2016 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 7 - Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds
Subchapter III - Migratory Bird Conservation
Sec. 715c - Areas recommended for approval; character

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 715c (2016)
Section Name §715c. Areas recommended for approval; character
Section Text

The Secretary of the Interior may not recommend any area for purchase or rental under the terms of this subchapter unless the Secretary of the Interior—

(1) has determined that such area is necessary for the conservation of migratory birds; and

(2) has consulted with the county or other unit of local government in which such area is located and with the Governor of the State concerned or the appropriate State agency.

Source Credit

(Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, §4, 45 Stat. 1223; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, §4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 89–669, §7(a), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 929; Pub. L. 95–552, §2, Oct. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 2071.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95–552 substituted "may not recommend any area" for "shall recommend no area", incorporated existing provision in item (1) and added item (2).

1966—Pub. L. 89–669 struck out "game" from "migratory game birds".

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 715a of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 7 - PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS
SUBCHAPTER III - MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
Sec. 715c - Areas recommended for approval; character
Contains section 715c
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 45 Stat. 1223
53 Stat. 1433
80 Stat. 929
92 Stat. 2071
Public Law References Public Law 89-669, Public Law 95-552
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