2002 U.S. Code
Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 5A - PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE
SUBCHAPTER I - GAME, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, AND FISH
Sec. 665 - Investigations as to effect of sewage, industrial wastes; reports
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 5A - PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE SUBCHAPTER I - GAME, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, AND FISH Sec. 665 - Investigations as to effect of sewage, industrial wastes; reports |
| Contains | section 665 |
| Date | 2002 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 2003 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | 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; Pub. L. 102-285, §10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172. |
| Statutes at Large References | 48 Stat. 402 54 Stat. 1232 60 Stat. 1080 106 Stat. 172 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 102-285 |
§665. Investigations as to effect of sewage, industrial wastes; reports
The Secretary of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States 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; Pub. L. 102–285, §10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)
Amendments1946—Act Aug. 14, 1946, amended section generally to provide for investigations as to the effect of sewage and industrial waste on wildlife.
Change of Name“United States Bureau of Mines” substituted in text for “Bureau of Mines” pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102–285, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
Transfer of FunctionsSee Transfer of Functions note set out under section 661 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 757f of this title; title 33 section 1444.
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