2016 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 7 - Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds
Subchapter III - Migratory Bird Conservation
Sec. 715i - Administration
16 U.S.C. § 715i (2016) |
§715i. Administration |
(a) Treaty obligations; rules and regulations
Areas of lands, waters, or interests therein acquired or reserved pursuant to this subchapter shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be administered by the Secretary of the Interior under rules and regulations prescribed by him to conserve and protect migratory birds in accordance with treaty obligations with Mexico, Canada, Japan, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and other species of wildlife found thereon, including species that are listed pursuant to section 1533 of this title as endangered species or threatened species, and to restore or develop adequate wildlife habitat. (b) Management and public and private agency agreements authorizationIn administering such areas, the Secretary is authorized to manage timber, range, and agricultural crops; to manage other species of animals, including but not limited to fenced range animals, with the objectives of perpetuating, distributing, and utilizing the resources; and to enter into agreements with public and private agencies. |
(Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, §10, 45 Stat. 1224; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, §4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 89–669, §7(b), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 929; Pub. L. 93–205, §13(b), Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 95–616, §5(b), Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3114.) |
AMENDMENTS
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–616 provided for treaty obligations with Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 1973—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–205 substituted "listed pursuant to section 1533 of this title as endangered species or threatened species," for "threatened with extinction,". 1966—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 89–669 added subsecs. (a) and (b). Former paragraph prohibited acts on acquired areas and is now covered by section 668dd(c) and (d)(1) of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 93–205 effective Dec. 28, 1973, see section 16 of Pub. L. 93–205, set out as a note under section 1531 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONSTransfer 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. |
United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
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Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 7 - PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS SUBCHAPTER III - MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION Sec. 715i - Administration |
section 715i |
2016 |
January 6, 2017 |
No |
standard |
45 Stat. 1224 53 Stat. 1433 80 Stat. 929 87 Stat. 902 92 Stat. 3114 |
Public Law 89-669, Public Law 93-205, Public Law 95-616 |