicated by filing a notice thereof in such manner as may be pre

scribed for this purpose by the laws of the State of Illinois, and unless and until a notice is filed in accordance with such State laws, or with the Governor if the laws of such State do not prescribe another manner, it shall be conclusively presumed that no transfer of jurisdiction pursuant to this Act has taken place, nor shall any transfer of legislative jurisdiction pursuant to this Act take place unless and until the State of Illinois has accepted jurisdiction in such manner as its laws may provide. Upon a relinquishment by the United States of all of its legislative jurisdiction over said refuge to the State of Illinois, the State thereafter shall, with respect to such area, exercise the same jurisdiction which it would have had if legislative jurisdiction over such area had never been in the United States.

SEC. 2. Any civil or criminal process, lawfully issued by competent authority of the State of Illinois or political subdivision thereof may be served and executed within any area of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge under the exclusive, partial, or concurrent jurisdiction of the United States

to the same extent and with the same effect as though such area were not subject to the legislative jurisdiction of the United States: Provided, That this section shall not be construed to affect the rights of authorized officers of the Federal Gov

ernment or of any department or agency thereof to issue rules and regulations at any time for the purpose of preventing interference with the carrying out of Federal functions. Approved June 15, 1968.

20. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge 16 U.S.C.459f-5(a), (b) and 459f-8

§ 459f-5. Same; administration.

(a) Public outdoor recreation and enjoyment; utilization of other authorities.

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall administer the Assateague Island National Seashore for general purposes of public outdoor recreation, including conservation of natural features contributing to public enjoyment. In the administration of the seashore and the administrative site the Secretary may utilize such statutory authorities relating to areas administered and supervised by the Secretary through the National Park Service and such statutory authority otherwise available to him for the conservation and management of natural resources as he deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of sections 459f to 459f-10 of this title.

(b) Refuge land and waters; application of national wildlife refuge provisions; public recreation uses in accordance with provisions for national conservation recreational areas.

Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 459f to 459f-10 of this title, land and waters in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, which are a part of the seashore, shall be administered for refuge purposes under laws and regulations applicable to national wildlife refuges, including administration for public recreation uses in accordance with the

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§ 459f-8. Same; road construction and maintenance. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to construct and maintain a road from the Chincoteague-Assateague Island Bridge to the area in the wildlife refuge that he deems appropriate for recreation purposes.

(b) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to construct a road, and to acquire the necessary land and rights-of-way thereof, from the Chincoteague-Assateague Island Bridge to the Sandy Point-Assateague Bridge in such manner and in such location as he may select, giving proper consideration to the purpose for which the wildlife refuge was established and the other purposes intended to be accomplished by sections 459f to 459f-10 of this title. (Pub. L. 89-195, § 9, Sept. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 827.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 459f, 459f-1, 459f-2, 459f-4, 459f-5, 459f-7, 4591-10 of this title.

21. Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge 25 U.S.C. 564d, 564w-1

§ 564d. Management specialists; employment; duties; authorization of expenditures.

(a) The Secretary is authorized and directed to select and retain by contract, at the earliest practicable time after August 13, 1954 and after consultation with the tribe at a general meeting called for that purpose, the services of qualified management specialists who shall—

(1) cause an appraisal to be made, within not more than twelve months after their employment, or as soon thereafter as practicable, of all tribal property showing its fair market value by practicable logging or other appropriate economic units;

(2) immediately after the appraisal of the tribal property and approval of the appraisal by the Secretary, give to each member whose name appears on the final roll of the tribe an opportunity to elect to withdraw from the tribe and have his interest in tribal property converted into money and

paid to him, or to remain in the tribe and participate in the tribal management plan to be prepared pursuant to paragraph (5) of this subsection; in the case of members who are minors, persons declared incompetent by judicial proceedings, or deceased, the opportunity to make such election on their behalf shall be given to the person designated by the Secretary as the person best able to represent the interests of such member: Provided, however, That any member, or any heir or any devisee of any deceased member, for whom the Secretary has so designated a representative may (on his own behalf, through his natural guardian, or next friend) within one hundred and twenty days after receipt of written notice of such secretarial designation, contest the secretarial designation in any naturalization court for the area in which such member resides, by filling of a petition

therein requesting designation of a named person other than the secretarial designee, and the burden shall thereupon devolve upon the Secretary to show cause why the member-designated representative should not represent the interests of such member, and the decision of such court shall be final and conclusive;

(3) determine and select the portion of the tribal property which if sold at the appraised value would provide sufficient funds to pay the members who elect to have their interests converted into money, arrange for the sale of such property, and distribute the proceeds of sale among the members entitled thereto: Provided, That any person whose name appears on the final roll of the tribe, or a guardian on behalf of any such person who is a minor or an incompetent, shall have the right to purchase, for his or its own account but not as an agent for others, any of such property in lots as offered for sale for not less than the highest offer received by competitive bid; any individual Indian purchaser who has elected to withdraw from the tribe may apply toward the purchase price up to 100 per centum of the amount estimated by the Secretary to be due him from the sale or taking of forest and marsh lands pursuant to subsection (b), (d), and (f) of section 564w-1 of this title, and up to 75 per centum of the amount estimated by the Secretary to be due him from the conversion of his interest in other tribal property; and if more than one right is exercised to purchase the same property pursuant to this proviso the property shall be sold to one of such persons on the basis of competitive bids: Provided further, That when determining and selecting the portion of the tribal property to be sold, due consideration shall be given to the use of such property for grazing purposes by the members of both groups of the tribe;

(4) cause such studies and reports to be made as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the tribe or by the Secretary in connection with the termination of Federal supervision as provided for in sections 564 to 564w-1 of this title; and

(5) cause a plan to be prepared in form and content satisfactory to the members who elect to remain in the tribe and to the Secretary for the management of tribal property through a trustee, corporation, or other legal entity. If no plan that is satisfactory both to the members who elect to remain in the tribe and to the Secretary has been prepared six months before the time limit provided in section 564e (b) of this title the Secretary shall adopt a plan for managing the tribal property, subject to the provisions of section 564n of this title.

(b) Such amounts of Klamath tribal funds as may be required for the purposes of this section shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary. In order to reimburse the tribe, in part, for expenditure of such tribal funds as the Secretary deems necessary for the purposes of carrying out the requirements of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated out of any money in the

Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount equal to one-half of such expenditures from tribal funds, or the sum of $550,000, whichever is the lesser amount. (Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 732, § 5, 68 Stat. 718; Aug. 14, 1957, Pub. L. 85-132, § 1 (b), (d), (e), (g), 71 Stat. 347, 348; Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-731, §§ 6-8, 73 Stat. 819.)

AMENDMENTS

1958 Subsec. (a) (3). Pub. L. 85-731, §§ 6, 7, eliminated first proviso requiring that funds payable to the withdrawing members be distributed as each $200,000 accumulates, and substituted "who has elected to withdraw from the tribe may apply toward the purchase price up to 100 per centum of the amount estimated by the Secretary to be due him from the sale or taking of forest and marsh lands pursuant to subsections (b), (d), and (f) of section 564w-1 of this title, and up to 75 per centum of the amount estimated by the Secretary to be due him from the conversion of his interest in other tribal property" for the words "may apply toward the purchase price all or any part of the sum due him from the conversion of his interest in tribal property" in the second proviso. Subsec. (a) (5). Pub. L. 85-731, § 8, added sentence to provide that if no plan is satisfactory both to the members who elect to remain in the tribe and to the Secretary, the Secretary shall adopt a management plan.

1957 Subsec. (a) (2). Pub. L. 85-132, § 1 (d), provided that the time of election to withdraw be given after the appraisal is approved by the Secretary, and provided for election on behalf of minors, incompetents, or deceased persons by designee of Secretary.

Subsec. (a) (3). Pub. L. 85-132, § 1 (e), in the second proviso provided that any person whose name appears on the final roll of the tribe, may purchase for his own account, but not as an agent for others, any such property in lots as offered for sale, and provided that if more than one right is exercised to purchase the same property, it be sold on the basis of competitive bids.

Subsec. (a) (5). Pub. L. 85–132, § 1 (g), substituted "members who elect to remain in the tribe" for "tribe".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85-132, § 1 (b), provided for partial reimbursement of the tribe for expenditures of tribal funds under this section, authorization of appropriation of the lesser of amount equal to one-half of such expenditures, or $550,000, in lieu of former provisions which charged expenses incident to par. (3) to members who withdraw from tribe, charged expenses under pars. (4) and (5) to members who remain in tribe, and charged all other expenses under this section to interests of both groups of members.

COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES PERTAINING TO ENACTMENT

PROHIBITED

Section 3 of Pub. L. 85-731 provided that: "No funds distributed pursuant to section 5 of the Act of August 13, 1954, as amended [this section], to members who withdraw from the tribe shall be paid to any person as compensation for services pertaining to the enactment of said Act or amendments thereto [sections 564 to 564w-1 of this title] and any person making or receiving such payments shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned for not more than six months and fined not more than $500."

TERMINATION OF CONTRACT WITH MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS BY SECRETARY OF INTERIOR

Section 4 of Pub. L. 85-731 provided that: "The Secretary of the Interior is directed to terminate the contract between him and the management specialists by giving immediately the sixty-day notice required by paragraph 18 of such contract. When the contract is terminated, all of the functions of the management specialists under section 5 of the Act of August 13, 1954, as amended [this section], shall be performed by the Secretary." PROVISIONS REQUIRING ELECTION TO WITHDRAW OR REMAIN IN TRIBE FOLLOWING APPRAISAL AS UNAFFECTED Section 5 of Pub. L. 85-731 provided that: "Nothing in this Act shall in any way modify or repeal the provisions of subsection 5 (a) of the Act of August 13, 1954, 68 Stat. 718), as amended [subsec. (a) of this

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